Yamashita Family Archives

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Gordon Hirabayashi who was imprisoned for defying the evacuation orders and was represented in a case which challenged the Executive Order 9066. In this letter, he asks Morris for his opinion on whether or not he should participate in petitioning to…

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Gordon Hirabayashi writes to Homer Morris about ways that the WRA could assist in making resettlement better for those who are leaving the camp for jobs in the Midwest and East. He wants this process to go well so that more will leave the camps and…

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Morris to discusses the history for how renunciation of U.S. citizenship was created by the WRA as an option for Japanese Americans in camps. It was a response to threats of much more grave legislation to allow for the automatic deportation of all…

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Letter is about the WRA final decision to close the internment camps at the end of the year

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Homer Morris of the AFSC writes to Hirabayashi about a continetious objector or someone who objected to the "war method."

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Religion in a Time of Crisis, Howard Thurman 1943.pdf

Letter from Thurman to John 5.5.67.pdf

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Ish Isokawa writes to John on July 29, 1945. He has heard that the WRA plans to close the center (Topaz) by Nov 1st. Ish asks John if the offer to stay in the parsonage while the church is run like a hostel still stands. He would move there with his…

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Receipt of payment from Tyler Nakayama

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Receipt from Dave Saito who now lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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John Yamashita and Ish Isokawa who worked at setting up the hostel at the Japanese Methodist Church in Oakland, logged an inventory of the amount that people stored into the category of Large, Medium and Small stored amounts. They would also write…

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Letter from Iyo in Tanforan to Kay in Washington D.C. She sees only certain people often depending on the “neighborhood you’re in and work you do.” There is Thursday talent show and Tuesday music appreciation. Tom is now recreation leader and…

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A letter written by Iyo from Tanforan to Kay in Washington D.C. describing conditions at Tanforan.

Tuesday, 5:50pm : The family moved into a double stable, which is better because Chiz is working at the hospital close by, it’s sunny, less winder…

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Nason writes about the future role of the Nation Japanese American Student Relocation Council. He wants the work to be slowed down and ultimately terminated. While others like Bodine are interested in the Council taking an even more active role…
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