Tanforan

Temporary Assembly Center

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Boy with a rattlesnake (ddr-densho-162-54)
img Boy with a rattlesnake (ddr-densho-162-54)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-54/
Schoolchildren in Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-162-52)
img Schoolchildren in Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-162-52)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-52/
New arrivals in Tanforan (ddr-densho-162-53)
img New arrivals in Tanforan (ddr-densho-162-53)
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Mass removal (ddr-densho-162-51)
img Mass removal (ddr-densho-162-51)
These buses are en route to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-51/
Woman standing in a barracks doorway at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-22-444)
img Woman standing in a barracks doorway at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-22-444)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 6 (August 5, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-30)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 6 (August 5, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-30)
Selected article titles: "Pro-Minority Text Dropped from OK List" (p.1, 3), "Bakke Case Jeopardizes Civil Rights Won Since 1940s, Rep. Chisholm Tells JACL" (p.1, 3), "Internment Credit Bill Hearing Set" (p.2), "Assembly Centers to Be Historical Site" (p.2), "Fresno Senior Citizens Express Needs in Survey" (p.3), "Nisei in Japan: Japanese and Nikkei Influences" (p.8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-30/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 88, No. 2028 (February 2, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-4)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 88, No. 2028 (February 2, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-4)
Selected article titles: "Tight-Spending Pressure Still Straps JACL Programming" (pp. 1-2 ), "First Friday Feature: Moving Day, 1918" (pp. 3, 10), "Chiaroscuro: Politics: A Matter of Heritage" (p. 6), and "Japan Decorates Issei Master Teaching Ikebana for 57 Years" (p. 8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-51-4/
Program for the Seabiscuit Redecication event (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-18)
doc Program for the Seabiscuit Redecication event (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-18)
Program for the Seabiscuit Redecication event held at the Tanforan Race Track in San Bruno, California (September 23, 1991).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-18/
Newspaper clipping
doc Newspaper clipping "Tanforan, 1942" (ddr-janm-4-42)
Newspaper clipping titled "Tanforan, 1942". The article was written by Soji Kashiwagi on December 17, 1984.
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Program for the Tanforan Committee Day of Rememberance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-15)
doc Program for the Tanforan Committee Day of Rememberance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-15)
Program for the Tanforan Committee Day of Rememberance event being held at the Tanforan Park Shopping Center (February 19, 1979).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-15/
Information sheet about the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center (ddr-janm-4-22)
doc Information sheet about the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center (ddr-janm-4-22)
Information sheet about the history of the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-22/
Newspaper clipping
doc Newspaper clipping "Tanforan Assembly Center Plaque Dedication" (ddr-janm-4-43)
Newspaper clipping titled "Tanforan Assembly Center Plaque Dedication". The article was written by J.K. Yamamoto on September 25, 1991 for the Hokubei Mainichi newspaper.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-43/
doc "Seabiscuit Rededication" speech by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-17)
Speech entitled "Seabiscuit Rededication" by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima (September 23, 1991). Speech was given at the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-17/
Invitation to Tsuyako
doc Invitation to Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima to a Tanforan Detention Center pilgrimage (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-21)
Invitation to Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima from the Tanforan Committee to go on a pilgrimage to the Tanforan Detention Center for a Day of Remembrance on February 19, 1979.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-21/
Program for the Tanforan Detention Center Day of Remembrance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-20)
doc Program for the Tanforan Detention Center Day of Remembrance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-20)
Program for the Tanforan Detention Center Day of Remembrance event being held at the Tanforan Park Shopping Center (February 19, 1979).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-20/
Letter to Sally Domoto from Sue (ddr-densho-329-135)
doc Letter to Sally Domoto from Sue (ddr-densho-329-135)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-135/
Letter to Ken Domoto from Chiura Obata conforming painting delivery and pending transfer to new camp (ddr-densho-329-130)
doc Letter to Ken Domoto from Chiura Obata conforming painting delivery and pending transfer to new camp (ddr-densho-329-130)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-130/
Oral Memoirs of Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-94)
doc Oral Memoirs of Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-94)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-94/
Torakichi Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-52)
doc Torakichi Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-52)
The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-52/
Frank Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-50)
doc Frank Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-50)
The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-50/
Yoshiko Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-51)
doc Yoshiko Nishioka Form 26 (ddr-densho-292-51)
The Form 26 Individual Record contains information about education, employment, religion, military service, addresses before and at camp, and other demographic information.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-292-51/
Anna Towata (ddr-ajah-8-10)
av Anna Towata (ddr-ajah-8-10)
Anna Towata was born on November 10, 1916, in Sonoma, California. Her mother was of German descent and her father was born in Japan. During World War II, was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Alameda and eventually opened a flower shop.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-10/
Keith Nomura for Kiyosuke Nomura (ddr-ajah-8-6)
av Keith Nomura for Kiyosuke Nomura (ddr-ajah-8-6)
In this video, Keith Nomura talks about his father, Kiyosuke Nomura. Kiyosuke grew up in the Bay Area and met his wife, who was born in Alameda, California. During World War II, they were removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Kiyosuke wasn't able to graduate from the University of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-6/
Jo Takata for Nellie Takeda (ddr-ajah-8-8)
av Jo Takata for Nellie Takeda (ddr-ajah-8-8)
In this video, Jo Takata talks about her mother, Nellie Takeda. Nellie was born in Alameda, California, and was married just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Alameda and lived for a number years …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-8/
Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara (ddr-ajah-8-2)
av Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara (ddr-ajah-8-2)
Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara grew up in Alameda, California, where her father had a shoe repair shop and her mother did domestic work. During World War II, was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Returned to Alameda after the war.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-2/
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