Granada (Amache)

doc Letter to Yuri and Wak Domoto from Emi (ddr-densho-443-203)

Condolence letter to family, with envelope

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-443-203/

doc Western Union Telegram to Wakako Domoto from Ralph Carr (ddr-densho-443-213)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-443-213/

doc Letter to Wakako Domoto from Ralph Carr (ddr-densho-443-212)

Condolence letter to family, with envelope

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-443-212/

doc Letter to Wakako and Yuri Domoto from Sadame Nomi (ddr-densho-443-207)

Condolence letter to family, with envelope

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-443-207/

doc Letter to Wakako and Yuri Domoto from Misaye (ddr-densho-443-206)

Condolence letter to family, with envelope

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-443-206/

av Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1590)

Ken is on the left, Harry on the right. The two discuss growing up as Nisei, anti-Japanese sentiment in the US, their relationship with their mother, the difference between Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans, Pearl Harbor, their time in internment at Merced and Amache, and their decision to volunteer for the military. Video starts at 0:28. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1590/

av Interview with Chris Ishii, part 2 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1556)

Ishii discusses his internment in the Amache camp, volunteering for the military, and his childhood as a Nisei. Video starts at 0:57. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 55, II NY #40, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1557/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1556/

img Akiji Yoshimura and Hideko Hinoki (later Yoshimura) at Amache Relocation Center (ddr-densho-1007-199)

Caption on back.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-199/

av Kanegai family dinner and Moose (John) Fujikawa interview, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1582)

Footage of the Kanegai family eating in their backyard. Unscripted. The younger mustached man is Bruce Kanegai; the older man to his right is his father George. Video starts at 0:29. Interview with Fujikawa starts at 10:44. Fujikawa talks about his childhood in LA, his decision not to go to college, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1582/

av Interview with Chris and Ada Ishii (ddr-densho-1007-1569)

The Ishiis discuss the difficulty of getting married and moving to the US (Ada is from China), Chris' time in camp, Ada meeting Chris' mother, and the first time the two met. Video starts at 0:52. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 66, II NY #53, Chris & Ada Verite …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1569/

av Interview with Moose (John) Fujikawa, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1583)

Fujikawa discusses working on a sugar beet farm during internment, his decision to volunteer for the army, his relationship with his parents, his service with ATIS in Australia and with the Australian army in the Pacific. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #10, Fujikawa …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1583/

av Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1591)

Ken Akune discusses his time at Amache, his decision to join the military from camp, his time at Camp Savage, his basic training with the 442nd, community objection to his volunteering, and his time in the China-Burma-India theater. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 77, II …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1591/

av Interview with Jim Ariyasu, part 5 of 5; interview with Harry Akune, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1600)

Ariyasu discusses saving a peer from a court martial, his real estate work, and racial solidarity. At 15:10, interview with Ariyasu ends and interview with Harry Akune begins. Akune discusses his time at Merced and Amache, volunteering for the army from camp, and his community's reaction to his decision to volunteer. Loni Ding can be heard …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1600/

doc Letters and lists related to repatriation of Japanese civilians to Hawaii (ddr-densho-564-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-564-6/

img Woman behind barbed wire at Amache (ddr-densho-545-57)

Included annotation: Loneliest Days, Me at Birmingham Hospital & She in Amache Colorado.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-545-57/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 21 (May 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-70)

Selected article titles: "May 12 Figures: 661 Casualties among Nisei from Centers" (p. 1), "Third Anniversary of Tule Lake This Sunday" (p. 2), "Closing Dates for Center Schools Set Says Myer" (p. 3), and "Former Tulean Commits Suicide" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-70/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 29 (July 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-77)

Selected article titles: "Myer Sets Dates for Closing of 8 Centers" (pp. 1-2), "Discrimination Hit in Seattle Boycott Case" (p. 2), "2 Army Officers to Fight Racial Discrimination" (p. 2), and "5422 Evacuees on WRA Payroll on June 30" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-77/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 42 (October 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-91)

Selected article titles: "Ricketts: Urges Less Use of Electricity" (p. 1), "Granada Relocation Center Closes Oct. 15" (p. 1), "OPA Changes Controls on Rental Properties" (p. 2), and "Gen. Stilwell Backs up Japanese American GI's" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-91/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. III, No. 5 (February 1, 1946) (ddr-densho-284-116)

Selected article titles: "Closing Dates for Blocks 35, 36 Are Given" (pp. 1-2), "For Those Who May Be Released: Tentative Planning in Full Swing This Week" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Disposes of Granada Center" (p. 1), and "Recruiters Still Here: Southern Pacific Offers Work on If and When Basis" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-116/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 41 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-89)

Selected article titles: "'Justice Dept. Officials Here Not in Position to Give Advice'--Williams" (pp. 1-2), "Closing of WRA Centers Running Ahead of Time" (p. 1), "Att. at Granada Gives Advice to Property Owner" (p. 5), and "Relocators May Now File Death Pension Claims" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-89/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 12 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-18)

Selected article titles: "Administration Releases Latest Stockade Figures" (p. 1), "Population Increased to 18,027" (p. 2), and "Gunnison Compares Tule Lake Center with Manila, Shanghai Internment Camps" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-18/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 7 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-12)

Selected article titles: "82 in Center Receive Notices to Report for Physical Exams: Base Hospital to Be Utilized" (p. 1), "More Arrivals Expected as Segregation Plan Resumed" (p. 1), and "Red Cross Gifts Distributed to CA and Japanese Library" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-12/

doc Survey Results (ddr-densho-356-989)

Typed up individual responses to a survey conducted on families at Granada in June 1943.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-989/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-235)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he comforts Yuri on her misbehaving typewriter by sharing a Reader's Digest story, and his own typewriter's faults. He continues by discussing Yuri's sister's (Wakako Domoto) relocation to Denver, his recent skiing trip, the rash of promotions at Camp Savage, a prank by the mailroom staff, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-235/

doc Letter of employment for Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-356-159)

Letter from Colorado Governor Ralph Carr to Wakako Domoto offering employment as a housekeeper and detailing duties of the job (keeping house and cooking).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-159/

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