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George Yoshida Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-132-22)
Preparing for mass removal: destroying Japanese cultural items, bringing popular music records; traveling to Poston concentration camp, Arizona
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Gila River camp (ddr-densho-371-2)
A photo of the Gila River concentration camp in Arizona. Caption on back: "Concentration camp, Gila, Arizona, 1942"
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Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-119-5)
Daily activities at Poston concentration camp, Arizona
This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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Deserted Senses [spoof title for Desert Sentinel], Vol. I, No. 9, April 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-3)
School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp; this is an April Fools' Day issue with articles and illustrations making fun of life at camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JARC_04-01_03
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Hirabayashi Hitch-Hiked To Arizona Camp (December 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-1006)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 29, 1943, p. 4
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Reunion identification labels, camp 2, Poston, Arizona, 1942-1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1857)
List of cards identifying and requesting identification of individuals in photographs, artists, and other creators. Items most likely used for the Poston High School Reunion in 1977. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1860
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Administrative circular (Parker, Arizona), no. 50 (April 2, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1740)
Brief letter from Miles E. Carey soliciting comments on Dr. Laura Thompson's paper on discipline in a democratic society. Thompson paper, "Traditional Patterns of Discipline and the Problem of Education in Hawaii" is included. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1742
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Principal's bulletin (Parker, Arizona), no. 12 (April 30, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1776)
Principal's Bulletin #12 from Miles E. Cary High School at Poston incarceration camp. Includes note to all teachers from Arthur L. Harris, superintendent of education. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1779
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Poston 1 WRA Camp (ddr-csujad-55-2491)
Map of Poston incarceration camp and the surrounding area in Yuma (LaPaz) County, Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2597
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Goto family (ddr-densho-357-751)
Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Doris and Norma Goto, Poston Arizona Camp."
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Goto family (ddr-densho-357-750)
Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Doris and Norma Goto, Poston Arizona Camp."
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Japs Accept Evacuation To Arizona Without Resentment (October 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-855)
The Seattle Daily Times, October 23, 1942, p. 34
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Girls Scouts membership card for Taeko Ono at Poston, Arizona (ddr-csujad-55-140)
Card for Taeko Ono's membership in Girls Scouts Troop 3 at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0142
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Charles Olds Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-121-3)
Working as a relocation officer in Poston concentration camp, Arizona: "A very positive experience"
This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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Drawing by artist Ruth Okimoto (ddr-densho-90-1)
"Schooled in the U.S.A. '44-'45; Third Grade Class - Poston, Arizona III"
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Aerial view of Gila River concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-609)
Original WRA caption: Gila River Relocation Center, Rivers, Arizona. Butte Camp View.
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Two women aboard ship (ddr-densho-359-559)
Two women pose on Arizona Maru. Jeanette Otsuka is on the right
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Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki (ddr-densho-458-82)
Mae Higaki (Miwa) outside. Written on verso: Taken June 17, 1944 Poston, Arizona
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Wood Plaque (ddr-densho-364-1)
A wood plaque that reads "Souvenir / Colorado River Relocation Center / Poston, Arizona / 1942"
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Camp garden and pond (ddr-densho-37-830)
Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Landscaping done by evacuee residents of Camp Number1.
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Nellie Mitani Interview (ddr-manz-1-88)
Nisei female. Born January 31, 1919, in Mesa, Arizona. Grew up in Arizona, where family ran a produce farm. Attended college, and after marrying husband, a Buddhist minister, moved to Bakersfield, California. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While in Poston, husband was picked up by the FBI and transferred to …
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Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki (ddr-densho-458-79)
Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki in graduation cap and gown. Written on verso: Poston, Arizona 1943