Education

Schools were quickly organized in the concentration camps, but they suffered from crude facilities and lack of teaching materials. Instruction was given for nursery through high school, and adult education was offered. Trained teachers were in short supply, however, and uncertified Japanese Americans with college degrees often filled in. The War Relocation Authority (WRA) deliberately emphasized Americanization in the education program. Some found it painfully ironic to watch incarcerated youth recite the Pledge of Allegiance.

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img Elementary schoolchildren (ddr-densho-161-50)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-50/

img Students playing baseball (ddr-densho-161-71)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-71/

img Students (ddr-densho-161-51)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-51/

img Students on an outing (ddr-densho-161-59)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-59/

img Drama group rehearsal (ddr-densho-161-55)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-55/

img Camp teacher (ddr-densho-161-11)

Catherine Ludy.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-11/

img Students at recess (ddr-densho-161-74)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161-74/

img Student artwork (ddr-densho-161-61)

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img Arts and crafts fair (ddr-densho-160-118)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-118/

img High school student body leaders (ddr-densho-160-109)

These student body leaders are from Amache High School. Second from left: Katherine Stegner, advisor. Far right: Edison Uno.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-109/

img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-97)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-97/

img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-86)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-86/

img Arts and crafts fair (ddr-densho-160-102)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-102/

img Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-160-66)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-66/

img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-94)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-160-94/

img Children playing marbles (ddr-densho-160-112)

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img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-93)

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img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-89)

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img Elementary school children (ddr-densho-160-85)

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img Camp teachers (ddr-densho-161-16)

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img Students playing volleyball (ddr-densho-161-76)

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img High school students (ddr-densho-161-58)

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img Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-161-56)

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img Elementary school princesses (ddr-densho-20-3)

Elementary school princesses. Left to right: Unidentified, unidentified, Miyuki Hasegawa, Julie Hikida, Marianne Okawa, Haruko Nishimura, Kazuko Noji, Frank Sato, unidentified, Harumi Iwakiri.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-20-3/

img Elementary school class (ddr-densho-20-1)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-20-1/