Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources
Interviews:
Brooks , Charles . Personal Interview. 24 Sept 2010.
I learned from Charles Brooks, who is 81 years old, about his family and friends
during the time period that the Japanese were evacuated. He talked about a
Japanese friend who was taken away and put in a detention camp.
Brooks, Jackie . Personal Interview. 24 Sept 2010.
Jackie Brooks, who is 79 years old, told me about some of her childhood
memories of the Japanese being taken to Manzanar. Her family knew a Japanese
man who was florist who lost everything.
Fujimoto Taka, Lily. Interview by Allison Campbell. Web. 29 Sept 2010.
<www.riverside.gov/museum/reading-video2-lily.asp>.
Lily was pregnant with her first child when she relocated. She says in her
interview that it was scary because there was no privacy. This interview helped
me understand how little privacy and personal space the Japanese had.
Inaba, Mits. Intervew by Allison Campbell. Web. 29 Sept 2010.
<www.riverside.gov/museum/reading-video3-mits.asp>.
This interview taught me about hardships of living in Manzanar. I also learned
what Mits Inaba did for fun in the camp as a child.
Kuromiya, Haru. Interview by Allison Campbell . Web. 27 Sept 2010.
<http:www.riverside.gov/museum/reading-video-1-haru.sap>.
This interview was about Harus memorys of her father being taken by the FBI
and her family being taken to Manzanar. They eventually went to Crystal City
Texas to be reunited with her father. I learned from this interview how scared
people were of being relocated.
Meyer, Dillon S., and Amelia R. Fry. "War Relocation Authority: The Director's
Account." Japanese-American Relocation Reviewed, Volume II: The Internment.
Earl Warren Oral History Project, 6 Nov. 1969. Web. 15 Feb. 2011.
<http://content.cdlib.org/view?
docId=ft1290031s&brand=calisphere&doc.view=entire_text>.
This interview was conducted at UC Berkley as part of the Earle Warren Oral
History Project. This interview helped me realize what Dillon S. Meyer did before

and after the WRA and what kind of person he was. I play Dillon in my
performance to show the Governments side of the story.
Naito, Ray Personal Interview. 20 March 2011
Mr. Naito is of Japanese descent and lived on the island of Oahu, Hawaii during
World War II. He was a boy when the attack on Pearl Harbor occurred. I learned
from interviewing him how the Japanese were treated on Oahu during the war.
He and his family were not interned but his father lost his job and had his tools
taken away due to his race.
Autobiography:
Meyer, Dillon S. "An Autobiography of Dillon S. Myer : Oral History Transcript / 1970."
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music & Wayback
Machine. 20 June 1970. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.archive.org/stream/autobiodillon00myerrich#page/n17/mode/2up>.
This source is the autobiography of Dillon S. Meyer. I learned about it from his
oral interview through the Earl Warren Oral History Project. The oral interview
focused on his time with the WRA while the book tells about his whole life. It
helped me understand the kind of person he is.
Okubo, Mine. Citizen 13660. Seattle: University of Washington, 1983. Print. 10 Feb.
2011
I used this book as a prop in my performance at the conclusion. I also use Mines
quotes throughout my script as a primary source. I reproduced her stables sketch
on my backdrop to create my set and two more sketches to use in my performance
as props. Before I found this book my performance was not based on a single
person but on many. Without it my current script probably wouldn't exist.
Terakawa, Mrs Terry. Personal Interview. 7 June 2011
Mrs. Terry Terakawa is the wife of Mr. Terakawa who I met in San Jose. Mrs.
Terakawa is elderly and in very poor health. She could not speak to me directly
on the phone. Instead her husband relayed to me what she said about her time in
the camps. She was interned with her parents when she was only a small child
around 5 or 6. She thought it was fun. She had many friends to play with right
next door and she enjoyed the activities at camp. Her parents were upset but tried
very hard not to let their children know how angry they were. Later, once she
grew older she realized how terrible it was for her family to lose everything.
Terakawa, Terry. Personal Interview. 29 April 2011

