Japanese American identity
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Japanese American identity
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![Large group picture in front of a camp building (ddr-densho-362-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d0/ca/d0ca10c00ad735ef92c1d004c758232a.jpg)
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Large group picture in front of a camp building (ddr-densho-362-8)
A large group of men, women, and children pose together in front of a Heart Mountain building. Japanese text appears on the front of the photo.
![Japanese American family (ddr-densho-362-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/bd/93/bd93dcf7cba2919329412fb1e1c90d63.jpg)
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Japanese American family (ddr-densho-362-2)
A family sits on a building's ledge for a family group photo. An open field and a mountain are in the background.
![Japanese American school children group photo I (ddr-densho-362-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/5c/26/5c26b8af89fab6b87073de42311546cf.jpg)
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Japanese American school children group photo I (ddr-densho-362-21)
Children gather together for a group photo in front of a building. Children's age estimated around 6-7 years of age.
![Two Japanese America girls play (ddr-densho-362-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/00/7a/007a15056db5fca886269660b89e3fee.jpg)
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Two Japanese America girls play (ddr-densho-362-1)
Two Japanese American girls play. One squats on the ground while the other girl stands holding her hands out. A house stands in the background.
![Six Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-362-18)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/56/4c/564cf4fa47aeb4084ea4d31f38add484.jpg)
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Six Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-362-18)
Six individuals consisting of two men, three women, and a child stand together for a group photo.
![A Japanese American woman and girl pose for camera (ddr-densho-362-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/04/c5/04c51f8c6ad5dea5a188a379443c4249.jpg)
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A Japanese American woman and girl pose for camera (ddr-densho-362-5)
A young woman and young girl stand and pose together looking into the camera. The woman wraps her arm around the girl. Heart Mountain housing appear in the background.
![Two Japanese American boys work on a project (ddr-densho-362-19)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/23/ba/23bae145eed39f44ac78998d4e9edfe9.jpg)
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Two Japanese American boys work on a project (ddr-densho-362-19)
Tom Konishi works on cutting out a design on a machine with another young man.
![Japanese American man stands in open field (ddr-densho-362-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e9/f2/e9f21e6ab126c4ba5de92c2f8495dd45.jpg)
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Japanese American man stands in open field (ddr-densho-362-12)
A man wearing a black jacket and white pants stands alone in an open field with Heart Mountain in the background.
![Six Japanese American children (ddr-densho-362-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1c/73/1c738c7df39a6587c2bd581269a76539.jpg)
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Six Japanese American children (ddr-densho-362-10)
Six Japanese American children stand together for a group photo. Two camp houses appear in the background.
![Japanese American women wearing aprons (ddr-densho-362-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/90/44/904497ad454938b81ded4100c0230cf8.jpg)
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Japanese American women wearing aprons (ddr-densho-362-9)
A large group of women wearing aprons/ uniforms gather together to pose for a photograph in front of a building.
![Japanese American men and women wear aprons/ uniforms (ddr-densho-362-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/54/20/542029f7e329f93668d9743e293d0b27.jpg)
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Japanese American men and women wear aprons/ uniforms (ddr-densho-362-6)
Nineteen men and women wear aprons/ uniforms in a group photo. Those in the front row kneel while the rest stand. A building appears in the background.
![Ten Japanese American women group photo (ddr-densho-362-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/95/41/9541301261a669fa96941b0306eeda18.jpg)
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Ten Japanese American women group photo (ddr-densho-362-20)
Ten Japanese American women gather for a group picture. A camp building appears in the background.
![Five Japanese Americans in front of D-C building (ddr-densho-362-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/55/01/5501ecf24c65d9fe5013393b71c64921.jpg)
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Five Japanese Americans in front of D-C building (ddr-densho-362-15)
Two men, two women, and a child stand together in front of a building with a sign that reads "D-C". The Konishi family lived at 12-11 C.
![Eight Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-362-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2d/85/2d8584912803e9e33a126db52ae22343.jpg)
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Eight Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-362-17)
Eight individuals consisting of men, women, and a child gather for a group photo. A cabin appears in the background.
![Four Japanese American girls standing in a row (ddr-densho-362-27)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/64/466416a8969b53e2c984c89436ff82cf.jpg)
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Four Japanese American girls standing in a row (ddr-densho-362-27)
Four young girls stand together in a row.
![Group photo of two women, one man, and a young girl (ddr-densho-362-34)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4d/82/4d82e3d83062b207a041a9ce3c585aff.jpg)
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Group photo of two women, one man, and a young girl (ddr-densho-362-34)
Two women, one man, and a young girl stand in a row for a group photo in an open field. One of the women has long hair and wears a black dress.
![Three Japanese American women (ddr-densho-362-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/a9/9e/a99ecd5aa5a681c9a9f5583f3217d3f2.jpg)
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Three Japanese American women (ddr-densho-362-13)
Three women stand together in front of a building.
![A Japanese American woman and girl look up into the sky (ddr-densho-362-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b6/21/b621a3c4f1164af5a52e78b748bde9d7.jpg)
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A Japanese American woman and girl look up into the sky (ddr-densho-362-4)
A young Japanese American woman and girl look up into the sky. Heart Mountain housing stand in the background.
![Two Japanese American girls pose for photo (ddr-densho-362-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/70/ef/70efea019fd2f1b16295349a0cecde3c.jpg)
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Two Japanese American girls pose for photo (ddr-densho-362-3)
Two Japanese American girls sit for a picture with arms around each other.
![Four Japanese Americans in an open field (ddr-densho-362-14)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d9/d4/d9d4fcb3b2591c8042097af4478ea5bd.jpg)
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Four Japanese Americans in an open field (ddr-densho-362-14)
A group of two men and two women stand together near an open field.
![Japanese American woman and three children sit on barracks steps (ddr-densho-362-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f4/e1/f4e1887a22036c911266a9abf1fc9366.jpg)
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Japanese American woman and three children sit on barracks steps (ddr-densho-362-11)
One woman and three children (two boys and one girl) sit together on barracks steps. Tom Konishi is seated in the front of the group.
![Young Japanese American woman in coat and skirt (ddr-densho-362-25)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fc/f7/fcf771450d24fe995ad7ccc3f57da5be.jpg)
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Young Japanese American woman in coat and skirt (ddr-densho-362-25)
Picture of a young woman standing in front of a window of a building wearing a coat and skirt.
![Japanese American men, women, and a boy near barracks steps (ddr-densho-362-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ea/64/ea646a58f19152422f53e5812993510c.jpg)
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Japanese American men, women, and a boy near barracks steps (ddr-densho-362-7)
Two men, five women, and a small boy pose together on barracks steps.
![Japanese American man and woman (ddr-densho-362-16)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ed/ff/edffa0ff81539d4ce2318284024c7d53.jpg)
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Japanese American man and woman (ddr-densho-362-16)
A Japanese American man and woman stand side by side. A number of camp cabins appear in the background.
![Hanako Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-141)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/83/8a/838a625473c0eb33e36f4cc1ed7d757d.jpg)