Jerome

doc War Relocation Authority memorandum about community and project analysis reports (ddr-densho-381-16)

A memorandum to War Relocation Authority staff members offering reports about community analysis and project analysis, available by request.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-16/

doc Report and minority views of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities on Japanese War Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-381-55)

A report submitted by John M. Costello to the House of Representatives discussing concerns with the War Relocation Authority's management of the concentration camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-55/

doc War Relocation Authority contact list (ddr-densho-381-43)

A contact list of War Relocation Authority directors.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-43/

doc War Relocation Authority administrative notice on payroll allotments for war bonds (ddr-densho-381-19)

Acting Director, Leland Barrows, encourages War Relocation Authority staff to meet payroll allotment goals for war bonds. Included in the notice are copies of letters from H. Morgenthau Jr., Secretary of the Treasury, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and a list of participation numbers.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-19/

doc Project directors report on evacuee resistances to relocation (ddr-densho-381-6)

Dillon S. Myer, War Relocation Authority Director, lists twelve reasons why he believes detainees are reluctant to leave the camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-6/

doc Amache camp welcome pamphlet (ddr-densho-390-145)

A welcome pamphlet from the Amache concentration camp, belonging to Harry and Walter Matsuoka. Topics discussed include a welcome message to Jerome concentration camp transfers, various community amenities, information on the camp organization, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-145/

doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 3 (ddr-densho-390-135)

The third issue of the Reveille includes articles about upcoming events, updates on new buildings, a short story, scouting in other camps, sports, a salute to Tom Sasaki, and more.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-135/

doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 1 (ddr-densho-390-133)

The inaugural issue of Reveille includes articles about the Scout Christmas party, athletic and outdoor events, scout number changes, Lil' Neebo illustrator Chris Ishii, a call to join the scouts, a short story, and more. One article mentions 14 boy scouts saved a flag from a mob during the Manzanar riot.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-133/

av George Joji Tenpo Interview (ddr-densho-400-22)

George Tenpo was born on May 28, 1923, in Compton, California. His parents were Hyoichi and Shizue Tenpo. His father was a farmer in Harbor City and his mother was a housewife. During World War II, George and his family were sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After the …

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av Sumiko Sumi Seki Interview (ddr-densho-400-21)

Sumiko Seki was born on November 24, 1924, in San Pedro, California. She was one of Midori and Kazue Seo's three children. Her father was a farmer in San Pedro and her mother was a housewife. When the war broke out she and her family were sent to Jerome concentration camp in Arkansas. When the war …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-21/

vh George Sakaye Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-400-17)

George Sakaye Nakano was born on November 24, 1935, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. George's parents were Kibei, born in Hawaii, then educated in Japan before returning to the U.S. Nakano grew up in Los Angeles until he was six years old. When WWII started, the Nakano family was incarcerated in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-17/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 11 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-17)

Selected article titles: "Segregation: 1000 from Jerome, Rohwer Expected Over Weekend" (pp. 1-2), "Spanish Delegate to Visit Japanese Nationals Here" (p. 1), and "CA Contacting Other Centers to Obtain Japanese Movies" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-17/

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. 15 (June 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-22)

Selected article titles: "Voluntary Terminations Asked in Families of Two" (p. 2) and "Hayward Assures Ample Supply of Vegetables" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-22/

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 Jerome Community Activities Questionnaire (ddr-densho-379-335)

Report includes detailed reports of activities and requirements for each Community Activities category

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-335/

vh Sarah Sato Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-81-18)

Treatment in concentration camp hospital

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-81-18/

vh Sarah Sato Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-81-17)

Contracting pneumonia in Jerome concentration camp: description of medical facilities

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vh Sarah Sato Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-81-16)

Memories of barracks in Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas: building furniture and installing plasterboard

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-81-16/

vh Sarah Sato Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-81-15)

Traveling to Jerome concentration camp: discrimination and poverty in the South

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-81-15/

vh Sarah Sato Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-81-20)

Interactions between Japanese Americans from Hawaii and the mainland

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-81-20/

vh June M. Hoshida Honma Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-256-7)

Relationship between Hawaiians and mainlanders in Jerome

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-256-7/

vh June M. Hoshida Honma Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-256-6)

Arriving in Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas

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vh June M. Hoshida Honma Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-256-8)

Reuniting with father and transferring to Gila River concentration camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-256-8/

vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-287-20)

Unprepared for winter weather conditions in Arkansas

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-1000-287-20/

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