Puyallup (Camp Harmony)

Temporary Assembly Center

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doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-95)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, bulletins, program, school essay, photograph, and ephemera. Selected article titles and additional contents: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Bainbridge Japs prepare to leave" (p. 1), "Tired old woodenface sets new attendance record" (p. 3), Hunt High School Commencement Program (p. 4), "Prober Dies would find dust but no 'coddling' at center" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-95/

doc World War II Magazine: Kenji's Story: A child's memory of life in an American internment camp (ddr-densho-483-139)

Narrative article written by Kenji Ima describing his personal experiences at Minidoka during World War II. Published by HistoryNet.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-139/

doc Camp Harmony news-letter, vol. 1, no. 12 (August 14, 1942), souvenir edition (ddr-csujad-55-2520)

Newsletter published at the Puyallup Temporary Assembly Center, also known as "Camp Harmony." Articles cover Minidoka incarceration camp, center news and events, and several illustrations of Camp Harmony facilities and buildings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2627

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2520/

doc Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita Biography (ddr-densho-538-1)

Biography of the life of Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita as written by her eldest child.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-538-1/

doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)

The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-455/

vh Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-2)

Nisei male. Born January 25, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted the draft, with the rationale that the U.S. government had classified him 4-C, an enemy alien, and he was therefore under no obligation to serve. Imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Vocal critic of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-2/

vh Gene Akutsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-1)

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1/

vh Yone Bartholomew Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-4)

Nisei female. Born July 15, 1906, in Bedderavia, California. Was given for adoption by her parents to a couple who could not have children of their own. Grew up on a family farm and was one of the oldest Nisei in the Santa Barbara area of California. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-4/

doc Blank evacuee index card for WCCA (Wartime Civil Control Administration) (ddr-densho-410-4)

Stamped "Puyallup" for Assembly Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-4/

doc Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter Vol. I No. 12 (August 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-194-12)

Selected article titles: "Minidoka Previewed" (p. 2), "What Makes This Center Run? J.J. McGovern, Gentleman Farmer" (p. 2), "Editorial: Our Coming Home by James Sakamoto" (p. 10).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-194-12/

doc Song memories of Block 26 (ddr-densho-540-153)

doc with signatures from individuals incarcerated at Camp Harmony. Includes songs. Caption on page: "Song Memories of Block 26 / Sung at Mess 26 on May 27 / In honor of Y. D. C. Disintergration."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-153/

doc Signature sheet (ddr-densho-540-152)

doc with signatures from individuals incarcerated at Camp Harmony. Page is titled "Memories of Mess #3."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-152/

doc Letter from Richard Hugo to Teruo Tada (ddr-densho-540-168)

Letter to Teruo Tada including a poem that Richard Hugo wrote about him.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-168/

doc Scrapbook (ddr-densho-540-141)

Scrapbook documenting the life of the Tada family, including newspaper clippings, graduation announcements, wedding invitations, birth announcements, and correspondence. Includes ephemera relating to their incarceration at Minidoka.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-141/