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Compiled memos labeled "confidential - not for publication, reproduced for circulation exclusively among employees of the War Relocation Authority." Section headings and subheadings are listed below. Foreword, contents, definitions. Backgrounds: the Issei, dual citizenship, Nisei, Issei vs. Nisei, Americanization of the Nisei, importance of school influence, intense desire to conform, a change in position of women, adoption of western dress, effect of religion, end of the caste system, examples of economic and social ambition, loyalty of group, "fish out of water," Nisei dependence on Issei waning, Japanese-American organizations, Japanese language schools, Japanese newspapers. Protection of the loyal evacuees: Segregation of disloyal influence recommended, why certain of the Kibei are dangerous, procedure for segregation, opportunity for change in classification, segregation of disloyal aliens, committees of loyal Nisei can help, release of certain internees possible, general effect of segregation desirable. Recommendations for relocation centers - general guides in dealing with evacuees: suggestions for work (make enlistment in work corps a privilege, semi-military structure proposed, suggestions for insignia, voluntary enlistment should be stressed, plan for use of work corps in harvesting, advantages of harvesting plan, general views on employability of evacuees). Suggestions for community life: the pattern should be American. Suggestions for an Americanization program: importance of the Caucasian teacher, views on self-government, Buddhism and Shintoism, youth organizations, care of orphans, intelligence work within relocation centers, documentation. Conclusion. Document number 6-0058. Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide.
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Memorandum 57 pages, 10.5 x 8 inches application/pdf
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire World War II--'Enemy Alien' Classification Identity and values--Issei Identity and values--Nisei Identity and values--Women World War II--Incarceration camps World War II--Incarceration camps--Incarcerees World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Education World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Incarceration camps--Religion World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications World War II--Leaving camp--Work leave World War II--Propaganda--U.S. Government Propaganda World War II--Resistance and dissidence--Segregation and Tule Lake
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