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"Enemy alien" classification

Junko Mizuta Interview Segment 8

Receiving censored letters from father in various internment camps
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Grace F. Oshita Interview Segment 13

Father's "parole" to Topaz to rejoin family
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Yukiko Miyake Segment 31

Corresponding with husband, censorship of letters
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 46

Finding out that father had been detained at the immigration office, a place where he had previously worked
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 47

Dealing with the aftermath of father's detention: dropping out of school, finding a way to pay the bills
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Discriminatory laws

General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 15, 1937

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports from the treasurer, the Feast Of Lanterns boat parade committee, and the Fourth of July committee. Also includes discussion on matters relating to the Watsonville JACL, dues, the tea garden project, the donation drive to raise funds against …
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General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 18, 1939

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the anti-alien fishing bills, the Japanese Association Hall lawn project, and the proposal to have the Southern District Council pay the deficit incurred by the anti-alien legislation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 26, 1939

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the Northern California District Council meeting, and disagreements between first- and second-generation Japanese immigrants about the anti-alien fishing bill. Discussion topics include changes to the composition of the Executive Board, delegate nominations, and payment of member dues. …
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General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 22, 1939

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Discussion topics include the JACL-sponsored garden project at the Monterey Union High School, the anti-alien fishing bill, and the proposal that the Monterey Peninsula JACL sponsor the district convention in 1941. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 14, 1937

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Topics discussed include a telegram asking for help fighting anti-alien legislation, the membership drive, and picnics the chapter is organizing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0079
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