1900.5372 |
Article |
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This & That |
Ng, Assunta |
September 12, 1 |
Northwest Asian Weekly |
1900.5373 |
Article |
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Lloyd Hara announces early retirement |
Kuo, Fidelius |
September 12, 1 |
Northwest Asian Weekly |
1900.5374 |
Article |
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10 Asian American candidates head into the primaries |
Honour, Tracy |
September 12, 1 |
Northwest Asian Weekly |
1900.5375 |
Article |
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'They Painted from Their Hearts' |
Yong, Byron Au |
Sept 22 - Oct 4 |
International Examiner |
1900.5376 |
Article |
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Children's Museum brings Asian culture alive for kids |
Yip, Carol |
Sept 21 - Oct 4 |
International Examiner |
1900.5377 |
Article |
In his syndicated column, Henry McLemore reported that he had been sent numerous songs that indicated readers' antipathy to the "Japs, Wops and the Hun" and then gave a sample of one of the songs submitted to him. |
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McLemore, Henry |
Jan. 15, 1942 |
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1900.5378 |
Article |
An article and picture shows a Japanese Canadian student at the University of British Columbia turning in his uniform after all Japanese Canadians were dropped from the C.O.T.C officer training program. |
Uniform Goes Back |
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Jan. 9, 1942 |
The Ubyssey |
1900.5379 |
Article |
The Municipal Board of Public Works in Seattle OK'd the use of aliens in public projects after it was learned that their labors were needed after it had previously disallowed the use of German, Italian and Japanese aliens from such work. |
Enemy Aliens To Be Hired On City Projects |
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Jan. 15, 1942 |
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1900.538 |
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Views Expounded on Both Sides on Open Housing |
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10/26/1963 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
1900.5380 |
Article |
The Red Cross Committee of the Japanese American Citizens League made a contribution of $756.63 to the Red Cross War Fund as part of their patriotic duty. |
Japanese Group Aids Red Cross |
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Jan. 15, 1942 |
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1900.5381 |
Article |
A proprietor of a restaurant in New York was upset because he found out that the paper hats for the New Year's party held at his establishment had been made in Japan. |
Their Evening Fun Ruined By 'Japan-Made' Paper Hats |
Harrison, Dale |
Jan. 24, 1942 |
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1900.5382 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer suggested that Japanese American men who were eligible should join the armed forces and the remainder of the people should be removed from their homes and sent somehwere to be placed under armed guards. |
Japanese Problem |
Sutherland, Charles |
Jan. 26, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5383 |
Article |
The national board of the Japanese American Citizens League opposed the reopening of the Japanese language schools as they could cause suspicion and misunderstanding and the pupils might be subject to violence. |
U.S.-Japanese Schools Likely To Stay Closed |
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Jan. 27, 1942 |
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1900.5384 |
Article |
Enemy aliens were told to reregister at the post office basement and to bring three pictures of themselves, one of which will be put on their identification card. |
Aliens to be Registered in P.O. Basement |
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Jan. 27, 1942 |
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1900.5385 |
Article |
California was planning to survey Japanese farms to see if any aliens are operating farms in the state. |
California Plans Alien Farm Check |
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Jan. 24, 1942 |
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1900.5386 |
Article |
The banner representing the Mikado (Emperor) of Japan was removed from his stall in the choir of St. George's chapel as his names was stricken from the Knights of the Garter. |
Mikado Deprived Of British Honors |
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Jan. 24, 1942 |
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1900.5387 |
Article |
A grand jury was to be reconvened in the trial of four Japanese American men accused of subversive activity. |
Reconvened Jury To Study Jap Cases |
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Jan. 27, 1942 |
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1900.5388 |
Article |
Auburn workers at the Northern Pacific Railway roundhouse and shops protested the employment of Japanese alien employees and said they would quit their jobs unless the aliens were laid off. |
Railroaders May Quit Over Japs |
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Jan. 28, 1942 |
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1900.5389 |
Article |
Samuel W. King, delegate to Congress from Hawaii, defended the Japanese population of Hawaii and said they were patriotic and loyal, although members of the House military committee, where he testified, seemed skeptical. |
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Jan. 25, 1942 |
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1900.539 |
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Council Pares Five Key Points From Proposed Housing Ordinance |
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10/26/1963 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
1900.5390 |
Article |
Four Japanese Americans were to face grand jury charges of subversive activity since their arrest by the FBI. |
Jury To Hear Case Against Four Japanese |
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Jan. 25, 1942 |
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1900.5391 |
Article |
Arrangements were being made to register Japanese aliens on Bainbridge and Vashon Islands without having them come in to Seattle because there were already travel restrictions on them, including riding on the ferries. |
Aliens To Be Regitered On Islands |
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Jan. 25, 1942 |
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1900.5392 |
Article |
A Hollywood movie studio 20th Century Fox wanted some Japanese extras for its movie "Secret Agent of Japan" and had to go through the FBI and Navy Intelligencer to get them. |
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Jan. 25, 1942 |
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1900.5393 |
Article |
A Seattle newspaper conducted a man-on-the-street type interview to ask what should be done to the Japanese population in their midst, and various answers from putting them into concentrtion camps to allowing them to remain free were reported. |
Kick Out Japs or Keep 'Em Working? Seattleites Argue |
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Jan. 29, 1942 |
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1900.5394 |
Article |
A federal grand jury was informed by the FBI that two Japanese American businessmen, Edward Y. Osawa and Charles T. Takahashi, were in the process of shipping fuel tanks to Japan, and had done so previously, but there was now a ban on such activity. Also indicted were attorneys Kenji Ito and Thomas Masuda for failing to register as agents of
Japan. |
Oil Tanks Sold by Japs Could Have Fueled 12,800 Bombers |
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1900.5395 |
Article |
Senator Bone (D-Washington) said there would be a meeting of Pacific Coast senators to discuss the problems of the Japanese in their midst and to see what steps should be taken to ensure the safety of the population from air raids and fifth column activity. |
Senator to Consider Coast Jap Problem |
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Jan. 29, 1942 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5396 |
Article |
White employees at the Northern Pacific Railway staged a sitdown strike in Seattle to protest the appearance of a dozen Japanese alien workers, after which the Japanese were sent home and the white workers returned to work. A similar situation occurred in Auburn, WA where white workers said there would be a strike unless three Japanese workers were dismissed. |
Aliens Sent Home In N.P. Dispute |
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1900.5397 |
Article |
