Pinedale

Temporary Assembly Center

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Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-32)
doc Chapter 2, 3, 4, 5 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-32)
Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including weather, social interactions, barracks noise, the desire to leave camp, prospect of discrimination, reflections on "one year since 'evacuation,'" and the journey to camp. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of …
Letter from Lily Shoji to Mrs. Waegell, May 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2565)
doc Letter from Lily Shoji to Mrs. Waegell, May 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2565)
Letter from Lily Shoji to Mrs. Waegell regarding the forced evacuation from Brigton. While on the train they passed through Florin, Elk Grove, Stockton, Merced and stopped at the Fresno station and boarded bus to Pinedale. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2673
Letter from Mary Kuwabara to Mrs. Waegell, June 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2563)
doc Letter from Mary Kuwabara to Mrs. Waegell, June 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2563)
Letter from Mary Kuwabara to Mrs. Waegell regarding arriving at Pinedale Assembly Center. She writes about daily life at the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2671
Notice to report to work on project, W.P.A. Form 402, Masami Iwasa (ddr-csujad-55-169)
doc Notice to report to work on project, W.P.A. Form 402, Masami Iwasa (ddr-csujad-55-169)
Notice for Masami Iwasa to report to work as a laborer in Mess Hall A-1 at Pinedale temporary detention center. W.P.A. Form 402. Federal Works Agency, See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0171
Information bulletin (Pinedale, Calif.), no. 1 (May 28, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-164)
doc Information bulletin (Pinedale, Calif.), no. 1 (May 28, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-164)
Bulletin including information on living quarter assignments, meal location and times, medical center, and information office at Pinedale detention center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0166
Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)
doc Dr. Kikuo H. Taira (ddr-csujad-8-70)
Oral history interview with Dr. Kikuo H. Taira. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Taira, Dr Kikuo
Dr. George Suda (ddr-csujad-8-65)
doc Dr. George Suda (ddr-csujad-8-65)
Oral history interview with Dr. George Suda. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Suda, Dr George
Harley Mitsugi Nakamura (ddr-csujad-8-50)
doc Harley Mitsugi Nakamura (ddr-csujad-8-50)
Oral history interview with Harley Mitsugi Nakamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Nakamura, Harley Mitsugi
Ena Okonogi Sakamoto (ddr-csujad-8-96)
doc Ena Okonogi Sakamoto (ddr-csujad-8-96)
Oral history interview with Ena Okonogi Sakamoto. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sakamoto, Ena Okonogi
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 6 (June 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-6)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 6 (June 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-6)
Selected Article Titles: "Blood Donors" (p. 1), "$5500 in Wages Given Out on First Pay Day" (p. 1), "Free Coupon Books to be Issued Soon" (p. 1), "No Refunds on Pop Bottles" (p. 1), "'Geta' Drive Planned to Aid Rubber Campaign" (p. 1), "Evacuees Aid War Effort" (p. 2), " No Orders on Relocation" (p. 3), …
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 9 (July 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-9)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 9 (July 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-9)
Selected Article Titles: "Center Busy with Moving Activities" (p. 1), "9,166 at Tule" (p. 1), "Baby Care Provided" (p. 1), "Nippon Books Being Tagged" (p. 3), "Police Chief Johns Lauds Evacuee Center" (p. 5), "Evacuees Good Americans -- Hauck" (p. 8).
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 7 (July 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-7)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 7 (July 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-7)
Selected Article Titles: "42 Workers Leave for Beet Fields" (p. 1), "Council Bans Group Donations" (p. 1), "Democracy Today -- July 4, 1942" (p. 2), "First Baby Born at Pinedale Center" (p. 2), "18 Nurses Aides Enrolled" (p. 4), "Long Lines Mark Coupon Distribution" (p. 5), "Program for Issei Tonight" (p. 6), "Shuichi Fukui, American. Tacoma …
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 5 (June 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-5)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 5 (June 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-5)
Selected Article Titles: "Death of Matsumoto Reveals Colorful Life" (p. 1), "Medical Family Augments Staff" (p. 1), "Tulelake Destination of Camp Harmony Evacuees" (p. 1), "Nippon Print Contraband" (p. 4), "Americanization Class Will be Conducted" (p. 5), "Facts and Figures: Food Consumption. More Fresh Fruits, Vegetables Served" (p. 6), "Hospital 'C' Enlarged" (p. 10).
