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Metadata
Title |
Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 3 of 5. |
Catalog Number |
2016.23.126 |
Object Name |
Letter |
Accession number |
2016.23 |
Scope & Content |
163 pages of photocopied documents obtained via the Freedom of Information Act request in November of 2016. The documents are mostly from the Department of Justice and the FBI. -------------------- Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Eva Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Eva said her mother used to work at the War Relocation Authority Center for a few dollars a month, but has been unable to do so recently due to health. Over the winter, Eva and her siblings worried that her mom would not make it. While they have friends, they have no family in the camp. Eva fears for her future if her mother passes away and her father is still interned elsewhere. |
Creator |
Koyama, Eva |
Collection |
Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection |
Date |
11/4/2016 |
Language of Material |
English |
Caption |
Koyama126 |
Size |
8.50 W x 14 H |
People |
Koyama, Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama, Eva Koyama, Teru |
Search Terms |
Issei WWII petition family reunification alien WRA War Relocation Authority arrest |
Source |
Koyama, Weston |
Subjects |
Time Periods - 20th Century - 1941-1945 (WWII) Text/Writing - English Family Reunification U.S. Government - Department of Justice U.S. Government - Department of Justice United States Attorney - District of Oregon Arrest Internment Camps, U.S. - Santa Fe, NM Internment Camps, U.S. - Portland Assembly Center Internment Camps, U.S. - Minidoka, Hunt, Idaho Places - Hunt, ID |