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 (697)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (618)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Education (601)
Community activities (584)
Geographic communities -- California (544)
World War II -- Concentration camps (517)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (505)
Industry and employment -- Importing (476)
Identity and values -- Nisei (471)
Industry and employment -- Retail (462)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (461)
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 (201)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (200)
Industry and employment (199)
Education -- Secondary education (197)
Redress and reparations (189)
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)
Education -- Higher education (165)
Identity and values -- Family (160)
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 (131)
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)
Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (87)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (86)
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)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (67)
Community activities -- Weddings (65)
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 (49)
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)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (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)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (31)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food (31)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (31)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (30)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Architecture (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 -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (24)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (24)
Education -- Public schools (24)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (24)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (23)
Community activities -- Sports -- Basketball (23)
Identity and values -- Children (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)
Identity and values (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)
Geographic communities -- Colorado -- Denver (12)
Identity and values -- Parents (12)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Security (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)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social relations (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)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Needlecrafts (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
Heart Mountain (1178)
Manzanar (824)
Minidoka (635)
Granada (Amache) (601)
Tule Lake (521)
Poston (Colorado River) (485)
Topaz (Central Utah) (274)
Gila River (215)
Santa Anita (206)
Crystal City (197)
Rohwer (168)
Jerome (149)
Fort Missoula (142)
Santa Fe (96)
Portland (78)
Lordsburg (69)
Camp Livingston (63)
Tanforan (61)
Pomona (56)
Puyallup (Camp Harmony) (39)
Fresno (35)
Merced (31)
Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary (29)
Pinedale (25)
Tulare (19)
Fort Lincoln (Bismarck) (12)
Cow Creek (12)
Tulelake (10)
Sacramento (Walerga) (9)
Seattle (9)
Stockton (8)
Fort Sill (8)
Catalina Federal Honor Camp (7)
Old Raton Ranch (6)
Kooskia (5)
Kenedy (3)
Sand Island (3)
Sharp Park (3)
Honouliuli (3)
Marysville (2)
McNeil Island Penitentiary (2)
Fort Stanton (2)
Owens Valley (2)
Turlock (1)
Salinas (1)
Moab (1)
Leupp (1)
Seagoville (1)
Griffith Park (1)
San Francisco (1)
Tuna Canyon (1)
Format
Document (11759)
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Still Image (1448)
Audio/Visual (111)
Dataset (1)
Genre
Interviews (6256)
Correspondence (5702)
Miscellaneous Documents (4267)
Photographs (1099)
Periodicals (503)
Clippings (279)
Portraits (245)
Essays (190)
Diaries (125)
Ephemera (107)
Usage
DDR Creative Commons (13745)
Copyright restricted (4449)
Copyright, with special 3rd-party grant permitted (986)
Public domain (375)
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