Student leave

In 1942, a small number of Japanese Americans began to exit the camps through a student relocation program. The early student resettlement to colleges in Midwestern and eastern states was organized by a coalition of church leaders and educators led by the American Friends Service Committee. The coalition persuaded colleges and universities in the country's interior to accept Japanese American students. It also helped the Nisei obtain security clearance to leave camp (a complicated process) and find housing. Tuition costs were borne by the students and their families. Although many parents gave up what savings they had, nearly all the students still worked round the clock to support themselves and their studies. By the end of the war, 4,000 Nisei students had entered approximately 600 colleges.

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doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-75)

Written from Washington University in St. Louis where Martha was a student. Describes organizing a campus Nisei group to share outside information with camps and act as "ambassadors" for the community.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-75/

doc Letter from Kay to Mrs. (Tomoye) Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-411)

Describing her activities at college, likely in St. Louis, plans for the future and news of mutual friends

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-411/

av Nebraska's Nisei (ddr-densho-1024-36)

Documentary film produced by the University of Nebraska that tells the story of three Nisei from Heart Mountain who left camp to attend the University of Nebraska through the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council during World War II. The three are Pat Sano, Marie Yamashita Snell, and Tom Shiokari. The story is told through interviews, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-36/

img Kimiko Fujii on a fire escape (ddr-densho-433-1095)

Written on verso: Some stuff! Feb 1946, Madison, Wisc. Duplicate of ddr-densho-433-1065.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1095/

img Kimi Fujii and friends (ddr-densho-433-1015)

Kimi Fujii and friends at Brigham Young University. From left to right: Lorraine Yamate, Kaoru Tanamachi, Kimi Fujii.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1015/

img Kimi Fujii at BYU (ddr-densho-433-1007)

Kimi Fujii at Brigham Young University.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1007/

img Kimiko Fujii and friend next to road (ddr-densho-433-1071)

See also: ddr-densho-433-1069.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1071/

img Kimiko Fujii and friend with suitcase (ddr-densho-433-1073)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1073/

img Kimi Fujii and friends with Pop Martins (ddr-densho-433-1013)

Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Pop Martins. From left to right: Norman Shimokura, Lorraine Yamate, possibly Mrs. Martins, possibly Pop Martins, Kaoru Tanamachi, Kimi Fujii.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1013/

img Kimiko Fujii on a fire escape (ddr-densho-433-1061)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-1061/

doc Letter from Kimiko Fujii to Betty Emlen (ddr-densho-433-291)

Kimiko Fujii writes to Betty Emlem of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council asking for advice on employment and university opportunities.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-291/