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Topaz Times (publication)
The ''Topaz Times'' was a mimeographed newspaper published in the Topaz War Relocation Center, Topaz War Relocation Center (Topaz) during the period of Internment of Japanese Americans, Japanese Internment in World War II. The publication of the ''Times'' was mandated by the War Relocation Authority, War Relocation Authority (WRA) to ensure proper communication from WRA leaders to residents of the camp. The newspaper was written in both English and Japanese. The ''Times'' published daily between September 17, 1942, and August 9, 1945, ceasing publication five months prior to the date the camp closed. History In February 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, ordering the incarceration of Japanese-born US residents (''Issei'') and American citizens of Japanese descent ''(Nisei'' or ''Sansei)'' living in California and the Pacific Northwest, conducted by the WRA. While camps were being built to house people more permanently, m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background. Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as politics, business, sports, art, and science. They often include materials such as opinion columns, weather forecasts, reviews of local services, Obituary, obituaries, birth notices, crosswords, editorial cartoons, comic strips, and advice columns. Most newspapers are businesses, and they pay their expenses with a mixture of Subscription business model, subscription revenue, Newsagent's shop, newsstand sales, and advertising revenue. The journalism organizations that publish newspapers are themselves often Metonymy, metonymically called newspapers. Newspapers have traditionally been published Printing, in print (usually on cheap, low-grade paper called newsprint). However, today most newspapers are also Electronic publishing, published on webs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
