Concentration camps

The War Relocation Authority (WRA) oversaw construction of ten concentration camps in sparsely populated and isolated areas. Between June and October 1942, Japanese Americans were transferred from the "assembly centers" to the larger camps. Housing approximately 120,000 people, the camps were designed to be self-contained communities, complete with hospitals, post offices, schools, warehouses, and residential areas. The WRA attempted to establish normalcy by setting up newspapers, a degree of self-government, sports leagues, and social events. But confinement, monotony, and harsh conditions exacerbated tensions between pro- and anti-camp administration residents and between the disempowered Issei and their U.S.-born Nisei children. At several centers, conflicts erupted into violence and at the Manzanar concentration camp the unrest resulted in fatal shootings. The WRA gradually granted work and school leave to those they considered "loyal." The last camp closed in March 1946.

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Related articles from the Densho Encyclopedia :
Concentration Camps, U.S.A. (book), Gila River, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Poston (Colorado River), Psychological effects of camp, Rohwer, Sites of incarceration, Topaz, Tule Lake

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[Crop land] (ddr-csujad-56-170)
img [Crop land] (ddr-csujad-56-170)
Bags of potatoes in the field with more bags in the background. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-037
[Kawase family] (ddr-csujad-56-251)
img [Kawase family] (ddr-csujad-56-251)
Kawase family members in May 1997. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-060
Letter from Lea Perry to George Ito, June 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-10)
doc Letter from Lea Perry to George Ito, June 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-10)
Letter from Lea Perry to George Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9008. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-008
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, March 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-71)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, March 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-71)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-069
[Japanese American soldier] (ddr-csujad-56-187)
img [Japanese American soldier] (ddr-csujad-56-187)
Japanese American soldier and incarceree standing in the snow outside the living quarters. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-054
[Two ladies] (ddr-csujad-56-207)
img [Two ladies] (ddr-csujad-56-207)
Two young Japanese American women. Page 16 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-016
[Sumo group at camp] (ddr-csujad-56-311)
img [Sumo group at camp] (ddr-csujad-56-311)
Group of sumo wrestlers at camp sitting crosslegged on grass. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Akutagawa family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
[Group conversation] (ddr-csujad-56-233)
img [Group conversation] (ddr-csujad-56-233)
A group of incarcerees by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 19 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-042
[Administration area] (ddr-csujad-56-194)
img [Administration area] (ddr-csujad-56-194)
Camp Amache administration and personnel buildings near front entrance. Page 3 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-003
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, November 24, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-55)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, November 24, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-55)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-053
[Yasu and group by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-236)
img [Yasu and group by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-236)
A group of Japanese American incarcerees by the Arkansas River with a young man named Yasu in the left foreground. Page 22 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-045
Letter to Joe and Lea Perry, January 26, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-64)
doc Letter to Joe and Lea Perry, January 26, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-64)
Letter to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9062. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-062
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-67)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-67)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9065. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-065
Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family, December 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-59)
doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family, December 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-59)
Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9057. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-057
[Men by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-143)
img [Men by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-143)
Photo of a group of men talking and playing around by the river. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-010
[Snake charming] (ddr-csujad-56-224)
img [Snake charming] (ddr-csujad-56-224)
Cowl and Masaji sit on the ground at Camp Amache, one holding a snake and the other wearing a turban and playing a wooden flute. Page 10 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-033
[River] (ddr-csujad-56-145)
img [River] (ddr-csujad-56-145)
Photo of the river where incarcerees were visiting outside camp. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-012
Letter from Lea Perry, January 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-62)
doc Letter from Lea Perry, January 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-62)
Letter from Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-060
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, December 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-97)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, December 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-97)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9095. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-095
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, December 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-30)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, December 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-30)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9028. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-028
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 10, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-39)
doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 10, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-39)
Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9037. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-037
[Pharmacy] (ddr-csujad-56-182)
img [Pharmacy] (ddr-csujad-56-182)
Four incarcerees working in the pharmacy lab at camp with a patient at the window. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-049
[Haruo in the Garden] (ddr-csujad-56-197)
img [Haruo in the Garden] (ddr-csujad-56-197)
Haruo Kawase in rock garden with pond. Barracks are in background. Page 6 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-006
Hop on the truck (ddr-csujad-56-136)
img Hop on the truck (ddr-csujad-56-136)
Family photo of the Kameokas in the back of a truck in front of a train. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-003
Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, February 17, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-41)
doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, February 17, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-41)
Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9039. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-039
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