An indictment was returned by a federal grand jury accusing Charles T. Takahashi and Edward Y. Osawa of conpsiring to send fuel tanks to Japan, although there was a ban on such activity, and sending it through China to get around the ban. Also indicted were attorneys Kenji Ito and Thomas Masuda who failed to register as agents of Japan. |
Indictments Reveal Plot To Aid Japan |
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1900.5398 |
Article |
Martin Dies, U.S. representative from Texas, began an inquiry into possible Japanese fifth column activity on the West Coast. Especially cited were the Japanese language schools whose books showed patriotic feelings for Japan. |
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Jan. 29, 1942 |
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1900.5399 |
Article |
A Japanese alien turned himself in to the immigration office to say that he had entered the U.S. illegally. Held in detention temporrily, he wrote a letter to another Japanese in which he said "to tell the truth," which made the immigration officials think that the addressee may also be illegal, but it turned out he was a U.S. citizen. |
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1942 |
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1900.540 |
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A Visit to San Juan |
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11/9/1889 |
West Shore |
1900.5400 |
Article |
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle urged Americans to remember that enemy aliens are mostly loyal to the U.S. and to stop the attacks that were occurring on the West Coast on Japanese and occasionally some Chinese who were mistaken for Japanese. |
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1942 |
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1900.5401 |
Article |
Life magazine showed how to distinguish Japanese from Chinese after receiving reports that some Chinese had been victimized for being mistaken for Japanese. In pictures and in an article, Life indicated some of the purported differences in appearance by showing a picture of a Chinese and a Japanese and their differences in facial structure. |
How To Tell Japs From The Chinese |
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Dec. 22, 1941 |
Life Magazine |
1900.5402 |
Article |
A judge refused the request by an attorney for Edward Y. Osawa and Charles T. Takahashi, both of hom have been indicted by a grand jury of conspiring to send war material to Japan, to reduce their bail from $25,000 to $5,000. They had pleased "Not guilty" earlier in the trial. |
Two Japs Plead Not Guilty; Bond Reductions Refused |
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1942 |
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1900.5403 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Inelligencer said that he agreed with Rep. Ford of California who suggested that all Japanese on the West Coast should be placed in concentration camps. He gave as his reason the Japanese colony in Davao in the Philippines who he said supported Hirohito rather than the land of their residence. |
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Balancio, Mariano L. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5404 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer gave his opinion on the Japanese in America. (Letter is incomplete.) |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5405 |
Article |
Specified areas of Los Angeles and San Francisco were made off limits to axis alien enemies. Attorney General Francis Biddle made the announcement and said the aliens would have to move from those areas. |
Japs Banned From Vital Areas |
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Jan. 24, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5406 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer suggested that enemy aliens be placed in concentration camps because this is war and those aliens can't be trusted. |
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Keaton, J.P. |
1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5407 |
Article |
Dmitri S. Zhirov, a letter writer to the Seattle Post Intelligencer, refuted the claims of a previous writer, Mildred Young, on the Nisei problem by pointing out that Nisei are Americans, and his association with them proved the falsehoods of Young's claims. |
Japanese Problem |
Zhirov, Dmitri S. |
1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5408 |
Article |
With the public now resigned to the war, there was now a feeling of vengeance and an increase in patriotism and enlistment in the armed forces, while the Japanese populace was told to stay off the streets because of possible physical attacks. |
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Dec. 15, 1942 |
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1900.5409 |
Article |
In Hawaii and the Philippines, there were reports of fifth column activity. In Hawaii aliens suspected of having pro-Japan sympathies were arrested; and in the Philippines, Japanese colonists in Davao were said to have surfaced in assisting Japan in its invasion of the Philippines. On the mainland United States, a member of a veterans organization affukuated with Japan committed suicide after being arrested. |
Enemies Within |
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Dec. 29, 1941 |
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1900.541 |
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Voters to Determine Fate of Modified Housing Law |
Willix, Douglas |
10/26/1963 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5410 |
Article |
A letter writer to the University of British Columbia's newspaper The Ubyssey asked a hypothetical question as to whether the Japanese in the province would defend the country in case of an invasion from Japan or would they join forces with the invaders from Japan. |
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Jan. 24, 1942 |
University of British Columbia |
1900.5411 |
Article |
Speakers of the Japanese language were in short supply in the United States what with the war with Japan. Only a few universities offer instruction, and so the country is playing catch up to get more people knowledgeable about the enemy's language. Japanese Americans are available--many having learned the language at Japanese language schools--but the military is somewhat hesitant to use them because of the reputation of the schools as being fonts of Japanese culture. |
The Weapon of Language: Japanese Are Better Equipped for Linguistic Role of War |
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Jan. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5412 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Ubyssey, the newspaper at the University of British Columbia in Canada, urged the removal of Japanese in British Columbia and said it would be in the bests interests of the Japanese and the people of the province because it would provide safety for both peoples involved. |
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Jan. 26, 1942 |
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1900.5413 |
Article |
All axis aliens over 14 will have to carry identification cards with their picture and fingerprint on it. |
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Jan. 26, 1942 |
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1900.5414 |
Article |
Japanese students at the University of British Columbia were still participating in military training and would continue to do so, according to university president Klinck and Colonel Shrum. |
Japanese Continue Training |
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Jan. 14, 1942 |
University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada |
1900.5415 |
Article |
Columnist Jack Ferry of Canada gave his response to other articles written by Andy Snaddon and Leslie Bewley which defended the Japanese population of Brtish Columbia whereas Ferry's column expressed taking precautions and being safe rather sorry. |
More Than One Man's Opinion |
Ferry, Jack |
Jan. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5416 |
Article |
The federal government is trying to learn from the experience of Hawaii about what to do with the West Coast Japanese in the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor bombing. They don't want the coast to be vulnerable as Hawaii was. |
Safety First |
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Feb. 9, 1942 |
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1900.5417 |
Photograph |
Pictures of a fishing fleet in British Columbia near Vancouver and the confiscation by the government. |
Netted |
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Feb. 2, 1942 |
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1900.5418 |
Article |
