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doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, special session (ddr-csujad-45-41)

The council minutes feature the reading of the notice of the closure of the Colorado River camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_070

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-41/

doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 38 (March 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-151)

Selected article titles: "Myer Reverses Statement on Voting Right. No Change from Pre-Evacuation Status" (p. 1), "Chinese American Warns of Prejudice Against Nisei" (p. 6), "Relocation: No Advantage to Remain in Centers, Says Dillon Myer" (p. 6), "In Colorado, Only Small Groups Oppose Nisei Resettlement Move" (p. 8).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-151/

doc Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 16 (August 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-77)

Selected article titles: "Teachers' Training Course at Colorado River School" (p. 1), "New Platform at Warehouse Under Construction" (p. 1), "Magazines Readers Informed on Poston Project" (p. 3), "Sixty Residents Taken Ill on Block 216" (p. 6), "Police Set-up for Poston III Outlined by Director Birge" (p. 6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-77/

doc Greeting card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (July 1, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-34)

Greeting card to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (July 1, 1943). White card with illustration in green of a sign and cacti. The sign reads "Greetings from Poston" on the front of card. Envelope is postmarked July 2, 1943 from the Poston (Colorado River) Incarceration Camp in Parker, Arizona.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-34/

doc "That Damned Fence" (ddr-densho-419-3)

A poem written by Min Yasui while he was incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-419-3/

vh Sumiye Takeno Interview (ddr-manz-1-36)

Nisei female. Born November 17, 1922, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin, where parents operated a farm. Just prior to World War II, attended sewing school in Los Angeles. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Married in camp, and moved to Denver, Colorado.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-36/

vh George Koshi Interview (ddr-densho-1008-1)

Kibei male. Born June 16, 1911, in Greeley, Colorado. Raised in Denver, Colorado, until the age of five. Sent to Japan for schooling in 1917 and returned to the U.S. at the age of seventeen. Continued his education to eventually become the first Nikkei attorney in the state of Colorado. Drafted into the U.S. Army in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-1/

vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-12)

Recollections of the crowded journey to Poston concentration camp, Colorado

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4-12/

Narrator George Yano

Sansei male. Born July 6, 1942, in Fort Lupton, Colorado. Compiled an extensive family history detailing parents' participation in a "voluntary evacuation" from Milpitas, California, to Fort Lupton, Colorado, in 1942, to avoid incarceration.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/524/

img Horse drawn plow in sugar beet farm (ddr-csujad-25-98)

A photograph of a horse drawn plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_040

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-98/

img Horse drawn plow in sugar beet farm (ddr-csujad-25-101)

A photograph of horses for a plow in a sugar beet farm. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_043

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-101/

doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 12 (July 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-192)

Selected article titles: "Segregation Procedures Formulated" (p. 1), "Myer Explains Reasons for Segregation Plans to Safeguard, Further National Interest" (p. 1), "Tule Lake for Segregates" (p. 1), "The Mail Box: Through the V-Mail" (p. 2), "City Swelters for Fifth Day" (p. 3), "Ten Colorado Counties Closed to Relocators" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-192/

doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 18, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-18)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (December 18, 1943). Blue card with illustration in white of two lambs looking at a shining star. "Joyous Christmas" is on the bottom center on front of card. Envelope is postmarked December 18, 1943 from the Granada (Amache) Incarceration Camp in Amache, Colorado.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-18/

img Racial epithet (ddr-densho-37-657)

Original WRA caption: Door of barber shop owned by Andy Hale, in a little desert town of Parker, 15 miles from where is located the Colorado River Relocation Center. Evacuees from the center, who cannot leave its confines without a pass, are discouraged from shopping in Parker, by WRA officials.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-657/

vh Mary Schroeder Interview (ddr-densho-1000-387)

White female. Born December 4, 1940, in Boulder, Colorado. Senior Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. In Gordon Hirabayashi's 1983 coram nobis case, Judge Schroeder authored the opinion which vacated both Hirabayashi's curfew and exclusion convictions on proof of the allegations of governmental misconduct.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-387/

img Amache WRA Camp (ddr-csujad-55-2484)

Topographic map of the Amache incarceration camp and surrounding area in Prowers County, Colorado. Includes camp data and statistics. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2590

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2484/

img Aerial view of Amache (ddr-csujad-55-1329)

Black and white photograph depicting an aerial view of Amache incarceration camp. Caption reads: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1331

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1329/

vh Yoshimi Hasui Watada Interview (ddr-manz-1-31)

Nisei female. Born August 23, 1935, in Brawley, California. Grew up in the town of Niland, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved along with family and a group of other Japanese American families to Boise City, Oklahoma. After living there for about six months, moved to Rocky Ford, Colorado.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-31/

vh Tak Yamashita Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-365-27)

Working in Colorado

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-365-27/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 6 (February 10, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-6)

Selected article titles: "Colorado Aliens Barred From Work at Bars: Or in Any Place Licensed to Sell Liquor, Says Yasui" (p. 1), "Nisei Acceptance Not Permanent, Enomoto Tells Sacramento JACL" (p. 2), and "Five Chapters Reach All-Time High Membership: First Official 1961 Report Shows National Total of 6,125 CLers" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-6/

img Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-85)

A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Yaeko Taenaka [?] in McMorrow's sugar beet farm. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_027

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-85/

img Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-83)

A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Tamesaburo Taenaka and Yaeko Taenaka [?] in McMorrow's sugar beet farm. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_025

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-83/

doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 44 (November 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-292)

Selected article titles: "Telegram Discloses Manzanar Volunteer Wounded in France" (p. 1), "Observe Armistice" (p. 1), "Return of Evacuees Alarms Congressman" (p. 1), "Facts About Evacuee Property" (p. 1), "Catholic Group Plan Christmas Program" (p. 3), "Jerome to House Prisoners of War" (p. 4), "Anti Alien Land Bill Defeated in Colorado" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-292/

doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 59 (May 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-172)

Selected article titles: "Center Faces Drastic Water Supply Crisis. Loss of Pump Operators Causes Problem" (p. 1), "WRA Property Must be Clarified When Returned" (p. 1), "Efforts Made to Speed Return of Contraband" (p. 1), "Nisei Trio Held for Grand Jury Trial" (p. 3), "No More Evacuees to Relocate in Colorado" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-172/

img Young Sansei (ddr-csujad-29-218)

Photograph titled: "A young Sansei--third generation Japanese American--pictured in a field at the Granada War Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P161

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-218/

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