Topics
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (831)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (771)
World War II -- Military service (706)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (618)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (602)
Community activities (584)
Geographic communities -- California (548)
World War II -- Concentration camps (518)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (507)
Industry and employment -- Importing (476)
Identity and values -- Nisei (471)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (469)
Industry and employment -- Retail (462)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- "Resettlement" (450)
World War II -- Administration -- War Relocation Authority (WRA) (450)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social and recreational activities (440)
World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (430)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs (420)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (338)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Jose (312)
Geographic communities (310)
World War II -- Economic losses (297)
Community activities -- Conventions and conferences (296)
World War II -- "Enemy alien" classification (252)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (247)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (244)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (240)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service (232)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Documentaries (219)
Identity and values -- Issei (216)
World War II -- Leaving camp (202)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (202)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (202)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (200)
Industry and employment (199)
Education -- Secondary education (198)
Redress and reparations (190)
Education -- Higher education (188)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (185)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Seattle, Washington hearings (179)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications (178)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (177)
Community activities -- Travel (176)
World War II (172)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave (171)
Identity and values -- Family (161)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Essays (159)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (158)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (150)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (150)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (146)
Immigration and citizenship (145)
Race and racism (132)
Geographic communities -- California -- Sebastopol (131)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers (129)
Japan -- Post-World War II (128)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (128)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (120)
Reflections on the past (117)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (114)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (114)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (112)
Identity and values -- Women (111)
Activism and involvement (106)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (102)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (99)
Community activities -- Sports (98)
Identity and values -- Kibei (89)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (88)
Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (87)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (86)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (85)
Geographic communities -- Washington (85)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (83)
Journalism and media (79)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (77)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (76)
Geographic communities -- New York -- New York (74)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (74)
Community activities -- Funerals (72)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate (70)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (69)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts (69)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (69)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (69)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion (69)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (68)
World War II -- Administration (68)
Community activities -- Weddings (67)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (67)
World War II -- U.S. Army internment camps (65)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (61)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Personal recollections (59)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (59)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (58)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (58)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (58)
Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (58)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film (57)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation (56)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (55)
Reflections on the past -- Exhibitions (55)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (54)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Photography (54)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (54)
World War II -- Family reunification (54)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (53)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (53)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Arts and literature (51)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications -- Santa Anita Pacemaker (51)
Education (51)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Florists (51)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (50)
Industry and employment -- Educators (49)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (49)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence (49)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (47)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (46)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee (46)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (44)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (43)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Permanent agricultural work leave (43)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (38)
Military service (38)
Community activities -- Sports -- Bowling (38)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (38)
Community activities -- Sports -- Fishing (37)
Education -- Primary education (36)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- The journey (36)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance (35)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (34)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (34)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Nonfiction (33)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports (33)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Architecture (32)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (32)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (32)
Geographic communities -- Peru (32)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Work and jobs (31)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (31)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food (31)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (31)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (30)
Military service -- Enlisting and recruiting (30)
Japan -- During World War II (29)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (28)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (28)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (28)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Music (27)
Industry and employment -- Journalism (27)
Japan -- United States civilians (27)
Industry and employment -- Small business (27)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (26)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Drawing (26)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (26)
Industry and employment -- Gardening (26)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (25)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (25)
Immigration and citizenship -- The journey (25)
Education -- Japanese language schools (25)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social relations (25)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (24)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (24)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (24)
Education -- Public schools (24)
Identity and values -- Children (24)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (24)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Needlecrafts (23)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (23)
Identity and values (23)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Rafu Shimpo (23)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (22)
Industry and employment -- Dentistry (22)
Religion and churches -- Religious organizations (22)
World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) (22)
Reflections on the past -- Camp pilgrimages (22)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (21)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (21)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction (21)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Religion (21)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (20)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (20)
World War II -- Immigration detention centers (20)
World War II -- U.S. federal prisons (20)
Japan (19)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (19)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Bonsai (19)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Work and jobs -- Organized labor (18)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (18)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (18)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Social and recreational activities (18)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (17)
Japanese Latin Americans (17)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Education (17)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- New Year festival (17)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (17)
World War II -- German and Italian detainees (17)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Tule Lake strike (17)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Economic associations (16)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings -- Washington, D.C. hearings (16)
Journalism and media -- Mass media (16)
Identity and values -- Youth (16)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations -- H.R. 4110 (15)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Running for office (15)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals (15)
