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 Hoshidan members leaving Tule Lake (ddr-densho-37-187)

Original WRA caption: Size of well-wishers diminished as the number of pro-Japan sympathizers sent to internment grew. Although 400 when leaving June 24, 1945, when this picture was taken, the send-off crowd was not nearly up-to-par.

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img Fingerprinting a segregant (ddr-densho-37-275)

Original WRA caption: Segregee is fingerprinted.

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img Processing a segregant (ddr-densho-37-276)

Original WRA caption: Individual segregee folders [being] made up.

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img Hoshidan members on strike (ddr-densho-37-193)

Original WRA caption: After oral persuasion had failed to move some of the 25 "lie-down" strikers among the 400 going to Santa Fe Internment Camp 6-24-45, the strikers are "assisted" to leave their beds by Department of Justice (Border patrolmen) guards, and join march to train.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-193/

img Officers searching segregants (ddr-densho-37-191)

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

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img Site, stockade (ddr-densho-37-211)

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img Segregees' arrival at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-37-66)

Original WRA caption: Segregee's household effects arrive at apartment [at Tule Lake].

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img Segregees boarding trucks (ddr-densho-37-264)

Original WRA caption: Segregees board trucks for processing center.

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img Photographing a segregant (ddr-densho-37-266)

Original WRA caption: Segregees are photographed. Kenji Nitta.

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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 Segregees (ddr-densho-37-269)

Original WRA caption: Trucks bringing segregees to the train.

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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 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 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-859/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-463-3/

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

Joining the Joshidan, participating in morning exercises

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-269-18/

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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