Minidoka

Concentration Camp

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Four children in a garden (ddr-densho-34-109)
img Four children in a garden (ddr-densho-34-109)
Left to right: Lilly, Frank, and Jane Kitamoto. The child on the right is unidentified.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-109/
Father and infant son outside barracks (ddr-densho-34-195)
img Father and infant son outside barracks (ddr-densho-34-195)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-195/
Children standing on a truck (ddr-densho-34-146)
img Children standing on a truck (ddr-densho-34-146)
The Hayashida and Kitamoto children are about to leave the Minidoka concentration camp for their homes on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Mr. Frank Yoshito Kitamoto bought this truck to transport both families' belongings. Yoshito Frank Kitamoto also went by Frank Yoshito Kitamoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-146/
Two children leaving camp (ddr-densho-34-43)
img Two children leaving camp (ddr-densho-34-43)
Cousins Jane Kitamoto (left) and Natalie Hayashida.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-43/
Annual summary report from nursery school (ddr-densho-34-135)
doc Annual summary report from nursery school (ddr-densho-34-135)
The nursery school at Minidoka concentration camp issued annual summary reports for its students. This report is for Y. (Frank) Kitamoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-135/
Mother and her children in front of their barracks (ddr-densho-34-111)
img Mother and her children in front of their barracks (ddr-densho-34-111)
Shigeko Kitamoto and her children (left to right): Frances, Jane, Frank, and Lilly Kitamoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-111/
Japanese Americans in camp before departure (ddr-densho-34-44)
img Japanese Americans in camp before departure (ddr-densho-34-44)
Mrs. Fumiko Hayashida, with Takamono (first name unknown), Frank Kitamoto, Neil Hayashida, Atmoto Tanaguchi, Jane Kitamoto, an unidentified child and Natalie Hayashida, before their departure from Minidoka concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-44/
Three children behind barracks (ddr-densho-34-118)
img Three children behind barracks (ddr-densho-34-118)
Left to right: Frank, Lilly, and Jane Kitamoto behind their barracks at the Minidoka concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-118/
Group of boys in camp (ddr-densho-462-11)
img Group of boys in camp (ddr-densho-462-11)
Betty Adkins (center back)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-11/
Minidoka Relocation Center Map (ddr-densho-462-1)
doc Minidoka Relocation Center Map (ddr-densho-462-1)
Map of Minidoka reprinted for Minidoka Remembered, original created by Anky Arai in 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-1/
Workers at Minidoka (ddr-densho-462-13)
img Workers at Minidoka (ddr-densho-462-13)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-13/
A Report of My Work at Minidoka (ddr-densho-462-7)
doc A Report of My Work at Minidoka (ddr-densho-462-7)
Includes hand-written edits
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-7/
Japanese Evacuees (ddr-densho-462-8)
doc Japanese Evacuees (ddr-densho-462-8)
Notes for sermon 'The Christian Church behind barbed wire'. Notes reference Min Yasui's poem, testimony by Martha Higashita
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-8/
Group of girls in camp (ddr-densho-462-12)
img Group of girls in camp (ddr-densho-462-12)
Betty Adkins on far left
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-12/
Federated Christian Church letter (ddr-densho-462-6)
doc Federated Christian Church letter (ddr-densho-462-6)
Christmas season newsletter written from Minidoka
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-462-6/
Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita Biography (ddr-densho-538-1)
doc Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita Biography (ddr-densho-538-1)
Biography of the life of Haruko Ann (Suzuki) Tokita as written by her eldest child.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-538-1/
Keynote address by Bob H. Suzuki for Nisei Honorary Degree Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-363)
doc Keynote address by Bob H. Suzuki for Nisei Honorary Degree Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-363)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-363/
Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)
doc Book of 70th Anniversary of Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-446-455)
The Japanese Congregational Church's 70th Anniversary coincided with the 100th Anniversary of the Japanese Christian Mission in North America. This book traces the history of JCC within the larger setting of national and local events, and some of the photos and narratives may be of interest. Ai Chih Tsai was pastor at JCC from 1948 to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-455/
Hunt High School Reunion 1983 (ddr-densho-449-1)
doc Hunt High School Reunion 1983 (ddr-densho-449-1)
33 pages of memories from living and learning at Minidoka in 1943 and 1944. The book contains pictures of Minidoka, the classes, reunion program, Hunt High song, poems, directory, and a memoriam for classmates who were not able to make the reunion.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-449-1/
Minidoka Remembered 2003 (ddr-densho-449-2)
doc Minidoka Remembered 2003 (ddr-densho-449-2)
75 pages of people reflecting and remembering the 3 day event of Minidoka Remembered in 2003 where more than 1000 people participated. This book has images of folks who attended the event.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-449-2/
Manzanar Bussei Guide 1943 (ddr-manz-4-259)
doc Manzanar Bussei Guide 1943 (ddr-manz-4-259)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-4-259/
Tsuguo
vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-123)
Nisei male. Born August 15, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Incarcerated at the North Portland Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Kept a diary beginning December, 1941, and through incarceration. Beginning as a teenager, was exceptionally active as a volunteer leader, first within a Japanese American church in Portland, later in camp with Federated Christian Church, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-123/
Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-2)
vh Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-2)
Nisei male. Born January 25, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted the draft, with the rationale that the U.S. government had classified him 4-C, an enemy alien, and he was therefore under no obligation to serve. Imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Vocal critic of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-2/
Henry Miyatake Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-56)
vh Henry Miyatake Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-56)
Nisei male. Born April 28, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Had some key childhood experiences with discrimination that made him a self-described, "independent thinker," and later, an influential figure in the Japanese American community. While a teenager in camp, he wrote and defended an essay criticizing the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-56/
Gene Akutsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-1)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-1)
Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-1/
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