Department of Justice camps

More than 5,500 Japanese immigrants (Issei) were arrested by the FBI following the attack on Pearl Harbor. Most were sent first to temporary Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) detention stations and then transferred to Department of Justice (DOJ) internment camps, where they waited to appear before the Alien Enemy Hearing Board. These hearings determined whether the Issei would remain in the internment camps or be "released" to the War Relocation Authority (WRA) concentration camps. After the hearings, most of the Issei were sent to U.S. Army internment camps. The U.S. Army, charged with detaining military prisoners of war (POWs), then returned the Issei internees to DOJ control. The DOJ camps also interned Italian and German nationals and Japanese Latin Americans. Most of the DOJ internment camps held only men who had been separated from their families, but three camps housed single women and families. The camps were run by the INS, part of the Department of Justice.

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Aerial view of hospital and clinic (ddr-csujad-55-1374)
img Aerial view of hospital and clinic (ddr-csujad-55-1374)
Scrapbook page containing a black and white photograph depicting an aerial view of the hospital and clinic at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 45. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Letter from Motokazu Mori, Chief, Japanese Young People Division, to Miss March Clark, March 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1468)
doc Letter from Motokazu Mori, Chief, Japanese Young People Division, to Miss March Clark, March 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1468)
Invitation for the spring events presented by the Japanese Young People Division at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 113. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1470
Memo and a newspaper clipping regarding the repatriation process at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1497)
doc Memo and a newspaper clipping regarding the repatriation process at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1497)
Scrapbook page containing a memo from J.L. O'Rourke and a newspaper clipping regarding the repatriation process at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 136. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1499
Medical staff, August 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1389)
img Medical staff, August 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1389)
Scrapbook page containing a black and white photograph depicting the medical staff in uniform at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 58. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1391
Syllabus of course instruction for Red Cross volunteer nurse's aides (ddr-csujad-55-1380)
doc Syllabus of course instruction for Red Cross volunteer nurse's aides (ddr-csujad-55-1380)
Scrapbook page with attached booklet, Syllabus of Course of Instruction for Red Cross Volunteer Nurses Aides used for hospital staff at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Digital object shows cover only; original booklet is 50 pages. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 51. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See …
History of the medical division (ddr-csujad-55-1375)
doc History of the medical division (ddr-csujad-55-1375)
Memorandum of understanding from J.L. O'Rourke to Division Heads requesting a written history of the divisions at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp and a historical narrative written by Mary F. Clark about the Medical Division at Crystal City. Historical narrative describes internees, procedures, challenges, and statistics. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I …
Jr Sr colonial winter program (ddr-csujad-55-1418)
doc Jr Sr colonial winter program (ddr-csujad-55-1418)
Program for the Federal High School Junior-Senior "Colonial Winter" Banquet at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. For scrapbook page with programs, see sac_jaac_1418. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 75. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1420
Administrative building with the flag at half mast for President Roosevelt (ddr-csujad-55-1500)
img Administrative building with the flag at half mast for President Roosevelt (ddr-csujad-55-1500)
Scrapbook page containing an aerial black and white photograph of the flags at half mast in honor of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 137. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1502
Football activities (ddr-csujad-55-1414)
doc Football activities (ddr-csujad-55-1414)
Program (cover page only) for a high school football game at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. For full program see sac_jaac_1417. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 74. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
First we see some of the homes (ddr-csujad-55-1364)
img First we see some of the homes (ddr-csujad-55-1364)
Scrapbook page containing six black and white photographs depicting barracks at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Includes images of quadriplex, triplex, duplex, and shelter living quarters. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 35. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities …
Blank page from Mary F. Clark scrapbook,
doc Blank page from Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I forget, 1942-1947" (ddr-csujad-55-1351)
Blank page from the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 22. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1353
Photographs of the Conte Biancamano ship (ddr-csujad-55-1346)
img Photographs of the Conte Biancamano ship (ddr-csujad-55-1346)
Two mounted black and white photographs of the Italian steam liner, SS Conte Biancamano. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 17. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1348
May Day (ddr-csujad-55-1475)
img May Day (ddr-csujad-55-1475)
Scrapbook page containing three black and white photographs of the German May Day celebration at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 118. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-57-1)
vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-57-1)
Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Translated into …
An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-58-1)
vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-58-1)
Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Audio is found in …
Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1013-7-30)
vh Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1013-7-30)
Security in a Department of Justice camp: "Santa Fe felt more like a prisoner of war camp"
Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1013-7-27)
vh Norman I. Hirose Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1013-7-27)
Being sent to the Santa Fe Department of Justice internment camp
Misa Taketa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-436-11)
vh Misa Taketa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-436-11)
Reading letters to father while he was in a Department of Justice camp
Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-210-7)
vh Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-210-7)
Considering moving to the Crystal City Department of Justice camp, Texas
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