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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Shigezo Iwata's Transfer and Release Papers |
| Date | 15 Apr 1943 - 15 Nov 1945 |
| Document Type | Legal Papers |
| Reference | MSS 53, Box 2, Folder 21 |
| Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| Collection Name | Shigezo and Sonoko Iwata Papers, 1942-1991 |
| Description | Paperwork pertaining to Shigezo Iwata's transfer from Lordsburg internment camp to the family relocation centre in Arizona to be reunited with his family, and to his eventual parole and release. |
| Series Description | The collection contains letters between the Iwatas and their friends detailing life in the relocation centre and the internment camp. There are also personal documents and biographical materials. |
| Biographical Note / History | Shigezo Iwata was born in Japan and immigrated to the United States in 1924. Sonoko U. Iwata was born in Los Angeles. The couple made their home in Thermal, California where they farmed and Shigezo was secretary of the Thermal Farmers' Cooperative Association. Separated in the initial part of World War II when Shigezo was arrested and detained by the FBI at the Lordsburg Internment Camp (New Mexico), the Iwatas were reunited in 1943 at the Colorado River Relocation Centre near Poston, Arizona. |
| Theme(s) | Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
| Places | Lordsburg, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Poston, Arizona, Washington, New York City, New York, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Nationality | Japanese; American |
| People | Iwata, Shigezo |
| Keywords | internment camp, war, First World WarI, prisoner, parole, family, Alien Enemy Control Unit |
| Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
| Language | English |
| Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