World War II -- Military service -- Medals and awards (15)
World War II -- Propaganda (15)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Construction (15)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (14)
Race and racism -- Violence (14)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Obon (14)
Identity and values -- Sansei (14)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Impacts of incarceration (14)
Identity and values -- Men (14)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Alien land laws (14)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans (14)
Industry and employment -- Hotel industry (13)
World War II -- Military service -- 1800th Engineer General Service Battalion (13)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Fiction -- Adult (13)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (13)
World War II -- Citizen isolation centers (13)
Korean War (13)
Identity and values -- Parents (13)
Geographic communities -- Colorado -- Denver (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Security (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social relations (12)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (12)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases (12)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (11)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Lobbying and implementation of findings and recommendations -- S. 2116 (11)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Deportation and internment during World War II (11)
Geographic communities -- California -- Terminal Island (11)
Military service -- Pre-World War II service (11)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts (10)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Impact of resistance on families (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (9)
Immigration and citizenship -- Anti-immigration sentiment (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Rohwer Outpost (9)
Community activities -- Sports -- Football (9)
Education -- Church-run schools (9)
Industry and employment -- Arts (9)
World War II -- Administration -- Western Defense Command (9)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Other forms of resistance (9)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Hawaiian statehood (8)
Religion and churches (8)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Legal cases (8)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (8)
Military service -- Draft (8)
Geographic communities -- Nevada (8)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Politics and self-governance (8)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (7)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts (7)
Race and racism -- "Yellow Peril" (7)
Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (7)
Geographic communities -- Illinois (7)
Community activities -- Sports -- Golf (7)
Industry and employment -- Law (7)
Journalism and media -- Advertising and marketing (7)
Reflections on the past -- September 11, 2001 and aftermath (6)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Arts and literature (6)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (6)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications (6)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Painting (6)
Industry and employment -- Banking (6)
Geographic communities -- Arizona (6)
Geographic communities -- California -- Oakland (6)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Diego (6)
Geographic communities -- Pennsylvania (6)
Geographic communities -- Utah (6)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Nichi Bei (6)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Community responses to resistance (6)
World War II -- Propaganda -- U.S. government propaganda (5)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (5)
Industry and employment -- Carpentry (5)
Industry and employment -- Mining (5)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Holidays and festivals (5)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- YMCA/YWCA (5)
Geographic communities -- Washington D.C. (5)
Industry and employment -- Domestic service (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Tulean Dispatch (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Heart Mountain Sentinel (4)
Geographic communities -- New Jersey -- Seabrook (4)
Geographic communities -- New York (4)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bainbridge Island (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Tennis (4)
Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (4)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- General stores (4)
Japan -- Education (4)
Japan -- Imperialist expansion (4)
Japan -- Military (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Poston strike (4)
Identity and values -- Chinese American identity (4)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Elections and voting (4)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Fernando Valley (4)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Construction (4)
World War II -- Administration -- Community Analysis Section (4)
World War II -- Military service -- U.S. Counterintelligence Corps (4)
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Industry and employment -- Organized labor (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Ikebana (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Painting -- Ink wash painting (sumi-e) (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Sculpture (3)
Community activities -- Sports -- Judo (3)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Chick sexing (3)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Migrant labor (3)
Japan -- Government and politics (3)
Japan -- Okinawa (3)
Arts and literature (3)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Sports (3)
Industry and employment -- Aviation (3)
World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service -- Merrill's Marauders (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Crafts and decorating (3)
Geographic communities -- Alaska (3)
Geographic communities -- Idaho (3)
Identity and values -- Elders (3)
World War II -- Sabotage and espionage (3)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Minidoka Irrigator (2)
Japanese Canadians (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Granada Pioneer (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Topaz Times (2)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Lobbying (2)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Film -- Dramas (2)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Hood River (2)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Girls' Day (2)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Mochitsuki (2)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Go (2)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Mushroom picking (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Soccer (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Sumo (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Swimming (2)
Identity and values -- Multiracial (2)
Industry and employment -- Firefighting (2)
Industry and employment -- Photography (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Funerals (2)
World War II -- Propaganda -- Media propaganda (2)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake -- No no boys (2)
Community activities -- Sports -- Karate (2)
Activism and involvement -- Politics -- Political systems and ideologies -- Communism (2)
Community activities -- Family reunions (2)
Geographic communities -- Arkansas (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- Livingston (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- Sacramento (2)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Events prior to Pearl Harbor (2)
Geographic communities -- Michigan (2)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota (2)
Identity and values -- Orphans (2)
55 (2)
Industry and employment -- Timber (2)
World War II -- Military service -- 522nd Field Artillery Battalion (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Manzanar Free Press (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Gila News-Courier (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications -- Pomona Center News (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications -- Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter (1)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Plays (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Dance -- Odori (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Tea ceremonies (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Calligraphy (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Fujinkai (1)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Boys' Day (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Boxing (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Kendo (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Softball (1)
Education -- Private schools (1)
Identity and values -- Yonsei (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Dairy farming (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Plantations (1)
Industry and employment -- Insurance (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Bakeries (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (1)
Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (1)
Japanese Canadians -- Life in Canada (1)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Return to Latin America after World War II (1)
Religion and churches -- Shintoism (1)
World War II -- Military service -- 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion (1)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Martial law in Hawai'i (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Service stations and garages (1)
World War II -- Military service -- Prisoners of war (1)
Activism and involvement -- Protests, rallies, or marches (1)
Identity and values -- Latin American identity (1)
Vietnam War (1)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry -- Haiku (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- Hillsborough (1)
Geographic communities -- Maryland (1)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis (1)
Geographic communities -- Montanta (1)
Geographic communities -- Nebraska -- Lincoln (1)
Geographic communities -- Wyoming (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Politics and self-governance (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Security (1)
World War II -- Military service -- Airborne troops (1)
Facilities
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Santa Anita (206)
Crystal City (197)
Rohwer (168)
Jerome (149)
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Santa Fe (96)
Portland (78)
Lordsburg (69)
Camp Livingston (63)
Tanforan (61)
Pomona (56)
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Fresno (35)
Merced (31)
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (29)
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