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vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-287-19)

Arrival in Jerome, Arkansas: a welcoming group

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.

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doc Testimony of Rose Inouye (ddr-densho-67-271)

Written testimony of Rose Inouye, born in Florin, California. Incarcerated in the Fresno Assembly Center, California, the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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img Xmas (ddr-csujad-38-280)

Photographed are young children incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It was taken during a Christmas event. The caption reads: Xmas, 1942, Denson, Arkansas. Title from caption. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Christmas day, Dec. 25, 1942. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa …

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img Female children at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-269)

Photographed are female children incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Emiko Sasaki at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-277)

Photographed is Emiko Sasaki incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Emiko Sasaki at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-273)

Photographed is Emiko Sasaki incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Dorothy Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-264)

Photographed is Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara posing in front of barracks at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It is given to Mitzi Masukawa at the Poston camp. Autographed by Dorothy Naohara. The caption reads: Arkansas. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-261)

Photographed are barracks of the Jerome camp in Denson, Arkansas. The caption reads: Denson, Arkansas. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Block 36, 38. Hospital in back ground by smoke sta__. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Japanese American tending a flower garden (ddr-densho-37-406)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. The decorative flower gardens at the approach to the center's administrative buildings was tended up the last days by any flower lover who still remained in the center. Its fate after the final closing date was uncertain.

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img Minidoka Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-2485)

Map of the Minidoka incarceration camp in Jerome County, Arkansas. Includes layout of barracks, camp data, and statistics. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2591

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img Warehouse (ddr-csujad-55-2641)

Photograph of warehouse at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2805

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 45 (ddr-densho-1000-153-45)

Moving to permanent camp in Jerome, Arkansas; working as the storekeeper for the food warehouse

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who …

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img Incarcerees at the Jerome camp, cutting trees (ddr-csujad-38-279)

Photographed are male incarcerees at the Jerome camp in Arkansas, working on cutting trees. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Lumbering in the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-285)

Photographed are two male incarcrees in the Jerome camp, Arkansas, posing during the lumbering work. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Interior of the barracks at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-265)

Photographed is the interior of the barracks at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from A. Clair Barret, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority to George Naohara, January 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-561)

A letter from A. Clair Barret, Relocation Officer, War Relocation Authority to George Nobuo Naohara, an incarceree at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It warns that his re-induction in the Jerome camp has not been approved yet and he will forfeit his right to take indefinite leave. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Young female children in the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-276)

Photographed are four young female children, including Emiko Sasaki, incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Camp guard tower (ddr-densho-37-624)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. Clara Hasegawa and Tad Mijake take a last look at the Jerome Center from the balcony of one of the camp's guard towers. The towers have not been manned since segregation was completed during the latter part of 1943 and have been popular with the …

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img Hospital area (ddr-csujad-55-2642)

Photograph of hospital area at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2806

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img Administration bdgs (ddr-csujad-55-2640)

Photograph of administration buildings at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2804

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img Steam plant (ddr-csujad-55-2635)

A photograph of steam plant at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2799

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img Sewage disposal plant (ddr-csujad-55-2639)

Photograph of sewage disposal plant at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. For envelope, see sac_jaac_2808. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2803

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img Fire dept. crew (ddr-csujad-55-2638)

Photograph of fire department crew at the Jerome camp, Denson, Arkansas, 1943. Title from caption. See also sac_jaac_2808 for envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2802

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vh Saburo Masada Interview (ddr-manz-1-157)

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1930, in Fresno, California. Grew up in Caruthers, California, where parents leased a vineyard. During World War II, sent to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived in Ogden, Utah, and become a minister. Eventually returned to California.

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img Judo in the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-101)

Photographed are incarcerees playing judo at the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_22_006

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