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Title
[Biography of Japanese in America]
Creator
War Relocation Authority: publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
1942-11-07
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Materials in public domain. No restrictions on use.
Description
A comprehensive bibliography in two parts, Part I: periodical articles and II: books and pamphlets about Japanese in America. Most likely given to WRA employees to foster education about incarcerated Japanese Americans. Asterisks precede titles that are available at the WRA Library in Washington, D.C.
The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942.
Type
text
Format
Miscellaneous documents
20 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
sjs_fla_0438
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/6268
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
Race and racism
Religion and churches--Christianity
Identity and values--Japanese American identity
Race and racism--Discrimination
Immigration and citizenship--Law and legislation--Discriminatory laws
World War II
Journalism and media
Source
San Jose State University Department of Special Collections and Archives
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt987024h5/
John M. Flaherty Collection of Japanese Internment Records

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