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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doc Izumi Taniguchi interview (ddr-csujad-6-31)

Oral history interview with Izumi Taniguchi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANIGUCHI_IZUMI

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-31/

doc Amache summer carnival program (ddr-csujad-7-18)

Program listing events and showing locations for a carnival put on by the incarcerees at Amache. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Amache Summer Carnival

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-18/

doc Ordinance no. 1 (ddr-csujad-7-28)

An ordinance regulating offenses (crimes) in the Granada incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Ordinance_NO1

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-28/

doc Amache directory (ddr-csujad-7-17)

Directory of the administrative and education staff and incarcerees at the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Amache Directory

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-17/

doc O-OP canteen sale (ddr-csujad-7-22)

Advertisement for sale at the camp's commisary. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Canteen_Sale_P01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-22/

doc Song lyrics (ddr-csujad-7-31)

Several pages of well known popular song lyrics from the era. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Song Lyrics

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-31/

doc CO-OP canteen moving out sale (ddr-csujad-7-19)

Advertisement for sale at the camp commissary at Amache. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Co-op Canteen Moving Out Sale

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-19/

doc Granada Christian Church news, vol. 1, no. 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-7-20)

Newsletter for the Granada Christian Church congregation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Granada Christian Church News

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-20/

doc Ordinance no. 2 (ddr-csujad-7-29)

An ordinance regulating traffic laws for public streets within the Granada incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Ordinance_NO2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-29/

doc Rhythm show program (ddr-csujad-7-30)

Program for a play/concert put on by high school students at Amache. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Rhythm Show Program

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-30/

img Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-7-12)

Manzanar incarceration camp, July 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f12

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-12/

doc Music for Dianne ("Bubbles") Endo (ddr-csujad-7-25)

Sheet music containing "Taps," "Stars and stripes forever," and "Yankee doodle." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Music for Dianne (Bubbles) Endo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-25/

doc Relocation program: a guidebook for the residents of relocation centers (ddr-csujad-7-23)

Guidebook for incarcerees regarding WRA policies and procedures. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Relocation_Guidebook

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-23/

doc Kou Uyemaruko (ddr-csujad-8-81)

Oral history interview with Kou Uyemaruko [Ko Uemaruko]. 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 Uyemaruko, Kou

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-81/

doc Torao Ty Arifuku (ddr-csujad-8-6)

Oral history interview with Torao Ty Arifuku. 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 Arifuku, Torao Ty

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-6/

doc Mr. and Mrs. Torazo Ouchi (ddr-csujad-8-60)

Oral history interview with Torazo and Hanako Ouchi. 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 Ouchi, Mr and Mrs Torazo

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-60/

doc Jane Tomeko Sugimura (ddr-csujad-8-68)

Oral history interview with Jane Tomeko Sugimura. 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 Sugimura, Jane Tomeko

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-68/

doc Mrs. Toshi Uchiyama (ddr-csujad-8-79)

Oral history interview with Mrs. Toshi Uchiyama. 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 Uchiyama, Mrs Toshi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-79/

doc Alice Hatsuye Hirata (ddr-csujad-8-89)

Oral history interview with Alice Hatsuye [Hatsue] Hirata. 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 Hirata, Alice

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-89/

doc Takano Okajima (ddr-csujad-8-56)

Oral history interview with Takano Okajima. 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 Okajima, Takano

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-56/

img Nisei woman standing near barracks (ddr-densho-111-2)

Elaine Ishikawa Hayes.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-111-2/

img [One woman and three men at Manzanar] (ddr-csujad-29-311)

One woman and two men with a Manzanar National Park Service ranger. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P254

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-311/

img [Three photographs of the incarceration camp] (ddr-csujad-29-228)

Three photographs depicting the camp barracks, a family portrait, and a camp baseball team. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P171

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-228/

img [Arthur A. Hansen, former incarceree, and students viewing Rafu Shimpo and Tozai Times newspapers] (ddr-csujad-29-310)

Photograph of Arthur A. Hansen, former Manzanar incarceree (presumably), and students viewing Japanese American newspapers at COPH. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P253

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-310/

vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu (ddr-csujad-29-57)

Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-57/