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Keeper of concentration camps: Dillon S. Myer and American racism
No full textAnalyzing the career of Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority during WWII and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from 1950-53, Richard Drinnon shows that the pattern for the Japanese internment was set a century earlier by the removal, confinement, and scattering of Native Americans
Press release issued by Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, November 14, 1943
No full textPress release issued by the War Relocation Authority director Dillon S. Myer regarding segregation, strike, and protests at Tule Lake incarceration camp.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, to Rohwer Community Council, November 30, 1943
No full textCorrespondence from Dillon S. Myer to the Rohwer Community Council regarding "relocation problems." Includes responses by Myer on the following topics, WRA's understanding of "evacuees" and their feelings about "relocation," welfare and safety after "resettlement," and provisions for group relocation.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Address delivered by Dillon S. Myer, Japanese, 轉住局長告示
No full textJapanese translation of an address delivered by Dillon S. Myer. Japanese title: 轉住局長告示. C-1887. An item from a scrapbook compiled by Kiyoshi Uyekawa, which consists of clippings mainly from newspapers published in the Tule Lake camp, "The daily Tulean dispatch," "Tulean dispatch daily," and "Tulean dispatch” as well as flyers issued by the Co-ordinating Committee which was a group of representatives for the incarcerees or one of the pro-Japanese groups.The Kiyoshi Uyekawa Tule Lake Camp Collection comprises of the wartime publications collected by Kiyoshi Uyekawa while incarcerated in the Tule Lake camp, such as Tule Lake newsletters and bulletins, materials issued by the Pro-Japanese group, Sokoku Hoshidan (or Hoshi Dan), WRA publications, his family's incarceration documents, which include documents regarding his and his wife, Mitsuye‘s repatriation, his fictional works’ manuscripts, bulletins and manuscripts of haiku poems authored by the members of the haiku societies incarcerated in the camps, and letters from Kyo Koide, who was a prominent figure in the community as a photographer, physician, and poet under the pseudonym, Banjin Koide
[Statement by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, before the Costello Committee (Dies Committee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 6, 1943]
No full textWRA Director Dillon S. Myer's statement before the House Committee on Un-American Activities. Myer addresses sensational and false reporting from the media regarding the resources used for the camps. States that WRA's actions are scrutinized both at home, and abroad and that these unfavorable media reports may lead to the mistreatment of detained American troops and undermine the unity of the American people.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Address by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority on misinformation in media
No full textAddress by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority on the National Broadcasting Company network regarding the actions of the WRA and media representation of the program. Iterates that the evacuation was precautionary and did not apply that incarcerees were accused of endangering public safety, that two-thirds of the incarcerees are American citizens, living arrangements and details of the incarceration camps, rumors that the food did not follow war rationing standards, work and clothing allowance, that the incarceration camps are not a source of pride for the American way of life, questions of loyalty and identity (Japanese vs. American identity), preparations for Tule Lake Segregation Camp. the demand for sugar beet harvesting, working outside the camp and the screening procedures required, and the desire for all "loyal" incarcerees to be resettled into communities across the US. Myer concludes with WRA statement of principles including believing a great majority of Japanese Americans will continue to stay in the country after incarceration, it being possible to distinguish loyal and disloyal people of Japanese ancestry, that loyalty cannot flourish in an atmosphere of discrimination, and the actions of the WRA are important both for the country and international community.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, May 13, 1944
No full textCorrespondence from Dillon S. Myer to Guy Robertson requesting that Robertson provide instructions to incarcerees regarding "seasonal leave." Instructions cover working under contract with the War Food Administration, unemployment complaints, permission to traveling outside the "travel district," breaking labor contract, converting to indefinite leave, selective service, and work record.The Japanese American Archival Collection documents the people, places, and daily life of Japanese Americans, primarily those who lived in the once thriving community of pre-war Florin in the Sacramento region, as well as the conditions in American incarceration camps during World War II. The approximately 7,000 original items include personal and official letters, photographs, diaries, arts and crafts, newsletters, textiles, camps artifacts, yearbooks and other publications
Letter from Myer to Gerhardt
No full textLetter from War Relocation Authority Director Dillon S. Myer to Executive to Assistant Secretary of War Harrison A. Gerhardt re: press release about 100th Battalion
Statement by Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, before the Costello Committee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, July 6, 1943
No full textStatement by Dillon S. Myer before the Costello Committee of the House Committee on Un-American Activities: The manner in which the War Relocation Authority conducts its program is of concern to all the people in the United States, and it has a significance which goes far beyond the geographic boundaries of this country. Undoubtedly, the WRA program is being watched in Japan, where thousands of American soldiers and civilians are held as prisoners or internees; in China, India, Thailand, Burma, and many other countries whose collaboration we need if we are to defeat our enemies with a minimum loss of life. The manner in which the problem is treated has a direct bearing on relations with our allies in winning the war, and on the position of this nation in establishing the terms of peace. The manner grave international implications of this program demand that it be approached thoughtfully, soberly, and with maturity, and that public statements concerning it be made only after thorough understanding of the facts. The program of the War Relocation Authority has been under investigation for the past eight weeks in such a manner as to achieve maximum publicity of sensational statements based on half-truths, exaggerations, and falsehood; statements of witnesses have been released to the public without verification of their accuracy, thus giving nation-wide currency to many distortions and downright untruths. This practice has fostered a public feeling of mistrust, suspicion, and hatred that has had the effect of: Providing the enemy with material which can be used to convince peoples of the Orient that the United States is undemocratic and is fighting a racial war. Undermining the unity of the American people. Betraying the democratic objectives which this nation and its allies are fighting to preserve. It may lead to further mal-treatment of our citizens who are prisoners or who are interned." Document number C-0323-NOBU-WP.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Letter from Myer to Poletti
No full textLetter from Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority, to Charles Poletti, Special Assistant to the Secretary of War, regarding discussions with the War Shipping Administration on the conditions under which seamen of Japanese ancestry might be employed. (And specifically regarding the request of K. Yamashika, a resident of Tule Lake Relocation Center.
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