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Discrimination

Democracy and Racial Minorities

This is an article from the magazine "Common ground," volume IV, no. 2, winter 1944, by Francis Biddle where he discusses some of the broader aspects of presently existing minority problems in the American democracy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-25_02
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Farewell to Little Tokyo

This document describes the sentiment of the American people towards the Japanese Americans after the attack on Pearl Harbor. It also describes the "military-forced effect of the evacuation and detention behind the barbed wire of relocation camps" on the Japanese American people. See this object in the California State Universities …
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[Straws in the wind: An inquiry into the causes of the recent flare-ups], report on Manzanar protests, 1942-08-12

Report on strike at Manzanar Incarceration camp. Report discusses unrest and discrimination within camp leading to loyalty towards Japan. Also offers suggestions to create a "Pro-America Community" within the WRA program. Also includes personal correspondence to Willard Schmidt. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Community Analysis Notes, no. 1, January 15, 1944

Titled as: From a Nisei who said "No." Account by an unnamed Community Analyst at Manzanar of the "life experience and viewpoints" influencing a young man's "No" response to the Army registration form's Question 28. The account stems from the analyst's notes, reproduced verbatim, from an exchange between the young …
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Letter from Frank Herron Smith to C. I. O. Reporter, Station KYA, San Francisco, May 5, 1945

Letter to popular local radio reporter requests that he speak out against injustices perpetrated against Japanese American citizens during World War II. Smith notes his responsibility for "the care of our 37 Japanese churches," states that he is concerned that church members are not being allowed to work in canneries …
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"Resettlement"

Former incarcerees leaving Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Michigan

Former incarcerees leaving Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Michigan, following services on June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_035
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Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doi in their victory garden in Detroit, Michigan

Mr. and Mrs. Frank Doi in their victory garden in Detroit, Michigan. Frank came from Colorado River incarceration camp. He works as an apprentice in a dental laboratory. June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_032
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Former incarcerees leaving Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Michigan

Former incarcerees leaving Central Methodist Church, Detroit, Michigan, following services on June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_034
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Former incarcerees from Los Angeles pulling beets in field near Milliken, Colorado

Former incarcerees from Los Angeles pulling beets in field near Milliken, Colorado. Novemer 3, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f03
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Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan

Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan. They came from Central Utah incarceration camp. George works as a lens grinder for Kindy Optical Company. June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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