Topics
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (1040)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (608)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (510)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (383)
Redress and reparations (349)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (314)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (279)
Identity and values -- Nisei (278)
Reflections on the past (265)
Identity and values -- Issei (240)
Race and racism (218)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries (167)
Immigration and citizenship (129)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Bakeries (104)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (100)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (97)
Education (94)
Geographic communities -- California (93)
Japan (92)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (89)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (88)
World War II -- Concentration camps (87)
Identity and values (86)
Race and racism -- Violence (84)
Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (82)
Education -- Higher education (79)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (79)
Community activities -- Conventions and conferences (74)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service (73)
Community activities -- Weddings (69)
World War II -- Military service (66)
Identity and values -- Sansei (63)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation (62)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights -- Housing discrimination (60)
Japan -- Post-World War II (58)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (55)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (54)
Identity and values -- Family (54)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (53)
Activism and involvement (52)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (50)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (50)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (49)
Japan -- Government and politics (49)
World War II -- Economic losses (48)
Industry and employment (47)
World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (46)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (43)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (42)
Education -- Ethnic studies (39)
Japanese Canadians (36)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (35)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (34)
Community activities -- Travel (34)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film (33)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Running for office (32)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (32)
Vietnam War (32)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (31)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (31)
Japanese Latin Americans (30)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (30)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Nonfiction (29)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (29)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (28)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (28)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (28)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (27)
Military service (27)
Identity and values -- Youth (27)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (26)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Hawaiian statehood (26)
Community activities -- Sports -- Bowling (26)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (25)
Identity and values -- Women (25)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (24)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (24)
Identity and values -- Multiracial (24)
Industry and employment -- Law (24)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (23)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Alien land laws (23)
Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (23)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers (23)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (22)
Reflections on the past -- Exhibitions (22)
World War II (22)
Activism and involvement -- Protests, rallies, or marches (22)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Personal recollections (21)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (21)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (20)
World War II -- Administration -- War Relocation Authority (WRA) (20)
Identity and values -- Kibei (20)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (19)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement" (19)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (19)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (19)
Community activities -- Sports (19)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (19)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (18)
Education -- Secondary education (18)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (18)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (18)
Industry and employment -- Organized labor (17)
Community activities -- Funerals (17)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (16)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities (16)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction (16)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (16)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts (16)
Japanese Canadians -- Redress and reparations (16)
World War II -- Propaganda -- Media propaganda (16)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Gidra (16)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (16)
Community activities (15)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (15)
Race and racism -- "Yellow Peril" (15)
Education -- Primary education (15)
Industry and employment -- Journalism (15)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee (15)
Japan -- Imperial family (15)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (15)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (15)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music (14)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Lobbying (14)
Religion and churches (14)
Education -- Public schools (14)
Industry and employment -- Law enforcement (14)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (14)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Rafu Shimpo (14)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (13)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs (13)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (13)
Identity and values -- Children (13)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (12)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (12)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Photography (12)
Education -- Japanese language schools (12)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (12)
Arts and literature (12)
Geographic communities -- Arizona (12)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (11)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave (11)
Japan -- During World War II (11)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (11)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (11)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (11)
Immigration and citizenship -- Anti-immigration sentiment (10)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts (10)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Jose (10)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (10)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (10)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (10)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Elections and voting (10)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (9)
Geographic communities -- Colorado -- Denver (9)
Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (9)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights -- School integration (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Other forms of resistance (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Impact of resistance on families (8)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (8)
Geographic communities -- New York (8)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (8)
Industry and employment -- Educators (8)
Identity and values -- Chinese American identity (8)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (7)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (7)
Geographic communities (7)
Geographic communities -- Washington (7)
Japan -- United States civilians (7)
Identity and values -- Elders (7)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (7)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (7)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (7)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs (7)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence (7)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (6)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (6)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts (6)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (6)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Plays (6)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Architecture (6)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (6)
Industry and employment -- Retail (6)
Japanese Canadians -- Life in Canada (6)
Journalism and media (6)
Journalism and media -- Mass media (6)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Community responses to resistance (6)
World War II -- Leaving camp (5)
World War II -- Propaganda -- U.S. government propaganda (5)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate (5)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (5)
