Topaz (Central Utah)

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Resolution on policy (ddr-densho-392-56)
doc Resolution on policy (ddr-densho-392-56)
A Topaz Community Council resolution discussing member resignation.
Reveille Volume 1, Number 3 (ddr-densho-390-135)
doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 3 (ddr-densho-390-135)
The third issue of the Reveille includes articles about upcoming events, updates on new buildings, a short story, scouting in other camps, sports, a salute to Tom Sasaki, and more.
Hideo Iyeki's reflections on incarceration (ddr-densho-392-63)
doc Hideo Iyeki's reflections on incarceration (ddr-densho-392-63)
Hideo Iyeki's impression on incarceration and life in Tanforan Assembly Center and Topaz concentration camps. Transcribed by Minoru Aoki Iyeki.
Photo of group of men and women (ddr-densho-399-16)
img Photo of group of men and women (ddr-densho-399-16)
Caption on back: "Lou's dad 2nd row/4th 4/1/1944" (Yuji Sumi), Shizuko Sumi (1st row/4th from left) and caption In Japanese
Photo of young women (ddr-densho-399-15)
img Photo of young women (ddr-densho-399-15)
Caption on back: "2nd row 1st of the left Lou's mom Topaz / Mrs. Sumi", (Shizuko Sumi)
Photo of group of children (ddr-densho-399-14)
img Photo of group of children (ddr-densho-399-14)
Caption on back: "Topaz nursery schl", Shizuko Sumi (3rd row/2nd from right)
Photo of four women (ddr-densho-399-18)
img Photo of four women (ddr-densho-399-18)
Caption on back: "Lou's mom 1st going right to left / taught nursery sch." (Shizuko Sumi) and caption in Japanese
War Relocation Authority memorandum about community and project analysis reports (ddr-densho-381-16)
doc War Relocation Authority memorandum about community and project analysis reports (ddr-densho-381-16)
A memorandum to War Relocation Authority staff members offering reports about community analysis and project analysis, available by request.
Letter to project directors about the
doc Letter to project directors about the "Kibei problem" (ddr-densho-381-23)
Myer describes Kibei as a "complex problem" in his letter to the project directors. He encloses a report from January 28, 1944, detailing differences between Kibei and Nisei, reasons Kibei were sent for education in Japan, and Kibei reactions to being detained in concentration camps.
Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)
doc Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)
A report submitted by John M. Costello to the House of Representatives discussing concerns with the War Relocation Authority's management of the concentration camps.
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