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Mitsu, Margaret, Jane and Roy Nakai and baby, Manzanar Relocation Center
The photograph depicts the Nakai family in their living quarters from within the Manzanar Relocation Center. The photograph shows two women as well as three younger children, the photograph being one of many families whom found themselves placed into…
Letter from Anthony D. Allen
The source is a letter from former slave Anthony D. Allen to Dr. Dougal, the family of his former masters. Whilst dictated by Allen the letter is written by missionary Hiram Bingham. The letter details Allen’s experiences in becoming a free man, his…
Barracks To House Evacuated Japanese
The photograph depicts builders working on a Barracks block in preparation to build the huge center at Manzanar. The photograph has an attaching caption noting that the barrack block in the photograph as being only one of what would be 350 barrack…
Correspondence and papers re: schools
A letter, with attached table of figures, from a secretary for the Vancouver Schools Board, to Vancouver City Alderman. The letter, in response to the Alderman’s request for information, details the enrolment history of Asian, predominantly Chinese,…
Lee Shing Dok, Chinese Head Tax Certificate (1913)
Coloured Copy of an official Chinese Head Tax certificate, consisting of an image of Lee Shing Dok and a written declaration of the payment of the Chinese Head Tax.
These certificates were issued to immigrants on entry to Canada. The Chinese Head…
These certificates were issued to immigrants on entry to Canada. The Chinese Head…
Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia
The source is a short newspaper article in a newspaper called the Canadian Grocer. The newspaper features the headline ‘Tightening the reins on the Oriental in British Columbia’.
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and…
The article discussed the competition between Chinese retailers and…
Newspaper Article; Chinese man murdered
This six-line article in Daily Alta reports a Chinese man (Len Jung) was stabbed and robbed by three men. They stole $450 from the labourer. Attacks like these were common for Chinese immigrants. This can be seen through not only searching “Chinese”…
Interview of Eugene Simpson
This source is the oral testimony of Eugene Simpson. The source discusses his life and experiences in the motion picture industry as an African-American and the Civil Rights movement in Hollywood. The source lasts 2:03 hours and was published in…
Short-Term leave Authorization, WRA
This source is a written authorization of leave written by the WRA (War Relocation Authority). The WRA was the agency tasked with handling the internment of people of Japanese Ancestry during the Second World War. The paper states that a ‘Thomas…
Barrack 9, Apt. 6, San Bruno, CA
This is an unframed, sketched painting depicting the new living quarters in which the Hibi family are living in at the Tanforan Assembly Center. The painting depicts several barracks which were the housing for the Japanese people within the…