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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-5)

Excerpt: "Daddy's letter mailed the 19th finally arrived today. He sounds as though he were really making his mark!" Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-5/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-20)

Excerpt: "I'll start this now although Mr. Fogarty will be coming any minute to take me down to school." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-20/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-6)

Excerpt: "Last weekend we had a wonderful trip -- I think I wrote you about it. Monday night was choir." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-6/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-74)

Excerpt: "I hope your vacation is proving as restful and congenial as mine. I'm indulging all my repressed tastes!" Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-74/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-25)

Excerpt: "I know Tues. was a Relocation Guidance Comm. Meeting that lasted all the afternoon Tues. and Wed. mornings." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-25/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-62)

Excerpt: "My all-too-brief vacation is over but I've stretched it it a bit with a convenient cold." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-62/

img Two girls and a puppy (ddr-densho-388-13)

Photograph of two young girls, one holding a puppy in her arms. Caption on the back: "Taken Feb. 14, 1943 Hunt, Idaho. Blk 26-12C"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-388-13/

vh John Kanda Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-116-5)

Comparison between concentration camps at Tule Lake, California, and Minidoka, Idaho

This interview is part of a collaborative effort of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League and Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-116-5/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-19)

Excerpt: "I slept till 9 for a change. Then after breakfast I went over to play for Episcopal Sunday school..." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-19/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-60)

Excerpt: "After writing you a week ago, Barbara Barrett and I went over and helped paint the staff mess hall." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-60/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-75)

Excerpt: "At last breathing spell and breath have coincided so that I can bring you up to date since Minneapolis." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-75/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-61)

Excerpt: "Lots of things happened last week until I don't know just whether I'm going or coming in my job." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-61/

img Group photo (ddr-densho-258-135)

A large group of women gathered in Minidoka, with a few more women looking on from a doorway in the background. Caption below: "Minidoka Camp, Idaho."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-258-135/

img Monzaburo Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-118)

Photograph of Monzaburo Isoshima standing in front of a barrack in Minidoka. Caption below the photo reads "Brother Man at Hunt Idaho 1945" in black ink.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-118/

img Rev. L. H. Tibesar posing with the Kinoshita family at gates of Camp Minidoka, Idaho (ddr-densho-403-8)

Rev. L. H. Tibesar, Maryknoll and pastor of Our Lady Queen of Martyrs, Seattle posed at Minidoka Concentration Camp near Hunt, Idaho. (L to R) Y. M. McLaughlin, Charles Kinoshita, Fred Kinoshita, Mary Kinoshita, Akino Kinoshita, Jean Alexander, Rev. L. H. Tibesar. This content is copyright restricted. Densho and its partners have received permission from the …

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doc Alien permit for seasonal work leave (ddr-densho-25-18)

In 1943, the Iseri family lived in Weiser, Idaho, under the seasonal work leave program. This program enabled Japanese Americans to apply for permits to live and work on nearby farms. Kisa Iseri, an Issei, had to apply for a special permit in order to join the rest of her family in Idaho. A list of …

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img Fusata Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-13)

Photograph of a Fusata Isoshima standing in front of a tall bush. Caption below the photo is "Takeo's Father Fusata (1921)" written in black ink. Caption on bottom of page is "Takeo's Siblings: Sister Yukiko 1913 St. Marie, Idaho Takeo 1915 St. Marie, Idaho Brother Hiroo 1918 Okayama, Japan Sister Chizu 1925 White Fish, Montana Sister …

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img Portrait of Takeo Isoshima and Waki Makio (ddr-densho-477-12)

Portrait of Takeo Isoshima (left) with his grandmother Waki Makio (right). Caption below the photo is "Takeo his Grandmother Waki Makio" written in black ink. Caption on bottom of page is "Takeo's Siblings: Sister Yukiko 1913 St. Marie, Idaho Takeo 1915 St. Marie, Idaho Brother Hiroo 1918 Okayama, Japan Sister Chizu 1925 White Fish, Montana Sister …

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-16)

Excerpt: "Here's another installment which, according to my records brings our total to $105 and wipes out the very helpful loan..." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-16/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-73)

Excerpt: "Summer seems officially here today. The past week has been very cold with the most persistent high wind I've seen." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-73/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-22)

Excerpt: "Sunday I slept most of the time I wasn't churching or eating or finishing my grades to give out yesterday." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-22/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-70)

Excerpt: "Tonight I am quite well caught up, with my grades all ready and the senior grade point averages under way." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-70/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-52)

Excerpt: "Monday was calm enough -- Bob Coombs returned from Sacamento in fine shape and we got up to date on news." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-52/

img Photo of a boy with a teddy bear (ddr-densho-483-414)

Black and white photo of a young boy in a winter coat holding a teddy bear. Caption on album page: "Hunt Idaho January 1945" written in pencil

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-414/

img Agricultural work leave camp (ddr-densho-37-45)

Original WRA caption: War food camp at Hazelton, Idaho where approximately 100 evacuee men and women, mostly boys and girls, were housed during the 1943 harvest season.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-45/

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