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Sovereignty, Statehood, And Subjugation: Native Hawaiian And Japanese American Discourse Over Hawaiian Statehood, Nicole Saito

Student Scholar Symposium Abstracts and Posters

Although discourse over Hawaiian statehood has increasingly been described by scholars as a racial conflict between Japanese Americans and Native Hawaiians, there existed a broad spectrum of interactions between the two groups. Both communities were forced to confront the prejudices they had against each other while recognizing their shared experiences with discrimination, creating a paradoxical political culture of competition and solidarity up until the conclusion of World War Two. From 1946 to 1950, however, the country’s collective understanding of Japanese American citizenship began to shift with recognition of the community’s military service record and an increased proportion of veterans elected …

Weekly Report From Rohwer Relocation Center And General Comment By Project Director

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Weekly report from Rohwer Relocation Center on Feb. 29, 1943.

Incomplete Block Managers' Meeting Report

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Incomplete block managers' meeting minutes for one of the Japanese-American relocation centers. The minutes are missing previous pages.

Photographic Portrait Of Dr. Joseph Boone Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photographic portrait of Dr. Joseph Boone Hunter.

Group Photograph Of Joseph Boone Hunter And Two Unidentified People

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Group photograph of Joseph Boone Hunter and two unidentified people.

Photograph Of Bride And Groom At A Wedding

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photograph of bride and groom at a wedding.

Photograph Of Japanese Individuals In Traditional Attire

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photograph of Japanese individuals in traditional attire.

Photograph Of Betty Hunter And Unidentified Woman

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photograph of Betty Hunter and unidentified woman.

Newspaper Article, "From The Frying Pan"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Joseph Hunter published a autobiography in 1972 titled, "Along the Way", about his life in Japan and the United States. This article is promoting that book.

Letter, George Kaneko To Friends Of Rohwer

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Typed letter from George Kaneko, chairman of the Committee on Arrangements for the War Relocation Authority, to the Friends of Rohwer. The letter is an invitation to a conference addressing the future of Japanese Americans after World War II.

Letter, Mary Kuriyama To Hazel Retherford

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Partial letter from Mary Kuriyama at an internment camp in Arizona to Hazel Retherford in Arkansas. Kuriyama talks about life in the camp she's been transferred to.

The Womanless Wedding Presented By The Rohwer Recreation Association

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Program from the play, "A Womanless Wedding" presented by the Rohwer Recreation Association.

Photograph Of Mrs. Leau Matsumoto

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Photograph of Mrs. Leau Matsumoto.

Suggestions For Conduct Of Leave Clearance Interviews

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Document giving instructions for leave clearance hearings held at Rohwer Relocation Center.

Leave Clearance Hearings Protocol

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Document giving instructions for leave clearance hearings held at Rohwer Relocation Center.

Response To Analysts' Report To War Relocation Authority Director Dillon S. Meyer From Austin Smith, Jr.

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Report on the progress of the segregation program at Rohwer Relocation Center.

Rohwer Relocation Center Evacuee Reaction To The Registration Program

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Special report on the evacuee attitude toward the implemented registration program.

Index To Photographs Submitted By The Rohwer Reports Division

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Index to photographs submitted by the Rohwer reports division of the War Relocation Authority.

Letter, Mike Masaoka To A. Clark Stratton

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Official correspondence from Mike Masaoka to A. Clark Stratton concerning the Rohwer Relocation Center Cemetery.

Block Managers' Meeting Minutes

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Minutes from a block managers' meeting at Rohwer Relocation Center on July 26, 1943.

Newspaper Article, "Rohwer Relocation Center Contributes 866 Men To Service In The U.S. Armed Forces"

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Newspaper article listing everyone from the Rohwer Relocation Center serving in the United States military.

