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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Scrapbook (ddr-densho-540-141)
doc Scrapbook (ddr-densho-540-141)
Scrapbook documenting the life of the Tada family, including newspaper clippings, graduation announcements, wedding invitations, birth announcements, and correspondence. Includes ephemera relating to their incarceration at Minidoka.
Photo Album (ddr-densho-550-123)
doc Photo Album (ddr-densho-550-123)
Photo album documenting Mitsuye Takemiya's incarceration at Manzanar.
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