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| Title | National Japanese American Student Relocation Council letter to Norio Higano regarding Nisei students joining the Army Specialized Training Program and the possibility of racial discrimination preventing qualified applicants, May 21, 1943 |
| Author | King, Trudy |
| Date of Publication | 1943 |
| Notes | This letter from Trudy King of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council to Norio Higano discusses the question of whether qualified Nisei students are being allowed to join the Army Specialized Training Program and the possibility of racial discrimination preventing qualified applicants from acceptance. Norio Higano is asked to send more specific information and aid in contacting other potential victims of discrimination. |
| Contextual Notes | Norio Higano was a medical student in St. Louis, Missouri during World War II. His parents, Haji and Ura, and his sister Shizuko were at Camp Harmony and Minidoka. Another sister, Aiko, was enrolled at Joshi Isen, a women's medical college in Tokyo, Japan from 1938-1942. |
| Subjects (LCTGM) | Students |
| Subjects (LCSH) | Japanese Americans; World War, 1939-1945; United States. Army |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Missouri--St. Louis; United States--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
| Digital ID Number | PNW01526 |
| Ordering Information | To order a reproduction or inquire about permissions contact: photos@u.washington.edu. |
| Digital Collection | Pacific Northwest Historical Documents
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| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections |
| Repository Collection | Higano Family papers. Accession no. 2870-001. Box 1/8 |
| Object Type | Letter (correspondence)
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| Physical Description | 28 x 21.5 cm. |
| Digital Reproduction Information | Scanned from original text or image at 200 dpi saved in TIFF format, resized and enhanced using Adobe Photoshop, and imported as JPEG2000 using Contentdm software's JPEG2000 Extension. 2012. |
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