Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.
Transferring to Amache concentration camp, then leaving to attend high school in Iowa
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First impressions of Amache: "this is in the middle of nowhere"
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First arriving at Amache concentration camp: "it was a very desolate scene"
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Selected article titles: "The New Republic: The Nisei Come Home"; "What's Doing in the Churches"; "Nisei-Driven Truck Collides with Police Car"; "Families of Nisei Vets & Servicemen Now Eligible for FPHA"; "Amache One of Centers to Close"; "Centerites Receive Ration Books"; "Theft Reported."
Letter to Yuriko Domoto from Sadame Nomi in which she details a train trip from Amache to Denver and her first few days in the city. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Martha Takemura in which she details her trip from Amache to Detroit and her first impressions of her new employer. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mary Suzuki in which she apologizes for not seeing Yuri while she was staying in Amache over a school break. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Nisei female. Born April 8, 1935, in Richmond, California. Grew up in Richmond, where grandfather established a flower nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Returned to Richmond and resumed the family business after the war.