Segregation and Tule Lake

In July 1943, Tule Lake concentration camp was designated as a segregation center for those the camp authorities considered "disloyal" as a result of their answers on the mandatory "loyalty questionnaire." In September 1943, "loyal" Japanese Americans from Tule Lake began departing for other camps and "disloyal" Japanese Americans from other camps started arriving at Tule Lake. The number of guards increased from a few hundred to 930 and an eight-foot high double fence was erected. The camp's capacity was 15,000 but the peak population reached 18,789 as 6,249 original "loyal" Japaense Americans chose to stay rather than be uprooted again.

World War II (231)
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Segregation and Tule Lake (249)

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John Tomita Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-76-19)
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Remembering unrest and conflict in the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Masako Murakami Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-166-10)
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The stigma of having been at Tule Lake while it was a segregation center
Toyoko Okumura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-janm-13-6-15)
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Transferring to Tule Lake: participating in group exercises in the mornings
Kenji Maruko Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1010-8-22)
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Transferring to Tule Lake when it was converted to a segregation center

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 …

Kenji Maruko Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1010-8-23)
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Participating in Hoshidan's morning exercises

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.

Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-122-22-10)
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The effects of segregation on Japanese Americans

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …

Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-122-22-12)
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Thoughts on the Tule Lake "segregees"

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

Ernest Besig Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1002-3-5)
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Visit to Tule Lake to investigate stockade situation

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

Ernest Besig Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-3-4)
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Traveling to Tule Lake concentration camp

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on …

Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-4-4)
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Recalling seeing "agitators" thrown into the stockade at Tule Lake

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, …

Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-4-3)
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Deciding to resist the draft registration; memories of the "segregation" period in Tule Lake concentration camp

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this …

Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1002-1-15)
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Discussion of the WRA's segregation policy

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on …

Satsuki Ina Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-474-3)
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Terminology used to describe the wartime dissidents at Tule Lake
Richard E. Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-333-16)
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Transferring to Tule Lake when it was a segregation 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 …

Peggy Tanemura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-85-9)
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Moving to Minidoka concentration camp, then transferred to Tule Lake
Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-165-17)
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Witnessing tension and conflict between "yes-yeses" and "no-nos" in Tule Lake
Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-165-19)
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Memories of turmoil and violence in Tule Lake: work stoppage, martial law
Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-165-18)
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Experiencing changes as Tule Lake was converted into a "segregation center"
Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-165-20)
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Dealing with the pro-Japan atmosphere in Tule Lake: trying to remain inconspicuous by not acting "too American"
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