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doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (March 2, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-66)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (March 2, 1944). Envelope is postmarked March 2, 1944 from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (December 28, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-57)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (December 28, 1942). Envelope is postmarked December 29, 1942 from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (August 31, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-17)

Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (August 31, 1943). Envelope is postmarked September 11, 1943 from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (December 19, 1944) (ddr-janm-1-67)

Handwritten letter to Mollie Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (December 19, 1944). Envelope is postmarked December 19, 1944 from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

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img Japanese American playing a board game (ddr-densho-37-428)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. An early immigrant from Japan, now residing at Heart Mountain, after evacuation from West Coast areas, reaches for a pawn in a game of Shogi, similar in characters and playing to chess. Although previously mumbling in Japanese, startled by the camera flas, the old gent let …

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Collection Migita and Sakahara Collection (ddr-densho-293)

The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of 34 photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming.

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-303)

Article titles: "Principals Get Data on Jap Camp Needs"; "Sensible Use of Japanese Labor"; "Club Group Sees Relocation Area"; "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming"; "Urges Japanese Help on Farms."

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img Woman at Heart Mountain, Wyoming concentration camp barracks window (ddr-densho-122-723)

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img Community Council at Heart Mountain concentration camp (ddr-densho-242-13)

Caption on front: "Second Com. Council [illegible] - July 1944." Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "Heart Mountain, Wyoming, july 1944. Community Council. Block representatives. Kumezo Hatchimonji, block 27, back row, extreme left."

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vh Bill Hosokawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-129-14)

Impressions of the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington: "What the hell are they trying to do to us?"; controversy over Jimmie Sakamoto's role in Puyallup, and being sent to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 24 (ddr-densho-156-264)

Article titles: "Governor Inspects Heart Mountain Relocation Project"; "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming -- by Bill Hosokawa"; "Japanese 'Student' Seized by the FBI"; "Items from Minidoka Relocation Center"; "College Prexy Defends Jap Student Evacuees"; "Liked America Better"; "Charges Filed Against Jap"; "War Plant is Established at Jap Center"; "Milk Shortage Here"; "500 Japanese to Aid Harvest."

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img Japanese American working on camp newspaper (ddr-densho-37-460)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Wyoming. In the press room of the Cody Enterprise, Bill Hosokawa, Editor of the Sentinel, Heart Mountain Relocation Center newspaper, sets type for the final makeup of the weekly edition. Bill, a former foreign correspondent and Washington U. graduate, sets type, pulls proofs, operates the linotype, locks …

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Collection CSU Northridge Heart Mountain Relocation Center Collection (ddr-csujad-45)

The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was built during the summer of 1942 and received its first contingent of Japanese Americans on August 12, 1942. It is located in Park County, northwestern Wyoming. The collection contains Community Camp Council meeting minutes, camp laws, correspondence, the case of People of Heart Mountain vs. Tom Yamada, and other documents.

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Narrator Kats Kunitsugu

Nisei female, born March 19, 1925. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, during World War II. Was on the staff of the camp's newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel.

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img Heart Mountain incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-37-16)

Panorama of Heart Mountain incarceration camp in Cody, Wyoming. People pictured walking down a street in between camp barracks. Snow covered Heart Mountain is seen behind. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mhf_016

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doc Heart Mountain Wyoming reports: covering the period December 19th to 24th, 1942: Heart Mountain Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-1023)

Report and statistics covering Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes reports from WRA divisions including Administration, Community Services (covers fire department, police department), Social Welfare, Recreation, Education, Community Government, Hospital (covers statistics), War Works, Housing and Employment, Transportation and Supply, Community Enterprises, Engineering-Construction-Maintenance, Office of Design Coordination, and general population (including birth and death) statistics. See this …

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img Departure from camp (ddr-densho-37-430)

Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Reversing the scenes of nearly three years ago when ttrian after train brought more than 11,000 evacuees from the West Coast. Heart Mountain residents now are bidding goodbye to friends and neigbors as they return to their homes or depart for new homes and work throughtout …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 24 (ddr-densho-156-289)

Article titles: "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming"; "10,000 Japs From Camps are Working"; "Japanese Settlers"; "Ford Says Article on Japs Wrong"; "Japanese in Sidney Factory District"; "Evacuee Volunteers Met by Discrimination"; "Votes of State Jap Counted."

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 17 (ddr-densho-156-257)

Article titles: "Jap-American is Sentenced"; "Jap Labor Being Recruited"; "Farmers Protest Grog Sales to Jap Evacuees"; "Trainload of Japs Passes Through to State's Beet Fields"; "New York Optical Company Building Factory at Center"; "Activities of Heart Mountain, Wyoming"; by Bill Hosokawa"; "Scott Taggart to Heart Mountain Job"; "Speaker Tells of Jap Camp Near Jerome"; "8,000 More …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 2 (August 26, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-637)

General information bulletin, series 2, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on August 26, 1942. This issue titled: Highlights of Remarks by Mr. C.E. Rachford to First Heart Mountain Colonists. Bulletin outlining remarks from C. E. Rachford to incarcerees regarding restrictions, duties, and operations at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the …

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