Mr. Terry Terakawa is on the Board of Directors of the Japanese American

Museum of San Jose. I visited the San Jose Japanese American when I was at
State History Day and interviewed him. Mr. Terry Terakawa was around 12 years
old when his father was arrested by the FBI a few weeks after Pearl Harbor was
bombed. His father was a pastor in a Japanese American church in Salt Lake
Utah. As a community leader, the FBI considered him a threat and he was
arrested. For a while Mr. Terakawa did not know where his father was and luckily
members of his church allowed his family to live with them so they would not be
sent to a camp. Mr. Terakawa personally showed me around the museum and told
me many interesting facts about the items in their collection

Books
Billings, Peggy. The Waiting People. Friendship. Print.
This is a book illustrated by Mine Okubo. I saw a copy of this book while I was
visiting the Mine Okubo archives at Riverside Community College. This was
important because I learned that these illustrations are one of the ways she earned
her living after the camps.
Griffiths, Louise B. Wide as the World; Junior Highs and Missions. New York:
Friendship, 1958. Print.
This is another book illustrated by Mine Okubo. I saw a copy of this book while I
was visiting the Mine Okubo archives at Riverside Community College. It
showed how could draw many different styles.
Wood, John S. A Handbook on International Relations. 1960
This is another book illustrated by Mine Okubo. I saw a copy of this book while I
was visiting the Mine Okubo archives at Riverside Community College. This
book was an example of how frequently her work was published.
Documents:
Bush, George. "Letter to Internees." Digital History. 1990. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/learning_history/japanese_internment/bush.cfm
>.
This apology letter was written by President George Bush in 1990 to the victims
of the Japanese Internment. In it he guarantees them a monetary sum for their pain
and suffering. I display this letter on my backdrop during the conclusion.
Congress. "Civil Liberties Act." National Archives and Records Administration. 25 Jan.
1988. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://www.archives.gov/global-pages/largerimage.html?i=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/internment-reparations-act-

l.jpg&c=/historical-docs/doc-content/images/internment-reparationsact.caption.html>.
The Civil Liberties Act was written as an apology to the Japanese Internees. This
Act was written into law to avoid letting this happen again. I use a copy of this
Act on my backdrop during my conclusion.
"Documents and Photographs Related to Japanese Relocation During World War II." U.S.
National Archives and Records Administration (2010). Web. 10 Oct 2010.
<www.archives.gov/education/lessons/japanese-relocation/index-html>.
This article was a good overview of the entire internment time. It added some
primary source dates and facts and provided many additional sources. I used this
site to understand the entire internment story and made sure to include the most
important points in my script.
Hayashida, Stella. "Japanese Relocation Camps: Student's Essays." Digital
Collections:University of Arkansas Libraries. Web. 8 Feb. 2011.
<http://scipio.uark.edu/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOBOX1=japanese
internment&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=all>.
This site contained essays written by interned students at the Jerome Internment
Camp. Before I found Mines story I was going to play Stella Hayashida and
collected her essays as a way to build my script. I have included her essays in my
bibliography because they helped me to understand what life was like for high
school students in school.
"Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry." Riverside Metropolitan Museum. Web.
29 Sept 2010. <www.riverside.gov/museum/reading-additional.asp>.
This document is the actual instructions the U.S. government posted requiring the
Japanese to report to be taken away to internment centers. It shows exactly what
the Japanese had to do and what they could take with them. I found reproductions
of these instructions on Ebay and purchased them to use in my performance and I
point to them as Mine in my performance.
Japanese-American Relocation Digital Archives (JARDA). "Calisphere - The 442nd
Regimental Combat Team." Address. Calisphere - A World of Digital Resources.
Web. 08 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/themed_collections/subtopic5f.
html>.

On the site I found primary source photographs, posters and documents from the
Library of Congress and the National Archives. These documents helped me learn
about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. I use the information when I play

