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Description
A letter from Ida Otani to Michi Weglyn about the firing of Japanese American railroad workers during World War II. Otani describes the hardships her family went through after her father was fired by Western Pacific Railroad and the family was forced to vacate their home because it was on railroad property. These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn.
Industry and employment--Railroads World War II--Economic losses World War II--Non-Incarcerated Japanese Americans Redress and reparations Race and racism--Discrimination Geographic communities--Nevada
Place
Los Angeles, Califronia
Source
Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
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