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1945 12 4 Letter from Esther Rhoads to Fort
Esther Rhoads responds to Fort about a AFSC report that was published that was highly critical of WRA workers. She writes about the progress in opening up more than half of 30 hostels to Japanese Americans moving back to Southern California, the work…
Warehouse Storage Item 71 and 59
Letter (and envelope) from Eiko Sasaki (a fellow member of the Oakland Japanese Methodist Church) to John Yamashita
1944 3 10 Letter from Earl to Ed
Letter from Earl (in San Diego) to Ed in Ogden, Utah
1944 Jan 25, Letter from Earl to Ed Kitow
Letter from Earl (at 1550 Loring Ave San Diego) to Ed at 4714 No. Talman Ave Chicago.
1944 Dec 5, Envelope of letter from Earl to Ed Kitow
Envelope and Note
1945 9 4 Department of Justice Press Release about keeping Tule Lake and others interned after most are released from camps
The Department of Justice releases a statement saying that the people detained at Tule Lake and Justice Department camps are not released as are people from all of the other camps. The attorney general, Tom C. Clark, will review these cases. “These…
1945 12 18 Letter from Dept of Justice to National Conference on Japanese Americans, regarding renunciants and repatriation
The War Division of the Department of Justice replies to recommendations for Japanese Americans made by the Conference on Japanese Americans. The policy is established: no Japanese aliens and renunciant American citizens of Japanese ancestry will be…
1944 4 14, Letter from Myer to Nason
D. S. Myer (director of the War Relocation Authority) writes to John Nason (president o the National Japanese Americna Student Relocation Council and preident of Swarthmore College) about what he envisions or proposes for the future of the National…
1942 5 27 Letter from Chiz to Kay
Chiz writes about her new life, after a month of living in Tanforan. Needs such as garbage collection and brooms are not being met because the inmates cannot talk to the administration in a meaningful way. She writes, “We are constantly aware of…
1942 6 5 Letter from Chiz to Kay and Tomi
Chiz writes a letter on behalf of the entire family incarcerated at Tanforan to Tomi and Kay who have now returned to San Francisco and should be returning to Tanforan. Kay is trying to get a job with the War Relocation Authority in Washington D.C.…
1942 6 8 Letter from Chizu to Mrs. Conard
Chizu writes to Kay's friend who has given her toys for her son Kiku and some sugar in Tanforan. She is thankful that there are some on the outside who are supportive. She writes of her worries about how the children will adjust to being part of the…
Photo of John at West 10th Methodist Hostel
Personal effects arriving at the Oakland Hostel are being check by Saburo Sasaki, Gila River (left); Mr. Joseph S. Aoki, Topaz; and Mr. J. Yamashita, Topaz. The latter is director of the hostel.--Photographer: Mace, Charles E.--Oakland, California. …
