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vh Frank Kitamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-35)

Sansei male. Born May 28, 1939, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Incarcerated with parents at Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Returned to Bainbridge Island after end of World War II. President of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC), a community organization dedicated to the preservation of Japanese American history on Bainbridge Island.

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img Photograph of a group of people enjoying Sunday dinner as a picnic at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-282)

Photograph of a group of people enjoying a Sunday dinner as a picnic at one of the parks at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. The group consists of two children, three women and a man. There is another group of children in the upper left corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc List of officers for several classes of Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High school (ddr-csujad-48-141)

A list of class officers for the five of the courses that Harry Bentley Wells taught at Manzanar High School, a combination of first and last names was used. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9950. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0950

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img Photograph of girls sitting on a stump in front of a building at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-230)

Photograph of two young girls sitting on a stump in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. One of the girls is holding an animal. The building is possibly the hospital. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0374

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img Photograph of fruit at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two people in the background (ddr-csujad-47-64)

Photograph of farm produce at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two people standing in the background. The produce appears to be potatoes and eggplant with corn stalks used as decorations on the posts supporting the open air structure. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0099

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img Photograph of an elderly man posing next to a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-259)

Photograph of a man standing next a car while resting his hand on it at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind him the hospital garden and building are visible. The car is a WRA vehicle with license plate, "US WRA M123." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0407

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img Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-192)

Photograph of "man of all trades" posing in front of a tree at Manzanar incarceration camp. A building can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Man of all trades. Caption taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0328

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img Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background (ddr-csujad-47-65)

Photograph of vegetables at the Manzanar farm exhibit with two women in the background. The produce appears to be bean pods. Behind the stand several people can be seen, and the faint outline of the entrance sign. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0100

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img Photograph of Manzanar staff housing with a rock fence and a car in front (ddr-csujad-47-352)

Photograph of staff housing at Manzanar incarceration camp. A stone fence with a wooden gate surrounds the house. In the lower right corner is a car with license plate, "84Z272." In the background are the Sierra Nevada mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_2500

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img Photograph of nurses and Dr. Agnes V. Bartlett in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-322)

Photograph of two nurses and Dr. Agnes V. Barlett standing on the lawn in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. The building behind them is the hospital. The two nurses are wearing their uniforms. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0477

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img Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-234)

Photograph of a woman holding an infant in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. This was probably taken in the hospital garden. The infant is swaddled in a white blanket and the woman is wearing a striped jacket. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0378

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img Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car near the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-258)

Photograph of a couple posing in front of a car at Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them the hospital garden and building are visible. The car is a WRA vehicle with license plate, "US WRA M123." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0406

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img Photograph of Manzanar with snow on the ground and guard tower in the background (ddr-csujad-47-336)

Photograph of cleared ground at Manzanar incarceration camp with puddles and melting snow on the ground. In the distance a guard tower is visible and the snow-covered Sierra Nevada are in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0495

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vh Shig Miyaki Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-259-20)

Few memories of the move from Manzanar to Tule Lake

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …

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vh Art Hansen Interview II Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-310-3)

Exploring the issue of Togo Tanaka's alleged informer status at Manzanar

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vh Hank Shozo Umemoto Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-294-20)

Brother's role in internal security: memories of the "Manzanar riot"

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vh Sam H. Ono Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1003-2-12)

First arriving in Manzanar; having to share barracks with another family

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vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1002-7-29)

Family's experiences in Manzanar

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

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vh Joe Kino Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1001-33-6)

Working on a camp construction crew in camp during the "Manzanar riot"

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vh Archie Miyatake Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-299-13)

Father registers business address so the family can go to Manzanar

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Collection Kango Takamura Collection (ddr-manz-2)

The Kango Takamura Collection contains 76 paintings and sketches Takamura created during his time at Santa Fe Internment Camp and Manzanar concentration camp. The artwork depicts daily life in the camps, including scenes of education, living conditions, agriculture, and more. The physical collection is maintained at UCLA Library Special Collections.

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Narrator Ko Nishimura

Nisei male. Grew up the Pasadena, California, area, where parents worked in a family-owned nursery. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Reedley, California, for a short time before being removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. At Manzanar, father worked for the government's guayule project. After leaving camp, returned to California and became …

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img First of the 10,000 that were to follow (ddr-csujad-47-34)

Photograph from the highway in front of Manzanar incarceration camp. A caravan of cars and trucks is arriving at Manzanar. The lead car is about to make the turn into the camp from the highway. The road disapears into the Alabama Hills, with a line of cars stretching the entire distance. Along the right side of …

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img Departure by WRA Escort in Station Wagon en Route to Reno (ddr-csujad-47-6)

The photograph was taken outside the gates at Manzanar on November 18, 1943. A War Relocaiton Authority station wagon is leaving Manzanar incarceration camp en route to Reno, Nevada, the car is driving between the military police stationed at the gate. A sign can be seen with a 20 mph speed limit, and "Stop Military Police." …

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Collection Grace Maruki Wertz Collection (ddr-manz-6)

The Grace Maruki Wertz Collection is comprised of photographs from Grace Maruki and her family's experiences during World War II at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Materials include snapshots of family members in camp as well as a number of portrait photographs of Grace's classmates with handwritten notes and signatures on them.

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