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Home Rule in Hawaii
The report highlights the current standing of the Hawaiian Organic act in 1954. It shows the government bodies that were in act years before Hawaii voted to become a state of the United State and what ‘type’ of home rule Hawaii should have. Including…
Hawaiian Territorial Seal Sculpture
This is a white marble sculpture, 3ft by 3ft by 10 inch in size. It is located at the Queen Lili’uokalani Building in Honolulu, Hawaii having been authorised in August 1949 and installed on 20/1/1950. It shows two figures guarding a crest that is…
‘Aloha to Volunteers’ – photograph of the 442nd Infantry Regiment in Iolani Palace, Hawaii
This is a black and white photograph with unknown original size details. It is believed that the photograph was taken by a member of the U.S Army Signal Corps or U.S Navy. It shows a large combat group gathered at the Ionlani Palace, previously a…
Their Best Way to Show Loyalty: An Editorial
A transcript of an editorial piece published by The San Francisco News noting that Japanese people and people with Japanese Ancestry voluntarily evacuating and being relocated is the way to show their loyalty to the state. Notes that people have been…
Waiting for the Signal From Home
The Cartoon is titled “Waiting for the Signal From Home” and it shows thousands of Japanese people who are all stereotyped marching from Washington, through Oregon and to California to pick up blocks of explosives from a small shed named “Honorable…
Wreckage of USS Arizona, Pearl Harbor, Hawai’i
This photo shows the aftermath of the bombing at Pearl Harbour in December 1941. This photo is significant for a number of reasons. Firstly, the vessel that was bombed was a US naval ship. By the ship being stationed in Hawai’i, it shows that the US…
Japanese-American volunteers
This photograph is an image of a group of Japanese-American men, based in Kauai, who were receiving a physical examination test as they wanted to their part in the Second World War. Despite the fact that many of the young men in the photograph were…
Japanese Canadians arriving at Tashme Camp
It is a photograph of Japanese Canadians arriving at Tashme Camp, which was a World War II internment camp in British Columbia. There is a long line of children, one to two deep, with some adults behind them. The centre of the picture shows a car,…
Application for Leave Clearance form, WRA-126
The source, informally known as the “Loyalty Questionnaire” is an example of the questionnaires the War Relocation Authority sent into internment camps to assess the loyalty of Japanese people. This form needed to be filled out before the individual…