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doc Clothing Request (ddr-densho-356-773)

Carbon copy of a clothing request made by Yuriko Domoto

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doc Information Release No. 26: Regulations Governing Evacuee Advisory Committee (ddr-densho-356-787)

Memo to all residents of Merced Assembly Center from Harry L. Black, Center Manager regarding the Wartime Civil Control Administration's policy on evacuee advisory committees. Details the committee's formation, function and powers.

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doc Notice to internees, Information Release 1 (ddr-densho-356-780)

Notice to internees providing basic information about how to provide or obtain information, housing, postal service, mess hours, baby feeding, work assignments, and a request to stay away from the Admin building when new arrivals arrive.

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doc Information Release No. 22: Issue of Clothing (ddr-densho-356-785)

Memo to all residents of Merced Assembly Center from Harry L. Black, Center Manager regarding clothing allotments for internees.

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doc Evacuation of Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-356-794)

Instructions for internees at Merced on the camp wide transfer to Topaz.

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doc Grade School Musical and Dramatic Program (ddr-densho-356-776)

Program for the Grade School Musical and Dramatic performances on August 8, 1942.

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img Group photo (ddr-densho-356-55)

Photograph of six men holding a sign that reads "Art Staff" outside a barrack at Merced Assembly Center. Inscribed on the back: "Yuri Domoto Tsukada 40c - C Merced Assembly Center 1942."

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doc Instructions on Evacuation of Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-356-774)

Instructions for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada, her father Kanetaro Domoto, and her sister Wakako Domoto for the relocation from Merced to Granada.

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img Group photo (ddr-densho-356-53)

Photograph of 14 adults posing for a photograph at Merced Assembly Center. Inscribed on the back is: "Yuri Domoto Tsukada 40c-C Merced Assembly Center 1942."

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doc Barrack, mess and issue record (ddr-densho-356-770)

A written record of Yuriko Domoto Tsukada's barrack assignment.

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img Ralph - Hede at Merced (ddr-densho-378-990)

Photograph of a couple identified as Ralph Kanzaki and Hide (Fujita) Kanzaki standing together outside. Caption on album page: "Ralph- Hede at MERCED"

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doc Supplement to the abstractor, vol. 17, no. 99 (January 19, 1907) (ddr-csujad-55-2000)

News bulletin publishing the transactions in the Office of the Recorder in Merced County, California. Current issue covers partial release of mortgage, deed, and trust deed for the Yamato Colony (also referred to as Livingston Colony purchased by the Japanese American Industrial Corporation) in Merced County. See also sac_jaac_2090 through sac_jaac_2102. See this object in the …

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img Japanese American family with baggage (ddr-densho-151-289)

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

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img Japanese Americans waiting for train (ddr-densho-151-290)

Original caption: Woodland, Yolo County, California. Farm family of Japanese ancestry see the train approaching down the track, which will take them to the Merced Assembly center. They hasten together to their respective places as instructed.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-290/

Collection Mercedian Collection (ddr-densho-191)

This collection consists of issues of the Mercedian, which was the newspaper for the Merced Assembly Center, California, open from May 6, 1942, to September 15, 1942. The newspaper provided information about activities and sports, living conditions, and the move to permanent camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-191/

vh Bob Fuchigami Interview (ddr-manz-1-28)

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1930, in Marysville, California. Family operated a farm prior to World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Remained in Colorado after the war.

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av Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita (ddr-ajah-8-9)

Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita was born in Alameda, California, where father was on the board of directors of the Alameda Buddhist Temple. During World War II, removed with family to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After the war, returned to Alameda.

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img Japanese Americans boarding train (ddr-densho-151-295)

Original caption: Woodland, Yolo County, California. The train is about to depart which will take these evacuees of Japanese ancestry, from this rich agricultural district, to the Merced Assembly center about 125 miles away. Many leave close friends behind.

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doc Map of Yamato Colony sections (ddr-csujad-55-1998)

Hand drawn map of the Yamato Colony sections in Merced County, California. See also sac_jaac_2090 through sac_jaac_2102. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2101

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1998/

img White townspeople saying goodbye (ddr-densho-151-292)

Original caption: Woodland, California. The departure of persons of Japanese ancestry by special train for Merced Assembly center brought many of their Caucasian friends to the station on this morning when they were being evacuated. Woodland is situated in the rich agricultural Sacramento Valley about ten miles northwest of Sacramento, California.

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img Issei woman crying as she boards train (ddr-densho-151-293)

Original caption: Woodland, California. Women at railroad station on morning of departure of persons of Japanese ancestry from this agricultural community to the Merced Assembly center. The woman in the dark slack suit is one of the few exhibiting grief on leaving.

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vh Mas Takano Interview (ddr-ajah-1-5)

Nisei male. Born June 15, 1932, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father was a gardener. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Cortez, California, for a few months before being removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California. Drafted into the …

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doc Constitution of the Stanislaus-Merced Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (ddr-csujad-46-4)

Constitution of the Stanislaus-Merced Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and chapter requirements. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0004

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img Government workers on train platform (ddr-densho-151-303)

Original caption: Woodland, California. This staff of Wartime Civil Control Administration workers have completed their job and stand on the platform awaiting the departure of the special train which has been loaded with evacuees of Japanese ancestry bound for the Merced Assembly center, 125 miles away.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-303/

doc Letter from the Stanislaus Merced Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League to Harry Naka, March 31, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-23)

Letter of gratitude and "appreciation" from the Stanislaus Merced Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League to Harry Naka, president of the American Loyalty League of Livingston, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0023

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-46-23/

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