Social and recreational activities
Despite deplorable living conditions at the "assembly centers," camp inmates tried to make the best of it by organizing various social and recreational activities. Japanese Americans participated in dances and musical groups; sports and gardening were also popular.
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Young Japanese Americans gathering outside barracks (ddr-densho-151-253)
Original caption: Stockton, California. Young persons of Japanese ancestry, second and third generation Americans. They have been in camp about a week, where there is little for them to do as yet. The sun is very hot. The oldest of these boys has been studying this morning. The book that he carries is a text on …
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Japanese Americans playing basketball (ddr-densho-151-464)
Original caption: San Bruno, California. Evacuee boys in the foreground are playing basket-ball. This is one of eight recreation centers which are distributed about the assembly center. One of the barrack buildings is, in each case, set apart for games and recreation under the Recreation program administered by a Wartime Civil Control Administration official with college …
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Japanese Americans carving wood (ddr-densho-151-338)
Original caption: San Bruno, California. Father and son while away the hours carving small wooden animals for the children in front of their home in the barracks. They have been living at the Assembly center for approximately two weeks.
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Japanese Americans working in garden (ddr-densho-151-340)
Original caption: San Bruno, California. Mrs. Fujita and her neighbor inspecting the tiny vegetable garden she has planted in front of their barracks.
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 64 (ddr-densho-1000-135-64)
Joe's more pleasant memories as a child in Puyallup
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Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-196-16)
Activities at Puyallup Assembly Center: making signs
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
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Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-107-17)
Memories of assembly center: dances, friends
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Mary Hirata Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-22-15)
Activities of the younger children in the Puyallup Assembly Center
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Elsie Uyematsu Osajima Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-451-8)
Passing the time at the Tulare Assembly Center: organizing a carnival
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Victor Ikeda Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-487-11)
The formation of a close-knit group of friends in camp
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Noboru Kamibayashi Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-477-9)
Recreational activities: going on excursions outside of camp
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Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1013-7-15)
Social activities in camp: Fourth of July celebration, talent shows
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Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-165-13)
Memories of the Arboga, or Marysville Assembly Center: participating in activities