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Temporary Assembly Center

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Wedding day (ddr-densho-287-357)
img Wedding day (ddr-densho-287-357)
Black and white photograph of Milton Maeda and Molly (Kageyama) Maeda at their wedding at the Portland Assembly Center.
Gidra, Vol. I, No. 6 (September 1969) (ddr-densho-297-6)
doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 6 (September 1969) (ddr-densho-297-6)
Selected article titles: "Isaac Honored" (p. 1), "Birth of Amerasia" (p. 1), "Hoover's Yellow Peril" (p. 2), "Dawn of Awakening" (p. 2), "UCLA Sells Out" (p. 5), "Potential for What" (p. 5), "The Failure of Democracy in a Time of Crisis" (p. 6-7).
Japanese Americans in World War II- A Nisei Remembers (ddr-densho-496-3)
doc Japanese Americans in World War II- A Nisei Remembers (ddr-densho-496-3)
Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his internment at North Portland Assembly Center and Minidoka published in New World Outlook in January of 1982.
Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-123-13)
Feelings of fear and powerlessness upon witnessing the shooting death of a camp worker

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-123-11)
Witnessing the shooting of a kitchen worker by a camp guard

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-123-10)
Memories of the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon: working to distribute dairy products, help people settle

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

Fumi Kaseguma Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-203-11)
vh Fumi Kaseguma Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-203-11)
Life in the Portland Assembly Center, a former livestock exposition area
Bob Suzuki Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-452-3)
vh Bob Suzuki Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-452-3)
Childhood memories of the Portland Assembly center and Minidoka concentration camp
Chiye Tomihiro Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-93-2)
vh Chiye Tomihiro Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-93-2)
Life at the Portland Assembly Center: the shame of being visited by former schoolmates

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-273-16)
vh Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-273-16)
Home community divided and sent to separate camps

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 the Interior.

Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-273-15)
vh Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-273-15)
The journey to the Portland Livestock Center

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 the Interior.

Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-197-9)
vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-197-9)
Memories of Portland Assembly Center

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

Setsu Tsuboi Tanemura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-266-15)
vh Setsu Tsuboi Tanemura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-266-15)
Dealing with living conditions in assembly center: having chocolate bars from home to share
Massie Hinatsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-100-9)
vh Massie Hinatsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-100-9)
Social activities in camp: watching movies, writing letters
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