ddr-densho-457 — Morooka Family Collection

Morooka Family Collection

ddr-densho-457

The Morooka Family Collection consists primarily of letters from three siblings, Amy, John, and Martha, to close family friend Violet Sell. The Morooka siblings write to Violet regularly with updates on their experiences at Tulare Assembly Center, Gila River, and after leaving camp. They keep Violet posted on their efforts to participate in the small church community in the camps, health issues, request supplies, and to stay in touch with their hometown friends from Long Beach, California. Also included in the collection are two documents, a nursing application and a eulogy for Violet Sell.

1942-1974

1942-1947

55 documents

Densho

Courtesy of the Morooka Family Collection, Densho

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55 Objects

doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-1)

Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell with an update on her efforts to gather testimonial letters in hopes of helping her father and Mr. N. be released from the Santa Fe Internment Camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-1/

doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-2)

Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about her experiences during mass removal and arriving at Tulare Assembly Center. She details her journey with her mother and the support they received from their church community along the way.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-2/

doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-3)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell about life in the Tulare Assembly Center. Martha talks about the harsh living conditions, like side effects from the typhoid vaccine and lack of privacy in the bathrooms. She also writes about the jobs she and her family are doing and asks Violet for help with book recommendations and card …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-3/

doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-4)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell for advice on who to contact to start requesting donations of books for their library at the Tulare Assembly Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-4/

doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-5)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell with updates on the library and her new job in the Social Welfare Department at the Tulare Assembly Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-5/

doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-6)

Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell with updates on living conditions at the Tulare Assembly Center, her job at the Red Cross Women's Project, and about Christian and Buddhist services.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-457-6/