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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Mitzi (Nakahara) Isoshima dressed in a Den Mother uniform (ddr-densho-477-311)
img Mitzi (Nakahara) Isoshima dressed in a Den Mother uniform (ddr-densho-477-311)
The caption below the photo reads "Mitzi Cub Scout Den Mother for Glenn's pack 214, 1957" in black ink.
Boy Scout troop (ddr-densho-259-62)
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 …
Boy Scout Band (ddr-densho-287-148)
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.
Boy Scout Band (ddr-densho-287-149)
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.
Girl Scouts troop 85 (ddr-densho-330-4)
img Girl Scouts troop 85 (ddr-densho-330-4)
Caption on slide says: 6/7/1938 Girl Scouts Troop 85 SR Letitia
Boy Scout Troop 53 of the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-353-364)
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."
Monthly Report on Topaz Boy Scouts (ddr-densho-356-901)
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.
Letters to Yuri Domoto from Kayoko Riusaki and Sonoko Riusaki (ddr-densho-356-342)
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 …
Boy Scout Cubmaster card (ddr-densho-356-810)
doc Boy Scout Cubmaster card (ddr-densho-356-810)
Richard Tsukada's Boy Scouts of America Membership Card.
Crossroads, Vol. 1, No. 37 (February 11, 1949) (ddr-densho-358-11)
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).
Pinewood derby (ddr-densho-373-11)
img Pinewood derby (ddr-densho-373-11)
Photograph of a table of handmade wooden cars behind a racing ramp. Surrounding the table are young boy scouts.
Pinewood derby (ddr-densho-373-10)
img Pinewood derby (ddr-densho-373-10)
Photograph of two handmade wooden cars racing down a wooden ramp with a crowd watching. Several boy scouts can be seen along the rope line.
Application for membership (ddr-densho-390-131)
img Application for membership (ddr-densho-390-131)
Walter Matsuoka's application for Boy Scout Troop 162.
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