Mine Okubo at the end of my performance. In her book I learned that her
roommate volunteered for the army in order to leave the camps.
"Leave of Clearance Interview Questions - 25 August 1943." Riverside Metropolitan
Museum, Harada House. Web. 24 Sept 2010.
<www.riversideca.gov/museum/reading-lesson2.sap>.
This is a document that Japanese were asked to fill out in order to leave the
camps. I felt that some of the questions were ridiculous.
"Letters from Haruto Shimazu." Riverside Metropolitan Museum Reading the Walls
-Lesson 1. Web. 29 Sept 2010. <www.riverside.gov/museum/readinglesson1.asp>.
Haruto was a student at Colton High School who was taken away to Poston
Arizona. There are three letters he wrote. He wrote to his teachers and class at
Colton High School about how bad life was at Poston. These letters helped me to
understand how students more my age felt.
"List For the Evacuees." Riverside Metropolitan Museum Reading the Walls-Lesson 1.
Web. 10 Oct 2010. <www.riversideca.gov/museum/reading-lesson1.asp>.
This document was an actual list the Japanese were given on what they were
supposed to bring to the camps. It shows they were not allowed to bring many
belongings. This list gave me an idea about what to put into my suitcase prop.
"Lt. Gen. John L. DeWitt's Final Report on the Evacuation of the Japanese - 1943."
Museum of the City of San Francisco. Web. 14 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.sfmuseum.org/war/dewitt0.html>.
I used this webpage to view primary source documents from General DeWitt.
There I found quotes that I have my character Mine repeat. General DeWitts
quotes made it seem that he has a personal prejudice against the Japanese.
Meyer, Dillon S. "Truman Library: The War Relocation Authority and The Incarceration
of Japanese-Americans During World War II: Documents." Harry S. Truman
Library and Museum. 24 June 1943. Web. 17 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/study_collections/japanese_internment
/docs.php>.
This document was titled Remarks of Dillon S. Meyer, Director, War Relocation
Authority. This document is one of the most important documents that I found as
it contained a short explanation about the U.S. Governments intentions. I use
quotes from this document when I play Dillon S. Meyer.

"Proclamation 4417, Confirming the Termination of the Executive Order Authorizing

Japanese-American Internment During World War II." Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library and Museum. Web. 14 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.ford.utexas.edu/library/speeches/760111p.htm>.
This proclamation served as and official termination to Executive Order 9066 and
was signed by President Gerald Ford in 1976. This document helped in righting
the wrongs of Japanese Internment and led to the testimonies of Internees in the
early 1980s.
Relocating A People. U.S. Government Printing Office, 1943. National Archives and
Records Administration. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/documentedrights/exhibit/section3/detail/relocation-brochure.html>.
This 1943 brochure is important because it let society know how to deal with
hiring and living with Japanese evacuees after the internment camps. I use this in
my performance when I play Dillon S. Myer the head of the War Relocation
Authority.
"Today's Document from the National Archives." National Archives and Records
Administration. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.archives.gov/historicaldocs/todays-doc/index.html?dod-date=219>.
On this site I found the original text of Order 9066 issued by Franklin D.
Roosevelt. I use an actual copy of order 9066 in my introduction.
Film:
"ESPN: Dark History - Santa Anita Park's Japanese Internment Days." 8 asians.com.
Web. 29 Sept 2010. <www.8asians.com/2010/03/30/espn-dary-history-santaanita-parks-japanese-interment-days>.
This is a video about Santa Anita Park being used as a temporary internment
camp. It had interviews with actual people who were kept at Santa Anita. It
showed me how tough it was for them to live in the stables at the racetrack. My
backdrop is designed to resemble one of the stables from the Tanforan camp.
"Japanese American Internment (U.S. Govt. Propaganda)." You Tube . Web. 8 Oct 2010.
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OiPldKsM5w>.
This video on You Tube is an actual government movie that was made to explain
the reason the Japanese citizens were being relocated. It showed me what the
governments reasons were for locking up the Japanese but it was Propaganda and
full of things that were not true.
Letters:
Brooks, Lelah. To Mr. and Mrs. Eccles. 09 Dec 1941 Los Angles: 1941 Print

