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Pacific Citizen: The National Publication Of The Japanese American Citizens League Feb 1983

Pacific Citizen: The National Publication Of The Japanese American Citizens League

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Pacific Citizen newspaper covering a wide range of topics, including the Japanese-American community within the Untied States.


Newspaper Article, "Dedication Of Memorial To Nisei A Triumph To Former Internees At Relocation Center" Aug 1982

Newspaper Article, "Dedication Of Memorial To Nisei A Triumph To Former Internees At Relocation Center"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Article detailing the dedication of the new 17' tall granite and marble monument at the Rohwer Relocation Center.


Newspaper Article, "A Lesson For The Future" Jun 1982

Newspaper Article, "A Lesson For The Future"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article with an explanation and an apology from Desha County to the Japanese Americans that were held in Arkansas.


"A Place Called Rohwer" By Joseph Boone Hunter Dec 1981

"A Place Called Rohwer" By Joseph Boone Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Hunter was a part of a documentary called "A Place Called Rohwer." This document is about his participation in that film and about the people who lived in Rohwer during their incarceration. The film is housed at the Arkansas State Archives with the Joseph Boone Hunter Papers supplement II, MS.000653.


Newspaper Articles, "Couple Raising Money To Mark Internment Of Japanese Americans"; "Imprisonment Was Wrong, Retired Minister Believes" Dec 1981

Newspaper Articles, "Couple Raising Money To Mark Internment Of Japanese Americans"; "Imprisonment Was Wrong, Retired Minister Believes"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Articles about time spent at Rohwer Relocation Center by Sam Yada and his family.


Newspaper Article, "Camp's World War Ii Monument Crumbling" Sep 1981

Newspaper Article, "Camp's World War Ii Monument Crumbling"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Article about the historic monument to those who served in the military from Rohwer Relocation Center.


Pacific Citizen: The National Publication Of The Japanese American Citizens League Aug 1981

Pacific Citizen: The National Publication Of The Japanese American Citizens League

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This newspaper, entitled the Pacific Citizen, covers a wide range of topics including the Japanese-American community in the United States.


Fundraising Letter From Sam Yada, Director Of The Rohwer Center Memorial Fund Jul 1981

Fundraising Letter From Sam Yada, Director Of The Rohwer Center Memorial Fund

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Fundraising letter asking for $10,000 to replace the memorial stone in Rohwer Cemetery and to maintain its upkeep.


Newspaper Article, "Internment Of Japanese Studied" Jul 1981

Newspaper Article, "Internment Of Japanese Studied"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article about the nine member appointed body on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians established in 1980. This commission was appointed to review the facts about Executive Order 9066 by President Carter.


Speech, "A Place Called Rohwer" By Joseph Boone Hunter May 1981

Speech, "A Place Called Rohwer" By Joseph Boone Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Speech given to the Rotary Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, in May 1981 by Joseph Hunter. Hunter, who was part of a documentary called, "A Place Called Rohwer," talked about his participation in the film and about the people who lived in Rohwer during their relocation. The film is housed at the Arkansas State Archive in the Joseph Boone Hunter papers supplement II, MS.000653.


Historic Monuments Dec 1972

Historic Monuments

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Document discussing the need for the care of historic monuments in Rohwer, Arkansas.


Newspaper Article, "A Monument Recalls Hatred Born Of War" Dec 1972

Newspaper Article, "A Monument Recalls Hatred Born Of War"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article detailing the condition of the Rohwer Center Cemetery in Desha County in 1972.


Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter Jul 1965

Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Mike Masaoka of the Japanese American Citizens League informing Dr. Hunter that very little progress has been made on the Rohwer Center Cemetery and Nisei GI Memorial project.


Photograph Of Phillip, Henry Sugimoto, Sumile, And Susie At Easter Apr 1965

Photograph Of Phillip, Henry Sugimoto, Sumile, And Susie At Easter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photograph of Phillip, Henry Sugimoto, Sumile (daughter of Henry Sugimoto), and Susie (wife of Henry Sugimoto) at Easter 1965. Henry Sugimoto is a notable Japanese American artist.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka Jul 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Dr. Joseph Hunter to Mike Masaoka with the Japanese American Citizens League informing him that Mickey Nakamura of Scott, Arkansas, is going to be assisting them in their struggle to provide adequate care for the Rohwer Center Cemetery and the Nisei GI Memorial. The American Legion in Chicago will be providing funds for the cemetery and memorial in Rohwer. Dr. Hunter believes that the American Legion will be strong allies in this undertaking.


