Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America

In the 1920s and 1930s, Nisei (second-generation) boys joined Boy Scout troops organized by public schools or community churches. Promoting "Americanism," government administrators condoned Boy Scout activities in the World War II concentration camps.

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img Girl Scouts troop in Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-605)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-605/

img Flag dedication (ddr-fom-1-907)

WRA caption on reverse: "Dedication of the project flag and flag pole in the administration area conducted by Hunt Boy Scouts. Attended by representatives of American Legion post of Twin Falls, Idaho, civic officials of Twin Falls and Jerome, Idaho, and the Military Police Escort Guarge Company. At left is high school choir. At right are …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-907/

img First Japanese Boy Scout Troop #7, Alameda, CA (ddr-ajah-4-46)

Photo of troop, and duplicate photo identifying individuals

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-46/

img Boy Scout troop (ddr-densho-259-62)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Boy Scout troop that Kay and Ches [Yasui] belonged to. It was taken inside of the scout cabin This cabin probably was located in the area we used to call 'Paradise Park', which was on the west side of [Hood River] just about at the area where Interstate Highway 84 now …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-62/

img Boy Scout Band (ddr-densho-287-148)

Photograph of the Minidoka Boy Scout Troop Marching Band. Written on the bottom is "'43" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-148/

img Boy Scout Band (ddr-densho-287-149)

Photograph of the Minidoka Boy Scout Troop Marching Band and color gaurd. Written on the bottom is "'43" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-149/

img Group of Boy Scouts (ddr-densho-330-89)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-89/

img Boy Scouts and priest outside Maryknoll (ddr-densho-330-40)

Caption on slide says: 3/11/33 Maryknoll Cadets

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-40/

img Boy Scouts (ddr-densho-330-43)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-43/

img Girl Scouts troop 85 (ddr-densho-330-4)

Caption on slide says: 6/7/1938 Girl Scouts Troop 85 SR Letitia

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-4/

img Three boys wearing boy scout uniforms (ddr-densho-330-85)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-85/

img Priest, nuns and girl scouts (ddr-densho-330-264)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-264/

img Priests, Nuns, children and Girl Scouts (ddr-densho-330-15)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-15/

img Four boy scouts with backpacks (ddr-densho-330-288)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-330-288/

img Goodwin Family, Boy Scout (ddr-densho-343-24)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-24/

img Boy Scout Troop 53 of the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-353-364)

Captioned: "Taken in 1921. Troop 53 [was] organized in 1920 by Clarence Arai. Only eighteen, [he] could only be an assistant scoutmaster. Mr. Rex Strickland was scoutmaster for a while. Tr. 53 was the second troop of Japanese Americans in U.S."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-364/

img The Girl Scouts of the Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-353-363)

Captioned: "Pre-World War II Girl Scouts, 1940-1941."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-363/

doc Monthly Report on Topaz Boy Scouts (ddr-densho-356-901)

Monthly Report on Topaz Boy Scouts for the month of March. Includes scout activities, and issues the troop faces due to circumstances.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-901/

doc Letters to Yuri Domoto from Kayoko Riusaki and Sonoko Riusaki (ddr-densho-356-342)

Two letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada mailed together, one from her niece Kayoko Riusaki and one from her sister Sonoko Domoto Riusaki. In the first letter Kayoko tells about joining the girl scouts, a cancelled scouting trip, and preparations on starting the 5th grade. In the second letter Sonoko writes about life in Gila River, being …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-342/

doc Boy Scout Cubmaster card (ddr-densho-356-810)

Richard Tsukada's Boy Scouts of America Membership Card.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-810/

doc Crossroads, Vol. 1, No. 37 (February 11, 1949) (ddr-densho-358-11)

Selected article titles: "Bodies of Nisei Dead Return" (p.1-2), "Music Scholarship Contest, Plays Set for Next Week" (p.1-2), "Troop 379 Notes Seventeenth Anniversary" (p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-358-11/