Crusaders Collection

PARTNER

Japanese American National Museum
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COLLECTION ID

ddr-janm-19

DESCRIPTION

Mary Yuri Nakahara (later known as Yuri Kochiyama) founded a young women's social organization while at Santa Anita Assembly Center called the Crusaders. The members later spread out to multiple incarceration sites, and many members wrote letters to Japanese American servicemen. The Crusaders assembled scrapbooks of letters received, including this one compiled by Rinko Shimasaki. Also included are three documents collected by Mary Nakahara.

INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE

1942-1945

BULK UNIT DATE

1942-1945

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

1 scrapbook and 3 documents.

CONTRIBUTOR

Japanese American National Museum

CREATORS

PREFERRED CITATION

Courtesy of Japanese American National Museum (Gift of Yuri Kochiyama, 94.144)

RIGHTS

Copyright restricted
Copyright restricted

4 Objects

Santa Anita Crusaders (ddr-janm-19-1)
doc Santa Anita Crusaders (ddr-janm-19-1)
1 brown hardcover scrapbook, bound on left with brown cord and embossed design in gold in middle of cover. , 94 p. , Compiled by Rinko Shimasaki, one of many high school girls in camp who corresponded with soldiers. Started at Santa Anita Assembly Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-19-1/
Poem (ddr-janm-19-2)
doc Poem (ddr-janm-19-2)
Poem or song written on paper in ink and crayon. "Good Luck" written in red and blue crayon at top. "Carry On" written in blue crayon surrounded by red flag in bottom left corner. Signed by the "Crusaders." Folded in thirds horizontally and half vertically.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-19-2/
Christmas Card (ddr-janm-19-3)
doc Christmas Card (ddr-janm-19-3)
1 Christmas card with picture of soldier in uniform seated on brick wall with boy and girl sitting on his lap. Boy wearing blue sailor suit outfit and girl wearing white dress with red dots, holding doll. Rifle against wall on right, tree on left, buildings and woman working in background. On opposite side, letter written …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-19-3/
Envelope (ddr-janm-19-4)
doc Envelope (ddr-janm-19-4)
1 envelope postmarked November 29, 1944, U.S. Army Postal Service. Red 6 cent stamp with airplane in top right corner. Addressed to the Crusaders from P.F.C. Bill Kochiyama. "William J. Collins" written on bottom left corner under postal cancellation. Card that was inside is object 94.144.4.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-19-4/
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