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.
Community activities
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Associations and organizations
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Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America
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Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 18 "Sailing" (ddr-one-1-472)
Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 18 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Noon Bag Company building. On the side of the building is an advertisement for San Juan Slacks. The float is a large sailboat with six women riding inside, one is holding a pink ribbon. The sail …
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First Japanese Boy Scout Troop #7, Alameda, CA (ddr-ajah-4-46)
Photo of troop, and duplicate photo identifying individuals
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Three Girl Scouts (ddr-densho-61-4)
Three girls in Brownie uniforms. L to R: Natalie (Hayashida) Ong, Jane (Kitamoto) Akita, Susan (Hayashida) Fujita.
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Five men in Boy Scout gear (ddr-densho-475-735)
Black and white photograph of five young men in Boy Scout uniforms in a camp parking lot. From left to right: Joe, Kenji, Harry, Frank Miwa, and Jack.
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Five men in Boy Scout gear (ddr-densho-475-736)
Black and white photograph of five young men in Boy Scout uniforms in a camp parking lot. From left to right: Joe, Kenji, Harry, Frank Miwa, and Jack. Written below the photograph on the album page is: "Joe - Kenji - Harry - Frank -Jack" in white pencil.
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Letter from Morio Kitagaki to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-249)
Asks if she would like to accompany him to visit Henry Yamamoto
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Boy Scouts of America membership card for Allan Minoru Hida (ddr-csujad-55-1997)
Card for Allan Minoru Hida's membership in Boy Scouts of America at the Amache incarceration camp. Includes Boy Scout oath, law, personal record, offices and special duties, and envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2000
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Photograph of Japanese Boy Scouts in front of school bus (ddr-csujad-55-2625)
A photograph of Japanese Boy Scouts in front of school bus. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2789
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Memo from Boy Scout staff, Boy Scouts of America, Heart Mountain District, to Mr. Shoji Nagumo, February 10, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-685)
Memorandum of understanding from the Boy Scouts of America staff to Shoji Nagumo regarding an invitation to attend the Boy Scouts of America Court of Honor on February 12, 1943. "Rec. Dept. Form no. 12." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0687
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Girl scout troop, Poston incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-55-2587)
Girl scout troop at the Poston incarceration camp, 1944. [L to R: Front row -- Alice Yamamoto, Alice Ueda, Fusaye Taniguchi. Second row -- Hisako Takemoto, ? Maeda, Roberta Urabe, Grace Yamamoto, Noburo Ichikawa. Third row -- Shirley Iyama, Fumi ?, Frances Yamamoto, ? Nakata, ? Yoshiyama, Alice Isao] See this object in the California State …
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Girls Scouts membership card for Taeko Ono at Poston, Arizona (ddr-csujad-55-140)
Card for Taeko Ono's membership in Girls Scouts Troop 3 at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0142
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Boy Scouts of America membership card for Allan Minoru Hida (ddr-csujad-55-1996)
Card for Allan Minoru Hida's membership in Boy Scouts of America at the Amache incarceration camp. Includes Boy Scout oath, law, personal record, offices and special duties, and envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1999
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Boy Scouts of America Modoc Area Council temporary certificate of advancement (ddr-csujad-55-1995)
Certificate stating that Allan Minoru Hida has completed all requirements necessary for advancement as a second class scout in Boy Scouts of America, Modoc Area Council. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1998
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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.
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Boy Scouts Certification (ddr-densho-379-389)
Certificate for Katsuro Nagai has qualified as Committeeman for Pack 90, of McGehee, Arkansas.
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Photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-223)
Faded photo of an Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform.
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Tsutomu "Tom" Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-549)
Blurry Sepia photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform. Caption on album page: "T.F. '31" written in white ink
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Photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-283)
Blurry Sepia photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform. Caption on album page: "T.F. '31" written in white ink
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Photo of Kenji Ima in a cub scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-1302)
Black and white photo of Kenji Ima in a cub scout uniform
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Photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-189)
Faded photo of an Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform.
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Photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-280)
Faded photo of an Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform.