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Collection of Documents Related to the Incarceration of Japanese Americans at Tule Lake Relocation Center, 1941-1945 (inclusive)

Extent:

1.75 linear feet and 1 box

Abstract:

Consists of a collection of thirty-one miscellaneous documents concerning the incarceration of Japanese Americans by the United States government during World War II at the Tule Lake Relocation Center (later Tule Lake Segregation Center) and other American concentration camps. Most of the materials in this collection relate to a 1943 loyalty questionnaire and the resulting segregation at Tule Lake of those labeled as "disloyal," which led to thousands of incarcerated Japanese Americans deciding to renounce their U.S. citizenship and apply for repatriation to Japan. Materials document resistance efforts by organized groups, such as Sokuji Kikoku Hoshi-dan, as well as individual acts of resistance by incarcerees.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]