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vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-223-11)

Guarding German prisoners in Alabama

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vh Russell Demo Interview Segment 21 (ddr-manz-1-86-21)

Being upgraded to general military service and transferred to Alabama

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doc 28 Japs on Trial For Refusal to Serve (April 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1035)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 12, 1944, p. 15

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img View of surrounding areas from concentration camp (ddr-densho-93-27)

Original Ansel Adams caption: View south from Manzanar to Alabama Hills, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

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doc Summary of the Fort McClellan, Alabama Incident (ddr-densho-122-875)

Re: incident when Japanese American troops refused to obey orders

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doc Mother's Day letter (ddr-densho-25-43)

In 1944, Matahichi and Kisa Iseri's son, Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, was in the army and was stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 16 (April 16, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-16)

Selected article titles: "Private Club Liquor License May Be Revoked by Race Bias" (p.1-2), "DU Library Given Tajiri's Collection" (p.1), "Colorado Fair Housing Law Strengthened" (p.1), "Voting Rights Bill" (p.2), "JACLer Marches in Alabama: Monrovia Nisei Hurt in Alabama Called a 'Student from Japan" (p.3), "Buddhism and Democracy Are Found Similar" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 14 (April 2, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-14)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Reporter Covers Alabama Voting Rights" (p.1), "Nisei Ministers Also in March" (p.1), "EDC Chapters Ask for Progress Report of National JACL Civil Rights Fund" (p.1), "15 U.S. Senators Enthusiastic in Support of History Project" (p.1-2).

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img Photograph of Mount Russell and surrounding mountains with Alabama Hills in the foreground (ddr-csujad-47-87)

Photograph of Mount Russell with Mount Whitney just behind it. In front are the Alabama Hills with the L.P. logo on the hill. The foreground has a number of trees and a grassy field. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0141

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport Yoneshiro Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2457)

A passport belonging to Yoneshiro Ono, no. 223754. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2563

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport, Tome Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2458)

A passport belonging to Tome Ono, no. 223755. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2564

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img Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Alabama Hills in the background (ddr-csujad-47-56)

Photograph of a group of incarcerees pulling a harrow through a field near the Manzanar incarceration camp. Seven men are pulling the harrow, one is guiding it, and the other is supervising. A row of buildings from Manzanar can be seen in the background, behind which are the Alabama Hills. See this object in the California …

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Narrator George Fujimoto

Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 13 (March 26, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-13)

Selected article titles: "How Best Can JACL Meet Challenge of Voting Rights Fight" (p.1), "Century-Old Hawaiian Law Requiring 'Christian' Name Brought to Light in Sen. Abe's Bill Asking for Elimination of Same" (p.1), "Clarence Pickett Dead, Stood Up for Nisei in WW2" (p.1, 6), "History Project: Evacuation Camp Paintings Donated" (p.3), "JACLer Marches in Alabama" (p.5), …

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img Photograph of young boys kneeling on dojo floor at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-47)

Photograph of young boys kneeling on the dojo mat at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp Judo Dojo. The sensei can be seen kneeling in the lower left corner. Barracks and other buildings can be seen behind the dojo along with the Alabama Hills. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0079

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 12 (September 25, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-37)

Selected article titles: "President Roosevelt Commends Role of Japanese American In National War Effort" (p. 1), "Japanese Americans Guard Nazi Prisoners In Alabama Fields" (p. 1), "Ban on Coast Return Remains In Force, Says Gen. Emmons" (p. 1), "Topaz Child Killed When Hit by Truck" (p. 1), "Loyal Evacuees Defeat Segregants In Topaz Game" (p. 1), …

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img Building every half hour (ddr-csujad-47-22)

Photograph of three men constructing the walls of a barracks. A sign in front reads: "BLK 1, BLDG 2." A truck is parked in the background, behind are the Alabama Hills and the Sierra Nevada. Caption reads: A Building Every Half Hour. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 27 (August 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-100)

Selected article titles: "13 McClellan Men Become Rifle Experts. Camp Savage Soldiers Taking Basic Work in Alabama" (p. 1), "Roosevelt Gives Citation to Famed 100th Battalion" (p. 1), "R. C. Receives Resuscitator" (p. 1), "Evacuees With Urgent Property Business, Call Cox" (p. 1), "Notify Home-town Papers About Soldier Casualties" (p. 1), "Goodbye and Good Luck Department: …

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img Reception committee (ddr-csujad-47-18)

Photograph of "the reception committee" for the first group of incarcerees arriving in a line of cars stretching in the distance. In the background the Alabama Hills are visible. In the foreground are several groups observing the arrival including military police. Caption reads: Reception committee, March 23, 1942. Title from caption, which was taken from the …

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vh George Fujimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-223)

Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …

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doc Notification of a Nisei's induction into the military (ddr-densho-25-50)

Letter from the chaplain of the 12th training Regiment at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, to Matahichi Iseri. The letter describes Camp Robinson, where his son, Mitsuo (Mike), had been sent for military training. On January 23, 1942, the government decided to send Japanese American soldiers who were still in service to special camps in Arkansas and Alabama. …

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Narrator Tetsuo Nomiyama

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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img Waiting for the first arrivals (ddr-csujad-47-31)

Photograph taken at Manzanar incarceration camp of eleven men posing outdoors; three are crouching in the front row, with eight standing in the back. Five of the eight in the back row are wearing military uniforms, the remaining men are wearing suits and ties. Utility poles and two large tents can be seen in the background, …

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img Lone Pine depot, some arrived by train (ddr-csujad-47-41)

Photograph of a family waiting at the Lone Pine Depot, the two children are sitting on the luggage, the girl is holding a doll in her hands, while a third, Michi (Tatsui) Tanioka, is standing on the luggage. Other people with their luggage and packages are visible in the foreground and background. A water tower and …

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img First of the 10,000 that were to follow (ddr-csujad-47-34)

Photograph from the highway in front of Manzanar incarceration camp. A caravan of cars and trucks is arriving at Manzanar. The lead car is about to make the turn into the camp from the highway. The road disapears into the Alabama Hills, with a line of cars stretching the entire distance. Along the right side of …

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