The journey

The journey from temporary "assembly centers" to permanent concentration camps was a difficult and disorienting experience. Japanese Americans were transported in buses and trains to desolate regions of the country guarded by armed soldiers. Forced to keep the window shades drawn, camp inmates were unaware of where they were going, and were often shocked by the harsh landscape upon arrival.

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doc Letter from Bill to Tama (ddr-densho-383-554)

Advice on travelling to Minidoka from Camp Harmony, conditions at Minidoka and progress on building camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-554/

doc Administrative Notice No. 27 Transfer to Amache (ddr-densho-356-802)

Administrative Notice No. 27 from Santa Anita Assembly Center contains information regarding personal belongings in storage outside of the camp remaining their until settled at Amache at which point individuals my request their items be shipped to camp at the WRA's expense. It also provides instructions regarding train travel to Amache including water conservation, cleanliness, and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-802/

doc Memo on escorts to Tule Lake (ddr-densho-356-907)

Memo regarding transfer of inmates to Tule Lake and what routes and stations have escorts to take them from the station to Tule Lake. Item stapled together with ddr-densho-356-887, 890, 902, 906 and 907.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-907/

doc Two letters to Yuri from Min Yonekura (ddr-densho-356-285)

Two letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru "Min" Yonekura. Both letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter 5/11: describes forced removal, details items needed in assembly center to make barracks feel homey, food quality in the assembly center and general life there. Letter 2: discusses plans to move …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-285/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Mitsuko Nakamura (ddr-densho-356-381)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mitsuko Nakamura in which Mistuko tells about her first days in Crystal City and how it differs from Amache. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-381/

doc Evacuation of Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-356-794)

Instructions for internees at Merced on the camp wide transfer to Topaz.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-794/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Min Yonekura (ddr-densho-356-295)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru "Min" Yonekura. In the letter Min writes about his first few days at Topaz and the trip there. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-295/

doc Instructions to Japanese Americans enroute to War Relocation Camps (ddr-densho-356-792)

List of rules for individuals to follow while being transferred from an Assembly Center to a Relocation Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-792/

doc Instructions on Evacuation of Merced Assembly Center (ddr-densho-356-774)

Instructions for Yuriko Domoto Tsukada, her father Kanetaro Domoto, and her sister Wakako Domoto for the relocation from Merced to Granada.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-774/

doc Evacuee Information Release No. 2 Baggage Instructions (ddr-densho-356-803)

Evacuee Information Release No. 2 from Santa Anita Assembly Center informs internees about the types of baggage allowed and how each type will be transported.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-803/

img Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)

Original WRA caption: Eden, Idaho. A train bringing approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington. Buses, used to transport these people to the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center, are waiting at the siding.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-824/

doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Eva (ddr-densho-468-99)

Letter written from Granada (Amache) describing life in the concentration camp compared to Santa Anita.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-99/

doc Hunt High School Reunion 1983 (ddr-densho-449-1)

33 pages of memories from living and learning at Minidoka in 1943 and 1944. The book contains pictures of Minidoka, the classes, reunion program, Hunt High song, poems, directory, and a memoriam for classmates who were not able to make the reunion.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-449-1/

doc Postcard from Mitzi (Nakahara) Isoshima to Takeo Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-143)

Postcard in both English and Japanese. English portion discusses crossing the Snake River Canyon on the way to Minidoka. Japanese portion is not translated.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-143/

doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Shin Tanaka (ddr-densho-498-43)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Shin Tanaka telling him about the journey from Tanforan Assembly Center to Topaz Relocation Center

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-43/

doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka (ddr-densho-498-46)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka detailing the journey from Tanforan Assembly Center to Topaz Relocation Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-46/

doc My personal Thoughts on the Re-evacuation from Tanforan to Topaz (ddr-densho-498-50)

Thoughts on re-evacuation and the journey from Tanforan to Topaz

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-50/

doc Letter from Torao Takahashi to Chimata Sumida and family (ddr-densho-379-208)

Letter from Torao Tahahashi to Chimata Sumida "and others" at Ft. Missoula after his transfer from Ft. Missoula to Manzanar Relocation Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-208/

doc Letter from Chimata Sumida to Bert H. Fraser (ddr-densho-379-230)

Chimata Sumida wrote to Bert H. Fraser requesting his excess baggage be forwarded to him from Ft. Missoula to Rohwer; and stated "I can truthfully say that it has been both a pleasure and a privilege to know you, not only as the Officer-in-charge of the camp, but as a friend as well. Kindly convery my …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-230/

doc Timeline of camp relocation (ddr-densho-493-23)

Memo book open to page with handwritten timeline of camp relocation, with dates, durations, origins and destinations of each journey. "May 22, 1942 - 5 p.m. / Auburn - Pinedale / May 24 - 2 nites on train / c-i- / July 16, 1942 - 8 a.m. / Pinedale - Tule Lake / July 17 - …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-23/

doc Kaneji Domoto Diary, 1942 (ddr-densho-329-950)

Kaneji's diary from March 6, 1942 - October 7, 1942, spanning the Domoto family's time from being at home in California to about a month after arrival at Amache. Early pages of the diary resemble a notebook loosely structured by date and containing a mixture of daily activities, accounting, notes from work at the nursery, and, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-950/

img Manzanar and Tule Lake Plaque (ddr-densho-508-6)

Two sided plaque with Japanese characters on front. Inscription on back reads "OUR SEGREGATION TRAIN LEFT MANZANAR ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 21-1944 AND AFTER PASSING THROUGH SNOWY CALIFORNIA ARRIVED AT TULE LAKE THE NEXT NIGHT"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-508-6/

vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-84-27)

Initial impressions of Minidoka

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-84-27/