Letter from Lincoln Kanai to Joseph R. Goodman, March 23, 1943

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Joseph R. Goodman correspondence and other papers, 1942-1943

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Title: Letter from Lincoln Kanai to Joseph R. Goodman, March 23, 1943
Creator: Kanai, Lincoln
Date: 1943-05-23
Identifier: MS-840_0232
Description: Letter from Lincoln Kanai to Joseph R. Goodman, describing Kanai's incarceration at the Heart Mountain camp. Kanai writes of racism and ignorance brought about by racial segregation, and the need to transform the goodwill of people "on the outside" into political power to fight back against unjust government actions.
General notes(s): Series: Joseph R. Goodman correspondence and other papers, 1942-1943
Physical description: 2 pages, 10.5 x 8 inches, handwritten
Preferred citation: Letter from Lincoln Kanai to Joseph R. Goodman, March 23, 1943; Joseph R. Goodman papers on Japanese American incarceration, MS-840; California Historical Society.
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Topical subject(s): Japanese Americans
World War II--Incarceration camps
World War II--Resistance and dissidence
World War II--Incarceration camps--Incarcerees
Race and racism--Discrimination
Identity and values--Nisei
Activism and involvement
Named subject(s): Incarceration Camps--Heart Mountain
Geographical subject(s): Cody (Wyo.)
Finding Aid: https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt0v19r86x/
Collection identifier: MS-840