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Nisei Loyal, Joe Palooka Salutes Memebers in Army

Bill Hosokawa, secretary of the Japanese American Citizens League, asked cartoonist Ham Fisher to include a Japanese American in the Joe Palooka cartoon attesting to the loyalty of Japanese Americans and to remind Americans that Japanese Americans…

Removal of All Japanese Asked

Bremerton Post No. 149 of the American Legion drafted a resolution asking for the removal of all Japanese on the West Coast because of the difficulty of separating the loyal from the disloyal and because fifth column activity allegedly occurred at…

Plans Complete to Remove Aliens Here

Senator Mon C. Wallgren announced that enemy aliens had all been removed from critical defense areas in Wahington state.

Hundreds Of Enemy Aliens Reregistered

Japanese, German and Italian aliens were being reregistered at the U.S. Post Office and to get a certificate of identification.

Wartime Removal Hits All Coast Aliens, Good or Bad

Californians were eager to have enemy aliens removed from heir midst because they could be potential saboteurs and that the government didn't seem to be working fast enough after registration of all enemy aliens was taking place prior to removal.

Masuda Acts as Interpreter

Thomas Masuda, who is currently incarcerated for being considered a foreign agent who did not register with the secretary of state, acted as an interpreter for a Japanese alien who had been brought before the court as an illegal alien who failed to…

What to do with Japs in Western States Stirs the Bouquest and Brickbat Wielders

The Seattle Times shows samples of letters to the editor which indicate some agree with syndicated columnist Henry McLemore's advuce that persons of Japanese ancestry should be treated harshly, while others argue for just and fair treatment.

Japanese Man Killed in Street

A Japanese man is shot and killed on the main street in the town of Gonzales, CA; two men were seen running from the scebe,

Toyohiko Kagawa

Program for sermon about Toyohiko Kagawa and a short biography.

A Son's Enduring War Letter

Letter originally printed in the Seattle Post Intelligencer and reprinted in the Honolulu Advertiser from where is copy came. Sgt. George Katsuyu Sawada a Seattle native wrote this letter to his father nine weeks before he was killed by a sniper in…