U.S. Representative Leland Ford proposed sending all Japanese on the West Coast to concentration camps as a sacrifice of their loyalty to the U.S. Seattle Japanese, however, objected to the idea because they would become wards of the government; and Jimmy Sakamoto, publisher of the Japanese American Courier, stated that evacuation will destroy all that the Japanese had built up. |
Solon Calls Internment Sacrifice To U.S. Cause |
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Jan. 31, 1942 |
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1900.5419 |
Article |
Congressman Lea, Democrat of California, held in a conference in his office in which he and other U.S. representatives recommended that Japanese aliens and those with dual citizenship be removed from the West Coast and that they be given assistance from the government. |
Remove Japs, Congressmen Of Coast Say |
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Jan. 31, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.542 |
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Walkouts, Not Sit - Ins, Feature of Long Hearing |
Coughlin, Dan |
10/26/1963 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
1900.5420 |
Article |
Attorneys Thomas Masuda and Kenji Ito pleaded innocent of charges of being agents of Japan in U.S. Disctrict Court without first registering with the State Department. Masuda's attorney asked for a reduction in bail, which was denied. |
Ito And Matsuda (sic) Plead Innocent |
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Jan. 31, 1942 |
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1900.5421 |
Picture |
Photographs of Japanese in Seattle during the aftermath of the Pearl Harbor bombing. One photo along with a short blurb shows people tabulating the donations for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer's "Buy a Boeing Bomber" campaign; another shows the Defense Council Headquarters where Japanese can buy defense stamps, get information, and get involved in Red Cross work; the third photo is of a third generation Japanese American selling an item from his grocery store, where sales from Japaneese-owned grocery stores is down. |
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1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5422 |
Picture |
Photo of a Japanese American woman pointing to a picture of her brother now serving in the United States Army indicating that he is an American and that the furniture store he operated is still being operated by an American. |
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Jan. 31, 1942 |
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1900.5423 |
Article |
A Japanese hotel clerk was threatened when two Filipinos, angry at the clerk for his tone of voice when he said they had been drinking, tried to hit him and knife him, but were apprehended by the police when another employee called the officers. |
Filipino Swings; Japanese Ducks; 2nd Filipino Hit |
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Feb. 1, 1942 |
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1900.5424 |
Article |
Two local Japanese American attorneys, Kenji Ito and Thomas Masuda, pleaded not guilty in District Court of being unregistered agents of an enemy government. Earlier two Japanese American businessmen, Charles T. Takahashi and Edward Y. Osawa, also pleaded not guilty in connection with this same case. A request to lower Masuda's bail was denied by the judge. |
2 Japs Enter Innocent Plea To U.S. Charge |
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Feb. 1, 1942 |
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1900.5425 |
Article |
Enemy aliens of Japanese, German and Italian nationality of 14 years and older were to be reregistered on orders from the Justice Dept. They were to go to the post office to register. |
Enemy Aliens To Line Up For Registration |
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Feb. 1, 1942 |
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1900.5426 |
Article |
Sixty-nine areas of California were to be "off limits" to enemy aliens, and an additional 17 more were to be added, according to the U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle. Aliens would not be allowed to live in those areas. |
69 More California Areas Banned To Aliens |
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Feb.1, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5427 |
Article |
Two Japanese American businessmen Charles T. Takahashi and Edward Y. Osawa pleaded not guilty in court after being charged with attempting to send gasoline storage tanks to Japan. |
Two Japanese Here In "Not Guilty Plea" |
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Jan. 31, 1942 |
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1900.5428 |
Article |
The Japanese American Citizens League announced the closing of Japanese language schools in Tacoma and Fife and Firwood in the Puyallup Valley. Masato Yamasaki, a principal, was interned after the beginning of hostilities. |
3 Jap Language Schools Close |
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Feb. 1, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5429 |
Article |
Five hundred enemy aliens were registered by the U. S. Post Office after orders from Washington DC asked that this be done. There were an estimated 6,200 enemy aliens in the area. |
500 Aliens Ask Registry Cards |
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Feb. 2, 1942 |
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1900.543 |
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Was Korean Column Racial Slur or Good Reporting? |
Brazier, Dan |
10/29/1978 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5432 |
Article |
In his syndicated column, writer Drew Pearson reported some people were upset about the permissive attitude of the alien enemy review boards that were scrutinizing certain aliens. He claimed some of the board members were friends of the aliens, or concerned with civil liberties, or unconcerned about fifth column and spy activity. |
Washington Merry Go Round |
Pearson, Drew |
Feb. 2, 1942 |
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1900.5433 |
Document |
A letter writer, Violet M. Johnson, criticizes previous letter writers to the Seattle P-I who condemn all Japanese because of the Pearl Harbor bombing, and asks for understanding and justice. |
Japanese Problem |
Johnson, Violet M. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5434 |
Article |
A Japanese man is shot and killed on the main street in the town of Gonzales, CA; two men were seen running from the scebe, |
Japanese Man Killed in Street |
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January 31, 194 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5435 |
Article |
The Seattle Times shows samples of letters to the editor which indicate some agree with syndicated columnist Henry McLemore's advuce that persons of Japanese ancestry should be treated harshly, while others argue for just and fair treatment. |
What to do with Japs in Western States Stirs the Bouquest and Brickbat Wielders |
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Feb. 3, 1942 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5436 |
Article |
Thomas Masuda, who is currently incarcerated for being considered a foreign agent who did not register with the secretary of state, acted as an interpreter for a Japanese alien who had been brought before the court as an illegal alien who failed to register as an alien. |
Masuda Acts as Interpreter |
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1900.5437 |
Article |
Californians were eager to have enemy aliens removed from heir midst because they could be potential saboteurs and that the government didn't seem to be working fast enough after registration of all enemy aliens was taking place prior to removal. |
Wartime Removal Hits All Coast Aliens, Good or Bad |
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Feb. 3, 1942 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5438 |
Article |
Japanese, German and Italian aliens were being reregistered at the U.S. Post Office and to get a certificate of identification. |
Hundreds Of Enemy Aliens Reregistered |
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1900.5439 |
Article |
Senator Mon C. Wallgren announced that enemy aliens had all been removed from critical defense areas in Wahington state. |
Plans Complete to Remove Aliens Here |
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1900.544 |
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Chinatown Parade Tonight |
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8/8/1963 |
Beacon Hill News |
1900.5441 |
article |
Column by syndicated columnist Henry McLemore demanding that Japanese on the West Coast be removed for the safety of California from possible sabotage. |