Letter, Chester C. Brown To Joseph B. Hunter Jun 1964

Letter, Chester C. Brown To Joseph B. Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Chester C. Brown with the Chief Division of National Park System Studies thanking Dr. Hunter for the kind letter to A.C. Stratton, Associate Director of the National Park Service. Brown is offering to help in insuring the preservation of the Japanese Memorials at Rohwer.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A.C. Stratton Jun 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A.C. Stratton

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Dr. Hunter thanks A.C. Stratton, associate director of the National Park Service, for his time and consideration of the Rohwer Center Cemetery and the Nisei GI Memorial project.


Letter, Joseph Boone Hunter To Mike Masaoka, Japanese American Citizens League Jun 1964

Letter, Joseph Boone Hunter To Mike Masaoka, Japanese American Citizens League

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter between Dr. Hunter and Mike Masaoka, who had been trying to get the Rohwer Center Cemetery and Nisei GI Memorial declared a National Park.


Letter, A.C. Stratton To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter Jun 1964

Letter, A.C. Stratton To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This letter is informing Dr. Hunter that the National Park Service decided that the Rohwer Center Cemetery and Nisei GI Memorial does not fit the criteria for a National Park.


Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter May 1964

Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This letter from Mike Masaoka with the Japanese American Citizens League is informing Dr. Joseph Hunter from the First Christian Church in Massachusetts, that the Acting Assistant Director of the National Park Service decided that the Rohwer Center Cemetery and the Nisei GI Memorial did not fit the criteria for a National Park.


Letter, Mary Toda To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter May 1964

Letter, Mary Toda To Dr. Joseph B. Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Mary Toda, secretary of Mike Masaoka with the Japanese American Citizens League, acknowledging a letter sent by Dr. Joseph Hunter to Mr. Masaoka on May 18, 1964.


Letter, Dr. Joseph B. Hunter To Senator William Fulbright May 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph B. Hunter To Senator William Fulbright

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Dr. Hunter is thanking Senator Fulbright for meeting with him and Mike Masaoka of the Japanese American Citizens League about the possibility of the Rohwer Center Cemetery and Nisei GI Memorial qualifying for National Park status. Dr. Hunter states that he knew some of the young men who went from the relocation camps to the battlefields of Europe.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka May 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Dr. Hunter is writing to Mike Masaoka with the Japanese American Citizens League in Washington, D.C. to thank him for his time and effort with the Rohwer Center Cemetery and the Nisei GI Memorial project. Hunter also requests that Masaoka stop by the office of Mr. Ansel Cleary, apprentice training in the Department of Labor.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A. Clark Stratton May 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A. Clark Stratton

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Dr. Hunter thanking A. Clark Stratton, associate Director National Park Service for meeting with him and Mike Masaoka with the Japanese American Citizens League about the possibility of Rohwer Center Cemetery and the Nisei GI Memorial qualifying for National Park status. Dr. Hunter wants the thirty-one Japanese American men that fought and died for the United States to receive recognition of their service.


Letter, Acting Assistant Director Of The National Park Service To Mike Masaoka May 1964

Letter, Acting Assistant Director Of The National Park Service To Mike Masaoka

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This letter is informing Mike Masaoka, of the Japanese American Citizens League, that the Rohwer Center Cemetery and Nisei GI Memorial does not qualify as an addition to the National Park system.


Letter, Mike Masaoka To Mickey Nakamura Apr 1964

Letter, Mike Masaoka To Mickey Nakamura

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This correspondence is investigating the qualifications needed to adopt a WRA cemetery and memorial monument at Rohwer, Arkansas under the care of the National Park Service. Mike Masaoka is informing Mickey Nakamura, secretary of Rohwer Center Cemetery Association, that a investigator may be calling on him to discuss the project.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A. Clark Stratton Apr 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To A. Clark Stratton

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

This letter to A. Clark Stratton from Joseph Boone Hunter discusses the possibility of the Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery becoming part of the National Parks Service.


Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph Hunter Apr 1964

Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Mike Masaoka, the Washington representative of the Japanese American Citizens League to Dr. Joseph Hunter attempting to schedule a meeting time to discuss the possibility of having the National Park Service designate and care for a WRA cemetery and memorial monument at Rohwer, Arkansas.


Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka Apr 1964

Letter, Dr. Joseph Hunter To Mike Masaoka

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Dr. Joseph Boone Hunter to Mike Masaoka, Washington representative of the Japanese American Citizens League, requesting meeting with Masaoka and Senator William J. Fulbright to discuss the possibility of a WRA cemetery and memorial monument at Rohwer, Arkansas.


Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph Hunter Mar 1964

Letter, Mike Masaoka To Dr. Joseph Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Letter from Mike Masaoka to Dr. Joseph Hunter making plans for a potential meeting between Dr. Hunter, Senator William J. Fulbright, the Arkansas Congressional Delegation, and the Japanese American Citizens League, in order to discuss the possibility of a WRA cemetery and memorial monument at Rohwer, Arkansas.