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[Revolt at Tule Lake: Crop workers blamed for riots; Honolulu Japanese led the mob, 1943-11-04] (ddr-csujad-2-41)
doc [Revolt at Tule Lake: Crop workers blamed for riots; Honolulu Japanese led the mob, 1943-11-04] (ddr-csujad-2-41)
Newspaper article about protests at Tule Lake Camp in November, 1943 which led to martial law being in place for three months. Article describes camp administration refusing to listen to incarceree demands and violence against staff. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0041
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-41/
Tule Lake Co-ordinating committee notes (ddr-csujad-2-27)
doc Tule Lake Co-ordinating committee notes (ddr-csujad-2-27)
Meeting notes of incarceree led Tule Lake Camp government. Describes a desire to "return to normalcy" after unrest in camp including various publications, vandalism, the arrival of Manzanar transfers, lack of employment, and no prisoners being released for three weeks from the army stockades. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-27/
[Report on Tule Lake disorders] (ddr-csujad-2-64)
doc [Report on Tule Lake disorders] (ddr-csujad-2-64)
A report written from the Community Analysis Section at Camp Granada regarding transfers to Amache Camp from Tule Lake Camp. The report describes the protests at Tule Lake Camp which led to martial law from November, 1943-January 1944. Highlights of the report include protests against the low quality and quantity of food present at Tule Lake …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-64/
Letter from G. E. Sterling, Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief, Radio Intelligence Division, Federal Communications Commission, to Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, April 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-81)
doc Letter from G. E. Sterling, Assistant Chief Engineer and Chief, Radio Intelligence Division, Federal Communications Commission, to Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, April 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-81)
Concerns an investigation into whether radiotelegraph signals originated from a transmitter in the vicinity of the Tule Lake incarceration camp; included is a page, presumably from a letter sent by Schmidt to Sterling on April 14th, 1944, describing Administration concerns about the Japanese Language School. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-81/
May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)
doc May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)
Document presents a list of 52 incarcerees; names are introduced with the text, "May the committee further recommend the release of the following" [presumably from the army stockades]. Nakao, Masaru; Inoue, Tetsuo; Hayashioa, Bob; Tahara, Tom; Saito, Shu; Shingu, Tadashi (Fred); Ogata, Tanji; Fujimoto, Tadao (Wm); Yamamoto, Kazuo; Tanabe, Yaichi; Wada, Shozo; Takaoka, Yoshio; Komiya, Shunichi; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-76/
Tule Lake Center Diary, February 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-29)
doc Tule Lake Center Diary, February 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-29)
Daily diary for March, written by Co-ordinating Committee Secretary Byron Akitsuki at Tule Lake Camp. Primarily describes various unrest and incidents in different blocks, especially Ward 6. Also includes memos and messages sent, release of prisoners from army stockades, and committee member meetings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-29/
Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp (ddr-csujad-2-12)
doc Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp (ddr-csujad-2-12)
Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting for the release of her husband, Tokuraro Sakazaki ,from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. Includes her letter in Japanese and notes about her interpreter and situation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0012
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-12/
[Minutes of the special meeting of the divisional responsible men of the Tule Lake Center, April 8, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-19)
doc [Minutes of the special meeting of the divisional responsible men of the Tule Lake Center, April 8, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-19)
Meeting minutes of incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government. Describes donations to the camp, election of a new representative body, and a fight within the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0019
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-19/
Marion Masada interview (ddr-csujad-6-19)
doc Marion Masada interview (ddr-csujad-6-19)
Oral history interview with Marion Masada. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: SCRC_MASADA_MARION
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-6-19/
Ordinance no. 1 (ddr-csujad-7-28)
doc Ordinance no. 1 (ddr-csujad-7-28)
An ordinance regulating offenses (crimes) in the Granada incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_Ordinance_NO1
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-7-28/
Masao Araki (ddr-csujad-8-4)
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/
An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-11/
Oral history with Karl Yoneda (ddr-csujad-29-381)
av Oral history with Karl Yoneda (ddr-csujad-29-381)
An oral interview with Karl Yoneda, a Nisei labor activist and veteran, incarcerated at the Manzanar incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1376.1_T01
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-381/
Man standing in front of
img Man standing in front of "Internal Security Sub Station No. 6" (ddr-fom-1-423)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-423/
doc "Relocation Center" composition (ddr-densho-334-1)
