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Religion and churches -- Buddhism (622)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (474)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (390)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (281)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (266)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Seattle, Washington hearings (203)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (200)
Identity and values -- Family (198)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (155)
Industry and employment -- Gardening (143)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (138)
Redress and reparations (129)
Industry and employment -- Small business (123)
World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (118)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service (111)
Education -- Secondary education (110)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (106)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (105)
Community activities -- Funerals (103)
Religion and churches -- Religious organizations (103)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Personal recollections (101)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (97)
Education -- Higher education (96)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (95)
Identity and values -- Nisei (95)
Industry and employment (95)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (95)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (94)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (94)
Community activities -- Conventions and conferences (93)
World War II -- Economic losses (92)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement" (91)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (89)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (83)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (82)
Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (81)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (77)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (77)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (77)
Identity and values -- Issei (75)
Education -- Church-run schools (72)
Japan -- Post-World War II (70)
Religion and churches (70)
Japanese Canadians (67)
Identity and values -- Children (66)
Immigration and citizenship (65)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts (64)
Education -- Public schools (64)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (63)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (61)
Industry and employment -- Hotel industry (59)
Identity and values -- Kibei (59)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (58)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (57)
World War II -- Military service (56)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (55)
Community activities -- Weddings (53)
Reflections on the past -- Exhibitions (52)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (51)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (51)
Education -- Japanese language schools (50)
Reflections on the past (49)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (48)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (45)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (43)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (42)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (40)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music (39)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (38)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (37)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs (37)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (37)
Industry and employment -- Organized labor (35)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (35)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (34)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (33)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (33)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (32)
Community activities (31)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (31)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (30)
Identity and values -- Women (30)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (29)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities (28)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farmers' markets and stands (28)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (27)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs (27)
Community activities -- Sports (27)
Community activities -- Travel (27)
Identity and values -- Youth (27)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (26)
Geographic communities -- Washington (25)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (25)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater -- Kabuki (24)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- General stores (24)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (24)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (24)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (23)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (23)
World War II -- "Enemy alien" classification (23)
Reflections on the past -- September 11, 2001 and aftermath (22)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (22)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (22)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (22)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (21)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Restaurants (21)
Military service -- Pre-World War II service (21)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Community responses to resistance (21)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (20)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (20)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (20)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (20)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (19)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (18)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (18)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Architecture (18)
Industry and employment -- Carpentry (18)
Industry and employment -- Educators (18)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (18)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service -- Merrill's Marauders (18)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (17)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Events prior to Pearl Harbor (17)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (17)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (17)
World War II -- Military service -- U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (17)
Japanese Latin Americans (16)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Mochitsuki (16)
Identity and values -- Men (16)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (15)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts (15)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (15)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (15)
Community activities -- Sports -- Football (15)
Education -- Primary education (15)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (15)
Activism and involvement (14)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (14)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts (14)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Obon (14)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (14)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave (13)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (13)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Plays (13)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (13)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (13)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (13)
Race and racism -- Violence (12)
Industry and employment -- Importing (12)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (12)
Industry and employment -- Retail (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (12)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Economic associations (11)
Industry and employment -- Photography (11)
Japan -- United States civilians (11)
World War II -- Administration -- War Relocation Authority (WRA) (11)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications (11)
World War II -- Military service -- Office of Strategic Services (10)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Photography (10)
Immigration and citizenship -- The journey (10)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (10)
Geographic communities -- Nevada (10)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (10)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations (9)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (8)
Industry and employment -- Journalism (8)
World War II -- Immigration detention centers (8)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion (8)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (8)
World War II -- Military service -- 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (8)
Immigration and citizenship -- Anti-immigration sentiment (7)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs (7)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (7)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (7)
World War II -- U.S. federal prisons (7)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (7)
Industry and employment -- Timber (7)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Impact of resistance on families (6)
Industry and employment -- Domestic service (6)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (6)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (6)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate (6)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (6)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- New Year festival (6)
Education (6)
Identity and values -- Sansei (6)
Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (6)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Bakeries (6)
Japan -- Education (6)
Japan -- Imperialist expansion (6)
World War II -- Administration (6)
World War II -- U.S. Army internment camps (6)
Military service -- Draft (6)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Other forms of resistance (6)
World War II -- Leaving camp (5)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (5)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music -- Taiko (5)
Military service (5)
Community activities -- Sports -- Swimming (5)
Community activities -- Sports -- Wrestling (5)
Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (5)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (5)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (5)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (5)
Industry and employment -- Brewing (5)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Diego (5)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (4)
Japan -- During World War II (4)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Fishing (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Tennis (4)
Industry and employment -- Banking (4)
Race and racism (4)
Japanese Canadians -- Life in Canada (4)
Identity and values (4)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (4)
Activism and involvement -- Protests, rallies, or marches (4)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities (4)
Race and racism -- "Yellow Peril" (3)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (3)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (3)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (3)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Running for office (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Ikebana (3)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Boys' Day (3)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Mushroom picking (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Boxing (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Golf (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (3)
Education -- Private schools (3)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Dairy farming (3)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (3)
Japan -- Government and politics (3)
Japan -- Military (3)
Journalism and media -- Mass media (3)
Religion and churches -- Shintoism (3)
Arts and literature (3)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals (3)
Industry and employment -- Aviation (3)
Geographic communities -- Washington D.C. (3)
Identity and values -- Elders (3)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans (3)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps (3)
Japan (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs -- Organized labor (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film (2)
Geographic communities -- California (2)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (2)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Girls' Day (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Sumo (2)
Identity and values -- Yonsei (2)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation (2)
Industry and employment -- Dentistry (2)
Industry and employment -- Law (2)
Industry and employment -- Real estate (2)
Journalism and media (2)
Journalism and media -- Advertising and marketing (2)
World War II -- Citizen isolation centers (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- YMCA/YWCA (2)
Community activities -- Family reunions (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- Oakland (2)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis (2)
Identity and values -- Parents (2)
World War II -- Family reunification (2)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence (2)
World War II -- Propaganda -- U.S. government propaganda (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Manzanar Free Press (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Education (1)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Washington, D.C. hearings (1)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Lobbying (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance -- Odori (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Needlecrafts (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Sculpture (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bainbridge Island (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- White River Valley (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Fujinkai (1)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Cherry blossom festivals (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Bowling (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Soccer (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Softball (1)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Legal cases (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Migrant labor (1)
Industry and employment -- Arts (1)
Industry and employment -- Labor brokering (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Hardware stores (1)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (1)
World War II (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Impacts of incarceration (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Religion (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (1)
Japan -- Imperial family (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Greenhouses (1)
Identity and values -- Chinese American identity (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Crafts and decorating (1)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota (1)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Alien land laws (1)
Industry and employment -- Surveying (1)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- The Northwest Times (1)
Facilities
Minidoka (351)
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Heart Mountain (50)
Pinedale (40)
Crystal City (25)
Santa Anita (22)
Manzanar (21)
Poston (Colorado River) (18)
Portland (17)
McNeil Island Penitentiary (13)
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Granada (Amache) (9)
Jerome (9)
Lordsburg (7)
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Tanforan (5)
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Kenedy (2)
Merced (1)
206 (1)
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Catalina Federal Honor Camp (1)
Kooskia (1)
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