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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vh Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1013-7-19)

Establishment of schools in camp: "the first week of school was confusion"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-7-19/

vh Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1013-7-20)

Teaching classes in camp as a high school senior

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-7-20/

vh Helen Harano Christ Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1013-6-13)

Attending elementary school in camp: remembering teachers who had a difficult time

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1013-6-13/

vh Nobu Shimokochi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1011-7-7)

School activities in camp

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-7-7/

vh Kats Kunitsugu - Paul Tsuneishi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-122-17-1)

Reading of an essay written by a student in an concentration camp school

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-17-1/

vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 14 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-14)

Recreational activities in concentration camp: attending school

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-14/

vh Yoshiko Kanazawa Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-15-5)

School and social activities in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-15-5/

vh George Nakata Interview Segment 18 (ddr-one-7-29-18)

Memories of influential teachers in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-29-18/

vh Mas Okui Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1003-13-16)

Attending school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1003-13-16/

vh Sam H. Ono Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1003-2-16)

Graduating from high school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1003-2-16/

vh Victor Takemoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1001-8-7)

Attending school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-8-7/

vh Matsue Watanabe Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1001-9-9)

Attending school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-9-9/

vh Eiko Shibayama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1001-14-10)

Attending school in camp, social activities

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-14-10/

vh David Sakura Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-498-11)

Living conditions and elementary school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-498-11/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-54-14)

Schooling in Minidoka, barred from speaking Japanese

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-14/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-54-17)

Expelled from school as a result of school term paper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-17/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-54-9)

Trying to start a collection for Gordon Hirabayashi, encountering resistance

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-9/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-54-6)

Description of school in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-6/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-54-13)

Researching outside opinions of camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-13/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-54-15)

Civic lessons in camp, struggling with school rules and regulations

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-15/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-54-7)

Remembering an inspiring teacher in camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-7/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-54-16)

"American Democracy and What It Means to Me": a term paper and an act of civil disobedience

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-16/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-54-18)

Aftermath of school term paper situation, reaction from others

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-18/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-54-10)

Gordon Hirabayashi's presentation to class

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-10/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-54-8)

Gordon Hirabayashi speaks to class in Minidoka

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-54-8/