Oregon

doc Opinion (War Relocation Authority), no. 82 (September 8, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1673)

Report and analysis from Philip M. Glick, Solicitor, War Relocation Authority of Oregon alien land laws and individuals of Japanese ancestry. Covers a summary and discussion of the Oregon alien land laws. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1675

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1673/

doc Letter from Y. Fujii to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, May 24, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-204)

A letter from Yosokichi Fujii, a former incarceree in the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming, to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He gives an update of his life after leaving the camp in September 1945 and resettling in Nyssa, Oregon until May 1946. He currently works in Penryn, California in fruit production following his friends' suggestion. He …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-204/

img Soldier in the Snow (ddr-csujad-13-26)

A soldier in uniform poses next to a vehicle in the snow. The caption on front of photograph reads, "11/15/42 Cresent [Crescent] Lake Oregon Conklin." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tul_01_01_021

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-13-26/

doc Population and ecology (ddr-csujad-26-24)

Comparison of Tule Lake incarceree population statistics collected by the Division of Housing and Employment to the 1940 US Census statistics of Japanese Americans from California, Oregon and Washington. Examines how expelled communities disbursed at Tule Lake via housing records, age and gender distribution, religious affiliation, and the number of births at Tule Lake up to …

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doc Recreation: dances (ddr-csujad-26-22)

Report includes case-studies of dances, chronicles specific situations and observations of social interactions between men, women, and between incarcerees from California and the Northwest. Subject headings include: "significance of dances, group characteristics, group ways, sectionalism, the battle against stags, and block 25 dance." Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study …

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doc Part IV. Collective adjustments to the relocation center, chapter I: social structure of the community (ddr-csujad-26-5)

Description of camp social structures including "Caucasian-Japanese relations" highlighting tension and hostility by three groups that most directly involve Japanese Americans and the incarceration: The War Relocation Authority (WRA), the US Army and the American public. Using case - studies, the manuscript examines these relationships and discusses the circumstances of incarceration contributing to differences in social …

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img Welcome to Oregon (ddr-csujad-29-127)

Photograph of "Welcome to Oregon" plaque off Highway 139. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P047

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img Masahachi Nakata's sawmill (ddr-densho-353-154)

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img Beet Topping (ddr-densho-359-1113)

The farmers working on the beer farm in Jamieson, Oregon.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1113/

img Beet farm field (ddr-densho-359-1111)

The beet field in Jamieson, Oregon.

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img Gorge of the 'Columbia' (ddr-densho-359-351)

A view of the Columbia River from the the Columbia River Highway in Oregon. A postcard from the Cross and Dimmitt Postcard set of Oregon landmarks.

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img Beet farm field (ddr-densho-359-1112)

The beet field in Jamieson, Oregon.

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img The Dalles skyline (ddr-densho-383-71)

Written on album page below photograph: "The Dalles".

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img Large group (ddr-densho-388-1)

Photograph of large group of men, women and children gathered on a hops farm. Captions on front of photograph: "Sept 1936" in black ink and "K.Chiquo, Hop Grower Sec-1 1936 No. 14." from the negative. Caption on the back is partially obscured, reads "Sept. 8 193 Chas. Chikuo Ranch, Independence Aug" and stamped in purple ink …

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img Three people (ddr-densho-388-18)

Photograph of three unidentified men standing together in a field with hops visible in the background. Caption on front of photograph: "Sept, 1935" in blue ink. Caption on back of photograph: "Taken Aug-Sept-1935 At Chikuo Hop Ranch Independence Oregon" in black ink.

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img Chikuo Hop Ranch (ddr-densho-388-2)

Photograph of 7 men and a young girl standing on a wooden platform next to a truck loaded tall with bags. Caption on the front of the photograph "Chikuo Hop Ranch Sept. 1936" Caption on the back: "Taken Sept. 8, 1936 at Chikuo Hop Ranch Independence, Aug." and stamped in purple ink "Trover Studio Salem, Oregon"

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img Family photo (ddr-densho-388-22)

Photograph of a family of four outside a house. Caption on photograph: "1938-July-Banks-Ore."

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img Four men at the beach (ddr-densho-388-19)

Photograph of four unidentified men standing together on the beach with several houses in the background. Caption on photograph: "At Cannon Beach - Aug - 1939"

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img Beach (ddr-densho-388-25)

Photograph of a rocky shoreline. Caption on photograph: "Bayocean, Ore. Aug 1937"

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doc The North American Times Yearbook, 1936 Edition (ddr-densho-407-1)

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doc Album 1 (ddr-densho-287-21)

Molly (Kageyama) Maeda's red photo album containing images of young nisei at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University), graduation portaits, and images of life at Minidoka.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-21/

img Mabel Takashima (ddr-densho-287-144)

Photograph of two women, Molly (Kageyama) Maeda is standing and Mabel Takashima is seated on a bicycle. Written along the bottom is "Mabel Takashima O.S.C. 3/42" in black ink. Same as ddr-densho-287-116.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-144/

img Ray and Michi (ddr-densho-287-240)

Photograph of two people standing together outside. Written on the upper center of the album page is "Salem 1935" in white ink. Written on the album page above the image is "Ray - Michi" in white ink.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-240/

img Salem Jessie and Frances (ddr-densho-287-247)

Photograph of two women standing on a gravel road. From left to right: Jessie and Frances. Written on the album page above the image is "Salem-" in white ink. Written on the album page below the image is " Jessie - Frances" in white ink.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-247/

img Setsuko Martha (ddr-densho-287-243)

Photograph of two wmen standing together outside near some cars. From left to right: Setsuko and Martha. Written on the upper center of the album page is "Salem 1935" in white ink. Written on the album page to the left of the image is "Setsuko" in white ink. Written on the album page to the right …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-287-243/

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