Pomona

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Yoneko Takano, June 1942, English translation (ddr-csujad-42-51)

English translation of the letter: csudh_tak_0050. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_28_001_eng

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-51/

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Yoneko Takano, May 30, 1942, Japanese typescript (ddr-csujad-42-49)

Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0047. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_27_001_jpn

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-49/

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, before August 14, 1942, English translation (ddr-csujad-42-60)

English translation of the letter: csudh_tak_0059. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_31_001_eng

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-60/

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, July 13, 1942, typescript (ddr-csujad-42-55)

Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0053. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_29_001_jpn

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-55/

doc Postcard from K. Meguro to Mr. and Mrs. F. Takano, August 17, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-65)

A postcard from Tsuruno Meguro to her son-in-law and daughter, Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano in the Santa Anita Assembly Center. She writes in a train during the trip to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. She details the departure in the morning when she left the assembly center. English translation is found in item: csudh_tak_0066. Typescript …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-65/

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, May 20, 1942, typescript (ddr-csujad-42-46)

Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0044. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_26_001_jpn

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-46/

doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, July 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-53)

A letter from Tsuruno Meguro in the Pomona Assembly Center to her son-in-law and daughter, Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano in the Santa Anita Assembly Center. In the letter, she describes the lives in the assembly center, including her daily routine. English translation is found in item: csudh_tak_0054. Typescript is found in item: csudh_tak_0055. See this …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-53/

doc Letter from Kumaji Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, July 21, 194, typescript (ddr-csujad-42-58)

Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0056. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_30_001_jpn

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-58/

doc Postcard from K. Meguro to Mr. and Mrs. F. Takano, August 17, 1942, Japanese typescript (ddr-csujad-42-67)

Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0065. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_33_001_jpn

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-67/

doc Postcard to Molly Wilson from Haruko Nagahiro (May 20, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-53)

Postcard to Molly Wilson from Haruko Nagahiro (May 20, 1942). It is postmarked May 20, 1942 from the Pomona Assembly Center in Pomona, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-53/

doc Credit memo, Lodging Dept. (ddr-csujad-55-862)

Card for lodging supply credits at Pomona Temporary Assembly Center. Issued to Shoji Nagumo. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0864

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-862/

doc Instructions to all coach monitors (ddr-csujad-55-870)

Instructions for coach monitors on the trains transporting "evacuees" to incarceration camps by Clayton E. Triggs, Manager. Covers rules and regulations for departure, train travel, and arrival. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0872

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-870/

doc Notice of date to be moved to relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-867)

Notice for the Nagumo family regarding their removal from the Temporary Assembly Center and transportation to an incarceration camp. Includes scheduled date of removal and baggage inspection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0869

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-867/

doc Release (Pomona, California), no. 1 (1942): instructions and regulation (ddr-csujad-55-861)

Instructions and regulations for the Pomona Temporary Assembly Center. Covers regulations for housing, mess, health, and work assignments. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0863

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-861/

doc Mess No. 3: barrack name list of mess tags issued (ddr-csujad-55-857)

List of names, addresses, and number of mess tags issued by Mess and Lodging Department, Pomona Temporary Assembly Center, to incarcerees for Mess Hall #3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0859

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-857/

doc Mess No. 4: barrack name list of mess tags issued (ddr-csujad-55-858)

List of names, addresses, and number of mess tags issued issued by Mess and Lodging Department, Pomona Temporary Assembly Center, to incarcerees for Mess Hall #4. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0860

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-858/

doc Evacuee information release, no. 20 (1942) (ddr-csujad-55-866)

Instructions to "evacuees" regarding removal and transportation from Pomona Assembly Center to an incarceration camp. Covers general travel requirements, transport of personal goods, freight, and regulations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0868

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-866/

doc Evacuee information release, no. 18 (1942): families of mixed marriages (ddr-csujad-55-863)

Instructions for families of mixed marriages regarding application for release by Clayton E. Triggs, Manager, Pomona Assembly Center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0865

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-863/

doc Evacuee information release, no. 21 (1942) (ddr-csujad-55-868)

Instructions to "evacuees" regarding personal hand baggage, car baggage, and freight during their removal from the Pomona Temporary Assembly Center and transportation to an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0870

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-868/

doc List of Nagumo family articles (ddr-csujad-55-872)

List of items belonging to the Nagumo family. Covers name of the items, quantity, color, and price. Includes a Japanese poem handwritten. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0874

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-872/

doc Pomona Assembly Center fifth entrainment list (ddr-csujad-55-871)

List of names of "evacuee" passengers on the train from Pomona Temporary Assembly Center to an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0873

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-871/

doc Blank evacuee index card for WCCA (Wartime Civil Control Administration) (ddr-densho-410-2)

Stamped with "Pomona" for Assembly Center, front and back. Back stamped with names of multiple camps and assembly centers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-2/

doc James Kado Diary 1 (ddr-densho-122-510)

Copy of diary kept by James Kado in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-510/

doc Transcriptions of James Kado diaries (ddr-densho-122-511)

Typed transcriptions of diaries, some errors

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-511/

av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1609)

Matsumura discusses growing up in Wyoming, his mother's cooking, moving to Los Angeles in 1936, getting his radio license, Pearl Harbor, evacuation to Pomona and Heart Mountain, his attempts to join the Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Marines, being drafted, his basic training in Fort Hood, TX, his deployment in Europe, and the Hollywood store …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1609/

Filters