This is a letter from my great grandmother, Lelah Brooks, to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. David Eccles. It was written on Dec 9th 1941 a few days after Pearl Harbor
was bombed. In this letter my great grandmother refers to Japanese as
Bastards. She puts this in parenthesis likes she is ashamed to call them that.
She also warns her parents not to buy vegetables from Japanese farmers because
they might be poisoned. I remember my great grandmother as a person that never
had a bad thing to say about other people so this letter is very out of character for
her. It showed me how scared and fearful people were about Japanese Americans
right after the attack on Pearl Harbor and helps explain why this fear led to the
Japaneses being interned.
Magazines:
"FORTUNE MAGAZINE APRIL 1944 JAPAN COVER | EBay." EBAY. 13 Mar. 2011.
Web. 17 Mar. 2011. <http://cgi.ebay.com/FORTUNE-MAGAZINE-APRIL-1944JAPANCOVER_W0QQitemZ310209269820QQcategoryZ280QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trk
sidZp4340.m263QQ_trkparmsZalgo=SIC&its=I%2BC&itu=UCI%2BIA%2BUA
%2BFICS%2BUFI&otn=10&pmod=17>.
I found a copy of the April 1944 Issue of Fortune magazine on Ebay. I printed the
image out so that I could glue it to a notebook to recreate the magazine that my
character Mine had helped to illustrate. I use this in the 2nd half of my
performance.
Lowith, Karl. "The Japanese Mind." Fortune Dec. 1943: 132. Print
This article was in copy of the Fortune magazine that Mine Okubo worked on
when she left the internment camps. I saw this article and the complete Fortune
magazine at the Riverside Community College Mine Okubo archives when
I visited them.
Lowith, Karl. "The Japenese Predicament." Fortune Dec. 1943: 124. Print.
This is another article that was in copy of the Fortune magazine that Mine Okubo
worked on when she left the internment camps. I saw this article and the
complete Fortune magazine at the Riverside Community College Mine Okubo
archives when I visited them.
Okubo, Mine. "The Displaced Japanese-Americans." California Digital Library. Apr.
1944. Web. 13 Mar. 2011. <http://content.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/hb5z09p061/?
order=2&brand=calisphere&doc.view=mets>.
I found the cover of the first published copy of Citizen 13660 on UC Irvines
special collection webpage. I copied and glued it to a notebook to use as a prop in

the second half of my performance. It was published by the American Council on

Public Affairs and reprinted from Fortune Magazine, April 1944, under the title,
"Issei, Nisei, and Kibei." This booklet attempts to point out the injustice of
internment efforts and points out the damage such efforts did to the reputation of
the U.S. in Asian countries.
"The Japanese Nation." LIFE Magazine 17 Sept. 1949: 109-17. Web.
This was an actually copy of the Life Magazine that Mine Okubo worked on
when she left the internment camps. I saw this copy at the Riverside Community
College Mine Okubo archives when I visited them.
Newspaper:
Duperray, Stephane, Raphaele Vidaling, Cecile Amara, Agnieszka Ples, and Alain-Xavier
Wurst. Front Page. Londres: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2003. Print.
This collection is of historical headlines and front pages from the Los Angeles
Times. The article I focused on was titled "Japanese Aliens Roundup Starts from
December 8th 1941. I use the information in my script when I play Dillon S.
Meyer.
Photographs:
"A Typical Interior of a Barracks Home Photo by: Tom Parker 11/18/43." Riverside
Metropolitan Museum. Web. 10 Oct 2010.
This photograph from 1942 showed me what the inside of a barrack looked like at
the internment camps. It had curtains and some simple furniture. I drew Mines
version on my backdrop.
Ceremony Before the Start of a Football Game Between Topaz High School and Milard
County High School. Topaz internment camp. Japanese American Museum of
San Jose. Topaz exhibit. San Jose, California 29 April 2011.
I was surprised to learn from this photograph that the community around the
Topaz camp actually interacted with the people who were interned in the camps. I
had not realized that the high school inside the Topaz internment camp would play
footballs games with a high school outside the camp. I used this information in
my
Farm workers in an agricultural field. Topaz internment camp. Japanese American
Museum of San Jose. Topaz exhibit. San Jose, California 29 April 2011.
This photograph shows two men working on an irrigation ditch in a field. The
field was not in the Topaz camp but close by. This photograph shows how some
Japanese were allowed to leave the camp to work in nearby fields. I use this in