May Okano Sakuma's composition reflecting on her time at Minidoka concentration camp.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-334-1/
New Republic article:
doc New Republic article: "Trouble Among Japanese Americans" (ddr-densho-35-343)
This New Republic article was written by Isamu Noguchi, the reknowned 20th century artist and sculptor.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-343/
Further comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-13)
doc Further comments by the War Relocation Authority on newspaper statements allegedly made by Representatives of the House Committee on Un-American Activities (ddr-densho-381-13)
Additional comments from the War Relocation Authority in response to statements made by to the House Committee on Un-American Activities to the press about violence at the camps and conspiracies to assassinate the President.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-13/
Community analysis report, no. 2 (February 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1656)
doc Community analysis report, no. 2 (February 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1656)
Report, "Causes of unrest at relocation centers," discussing factors contributing to the strikes and unrest at Poston and Manzanar incarceration camps. Covers living conditions, cultural issues, security, administration, authority, labor, and other issues. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1658
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1656/
Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Mr. K. Ichiro Hoshizaki, April 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-922)
doc Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Mr. K. Ichiro Hoshizaki, April 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-922)
Memorandum of understanding from Glen Hartman to Mr. K. Ichiro Hoshizaki regarding appeal for investigation of Hoshizaki's termination from the "poultry project" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0924
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-922/
Memo from Joint Committee of Block Chairmen and Administrative Officers to Mr. C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain, November 6, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-310)
doc Memo from Joint Committee of Block Chairmen and Administrative Officers to Mr. C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain, November 6, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-310)
Memorandum of understanding from the Joint Committee of Block Chairmen and Administrative Officers to C. E. Rachford regarding mediation on police controversy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0312
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-310/
Memo from the Hearing Committee, Community Council Office, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Satoru Saijo, April 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-927)
doc Memo from the Hearing Committee, Community Council Office, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Satoru Saijo, April 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-927)
Memorandum of understanding from the Heart Mountain Community Council Hearing Committee to Satoru Saijo regarding the date for an upcoming hearing about the "poultry project" dispute. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0929
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-927/
Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council Agriculture Committee, April 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-924)
doc Memo from Glen Hartman, Chief of Agriculture, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council Agriculture Committee, April 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-924)
Memorandum of understanding from Glen Hartman to the Heart Mountain Community Council Agriculture Committee regarding issues related to the "poultry project" and the termination of K. Ichiro Hoshizaki. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0926
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-924/
Notice from the Heart Mountain Community Council, May 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-929)
doc Notice from the Heart Mountain Community Council, May 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-929)
Notice regarding date and time of the "poultry project" hearing and information for witnesses who wish to testify. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0931
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-929/
Memo from the Hearing Committee, Community Council Office, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Keijiro Hoshizaki, April 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-926)
doc Memo from the Hearing Committee, Community Council Office, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Keijiro Hoshizaki, April 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-926)
Memorandum of understanding from the Heart Mountain Community Council Hearing Committee to Keijiro Hoshizaki regarding the date for an upcoming hearing about the "poultry project" dispute. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0928
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-926/
Memo from Keijiro Hoshizaki, Block 12-5-C, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council, April 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-925)
doc Memo from Keijiro Hoshizaki, Block 12-5-C, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, to Community Council, April 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-925)
Memorandum of understanding from Keijiro Hoshizaki to the Heart Mountain Community Council regarding an investigation into Hoshizaki's termination from the "poultry project" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0927
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-925/
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