Monterey Petition: A Democratic Way of Life for All (Document 1)

Authors

Toni Jackson

Files

Identifier

CSUMB_ms15_0343

Description

Petition signed by Monterey, California residents to welcome back Japanese Americans who were forcibly relocated to incarceration camps during World War II. Published in the Monterey Peninsula Herald on May 11, 1945, it was one of the few organized efforts supporting Japanese Americans after the war.

Publication Date

1945

Geographic Coverage

Monterey, California

Subjects

Japanese Americans; World War II--Incarceration camps; World War II--Leaving camp--Returning home; Political participation; Civil rights

Type

Text

Genre

Petitions

Source Description

3 pages, 14.75 x 9 inches

Digital Format

application/pdf

Language

eng

Digital Collection

Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League Collection

Repository

Archives & Special Collections of California State University, Monterey Bay

Rights

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Recommended Citation

Jackson, Toni, "Monterey Petition: A Democratic Way of Life for All (Document 1)" (1945). Monterey Petition: A Democratic Way of Life for All. 17.
https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/jacl_petitions/17