334 items
334 items
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Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (December 14, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-65)
Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Miyeko Imamura (December 14, 1943). White card, brown scroll-type border with illustration in blue/white/red of a snowy village with people gathered around a Christmas tree. Envelope is postmarked December 14, 1943 from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.
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Heart Mountain WRA Relocation Camp (ddr-csujad-55-2489)
Map of Heart Mountain incarceration camp including the surrounding area and block layout in Park County, Wyoming. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2595
Narrator Kunio Otani
Nisei male. Born July 31, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in Raymond, Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming; he worked on the staff of both camp newspapers, the Tulean Dispatch and the Heart Mountain Sentinel, respectively. Resettled in Seattle after the war and entered the greenhouse business. He …
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General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 16 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-650)
General information bulletin, series 16, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 24, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: First report beet farms in Wyoming, Montana; Wyoming Governor visits Heart Mountain; Statement on compensation released; Block administrators, Chairmen listed; Dramatic classes to be held bi-weekly; …
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General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 3 (August 29, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-638)
General information bulletin, series 3, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on August 29, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Banking facilities; Housing adjustments; Visits by Nisei soldiers; Barber shops; Stores; Post Office; Fire regulations; and Releases and transfers. See this object in the California State …
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Heart Mountain General Information Bulletin Series 16 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-densho-97-86)
Selected article titles: "First Report Beet Farms in Wyoming, Montana" (p. 1), "Wyoming Governor Visits Heart Mountain" (p. 1), "Statement on Compensation Released" (p. 2), "Block Administrators, Chairmen Listed" (p. 2), "Dramatic Classes to be Held Bi-Weekly" (p. 2), "Announce Clinic Hours for Specialized Cases" (p. 3), "Textbooks Arrive for Center Schools" (p. 3), "What to …
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Japanese American family preparing for the journey to the Pomona Assembly Center (ddr-densho-242-4)
Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "May 1942 - El Monte, California - In front of family store. Hatchimonji family about to leave for the Pomona Assembly Center then the WRA camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. L-R: Tasuke Ike, Megumi Mike, Kumezo father, Nobue mother, and daughter Gloria, wearing the family ID tags."
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 19 (ddr-densho-156-283)
Article titles: "Evacuees Given Private Job O.K."; "Milk Probe to Start Next Week"; "FSA Camp Activities Cut Due to Personnel Shortage"; "Army Order: Four Exiled From Pacific Coast Area"; "Good Neighbors"; "Editorial"; "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming"; "Letters to Editors"; "Nip Evacuee Camp in Good Condition"; "Japanese Language Courses Given."
Narrator Donald Yamamoto
Nisei male. Born March 14, 1930, in San Jose, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to California.
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Shig Yabu Interview (ddr-densho-1011-10)
Nisei male. Born June 13, 1932, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in camp, found an injured magpie bird, named it Maggie, and adopted it as a pet. Following the war, wrote a children's book, Hello, Maggie! and became …
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Shig Yabu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-272)
Nisei male. Born June 13, 1932, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in camp, found an injured magpie bird, named it Maggie, and adopted it as a pet. Following the war, wrote a children's book, Hello, Maggie! and became …
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Bacon Sakatani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-298)
Nisei male. Born August 23, 1929, in El Monte, California. Grew up in El Monte, before being removed with family during World War II to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to California after leaving camp, and opened a produce market and did gardening work. Active with various Japanese …
Narrator Nobu Shimokochi
Nisei male. Born November 13, 1928, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp eventually returned to California.
Narrator Bill Hiroshi Shishima
Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …
Narrator Judy Murakami
Sansei female. Born June 18, 1940, in Portland, Oregon, where father was a prominent pharmacist. As an infant, removed with family to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family resettled in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 5 (September 5, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-641)
General Information Bulletin, Series 5, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming, on September 5, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Special Labor Day program set; Community enterprises on cooperative basis; Meeting notices; Internal security information; Church notices; General information; and Tap water now fit to drink. …
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Young child in front of Christmas tree (ddr-csujad-37-15)
Photograph of a young child in front of a Christmas tree inside of the barracks building at the Heart Mountain camp, Wyoming. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mhf_015_01
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Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 14 (ddr-densho-156-254)
Article titles: "Activities of Heart Mountain, Wyoming"; "Districts Hiring Japs Must Guard Them, Carr Says"; "Court Upholds Military Order"; "Jap Pickers Expected Soon"; "Official Object to Jap Beet Hands in El Paso County"; "Summary of News from Manzanar"; "3,500 Japs to Leave Tanforan for Central Utah"; "Return of Japs to State Opposed."
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 23 (ddr-densho-156-312)
Article titles: "Inquiry Finds Japs Started Fight in Depot"; "No Permanent WRA Project Wanted Here"; "Evacuation Plans Reported in East"; "The Rumor Market"; "Granada Camp Head Says Japs Get Less Than Ration Average"; "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming"; "Alien Japanese vs. Citizens"; "Letters from the People"; "City to Give Old Books to Evacuees."
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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 64 (ddr-densho-1000-118-64)
Memories of the trip from Tule Lake, California to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming
During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.
Narrator Art Okuno
Nisei male. Born September 15, 1921, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, served as scoutmaster …
Narrator James O. Ito
Nisei male. Born August 10, 1914, in Riverside, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from college before World War II. During the war, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was a key person heading Heart Mountain's agricultural program. Served in the Military Intelligence Service in Korea.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 17 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-16)
Selected article titles: "Holman Bill Challenges Nisei Citizenship" (p. 1), "Relocation Center Residents Hold Funeral for Nisei Soldier" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property To Be Protected By WRA Office" (p. 2), "Heart Mountain: Watchtowers Guard West Coast Evacuees At Wyoming Relocation Center" (p. 3), "WRA Center Not Internment Camp, Says L.A. Times Article" (p. 7).
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 4 (ddr-densho-156-293)
Article titles: "Denver C. of C. Given Data on Farm Problem"; "Newell News Items"; "War Captives Held by Japs Getting Funds"; "Uses Jap Temple"; "Results of Tule Lake Investigation"; "Oranges for Japs Stopped at State Line"; "Activities of Heart Mountain Wyoming"; "Actions Filed to Cancel Citizenship"; "3 Secret Jap Agents Get 7 Years in Jail."
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John Nakada Interview (ddr-manz-1-102)
Nisei male. Born January 14, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Azusa, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Returned to Azusa after leaving camp worked for the Forest Service.