West Doesn't Like Playing Squat Tag With the Japs |
McLemore, Henry |
Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5442 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer suggested moving Japanese on the West Coast to factory areas in case bombers from Japan came because they wouldn't probably bomb their own; and those who wanted to be safe were urged to moved to areas of Japanese concentration for the same reason. In addition, a request was made to a Mary
Matsuyama to call the Post Intelligencer to establish that she is a Japanese Americsan. |
Japanese Problem |
Mitchell, George F. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5443 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said evacuation of the Japanese on the West Coast was a bad idea because they were necessary for growing the produce needed for the people, and besides, they could be identified easily and thus watched for any untoward action. |
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M.W.P. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5444 |
Article |
Bremerton Post No. 149 of the American Legion drafted a resolution asking for the removal of all Japanese on the West Coast because of the difficulty of separating the loyal from the disloyal and because fifth column activity allegedly occurred at Pearl Harbor. In a related matter, the Tacoma Post No. 2 of the American Legion commended the congressmen for their support of the FBI's rounding up enemy aliens. |
Removal of All Japanese Asked |
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1900.5445 |
Article |
Bill Hosokawa, wrote an article published in the Philippines News Letter asking that there be no violence between Japanese in Filipinos on the West Coast and that Japanese Americans should not be made scapegoats for the actions of fascist Japan. He had heard of Filipino attacks on Japanese and reminded them that they were all in this together and the goal was to defeat the Axis powers. |
Japanese, Filipino on Same Boat, Explains Hosokawa in Letter |
Hosokawa, Bill |
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Philippines News Letter |
1900.5446 |
Article |
Bill Hosokawa, secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League, asked cartoonist Ham Fisher to include a Japanese American in the Joe Palooka cartoon attesting to the loyalty of Japanese Americans and to remind Americans that Japanese Americans were serving in the U.S. Army. |
Nisei Loyal, Joe Palooka Salutes Memebers in Army |
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Seattle Times |
1900.5447 |
Article |
An article in one of the Seattle newspapers reported that Japanese nationals in British Columbia were removed from their home and sent to a lumber camp in Ontario. |
B.C. Ousts Japs |
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1900.5448 |
Article |
An article in the Seattle newspaper reported that 15 Japanese aliens on Bainbridge Island were arrested after FBI agents found items that enemy aliens were forbidden to possess. |
FBI Holds 15 Japs, Seizes Arms After Bainbridge Search |
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1900.5449 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer says to read the book "Volcanic Isle" by W. Fleisher to those who advocate putting West Coast Japanese in concentration camps and to let the F.B.I. handle matter of security because interning Japanese here could bring reprisals to American P.O.W.s. |
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Kennedy, Elizabeth |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.545 |
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International Centennial Festival 1952: August 6,7,8,9 |
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1952 |
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1900.5450 |
Article |
Attorney General Francis Biddle announced that enemy aliens would be prohibited from being in areas where dams in Washington and Oregon were located and that they had to observe a curfew that restricted them to their homes or places of employment. |
Enemy Aliens Barredin 31 N.W. Areas |
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1900.5451 |
Article |
Attorney Geneal Francis Biddle announced that the coastal areas of Calfironia would be off limits to enemy aliens and that they would have to observe the curfew hours. |
California Coast Strip Declared Restricted Area |
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1900.5452 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that there can be no dual allegiance for a loyal American, and he said he knew of a Japanese alien who sent his son back to Japan to be educated. He suggested all Japanese be sent back to Japan after the war ended. |
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Todd, Harvey M. |
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1900.5453 |
Article |
BYPU canceled its trip to the Snoqualmie Ski Bowl due to wartime conditions. |
BYPU Cancels Trip to Snoqualmie Bowl |
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1900.5454 |
Article |
U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle announced areas from which enemy aliens were to stay clear, primarily dams and power plants, and the observance of a curfew that applied to all enemy aliens. |
Areas Taboo To Japanese |
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1900.5455 |
Article |
The first group of Canadians of Japanese descent left British Columbia for Ontario, Canada to work in the lumber camps there. |
First Group of B.C. Japanese Leaves for Ontario Camps |
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Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5456 |
Article |
The president of the board of directors of the YWCA issued a letter to all members of the organization in which she asked for tolerance and understanding of the Japanese in their midst and prefaced her letter with two paragraphs from U.S. Attorney General Francis Biddle's letter requesting no vigilantism or persecution of aliens and the foreign-born. |
Pleas Issued for Minority |
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1900.5457 |
Article |
Fuyo-kai and the Japanese Students' Club, two organizations for students of Japanese ancestry on the University of Washington campus, cut back on its social activities due to the war. |
Campus Clubs To Cut Down Socials |
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1900.5458 |
Article |
Thomas Clark, alien coordinator for the Western Defense Command, announced that farm colonies would be established for enemy aliens who were evacuated from vital defense areas in California. |
Farm Colonies to be Set Up for Japanese |
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Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5459 |
Article |
Bremerton Post No. 149 of the American Legion urged removal of all Japanese on the West Coast saying that their presence jeopardized the security of the area and that fifth column activity in Hawaii contributed to the disaster at Pear Harbor. Another Legion post, Edward B. Rhodes Post No. 2 in Tacoma, praised the local congressmen and senators for their cooperation with the FBI and other local authorities in the roundup of enemy aliens. |
Legion All for Removal |
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1900.546 |
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International Festival: August 9,10,11 |
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1951 |
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1900.5460 |
Article |
The Sumitomo Bank of Seattle asked for liquidation of its assets in a superior court request through its attorneys H.B. Jones and W.L. Grill. |
Liquadating of Funds Granted |
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1900.5461 |
Article |
Yutaka "Toke" Semba, a former University of Washington student from Tacoma and officer of the Japanese Students' Club, was reported to be stationed in California as a member of the field artillery.; another Tacoma resident, Chet Butsuda, was reported to be in Utah after passing the Civil Service exam as an airplane mechanic's learner. |
Semba Stationed Somewhere in Calif. |
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Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5462 |
Article |
The Tacoma Japanese American Citizens League announced that it would assist Japanese aliens in the registration procedure. |
Tacoma JACL to Aid Issei |
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Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5463 |
Article |
Fifteen Japanese aliens on Bainbridge Island were arrested for possessing contraband that was forbidden under the national espionage act. They were sent to the Immigration Detention Station in Seattle for further processing. |
