Segregation and Tule Lake

In July 1943, Tule Lake concentration camp was designated as a segregation center for those the camp authorities considered "disloyal" as a result of their answers on the mandatory "loyalty questionnaire." In September 1943, "loyal" Japanese Americans from Tule Lake began departing for other camps and "disloyal" Japanese Americans from other camps started arriving at Tule Lake. The number of guards increased from a few hundred to 930 and an eight-foot high double fence was erected. The camp's capacity was 15,000 but the peak population reached 18,789 as 6,249 original "loyal" Japaense Americans chose to stay rather than be uprooted again.

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img Camp new arrivals (ddr-densho-37-297)

Original WRA caption: People from the Manzanar Relocation Center were moved to the Tule Lake Segregation Center and quartered in the ten blocks which had been built as an addition at Tule Lake. They arrived in four special trains and were taken directly from the railroad to their new homes. A total of 1876 people came …

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img Inspection of Hoshidan members (ddr-densho-37-190)

Original WRA caption: Search of persons departing for Santa Fe Internment Camp 6-24-45, inside stockade.

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img Inspecting segregant's luggage (ddr-densho-37-271)

Original WRA caption: Segregee's luggage is inspected.

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img Members of the Hoshidan distributing mattresses (ddr-densho-37-112)

Mattresses were doled out to 300 members of the Hoshidan, a pro-Japan organization, who were being kept overnight for questioning.

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img Segregees arrive at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-37-261)

Original WRA caption: Trucks loaded with segregees arrive at processing center.

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img Japanese American loading freight train (ddr-densho-37-265)

Original WRA caption: Volunteer evacuee worker helps load freight on train.

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img Hokoku Seinen Dan bugle corps (ddr-densho-37-183)

Original WRA caption: Bugle Corps of Hokoku Seinen Dan gather at Gate 1 to give proper send off to 125 of their number being sent to Santa Fe Internment Camp March 4, 1945.

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img Camp new arrivals (ddr-densho-37-300)

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img Hokoku Joshi Seinin Dan morning drill (ddr-densho-37-110)

Original WRA caption: "Hokoku Joshi Seinin Dan at early morning drill." The correct title of this group may be Hokoku Joshi Seinen Dan.

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img Members of the Hoshidan marching (ddr-densho-37-108)

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img Interior, stockade (ddr-densho-37-208)

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doc Welcome to Amache guide (ddr-densho-356-859)

Booklet made for Tule Lake transfers that provides information about Granada in both English and Japanese.

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doc Committee Print of Minority Views on Tule Lake Segregation Center (ddr-densho-356-1039)

Investigation of Un-American Propaganda activities in the United States: Subcommittee of the Special Committee on Un-American Activities House of Representatives, House Resolution 282, Minority Views on Tule Lake Segregation Center. Minority report by Repressive Herman P. Eberharter of Pennsylvania regarding the Tule Lake Strike and recommendations for WRA leadership regarding their actions during the strike.

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doc Flowchart for Segregation (ddr-densho-356-985)

Flowchart of options for individuals who have been deemed disloyal in Granada.

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doc Welcome Tuleans poster (ddr-densho-356-858)

Poster welcoming transferred detainees from Tule Lake to Amache.

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doc Message from the President of the United States on the Segregation of Loyal and Disloyal Japanese in Relocation Centers (ddr-densho-356-1037)

Formal message from President Franklin Roosevelt to the Senate regarding Senate Resolution 166 on the segregation of loyal and disloyal Nikkei in camps.

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doc Incoming Evacuees Reception Committee Outline of Duties (ddr-densho-356-857)

Document detailing members of the reception committee, their duties, and the time table for the committee to prepare for the arrival for transfers from Tule Lake.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-857/

vh Nancy Kyoko Oda Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-463-3)

Family's wartime story: parents in Poston, Colorado, then father was transferred to Tule Lake and held in the stockade

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vh Sumiko M. Yamamoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-269-18)

Joining the Joshidan, participating in morning exercises

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vh George Nakano Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-359-8)

Father's participation in the Hoshidan at Tule Lake

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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