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In this letter to Governor Andrew Schoeppel, L.M. Rymph, State Superintendent of Congregational Christian Churches, explains that he believes using Japanese Americans as laborers in Kansas "will mean much in maintaining the morale of these people and in keeping them loyal to this their native country." Although he admits to Schoeppel that "this move may not meet with popular community response," Rymph contends that treating the Japanese Americans with respect is extremely important because America "must not just have another racial peon class."
Date: March 29, 2009
This item can be used in conjunction with other material on the treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II. A glimpse into race and ethnic relations during the period, this item provides evidence that not all Americans saw all Japanese as one indivisible group during the conflict.
11th Grade, Benchmark 2, Race and Ethnic Relations (indicator 7)
Item Number: 217350
Call Number: Governor's Records, Governor Schoeppel, Box 63, Folder 13
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217350
Collections - State Archives - Governor's Records - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Curriculum - 11th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1930-1945 (US_Benchmark 2) - Race and ethnic relations (Indicator 7)
Date - 1940s - 1943
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank
Military - Wars - World War II - Homefront - Japanese Labor
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Schoeppel, Andrew Frank, 1894-1962
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - World War II, 1939 - 1945
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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