Education

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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Hank Shozo Umemoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-294-18)
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Attending school in camp: memorable teachers

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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)
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Going from student to teacher at school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Min Tonai Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-354-27)
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Attending school in camp

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Min Tonai Interview I Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-354-28)
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Being called upon to teach a high school class in camp

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Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-213-13)
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Attending school in camp and learning civics: "this doesn't make sense"
Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-343-10)
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Graduating from high school in camp

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Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-54-16)
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"American Democracy and What It Means to Me": a term paper and an act of civil disobedience
Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-54-9)
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Trying to start a collection for Gordon Hirabayashi, encountering resistance
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