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.

World War II (231)
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Segregation and Tule Lake (249)

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Japanese American loading freight train (ddr-densho-37-265)
img Japanese American loading freight train (ddr-densho-37-265)
Original WRA caption: Volunteer evacuee worker helps load freight on train.
Hokoku Joshi Seinin Dan morning drill (ddr-densho-37-110)
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.
Relocation problems and policies (ddr-densho-381-24)
doc Relocation problems and policies (ddr-densho-381-24)
An address delivered by War Relocation Authority Director, Dillon S. Myer, to the Tuesday Evening Club. Myer discusses a variety of topics, including the creation of the War Relocation Authority, managing the camps, and plans for relocation.
Hunger strike at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-394-2)
doc Hunger strike at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-394-2)
Journal entries describing a hunger strike at Tule Lake during January 1944.
Copy of letter to James Omura from Kiyoshi Okamoto (ddr-densho-122-829)
doc Copy of letter to James Omura from Kiyoshi Okamoto (ddr-densho-122-829)
Describing Okamoto and Sam Horino's relocation to Tule Lake from Heart Mountain on the grounds of disloyalty
Letter to Guy Robertson from Isamu Horino (ddr-densho-122-456)
doc Letter to Guy Robertson from Isamu Horino (ddr-densho-122-456)
Challenging Horino's deportation to Tule Lake on the grounds of unconstitutionality
Letter to Arthur Emi from WRA (ddr-densho-122-446)
doc Letter to Arthur Emi from WRA (ddr-densho-122-446)
Notifying Emi that his name has been removed from the list of those recommended for segregation
Copy of
doc Copy of "Plan of Segregation:" (ddr-densho-122-887)
Outlining criteria for individuals to be sent to segregation camp at Colorado River
Letter to John McCloy from Lt. General J.L. DeWitt (ddr-densho-122-858)
doc Letter to John McCloy from Lt. General J.L. DeWitt (ddr-densho-122-858)
Summary of intelligence report of individuals considered for segregation
Report from Mike Masaoka to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-122-894)
doc Report from Mike Masaoka to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-122-894)
Confidential statement on status of Kibei and Nisei in camps and problem of segregation of disloyal
Copy of agenda for Fair Play Committee meeting (ddr-densho-122-830)
doc Copy of agenda for Fair Play Committee meeting (ddr-densho-122-830)
Re: status of committee and leaders, Okamoto and Horino, written by Minoru Minola Tamesa
Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-122-22-12)
vh Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-122-22-12)
Thoughts on the Tule Lake "segregees"

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-122-22-10)
vh Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-122-22-10)
The effects of segregation on Japanese Americans

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …

John Tomita Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-76-19)
vh John Tomita Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-76-19)
Remembering unrest and conflict in the Tule Lake Segregation Center
Masako Murakami Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-166-10)
vh Masako Murakami Interview Segment 10 (ddr-manz-1-166-10)
The stigma of having been at Tule Lake while it was a segregation center
Toyoko Okumura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-janm-13-6-15)
vh Toyoko Okumura Interview Segment 15 (ddr-janm-13-6-15)
Transferring to Tule Lake: participating in group exercises in the mornings
Kenji Maruko Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1010-8-22)
vh Kenji Maruko Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1010-8-22)
Transferring to Tule Lake when it was converted to a segregation center

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 …

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