California, Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States California San Francisco County

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Record Description
Record Group	RG 85: Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service
Collection years	1928-1942
Microfilm Publication	A3408. Registers of Japanese, Filipinos,and Hawaiians Held for Boards of Special Inquiry at San Francisco, California, September 1928-February, 1942. 2 rolls
National Archives Identifier	4497860414
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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.

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for California, Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942.

Collection Content

Sample Images

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  Arrival List (Left Side)

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  Arrival List (Right Side)

What Can This Collection Tell Me?

Information found in this collection may include:

• Name
• Age
• Nationality
• Significant remarks
• Name of vessel
• Port of departure
• Date of departure
• Port of arrival
• Date of arrival

How Do I Search the Collection?

To begin your search it is helpful to know at least some of the following:

• The name of your ancestor.
• The age or birth date of your ancestor.
• The date of immigration.
• The port of arrival or departure.

Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information in the list to what you already know about your ancestor to determine if it is the correct family or person. You may need to compare several persons in the list before you find your ancestor.

Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page.

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Pagethen select the appropriate NARA Roll Number.

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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.

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 occupations to find military records.
• Use the naturalization information to find immigration and naturalization court documents which lead to the country of origin. Then search for records in the country of origin.
• Use the information in each record to find additional family members.
• Repeat this process with additional family member’s records to find more generations of the family.
• 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 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.
• Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relations that can be verified by records.
• If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality in an area search.
• Standard spelling of names typically did not exist during the periods our ancestors lived in. Try variations of your ancestor’s name while searching the index or browsing through images.
• Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names. Try searching for these names as well.
• Search the indexes and records of California, United States Genealogy.
• Search in the California Archives and Libraries.

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.

Collection Citation:

Collection Citation: The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.

Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):

When looking at a record, the citation is found below the record. You can search records in this collection by visiting the search page for California, Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942.

Image Citation:
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