FBI Puts on Island Heat |
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1900.5464 |
Article |
Japanese farmers operate 1,172 farms in Los Angeles County, accounting for 25,000 acres of the county's 40,000 acres of available farmland, according to a survey conducted recently. |
L.A. Japanese Have 1172 Farms |
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Feb. 6, 1942 |
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1900.5465 |
Article |
A store owner called police in Watertown, N.Y. saying that a "suspicious Japanese" was in his store. After police arrested him it was learned that he was a Filipino who worked as a houseboy for a brigadier general. |
Filipino Mistaken as "Suspicious Japanese" |
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Feb. 6, 1942 |
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1900.5466 |
Article |
FBI agents and Vallejo, CA police arrested nine Japanese aliens in the vicinity of the Mare Island Navy Yard who operate a laundry or cafe or possessed contraband in the belief that fifth column activity was being engaged in or the potential was there. |
FBI Continues Blitzkried Raids, Seizes Nine Japanese Aliens |
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Feb. 6, 1942 |
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1900.5467 |
Article |
Only nine questions will be asked on the new Selective Service form, which formerly asked for a lot more information. |
Nine Questions in New Registration |
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1900.5468 |
Article |
Japanese American women who married an alien prior to 1931 and thus lost her U.S. citizenship had to apply for an alien Certificate of Identification.. |
Status of Women Married to Aliens |
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1900.5469 |
Article |
A Japanese man in San Francisco tried to commit suicide by the Japanese ritual way of self-disembowelment after first cutting his wrists after he had first been arrested by the FBI. |
Man Attempts to Kill Self |
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Feb. 6, 1942 |
North American Times |
1900.547 |
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A Seafaring We Did Go |
Otto, Sally |
Sept. 1965 |
The Employer's Owl |
1900.5470 |
Article |
An article in Common Ground, published by the Common Council for Amerca Unity, will have an article titled "After Pearl Harbor" written by Mary Oyama, who will tell what happened to the Japanese in Los Angles, and Tooru Kanazawa, who will give the East Coast version in the aftermath of the bombing of Pearl Harbor. |
"After Pearl Harbor" Told |
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1900.5471 |
Article |
The registration deadline for enemy aliens was extended to Sunday, the last day on which to register. |
Enemy Aliens Have 'Til Sunday Night |
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1900.5472 |
Article |
The planned movement of Japanese to Ontario, Canada lumber camps was delayed, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, until the following Monday. |
Japanese Trip to Ontario Delayed |
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Feb. 6, 1942 |
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1900.5473 |
Article |
Gov. Culbert Olson of California announced that plans were being drawn up to confirm the loyalty of the Nisei (American-born citizens of Japanese descent) in cooperation with the Western Defense Command, Department of Justice and state officials. |
Loyalty Will Be Given Trial |
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1900.5474 |
Article |
Federal agents were arresting Japanese, German and Italian aliens around the Mare Island Navy Yard in Vallejo, CA in order to prevent any sabotage of the facility. Also the U.S. government was taking steps to crack down on dual nationality Japanese, Germans and Italians in order to prevent sabotage and espionage. |
FBI Arrests More Aliens |
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1900.5475 |
Article |
Residents of Rising Sun, Indiana were cool to the suggestions that they change the name of their town because the rising sun is the emblem of the Japanese flag, and the U.S is at war with Japan. |
Rising Sun Citizens Won't Change Name |
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1900.5476 |
Article |
The YM-YWCA organization at the University of Washington planned a mixer to raise $1,000 for the World Student Service fund campaign, which assists foreign students studying in the U.S. financially. Originally intended for European and Chinese students, prisoners of war and refugees, the fund will be extended to American prisoners of war, Philippine students and Japanese internees/ |
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1900.5477 |
Article |
FBI agents arrested 20 axis aliens in a sweep around Vallejo, CA, site of the Mare Island Navy Yard. Contraband was found at the homes, and the arrests were made to prevent sabotage. . |
20 Axis Aliens Seized in 5th Column Raids |
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Feb. 5, 1942 |
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1900.5478 |
Article |
FBI agents arrested fifteen Japanese aliens on Bainbridge Island and seized maps which were contraband that aliens could not possess. The aliens were to face hearing boards to determine where they would be interned. |
Maps Found in Jap Roundup on Bainbridge |
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1900.5479 |
Article |
Henry McLemore, syndicated columnist, rails against Japanese language schools as inimical to this country and as a source of indoctrination for the emperor of Japan and loyalty to Japan. |
Excuse, Please; But What's In Those Jap Text-Books? |
McLemore, Henry |
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1900.548 |
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Clouds Lift in Tong War |
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11/10/1928 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
1900.5480 |
Article |
Japanese families in British Columbia will be allowed to follow their menfolk when they are evacuated from the West Coast. Some of the men have signed up to go to lumber camps in Ontario in Eastern Canada/ |
B.C. Japanese May Follow Menfolk East |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5481 |
Article |
Approximately 1,500 enemy aliens had not registered for certificates of identification, so the deadline was extended two days to accommodate them. The post office was to be open to register them |
1,500 Aliens Not Registered Yet |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5482 |
Article |
Forty Japanese aliens were sent on their way to internment in Fort Missoula, Montana while their wives and children came to see them off at the immigration station in Seattle. |
40 Japanese Taken From Kin, Interned |
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Feb. 2, 1942 |
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1900.5483 |
Article |
FBI agents, assisted by King County deputies, arrested two Japanese aliens and one German alien on Vashon Island and held them at the immigration station. All aliens on the island had their homes searched. |
Japanese, Arms Taken on Vashon |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5484 |
Article |
FBI agents descended on Vashon Island and search homes of Japanese aliens after there were reports that the aliens had not turned in firearma and other contraband they were not to possess. |
Vashon Homes of Japanese Aliens Raided |
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1900.5485 |
Article |
FBI agents swept down the Palos Verdes coastal area to search the farms of Japanese aliens for contraband. Particular attention was paid to the farms overlooking the strategic Santa Catalina Channel. |
Japanese Farms Near Fort Raided |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
Seattle Times |
1900.5486 |
Article |
Nisei (Japanese American) instructors teach American soldiers basic Japanese words and jujitsu at Camp Roberts, California, plus an advertisement for Westinghouse. |
Army Trainees Learn Jujitsu |
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Feb. 9, 1942 |
Life Magazine |
1900.5487 |
Article |
FBI agents made a raid on Vashon Island aliens' homes to search for contraband, and two Japanese and one German were taken into custody and held at the immigration station. Earlier, a group of Japanese aliens was sent to Montana and North Dakota for internment. |
25 More Jap Homes Raided on Vashion Isle |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5488 |
Article |
Four Japanese aliens were arrested by the FBI in the Bonneville Dam area of Oregon for possessing contraband, such as dynamite, fuses and caps. |
