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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doc Certificate awarding a one year scholarship to Star of the Sea Academy to Ruby Frances Sato (ddr-densho-484-5)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-5/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 4 No. 4 (November 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-484-24)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-24/

doc Baccalaureate Service program June 1945 for Topaz High School (ddr-densho-484-9)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-9/

doc Program for school production of The Gay Nineties Revue (ddr-densho-484-18)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-18/

doc Topaz High graduation program 1945 (ddr-densho-484-42)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-42/

doc Clipping of article titled: 127 Senior Students To Graduate (ddr-densho-484-2)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-2/

doc Senior Calendar, Topaz High School (ddr-densho-484-31)

Finals and graduation events for last week of senior year, 1945

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-31/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 5 No. 6 (April 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-484-29)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-29/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 5 No. 1 (February 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-484-27)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-27/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 4 No. 7 (January 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-484-26)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-26/

doc Essay titled "Dreams" (ddr-densho-484-35)

Written for English Class at Topaz High School by Ruby Sato

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-35/

doc Letter to Topaz High School seniors from Paul Tani (ddr-densho-484-10)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-10/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 5 No. 5 (April 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-484-28)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-28/

doc Invitation to Christmas Dinner at Ward 14 (ddr-densho-484-6)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-6/

doc Ramblings Yearbook 1945 (ddr-densho-484-30)

Yearbook from Topaz High School

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-30/

doc Topaz High graduation program 1943 (ddr-densho-484-40)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-40/

doc "Fighting Spirit of Topaz" (ddr-densho-484-43)

Fight songs from Topaz High School

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-43/

doc Associated Students Topaz High School card for Ruby Sato (ddr-densho-484-13)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-13/

doc Graduation announcement for Kazuko Tanaka at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-484-33)

Sent to Ruby Sato at Topaz. Return address in San Francisco

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-33/

doc Ramblings Yearbook 1944 (ddr-densho-484-1)

Yearbook from Topaz High School

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-1/

doc Problems of Relocation in this Light of Problems Studied (ddr-densho-484-34)

Paper written by Ruby Sato for A.P. Class at Topaz High School

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-34/

doc Graduation card to Ruby Sato from Zie and John (ddr-densho-484-39)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-39/

doc The Ram-bler Vol. 2 No. 9 (December 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-484-22)

Topaz High school newspaper

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-22/

doc Graduation card to Ruby Sato from Mr. & Mrs. Louis Bianco (ddr-densho-484-37)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-37/

img Class photo from Topaz (ddr-densho-484-44)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-484-44/