2008 HONORARY DEGREE CEREMONY FOR JAPANESE AMERICAN STUDENTS DURING WWII
Letter to the President from Japanese American Students, December 11,
1941. OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. RG 13 President’s
Office Records, 1870-2002. Subgroup 6. General Subject File, 1903-1964.
Series VIII. Oregon State College, 1905-1963. Reel 20, 22b Japanese -
American Students, 1941-1942.
Eight of the thirty-six students who signed the letter. OSU Special Collections
and Archives Research Center. Beaver Yearbook, 1942, Vol. 36, pages 261,
262, 264, 267, 276, 278, 280, 317.
Jack Yoshihara, 1942. OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center.
Beaver Yearbook, 1942, Vol. 36. page 177.
Jack Yoshihara at the Honorary Degree Ceremony, 2008. Photo by Andy
Cripe, Corvallis Gazette-Times.
Sources Cited
(1) Oregon Encyclopedia - Oregon History and Culture “Japanese Americans
In Oregon” http://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/
(2) OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. RG 13 President’s
Office Records, 1870-2002. Subgroup 6. General Subject File, 1903-1964.
Series VIII. Oregon State College, 1905-1963. Reel 20, 22b Japanese -
American Students, 1941-1942. This collection contains over 30 records,
including letters and travel documents, which reflect the federal internment
policies of the time period.
(3) OSU Special Collections and Archives Research Center. Memorabilia
Collection. Box 167, Folder “World War II.” Article “Freedom Lost: The
experiences of OSU students of Japanese Ancestry during World War II” by
Rebecca Landis.
(4) Odegard, Kyle. “Former Students Get Degrees At Last.” Corvallis Gazette
Times. June 16, 2008. Notably, the “Long Last: Japanese American WWII-era
OSU Students Receive Honorary Degrees” June 16th, 2008, post as part of
the OSU Admissions Blog contains a 10 minute video of the ceremony: http://
oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/