my script when the character Dillon S. Myer reports that the Japanese were
competition to the white farmers.
New Arrivals at Topaz Topaz internment camp. Japanese American Museum of San
Jose. Topaz exhibit. San Jose, California 29 April 2011.
This photograph shows new arrivals to the Topaz internment camp. They arrived
in large army trucks and had to carry their suit cases on their backs. From this
photograph I learned how the Japanese arrived what they were allowed to bring
with them. I use this information in my script when Mine arrives at the camp.
President Reagan signs the Reparations Bill for Japanese-Americans in the Old
Executive Office Building.
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/photographs/large/c48754-4.jpg.
I use this picture in my conclusion in order to bring my topic forward in history. It
is a picture of Ronald Regan signing the Civil Liberties Act on August 10th, 1988.
"THE WAR . Search & Explore . Themes & Topics | PBS." PBS: Public Broadcasting
Service. 12 Nov. 1944. Web. 13 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.pbs.org/thewar/detail_890.htm>.
I use this picture of the 442nd during the conclusion of my performance. I explain
that the Japanese American Soldiers proved their loyalty through their sacrifices
on the battlefield.
View of Barracks and Barbwire fence along the perimeter of Topaz Internment Camp
Topaz internment camp. Japanese American Museum of San Jose. Topaz exhibit.
San Jose, California 29 April 2011.
This is a photograph that shows an overhead view of the Topaz internment camp.
It appears to be shot from a guard tower. It shows a vast number of barracks and
the barb wire sounding the camp. This photograph helped add a realistic touch to
Mines drawings of the camps. I was shocked at how empty and desolate the
camp appeared. I use the Mines barrack drawings as one of my main backdrops.
Personal Visit
A Visit to the Japanese American National Museum. Los Angeles, California. 27 Mar.
2011.
During my spring break I took a personal visit to the Japanese American National
Museum in Los Angeles, California. I spent four hours at this Museum. At this
Museum I saw an actual barrack from an internment camp in Utah that had been
moved and reconstructed inside the Museum. I could understand why Mine felt
that the barracks were so terrible. I also read many short statements from

different Japanese internees. There were also hundreds of artifacts and documents
from various internment camps including a whole section on the 442nd Battalion
that I reference in the conclusion of my script.
A Visit to the Japanese American Museum of San Jose. San Jose, California 29 April
2011.
I visited the San Jose Japanese American Museum while I was at the California
State History day competition. The museum was very interesting. There was a
whole wall of photos of Topaz, the internment camp were Mine Okubo was
interned. There was also a wall of the name tags that interns had to wear when
they were shipped to the camps with their family number on it. There was also a
display with photographs of the No No boys as well as photos and information
about the court cases challenging Japanese internment. The item I found most
exciting was the recreated barrack room. It had a door that was from the Topaz
internment camp. It was exciting to think Mine Okubo may have walked through
that door once. I use the barrack scene in my performance as one of my
backdrops.
A Visit to the Mine Okubo Archives at Riverside Community College. Riverside,
California. 24 Mr. 2001.
I personally visited the Mine Okubo Archives at Riverside Community College in
Riverside, California. There I viewed Mines personal papers and art work.
Currently this material is not open to the public, but my teacher arranged for me
to have a special visit to look at the papers and art work that Mine Okubo left to
the Riverside Community College or RCC after her death. She decided to leave
her papers and art work to the RCC because she attended RCC before transferring
to the University of California Berkeley. I especially enjoyed looking at Mines
collection of art work. I learned that Mines artwork changed through the years
and was very different from what she drew in the camps and her book
illustrations. Mine preferred to use bright colors and liked to work in the Cubist
style.
Websites:
"Japanese Internment - Evacuation to Be Carried Out Gradually - 1942." Museum of the
City of San Francisco. Web. 14 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/evac.html>.
This website contained an article from General DeWitt. The article explains how
Japanese Aliens were considered number one on a watch list while Germans were
number two and Italians were number three.
"Japanese Interment Camp at Tanforan Race Track - 1942." Museum of the City of San
Francisco. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/tanforan2.html>.

This article helped me learn about Tanforan Race Track. I found this very helpful
because my character Mine Okubo was sent there. Unfortunately, the race track is
now a shopping center but there is a commemorative plaque
Japanese Internment Victims. Utah. Topaz Art. Web. 25 Mar. 2011.
<http://mhtml:file://J:OkuboTanforanArts&Museums Things to Do-Around UtahTopaz Art.mht>.
This website contained numerous pictures of Mines artwork that she created in
the Topaz internment camp. Some of this artwork is also featured in Citizen
13660.
NEXT! Photograph. University of California, San Diego, San Diego. WWII
Propaganda Posters. University of California, San Diego. Web. 3 Apr.
<http://www.propagandaposters.us/poster22.html>.

2011.

