Work and jobs

doc Two letters to Yuri from Min Yonekura (ddr-densho-356-285)

Two letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru "Min" Yonekura. Both letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter 5/11: describes forced removal, details items needed in assembly center to make barracks feel homey, food quality in the assembly center and general life there. Letter 2: discusses plans to move …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Margaret Saito (ddr-densho-356-291)

Letter to Yuri Domoto from Margaret Saito in which she details life in Tanforan, asks Yuri to keep in touch once she is moved from Merced, and describes her desire to move East and find a job in which she is getting help from a former boss. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and …

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doc Yuriko Domoto's Notice to Report to Work (ddr-densho-356-771)

A reassignment for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada to become a Recreation Director at the Merced Assembly Center.

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doc Letter to Yuri from Yoshito (ddr-densho-356-219)

Envelope and letter addressed to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata. In the letter Yoshito writes about the descriptions of the Assembly centers he's heard so far and how positive Yuri's description was, pending deployment to Japan, his friendship with fellow Nisei soldier Stg. Harry Fujita, his recent promotion to Tech Sgt. He also describes a USO …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Margaret Saito (ddr-densho-356-287)

Letter to Yuri Domoto from Margaret Saito in which she describes life at Tanforan and her volunteering to go to Manzanar early. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Rosie Suyeyasu (ddr-densho-356-288)

Letter to Yuri Domoto Tsukada from Rose "Rosie" Nakagawa Suyeyasu. In the letter she writes about life at Tanforan and the mutual friends they have. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

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doc Two letters to Yuri Domoto from Mildred Allen (ddr-densho-356-280)

Two letters to Yuri Domoto from Mildred Allen stored in the same envelope. The first letter is dated April 28, 1942 and the second June 1, 1942. The first letter details a conference she attended on Child Welfare, inquires about the Domoto family business, and her next work assignment. The second letter describes her involvement in …

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doc Administrative Notice No. 21 Labor Strikes (ddr-densho-356-799)

Administrative Notice No. 21 from Santa Anita Assembly Center provides excerpts from the Wartime Civil Control Administration Operations Manual regarding work stoppages, labor strikes, quitting, and grievances. The WCCA did not allow work stoppages or labor strikes.

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img Heart Mountain Fire Department (ddr-densho-363-35)

Members of the Heart Mountain Fire Department pose by the fire truck. The men from left to right: Unidentified, John Nomura, Unidentified, George Takeshita, William Taketa, Frank Komoto, Unidentified

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doc A Myopic Account of a Relocated Life during the Second World War (ddr-densho-468-97)

Personal recollections of life in an assembly center and relocation camp for Japanese descendants and various digressions

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vh James "Turk" Suzuki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-204-14)

Working on the coal crew in camp

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vh Misa Taketa Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-436-16)

Working for a block manager in camp

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vh John Y. Hayakawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-401-14)

Working in the fire department in camp

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-401-14/

vh Eiichi Yamashita Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-424-5)

Working as a fireman in Tule Lake

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 62 (ddr-densho-1000-135-62)

Tosh's work in the Puyallup camp hospital

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vh Miyoko Tsuboi Nakagawa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-421-10)

Jobs in camp: working in the procurement office

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vh Fred Tadashi Shingu Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-292-15)

Jobs in Tule Lake

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vh Bob Y. Sakata Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-216-12)

A huge responsibility: working with the camp's farm supervisor

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-289-17)

Working in the camp hospital

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Mary Hamano Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-215-18)

Volunteering to work on the camp's farm

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vh Setsu Tsuboi Tanemura Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-266-18)

Working the camp hospital as a thirteen-year-old

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vh Minoru Tajii Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-394-18)

Work in camp: delivering milk

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Ken Yoshida Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-428-8)

Working as an ambulance driver in camp

This interview is incomplete. It ends after the first hour of taping, when Mr. Yoshida is describing serving time at the road camp for resisting the draft. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-370-14)

Working as a dental assistant in camp

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vh Homer Yasui Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-491-2)

An eventful job as a "toilet inspector" in camp

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