Publications

From 1942-1945, camp inmates published newspapers documenting events inside and outside the camps. Although published under the direction of the camp administration, these newspapers were important for building and maintaining a sense of community among the Japanese Americans.

Publications (86)

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doc Desert Sentinel, Vol. I. No. 15, June 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-1)

School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. According to an announcement on the back page, publication seeks to make known the War Relocation Authority's "plans and policies," the results of Community Council deliberations, and various regulations and news about life at the Gila River Incarceration Camp. Issue features articles about and by the Camp's ...

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doc Granada Pioneer, Vol. I, No.5, November 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-17-6)

Newspaper published at the Granada incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JARC_02-01_06

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-17-6/

doc Structural report, institutional adjustments, VII: communicative institutions (ddr-csujad-26-13)

Description of observed language skills, languages spoken, and cultural differences contributing to difficulty in communication among incarcerees. The report defines communicative institutions "as means of passing information from place or person to another." Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese ...

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img Assembling and folding "The sentinel," Heart Mountain incarceration camp newspaper (ddr-csujad-14-55)

Assembling and folding "The sentinel," Heart Mountain incarceration camp newspaper. January 8, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f20

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doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 233, May 26, 1943 (ddr-densho-385-23)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-23/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 232 (ddr-densho-385-24)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-24/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 223, May 15, 1943 (ddr-densho-385-32)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-32/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 213 (ddr-densho-385-42)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-42/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 222, May 14,1943 (ddr-densho-385-33)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-33/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 227, May 19, 1943 (ddr-densho-385-29)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-29/

doc The Lordsburg Times Issue No. 234 May 27, 1943 (ddr-densho-385-22)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-22/

doc Lordsburg Times Issue No. 212 (ddr-densho-385-44)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-385-44/

doc Campus Pepper, Vol. II, No. 3 (October 29, 1943) (ddr-manz-8-16)

Published bi-weekly by the journalism class of Manzanar High School.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-8-16/

doc Quid Nunc, Vol. I, No. I (March 10, 1944) (ddr-manz-8-19)

Published monthly by the Latin class of Manzanar High School.

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img Japanese Americans working on camp newspaper (ddr-densho-37-465)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Evacuee artists who work on the Tulean Dispatch.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-465/

img Japanese American working on camp newspaper (ddr-densho-37-460)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming. In the press room of the Cody Enterprise, Bill Hosokawa, Editor of the Sentinel, Heart Mountain Relocation Center newspaper, sets type for the final makeup of the weekly edition. Bill, a former foreign correspondent and Washington U. graduate, sets type, pulls proofs, operates the linotype, locks ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-460/

doc Staff list (ddr-densho-280-1)

The staff list of an unknown newspaper.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-280-1/

img Japanese Americans in front of camp newspaper office (ddr-densho-93-2)

Original Ansel Adams caption: Roy Takeno (Editor) and group reading Manzanar paper in front of office, Yuichi Harata, Nabuo Samamura, Manzanar Relocation Center, California.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-93-2/

vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-184-44)

Moving to Tule Lake, working as editor of the Tulean Dispatch

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-184-44/

vh Hideo Hoshide Interview I Segment 56 (ddr-densho-1000-184-56)

Becoming editor-in-chief of the Minidoka Irrigator

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vh Bill Hosokawa Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-129-18)

Dilemma faced as editor of the Heart Mountain Sentinel: report the truth without provoking negative sentiment and riots

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doc Gathas and Service (ddr-densho-387-7)

English and Japanese language of Gathas and Services for Buddhist Services at Manzanar. The English reads left to right starting from the cover. The Japanese reads right to left starting at the cover.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-387-7/

img Newell Star printers (ddr-csujad-3-20)

Group photograph, including Toshio Oku, of the publication printers in the print shop of the Newell Star weekly newspaper printed for the Tule Lake segregation camp. The group has printed stacks of Vol. III, no. 2 of the Newell Star next to them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ...

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doc Social groups: creative writers, Caucasian-Japanese relationship, Mr. Cook, leadership (ddr-csujad-26-12)

Report on a creative writers group including establishment, membership, meetings, purpose, and leadership. The group gathered weekly to critique each other's work for submittal to the Tulean Dispatch and outside publications. Describes the involvement, influence, and eventual tension with Mr. Cook and the writers group as an example of a "Caucasian-Japanese relationship" in the camp. Report ...

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 11 (ddr-csujad-26-51)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Does it pay to stay here?" by Reverend Shigeo Tanabe; "Relocation" by Minoru Kimura; "Nisei personality adjustment: Nisei need to find their perspectives through self-analysis. A valuable article for all evacuees especially resettlers" by James Sakoda; "Gloom" by Buster ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-51/