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An article in one of the Seattle papers told of a wealthry woman who tried to have her Japanese chauffeur drive through Fort Lawton, although he was stopped by soldiers with bayonets. She had urged him to drive right through because "everybody knows…

The Red Cross Committee of the Japanese American Citizens League donated kits to soldiers hospitalized at Fort Lewis as part of their war effort drive.

The Japanese American Citizens League raised $4,525 toward the goal of purchasing a bomber. A Japanese Buddhist group in the White River Valley raised an additional $500 in this drive.

A shoe store has a sign in its window presumably saying that it is a Chinese store in order to differentiate itself from a Japanese store in the aftermath of Pearl Harbor.

Ten Japanese Americans said they would be willing to work on the movie "Burma Road" and have their salaries used to buy defense bonds or used for any other war aid agencies.

A writer suggested some song titles for Tin Pan Alley that reflected the war effort.

A reporter stated that things in Hollywood were about as quiet as the cash register at a sukiyaki joint.

A satiric piece by a writer who envisions how Emperor Hirohito would notify his ancestors about the bombing of Pearl Harbor.

Editorial cartoon showing a man in Japan sitting at his desk lamenting being stuck with God Bless America pennants he can't export because of America's embargo on Japanese goods.

Article about how in Hawaii Japanese were always referred to as Japanese; but with the bombing of Pearl Harbor, they're now referred to as "Japs."