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 4 (June 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-4)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 4 (June 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-4)
Selected Article Titles: "DeWitt Orders Daily Count of Center" (p. 1), "Yasumura Heads Advisory Board" (p. 1), "General MacArthur Honored" (p. 1), "For Desperate Fems: How to Catch a Man" (p. 3), "Pies Like Mom's in the Baking" (p. 4), "Visitors to be Permitted" (p. 4), "Center Tots Begin Kindergarten" (p. 4), "234 Students Enroll in …
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 2 (May 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-2)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 2 (May 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-2)
Selected Article Titles: "Election Wednesday. Polls to be Open 8 to 6, All Over 16 Allowed to Vote" (p. 1), "Memorial Day by the Reverend Daisuke Kitagawa" (p. 1), "Clinic Hours Announced by Hospital Babies May Have Special Food" (p. 1), "Tacoma Boy Suffers Broken Collarbone" (p. 2), "Inductees Urged to Report New Address" (p. 2), …
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 2 (May 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-1)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 2 (May 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-1)
Selected Article Titles: "Self-Governing Body for Center Planned. Election Next Week" (p. 1), "Candidates for Block Election Announced" (p. 1), "Canteen Opens with Capacity Business" (p. 1), "Pinedale Quota Passes Half Mark" (p. 1), "Local Gov't to Stress Democracy. Service Director King Praises Nisei" (p. 1), "Mumps Chicken Pox Claim 7 Patients" (p. 1), "Inoculations Held" …
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 8 (July 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-8)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 8 (July 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-8)
Selected Article Titles: "Relocation of Students Discussed" (p. 1), "Various Groups Plan Farewell Parties" (p. 1), "Block C Residents to Move First" (p. 1), "Pinedale Enjoys Unusual Fourth" (p. 4), "Ice Cream Sales, Hit New High" (p. 9).
Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 3 (June 6, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-3)
doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 3 (June 6, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-3)
Selected Article Titles: "1446 Votes Cast. Center Council to Name Mayor Next Week" (p. 1), "Comedy, Music, Dancers Highlight Show Saturday" (p. 1), "Rumor-Tism" (p. 2), "Comfort Foreseen in Barrack Life" (p. 3), "How to Crash Mess by Toots Nakamura" (p. 3), "Feeding Stations for Tots Soon" (p. 6), "Overflooding of Showers Problem" (p. 6), "First …
Soldiers training in Camp Pinedale (ddr-densho-22-427)
img Soldiers training in Camp Pinedale (ddr-densho-22-427)
Caption on front: "'6' on the move / Camp Pinedale, Fresno / 24 Aug. '44."
Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)
doc Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)
Japanese Americans were allowed to take only what they could carry to the camps. In most cases, a person could take two bags. Each bag was marked with an identification tag. These tags belonged to Mae Iseri who was initially detained at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California. Mae and her family were later incarcerated at …
Notice to report to work (ddr-densho-25-78)
doc Notice to report to work (ddr-densho-25-78)
Mae Iseri received permission to work as a recreation leader at Pinedale Assembly Center.
Travel roster sheet (ddr-densho-25-83)
doc Travel roster sheet (ddr-densho-25-83)
This roster sheet specified the people traveling in one train car to Tule Lake, California.
Baggage identification tag instructions (ddr-densho-25-24)
doc Baggage identification tag instructions (ddr-densho-25-24)
The Iseri family was moved from the Pinedale Assembly Center to the Tule Lake concentration camp in July of 1942. They thus received instructions on how to label their baggage to ensure that none of it was lost.
Assembly center coupon book (ddr-densho-25-76)
doc Assembly center coupon book (ddr-densho-25-76)
Japanese Americans in the assembly centers could purchase coupon books for merchandise at Wartime Civil Control Admininistration stores. Each camp inmate was issued his or her own book, which contained stamps to be detached and exchanged for small items.
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