Japanese American Citizens League files on Minoru Yasui Memorial Fund and Coram Nobis case (in English), 1987-1988
Scope and Contents
Subseries 3.2 is focused on the second generation’s experiences. Biographical and autobiographical accounts, oral history and interview transcripts, legal test case files, trial records, War Relocation Authority and Department of Justice files, written statements, and collected anecdotes help to document the lives of Ray (Tsuyoshi, Chop) Yasui, Shu (Robert) Yasui, Homer Yasui, Miki (Yabe) Yasui, and Yuka (Yasui) Fujikura. Featured prominently are materials on Minoru Yasui’s wartime civil protest actions, copies of his letters to his youngest sister, Yuka, during his incarceration, and the family’s work with the Japanese American Citizens League to mark his legacy after his death.
Dates
- Creation: 1987-1988
Creator
- From the Collection: Yasui, Homer, 1924-2023 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Miki, 1926-2018 (Compiler, Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui family (Family)
- From the Collection: Yasui, Masuo (Person)
- From the Collection: Yasui Bros. Co. (Hood River, Or.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research, with the exception of one folder of materials that is restricted until 2047.
Extent
From the Series: 5.64 Cubic Feet (11 legal document cases; 1 oversize flat box)
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Oregon Historical Society Research Library Repository
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