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Information Digest No. 36 and 37 (ddr-densho-156-395)
doc Information Digest No. 36 and 37 (ddr-densho-156-395)
Section titles: "Registration Picks Up"; "Wallgren Misquoted"; "WPB Turns Down Elementary Schools"; "Leave Applications Cleared"; "Fryer Leaving"; "1944 Budgets"; "Personnel Reorganized"; "Student Relocation Office Moved"; "Evacuees Plead Guilty"; "Baker Addresses Forum"; "Daily Population Reports Available"; "Petitions Received for Family Internment Camp"; "Field Offices Established"; "Instructions on Shoe Rationing"; "Assistance for Evacuees"; "Co-ops and Rationing"; "Court Actions …
Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 15 (ddr-densho-156-255)
doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 15 (ddr-densho-156-255)
Article titles: "Japs to Harvest Sugar Beets"; "Harlem Didn't Rise"; "Japanese Private's Funeral Conducted at Minidoka Relocation Center"; "Japanese Woman Arraigned on Bribing Charge"; "Japanese Work in Local Areas"; "Japanese Couple Marries at Cody"; "Revocation of All Jap Citizenships Proposed"; "Utah State Federation of Labor Hits Jap Influx"; "Relocated Japs Can be Hired to Harvest Beets"; …
Tule Lake Bulletin (March 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-65-437)
doc Tule Lake Bulletin (March 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-65-437)
Selected article titles: "Time of Daily Siren Blasts Announced" (p. 1), "Population Swells to 16,797 with Arrival of Manzanites" (p. 1), "Cameraman Here from Life Mag." (p. 1), "New Colonists Occupy 5 1/2 Blocks in New Area" (p. 1), "Warrants Given to Five Nisei Granada Boys" (p. 1), "Internees to Send Shoyu to Families and Friends" …
Photograph of Sandie Saito (ddr-janm-1-132)
img Photograph of Sandie Saito (ddr-janm-1-132)
Black and white image of Sandie Saito. She has curly hair with a bow in it and is wearing a collared Roosevelt High School letterman's sweater. She is standing at the west end of the football field at the Granada (Amache) Incarceration Camp. Written on the photograph is: "To Molly. Just, Sandie". The caption along the …
Mas Okabe Interview (ddr-manz-1-131)
vh Mas Okabe Interview (ddr-manz-1-131)
Nisei male. Born 1929 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents operated a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, in 1945, then went to Japan with family. Lived in Japan for a time …
Santa Anita pacemaker, vol. 1, no. 44 (September 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1273)
doc Santa Anita pacemaker, vol. 1, no. 44 (September 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1273)
Biweekly newspaper published at the Santa Anita Assembly Center from April through October 1942. Current issue includes information on recreational activities, religious services, sports, departure for the Granada and Rohwer incarceration camps, baggage checks and inspection, and the features "Win, Place, and Show", "Story of the Week", "Post Time", and ""Feminine Forum." See this object in …
Sonoma State University North Bay Ethnic Archive (ddr-csujad-56)
Collection Sonoma State University North Bay Ethnic Archive (ddr-csujad-56)
The North Bay Ethnic Archive features material related to the forced relocation of northern San Francisco Bay Area residents to the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp, Colorado. It includes correspondence, photographs, and reports. Some of the original items are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the …
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4312 (May 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-25)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4312 (May 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-25)
Selected article titles: "Relocation for Parolees Speeded Up"; "Nisei Wife Refuses to Drop Citizenship, Sues for Divorce"; "Refuse to Work With U.S. Japanese"; "Schools Censor Pages on Japan"; "Delay of Evacuees' Return Urged"; "Memorial Service to be Held for Pfc. Frank Kanda"; "Japanese-German Marriage Headed Toward Court"; "'The Democratic Way of Life for All'"; "WRA Ask …
Daily Press Review, Vol. IV, No. 23 (ddr-densho-156-240)
doc Daily Press Review, Vol. IV, No. 23 (ddr-densho-156-240)
Article titles: "Enemy Aliens in West to Get Travel Permits"; "Classification of Japanese"; "Japanese Laborers Sought at Red Lodge"; "Japanese Start Arriving at Granada, Colo., Camp"; "Cody Evacuee Center Has First Death"; "Western Montana May Use 900 Japs in Beet Harvest"; "Defense Office Will Handle Alien Passes"; "Official Urges Regimenting of Japanese on Farms"; "Other Jap …
Weekly Press Review No. 2 (ddr-densho-156-316)
doc Weekly Press Review No. 2 (ddr-densho-156-316)
Original summary: Investigation of WRA by Senate Military subcommittee continued as item of chief press interest. Editorial opinion received so far is divided on question of military or civilian control of camps. A movement is under way in California to utilize idle evacuee-owned agricultural equipment. Cancellation of two elementary school contracts at Granada has not stopped …
Weekly Press Review No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-315)
doc Weekly Press Review No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-315)
Original summary: Several developments accounted for a rise in newspaper items about WRA this week. The Senate investigation was, of course, top news event, with the opening of the Chicago employment office and Congressman Leroy Johnson's resolution also of interest. Other important news sources were school construction at Granada, Governor Maw's visit to Central Utah, and …
Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
vh Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any …

Japanese Americans leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-770)
img Japanese Americans leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-770)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Center residents arrive by truck from Amache to board the trains for California or other sections of the country in which they have decided to relocate. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when the first group …
Gravesite (ddr-densho-37-513)
