Community activities

Japanese Americans of the pre-World War II era, urban and rural dwellers alike, lived in tight-knit communities bound together by a wide variety of shared associations and institutions. In an era marked by pronounced anti-Asian racism, Japanese Americans in cities tended to live in segregated ghettoes. While discrimination was the reason for isolated Japanese American neighborhoods, the well-organized and tight-knit community provided a rich social and cultural foundation for the Japanese immigrants and their children.

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-135-16)

Recollections of community activities, Tosh's learning martial arts

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-16/

img Fashion show (ddr-csujad-26-127)

Two Japanese American women pose in front of an audience during a fashion show. Verso reads, "a fashion show." From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_096

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-127/

doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-43)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including family interactions, memories, homesickness, friendships, social interactions, school, self-reflection, juvenile delinquency, peer behaviors, death, religion, opinions, and worldviews. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class assignment and collected for …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-43/

doc Broadcast affair Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-18)

Chronological account of an Office of War Information visit to Tule Lake to ask incarcerees to broadcast about the conditions of the incarceration camp in response to reported propaganda broadcasts on Tokyo radio. Report describes conditions under which the broadcast would have been made, details of meetings, and arguments for and against the broadcast. Report compiled …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-18/

University of California evacuation and resettlement study: The Gila River WRA relocation center, Rivers, Pinal County, Arizona (ddr-csujad-26-27)

doc University of California evacuation and resettlement study: The Gila River WRA relocation center, Rivers, Pinal County, Arizona (ddr-csujad-26-27)

Description of the Gila River incarceration camp during the first month of occupation, including camp location, climate, landscape, barracks, issues with camp construction, poor conditions and lack of furnishings, incarcerees who were subjected to upon arrival. Camp administration, food and housing issues, camp employment, security, recreation, and social groups are described and analyzed. Report compiled as …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-27/

img Two women walking (ddr-csujad-26-71)

Two Japanese American women walking while people gather in background in front of desert landscape. From photo album of Robert Billigmeier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_05_008

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-71/

img [Meeting and talk] (ddr-csujad-5-19)

A photograph of a meeting. It depicts that a Japanese or Japanese American man is sitting on a chair and giving a talk to an audience at a meeting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-19/

doc Administrative circular (War Relocation Authority), no. 1 (1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1719)

Report on the structure and operation of the Community Activities Division including an organizational chart, scope, organizational structure, and relation to community councils. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1721

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1719/

img [Women in the lab] (ddr-csujad-56-138)

Five women working in a lab. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-138/

img [Kawase family] (ddr-csujad-56-251)

Kawase family members in May 1997. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-060

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-251/

img Hop on the truck (ddr-csujad-56-136)

Family photo of the Kameokas in the back of a truck in front of a train. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-136/

img [Group portrait of the Kawase family] (ddr-csujad-56-254)

Portrait of the Kawase family with Great Grandma Holly in the middle. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-063

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-254/

img [Surgery] (ddr-csujad-56-137)

Surgical procedure in progress. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-137/

img [Kawase family photo] (ddr-csujad-56-248)

Portrait of the Kawase family. Appears to be before World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-057

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-248/

img [Kawase family, onion fields] (ddr-csujad-56-256)

Members of the Kawase family work in their onion field. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-065

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-256/

img Hold your breath! (ddr-csujad-56-139)

Photo of x-ray technician and x-ray machine. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-139/

img [Kawase family photo] (ddr-csujad-56-250)

Portrait of the Kawase family in color. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-059

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-250/

img [50th anniversary reunion] (ddr-csujad-56-246)

50th anniversary reunion of incarcerees from Camp Amache are featured in this color photo. [Haruo kawase] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-246/

doc Bessie Ezaki (ddr-csujad-8-11)

Oral history interview with Aiko Bessie Ezaki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Ezaki, Bessie

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-11/

doc Masao Okamura (ddr-csujad-8-57)

Oral history interview with Masao Okamura. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Okamura, Masao

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-57/

doc Masao Araki (ddr-csujad-8-4)

Oral history interview with Masao Araki. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Araki, Masao

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-4/

doc Masami Arita (ddr-csujad-8-7)

Oral history interview with Masami Arita. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Arita, Masami

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-7/

doc George Masumi Sakai (ddr-csujad-8-95)

Oral history interview with George Masumi Sakai. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Sakai, George Masumi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-95/

doc Harumi Hoshiko (ddr-csujad-8-24)

Oral history interview with Harumi Hoshiko. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Hoshiko, Harumi

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-24/

doc Hasegawa Family (ddr-csujad-8-16)

Oral history interview with the Hasegawas, including Ray, Helen, Peter, Yoshino, Becky and George Hasegawa. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Hasegawa Family

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-16/