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img Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-616)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Jerome residents with their hand luggage wait at the chair car entrance for their names to be called by the War Relocation Authority official checking the list.

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img Two men chopping down a tree (ddr-ajah-6-221)

Caption below photo: Clearing land outside of the camp confines. They probably used the wood to heat their barracks. At right is Goro Sato of Alameda, CA., who hurt his back working this job. Jerome, Arkansas, November 1943

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img Maps of incarceration camps in the western United States (ddr-csujad-55-98)

Series of maps including incarceration camps in the western United States, temporary assembly centers in California, Manzanar camp in California, Gila River camp in Arizona, Topaz camp in Utah, Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, Poston camp in Arizona, Amache camp in Colorado, Tule Lake camp in California, Rohwer camp in Arkansas, Minidoka camp in Idaho, and …

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doc List of ship names (ddr-njpa-13-34)

Writing on front: "Rex, Leviathan, Ile de France, Empress of Canada, Deutschland, Empress of Asia, Empress of Russia, Comte [sic] di Savoia, Britannic, Emp. Of Australia, Tuscania, Transylvania, Achilles, USS Arkansas, State of California, USS California, Dar Pamorza [sic]"

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doc Denson Communique No. 28 (January 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-28)

Selected article titles: "Rules Issued for Fuel Crisis" (p. 1), "The Key: Cooperation" (p. 1), "5 Carloads: Gypsum Boards" (p. 2), "Blocks of Center Divided Into Six Districts" (p. 2), "Arkansas Statutes: Season Closed Now to All Hunting" (p. 2).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 7 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-82)

Selected article titles: "Denver: WRA Officials to Attend Meet" (p. 1), "Segregant Kuroki Wins More Honors in Africa" (p. 1), "Heat Wave Hits All Arkansas" (p. 1), "Vandals Break Into L.A. Church, Theft Indicated" (p. 3), "Editorial: Parting Ways..." (p. 6).

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-139)

Excerpt: "I'm awfully sorry I made you mad as a hornet by telling you about that rumor but I had to let you know what really was going around." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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img Japanese American chopping wood (ddr-densho-37-611)

Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Dermott, Arkansas. Evacuees at the Jerome Relocation Center chop their own wood in nearby wooded areas. After it is sawed and split to convenient size for burning stoves it is piled alongside each barrack.

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-390-26)

Visiting Little Rock, Arkansas

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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doc Testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura (ddr-densho-67-255)

Written testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura, born in Florin, California. Incarcerated in the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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img [Picnic by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-247)

Japanese American incarcerees eat and talk by the Arkansas River. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-056

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. VI No. 34 (April 21, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-263)

Selected article titles: "Fed Representative to be in McGehee" (p. 1), "Two Rohwer Casualties" (p. 1), "Arkansas Man Appointed Fed Loan Administrator" (p. 1), "Avoid Packing Inflammables" (p. 2), "WRA to Give Shipping Aid" (p. 3), "To Aid with Inventory" (p. 3).

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doc Denson Communique No. 15 (December 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-144-15)

Selected article titles: "Evacuees in Arkansas to Aid in War Effort" (p. 1), "Conviction in Assault Case" (p. 2), "Use of Coal Restricted" (p. 3), "Internee Mail Delay Explained" (p. 3), "Center Babies to be Denied Birth Certificate, Says State Attorney" (p. 4).

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doc Santa Anita Pacemaker Vol. I No. 44 (September 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-146-47)

Selected article titles: "All Baggage Must be Checked. Administration Warns Departees" (p. 1), "More Farewells: Second Group Goes" (p. 1), "Rohwer Movement to Commence Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Igasaki Named Chief Train Monitor" (p. 1), "On the Slow Train to Arkansas" (p. 2).

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img Packing mess hall dishes (ddr-densho-37-620)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Dishes from the center's thirty-three mess halls were carefully packed in straw and put in G.I. cans ready for shipment. Angelo Girardo of the Denver Office is shown supervising the work.

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img Japanese American preparing vegetable hot beds (ddr-densho-37-626)

Original WRA caption: Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. A young farm assistant preparing hot beds at the Jerome Center, where former west coast residents of Japanese ancestry now reside. The center farm activities will include the raising of any vegetable for center use.

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img Takeo Isoshima in uniform (ddr-densho-477-148)

Photograph of Takeo Isoshima in uniform. The writing on the photo reads "5/28/42" in blue ink. The caption below the photo reads "Takeo Isoshima (Private) / Co. "C" - 3rd Platoon / 68th Training Battalion / 14th Training Regiment / Camp Robinson, Arkansas" in white ink

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vh Doris Nitta Interview (ddr-manz-1-108)

Nisei female. Born December 28, 1929, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to California.

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vh Christie O. Ichikawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-383-14)

Memories of the train ride to Arkansas

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vh Frank S. Kawana Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-367-8)

Memories of the train ride to Arkansas

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vh Betty Fujimoto Kashiwagi Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1010-2-22)

Transferring to the Jerome, Arkansas, concentration camp

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vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-9)

Remembering the train ride to Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas, helping to set up the camp

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-287-20)

Unprepared for winter weather conditions in Arkansas

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vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-287-19)

Arrival in Jerome, Arkansas: a welcoming group

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vh Marian Shingu Sata Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-262-14)

Description of family's farm in Arkansas

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