Concentration camps

The War Relocation Authority (WRA) oversaw construction of ten concentration camps in sparsely populated and isolated areas. Between June and October 1942, Japanese Americans were transferred from the "assembly centers" to the larger camps. Housing approximately 120,000 people, the camps were designed to be self-contained communities, complete with hospitals, post offices, schools, warehouses, and residential areas. The WRA attempted to establish normalcy by setting up newspapers, a degree of self-government, sports leagues, and social events. But confinement, monotony, and harsh conditions exacerbated tensions between pro- and anti-camp administration residents and between the disempowered Issei and their U.S.-born Nisei children. At several centers, conflicts erupted into violence and at the Manzanar concentration camp the unrest resulted in fatal shootings. The WRA gradually granted work and school leave to those they considered "loyal." The last camp closed in March 1946.

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img [Produce display] (ddr-csujad-56-163)

Display of produce with blurry label "unit 3, Fujii". Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-030

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-163/

doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, April 7, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-45)

Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9043. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-043

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-45/

img [Outside of the living quarters] (ddr-csujad-56-157)

Group of incarcerees outside the living quarters at camp. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-024

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-157/

img [Graduation day] (ddr-csujad-56-177)

A photo of the high school graduation at the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-044

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-177/

doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, August 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-56-121)

Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-119

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-121/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, November 26, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-25)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9023. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-023

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-25/

img [Kanji digging] (ddr-csujad-56-239)

Kanji, a young Japanese American man incarcerated at Camp Amache, digs a hole by the Arkansas River. Page 25 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-048

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-239/

img [Little girls in the snow] (ddr-csujad-56-191)

Original photo of two Japanese American girls holding hands at Camp Amache in the snow. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-058

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-191/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Frank Ito and family, June 26, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-83)

Letter from Lea Perry to Frank Ito and family. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-081

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-83/

doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 14, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-40)

Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9038. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-038

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-40/

img [Beautification project] (ddr-csujad-56-196)

Rock garden with pond and plants near living quarters. Page 5 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-196/

img [Group photo] (ddr-csujad-56-205)

Group of Japanese American incarcerees standing in sun, wearing coats. Same group in 'Group Photo II'. Page 14 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-205/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, August 11, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-50)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-048

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-50/

doc Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, December 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-99)

Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9097. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-097

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-99/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family, August 25, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-88)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9086. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-086

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-88/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to George Ito, October 22, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-20)

Letter from Lea Perry to George Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-018

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-20/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, July 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-84)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-082

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-84/

doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, January 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-56-101)

Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-099

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-101/

doc Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry, February 12, 1945 (ddr-csujad-56-105)

Letter from Kazuo Ito to Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-103

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-105/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, December 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-96)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-094

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-96/

doc Letter from Minoru Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, August 23, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-87)

Letter from Minoru Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9085. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-085

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-87/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito, November 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-56-26)

Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-024

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-26/

doc Money, apology won't ease pain of Camp Amache (ddr-csujad-56-319)

Gaye Lebaron's article titled: Money, apology won't ease pain of Camp Amache. Published in "The press Democrat" on Sunday May 1, 1988. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-319/

img [Cowl and Mazie by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-229)

Cowl and Mazie lay on a blanket by the Arkansas river near Camp Amache. Page 15 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-038

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-229/

doc Letter from Lea Perry to Kazuo Ito and family, April 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-56-108)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-108/