Minidoka

Concentration Camp

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doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-135)

Excerpt: "While waiting in front of a soda fountain for a trolley to take me home, I purchanced to overhear two boys arguing."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-135/

doc Student essay: "How War Effects Man in theh fighting front" (ddr-densho-171-125)

Excerpt: "When many men go out to war and across the sea, at least nine out of ten may not come back."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-125/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-20)

Excerpt: "I'll start this now although Mr. Fogarty will be coming any minute to take me down to school." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-20/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-180)

Excerpt: "Yesterday after supper as my friend and I were talking on the way to class a dark peculiar form fell over us."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-180/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-128)

Excerpt: "Our country is now at war but not as wars of yesteryear, many modern and scientific device are in use."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-128/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-75)

Excerpt: "At last breathing spell and breath have coincided so that I can bring you up to date since Minneapolis." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-75/

doc War Relocation Authority Teachers' Handbook on Education for Relocation (ddr-densho-171-184)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-184/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-65)

Excerpt: "Christmas is beginning to take on reality tonight. Most of the gifts, except for a few local ones have ben taken care of, and my cards need only to be addressed according to the list." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-65/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-49)

Excerpt: "Sunday afternoon was the farewell for the Shigayas and Dr. Ishibashi." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-49/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-59)

Excerpt: "It's been a busy week and now harvest vacation has begun." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-59/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-54)

Excerpt: "Two weeks ago tomorrow, which is approximately when I wrote last, I had dinner at Marguerite's." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-54/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-12)

Excerpt: "I'm very sorry you worried about my silence. If I could I'd have somebody write for me or else I'd be sure to have leisure to write myself." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-12/

doc Student essay: "Thoughts when 'War' is mentioned" (ddr-densho-171-174)

Excerpt: "War! War! The terrible reality on one peaceful Sunday."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-174/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-66)

Excerpt: "Mr. Harke finally got around to breaking the log jam and also seemed to realize that he was working at cross purposes to my job." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-66/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-171)

Excerpt: "What is war? I can not fear or hate war, since I don't know anything about it."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-171/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-23)

Excerpt: "I'm in town tonight -- had to pick up my laundry and saw 'Murder He Says'..." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-23/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-108)

Excerpt: "All the children in the class sing lustily and joyously, unconsciously showing their love of country in their well fed healthy bodies and alert minds."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-108/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-122)

Excerpt: "World War II has meant to me unjust evacuation of citizens of the United States to assembly centers very poorly and hastily constructed."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-122/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-6)

Excerpt: "Last weekend we had a wonderful trip -- I think I wrote you about it. Monday night was choir." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-6/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-175)

Excerpt: "The dismal wail on the train whislle and the constant roar of the rusty wheels underneath kept me from sleeping."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-175/

doc Student essay: "The Stepping Stones of Our Life" (ddr-densho-171-95)

Excerpt: "Many of us are dissatisifed with our life in this community, but we shouldn't be very dismayed."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-95/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-74)

Excerpt: "I hope your vacation is proving as restful and congenial as mine. I'm indulging all my repressed tastes!" Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-74/

doc Student essay: "To the Honored Dead" (ddr-densho-171-112)

Excerpt: "This is to the honored dead! This is to the unselfish ones who laid aside the flourishing pen and substituted for it a civilization with the hammer and saw..."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-112/

doc Student essay: "My Reactions About the War" (ddr-densho-171-101)

Excerpt: "I don't see why they keep referring to us American citizens as Japs while Germans and Italians are called Americans."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-101/

doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-143)

Excerpt: "As I was walking down the main street of Seattle, I saw a large crowd gathered on the corner."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-143/