Fort Lincoln (Bismarck)

doc Letter from Roy Takai to Hideo Hoshide (ddr-densho-440-3)

Roy Takai writes to Hideo Hoshide, forwarding him two photographs of his Uncle Komin who lived in Seattle prior to World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-440-3/

doc Letter from Toshima Fujita to Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco (ddr-densho-491-24)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-491-24/

doc Letter form Harry Konda to IRS (ddr-densho-491-15)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-491-15/

doc 415 Japanese Aliens Reach Dakota Camp (February 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-612)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 9, 1942, p. 5

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-612/

vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu (ddr-csujad-29-57)

Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-57/

vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi (ddr-csujad-29-58)

Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is found in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-58/

av Oral history with Amy Uno Ishii (ddr-csujad-29-379)

An oral interview with Amy Uno Ishii, a Nisei woman. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0938. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1342.2_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-379/

doc Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from Akiko Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-2)

Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from his daughter Akiko Miyagi. Akiko tells about a sandstorm on July 3rd, how her younger brother Donald can now say "goodbye" and how the tempature in Arizona is very hot. Per donor, this letter was written by the older sister Takeko (aged 9) for Akiko (aged 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-2/

doc Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from Takeko Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-3)

Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from his daughter Takeko Miyagi. Takeko writes about how her brother just turned 7 months old, how she hopes her father enjoyed the postcards from her younger sisters Akiko and Yoko, and tells him about going to school.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-3/

doc Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from Takeko Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-4)

Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from his daughter Takeko Miyagi. Takeko writes about receiving candy from Yuhachi, how her sister, Akiko, was excited about the last telegram they received from him, and a watermelon the family bought.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-4/

doc Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from Yoko Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-1)

Postcard to Yuhachi Miyagi from his daughter Yoko Miyagi. Yoko writes about how her sister Akiko misses him and wants him to join the family soon. Yoko also writes about her her brother Donald stood up for the first time on July 1st. Per donor, this letter was written by the older sister Takeko (aged 9) …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-1/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 7 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-56)

Selected article titles: "Dept. of Justice: Status of Renunciants Defined by Rothestein" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Closes Quarters of Hoshi, Hokoku Seinen Dan" (pp. 1-2), "Excludees Now Able to Relocated East and South" (p. 2), and "Contact with Japan Through Red Cross" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-56/

img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-61)

Original WRA caption: Residents of Japanese ancestry appear for registration prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Updated Library of Congress summary: "Photograph shows Shizuko Ina standing behind others waiting to be assigned a "family number" before being removed from their homes and incarcerated in a detention facility …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-61/

vh Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-286-26)

Interacting with German prisoners of war (audio-only)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-286-26/

vh Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-286-23)

Description of internees at Bismarck (audio-only)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-286-23/

vh Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-286-25)

Recalling Japanese Americans discussing wartime circumstances (audio-only)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-286-25/

vh Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-286-22)

Being sent to Bismarck (audio-only)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-286-22/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-154-28)

Passing the time in Bismarck internment camp: playing baseball, studying Japanese language

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-28/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-154-26)

Conditions in Bismarck internment camp: meeting people from other countries, swimming in a heated pool

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-26/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-154-25)

Transferred with brother to Bismarck, North Dakota, a Department of Justice camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-25/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-154-29)

Hearing news of the end of the war; father did not believe that Japan had surrendered

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-29/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-154-24)

Given very little notice of impending transfer to Bismarck, North Dakota, a Department of Justice camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-24/

vh Arthur Ogami Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-154-27)

Undergoing an interview prior to expatriation: questioned regarding possibly joining the Japanese Imperial Army

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-154-27/

vh Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-274-21)

Sports and recreational activities at Bismarck

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-274-21/

vh Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-274-23)

Interacting with German prisoners of war

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-274-23/

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