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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/

Narrator Bessie Yoshida Konishi

Nisei female. Born September 17, 1932, in La Jara, Colorado. Spent childhood in Alamosa, Colorado, where family operated a successful produce farm. Married in 1950 and obtained graduate degree in education. Active with Japanese American community projects and diversity education.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/297/

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/

Collection Catherine Ludy Collection (ddr-densho-161)

The Catherine Ludy collection contains photographs of the Granada (Amache) concentration camp. Born and raised in Colorado, Catherine Ludy was an English teacher at Amache high school. The photographs in this collection focus primarily on the education system at Amache.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-161/

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/

img Racial epithet (ddr-densho-37-658)

Original WRA caption: Close-up of 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-37-658/

doc Letter to Wakako Domoto from Ralph Carr (ddr-densho-356-162)

Letter and envelope from Ralph Carr (former Governor of Colorado) to Wakako Domoto (his former housekeeper) thanking Wakako for her Christmas card, asking her to write back with more information about her move to San Francisco, and informing her of the developments in his family life (two new grandchildren and a new wife.)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-162/

doc "The Soliloquy of an African Ant-Eater" (ddr-densho-419-2)

A poem Min Yasui wrote under the pseudonym, "The Mad Mongolian" while he was in Multnomah County Jail. 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-419-2/

vh Keith One Interview (ddr-chi-1-10)

Sansei male. Born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Parents' families lived in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, they were sent to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Both parents resettled in Chicago after the war, where they met and Keith was born.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-10/

vh Lillian Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-224)

Nisei/Sansei female. Born December 14, 1928, in Stockton, California. Father was Issei and mother was Nisei, born in Hawaii. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. During World War II, moved with family to Colorado to avoid mass removal. Remained in Denver, later operating a grocery store and greenhouse business with husband.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-224/

Narrator Bob Fuchigami

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1930, in Marysville, California. Family operated a farm prior to World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Remained in Colorado after the war.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/306/

vh Tak Yamashita Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-365-25)

"Voluntary evacuation" to 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-1000-365-25/

vh Tak Yamashita Interview Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-365-31)

Encountering prejudice 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-1000-365-31/

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