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Description
Statement delivered by Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority about how Japanese American's are Americanized and demonstrate patriotism in and outside of incarceration camps through involvement in organizations such as the Boy Scouts, military service, and employment that aids the American war effort. The collection contains material used by Carey McWilliams in writing the book, Prejudice: Japanese Americans, symbol of racial intolerance (Little, Brown, 1944). It includes U.S. War Relocation Authority records, confidential reports, bibliographies, clippings and compilations of articles, legal papers, correspondence between McWilliams and Japanese American evacuees, relocation camp newspapers and other publications, two copies of his book, and five copies of the 1994 videocassette (40 min.), Something Strong Within.
Type
text
Format
Speeches 1 page, typescript, 11 x 8.5 inches application/pdf
World War II--Incarceration camps--Social and recreational activities Community activities--Associations and organizations--Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America World War II--Military service World War II--Incarceration camps--Work and jobs World War II--Incarceration camps--Education
Source
Special Collections, The Claremont Colleges Library
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