Rohwer

img Woman in Coat (ddr-densho-556-16)

Handwritten in green ink on front: "For [illegible] with love Mary" "12/16/44", Handwritten on back in pencil: "5 copies", Handwritten on back in blue ink: "Mary - surgery aide", Handwritten on back in green ink: "Taken on steps of capitol Little Rock, Arkansas"

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img Auditorium (ddr-densho-556-12)

Handwritten on back: "[illegible] Auditorium for [illegible]"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-12/

img Children Jump Rope (ddr-densho-556-7)

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img Child (ddr-densho-556-2)

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img Walter Muramoto (ddr-densho-556-18)

Handwritten on front in black ink: "My 'Wandering Photographer'", Handwritten on front in blue ink: "Sincerely, Walter Muramoto 1944"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-18/

img Mess Hall (ddr-densho-556-8)

Handwritten on back: "Mess Hall"

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img Nursery (ddr-densho-556-21)

Eleanor (Spainer) Fitzgerald holding a baby at the Rohwar Nursery where she worked as an obstetrics nurse. Handwritten on front in green ink: "-Nursery- Relocation Hospital, McGee, Arkansas. Oct. 1944.", Handwritten on the front in blue ink: "Oct - 1945"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-21/

img 8 People at Rowher (ddr-densho-556-1)

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img Fire Dept (ddr-densho-556-9)

Handwritten on back: "Fire Dept"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-9/

img Group of Children (ddr-densho-556-6)

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img Center Aerial (ddr-densho-556-14)

front labeled in white ink, second row from right labeled "#6" and "#5", Handwritten on back: "Aerial / Birds-eye view of the center" "Hospital in foreground" "x=surgery [division sign] ambulances"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-14/

img Christmas Tree (ddr-densho-556-15)

Handwritten on front: "Christmas Tree" "O.B. '44"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-556-15/

av Interview with Barry Saiki, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1704)

Saiki discusses being relocated to the Rohwer camp, working as editor for the Rohwer Outpost newspaper, the social stigma around his Caucasian friends visiting in camp, his friend Elizabeth Homberger (sp?) and the work she did for the Nisei during the war, the reactions to military recruiters at Rohwer, and his reasons for not volunteering for …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1704/

doc Leighton "Goro" Sumida Interview Transcript (ddr-densho-1007-1872)

Eric Saul interview with Leighton "Goro" Sumida in Honolulu, Hawaii on November 18, 1980: Tape 1, Side B. In this interview Sumida describes his experiences in the 100th Infantry Battalion as well as his family's wartime experience including his aunt's incarceration at Rohwer incarceration camp. This transcript is a continuation of object ddr-densho-1007-1871 as indicated by …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1872/

av Goro Sumida interviewed by Eric Saul, part 2 of 2 (ddr-densho-1007-1766)

Sumida discusses his family, visiting his family at Rohwer, his impressions of camp, his time in basic training, war stories from Germany, the awards he received after the war, and whether he considers himself lucky. This interview was not conducted specifically for Loni Ding's work, rather for a book the Presidio was putting together. Partial transcript …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1766/

av Interview with Barry Saiki, part 2 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1703)

Saiki discusses his mother's reaction to his father's arrest and imprisonment, his time at Stockton Assembly Center, the attitudes of incarcerees at Stockton, the difficulty Nisei faced trying to find jobs at the time, and being relocated to the Rohwer camp. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #42, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1703/

av Interview with Chris Ishii, part 3 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1557)

Ishii discusses his parents (who immigrated from Shikoku), their internment in Rohwer, his father's death in camp, and his difficulty communicating with his parents. Video starts at 0:53. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 56, II NY #41, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1558/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1557/

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 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).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 11 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-17)

Selected article titles: "Segregation: 1000 from Jerome, Rohwer Expected Over Weekend" (pp. 1-2), "Spanish Delegate to Visit Japanese Nationals Here" (p. 1), and "CA Contacting Other Centers to Obtain Japanese Movies" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-17/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 41 (October 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-89)

Selected article titles: "'Justice Dept. Officials Here Not in Position to Give Advice'--Williams" (pp. 1-2), "Closing of WRA Centers Running Ahead of Time" (p. 1), "Att. at Granada Gives Advice to Property Owner" (p. 5), and "Relocators May Now File Death Pension Claims" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-89/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 12 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-18)

Selected article titles: "Administration Releases Latest Stockade Figures" (p. 1), "Population Increased to 18,027" (p. 2), and "Gunnison Compares Tule Lake Center with Manila, Shanghai Internment Camps" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-18/

doc Tule Lake Cooperator, Vol. 3, No. 42 (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-2)

Selected article titles: "Effects if 'Destroy the Status Quo' Policy Upon Co-op?" (p. 1), "News from Rohwer" (p. 1 ), and "Laundry Soap Arrives" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-2/

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