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Report on Pinedale Assembly Center by Joseph R. Goodman. Goodman reports that upon his visit to Pinedale, during which he was permitted to meet with Eddie Hirabayashi for 45 minutes, "with one of the Caucasian internal police present at all times. These conditions made it somewhat difficult to get a very accurate Nisei expression of the feelings of the people in the camp." Goodman writes of poor food and medical facilities, and few educational opportunities. He adds: "There was little evidence of autonomy for the people, with a definite feeling of suspicion and a lack of a willingness to trust them, particularly in discussing the conditions there." 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.
Type
text
Format
Memorandum 2 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript application/pdf
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Food World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Living conditions World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Medical care and health issues World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Education World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Impacts of incarceration World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Social and recreational activities World War II--Support from the non-Japanese American community Activism and involvement Community activities--Associations and organizations
Place
Pinedale, California Temporary Assembly Centers--Pinedale
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