4 More Jap Aliens Seized at Bonneville |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5489 |
Article |
Eviction orders were being prepared for Japanese, German and Italian aliens living in California by federal officials. Areas such as airports and waterfronts were to be prohibited to aliens living in close proximity to those places, and they were to be evacuated and given assistance as to moving and employment. |
10,000 in California To Get Ouster Orders |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.549 |
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Patrolmen, detectives & Sheriff's Deputies keep incessant watch in Chinatown. War believed imminent. |
Five Tongmen Marked For Death Here |
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11/9/1928 |
Seattle Post Intelligencer |
1900.5490 |
Article |
Four Japanese aliens in the Bonneville Dam area were arrested after they were found to have explosives at their homes. They had dynamite equipment, which is listed as contraband by the FBI, and thus were taken into custody In Hood River, Oregon. |
4 Japanese Seized Near Dam; Explosives Found |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5491 |
Article |
Arizona was making plans for evicting axis nationals in 18 areas of the state. |
Axis Nationals Ordered From 18 Arizona Areas |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5492 |
Article |
An undisclosed number of Japanese aliens living in the vicinity of Fort MacArthur and the Los Angeles Harbor were arrested after a raid by FBI agents suspecting the men of engaging in sabotage activity. |
Aliens Nabbed In Night Spy Raid Near L.A. |
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Feb. 8, 1942 |
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1900.5493 |
Article |
A letter writer signed "Old Rustic" said that it was foolish to revive old farms as a previous writer had suggested because the best farm lands were in the hands of enemy aliens. |
Land Problem |
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Feb. 11, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5494 |
Article |
Employers were asked not to fire enemy alien employees but to file a report of their background to the FBI and local police department and to always pay them by check for record purposes. |
Firms Asked For Reports On Aliens |
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Feb. 11, 1942 |
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1900.5495 |
Article |
5,048 aliens in Seattle registered at the Seattle post office during the eight days set aside for that purpose. Some 200 of these registrations were being held up because the aliens could not produce evidence that they had registered previously when all aliens were supposed to register. |
5,048 Enemy Aliens Sign Up In Seattle |
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Feb. 11, 1942 |
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1900.5496 |
Article |
Vital defense areas on the West Coast were to have signs prohibiting enemy aliens from living there, and federal officials were coming to Seattle to have the signs put up. |
Aliens Will Be Warned To Quit Defense Areas |
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Feb. 13, 1942 |
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1900.5497 |
Article |
An FBI sweep of Japanese colonies in the Salinas, California area led to the arrest of a former Tokyo police chief and a friend of the Emperor's brother. Contraband from the towns of Salinas, Monterey, Watsonville, Pacific Grove, Carmel and a "mystery colony" at Chular was found after FBI warrants for search and arrest allowed for the investigations of these towns. |
Former Tokyo Police Chief Seized By FBI |
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1900.5498 |
Article |
The Pacific Coast congressional committee on enemy aliens and sabotage recommended that all areas on the coast be prohibited to anyone whose loyalty was questionable and that restricted zones be established and only those who have a special license could remain there. |
Congressmen Ask Coast Jap Removal |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5499 |
Article |
The House Committee on Un-American Activities was to recommend that all Japanese on the West Coast be removed 500 miles inland and interned because investigation showed that they had misused American hospitality, and Justice Dept. moves to prohibit Japanese from certain areas had not been successful. |
Dies Group to Ask Jap Evacuation |
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Feb. 9, 1942 |
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1900.550 |
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My Understanding of How the Tongs Began |
Ah-Tye, Howard |
12/5/1979 |
East West |
1900.5500 |
Article |
Two American Legion posts in Washington state voted in favor of the removal of all Japanese aliens living on the West Coast and the internment of them somewhere inland. |
Legion Posts Favor Removal of Japs |
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Feb. 14, 1942 |
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1900.5501 |
Article |
Enemy aliens were leaving from 69 prohibited zones in California, and FBI agents were checking to see if there were any stragglers as the deadline was approaching. |
California Aliens Leave Taboo Areas |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5502 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer recommended internment for all Japanese because the loyal could not be known from the disloyal and this country had to protect itself. |
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Blake, J.D. |
Feb. 12, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5503 |
Article |
Fifty-six Japanese aliens were arrested in Southern and Northern California, 50 of them in Orange County near Los Angeles and six of them in the San Francisco Bay Area for having contraband or in the case of the Bay Area men, for being reserve officers in the Japanese army. |
56 More Japanese Seized in Calif. |
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Feb. 14, 1942 |
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1900.5504 |
Article |
Certain areas in Western Washington were to be prohibited to enemy aliens in this state in addition to what had been prohibited previously. Aliens were expected to leave these areas, and government assistance was to be provided as to transportation and employment. |
Enemy Aliens To Be Barred In New Area |
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Feb. 16, 1942 |
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1900.5505 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that the Japanese on the West Coast should be sent to some inland area where they could produce war material and farm produce to aid in the war effort and would be safe from possible mob violence in a self-sufficient community of their own. |
Japanese Problem |
Metcalfe, Vernon |
Feb. 12, 1942 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5506 |
Article |
Congressional representatives from the West Coast and the delegate from Alaska recommended to the government that all Japanese be removed from strategic areas on the West Coast. |
Evacuation of All Japs Urged by Congressmen |
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Feb. 14, 1942 |
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1900.5507 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said the Japanese in the Auburn area are not fully assimilated and race riots could occur, so the best solution was to send them all to inland areas. |
Japanese Problem |
G.B., Mrs. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5508 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer said that despite all outward appearances, Japanese Americans remain tied to the customs and culture of Japan and that one of the pilots who bombed Pearl Harbor had been educated in the United States. |
Japanese Problem |
Wilson, R.E. |
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1900.5509 |
Article |
U.S. Assistant U.S. attorney Gerald D. Hile visited the interned Japanese aliens at Fort Missoula and said they were happy and are fed at 30 cents per day, just under the 48 cents per day that the U.S. Army feeds its soldiers. |
Interned Japs Are Well Fed, Reports Hile |
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Feb. 16, 1942 |
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1900.551 |
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Organized Gangs May Take Refuge in the U.S. |
Woo, Gilbert |
10/19/1977 |
East/West |
1900.5510 |
Article |
Westbrook Pegler, syndicated columnist, quoted Walter Lippman as to the danger on the West Coast of Japanese people operating freely and the very possiblity that sabotage could occur at any time. |
Japanese Menace On West Coast |
Pegler, Westbrook |
