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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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Mitsu Furuta's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-91)
doc Mitsu Furuta's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-91)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-91/
Manzanar Secondary School Diploma (ddr-densho-550-89)
doc Manzanar Secondary School Diploma (ddr-densho-550-89)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-89/
Emiko Takahashi's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-114)
doc Emiko Takahashi's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-114)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-114/
Yoshiko Mori's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-100)
doc Yoshiko Mori's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-100)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-100/
Ed Stepner's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-113)
doc Ed Stepner's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-113)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-113/
Mae Kageyama's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-93)
doc Mae Kageyama's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-93)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-93/
Sachi Margaret Sakai's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-108)
doc Sachi Margaret Sakai's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-108)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-108/
Students attending science class (ddr-densho-550-148)
img Students attending science class (ddr-densho-550-148)
Caption in album: "Sceince class" in white ink.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-148/
Matsuko Kodani's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-96)
doc Matsuko Kodani's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-96)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-96/
Yoshiko Kuramoto's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-97)
doc Yoshiko Kuramoto's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-97)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-97/
Mikio Tanabe's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-118)
doc Mikio Tanabe's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-118)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-118/
Jack J. Snyder's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-112)
doc Jack J. Snyder's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-112)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-112/
Yoshiko Takemiya's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-116)
doc Yoshiko Takemiya's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-116)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-116/
Mitsuye Takemiya's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-115)
doc Mitsuye Takemiya's graduation name card (ddr-densho-550-115)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-550-115/
Excerpt from a letter from Paul Nakadate to
doc Excerpt from a letter from Paul Nakadate to "The Broom" newspaper (ddr-densho-122-812)
Re: Caucasian teachers noting the difficulty of explaining "democracy" to students interned in camps
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-812/
Topaz English and history faculty (ddr-densho-433-986)
img Topaz English and history faculty (ddr-densho-433-986)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Faculty Topaz 1943, English-History
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-986/
Kimiko Fujii at physical education class (ddr-densho-433-992)
img Kimiko Fujii at physical education class (ddr-densho-433-992)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Physical Education.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-992/
Business and art members (ddr-densho-433-989)
img Business and art members (ddr-densho-433-989)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Members, High, Business, Art.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-989/
Letter from Hank to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-25)
doc Letter from Hank to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-25)
Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about life in the Topaz concentration camp, updates on families leaving, and tells Kizie (Kimiko) that his mom wants to knit her a sweater for the colder months.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-25/
Letter from Hank to Keizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-20)
doc Letter from Hank to Keizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-20)
Hank writes to Keizie (Kimiko) Fujii about the people they know who have died during the war, people leaving the concentration camp, and his educational aspirations. He also asks if she's seen Hattie Kawahara's essay, " I am an American," in Mademoiselle's college issue.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-20/
Domestic science members (ddr-densho-433-988)
img Domestic science members (ddr-densho-433-988)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Members, High, Domestic Science.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-988/
Woman from a physical education class (ddr-densho-433-994)
img Woman from a physical education class (ddr-densho-433-994)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Physical Education.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-994/
University of Wisconsin album (ddr-densho-433-981)
doc University of Wisconsin album (ddr-densho-433-981)
A photograph album with pictures and documents primarily related to Kimi Fujii's time at the University of Wisconsin. Additionally there are photographs from a Topaz school, a recital program (2003), a red cross card, and a Pacific Citizen article.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-981/
Woman from a physical education class (ddr-densho-433-991)
img Woman from a physical education class (ddr-densho-433-991)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Physical Education.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-991/
Letter from Hank to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-21)
doc Letter from Hank to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-21)
Hank writes to Kimi Fujii about his studies
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-21/
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