Arts and literature
World War II
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Concentration camps
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Arts and literature
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355 items
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Leaf pin carving (ddr-densho-475-150)
Wood carving of a leaf with a safety pin inserted in the back. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
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Carved wood heart (ddr-densho-475-157)
Wood carving of a heart. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
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Carved peacock pin (ddr-densho-475-152)
Wood carving of a peacock with a safety pin inserted in the back. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
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Carved wood heart with inner yellow heart (ddr-densho-475-159)
Wood carving of a heart with a smaller yellow heart set inside the larger one. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
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Carved brown sparrow bird pin (ddr-densho-475-155)
Wood carving of a perched brown sparrow with a safety pin inserted in the back. Presumably made by Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in Poston.
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Cactus blossoms (ddr-csujad-55-48)
Collection of poetry written by incarcerees. Includes illustrations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00052
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Heart Mountain sentinel (September 18, 1943): Zootsuo (ddr-csujad-55-1013)
Comic strip created by Bennie Nobori, published in "Heart Mountain Sentinel" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Satirical cartoon features the adventures of Zootsuo, a young boy at an incarceration camp. Includes verso in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1015
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Exhibit of Japanese "brush" writing (ddr-csujad-55-1483)
Scrapbook page containing six black and white photographs of a Japanese calligraphy exhibit at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 126. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1485
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Heart Mountain sentinel (August 28, 1943): Zootsuo (ddr-csujad-55-1003)
Comic strip created by Bennie Nobori, published in "Heart Mountain Sentinel" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Satirical cartoon features caricatures of a young boy, Zootsuo, and an American Indian "genie." Includes verso in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1005
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Pencil drawing of man and dump truck (ddr-csujad-55-1891)
Pencil drawing by Seiichi Yoshida depicting a man with a dump truck near an orchard, probably near Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1894
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Regions explored by Lewis and Clark (ddr-csujad-55-2533)
Map of the United States indicating regions explored by Lewis and Clark. "Lewis" is spelled as: Lews. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2640
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Poston library news, no. 1 (March, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1721)
Newsletter of the library at Poston incarceration camp. Includes hours, locations, services, programs, list of new books, reading lists by subject, progress report, statistics, and list of administration library books. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1723
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Pencil drawing of Poston barracks and cactus (ddr-csujad-55-1893)
Pencil drawing by Sachiye Mizuki depicting barracks with cacti in the foreground at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1896
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Heart Mountain sentinel (August 7, 1943): Zootsuo (ddr-csujad-55-1007)
Comic strip created by Bennie Nobori, published in "Heart Mountain Sentinel" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Satirical cartoon features the adventures of Zootsuo, a young boy at an incarceration camp. Includes verso in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1009
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Pencil drawing of tractor and barracks in Poston (ddr-csujad-55-1895)
Pencil drawing depicting a tractor in front of barracks at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1898
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El Curriente presents what a life (ddr-csujad-55-2683)
The pages of the first El Curriente is devoted to the trials and tribulations of adolescent life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2847
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Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (March 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1636)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes "Nisei America" by Riley O'Suga, "What Makes Peter Run?" by Frances Okomoto, "Haiku and Painting" by Ken Yasuda, "Tule in Rhyme" by Iku Wada, "Ramblings" by Eugene Okada, "It's the Little Things of Life" by Sachiko Higashi, "Looking Back" …
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Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 7 (February 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1635)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes "Snow Blossom" by Ken Yasuda, "Barber's Wife' by Arthur Morimitsu, "In the Still of the Night" by Frank Tanabe, "Haiku and Painting" by Ken Yasuda, "Looking Back" by George Nakamura, "Expose of the Wolf" by Iroh Otoko, "Corn on …
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Heart Mountain sentinel (September 4, 1943): Zootsuo (ddr-csujad-55-1010)
Comic strip created by Bennie Nobori, published in "Heart Mountain Sentinel" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Satirical cartoon features caricatures of a young boy, Zootsuo, and an American Indian "genie." Includes verso in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1012
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Pencil drawing of Poston barracks (ddr-csujad-55-1889)
Pencil drawing by Tommy Matsui, depicting barracks and buildings at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1892
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World history, a professional Jester (ddr-csujad-55-2530)
Illustration of a jester for World History class at an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2637
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Viking (ddr-csujad-55-2531)
Illustration of a viking for World History class at an incarceration camp, probably Tule Lake camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2638
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Pencil drawing of Poston water tower and barracks (ddr-csujad-55-1890)
Pencil drawing by March Iyama depicting barracks and water tower at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1893
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Jesus-Christianity (ddr-csujad-55-2537)
Illustrated scenes from the bible story, probably created for a class in an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2644
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Heart Mountain sentinel (August 21, 1943): Zootsuo (ddr-csujad-55-1009)
Comic strip created by Bennie Nobori, published in "Heart Mountain Sentinel" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Satirical cartoon features caricatures of a young boy, Zootsuo, and an American Indian "genie." Includes verso in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1011