Conflicts, intimidation, and violence

av Interview with Arthur (Art) Morimitsu, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1749)

Morimitsu discusses evacuation, his family's internment at Tule Lake, anti-Japanese sentiment after Pearl Harbor, being recruited by the military, and camp attitudes towards recruitment. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 58B, II VFW #1, VFW - Art Morimitsu, Feb. 15, 1987. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1750/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1749/

av Interview with Henry (Hank) Gosho, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1768)

Gosho discusses returning to Seattle from Japan before the war, his brothers being conscripted into the Japanese army, Pearl Harbor, his father's arrest by the FBI, assuming the Nisei wouldn't be evacuated, being relocated to Puyallup/Camp Harmony, realizing that he was a prisoner, his time at Minidoka, deciding early on to join the military, and the …

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av Interview with Sho Nomura, part 2 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1611)

Nomura discusses his family's internment at Gila River, volunteering and testing for the MIS language school, and the difficulty his family faced in camp after he volunteered. Video starts at 0:22. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 94, II LA #41, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview II. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1612/

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1611/

av Interview with John Kaneko, part 2 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1760)

Kaneko discusses arriving at Tule Lake, his first impressions of camp, his difficulty meeting people in camp, draft registration/the loyalty questionnaire and the conflict it caused, his father encouraging him to register for the draft, his refusal to register, his arrest and interrogation, and being sent to a CCC camp and forced to work. Interview starts …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1760/

doc The Newell Star, Supplement (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-19)

Includes articles regarding the shooting of Shoichi James Okamoto, a 30-year-old construction worker. He was shot and killed by a military police sentry while returning to the center from delivering lumber to a job site.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-19/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 23 (June 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-72)

Selected article titles: "Food Committee to Be Elected" (p. 1), "Eight Violators Given Jail Terms" (p. 1), "Doubt Constitutionality of 2 Sections of New Law" (p. 2), and "Japanese in LA Hold Memorial Day Services" (p. 3).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 14 (June 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-21)

Selected article titles: "Residents Pay Solemn Tribute at Final Rites for Okamoto: Outdoor Funeral Attended by 9000" (pp. 1-2), "Further Group Movements to Tule Lake Discontinued" (p. 1), "Jail at 1808 for Drunks, Malfeasance" (p. 2), and "12 Buddhist Priests Added; Initial Sermons on Sunday" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-21/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 22 (June 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-71)

Selected article titles: "36 Leave Tule Lake Center in May; 81 Since January" (p. 1), "May Complete the Irrigation System in June" (p. 1), "Procedure Streamlined: Changes Aid Resettlement of Paroled Enemy Aliens" (p. 2), and "More Sentenced for Violation of Regulations" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-71/

vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-123-13)

Feelings of fear and powerlessness upon witnessing the shooting death of a camp worker

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

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-123-11)

Witnessing the shooting of a kitchen worker by a camp guard

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-1000-123-11/

vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-184-47)

Witnessing conflicts between factions at Tule Lake

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-184-47/

vh Eiichi Yamashita Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-424-6)

The so-called "loyalty questionnaire": block manager father jailed

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-424-6/