Second request for affidavit attesting to Inatomi's father's loyalty, needed for his upcoming second trial; Inatomi's father was incarcerated at Lordsburg (U.S. Army Internment Camp). See Letter from [John Victor Carson], Dominguez Estate Company, to Richard Toshimiko Inatomi, February 19, 1943, for Carson's response. This collection includes records of land leased to Japanese American tenants in years leading up to World War II. As such, they provide a view of California in years of the Alien Land Laws, attitudes toward Japanese Americans, and the impact of World War II.
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority World War II--Administration--Registration and 'loyalty questionnaire World War II--U.S. Army internment camps Geographic communities--Arizona Geographic communities--New Mexico
Place
Rivers, Arizona Incarceration Camps--Gila River U.S. Army Internment Camps--Lordsburg
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections;
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