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Note from Grace Nichols to Joseph R. Goodman: "Joe: One of the really big objection to Pinedale as I see it, was the fact that it was one of the few centers - possibly the only one - that flatly refused to grant freedom of worship. Buddhist and other non-Christian groups were forbidden to hold services of any kind. This seems not to have been generally known, but Calvin and Grace Cope had this report from Eddie and Gordie's parents in the conversation held with them prior to your visit, and was, I believe, verified by the camp administration in course of a conversation regarding whether or not to the people would be permitted to have their Bibles since they were in Japanese. The answer was that Bibles in Japanese or otherwise would be allowed but nothing else in the Japanese language. I use past tense in speaking of Pinedale because it is being moved at the present time. All former residents of Oregon and Washington to Tule lake and the balance to Poston. Turlock is in process of moving to Gila. Lincoln's letter to Dr. Palmer is still in process of being copied but will try to get it in the mail tomorrow - GN." 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.
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text
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Correspondence 1 page, 4.5 x 8.5 inches, typescript application/pdf
World War II--Temporary Assembly Centers--Religion Religion and churches--Buddhism World War II--Support from the non-Japanese American community Activism and involvement Community activities--Associations and organizations
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