Minidoka

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Newsletter
doc Newsletter "Minidoka Sanctuary" (ddr-densho-356-1019)
Newsletter titled "Minidoka Sanctuary" by Leopold H. Tibesar sharing news of the Catholic community within Minidoka
Letter to an Issei from U.S. Attorney J. Charles Dennis (ddr-densho-166-14)
doc Letter to an Issei from U.S. Attorney J. Charles Dennis (ddr-densho-166-14)
This is a response to a letter from Masaye Mayeno, requesting a rehearing for her husband Kunizo who was being held in a Department of Justice internment camp.
Drawing by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-15)
doc Drawing by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-15)
This drawing was done by Nisei Art Mayeno in Minidoka. He later submitted it to Burnley School of Art in Seattle as an admissions requirement.
Painting by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-16)
doc Painting by a Nisei man (ddr-densho-166-16)
This painting, titled "Playing Go in the furnace room in Minidoka," was done by Nisei Art Mayeno in camp. He later submitted it to Burnley School of Art in Seattle as an admissions requirement.
Children in front of barrack (ddr-densho-166-3)
img Children in front of barrack (ddr-densho-166-3)
Left to right: Naomi Yabusaki, Masashi Warren Sakai, two unidentified girls, and Ayako Nancy.
Letter from an Issei man to his wife (ddr-densho-166-12)
doc Letter from an Issei man to his wife (ddr-densho-166-12)
This letter was sent from Kunizo Mayeno in the Lordsburg internment camp, New Mexico, to his wife Masaye at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.
Louise Kashino Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-31-17)
vh Louise Kashino Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-31-17)
Social activities for teenagers in camp

For the first hour of this interview, an additional camera crew from KCTS Television was also present.

Louise Kashino Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-31-15)
vh Louise Kashino Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-31-15)
Minidoka concentration camp: adapting to conditions

For the first hour of this interview, an additional camera crew from KCTS Television was also present.

Louise Kashino Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-31-18)
vh Louise Kashino Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-31-18)
Mother's influence on decision to leave camp to attend college in Chicago

For the first hour of this interview, an additional camera crew from KCTS Television was also present.

Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-410-6)
vh Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-410-6)
Memories of Minidoka

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.

Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-410-7)
vh Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-410-7)
Deciding to answer "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"

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 …

Akio Hoshino Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-26-9)
vh Akio Hoshino Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-26-9)
Minidoka concentration camp: social life, work, impact of incarceration on families
Akio Hoshino Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-26-10)
vh Akio Hoshino Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-26-10)
Discussion of so-called "loyalty questions" and the decision to resist the draft
Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-84-36)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-84-36)
Christmas at Minidoka, sagebrush candles and a tumbleweed Christmas tree

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-84-30)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-84-30)
Starting "Girls Reserve" organization, offers to help war effort refused by Red Cross

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-84-42)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-84-42)
Helping people relocate to various cities

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-84-39)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-84-39)
The so-called "loyalty questionnaire," brothers volunteer for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to prove loyalty

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-84-41)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-84-41)
Limited leave options available to husband

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-84-34)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-84-34)
Activities of the Girls Reserve

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-84-43)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-84-43)
Leaving camp

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-84-37)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-84-37)
Attending a YWCA conference outside camp

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-84-35)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-84-35)
Writing to social service groups outside camp

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-84-38)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-84-38)
Problems with gossip in camp

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-84-31)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-84-31)
Organizing a YWCA banquet in Minidoka, "I persuaded them to stop at camp"

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-84-40)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-84-40)
Earning money outside camp and using it to purchase items

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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