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 Manzanar, staff housing, teacher (ddr-densho-343-59)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-59/

img Manzanar, Dept of Education building, Bouche Family (Lucile) (ddr-densho-343-48)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-48/

img Manzanar, teacher (ddr-densho-343-57)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-57/

img Manzanar, teacher (ddr-densho-343-58)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-58/

img Manzanar, staff housing, teacher (ddr-densho-343-60)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-60/

img Manzanar, Blk 7, Bldg 3, teacher (ddr-densho-343-55)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-55/

img Yukio Sewing Class Exhibition at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-339-30)

Caption on front: "Yukio Sewing Class Exhibition / Heart Mountain Wyoming, Nov. 24-25-26-1944."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-339-30/

doc Education Section Summary (ddr-densho-342-8)

Report to Manzanar Project Director Ralph Merritt and his general staff meeting.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-8/

doc Activities Program (ddr-densho-342-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-6/

img Manzanar, staff housing (ddr-densho-343-56)

A teacher at Manzanar posing in a swim suit in the staff housing gardens.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-56/

img Administrative offices, teacher (ddr-densho-343-53)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-53/

img Manzanar, staff housing, teachers (ddr-densho-343-52)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-343-52/

doc Toy Loan Library (ddr-densho-342-4)

Booklet describing the Manzanar Toy Loan Project organized by Ruth Beckwith, Senior Elementary Teacher.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-4/

doc A Barrack Becomes a Home (ddr-densho-342-5)

Cooperative project in Homemaking by the students of the Home Economics and Woodshop Departments of the Manzanar Secondary School. Booklet prepared by Beatrice H. White, Home Economics Supervisor, Manzanar Secondary Schools. Some pages missing.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-342-5/

doc Amache High School Onlooker yearbook (ddr-densho-390-151)

The 1945 (and final) edition of the Amache High School yearbook, Onlooker, belonging to Walter Matsuoka. Walter is included in the sophomore class portraits and candid shots. Sho Matsuoka is included in the football team photograph. The yearbook includes several handwritten messages and signatures.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-151/

doc Amache Senior High School commencement exercises (ddr-densho-390-7)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-7/

doc Amache Senior High School commencement exercises (ddr-densho-390-8)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-8/

doc Amache Senior High School commencement program (ddr-densho-390-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-6/

img Hunt High School students (ddr-densho-39-8)

Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy of students at Hunt High School in Minidoka internment camp. Eight students- -four boys and four girls--are standing outside the school gymnasium books in hand. One of the female students is Rose (Suzuki) Obata in front right; another is Reiko Miura in front left, Tosh Mano is on …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-8/

img Japanese American welding (ddr-densho-39-7)

Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy taken at Minidoka internment camp. Shows man welding in a shop. Information attached to the back says it is an adult education class in welding. (Info from original museum description)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-7/

img Embroidery class (ddr-densho-39-13)

Left to right: Mrs. Okita, Mrs. Torii, Mrs. Fukuda (teacher), Mrs. Matsuda, Mrs. Hamada, and Mrs. Iwashita.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-13/

img High school students (ddr-densho-39-32)

Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy, shows high school students at Minidoka internment camp at a table, four standing and three seated, probably at their high school from indications on the wall. (Info from original museum description)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-32/

img High school girls studying (ddr-densho-39-37)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-37/

img Schoolchildren (ddr-densho-39-38)

Original museum description: Photograph, black and white glossy of a scene in Minidoka, Idaho[,] internment camp showing school children marching or parading near the barracks. There are two women white teachers and another adult woman at the rear. Some of the children are carrying American flags, and the flagpole in the back is at half staff. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-39-38/

img High school students cleaning up outside of Topaz High School (ddr-densho-392-52)

Caption on reverse: "H.S. clean up week. / 3-5-43 # HS 36 / Billie Oshima and his crew in action on clean-up day at the Topaz High School."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-52/