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img Japanese Americans waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-202)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Members of farm families await evacuation bus. Farmers and other evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunities to follow their callings at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Child on family farm prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-177)

Original caption: San Lorenzo, California. A farm youngster pictured two days before evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry from this Santa Clara County farm community. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Farm house prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-446)

Original caption: Mountain View, California. Farm house in rural section where farmers of Japanese ancestry raised truck garden crops. Evacuees from this and other military areas will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Issei woman standing near "evacuation schedule" (ddr-densho-151-189)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Awaiting evacuation bus. Posters in Background list of families, buses to which they are assigned, and departure times. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Japanese American Citizens League headquarters (ddr-densho-151-38)

Original WRA caption: Centerville, California. Interior view of Japanese American Citizens League headquarters. A Japanese language school was conducted in this building. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img View of barracks (ddr-densho-151-336)

Original caption: San Bruno, California. A close-up of the exterior of a family unit. These barracks were formerly horse-stalls. Each family is assigned two small rooms. The interior one has neither outside door nor window.

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img Japanese American families waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-201)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Members of farm families await evacuation bus. Farmers and other evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunities to follow their callings at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Japanese Americans boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-244)

Original caption: Oakland, California. Boarding a bus at the Wartime Civil Control Administration station for Tanforan Assembly center. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry will later be transferred to a War Relocation Authority center to spend the duration.

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img Japanese Americans walking to barracks (ddr-densho-151-227)

Original caption: Turlock, California. Arrivals at Assembly center on their way to their new quarters. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later from assembly centers to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Manzanar and Tule Lake Plaque (ddr-densho-508-6)

Two sided plaque with Japanese characters on front. Inscription on back reads "OUR SEGREGATION TRAIN LEFT MANZANAR ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 21-1944 AND AFTER PASSING THROUGH SNOWY CALIFORNIA ARRIVED AT TULE LAKE THE NEXT NIGHT"

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vh Sumie Suguro Akizuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-228)

Nisei female. Born January 2, 1929, in Bellevue, Washington. Grew up in Bellevue before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California, during World War II. After leaving camp, returned to Bellevue.

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vh Matsue Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1001-9)

Nisei female. Born and raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Left camp to work and attend school in Chicago, Illinois, before eventually returning with family to Bainbridge Island.

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av Haruo Howe Hanamura, Wendy Hanamura and Jonathan Okagaki in Montclair Park (ddr-ajah-6-310)

B-roll footage of Haruo Howe Hanamura, Wendy Hanamura, and Jonathan Okagai (age 2.5) I Montclair Park, Oakland. Also includes scenes of Alameda, California, and Nakayama Court. Part of the 1995 documentary Honor Bound: A Personal Journey.

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img School children and teachers outside school (ddr-ajah-6-605)

Caption above photo: Official California Japanese Elementary School at the Japanese Association Building 2325 Pacific, Alameda, CA. Circa 1916 (the first year of the school's existence). Two versions of photo, one with individuals identified and school history

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img [Woman with children] (ddr-csujad-29-86)

Photograph of woman with seven children. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P001

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-57)

Excerpt: "Sorry I haven't written in such a long time, but since I am involved in school politics along with 5 solids, it keeps me pretty well occupied." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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img Assembly center check-in (ddr-densho-37-584)

Original WRA caption: Salinas, California. Seated in family groups, evacuees of Japanese ancestry check in at Armory before moving into the Salinas Assembly Center. They will later be transferred to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Camp building fire (ddr-densho-37-352)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Quick work, by the evacuee Fire Department, kept the fire, which broke out in the office located at the old hog farm, from doing other than minor damage.

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doc Letter to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-356-205)

Envelope addressed to Wakako Domoto and postmarked July 10, 1938 Oakland, California. Inside envelope is a note dated July 10 and reads: "Wakako, Dear Daughter, I was sleep in car and forget Ice cream Tka (Kanetaro Domoto)"

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img Barracks interior (ddr-densho-37-578)

Original WRA caption: Salinas Assembly Center, Salinas, California. Evacuees of Japanese descent enjoy a moment of relaxation before setting up housekeeping at this assembly center. They will be transferred to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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Collection Umeyo Sakagami Collection (ddr-densho-328)

The Umeyo Sakagami Collection consists of photographs from four albums ranging in date from the 1930s to the 1950s. Topics include: life in the Pacific Northwest before the war, experiences in the camps, Umeyo Sakagami's brothers' (Masao and Matsuo) service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service, her travels after the war …

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Collection Ralph P. Merritt Collection (ddr-densho-343)

The Ralph P. Merritt Collection is a part of the Eastern California Museum holdings. This portion of the collection consists of photographs from an album belonging to Josephine Hawes, Chief Nurse at Manzanar concentration camp. The photographs document the lives of the staff and Japanese American incarcerees at Cow Creek and Manzanar. Topics included: hospital staff, …

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Collection Rev. Robert Inglis Collection (ddr-densho-498)

Reverend Robert Inglis provided kindness and charity to Japanese Americans as they were being removed from Oakland, California to Tanforan Temporary Assembly Center, Topaz War Relocation Center, and Jerome War Relocation Center. The bulk of this collection is correspondence from Japanese Americans thanking Rev. Robert Inglis for his help during their removal. Reverend Inglis also communicated …

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Collection Henri and Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi Personal Papers, 1932-1946 (ddr-densho-410)

The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Personal Papers, 1932-1946 is comprised of letters, documents and photos of Henri Takahashi and Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi during their years in college in California, marriage in 1941 and incarceration and birth of their two children until their return to San Francisco. Included are correspondence with Tomoye's sister Martha and father Tomoyuki …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410/

Collection Bain Collection (ddr-densho-2)

The Bain collection, 1920s-1940s, focuses on the daily and recreational activities of the Nishimura and Yorita families, originally from Seattle, Washington. This collection contains several photographs of farming, fishing, and swimming. The majority of the collection focuses on the incarceration of the two families at Minidoka, Idaho, and Tule Lake, California. Many photographs document their jewelry-making …

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