This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," autumn 1942, by Robert L. Brown which provides a detailed description of the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-10_01 View in DDR »
Community analysis report, no. 5, June 1943
Titled as: Evacuee resistance to relocation. Presents three "fundamental reasons" for the "relocation program" designed to encourage people to move out of the incarceration centers, then describes the "ideal relocation program," which would see "every one relocated before June 30, 1944." Provides statistics on numbers of people who left centers …
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Letter from Aiko Takaoka to Ramond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, February 1, 1944
Letter from Aiko Takaoka to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting the release of her brother, Yoshio Takaoka from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0005 View in DDR »
[Ray R. Best had close call with detention camp mob], biographical news article on Tule Lake Camp Director Raymond Best
Biographical newspaper article about Tule Lake Camp Director Raymond R. Best and his role during the November 1943 protests at the camp, lead to martial law. Describes how his life was in danger during the protests and his diplomatic work after the camp closed. See this object in the California …
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Letter from residents requesting prisoner release, February 18, 1944
Letter from residents requesting the release of two incarerees: Wataru Obara, and Hiroichi Shimamura, detained in army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0008 View in DDR »
A description of the library, numbering at around 5,000 volumes, at Tule Lake Camp. Describes staffing, rules, circulation, and membership. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0063 View in DDR »
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 29, 1993
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she discusses where Chin should publish his story "Kaguya Hime." Weglyn also writes about health problems she is having and how that affects her work. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_003 View in DDR »
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, March 23, 1991
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she praises Chin's book "Donald Duk" and orders 20 autographed copies. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_015 View in DDR »
Letter from Pat [Cummings] to Michi Weglyn, January 22, 1993
A letter from Pat Cummings to Michi Weglyn about a story of Frank Chin's that they both think should be published. The author of the letter is probably children's book author and illustrator Pat Cummings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_004 View in DDR »
Letter from Michi Weglyn to Pat Cummings, January 1, 1993
A letter from Michi Weglyn to Pat Cummings about the possibility of publishing Frank Chin's adaptation of the Japanese fairytale Kaguya Hime. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_006 View in DDR »
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