Minidoka

doc Letter from Tsutomu Fukuyama (ddr-densho-483-133)

Letter from Tsutomu Fukuyama describing living conditions in Minidoka. Topics described include housing, schooling, commerce, and the federated Christian church. The letter also describes the stated purpose of the War Relocation Authority and the resettlement of students and families.

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doc Minidoka Irrigator: -Under the shadow of the cross (ddr-densho-483-71)

Newspaper clipping of Young People's Christian Conference (YPCC) event.

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img Photo of a camp (ddr-densho-483-493)

Black and white photo of a camp facility with a watch tower in the foreground

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img Photo of barracks (ddr-densho-483-499)

Black and white photo of a row of barracks

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doc New Herald Vol. 3 No. 5 (July 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-91)

Selected article titles: "Relocatees" (p. 1), "Let's be fair" (p. 1), "Scholarships" (p. 1), "Herald editor" (p. 1), "Center closure" (p. 2), "Visit sick friends" (p. 2), "Here and there" (p. 2)

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doc Book of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-138)

Book of newspaper clipping documenting newspaper coverage of American citizens of Japanese ancestry compiled by Yoriko Watanabe Sasaki from assorted West Coast newspapers. Includes one partial newsletter from Camp Harmony, July 10, 1942, and one partial issue of the Minidoka Irrigator, Volume IV, Number 12, December 23, 1944. Introduction by James Watanabe, M.D..

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-138/

img Photo of a camp barracks (ddr-densho-483-494)

Black and white Photo of a camp barracks taken from a distance

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img Photo of Kenji Ima entering a barn (ddr-densho-483-12)

Color photo of Kenji Ima entering a barn at Minidoka

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img Photo of Paul and Kenji Ima (ddr-densho-483-29)

Black and white photo of Paul and Kenji Ima as children. Caption on reverse reads "Paul & Kenji, May 1944" in black ink.

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img Photo of barracks (ddr-densho-483-490)

Black and white photo of barracks

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img Photo of Kenji Ima entering a barn (ddr-densho-483-13)

Color photo of Kenji Ima entering a barn at Minidoka

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img Photo of a sign for Hunt, Idaho (ddr-densho-483-15)

Color photo of a sign for Hunt, Idaho

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doc New Herald Vol. 3 No. 3 (July 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-89)

Selected article titles: "Relocated" (p. 1), "Jenson visits Hunt" (p. 1), "Heralds wanted" (p. 1), "S.O.S." (p. 1), "Ye are an epistle" (p. 2), "Miss shock" (p. 2), "Mr. and Mrs. Snider" (p.2), "Along life's way" (p. 3)

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doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-100)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, a press release, and a speech transcript. Selected article titles: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Seattle Japs return home" (p. 1), "The National Director speaks to residents" (p. 2), "237 Bainbridge Japs leave, head south" (p. 3), "No refunds for japs, says city" (p. 4), "Sad farewells while troops stand by" …

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img Aerial photo of a camp (ddr-densho-483-498)

Black and white aerial photo of an intersection in a camp

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doc Form No. CL. 1: Claim for Damage to or Loss of Real or Personal Property by a Person of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-densho-483-67)

Claim filed by Fukuyama family for damages and lost property during World War II incarceration. Claim filed for $1106. Approved for $829 on 11/1/25.

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doc Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Wartime Evacuation Japanese Dark Period" (ddr-densho-483-134)

Article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer commemorating the 25th anniversary of the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans.

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doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-95)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, bulletins, program, school essay, photograph, and ephemera. Selected article titles and additional contents: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Bainbridge Japs prepare to leave" (p. 1), "Tired old woodenface sets new attendance record" (p. 3), Hunt High School Commencement Program (p. 4), "Prober Dies would find dust but no 'coddling' at center" …

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doc Christmas letter (ddr-densho-483-132)

Christmas letter from Tsutomu Fukuyama to family friends. The letter describes Christmas at Minidoka, housing conditions following transfers from Tule Lake and Manzanar, the agricultural impacts of the boll weaver, and the resettlement of Nisei Christians.

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img Photo of a camp (ddr-densho-483-495)

Black and white photo of a camp facility with a water tower taken from a distance

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img Photo of the Minidoka visitor plaque - organization contributions (ddr-densho-483-19)

Color photo of a visitor plaque at Minidoka showing contributing organizations

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doc The Minidoka Herald Special Edition (February, 1944) (ddr-densho-483-94)

Selected article titles: "The work of the Federated Christian Church of Minidoka" (p. 1); "A glimpse into the barrack colony of Minidoka" (p. 1), "The vision of the worldwide church" (p. 1), "Greetings from Minidoka" (p. 1), "Structure of the Federated Christian Church of Minidoka" (p. 1), "The work of the Minidoka Project elementary schools" (p. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-94/