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Show MANZANAR COMMITTEE 1566 CURRAN STRE~T LOS ANGELES. CALIF. 90026 October 14, 1975 Arthur A. Hansen, Ph.D., Director CSUF Orah History Program Department of History California State University, Fullerton Fullerton, California 92634 Dear Dr. Hansen: This is a belated reply to your letter of August 15th. As you know, we have been busy for the past six months organizing the Poston Pilgrimage and Inter-cultural Exchange with the Colorado River Indian Tribes and postponed action on all other matters until that project ended on September 28th. It is the unanimous decision of the Manzanar Committee not to participate in the panel discussion which you suggested to be IES: sponsored by the Phi Alpha Theta chapter, International Honor GVN has ociety. It is our decision that we cannot participate in making been shut vailable another platform from which Mrs. Baker and Americans off be- for Historic Accuracy can express their views. It is our opinion that AHA has ample access to Gardena Valley News and KABC radio and television. LIES I egardless of l-frs. Baker's contention that she has tried to do so, HA E she has never approached the Committee for a public discussion. OFVWlRE Our voluminous files of correspondence contains nothing in writing . equesting such a public mee~'t;ing.. . __ -:.:::::::----. SENT ASK! T ~NM1E TIME AND-PLACE"-AT THEIR CONVENIENCE / 'lith the suppor 0 our commun ty, we negotiated over a long LIES: The oeriod of time with State agencies for the right to describe our Historic thnic history and to choose the terminology to define that Commissio istory. We have ample documentation t:or the use ot: the term UNAMI~~ouEnc. en . tration camp. ~Je are convinced after 5 years of existence TURNED ITas a community-based volunteer organization that our position is DOWN AS ~~~~o_t.--. . . BEING HISTORICALLY INACCURATE AND "OPINIONATED" '" We appreciate your concern that the internment experience be carefully researched and that historically accurate data be made public. Perhaps, sometime in the future, both groups can give separate presentations to your honor society. COPY Sincerely yours, THE 1·!ANZA1'lAR ~ITTE~ TO FACE lTIE TRUTH OR SIGN THEI~ 'N~,. |
