Seiki Miyasato Collection

PARTNER

Densho
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-densho-320

DESCRIPTION

The Seiki Miyasato collection is comprised of personal correspondences, WRA documents, a copy of the Portland Orgonian’s “The Wrong Ancestors” article, and a photographic portrait from the personal family collection of Seiki Ronald Miyasato, a Japanese American incarceree who was held at the Santa Anita assembly center and both the Gila River and Minidoka concentration camps. The bulk of the personal letters stem from Seiki’s correspondences with Kim Takehara while the WRA documents depict many of the U.S. Government’s standard processing procedures of the period. Additionally, such records outline Seiki’s selective service deferral and his lengthy pursuit of a relocation to Hawai’I through military transport.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1942-1945

BULK UNIT DATE

1942-1945

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Physical Description: 11 documents of correspondence, 1 photograph, 8 WRA generated documents, 1 news article

CONTRIBUTOR

Densho

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of the Seiki Miyasato Collection

RIGHTS

22 Objects

Information Bulletin No. 1 (ddr-densho-320-1)
doc Information Bulletin No. 1 (ddr-densho-320-1)
Contains information about living quarters, meals, and other services in the camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-1/
Information Bulletin No. 1 (ddr-densho-320-2)
doc Information Bulletin No. 1 (ddr-densho-320-2)
Contains information about living quarters, meals, and other services in the camps.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-2/
Correspondence regarding the draft (ddr-densho-320-3)
doc Correspondence regarding the draft (ddr-densho-320-3)
Contains information about Seiki Ronald Miyasato's physical examination for the World War II draft.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-3/
Correspondence regarding transfer from Santa Anita Assembly Center to Gila River concentration camp (ddr-densho-320-4)
doc Correspondence regarding transfer from Santa Anita Assembly Center to Gila River concentration camp (ddr-densho-320-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-4/
Correspondence regarding inter-camp transfers (ddr-densho-320-5)
doc Correspondence regarding inter-camp transfers (ddr-densho-320-5)
Contains infromation about Seiki Ronald Miyasato's transfer from Gila River to Minidoka and Grant Shimizu's transfer from Gila River to Heart Mountain.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-5/
Correspondence regarding return to Hawai'i after World War II (ddr-densho-320-6)
doc Correspondence regarding return to Hawai'i after World War II (ddr-densho-320-6)
Contains information about Seiki Ronald Miyasato's request for return to Hawai'I through military transport.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-6/
Correspondence regarding transport of civilians from San Francisco to Hawai'i (ddr-densho-320-7)
doc Correspondence regarding transport of civilians from San Francisco to Hawai'i (ddr-densho-320-7)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-7/
Correspondence regarding return to Hawai'i after World War II (ddr-densho-320-8)
doc Correspondence regarding return to Hawai'i after World War II (ddr-densho-320-8)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-8/
Correspondence sent to Seiki Ronald Miyasato from Kim Takehara (ddr-densho-320-9)
doc Correspondence sent to Seiki Ronald Miyasato from Kim Takehara (ddr-densho-320-9)
Discusses life in Minidoka concentration camp and leaving camp to work.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-9/
Correspondence sent to Ronald Seiki Miyasato from Kim Takehara (ddr-densho-320-10)
doc Correspondence sent to Ronald Seiki Miyasato from Kim Takehara (ddr-densho-320-10)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-320-10/

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