Manzanar

doc Sketch of Manzanar riot (ddr-densho-122-770)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-770/

doc Casualty reports from Manzanar riot (ddr-densho-122-854)

Names and personal information redacted

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-854/

img Two young men wearing Zephyrs jackets (ddr-densho-122-608)

Mits Koshiyama on left

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-608/

doc Memo from Col. Bendetsen to WRA Director (ddr-densho-122-856)

Re: situation at Manzanar regarding military police

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-856/

doc Letter from Hank to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-25)

Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about life in the Topaz concentration camp, updates on families leaving, and tells Kizie (Kimiko) that his mom wants to knit her a sweater for the colder months.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-25/

av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1779)

Yamashita discusses helping prisoners of war avoid execution, the execution of General Yamashita, how he dealt with the more difficult parts of service, the difference between the Japanese soldiers he fought in New Guinea and the Philippines, why he didn't want to serve in Japan during the occupation, staying in contact with his family in Manzanar …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1779/

av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)

Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka discusses his recovery from tuberculosis, entering and winning a cartoon contest, going to art school after recovery, starting to work in advertising, returning to cartooning after retirement, and serving in JICPOA, and working with white officers. Yagi discusses working in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1776/

List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with letter from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to the Visa Division, Department of State. (ddr-densho-564-9)

doc List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with letter from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to the Visa Division, Department of State. (ddr-densho-564-9)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-564-9/

List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with four letters from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to Howard Travers, Visa Division, Department of state (ddr-densho-564-8)

doc List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with four letters from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to Howard Travers, Visa Division, Department of state (ddr-densho-564-8)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-564-8/

doc A Fellow Veteran Remembers (ddr-densho-1007-1847)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1847/

doc Evacuation claims settlement (ddr-densho-1007-893)

Awarded to Karl Yoneda. Only a small portion of the claim was fulfilled.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-893/

av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1778)

Yamashita discusses why his parents didn't want him to go to college, joining his family's produce business, meeting his wife in Manzanar, his service in the Philippines, interrogating prisoners of war, seeing American prisoners who came out of Santo Tomas, the selfishness of weathy Japanese people in Korea, and not getting any promotions or furlough in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1778/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 1 (March 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-6)

Selected article titles: "Extravagant Use of Rice Must Be Curtailed - Hayward" (p. 1), "74 Come from Poston Center" (p. 1), and "Myer Refutes Manzanar Rumor on Expatriation" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-6/

doc The Tule Lake WRA Center Information Bulletin (March 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-5)

Selected article titles: "Population Swells to 16,797 with Arrival of Manzanites" (p. 1), "Warrants Given to Five Nisei Granada Boys" (p. 1), and "Postonian Is Arrested for Sedition" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-5/

av Interview with John Aiso, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1578)

Aiso discusses loyalty to the US, his family's internment at Manzanar, his (and the Nisei's in general) response to Pearl Harbor, and his role in the military. Video starts at 0:26. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Interview ends at 18:30; rest of tape is b-roll of Aiso reading. Original title: 75, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1578/

doc Elaine Yoneda's letter to the editor (ddr-densho-1007-897)

Published in the Hokubei Mainichi newspaper.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-897/

av Interview with Yosh Nakayama, part 2 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1586)

Nakayama discusses his time in Japanese language school, speaking only Japanese at home, an instructor of his who did not understand why a Nisei student did not speak fluent Japanese, his father's arrest by the FBI, his family's evacuation from LA and internment in Manzanar, and his family's return to LA after the war. Video starts …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1586/

doc Statement to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians, written by Elaine Yoneda (ddr-densho-1007-892)

Elaine Yoneda was married to Karl Yoneda, an American-born Japanese man who was raised in Hiroshima. This statement describes their family's incarceration at the Manzanar camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-892/

doc Manzanar: Another View (ddr-densho-1007-894)

Article written by Elaine and Karl Yoneda for the Rafu Shimpo.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-894/

doc Letter from Tad Uyeno to Elaine and Karl Yoneda (ddr-densho-1007-896)

Response to the Manzanar: Another View article (ddr-densho-1007-894).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-896/

doc Letter from Elaine and Karl Yoneda to Ellen Endo (ddr-densho-1007-895)

Ellen Endo was the English editor for the Rafu Shimpo at the time.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-895/

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 Tule Lake WRA Center Information Bulletin (February 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-3)

Selected article titles: "The Manzanar Folks" (p. 1), "A Newspaper in the Making" (p. 1), and a "Very Important Notice" for Nisei men.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-3/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 9 (April 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-14)

Selected article titles: "20-25 Group Predominates in Tule Lake" (pp. 1-2), "Voluntary Terminations Aid Employment Policy" (pp. 1-2), and "Danjo Seinenkai Exhibit Attracts Large Crowds" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-14/

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