Pioneers At The Edge Of Their Universe: Japanese Railroad Workers In Idaho And The Intermountain West, Julie Ann Vance

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

Although many scholars are aware of the history of Japanese Americans and their presence in the West Coast states, including their internment during World War II, few are familiar with the experiences of Japanese immigrants in Idaho and the surrounding Intermountain States. Little is written of the first Japanese who came to Idaho, Montana, Utah, and Wyoming at the end of the nineteenth century, or of the role of railroads in their moving inland. Because of this, scholars assume a similar experience of the Japanese in the Intermountain West with those who stayed on the West Coast. This thesis argues …

The Japanese Experience In Virginia, 1900s-1950s: Jim Crow To Internment, Emma T. Ito

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis addresses how Japanese and Japanese Americans may have lived and been perceived in Virginia from 1900s through the 1950s. This work focuses on their positions in society with comparisons to the nation, particularly during the “Jim Crow” era of “colored” and “white,” and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. It highlights various means of understanding their positions in Virginia society, with emphasis on Japanese visitors, marriages of Japanese in Virginia, and the inclusion of Japanese in higher education at Roanoke College, Randolph-Macon College, William and Mary, University of Virginia, University of Richmond, Hampden-Sydney College, and Union …

A Bridge Across The Pacific: A Study Of The Shifting Relationship Between Portland And The Far East, Michael Todd Gagle

Dissertations and Theses

After Japan invaded Manchuria in 1931, both Japan and China sought the support of America. There has been a historical assumption that, starting with the hostilities in 1931, the Japanese were maligned in American public opinion. Consequently, the assumption has been made that Americans supported the Chinese without reserve during their conflict with Japan in the 1930s.

The aim of this study is to question the accuracy of that assumption in the case of Portland, Oregon. An analysis of newspapers and print material specifically focusing on Japan and China from before the conflict reveal that the general American opinion of …

Honorable Mention Research Paper: A “Land You Could Not Escape Yet Almost Didn’T Want To Leave:” Japanese American Identity In Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, Mckenzie P. Tavoda

Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize

"While prior scholarship on Japanese American Internment during World War II has been prolific, few have researched the role the natural environment played within the camps and the impact it had on the internees. Some scholars have supposed that the environment was chiefly a negative influence, like Connie Chiang, but few have studied the resourceful accomplishments of the internees in designing and cultivating gardens that reflected both their ancestral identity and contemporary American sensibility. Scholars such as Kenneth Helphand argued that the gardens were strictly an act of defiance. Others like David Neiwert lay claim to the Japanese immigrant enclave …

Richards, Frances, 1893-1991 (Mss 368), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid for Manuscripts Collection 368. Letters written to Frances Richards, a faculty member in the English department of Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now Western Kentucky University) by students during their military service in World War II. Correspondents include both men and women in all branches and theaters of war, and some family members. This collection contains more than 700 items, a small sampling of which can be viewed by clicking on "Additional Files" below.

Michiko Itatani Interview, Liza Rush

Asian American Art Oral History Project

2010 interview with painter and School of the Art Institute of Chicago professor Michiko itatani by Liza Rush

American Friends Service Committee Efforts To Aid Japanese American Citizens During World War Ii, Theodore Wilbur

Boise State University Theses and Dissertations

During World War II countries throughout the world were focused on domination, not only over their neighbors or other enemies further abroad, but over their own people as well. Across the world governments removed civil liberties, imprisoned citizens based on their race or religion, and executions became commonplace for anyone perceived as a threat or simply stood in their way. Throughout all of this the United States seemed like the “white knight” from North America, with a willingness to fight the forces of fascism overseas and the strength and courage to restore peace around the globe. While Americans sacrificed so …

Smith, Robert Lee, 1913-1998 (Sc 1306), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

MSS Finding Aids

Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1306. Letter, 21 March 1945, written by Robert L. Smith, Philippine Islands, to his sister Mrs. Layton Blick, Logan County, Kentucky. Smith mentions the many Japanese that have been slain in the Philippines. Includes V-mail advising of Smith's new address.

Photograph, Friends Of Joseph Boone Hunter

Japanese American internment in Arkansas

Group photograph of Japanese-American friends of Joseph Boone Hunter, 1983.