Social and recreational activities

Japanese Americans found ways to fill the long days created by the enforced idleness of camp life. They made jewelry from shells found in the desert, built furniture for their rooms using scrap lumber and renovated the exteriors of their barracks. People also played cards, chess, checkers, mahjongg, and the Japanese games 'go' and 'shogi.' Camp inmates held dances, concerts, plays, and arts and crafts exhibitions. In Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, they even held a beauty contest to select the "Sweetheart of Minidoka."

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img [Gila River incarceration camp] (ddr-csujad-29-263)

Photograph of men and women incarcerees singing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P206

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-263/

av An oral history with Ronald Tanimoto (ddr-csujad-29-44)

An oral interview with Ronald Tanimoto, internee at the Crystal City Department of Justice internment camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0144. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2473_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-44/

vh An oral history with Togo Tanaka (ddr-csujad-29-62)

An oral interview with Togo Tanaka, newspaper editor, documentary historian, and businessman who was incarcerated at the Manzanar camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0104. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1271.3_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-62/

av An oral history with Austin Christensen (ddr-csujad-29-47)

An oral interview with Austin Christensen, a child civilian at the Tule Lake 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_0150. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2655_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-47/

av An oral history with Toki Endo (ddr-csujad-29-39)

An oral interview with Toki Endo, an incarceree at the Salinas Assembly Center and the Poston (Colorado River) incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0130. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-39/

av An oral history with Victor "Ferrell" Kambe (ddr-csujad-29-34)

An oral interview with Victor "Ferrell" Kambe, an incarceree at the Puyallup Assembly Center. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0120. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2268_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-34/

vh An oral history with Joe Yamakido (ddr-csujad-29-67)

An oral interview with Joe Yamakido, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Jerome 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_0168. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3733_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-67/

av Oral history with Zenyo Oba (ddr-csujad-29-368)

An oral interview with Zenyo Oba, incarceree at the Poston camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0916. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2259_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-368/

av An oral history with Wilbur Sato (ddr-csujad-29-41)

An oral interview with Wilbur Sato, an incarceree at the Manzanar incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0136. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2424_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-41/

av Oral history with Bebe Ganaja (ddr-csujad-29-396)

An oral interview with Bebe Ganaja, incarceree at the Crystal City detention facility. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0972. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3975_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-396/

av Oral history with Kenji Murase (ddr-csujad-29-391)

An oral interview with Kenji Murase, incarceree at the Poston camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0962. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2782_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-391/

av An oral history with Kuni Ishii (ddr-csujad-29-52)

An oral interview with Kuni Ishii, incarceree at the Jerome 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_0160. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2987_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-52/

av Oral history of Marilyn Fordney (ddr-csujad-28-1)

Oral history interview of Marilyn Fordney. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csuci_vcc-jic_0001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-28-1/

av Oral history of George Wakiji (ddr-csujad-28-2)

Oral history Interview of George Wakiji. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csuci_vcc-jic_0003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-28-2/

av Oral history with Harry Nakamura (ddr-csujad-29-363)

An oral interview with Harry Nakamura, incarceree at the Poston camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0906. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 0649_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-363/

av Oral history with Stella Yano (ddr-csujad-29-81)

An oral interview with Stella Yano, incarceree at the Rohwer 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_0198. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2378_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-81/

av An oral history with Lucy Adams (ddr-csujad-29-35)

An oral interview with Lucy Adams, an assistant project director in charge of community management at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0122. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-35/

vh An oral history with Frank S. Emi (ddr-csujad-29-68)

An oral interview with Frank S. Emi, civil rights activist and leading figure of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0170. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3734_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-68/

av An oral history with Yoshie Mary Tashima (ddr-csujad-29-27)

An oral interview with Yoshie Mary Tashima, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0106. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-27/

av An oral history with Izumi Taniguchi (ddr-csujad-29-43)

An oral interview with Izumi Taniguchi, incarceree at the Turlock Assembly Center and the Gila River 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_0142. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2472_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-43/

av Oral history with James Kanno (ddr-csujad-29-70)

An oral interview with James Kanno, incarceree at the Poston 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_0176. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1069_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-70/

av An oral history with Arthur Takei (ddr-csujad-29-40)

An oral interview with Arthur Takei, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Rohwer incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0134. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2423_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-40/

vh An oral history with Togo Tanaka (ddr-csujad-29-61)

An oral interview with Togo Tanaka, newspaper editor, documentary historian, and businessman who was incarcerated at the Manzanar camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0102. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1271.1_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-61/

av An oral history with Kin'ichi Kimbo Yoshitomi (ddr-csujad-29-31)

An oral interview with Kinichi Kimbo Yoshitomi, an incarceree at the Tanforan Assembly Center and the Topaz incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0114. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1645.4_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-31/

av Oral history with Fumiko Hayashida (ddr-csujad-29-371)

An oral interview with Fumiko Hayashida, incarceree 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_0922. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2542_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-371/