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Correspondence (5 of 5), February 2-November 15, 2016

 File — Box: 11, Folder: 34

Scope and Contents

From the Series:

This series is composed of Mike Honda’s personal papers, including correspondence, accomplishments, and an oral history of his early youth and experiences in a Japanese Internment Camp. The majority of this series consists of mail sent to Honda's office from constituents, covering a wide variety of subjects. The subjects covered include topics relevant to the post-9/11 era, such as the racial profiling of Muslim Americans; arming airline pilots; and the war in Afganistan. Other subject matter includes attempts to stop the closure of the peer-to-peer file sharing service Napster; environmental issues like logging in National Parks, drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, and the dumping of nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain; and preserving Social Security and Medicare programs.

Dates

  • Creation: February 2-November 15, 2016

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Access to digital files is by permission from the Director of Special Collections and Archives only.

Extent

From the Collection: 21 boxes (21 Linear Feet)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the SJSU Special Collections & Archives Repository

Contact:
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