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*Access to articles restricted to University of Hawai'i affiliates only. Items in eVols are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated. Wegars, P. (2002). Golden State meets Gem State: Californians at Idaho’s Kooskia Internment Camp. Moscow, ID: Kooskia Internment Camp Project. “THE ENEMY ALIEN FILES: Hidden Stories of World War II” presents for Viewer Comments: The the first time the little known wartime experiences Enemy of Italian, German and Japanese immigrants in the US and from Latin America. With photographs, “The Enemy Alien Files” Exhibit is “ The entire topic— both historically and documents, and oral history excerpts, the exhibit a collaboration among the National as currently relevant—is so important! brings to light these stories and explores how lapanese American Historical Society Outstanding!” Alien (NJAHS), Japanese Peruvian Oral international events, political and military actions, - Santa Cruz national security threat, and changes in public History Project (JPOHP), American attitudes led to similarities and differences in the Italian Historical Association— Western Regional Chapter “Shedding light on a chapter in our nation’s Files: treatment, exclusion, internment and deportation (AIHA/WRC), and the German history that most of the American public does of several thousand “enemy aliens.” American Education Fund (GAEF). Hidden Stories not know happened, this exhibit exposes the truth Funding to produce and tour this through visual images and written words to The display also shares how such individuals exhibit was made possible in part of World War II responded to wartime traumas and the legacies by grants from the California Arts produce an extremely powerful message. ” these experiences have left on our nation as a Council, the California Council - Don Nakanishi, Director, Asian American Studies Center, whole. While the focus is on the experience of for the Humanities and the University of California, Los Angeles particular communities during WWII, the exhibit’s California Civil Liberties Public related programming provides opportunities for Education Program. public dialogue about parallels to current national We are grateful to US Congressional “ This is a provocative photo-exhibit which and world events in the aftermath of the September Representative Mike Honda of encourages viewers to draw parallels between 11th tragedies and the U.S. “war on terrorism.” California for his valuable support WWII and today. ” The US government responses to the Pearl Harbor of this exhibit. - Carol Fuller, ACLU, Santa Cruz and September 11th attacks provide important points for comparison and contrast and bring “The compelling stories and multi-faceted aspect the lessons of history into the public's of the exhibit, including histories of various immediate consciousness. cultures, individual quotes, and images is very powerful. The exhibit exceeded my expectations This exhibit offers audiences the opportunity to in regards to content. ” explore how our nation, now and during WWII, - Sacramento reconciles potentially competing national ideals— the promotion of reliance on ethnic diversity, the sanctity of the Bill of Rights and the necessity “This exhibit helps us remember the lessons of national security. from this shameful chapter of U.S. history.” - Mike Honda, A unique comparative and multicultural U.S. Congressman from CA presentation, THE ENEMY ALIEN FILES makes accessible to the public an important aspect of “It was informative and accessible...beautiful World War II that has direct relevance to today’s and powerful” domestic and world events. - Berekeley Creative Direction, Design and Production: NDD Creative Overview of Panel 5. Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Panel 9. Civilian Prisoner Exchanges: uring WWII, the US government operated an - Aien Registration, Curfew and Restrictions - Thrust into the War Zones Deported to War Zones D “enemy alien” program which affected nearly - “‘Evacuation” and Individual Exclusion one million immigrants from the Italian, German and Japanese communities in the US and from Latin America. - Executive Order 9066 Exhibit Sections This program was separate from the internment of the 120,000 US citizens and resident immigrants of Japanese ancestry. Panel 1. “ The Enemy Alien Files: Hidden Stories of In the late 1930s, as turmoil in Europe and Asia World War II” escalated, the US government began to prepare for the possibility o f US involvement in war. Preparations included surveillance of Japanese, German and Italian resident aliens, compiling lists of “potentially dangerous persons” and plans for internment and deportation. This was massive racial and ethnic profiling, not