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Description
Text of address by Roy Nash, Director of the Manzanar War Relocation Project, given to the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, on July 31, 1942 for the purpose of "interpret[ing] the actuality of a War Relocation Center housing 10,000 evacuees" in view of perceptions of mistreatment of incarcerees in California. Sections of the speech include Housing, with discussion of "aliens and citizens," jobs and skills, health care, food, water, and sanitation; Education; Block Leaders; Law and Order; Military Police; What Freedom at Manzanar, describing incarcerees' rights to publish their own newspaper, to receive news and to send and receive mail, to worship (except for "Shinyoism," which is "barred"), and to engage in community cooperatives; and Manzanar Rumors, in which Nash mentions reports of discontent and distress before stating that incarcerees' morale is generally excellent, as evidenced by displays of American pride and offers of military service. The document also includes a Statement, dated December 7, 1942, by the Negotiation Committee of the Incident of December 6, 1942, describing unrest at Manzanar ("the determined protest of the 10,000 residents in this Center"); a summary of the December 6 incident; a list of questions, with directions that answers be directed to block managers; and illustrations including a map showing the layout of the Manzanar incarceration camp and of Block 14 and architectural drawings of a barrack, an apartment, and the shower and washing facility. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) was created on March 18, 1942, by Executive Order of the President, No. 9102. This new civilian agency was to be responsible for "the relocation (of evacuees) in appropriate places, providing for their needs in such manner as may be appropriate, and supervising their activities." The collection consists of reports, memoranda, news clippings, news digests, statistics, and other documents issued by the War Relocation Authority leading up to, during, and following the period of Japanese American incarceration.
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Incarceration camps--Arts and literature World War II--Incarceration camps--Conflicts, intimidation, and violence World War II--Incarceration camps--Education World War II--Incarceration camps--Facilities, services, and camp administration World War II--Incarceration camps--Food World War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--Barracks World War II--Incarceration camps--Incarcerees World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions World War II--Incarceration camps--Medical care and health issues World War II--Incarceration camps--Publications World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities World War II--Incarceration camps--Religion World War II--Incarceration camps--Sports World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Conflicts, intimidation, and violence--Manzanar riot/uprising World War II--Propaganda--U.S. government propaganda
Place
Manzanar, California Incarceration Camps--Manzanar
Source
California State University, Northridge. University Library. Special Collections & Archives
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