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Title |
Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 2 of 4 |
Catalog Number |
2016.23.65 |
Object Name |
Record, Judicial |
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 report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. The second page presents as evidence his involvement with the Sokoku Kai [Fatherland Society]. The FBI felt that this lead to a "sense of loyalty and subservience to the Imperial Government of Japan." The FBI billed the Sokoku Kai as "one of the most aggressive and active of the Japanese nationalist organizations" and selected members for "their intense loyalty and belief in the deity of the Mikado." Dr. Koyama's involvement and subsequent fundraising for the Japanese Chamber of Commerce also played a key part in their decision as they felt this organization "retarded" the Americanization of American-born Japanese. |
Creator |
Donaugh, Carl C. |
Collection |
Dr. Keizaburo Koyama Family Collection |
Date |
11/4/2016 |
Language of Material |
English |
Caption |
Koyama65 |
Size |
8.50 W x 14 H |
People |
Koyama, Keizaburo "Kei" |
Search Terms |
Issei WWII dentist government documents law 1940s alien immigration Japan Portland, OR |
Source |
Koyama, Weston |
Subjects |
Time Periods - 20th Century - 1941-1945 (WWII) United States Attorney - District of Oregon Alien Enemy Hearing Board Businesses/Professions - Dental Internment Camps, U.S. - Fort Missoula, Montana Japan Community Organizations - Sokoku Kai Community Organizations - Japanese Association of Portland |