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A Tule Lake Interlude (ddr-densho-291-1)
doc A Tule Lake Interlude (ddr-densho-291-1)
This collection of poems and stories related to life in Tule Lake was published on concentration camp's first anniversary.
Letter from Robert Ikari to Ted Akimoto (ddr-densho-299-78)
img Letter from Robert Ikari to Ted Akimoto (ddr-densho-299-78)
Letter regarding Robert's life post war and thanking Ted and his family for all their assistance over the years.
Letter from Grace Rayko Sumida to Kats Nagai (ddr-densho-379-327)
doc Letter from Grace Rayko Sumida to Kats Nagai (ddr-densho-379-327)
Letter to her future husband, Kats Nagai. Mentions whereabouts and plans of her siblings, and daily life in Cincinnati.
Letter from Robert Cashman to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-9)
doc Letter from Robert Cashman to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-9)
ACS will return to Chicago 28 Aug for fall quarter. RC admires ACS' Christian "life" and "keen business ability".
Letter from Henri Takahashi to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-359)
doc Letter from Henri Takahashi to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-359)
Describing effects of war in China on daily life, labor market and supplies. Typed on single long paper roll.
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-665)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-665)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. Mine writes about taking stock of her life and her work.
Kibei's view of Life in relocation camps during World War II (ddr-csujad-38-582)
doc Kibei's view of Life in relocation camps during World War II (ddr-csujad-38-582)
A term paper prepared by Eileen Naohara Yoshimura, a daughter of George and Mitzi Naohara, for Professor Donald Teruo Hata's "Basic History 100" course at CSU Dominguez Hills Department of History. It focuses on the experiences of George Nobuo Naohara. She interviewed him about his time spent at the Tule Lake camp. See this object in …
Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-85)
doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-85)
Excerpt: "When it's all over, I think I shall write my memories, entitled 'Life on the Tail of a Comet'!"
Japanese American men on Hawaiian beach (ddr-densho-201-281)
img Japanese American men on Hawaiian beach (ddr-densho-201-281)
Caption on front: "Ah-! What a life-." Caption on post-it note in album: "Tom Harimoto, I Co. Honolulu, HI."
Japanese American gardening (ddr-densho-36-35)
img Japanese American gardening (ddr-densho-36-35)
Japanese Americans tried hard to make life at the assembly center bearable. Here, a camp inmate tends to a garden.
Hideo Iyeki's reflections on incarceration (ddr-densho-392-63)
doc Hideo Iyeki's reflections on incarceration (ddr-densho-392-63)
Hideo Iyeki's impression on incarceration and life in Tanforan Assembly Center and Topaz concentration camps. Transcribed by Minoru Aoki Iyeki.
Letter from Martha Masako Nozawa to her sister Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-1)
doc Letter from Martha Masako Nozawa to her sister Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-1)
Describing life in St. Louis where Martha is attending school and advising on requesting resettlement through the WRA offices there.
Letter from Martha Masako Nozawa to her sister Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-42)
doc Letter from Martha Masako Nozawa to her sister Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-42)
Describing life in St. Louis where Martha is attending school and advising on requesting resettlement through the WRA offices there.
Crystal City Chatter Issue 39 (ddr-densho-537-48)
doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 39 (ddr-densho-537-48)
Issue 39 includes information about an upcoming picnic, an essay about life in Japan, letters to the editor, and more.
Letter from Sally to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-31)
doc Letter from Sally to Kizie Fujii (ddr-densho-433-31)
Sally writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about her life as a housewife and others' plans for leaving the concentration camp.

Narrator John Wakamatsu

Sansei male. Born August 2, 1952, in Los Angeles, California. In this interview, discusses his father's life as a Nisei and soldier in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II.
Newspaper clipping from scrapbook page (ddr-densho-72-28)
doc Newspaper clipping from scrapbook page (ddr-densho-72-28)
Newspaper article titled: "Let's Rejoin American Stream of Life, Says Winning Essayist." From scrapbook titled "Scrapbook: 1944, Book 12." Newspaper unknown.
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