img Gravesite (ddr-densho-37-513)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Not all the center residents will return to their former homes. Many have found permanent "relocation" in the sandy soil on which the tar paper barracks were hurriedly erected. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when …
Gravesite (ddr-densho-37-514)
img Gravesite (ddr-densho-37-514)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Not all the center residents will return to their former homes. Many have found permanent "relocation" in the sandy soil on which the tar paper barracks were hurriedly erected. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when …
Letter from Jane Harino to Rev. Wendell [L.] Miller, circa 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-7)
doc Letter from Jane Harino to Rev. Wendell [L.] Miller, circa 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-7)
Personal letter states that she is going to Jerome, Arkansas rather than to Granada, a change that pleases her because "there's a certain someone in Jerome - We're both so very happy"; also mentions passes for Miller [and Mrs. Miller?] as well as for the Reverend and Mrs. Clay, and asks that Miller help her by …
Interview with George Hamamoto, (audio) (ddr-csujad-56-1)
av Interview with George Hamamoto, (audio) (ddr-csujad-56-1)
Sonoma County resident George Hamamoto was interviewed on June 20, 1978, by a Sonoma State University student for the North Bay Ethnic Archive Project. He discusses growing up in Sebastopol, the family grocery store, removal to Assembly Center in Merced, then incarceration at Granada (Amache) camp. Discusses organization and administration of camp, and return to Napa …
Digest of Information No. 13 (ddr-densho-156-385)
doc Digest of Information No. 13 (ddr-densho-156-385)
Section titles: "Conference Opens Monday"; "Heart Mountain Center Opens"; "2,319 Seek Repatriation"; "Relocation Projects to be Military Areas"; "Magazine Articles Published"; "Relocation Postoffices Named"; "Name Project Medical Center"; "Railroad Asks 500 Workers"; "Gila Memo Awaits Final Signature"; "Housel to Denver"; "To Analyze Subsistence Costs"; "Japanese File Protest"; "Jobs Offered in Chicago Area"; "Project Medical Guide Prepared"; …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 23 (April 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-203)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 23 (April 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-203)
Selected article titles: "Northern Colorado, Denver Reaches Saturation Point" (p. 1), "Disposal Pits to be Dug For Clean-up Day" (p. 1), "Granada Adopts Ordinances" (p. 1), "Largest Group Leaves Project" (p. 1), "No Authority Yet to Freeze Farm Workers: Assurance Given By Choate" (p. 1), "Sunday Papers Now Sold at 29" (p. 1), "An Editorial: Let's …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 98 (March 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-180)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 98 (March 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-180)
Selected article titles: "Offices Are Set-Up For Group Work" (p. 1), "Clams Are Unsanitary" (p. 1), "Colonist Teachers Study Psychology" (p. 1), "Over 1000 Volunteers in Relocation Camps: 7425 Hawaiian Nisei Swarm Draft Boards" (p. 1), "Bank of America Service is Discontinued Until Apr. 6" (p. 1), "Granada Evacuees Give $1254 To Red Cross Fund" (p. …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 14 (October 9, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-39)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 14 (October 9, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-39)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Troops Go Into Action on Italian Front" (p. 1), "Promise Fair Play, Protection For Provo Evacuees Following Attack by Hoodlums on Camp. Three Slightly Injured by Shots Fired by Youthful Terrorists; Five Arrested Face State, Federal Indictments; Town Leaders Call Meeting" (p. 1), "Granada Camp Bars Visitors As Precaution. Action Taken by …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 9 (March 4, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-10)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 9 (March 4, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-10)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Defies Nazis, Saves U.S. Major" (p. 1), "Japanese Americans First to Storm Cassino" (p. 1), "Restoration of Rights Sought by Granadans" (p. 2), "50 Thousand Evacuees May Not Return to California, Believes S.F. Chronicle Writer" (p. 2), "Granada Evacuees Plead Guilty to Draft Evasion" (p. 2), "Chicago Sun Sees Economic Basis for …
War-time experiences (ddr-csujad-55-2385)
doc War-time experiences (ddr-csujad-55-2385)
Narrative essay describing Hatsuye Nakamura's experience as an individual of Japanese ancestry living in California during the events of World War II. Nakamura describes the evacuation orders and their impact on the community, her experience at Tule Lake and Granada incarceration camps, relocation to Chicago, and eventual return to Marysville, California. See also the narrative essay …
C. Moxley Featherston Collection (ddr-densho-472)
Collection C. Moxley Featherston Collection (ddr-densho-472)
This collection contains a photograph of the Featherston family at Minidoka and the autobiographical writings of C. Moxley Featherston. Featherston was an attorney with the War Relocation Authority from 1942-1945. He served as a Project Attorney in several camps including Minidoka, Gila River, and Amache (Granada). His autobiographical writing explores the war years, how he got …
Diagram of the Amache concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-519)
img Diagram of the Amache concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-519)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Wall charts show residence of every resident. A yellow button (pink pin) in center of any residence shows that a relocation plan has been made and approved. A red button after a name shows individual is out on terminal leave. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted …
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