Feb. 16, 1942 |
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1900.5511 |
Article |
FBI agents seized contraband from the homes of Japanese aliens and also arrested several Japanese aliens who were considered dangerous to the security of the United States, |
Jap Unfiroms Seized in Raid |
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Feb. 17, 1942 |
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1900.5512 |
Document |
A photograph showed items that had been confiscated by FBI agents in Sacramento, California that included a Japanese sword, Japanese army uniforms, two aerial bomb casings and a Japanese wrestling banner. |
Japanese Swords Seized |
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1900.5513 |
Article |
At Broadway High School students of Japanese descent outnumber white students in the study of the German language. |
More Japanese Than Whites Study German at Broadway |
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Feb. 17, 1942 |
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1900.5514 |
Article |
A writer who observed the Japanese army and administrators in China asked if the Japanese in Hawaii were likely to act in the same way and become fifth columnists, or would the American way of life take hold for them here? |
Hawaii in the Crisis |
Mackey, Margaret M. |
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1900.5515 |
Article |
George Mihara, 18, whose father was interned as an enemy alien in Missoula, Montana, joined the U.S. Army after being turned down by the Army Air Corps. |
Mihara Says U.S. Army "Swell" |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5516 |
Article |
Floyd Schmoe, national chairman of the American Friends Service Center Committee, was to talk on the problems of Japanese Americans in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor at the Japanese Club of YWCA at the YWCA building. |
Schmoe to Discuss Japanese Problems |
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Feb. 18, 1942 |
Norh American Times |
1900.5517 |
Article |
A Japanese woman whose husband was interned at Missoula, Montana said she was very happy that her son had joined the U.S. Army. |
Japanese Boy in U.S. Army, Mother Happy |
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Feb. 17, 1942 |
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1900.5518 |
Article |
There were demands that all Japanese be removed from the West Coast and not just aliens from restricted zones. As raids were made in the Monterey area in Northern California, Japanese aliens were being moved inland in California, but many were facing hardships because of opposition to their presence, with many being unable to buy or lease property or exorbitant rents being charged to them. |
More Aliens Leave Zones |
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Feb. 17, 1942 |
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1900.5519 |
Article |
Raids were made on the homes of Japanese aliens in the Northern California area, and items such as army and navy uniforms, secret documents and aerial bomb casings were confiscated and the owners arrested. |
Jap Uniforms Seized by FBI in California |
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Feb. 17, 1942 |
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1900.552 |
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Summary of spreading cime in U.S. and Canada linked to Chinese immigrant criminals. |
Spreading Crime Links Behind Chinatown Violence |
Schwartz, Mark |
9/29/1977 |
East West |
1900.5520 |
Article |
Rumors were circulating that all Japanese aliens and possibly the American-born Nisei will have to leave the Puget Sound area, although no official word had been yet received. |
No Official Word Yet On New Alien Ousters |
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1900.5521 |
Article |
3,849 enemy aliens have been arrested and turned over to the Immigation and Naturalization Service of whom a third of them are Japanese. |
3,849 Enemy Aliens Arrestes Since War |
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Feb. 1942 |
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1900.5522 |
Article |
Raids and arrests of Japanese aliens were made all along the West Coast as evidence of espionage and suspicious activity occurred in Portland, Sacramento area and the Santa Maria Valley in California. |
New Coast Spy Clues Reported |
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Feb. 18, 1942 |
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1900.5523 |
Article |
Editorial in one of the Seattle newspapers suggests immediate action on what to do with the aliens who run the truck farms in view of the fact that the season for planting is at hand, and the public should know what is planned. Evacuation of the Japanese aliens has already been rumored |
Immediate Decision Needed on Handling of Enemy Aliens |
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Feb. 18, 1942 |
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1900.5524 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer questioned the loyalty of Japanese people in the United States, stating she knew of instances where loyalty and affinity to Japan were openly displayed and that precautions should be made so as not to imperil the safety of the U.S. |
Japanese problem |
E.M.G., Mrs. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5525 |
Article |
Hearings were to begin on the West Coast to determine what should be done with the Japanese on the Pacific Coast. The hearings were to begin in San Francisco, followed by Portland, then Seattle. |
U.S. to Begin Jap Probe in S.F. Saturday. |
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Feb.1942 |
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1900.5526 |
Article |
A man reported to the navy shore patrol that two Japanese sailors asked where they could buy firearms. |
"Jap" Sailors Ask to Buy Firearms |
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1900.5527 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer suggested that all Japanese be removed from the West Coast timber belt, citing Pearl Harbor as the reason. |
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LaFollette, R.G. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5528 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer defended the Japanese here by stating that America was peopled by "foreigners" and that Japanese have proved to be good citizens and have good qualities that others could emulate such as the way they raise children. |
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Foulkes, S. Louise |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5529 |
Article |
Syndicated columnist Henry McLemore visited San Francisco's Japantown and remarked on what he had observed there. |
Japs Getting Cocky Again, Says Taxicab Driver in S.F. |
McLemore, Henry |
Feb. 1942 |
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1900.553 |
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Opinion that the Tongs should purge their bad elements, divorce themselves from their violent past, and have new goals and purposes. |
The Tong Connections |
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East West |
1900.5530 |
Article |
Some Japanese Americans walking on Main St. met some youngsters along the way who referred to them as "bad Japs." |
Main Street |
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1900.5531 |
Article |
With the announcement that enemy aliens would be removed from the Puget Sound area, those affected and their children were asking questions for more information as well as whether there would be exceptions. |
No Exceptions Expected for Enemy Aliens |
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1900.5532 |
Article |
The American Friends Service Committee sent out a bulletin telling Japanese Americans of the proposed evacuation and for them not to do anything until official words from the government came out. |
Bulletin |
American Friends Service Committee |
Feb. 19, 1942 |
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1900.5533 |
Article |
Kilsoo Haan, head of the Slino-Korean People's League, warned of fifth column activity and sabotage by Japanese residents on the Pacific Coast and urged that they be placed in protective custody for the safety and security of the United States. |
Korean Spy Chief Warns of Japs |
Chalcraft, E.P. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5534 |
Article |
The U.S. House of Representatives appropriated $300,000 for a probe of Japanese activity on the West Coast because of fears of fifth column activity and sabotage. |
$300,000 O.K'd for Jap Probe |
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02/18/42 |
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1900.5535 |
Article |
