News bulletin published at Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering administrative announcements, events, vital statistics, and other necessary information concerning daily life in the camp. Current issue includes information on the Tule Lake shooting, hiking paths, Red Cross messages, photography at the center, employment, and general information. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

A photograph of Makoto Okine in the US Military uniform. The photograph is addressing his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine and signed from Makoto Okine. It is taken by American Red Cross Photography Shop in Livorno, Italy, where Makoto is stationed as a US Army soldier. The note on the backside records the arrival of the …

Selected article titles: "Messages Sent to Japan By Red Cross" (p. 1), "Noteworthy: American Federation of Teachers Passes Resolution Backing Nisei" (p. 1), "M. Hasegawa First Nisei Wac Volunteer" (p. 1), "Promotions Given Camp Shelby Boys" (p. 1), "Brother, Take That Hyphen Out of Japanese-American" (p. 1), "Preparations for Trip to Tule Announced. 14 Man Segregation …

News bulletin published at Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering administrative announcements, events, vital statistics, and other necessary information concerning daily life in the camp. Current issue includes information on residents leaving for the physical examination, funeral services, Red Cross messages, theft confession, jobs, and general information. Includes text in Japanese. See this object in the California …

A family photograph album documenting the Sakahara and Tanaka families' pre-World War II life on Vashon Island and other areas of Washington State. Dan Sakahara was a councilman, block leader, chairman of the red cross, treasurer of the PTA, and temporary chairman of the PTA at the Tule Lake Concentration Camp.  He was also president of …

Caption on reverse: "Pictured above are, left to right, Japan's Consul General Kenzo Yoshida, Manager John Rolfes of the Hawaii Chapter, American Cross, at 453 South Beretania Street; Capt. Kazuo Nagatani, skipper of the ill-fated fishing vessel Hiroshima Maru No. 2 which ran aground off Ala Moana Park last Saturday; and Miss Florence Tam, disaster director …

A booklet to commemorate the first anniversary of the Gila River incarceration camp after the first incarcerees' arrival from the Turlock Assembly Center on July 20. 1942. It gives an overview of the Gira River incarceration camp, describing the population, housing, community enterprises, administration, community government, crops, post office, education, Red Cross, religion, publication, hospital, public …

Directory of the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp created at or near the end of World War II. The table of contents in the book include: Forward by Proj. [Project] Dir. [Director] And Sec. [Secretary] Heads, Introduction, Community Council, Block Managers, Amache Co-Cop Pioneer Staff, Drs. Koen Kwai Red Cross Rec. Hosp. History of the Granada Relocation …

A letter from Masao Okine in Fort Meade, Maryland, to his sister, Hatsuno Hotty Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He encloses a dependency allotment form 620 in the letter and instructs Hatsuno to fill it out and talk to the Red Cross for assistance. He also asks her to send him a letter and …

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 98b - 102b of 111. Koyama continues to answer "No" to all questions regarding his or family involvement in foreign governments or their military. He also states that he has never aided an …

Calls for special meeting of the Project Director, Advisory Council, and Co-ordinating Committee to discuss Committee recommendations, and refers to four attached memoranda, each from Co-ordinating Committee 1608-A to R. [Raymond] R. Best, Project Director, dated February 2, 1944 and written by Byron Akitsuki, Executive Secretary. Subjects of the memoranda are: Receipt of Red Cross Gift …

Album created by students in Mrs. Courage's Junior Core Class at Poston incarceration camp. Includes introduction, facts about Poston, vital statistics, community council, school code, attendance rules and procedures, community enterprise, home life and block life, first sand storm, Dust of Poston (poem), Mom, Pop, and Me (poem), Red Cross, county fair, Night in Poston (poem), …

Male of Japanese and European ancestry. Born July 8, 1918, in Millersburg, Indiana. Grew up on family farms in Indiana and Michigan. Became a licensed pilot, and, during World War II, volunteered for the War Training Service as a flight instructor. Reassigned to the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as part of the Fire Direction Center. Split …