based on action or evidence but rather on who could potentially be dangerous. Panel 6. Seized and Deported: - The Latin American Experience: Latin America Following the Japanese military attack on Pearl Harbor - WANTED: Hostages to Exchange on December 7, 1941, nearly one million law-abiding Panel 2. To A Better Life: Economic Motives immigrants were labeled “enemy aliens.” No distinction was made between resident immigrants and aliens in the - The Promise of the Americas Panel 10. Picking Up the Pieces: US on a temporary basis. The US government also went - Cultivating Communities - Release, Resettlement & outside its borders and violated the rights of civilians in - Sticks and Stones and Words that Hurt “Repatriation” 15 Latin American countries. Over 6000 men, women and children of German, Italian and Japanese ancestry - both immigrant residents as well as citizens of those countries-were taken from their homes, forcibly deported and interned in US concentration camps for the purpose of prisoner exchange. A total of over 31,000 enemy aliens of German, Italian, and Japanese ancestry in the US and from Latin America were apprehended, and thousands were interned for reasons of "national security." Detainees received a brief hearing during which they were not allowed counsel, were not told of charges against them, and could not Panel 7. Detained and Interned: Panel 3. Prelude to War: confront witnesses. - Arresting US Residents Internees were held - Axis Powers - Creating Illegal Aiens indefinitely without - International Insecurity Panel 11. Uncovering Hidden Stories: - Civil Wrong and charges or a trial. - Blacklists and Backroom Deals - Breaking the Silence Human Rights Over 4800 persons, - In Search of Justice including US citizens who were the minor children of permanent resident aliens, were forcibly deported to war zones of the Far East and Europe in civilian prisoner exchanges. Most internees were released Panel 8. Behind Barbed Wire: from camp by the end of the war in 1946, but some were - Interned Panel 4. WAR] Plans in Motion: interned for seven years. Others remained at Ellis Island - The Camps - From Immigrant to Enemy Alien until 1949. - Regulated Life - FBI Round-up - Maintaining Later review of records of these “dangerous” enemy Morale aliens show there was often no specific evidence of subversive activities. Rather they lost years of their lives on the basis of “potential” danger. The impact of these Panel 12. Could It Happen Again? violations has been long lasting in their communities and has current day significance for our democratic institutions and freedoms. I would like more information about “The Enemy Alien Files” Exhibit (Materials may also be available for downloading from the NJAHS website at www.njahs.org) packet for prospective host venues TheEnemy general information packet specific information:______________________________________________________________________ Alien Yes, I would like to support the Exhibit with a gift. Enclosed is my check of: $500 $250 $100 $50 Other $_________ Files: (Please make your check payable to “NJAH S” and notate “EA F exhibit”. Hidden Stories Tour pi ft is tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.) of World War II Name_____________________________________________________________ T itle ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Organization_____________________________________________________ Address----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City/State/Zip------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Day-time Phone--------------------------------------------------- Evening Phone F a x ---------------------------------------------------------------------- E m ail-------------- WHO WILL BE NEXT? Ml. % HERE, IN AMERICA? THE ASSEMBLY ON WARTIME RELOCATION & INTERNMENT OF CIVILIANS i 1U 1 >] 1111 H M i [4-~Ā I if»] i i M 1 10 4 P ■ A L 1U I M * 111* ■ PT* [ » kT^ iiTfff ff] 1 f?»m i l iT3 wmm nffii I n o Eiyi H>itiil iiHifflTTimf:■ ' m Here, In America? T h e A s s e m b l y o n t h e W a r t im e R e l o c a t io n a n d In t e r n m e n t o f C iv il ia n s New Personal Testimonies from World War II and Today APRIL 8-9, 2005 10 am - 4 pm UC Hastings College of the Law, Alumni Reception Center, 200 McAllister St. (at Hyde) San Francisco, CA FREE - Advance reservations recommended. RSVP by April 1st: (415) 921-5007. The Assembly on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, a grassroots public education forum, will focus on the personal testimonies of US citizens and immigrants of Japanese. German and Italian ancestry in the US and from Latin America, who have not received proper acknowledgment nor an apology for the violation of their civil and human rights due to US government action