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Title
American refugees
Creator
Fellowship of Reconciliation (U.S.): publisher
Date Created and/or Issued
[1942]
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Property rights reside with the California State University, Fullerton University Archives and Special Collections. No part may be quoted for publication without the written permission of the University Archives & Special Collections, CSU Fullerton or the copyright holder.
Description
Pamphlet criticizing the incarceration of Japanese Americans and condemning racial discrimination, an outline for next steps to fight the incarceration, and ending with a letter to President Roosevelt.
The Japanese American Relocation Collection is composed of ephemera related to the relocation program during World War II. Items include the official government report of Manzanar Relocation Center, a photo album, post-war activism materials related to preserving and remembering the camps, various clippings, and documents. The strength of this collection is found in its many perspectives on the controversial relocation program and how it has been presented since World War II.
Type
text
Format
Pamphlets
8 pages, typescript; illustrations
application/pdf
Identifier
SC_0001_02_06_004
csufu_sc_0076
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/14894
Language
English
Subject
Activism and involvement--Civil liberties
World War II--Support from the non-Japanese American community
World War II--Resistance and dissidence
Race and racism--Discrimination
World War II--Economic losses
World War II--Mass removal ('Evacuation')
World War II--Incarceration camps
Source
California State University, Fullerton, University Archives and Special Collections
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
http://www.oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c89w0m7v/
Japanese American Relocation Collection

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