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Show OHI Grace Oshita 5-30-85 sl:l3 non strategic areas; that is, farther east. Ah, than the three west coast states. So, as soon as anyone had a job or a place to live or a scholarship from a university, were able to move out of camp if they had loyalty clearance. You know, the FBI had to clear you for that. And - in order to facilitate this ah relocation process, the - they decided to distribute the questionnaires to e-everybody, all the citizens - residents of camp. So that when time came that they wanted to leave, they could mke one look at this form and say well he's a loyal enough American or person to allow to leave. And, there were two questions that the· people hesitated answering. Many of us from - this became one big problem. There were community meetings, block meetings, whatever, - ah I've got it - to [looks through papers] LK About the questionnaire. GO Yes. And. It was the way these two quetions were phrased. If you remember, the Iseis could not become citizens, naturalized citizens. LK I have it right here - questions 27 and 28. GO Yes. 27 and 28. LK Question 27 asks apparenlty if the evacuees were willing to serve in combat. GO That's right. And that - for everyone to asnwer, including the Isseis. And the Issei alien Japanese, you see, coulmot become naturalized citizens. If they - who thought real deeply said, Say, what's going to happen to us, if we answer, yes we will, we will immediately become a man without a country. Becuase they |
