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vh Irene Najima Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-226-14)

First impressions of the Merced Assembly Center, California

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img Young Japanese Americans boarding train (ddr-densho-151-294)

Original caption: Woodland, Yolo County, California. Persons of Japanese ancestry, bound for Merced Assembly center, 126 miles away, bid farewell to friends.

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vh Kenji Taguma Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-122-28-1)

Description of a Japanese American Citizens League resolution regarding the wartime draft resisters

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 …

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vh Kenji Taguma Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-122-28-2)

Personal thoughts on the conflict as a Sansei; effect of the resolution on the community

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 …

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vh Andy Noguchi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-122-27-1)

Description of the JACL resolution proposed in 1999 to recognize the constitutional stand of the wartime draft resisters

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 …

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vh Andy Noguchi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-122-27-2)

Different reactions to the resolution

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 the …

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img Japanese Americans saying goodbye from train (ddr-densho-151-296)

Original caption: Woodland, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry from this rich agricultural district are on their way to Merced Assembly center. This special train consists of ten cars.

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vh Irene Najima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-226)

Nisei female. Born August 9, 1927, in Petaluma, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. Following World War II, established career as a teacher in Hawaii and California.

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img Japanese Americans saying goodbye (ddr-densho-151-42)

Original WRA caption: Woodland, California. Filled with evacuees of Japanese ancestry, the special train is ready to depart from this rich agricultural section for the Merced Assembly Center, 125 miles away.

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img Japanese American family waiting for train (ddr-densho-151-288)

Original caption: Woodland, California. Families of Japanese ancestry with their baggage at railroad station awaiting the arrival of special train which will take them to the Merced Assembly center, 125 miles away.

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)

Letter from Henry K. Fujita to his boss Mr. H. A. Strong of the Electrolux Corporation in San Francisco dated August 9, 1942. Rich in details, the letter describes the physical layout of the Merced Assembly Center, the poor-quality construction of the barracks, the daily schedules, the camp organization and facilities, the hardships and illnesses and …

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doc Fude Tanioka interview (ddr-csujad-6-32)

Oral history interview with Fude Tanioka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_TANIOKA_FUDE

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vh Andy Noguchi Interview (ddr-densho-122-27)

Sansei male. President of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League in 1999, and one of the authors of a resolution to recognize the constitutional stand of the World War II resisters of conscience.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World …

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vh Kenji Taguma Interview (ddr-densho-122-28)

Sansei male, born 1969. Editor for the Nichi Bei Times, the oldest Japanese American bilingual newspaper in northern California. Son of a draft resister from Granada concentration camp. Attended California State University at Sacramento and became involved in civil rights activism.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and …

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img Group photograph at Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-390-20)

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doc Cooking merit badge application (ddr-densho-390-117)

Walter Matsuoka's application for a cooking merit badge.

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doc Merced Commencement Program (ddr-densho-356-775)

Program for a Commencement ceremony at Merced Assembly Center.

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doc Information Release No. 31: Inquires from Evacuees (ddr-densho-356-793)

Memo to all residents of Merced Assembly Center from Harry L. Black, Center Manager regarding sending inquires about family members detained by Immigration and Naturalization to the proper government agency.

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doc Yuriko Domoto's Notice to Report to Work (ddr-densho-356-772)

A reassignment for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada to become a Supervising Director of Social Welfare at the Merced Assembly Center.

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doc Divisions and Personnel at Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-356-777)

Booklet that lists staff in each division at Merced Assembly Center.

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doc Notice to internees, do not cross fence (ddr-densho-356-779)

Public notice to all internees at Merced to not cross the barbed wire fence.

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doc Notice to internees, bathroom hours (ddr-densho-356-778)

Notice to internees that informs of the times in which one of the bathrooms in male only and female only.

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doc Information Release No. 21: Social Security Benefits for Evacuees (ddr-densho-356-784)

Memo to all residents of Merced Assembly Center from Harry L. Black, Center Manager regarding Social Security Benefits for internees. Advises that Internees who meet the federal requirements for Old Age and Survivors' Insurance can apply or update their address with the Social Security Board in Stockton, California.

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img Group photo (ddr-densho-356-54)

Photograph of 12 adults posing for a photograph at Merced Assembly Center. Inscribed on the back: "Yuri Domoto Tsukada -C 40c Merced Assembly Center 1942."

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doc Yuriko Domoto's Notice to Report to Work (ddr-densho-356-771)

A reassignment for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada to become a Recreation Director at the Merced Assembly Center.

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