This is the website where I got a copy of an original propaganda poster that I use
in my performance. This poster states What are you going to do about it? Stay
on the Job until every murdering Jap is wiped out. This poster illustrates the hate
and fear of the Japanese enemy and the Japanese people in the United States.
"Posters from World War II." San Francisco State University. San Francisco State
University. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://bss.sfsu.edu/internment/posters.html>.
This is another website that has propaganda posters, some of which I use in my
performance. These posters also show the anger that American people felt
towards the Japanese enemy during World War II. I use these posters in the
General DeWitt section of my script as he comes across as very anti-Japanese.
"Relocation of Japanese Americans - War Relocation Authority - 1943." Museum of the
City of San Francisco. Web. 14 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist10/relocbook.html>.
I used this web page for additional research on the Relocation Centers. This
website explained what and where the centers were and what services they would
supply. My character Mine has to report to register at one of these centers in my
performance.
"Tanforan New Japanese Internment Center -1942." Museum of the City of San
Francisco. Web. 14 Mar. 2011. <http://www.sfmuseum.org/hist8/evac14.html>.
I used this source to learn more about the actual evacuation of Japanese from their
homes to the Tanforan Race Track. My character Mine is one of the Japanese
who was evacuated to this center.
Secondary Sources

Interviews:
"National Archives Archivist: Perris, CA." Personal Interview. 10 Feb. 2011.
Monique taught me how to properly use the archives. I had told her that my script
was not based on an actual person and that I had to find someone to base my
script on. She then led me to the book Citizen 13660 by Mine Okubo. I use
primary quotes in my script from Mine's book and Mine is the character I play.
Davis, Joyce Riverside Community College Archivist for Mine Okubo collection of
paper and art work. Personal interview. 24 Mar. 2011.
During my visit to the Riverside Community College (RCC) archive of Mine
Okubo papers and art work I also interviewed Mrs. Joyce Davis. Mrs. Davis is
the archivist who organized and went through all of the Mines papers and art
work after they were given to RCC upon Mine Okubos death. Mrs. Davis spent
several hours with me going over various documents. Later she sent me a DVD
that had 100 of documents, articles, and other information about Mine Okubo. I
was also invited to her house to pick up additional source and personal books that
Joyce owned.
Robinson, Greg Ph.D. History, Personal Interview. April 21, 2011.
I interviewed Dr. Robinson via a phone call. Dr. Robinson is a professor at
Universite du Quebec a Montreal, UQAM in Quebec Canada. He is one of the
co-authors of the book Mine Okubo Following her Own Road. He told me many
interesting facts and stories about Mine Okubo as he was working with Mine on
the book when she died. He also told me how to correctly pronounce her first and
last name and that she did not care how people pronounced it. He is also an expert
on the World War II and the Confinement of Japanese Americans. He shared
some of his theories on the political reasons of why the Japanese were interned. I
originally found out about Dr. Robinson when I viewed the DVD, The First
Battle, as he was one of the experts interviewed in the documentary.
Sugimoto, Monique. National Archives Archivist. Personal Interview. February 10, 2011.
I interviewed Mrs. Sugimoto, an archivist at the National Archives in Riverside in
February. She the individual who led me to Mines story. She also provided
information on Mines father by checking the Enemy Alien records for the file on
Frank Tamestsugu Okubo. It includes a picture of Mines father and mentions
Mine and her siblings. This file shows that Mines father was investigated by the
FBI.
Books:

Robinson, Greg, and Elena Tajima. Creef, eds. "Mine Okubo: following Her Own Road.
Seattle: University of Washington, 2008. Print.
This is a book written about Mine Okubo, who I play in my performance. It
discusses her life before, during and after her internment. This book gave me a
deeper understanding of who Mine was and all that she accomplished in her life.
This book also included many pictures of her artwork. I found her art work very
interesting and unique. Reading this book made me more aware of Greg
Robinsons role in Mines life. I interviewed Dr. Robinson on April 21st, 2011.
Robinson, Greg, ed. A Tribute to Mine Okubo. Los Angeles (Calif.): Asian American
Studies Center, 2004. Print.
This book is a collection of articles written by different people, all of whom who
knew Mine Okubo. It was interesting to see all of the different points of view on
Mines life.
Magazines:
Dresner, Jonathan. "Why Did the U.S. Intern the Japanese During WWII?." History News
Network (2002): Web. 29 Sept 2010. <www.hnn.us/articles/595.htm>.
This article gave me more of an understanding of why the government felt they
had to intern the Japanese and others during World War II. The article was very
critical of the governments actions.
Newspapers:
G hori, Imran. "Commni t y College P roj ects S tart ." River s ide Pres s
Enter pir s e 20 M ay 2011: A3. Print .
This article was featured in the Riverside Press Enterprise and tells about the
renovation of a former Citrus Belt Savings and Loan Building into an art gallery
to feature the works of Mine Okubo. The art gallery will open by June 27 2012,
Mines 100 birthday. I look forward to visiting the gallery on the day it is open
and seeing all of Mines art work.
Olson, David. "Japanese Internment Trial Rerun for newer Generation ." Riverside Press
Enterprise 08 Aug 2009, Print.
This article in the Riverside Press Enterprise talks about a court case Korematsu v.
United States that was filed by the American Civil Liberty Union. I learned that
the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of the government denying Mr. Korematsu
his civil rights.
Scott, Sam. "Diploma, at long last." Riverside Press Enterprise 29 May 2011: E1. Print.

