274 items
274 items
![Yae Aihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-221-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/24/2a/242a812cc3c036361295b0198a9d44b7.jpg)
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Yae Aihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-221-13)
Life in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas
![Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-135-85)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c1/55/c155c2cc577a89b868a0fc7c0df9b1ad.jpg)
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-135-85)
Joe's experience reuniting with father in Crystal City, Texas
![Kazumu Naganuma Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-482-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9d/64/9d64f8a5891f28f7fc66e149822d59ad.jpg)
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Kazumu Naganuma Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-482-2)
Helping to organize a pilgrimage to Crystal City, Texas
![Satoru Ichikawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-236-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4e/af/4eaf335e42086a5b4c08ea39f9bcaf76.jpg)
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Satoru Ichikawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-236-15)
Reuniting with father in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas
![Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-210-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/09/e009061d2870c3fcc421c7d4bf9d9a7f.jpg)
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Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-210-7)
Considering moving to the Crystal City Department of Justice camp, Texas
![Art Shibayama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-151-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/59/65/5965ce1cf5d4f0572dc280bfe456f1c8.jpg)
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Art Shibayama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-151-10)
Memories of Crystal City internment camp, Texas: first impressions, getting a job delivering ice
![Color photographs of Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1502)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ff/26/ff2613c7f80e5d4156ca1e050342b302.jpg)
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Color photographs of Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1502)
Scrapbook page containing four color photographs of the entrance, water tower, "Sumio," and German recreation hall at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 139. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1504
![Weinachts programm 1944 Internierungslager Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1481)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/e0/55/e055c50fcdc94957216d6b5751b47fb8.jpg)
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Weinachts programm 1944 Internierungslager Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1481)
Program for a German Christmas Eve celebration at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 124. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1483
![Autograph book (ddr-densho-64-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6e/19/6e191ab68896de0d38f757e2b9b8acc7.jpg)
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Autograph book (ddr-densho-64-6)
Mako Nakagawa collected signatures from classmates and teachers when preparing to leave Crystal City internment camp, Texas.
![Letter from Issei man to wife (February 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-140-161)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/63/cb/63cb3fd86727e35b55f25eeb85e7b091.jpg)
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Letter from Issei man to wife (February 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-140-161)
Excerpt: "I sent you telegram & card this week about you will reunite me at Crystal City, Texas."
![CSU Dominguez Hills Crystal City Peruvian Letters Collection (ddr-csujad-10)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2d/cc/2dcc7872e4cabe7106e8e161a1dce1c5.jpg)
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CSU Dominguez Hills Crystal City Peruvian Letters Collection (ddr-csujad-10)
The Crystal City Peruvian Letters Collection contains three letters written by Kiyoko and Yoshihiko Matsuura, Japanese Peruvians interned at the Crystal City Internment, Texas, to their mother/grandmother, Kiyoko Noda, who remains in Lima, Peru.
![Sky view: alien internment camp, Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1356)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/78/54/78541bc97c42cf98b42bf37ea6872d3f.jpg)
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Sky view: alien internment camp, Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1356)
Scrapbook page containing a black and white aerial photograph of the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 27. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1358
![Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-119-9)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/80/fa/80fadbbf6b6a10520365b8dd7dffad8e.jpg)
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Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-119-9)
Awaiting expatriation to Japan, but instead, reuniting with father in Crystal City, Texas
This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
![Crystal City Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-38)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6f/36/6f3679949a339f15a0597142e3a75980.jpg)
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Crystal City Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-38)
Illustrated map of the Crystal City Internment Camp in Crystal City, Texas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00042
![Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-112-22)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/bb/d7/bbd79adb08c4806696af2751d08fb66b.jpg)
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Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-112-22)
Joining husband in Crystal City, Texas, a Department of Justice Camp (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.
![Family portrait (ddr-densho-359-1108)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/51/b8/51b841ba4866273ff83c339435cc6a38.jpg)
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Family portrait (ddr-densho-359-1108)
The caption in the album is "Crystal City Texas 1943".Back row, left to right: Shoji Kanogawa, Yae Kanogawa, Reo Kanogawa; front row: Shizu and Sho Kanogawa
![Crystal City Map (ddr-densho-258-202)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/4c/34/4c344efc1b3a8eaed8ae13a32a191f2d.jpg)
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Crystal City Map (ddr-densho-258-202)
A map was drawn and illustrated by Satoru Ichikawa of Crystal City Texas camp. Satoru Ichikawa's family was reunited at Crystal City after 2 years of being separated. His mother and six siblings had been at Minidoka Concentration Camp and his father at Santa Fe Department of Justice camp.
![M. Nakagawa Collection (ddr-densho-64)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/26/ce/26ced726a10851396b6b68ced1d278a0.jpg)
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M. Nakagawa Collection (ddr-densho-64)
The M. Nakagawa collection consists of photographs and documents from the personal collection of Mako Nakagawa, who was interviewed by Densho in 1998. Some of the materials depict life in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas.
![Administrative instruction (Crystal City, Texas), no. 17; Internee instruction no. 29 (ddr-csujad-55-1448)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/58/b1/58b1cc4c6f944d74ebc2596a1a1e5570.jpg)
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Administrative instruction (Crystal City, Texas), no. 17; Internee instruction no. 29 (ddr-csujad-55-1448)
Scrapbook page containing an administrative instruction outlining the functions of the Internee Employment Office at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Covers organization, classes of work, assignment, reassignments, resignation, termination, suspension, work hours, eligibility, timekeeping, and injuries. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 99. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See …
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Narrator Maurice H. Yamasato
Nisei male. Born June 2, 1942, in Lima, Peru. Parents had originally immigrated to Peru from Okinawa, Japan. During World War II, removed with family to Crystal City internment camp, Texas. After leaving Crystal City, moved to Kauai, Hawaii. Established a successful career as an architect.
![A. Shibayama Collection (ddr-densho-91)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ef/d2/efd20d7761172ba9467ce7ec7252c266.jpg)
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A. Shibayama Collection (ddr-densho-91)
The A. Shibayama collection is comprised of photographs from the personal family collection of Art Shibayama, a Japanese Peruvian who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photos depict Art's life in prewar Peru, as well as his activities in Crystal City internment camp, Texas, and his military service in Europe.
![Topaz Times Vol. III No. 32 (June 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-170)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fc/a9/fca9c7b3dac6d38769f18ab69d27a6a5.jpg)
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Topaz Times Vol. III No. 32 (June 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-170)
Selected article titles: "Both Amendments Approved. Issei May Now be Councilmen" (p. 1), "Segregation Not Soon, Ernst Says on Return" (p. 1), "Public Favors WRA Program" (p. 1), "Seven Families Leave for Crystal City, Texas, Camp" (p. 1), "Don't be Clannish" (p. 2).
![Testimony of Masao Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-192)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/f8/ad/f8ade70900c42ddfc437b5487034a12f.jpg)
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Testimony of Masao Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-192)
Written testimony of Masao Takahashi. Incarcerated in Missoula internment camp, Montana, Santa Fe internment camp, New Mexico, and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Japanese Speakers."
![Testimony of Kazuko (Takahashi) Katayama (ddr-densho-67-283)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/be/dd/bedd42728a1673a56fd9443186a53784.jpg)
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Testimony of Kazuko (Takahashi) Katayama (ddr-densho-67-283)
Written testimony of Kazuko (Takahashi) Katayama, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and the Crystal City internment camp, Texas. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.