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Schools were quickly organized in the concentration camps, but they suffered from crude facilities and lack of teaching materials. Instruction was given for nursery through high school, and adult education was offered. Trained teachers were in short supply, however, and uncertified Japanese Americans with college degrees often filled in. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) deliberately emphasized Americanization in the education program. Some found it painfully ironic to watch incarcerated youth recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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High school orchestra (ddr-densho-159-181)
img High school orchestra (ddr-densho-159-181)
The Amache High School orchestra conductor was Charles Hinman.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-181/
High school woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-75)
img High school woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-75)
Amache High School.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-75/
Amache Hi color guards (ddr-densho-159-59)
img Amache Hi color guards (ddr-densho-159-59)
Center: Rose Matsuoka.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-59/
High school graduation (ddr-densho-159-179)
img High school graduation (ddr-densho-159-179)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-179/
High school woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-74)
img High school woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-74)
Amache High School. Teacher: Leo Krause.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-74/
High school buildings (ddr-densho-159-80)
img High school buildings (ddr-densho-159-80)
Amache High School.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-80/
High school commencement (ddr-densho-159-79)
img High school commencement (ddr-densho-159-79)
Amache High School. L to R: unknown, Shigeko Hamaoka Hirano, Lloyd Garrison (Superintendent of Schools), Dag Nakatogawa, Tomio Jofuku, Toshiro Sakamoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-79/
High school band (ddr-densho-159-182)
img High school band (ddr-densho-159-182)
The Amache High School band conductor was Charles Hinman.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-182/
High school library (ddr-densho-159-68)
img High school library (ddr-densho-159-68)
Amache High School.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-68/
Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-159-271)
img Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-159-271)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-271/
Teacher and student in woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-77)
img Teacher and student in woodworking class (ddr-densho-159-77)
Amache High School. Teacher: possibly Mits Omoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-159-77/
Seiko Ishida and her Third Grade Class (ddr-csujad-29-9)
img Seiko Ishida and her Third Grade Class (ddr-csujad-29-9)
Seiko Ishida and her 3rd grade class listening to the librarian Miss Matsuoka. Oral history transcript and audio are found in items: csufccop_jaoh_0010 and csufccop_jaoh_0016. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1339_P02
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-9/
First high school graduation class at the Amache War Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-29-221)
img First high school graduation class at the Amache War Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-29-221)
Photograph titled: "The interviewee and a fellow graduate were among the students from the first high school graduation class at the Amache War Relocation Center." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P164
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-221/
Library at Manzanar, Miss Matsuoka (librarian), Miss Ishida's class (ddr-csujad-29-194)
img Library at Manzanar, Miss Matsuoka (librarian), Miss Ishida's class (ddr-csujad-29-194)
Photograph of librarian Miss Matsuoka reads to Miss Ishida's class at Manzanar. Photograph inscription: "Camp + Comm;" "Library at Manzanar;" "1944;" "Miss Matsuoka (librarian);" "Miss Ishida's Class;" "School at Manzanar;" "D. Cragen, Interview--O.H. 1347." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P136
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-194/
Oral history of Morris and Cherry Abe (ddr-csujad-28-3)
av Oral history of Morris and Cherry Abe (ddr-csujad-28-3)
Oral history Interview of Morris and Cherry Abe. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csuci_vcc-jic_0005
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-28-3/
[Children in pageant] (ddr-csujad-29-203)
img [Children in pageant] (ddr-csujad-29-203)
Photograph of ten children in a pageant. Photograph inscription: "Camp + Community;" "Ishida;" "Dorothy Crager, Interview O.H. 1347;" "Manzanar Pageant 'America in the Making' 1944 School @ Manzanar." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P145
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-203/
An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-11/
[Gila River incarceration camp] (ddr-csujad-29-262)
img [Gila River incarceration camp] (ddr-csujad-29-262)
Photograph of three teenage girls walking past the Gila River high school, with the viewpoint from the Amphitheater (?). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P205
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-262/
Excerpt from a letter from Paul Nakadate to
doc Excerpt from a letter from Paul Nakadate to "The Broom" newspaper (ddr-densho-122-812)
Re: Caucasian teachers noting the difficulty of explaining "democracy" to students interned in camps
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-812/
Young woman at senior prom (ddr-manz-10-135)
img Young woman at senior prom (ddr-manz-10-135)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-10-135/
Cosmetology school students (ddr-manz-10-50)
img Cosmetology school students (ddr-manz-10-50)
Back row (L to R): Hideko Ohashi, Mary Kakoi, Amy Miyamoto, Sadaye Akemoto, Kazuko Nagai, Hideko Minabe, Tomi Isago, Katie Inouye, Diane Tani, Masako Kurokawa. Middle row (L to R): Lillian Uyemura, Mary Hirabara, Duchess Takeuchi, Dorothy Yamamoto, Riyoko Nakamura, Masako Matsuo, Marian Morita. Front row (L to R): Sets Motoike, Harumi Hino, Aiko Yamashina, Denise …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-10-50/
Painting of a scene at Manzanar Grammar School (ddr-manz-2-45)
img Painting of a scene at Manzanar Grammar School (ddr-manz-2-45)
Caption on reverse: "First graders at Manzanar Grammar School."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-45/
Painting of the Manzanar High School 1943 graduation (ddr-manz-2-54)
img Painting of the Manzanar High School 1943 graduation (ddr-manz-2-54)
Caption: "Approximately 200 students graduated at second Manzanar High School commencement."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-54/
Painting of a woodworking class (ddr-manz-2-50)
img Painting of a woodworking class (ddr-manz-2-50)
Caption: "The boys in the woodcarving class of Mr. Bouche were being praised for their good work that day. The teacher was kept very busy showing his pupils how to hold the chisel."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-50/
Painting of roll call at Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-52)
img Painting of roll call at Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-52)
Caption: "Roll call is taken. This was the first day of school he study hall. Converted from a former mess ahll, resounded with laughter as Mr. Vanderjagt aide would call a name a squeaky soprano would respond 'Here,' only to be followed by an off-pitch bass 'Heah.'"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-2-52/
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