The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands.
The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July, 16 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Yasui Tsujimura, Sasha Hohri, and William Hohri. William Hohri served as the lead plaintiff on the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) class action lawsuit. He was also an important figure in the redress movement.
Corresponds with the list of names, accession number 2016.3020.11
The highlighted cell depicts Tsujimura, Yasui, Sasha Hohri, Nakano, and William Hohri.
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 16, 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Ed Nakawatase of the American Friends Service Committee, Jack Greenberg of the NAACP Legal and Education Fund, and conservative activist Lilian Baker, a proponent of Japanese American incarceration.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 16, 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Japanese American activists William Hohri and Dean Ito Taylor. William Hohri served as the lead plaintiff on the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) class action lawsuit. He was also an important figure in the redress movement.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 14th and 16th, 1981. . It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Gordon Hirabayashi, Min Yasui, and Mari Michener. Mari Michener (née Sabusawa) was Michener’s third wife and a second-generation Japanese American who was incarcerated with her family, first at the Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, then at Grenada in Colorado, before being released to attend Antioch College in Ohio. Both Yasui and Hirabayashi were plaintiffs in Supreme Court challenges to Japanese incarceration.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
13 Chiye Tomihiro (Chicago), Mari Sabusawa Michener (St. Michaels, MD)
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July, 16 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Jack Greenberg of the NAACP Legal & Education Fund, Ed Nakawatase of the American Friends Service Committee, and influential Japanese American civil rights activist Yuri Kochiyama. Kochiyama, whose family was incarcerated at Santa Anita and Jerome, worked during the civil rights movement in forging an alliance between Asian American and African American communities. She is most known for being with Malcom X on the night of his assassination. Also featured was Lillian Baker a conservative activist Lilian Baker and a proponent of Japanese American incarceration.
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on rever.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July, 16 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Minoru Yasui, Sasha Hohri, and William Hohri. William Hohri served as the lead plaintiff on the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) class action lawsuit. He was also an important figure in the redress movement. Yasui was the plaintiff to a US Supreme Court case.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July, 14 1981 and on July 16, 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from a number of figures associated with the legal challenges to Japanese American incarceration. Former Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas is features, as well as Gordon Hirabayashi and Min Yasui. Both Hirabayashi and Yasui were plaintiffs in two Supreme Court cases.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 14th, 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from various members of Congress, including Representatives Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), Michael E. Lowry (D-Washington), and Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, Min Yasui and Gordon Hirabayashi (plaintiffs in Supreme Court challenges to Japanese American incarceration).
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 14, 1981. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Min Yasui and Gordon Hirabayashi, Supreme Court Justice Abe Fortas, Orville Shirey. Both Yasui and Hirabayashi were plaintiffs in Supreme Court challenges to Japanese incarceration. Shirey worked with the 442 combat regiment and wrote about his experiences. Also to testify was level War Relocation Authority official Leland Barrows and Senators Inouye and Matsunaga.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows:
Contact sheet of negatives by George Wakiji documenting the United States Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Hearings in Washington, D.C. Name stamp of George Wakiji on back; an address label (George M. Wakiji/5820 Iron Willow Court/ Alexandra, VA 22310) affixed to back covering another, perhaps previous address. Photo label of those depicted affixed on reverse.
The CWRIC was a bipartisan commission formed by President Jimmy Carter to investigate the facts and circumstances surrounding Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066) and the incarceration of American citizens, as well as the mistreatment of the Alaskan natives of the Pribilof and Aleutian Islands. The following contact sheet documents the hearing held on July 16, 1981 inside the Senate Caucus Building, room 318 in the Russell Senate Office Building. It features members of commission and captures the testimonies from Mike Masaoka and William Hohri. Mike Masaoka was a prominent Japanese American activist who held leadership positions at the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). William Hohri served as the lead plaintiff on the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) class action lawsuit. He was also an important figure in the redress movement.
The people in the highlighted cells are as follows: