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== What | == What Is in the Collection? == | ||
This collection contains Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians Held for Boards of Special Inquiry at San Francisco, California, September 1928 to February 1942. The records are a chronological listing of people detained for boards of special inquiry. The records are arranged by date of arrival then by vessel. The collection corresponds with NARA publication A3408 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and was filmed at the NARA facility in Washington DC. | This collection contains Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians Held for Boards of Special Inquiry at San Francisco, California, September 1928 to February 1942. The records are a chronological listing of people detained for boards of special inquiry. The records are arranged by date of arrival then by vessel. The collection corresponds with NARA publication A3408 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service and was filmed at the NARA facility in Washington DC. | ||
===To Browse | ===To Browse This Collection=== | ||
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== What Can | == What Can This Collection Tell Me? == | ||
Information found in this collection may include: | Information found in this collection may include: | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. | ||
===I Found Who I | ===I Found Who I Was Looking For, What Now?=== | ||
*Use the name, residence, and approximate birth date to locate your ancestor in church, land, and census records. | *Use the name, residence, and approximate birth date to locate your ancestor in church, land, and census records. | ||
*Use occupations to find military records. | *Use occupations to find military records. | ||
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*[[California Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | *[[California Church Records|Church Records]] often were kept years before government records were required and are a good source for finding ancestors before 1900. | ||
=== I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking | === I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | *Try viewing the original record to see if there were errors in the transcription of the name, age, residence, etc. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | ||
*Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | *Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records. | ||
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*Search in the [[California Archives and Libraries]]. | *Search in the [[California Archives and Libraries]]. | ||
== Citing | == Citing This Collection == | ||
Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | Citing your sources makes it easy for others to find and evaluate the records you used. When you copy information from a record, list where you found that information. Here you can find citations already created for the entire collection and for each individual record or image. | ||