Pomona

img Barracks construction (ddr-densho-37-572)

Original WRA caption: Pomona, California. Workmen erecting barracks for evacuees of Japanese ancestry at assembly center on Pomona Fair grounds. Evacuees will be assigned later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Construction of assembly center (ddr-densho-37-571)

Original WRA caption: Pomona, California. General view of assembly center being constructed on Pomona Fair Grounds for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Evacuees will be assigned later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Construction of Pomona Assembly Center (ddr-densho-37-390)

Original WRA caption: Pomona, California. General view of assembly center being constructed on Pomona Fairgrounds, for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Evacuees will be assigned to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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vh Sam Mihara Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-516-7)

First arriving at the Pomona Assembly Center

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vh Shig Yabu Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-272-10)

Living conditions at the Pomona Assembly Center

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vh Shig Yabu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-272-9)

Leaving for Pomona Assembly Center, getting in fights in camp

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vh Amy Iwasaki Mass Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-470-5)

Living conditions at the Pomona Assembly Center

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vh Bacon Sakatani Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-298-10)

The disruption of traditional family life in camp

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vh Bacon Sakatani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-298-11)

Meeting Japanese Americans from different regions in camp

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vh Bacon Sakatani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-298-12)

Reuniting with father

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vh Jimi Yamaichi Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-106-7)

Making Japanese shoes for kids while in an assembly center

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vh Ike Hatchimonji Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-381-9)

First impressions of camp: "it was quite a disappointment"

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vh James O. Ito Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-308-8)

Becoming head of the social affairs department in Pomona assembly center

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-290-15)

Deciding what to bring without knowing final destination

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-290-16)

Working in the assembly center mess hall

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-290-14)

An African American family visits Pomona, brings apple pie

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-290-17)

Observing people coping with difficult living conditions

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vh Takashi Hoshizaki Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-290-18)

Feeling fortunate to have an experienced cook in camp

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vh Ted Hamachi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-91-10)

First impressions of Pomona Assembly Center: "it looked like a prisoner of war camp"

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vh Margaret Saito Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-84-8)

Living conditions at the Pomona Assembly Center

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vh John Nakada Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-102-11)

Impressions of camp as a child: "It was kind of an adventure"

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vh Art Okuno Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-80-11)

Working for the internal police department in camp

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vh Art Okuno Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-80-10)

Traveling by train to assembly center

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vh Shig Yabu Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1011-10-2)

Getting into a fight with other boys soon after arriving in camp

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vh Frank Emi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-9-2)

Memories of mass removal: "it was kind of a frustrating and disappointing time"

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically …

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