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Title
Weekly trend report from J. Ralph McFarling, Community Analyst, Granada (Amache) to Dr. John Harold Provinse and Dr. Edward H. Spicer, Community Management Division, War Relocation Authority, June 14, 1945
Creator
McFarling, J. Ralph: author
Date Created and/or Issued
1945-06-14
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Section headings include: West Coast Locality Groups and Mess Hall and Block Closings. Reports on McFarling's discussions with "representative" people regarding the suggested plan of a WRA Washington staff to go to the Granada Project (Amache) camp and work with local communities with resettlement of incarcerees. Communities include Walnut Grove, Livingston, Cortez and Modesto. Ethnic groups discussed include Filipinos, and Chinese. Caucasians, “Oakies” and “Arkies” are also mentioned. Describes incarceree’s views of the War Relocation Authority’s role in ensuring acceptance into the communities from which they were removed. Describes a conflict between the Council and the project director regarding plans to close blocks. Discusses policy and processes at the incarceration camp relating to this incident.
This collection contains materials generated by J. Ralph McFarling, a Community Analyst for the War Relocation Authority, documenting the Amache Concentration Camp in Granada, Colorado where Japanese-Americans were incarcerated during World War II.
Type
text
Format
Reports
4 pages, typescript
application/pdf
Identifier
Memo_to_Province_Spicer_1945_June_14
csudh_mcf
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/535
Language
English
Subject
Race and racism--Cross-racial relations
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement
World War II--Incarceration camps--Housing--Barracks
Geographic communities--California
Place
Amache, Colorado
Incarceration Camps--Granada (Amache)
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Grant [Asian American Digitization Project]
http://pdf.oac.cdlib.org/pdf/csudh/spcoll/mcfarlingead.pdf
J. Ralph Mcfarling Collection

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