Impact of incarceration

doc Relocation through the Brethren Hostel (ddr-csujad-55-793)

Pamphlet covering the Brethren Relocation Hostel. Includes information on reservations, preparing for relocation, leaving camp, arriving in Chicago, amenities, room and board, leisure activities, and hostel services. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0795

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-793/

doc Frank F. Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2384)

Narrative essay describing Frank F. Nakamura's experience as an individual of Japanese ancestry living in California during the events of World War II. Nakamura describes his role as the Sutter-Yuba president of the Japanese American Citizens League, the evacuation orders and their impact on the community, Nakamura's experience at Tule Lake and Granada incarceration camps, relocation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2384/

doc Letter to Mamie, November 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-130)

Correspondence to Mamie describing events that occurred at Tule Lake incarceration camp on November 1, 1943. Correspondent describes the labor strike, a visit from Dillon S. Myer, director of the War Relocation Authority, a crowd of Japanese gathering at the camp administration building, the army's response, and the beating of Dr. Pedicord. See this object in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-130/

Self analysis and inventory by high school students regarding the affects of the Colorado River Relocation Center residence, Poston Arizona (1942-1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1835)

doc Self analysis and inventory by high school students regarding the affects of the Colorado River Relocation Center residence, Poston Arizona (1942-1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1835)

Questionnaire form for a self-analysis and inventory to be completed by high school students at Poston incarceration camp. Questions cover the impacts of incarceration and students perceptions towards "relocation." Sections include, Part I covering culture, Part II covering attitudes, Part III covering personality, and Part IV covering achievements. See also sac_jaac_1836 and sac_jaac_1837 for report and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1835/

doc Community analysis note, no. 2 (February 29, 1944): Engagement and marriage customs in a relocation center (ddr-csujad-55-334)

Report on Japanese engagement and marriage customs before and during incarceration. Includes a description of marriage traditions and complications during incarceration. Community Analysis Notes No. 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0336

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-334/

doc Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, to Rohwer Community Council, November 30, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-787)

Correspondence from Dillon S. Myer to the Rohwer Community Council regarding "relocation problems." Includes responses by Myer on the following topics, WRA's understanding of "evacuees" and their feelings about "relocation," welfare and safety after "resettlement," and provisions for group relocation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0789

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-787/

doc Heart Mountain Wyoming reports (ddr-csujad-55-267)

Collection of essays by incarcerees regarding attitudes towards incarceration. Includes Japanese characters on cover. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0269

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-267/

doc Granada community analysis report, #2 (ddr-csujad-55-788)

Report on "resettlement" from Granada incarceration camp. Includes: Are you interested in leaving the Center?; Why are you hesitant about resettlement? (including subsections on uncertainty of public sentiment, lack of money, lack of information, lack of confidence in making a reasonably satisfactory living, lack of proper living quarters, family ties and responsibilities, lack of confidence in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-788/

doc Proposed conference on nine relocation centers: evacuees' future at stake (ddr-csujad-55-796)

Statement regarding the proposed "Relocation Center" conference by Thomas T. Sashihara, Chairman, Heart Mountain Community Council. Sashihara comments on the complexities of "evacuees" relationship with the W.R.A. and discusses proposed topics for the conference. Includes additional commentary on the following topics: transportation, freight, aid rendered for group relocation, loans and assurance of financial aid, W.R.A. field …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-796/

doc Comparison and contrasts of Poston children with 2 years ago, and with H.I. Schools (ddr-csujad-55-1800)

Form for comparing the present skills of Poston children with their skills two years ago. Includes ratings for quality of English, habits, initiative, attitude, social organization, and favorable observations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1803

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1800/

doc Nisei Wartime Internment Research Project: report on preliminary findings (ddr-csujad-55-159)

Report on findings from the Nisei Wartime Internment Research Project by Donna Nagata and Yuzuru Takeshita of the University of Michigan department of psychology. Includes description of the survey group, characteristics of respondents, and presentation of findings on the following topics: communication with parents and children, comfort in talking about the incarceration, reasons for reluctance to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-159/

doc Effects of evacuation on Japanese-American youth (ddr-csujad-55-1713)

Article reporting on a study of the effects of evacuation on Japanese-American youth at Poston incarceration camp. "Reprint from the School Review." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1715

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1713/

doc Our 110,000 new boarders (ddr-csujad-55-180)

Opinion article by J.P. McEvoy on the Japanese incarceration during World War II. Includes the author's perspective on implications of the incarceration for American taxpayers and armed forces, history of Japanese labor in the United States, and opinion on the incarceration. Condensed from the Baltimore Sunday Sun. A version of this article also appeared in Reader's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-180/

doc Manual of directions, self-analysis and inventory for high school students at the Colorado River Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-1834)

Instructions for administering the Self-Analysis and Inventory to high school students at Poston incarceration camp. See also sac_jaac_1836 and sac_jaac_1838 for report and questionnaire. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1837

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1834/

doc A Year at Gila Anniversary Booklet (ddr-densho-469-8)

Includes the legend of Gila, a history of the beginning of the Gila River, facts, and maps of the Gila River, as well as summaries of Gila's River's various organizations, departments, work, and activities.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-469-8/

doc Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)

A summary of the second year spent by camp inmates at the Gila River Relocation Center. Topics on the second year of the camp include the camp's administration, involvement in the war, predominant religions, schools, agriculture, recreation, and population, ending with a timeline of events.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-469-9/

doc Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara and bridesmaids (ddr-ajah-6-539)

Includes story of Itahara and Takeda's wedding. Caption below photo: Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, 27, of Alameda, CA., married Shuzo "Bill" Takeda on January 19, 1941. At left is Masa Hanamura, at right Hazel Takii

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-539/

doc Alien Registration documents for Yoshio and Hama Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-541)

Caption below photo: Passport applications for Yoshio ad Hama Itahara, of Alameda, CA., February, 1942. The October 24, 1902 date at the bottom probably refers to the date Yoshio and Hama first arrived in the United States from Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-541/

img Lillie McCabe (ddr-csujad-29-19)

Photo of Lillie McCabe. Oral history audio and transcript are found in csufccop_jaoh_0030, csufccop_jaoh_0031, and csufccop_jaoh_0032. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1949_P03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-19/

doc Letter from Richard Hugo to Teruo Tada (ddr-densho-540-168)

Letter to Teruo Tada including a poem that Richard Hugo wrote about him.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-168/

doc Letter from Masako Tada to Marion Blomgren (ddr-densho-540-24)

Masako Tada discusses her daily life in the Midoka concentration camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-540-24/

doc Press Release for results of study of economic losses of Japanese Americans during WWII (ddr-densho-122-297)

Conducted by Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-297/

doc Biographical data for Paul Tsuneishi (ddr-densho-122-541)

Sent to Frank Abe

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-541/

doc William Hohri Petition for Rehearing & Rehearing En Banc (ddr-densho-1007-1860)

A petition from a 1986 lawsuit, William Hohri, et al. v. United States, by Japanese Americans seeking compensation for property loss as a result of wartime incarceration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1860/

doc The American Concentration Camps: A Cover-Up Through Euphemistic Terminology (ddr-densho-1007-1831)

This essay is a revised version of Raymond Y. Okamura's testimony to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians describing policies and terminology used by the U.S. government to enforce wartime incarceration of Japanese Americans. He compares the American government's misleading terminology to that of Nazi propaganda. See related object: ddr-densho-1007-1814.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1831/

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