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 to Harry L. Black from E. Sandquist regarding status of students requesting to attending inland universities (ddr-densho-356-789)

Letter to Harry L. Black, Merced Assembly Center Manager from E. Sandquist, Chief Operations Section Wartime Civil Control Administration. Sandquist informs that the inland universities have been submitted for approval to the War Department and Navy Department and are pending formal approval.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-789/

doc Postcard to Yuri Domoto from Mary Suzuki (ddr-densho-356-346)

Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mary Suzuki in which she apologizes for not seeing Yuri while she was staying in Amache over a school break. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-346/

doc Approved Educational Institutions for relocating Japanese American college students (ddr-densho-356-790)

List of approved colleges and universities for Japanese American students to attend by the United States Army & Navy. Plus a list of students in camp who wish to attended university.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-790/

doc Postcard to Yuri Domoto from Mary (ddr-densho-356-298)

Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mary in which she details her first day at college. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-298/

doc Sympathy Card to Yuri Domoto from Mary and June Suzuki (ddr-densho-356-360)

Sympathy card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mary Suzuki and June Suzuki that provides condolences for the death of Kanetaro Domoto (Yuriko's father). Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-360/

doc National Student Relocation Council questionnaire (ddr-densho-356-791)

Blank copy of a questionnaire from the National Student Relocation Council for individuals wishing to attend university outside the exclusion zone. Originally attached to ddr-densho-356-789.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-791/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Blanche Kimoto (ddr-densho-356-299)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto from Blanche Kimoto thanking her for her help in getting her out of camp and into college. She also details the trip to South Dakota. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-299/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Frances Tsuchiya (ddr-densho-356-297)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Frances Tsuchiya in which she thanks Yuriko for her help in getting her out of camp and into college. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-297/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Esther Okuda (ddr-densho-356-296)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Esther Okuda in which she thanks Yuri for her help in getting her out of camp and into a college. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-296/

doc Postcard to Yuri Domoto from Mary Suzuki (ddr-densho-356-338)

Postcard to Yuriko Domoto from Mary Suzuki in which she updates Yuri on her plans surrounding finishing school. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-338/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Sammy (ddr-densho-356-293)

Letter to Yuri Domoto from Sammy in which she describes her short time at Tanforan and her relocation to St. Louis to attend college. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-293/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-31-18/

vh Louise Kashino Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-31-19)

Resettling during the war: life in Chicago

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-31-19/

vh Grayce Uyehara Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-99-3)

Resettling on the East Coast through the student relocation program

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-99-3/

vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-84-29)

Working for the student relocation program

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-84-29/

vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-123-21)

Leaving camp: living and working while attending Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, on scholarship

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-123-21/

vh Florence Ohmura Dobashi Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-434-19)

Leaving camp to finish high school in Ohio

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-434-19/

vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 82 (ddr-densho-1000-135-82)

Mitsuye's recollections of leaving camp for Cincinnati

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-82/

vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 69 (ddr-densho-1000-135-69)

Mitsuye describes writing letters applying for college while in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-69/

vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-249-14)

Leaving camp to live and work in Texas as a schoolgirl

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-249-14/

vh Toshi Nagamori Ito Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-309-19)

Leaving camp to attend college

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-309-19/