More than 200 Japanese aliens in the Santa Maria-Guadalupe area of California were arrested after a raid by the FBI. In the meantime, the U.S. government was preparing to hold hearings in West Coast cities to determine what should be done to the Japanese residents. |
FBI Jails 200 More Aliens |
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021/84/2 |
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1900.5536 |
Article |
Two American Legion posts in Washington state urged the removal of all Japanese from the West Coast to protect the coast from possible fifth column activity and sabotage. |
Legion Posts Ask Removal of Japanese |
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1900.5537 |
Article |
The Chinese ambassador to the United States, Hu-Shih, could not answer if the presence of Japanese on the West Coast posed any danger. |
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02 /22/42 |
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1900.5538 |
Article |
Evacuation of Japanese residents in Seattle took place with about half of them already removed and the other half to move soon. Those who were gone were mostly people in business or who met the general public. The Pike Place Market, where Japanese sellers were prominent, were empty of any Japanese merchants. Two photos of the Market accompanied the article. |
Half of City's Japs Have Gone |
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1900.5539 |
Article |
1,302 enemy aliens have been interned with the Japanese being the largest group among them. |
U.S. Orders 1,302 Aliens Interned |
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05 /02/42 |
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1900.554 |
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Good summary and some history of tong activity in light of the Golden Dragon massacres. |
Two Faces of a Chinatown Tong |
Ramirez, Raul |
10/23/1977 |
San Francisco Examiner |
1900.5540 |
Article |
The remaining half of the Japanese left in Seattle were to be moved out under Exclusion Orders No. 36 and 37 on orders of Lt. General John L. De Witt, commanding general of the Fourth Army and the Western Defense Comman. |
DeWitt Orders More Japs Evacuated |
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1900.5541 |
Article |
Two new offices of the agricultural division of the Wartime Civil Control Administration were established in Auburn and Sumner to expedite the transfer of Japanese truck and berry farms to experienced American farmers who secured a war board certificate of competency. |
2 Truck Farm Offices Open |
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1900.5542 |
Article |
Charles Takahashi and Edward Y. Osawa filed a petition to get their business papers back, which had been seized by government agents. The two were charged with lying about their plans to ship prohibited items to Japan by saying that the items were going to Shanghai. |
Two Japs File Court Plea |
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1900.5543 |
Article |
Church services provided by Seattle Protestant Churches were to be held at the Puyallup Assembly Center and were to be a regularly held event. |
Churches Plan Service for Jap Evacuees |
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1900.5544 |
Article |
In the trial of Thomas Masuda, people testified as to what they knew about his activities as an alleged agent of Japan. He was being tried as an agent of Japan without registering with the government. |
Pair Tell of Compiling War, Power Reports for Japs |
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1900.5545 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer disproved the claim that Japanese Americans in Hawaii were engaged in sabotage after the bombing of Pearl Harbor when she cited a letter from the Chief of Police of Honolulu who disclaimed any such activity. |
False Rumors |
Wlieland, Jacqueline |
05/05/42 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5546 |
Article |
A letter writer to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer responded to a Jacqueline Wieland's letter stating there was no sabotage at Pearl Harbor by Japanese Americans. He claimed she was only interested in the good name of the "Japs" but wasn't concerned about the duplicity by Japan's representatives in Washington, DC or the fact that the welfare of our nation is much more an important issue. |
Japanese Duplicity |
Yoakum, C.W. |
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5547 |
Article |
1,500 Japanese in Seattle were registered at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Seattle Buddhist Temple for eventual evacuation to the Puyallup Assembly Center |
1,500 Japanese Register Here |
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1900.5548 |
Article |
A Town Hall discussion was to be held at the Angle Lake Shore Club to discuss "Should the Japanese be Evacuated and Should They be Paid?" |
Club To Discuss Jap Evacuation |
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1900.5549 |
Article |
At a meeting of the Association of Washington Cities, the group endorsed the procedures of the FBI and Department of Justice in their handling of enemy aliens and other subversive elements. |
Cities' Group Gives Its Stand on Aliens |
Cooper, Carl L. |
2/20/42 |
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1900.555 |
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Asian Youth |
Cordova, Dorothy L. |
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Puget Soundings |
1900.5550 |
Article |
In the midst of Japanese aliens being killed and city officials demanding the internment of all Japanese on the West Coast, members of Congress were preparing to hold hearings on how to protect the coastal areas and to lessen the hardship on Japanese who were to be interned. |
Violence Marks Alien Crisis on West Coast |
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02/20/42 |
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1900.5551 |
Article |
The Justice Department revealed that the U.S. Army had been given the authority to remove any or all persons of Japanese descent from military areas or at least place restrictions on them, including U.S. citizens. Although the order actually covered all enemy aliens and their descendants, for all practical purposes, it specifically was targeted at persons of Japanese descent and the West Coast area. |
American-Born Nipponese to be Included in Action |
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02 /21/06 |
Seattle Post-Intelligencer |
1900.5552 |
Article |
FBI agents arrested six persons of Japanese descent in Tacoma, but all were released except for one who is an alien. He was kept in custody because of his past associations. Meanwhile, state American Legion posts endorsed the policy of removing all persons of Japanese ancestry from the West Coast. |
FBI Questions Japs in Tacoma |
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02 /21/42 |
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1900.5553 |
Article |
The U.S. Justice Department was prepared to answer questions raised by enemy aliens in light of the government's decision to remove all Japanese from the West Coast. |
Answer Bureau for Aliens Opened |
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02 / /42 |
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1900.5554 |
Article |
The Seattle Buddhist Temple was closed on the orders of the foreign funds control division of the Treasury Department because any corporation run by Japanese nationals must now be licensed. The Temple has applied for a license. A sign on the door of the Temple states that no one can enter the building. |
Buddhist Temple Closed by U.S. |
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02 / /42 |
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1900.5555 |
Article |
An editorial in one of the Seattle daily newspapers supported President Franklin D. Roosevelt's executive order giving the government the right to remove any or all persons of Japanese descent from military areas as a way to ensure safety of the West Coast . Japanese and the public were asked to cooperate fully, and if injustices occurred to those involved to accept them as part of the contribution to the defense of this country. |
Enemy Aliens |
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02 / /42 |
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1900.5556 |
Article |
The text of President Roosevelt' s authorizing the removal of persons from military areas was published in one of the Seattle daily newspapers. The Secretary of War and the military were to handle the logistics of this removal. |
Text of Alien Order |
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02 / /42 |
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