2024 Genealogy Series, Session 5 of 5 - World War II Enemy Alien Records Related to Japanese Americans at the National Archives by David Castillo, Ruth Chan, and Katharine Seitz

David Castillo is an archives specialist at the National Archives at College Park, MD
Ruth Chan is a Subject Matter Expert for Asian American and Pacific Islander Related Records and an archivist at the National Archives at San Francisco
Katharine Seitz is an archives specialist at the National Archives in Washington, DC

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Unlike the more familiar experiences of Japanese Americans incarcerated by the War Relocation Authority (WRA), many researchers may not be aware of a separate group of people investigated and detained under the Enemy Alien Control Program. This session will guide researchers through the types of records available, offer strategies for navigating our holdings, and share stories from these records that are stored across three National Archives offices.

00:00- Presentation Welcome
01:46 -Session overview and presenter biographies
03:27 - World War II Enemy Alien Records overview
10:53 - Department of Justice Record Group 60
21:26 - FBI records Record Group 65
27:20 - Military records
34:28 - INS records Records Group 85
42:03 - A-Files Record Group 566
49:23 - A-Files case study
54:29 - A-Files another case study
59:29 - More about A-Files
1:01:08 - Contact information
1:02:20 - Closing, Event Survey, Other Resources
1:03:25 - Questions and Answers in the chat
1:13:30 - Closing Remarks: Chris Naylor, Executive for Research Services

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