Tanforan

doc Drawing from the center of the racetrack at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-24)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "Here is a scene from the center of the racetrack. I often wondered how the horses felt when pounding down the stretch with the crowd screaming like mad. The building near the center to the left is a shower room. Beyond that, underneath the grandstand is the canteen where one could …

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doc Horse stalls at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-47)

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doc Buildings and guard tower at Tanforan Asembly Center (ddr-densho-392-46)

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doc Post office at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-27)

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doc View of Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-29)

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doc Drawing of the inside of a shower room at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-21)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "Here is a typical shower room (men's). By the time we were to be shipped to Utah, the plywood walls were warped and twisted by the constant humidity. The shwere would turn from hot to cold and from cold to hot. One often traversed the entire camp, searching for a shower …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-21/

doc Laundry lines and a guard tower at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-44)

Caption on front: "Tanforan."

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doc Drawing of the latrine and barracks at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-8)

Caption by Kenneth Iyeki: "A scene midway on the track length on the west side of camp. At the very end of the track to the left is the commisary warehouse. The rails were a favorite of youngsters. They would boast of having walked such and such a distance. Never heard of anyone balancing his way …

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doc Power lines in Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-39)

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doc Drawing of the music school at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-5)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This is the Tanforan music school which prior to evacuation served the racetrack fans as a refreshment house. At all hours, the sounds of pianos and violins would sound forth from every window. Every so often, music concerts would be held, and the edifice would be jammed every time. The [sic] …

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doc Drawing of the latrine and barracks at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-6)

Caption by Kenneth Iyeki: "This is a scene from the roof of an old stable. The latrine building which served our area [?] to the left. To the right is barrack #16 and between the two buildings is the stable where the batchelors [sic] used to sit all day and talk. Beyond the stable, partially hidden …

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doc View of barracks at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-34)

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doc Mess hall #7 at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-32)

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doc Drawing of the view from the top of the grandstand at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-12)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This is a portion of the landscape which could be seen from the top of the grandstand across the broad highway. Somehow, it made one feel better when he climbed the long stair to sit alone and look out on the hills. It was so beautiful and such a relief from …

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doc Mess hall #9 at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-43)

Caption on front: "Tanforan."

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doc Drawing inside the laundry room at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-25)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This scene is the inside of the camp laundry which we of barracks #14, #13, and #16 used. Most of the time, there would be no hot water, and we would have to carry it from the latrines in pails, if the latrines had hot water. OVer half of the tubs …

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doc Buildings #21 and #24 at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-35)

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doc Drawing of warehouses and the music conservatory at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-17)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "On the left is a warehouse, futher down is the music conservatory and finally at the end of the road is the mess mine building. We used to play on the tin roof of the warehouse. I abruptly stopped such shenanigans when an official angrily told me that a mine which …

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doc Drawing of the latrines at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-19)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "These two buildings are the latrines. There were so many people in ration to the facilities that we often was obliged to try and reach another area's latrine 'in time.' The one to the left is the women's and that to the right is the men's. The women, being women put …

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doc Drawing of the social hall at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-11)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This structure in Tanforan served many purposes. It is adjacent to the huge grandstand and tangent by a stairway. Upstairs in the hall, the internees held dances, badminton, and it was used as a place where visitors could come and see their evacuated friends. The ground level which is under the …

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doc Gate house at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-33)

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doc Men's shower at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-28)

Election campaign posters can be seen on the building walls.

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doc Drawing of recreation hall #6 at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-16)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "The barrack in the foreground was the recreation #6 building. Each area possessed its own rec hall. Competition was keen among them. From out the open window would [?] the sound of ping pong games in progress, little children screaming in laughter or just screaming, girls daring the boys to a …

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doc Drawing of recreation hall #6 headquarters at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-18)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "The small house was the headquarters for recreation #6. In the backyard, little children would play, while inside, the recreation leaders."

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doc Drawing of the northwest corner Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-14)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This is a scene near the north west corner of camp. The metal scraps seen on the ground were used by the internees in hammering out useful utensils for use in camp life. The guard part shown, is the scene of the only harshness shown by a guard during my entire …

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