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E. Harriet Gipson and Katharine A. Wolfe memorandum "American-Made Refugees" opposing the evacuation of Japanese families from the west coast, 1942

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The memorandum presents a series of facts and statements designed to oppose the evacuation order and show that it was created as a result of prejudice rather than military necessity. The authors argue that the evacuation was not a military necessity because "1. There had been no sabotage either in Hawaii or on west coast. 2. FBI had already arre... United States--Washington (State)--Seattle
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1942
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text
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Digital Public Library of America
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University of Washington
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