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Description
Questionnaire distributed to adult female U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry and aliens. Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth, date of birth, citizenship, places of residence, height, weight, hair color, eye color, voter status, marital status and citizenship of spouse, the names and addresses of all relatives living in the United States, the names as addresses of all relatives living in Japan, education, foreign travel, occupation, employer's name, employer's address, religion, memberships in organizations, knowledge of foreign languages, hobbies, personal references, criminal record, foreign investments, financial contributions, magazine and newspaper subscriptions, whether or not the individual's birth was registered in Japan and whether the individual had ever applied for repatriation. In addition, registrants were asked whether they were willing to serve in the Army Nurse Corps or the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps, whether they were willing to swear allegiance to the United States, affiliation with the Japanese or Spanish government, registration of children with the Japanese or Spanish Consul, whether the individual had sent children to Japan, types of leave which the individual previously applied for, and kinds of employment desired. Also includes, "Alternate Question #28: Will you swear to abide by the laws of the United States and take no action which would in any way interfere with the war effort of the United States?" Form DSS 304a. The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications.
Type
text
Format
Questionnaires; Blank forms 6 pages; 14 x 8.5 inches application/pdf
World War II--Leaving camp World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority Identity and values--Issei Identity and values--Women Identity and values--Nisei
Place
Washington, D.C.
Source
California State University, Sacramento, Department of Special Collections and University Archives
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