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Title
Letter from Lt. Col. Wallace H. Moore, United States Army, to the War Relocation Authority
Creator
Moore, Wallace H.: author
Date Created and/or Issued
1945-12-21
Publication Information
Honnold Mudd Library. Special Collections
Contributing Institution
Claremont Colleges Library
Collection
Japanese American World War II Incarceration
Rights Information
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Description
Letter to the War Relocation Authority about the assistance of Japanese Americans in the military occupation of Japan as soldiers and language bridges; the letter insists WRA's help in limiting discrimination to incarcerees returning to the West Coast, especially if they have family in the military.
Type
text
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
jai00235.pdf
http://ccdl.claremont.edu/cdm/ref/collection/p15831coll18/id/586
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
Identity and values--Nisei
Military service
Military service--Postwar Occupation of Japan
World War II--Military service--U.S. Counterintelligence Corps
Race and racism--Discrimination
World War II--Leaving camp--'Resettlement
World War II--Leaving Camp--Returning Home
World War II--Military service--Recruiting and enlisting
Correspondence
Place
Los Angeles, California
Source
Letter, 4 pages, typescript, 11 x 8.5 in.: War Relocation Authority Records, Box 1, Folder 5, Special Collections, Claremont Colleges Library.
Relation
War Relocation Authority Records
Japanese American World War II Incarceration - https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/p15831coll18

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