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Report titled "Japanese groups and associations in the United States: Community analysis repot no. 3," marked "not for publication." Report begins: "From time to time the question arises as to the significance of the various Japanese groups and organizations in the United States. Does membership in a Kenjinkai indicate subversion, or is the organization simply a social group? What about the officers of such organizations? What is the difference between Buddhism and Shinto? A few of the more important groups and associations are discussed here in order to provide a factual background for understanding these Japanese groups." Table of contents lists I. Social: Kenjinkai or Prefectural Associations, Junior Kenjinkai, Nihonjinkai or Japanese Associations, Seinenkai or Young People's Societies, Fujinkai or Women's Societies II. Economic: Japanese Chambers of Commerce, Hotel Associations, California Farmers' Associations, Japanese Labor Association, Ko or Tonomoshi Credit Club III. Religious 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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Periodicals 7 pages, 10.5 x 8 inches application/pdf
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority Community activities--Associations and organizations--Community and social service organizations Community activities--Associations and organizations--Economic associations Community activities--Associations and organizations--Fujinkai Community activities--Associations and organizations--Kenjinkai and Nihonjinkai Education--Japanese language schools Industry and employment--Hotel industry Industry and employment--Agriculture Industry and employment--Banking Religion and churches--Buddhism Religion and churches--Shintoism
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