This article in the Riverside Press Enterprise describes Yasmakawa Sakaguchi

who was interned 60 years ago in Utah. At the age of 90, she finally received her
degree from Santa Rosa Junior College. Eleven other Japanese Americans who
were also interned were also granted degrees too. One Peter Masuoka was a
member of the 4422 Infantry Regiment and was killed on Nov 3 1944. His degree
was awarded to his family. In this article I also learned that California laws passed
in 1996 and 2003 required high schools and universities to award degrees to those
who were pulled out of school to be interned.
Topaz Times. June 2002: 1-8. Volume 02 Number one Print.
This is an actual copy of the Topaz Times a newsletter published by the Topaz
Museum Board. In this issue there is an article on mine Okubo tilted Memories
of Mine by Jane Beckwith. This article talked about Ms. Beckwiths visits with
Mine Okubo in 1984 in New York City and many of the letters Mine later sent
Ms. Beckwith. I found it interesting that many of Mine Okubos letters were
illustrated with her drawings.
Videos
Live With Honor, Die With Dignity. Perf. 442nd Regimental Combat Team. DVD.
This is a DVD I watched. It explained the history and contributions of the 442nd
Regimental Combat Team in World War II. It included many interviews with
surviving veterans of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. I reference the 442nd in
the conclusion of my script.
The First Battle: The Battle for Equality in War Time Hawaii. DVD.
This is a DVD that I watched which discussed the struggle for equality and civil
rights by the Americans of Japanese descent in the state of Hawaii. I found it
interesting that Hawaii did not intern the Japanese because they made up forty
percent of the population and that it could have destroyed their economy.
Websites:
"California Nisei College Diploma Project Efforts Underway." (2010): n. pag. Web. 8 Jun
2011. <http://yubnet.com/california/California-Nisei-College-Diploma-Porject
-Efforts>.
This article describes the law that was signed on October 11, 2009, AB 37, that
requires the University of California, the California State colleges and the
community colleges in California to confer honoree degrees on each person living
or deceased who was forced to leave their college when they were interned by the
government. AB 37 extends the AB718 that required high school district to
retroactively grant all internees high school diplomas. The effects of the
internment are still being felt today as many internees have had to wait until 2009
to obtain their college degrees.

Issay,"Japanese Internment During World War II." Japanese Internment 83 Web. 10 Oct
2010. <http://hubpages.com/hub/Japanese_Internment>.
This article gave me information about the debate on why the Japanese were
interned and if it was a good or bad idea. It also told me about court cases and
that President Nixon signed a law requiring action from congress before people
could be interned like the Japanese. It also told that President Ronald Reagan
signed the civil liberties act that gave every person who was interned $20,000.
"Japanese Internment - Discussion and Encyclopedia Article. Who Is Japanese
Internment? What Is Japanese Internment? Where Is Japanese Internment?
Definition of Japanese Internment. Meaning of Japanese Internment." Welcome to
Knowledgerush. Web. 08 Mar. 2011.
<http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclopedia/Japanese_internment/>.
On this site I found a map of the Relocation camps. I use it in my performance
when I play Dillon S. Meyer.
Speidel, Jennifer . "After Internment: Seattle's Debate Over Japanese Americans' Right to
Return Home." Web. 10 Oct 2010.
<http://depts.washington.edu/civialr/after_interment.html
This article talked at great length about the debate over whether the Japanese
should be allowed to return from the camps to their former homes.