Geographic communities -- New York -- New York (5)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (5)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Legal cases (5)
Industry and employment -- Importing (5)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (5)
Industry and employment -- Gardening (5)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service -- Merrill's Marauders (5)
Geographic communities -- Nevada (5)
Industry and employment -- Small business (5)
World War II -- "Enemy alien" classification (5)
World War II -- Military service -- 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (5)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Arts and literature (4)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (4)
World War II -- Military service -- 1800th Engineer General Service Battalion (4)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Painting (4)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (4)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (4)
Geographic communities -- New Jersey -- Seabrook (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Golf (4)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Restaurants (4)
World War II -- Military service -- Medals and awards (4)
Industry and employment -- Aviation (4)
World War II -- Military service -- Prisoners of war (4)
Identity and values -- Korean American identity (4)
Military service -- Draft (4)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Events prior to Pearl Harbor (4)
Geographic communities -- Wyoming (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (4)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases (4)
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Industry and employment -- Railroads (3)
Industry and employment -- Domestic service (3)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (3)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (3)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Seattle, Washington hearings (3)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Hawaiian statehood -- Constitutional convention (3)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Dramas (3)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Cherry blossom festivals (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Football (3)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (3)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (3)
Japan -- Education (3)
Japan -- Military (3)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (3)
World War II -- Propaganda (3)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake -- No no boys (3)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Political systems and ideologies (3)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Political systems and ideologies -- Communism (3)
Activism and involvement -- Movements and ideologies (3)
Geographic communities -- Peru (3)
Geographic communities -- Utah (3)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Kashu Mainichi (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Construction (3)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Nisei Week (3)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (3)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (2)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs (2)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Essays (2)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction -- Adult (2)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Drawing (2)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Sculpture (2)
Geographic communities -- Illinois (2)
Geographic communities -- New Jersey (2)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Gresham/Troutdale (2)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Hood River (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bainbridge Island (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- White River Valley (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Swimming (2)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Chick sexing (2)
Education -- Church-run schools (2)
Industry and employment -- Arts (2)
Industry and employment -- Dentistry (2)
Industry and employment -- Mining (2)
Industry and employment -- Photography (2)
Japan -- Okinawa (2)
Religion and churches -- Shintoism (2)
World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Sports (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Poston strike (2)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Florists (2)
World War II -- German and Italian detainees (2)
Identity and values -- Filipino American identity (2)
Identity and values -- Gender (2)
Identity and values -- Native American identity (2)
Korean War (2)
Geographic communities -- Alaska (2)
Geographic communities -- Maryland (2)
Geographic communities -- Pennsylvania (2)
World War II -- Family reunification (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Tule Lake strike (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (2)
World War II -- Military service -- U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (2)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Arts and literature (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Heart Mountain Sentinel (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Economic associations (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Granada Pioneer (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Poston Chronicle (1)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction -- Children and young adult (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Tea ceremonies (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater -- Kabuki (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Carpentry and woodworking (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Ikebana (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (1)
Immigration and citizenship -- The journey (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Boxing (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Fishing (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Sumo (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Tennis (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Weight lifting (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Wrestling (1)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Plantations (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (1)
Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (1)
Industry and employment -- Insurance (1)
Industry and employment -- Real estate (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- General stores (1)
Journalism and media -- Advertising and marketing (1)
World War II -- Administration (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Holidays and festivals (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Religion (1)
World War II -- Citizen isolation centers (1)
World War II -- Immigration detention centers (1)
World War II -- Military service -- Varsity Victory Volunteers (1)
World War II -- U.S. Army internment camps (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Karate (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater -- Noh (1)
Identity and values -- Vietnamese American identity (1)
Geographic communities -- Arkansas (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- Fresno (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- Oakland (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- Sacramento (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Diego (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Fernando Valley (1)
Geographic communities -- Idaho (1)
Geographic communities -- Michigan (1)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota (1)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis (1)
Geographic communities -- Missouri (1)
Geographic communities -- Montanta (1)
Geographic communities -- Nebraska (1)
Geographic communities -- Nebraska -- Lincoln (1)
Geographic communities -- New Mexico (1)
Geographic communities -- Peru -- Lima (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington D.C. (1)
Identity and values -- Men (1)
Identity and values -- Orphans (1)
Identity and values -- Parents (1)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (1)
World War II -- Administration -- Community Analysis Section (1)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farmers' markets and stands (1)
Military service -- Pre-World War II service (1)
Facilities
Manzanar (316)
Heart Mountain (137)
Tule Lake (129)
Santa Anita (74)
Poston (Colorado River) (70)
Rohwer (61)
Gila River (59)
Granada (Amache) (57)
Topaz (Central Utah) (38)
Jerome (30)
Minidoka (19)
Pomona (15)
Tulare (9)
Sacramento (Walerga) (6)
Tanforan (6)
Catalina Federal Honor Camp (6)
Merced (4)
Fresno (4)
Santa Fe (4)
Crystal City (4)
Fort Missoula (4)
Marysville (3)
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (3)
Puyallup (Camp Harmony) (2)
Portland (2)
Stockton (2)
McNeil Island Penitentiary (2)
Turlock (1)
Salinas (1)
Pinedale (1)
Fort Lincoln (Bismarck) (1)
Lordsburg (1)
Owens Valley (1)
Griffith Park (1)
Honouliuli (1)
Tuna Canyon (1)
Format
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Audio/Visual (124)
Dataset (4)
Genre
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Periodicals (2222)
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Miscellaneous Documents (247)
Correspondence (177)
Physical Objects (80)
Albums (39)
Clippings (38)
Ephemera (36)
Motion Pictures (24)
Usage
DDR Creative Commons (5802)
Copyright restricted (635)
Copyright, with special 3rd-party grant permitted (139)
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