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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-41)

Excerpt: "This is intended as a timely greeting in lieu of a phone call or telegram. I hope it will find you having a pleasant, cozy Christmas 'on the home front'!" Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-41/

doc Testimony of Shokichi Tokita (ddr-densho-67-216)

Written testimony of Shokichi Tokita. Incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Prewar Climate, Family Impact and Reparation."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-216/

doc Testimony of Ben T. Tsuboi (ddr-densho-67-249)

Written testimony of Ben T. Tsuboi, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-249/

img Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)

Original WRA caption: Eden, Idaho. A train bringing approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington. Buses, used to transport these people to the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center, are waiting at the siding.

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-350-6)

The shadier side of Ketchikan: Creek Street

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-350-1)

Father's family background: immigration to Alaska

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-350-19)

Reestablishing business after the war

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before eventually …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-350-9)

Hearing about gambling in the canneries

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-350-8)

Meeting Japanese Americans from Seattle in the canneries

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-350-11)

The significance of growing up in Ketchikan

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-350-12)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-350-23)

Working for the Owen's Pharmacy

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before eventually …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-350-7)

Relationship between Native Americans and other ethnic groups

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-350-16)

Interacting with Japanese Americans from the Lower 48

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in …

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-350-15)

Arriving early at assembly center

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time in Idaho before eventually …

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img The Suzuki's pose in front of their barracks room at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho (ddr-densho-243-4)

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img The Suzuki family in front of their barracks room at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho (ddr-densho-243-7)

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img The Suzuki family in front of their barracks room at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho (ddr-densho-243-6)

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doc Testimony of Henry S. Itoi (ddr-densho-67-270)

Written testimony of Henry S. Itoi, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-270/

doc Testimony of Sachi Okazaki (ddr-densho-67-304)

Written testimony of Sachi Okazaki. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-304/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-11)

Excerpt: "The next day we had school with classes meeting for 15 minute periods. John got back from Seattle that morning too. He has hopes of a commission in the procurement division." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-11/

doc Testimony of Nobuko Yanagimachi Suzuki (ddr-densho-67-296)

Written testimony of Nobuko Yanagimachi Suzuki, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-296/

doc Testimony of Lily Yuriko (Yasui) Ota (ddr-densho-67-253)

Written testimony of Lily Yuriko (Yasui) Ota of Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-253/

img Crowd in Minidoka (ddr-densho-477-120)

Photograph of a group of people gathering outdoors in Minidoka. The caption written along the bottom of the photograph reads "4- 1945 Camp" in blue ink. The caption below the photo reads "Hunt Idaho 1945" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-120/

doc Letter regarding travel permit (ddr-densho-25-108)

In 1945, Matahichi Iseri applied for a travel permit to visit friends at the Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho. His permit was denied, since his reason for wanting to visit did not fit into any of the permit categories.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-108/

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