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Narrator Yukiko Katayama Omoto

Nisei female. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, eventually transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge Island.

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img Internees filled mattress tickings (ddr-densho-253-3)

Caption: "Internees filled matress tickings with straw as the last daylight fades over the Sierras. Upon these ticks, covering metal Army cots, Japanese slept. Only essential furniture was supplied. Additional comforts were fashioned in Manzanar workshops."

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img Journey's end (ddr-densho-253-2)

Caption: "Journey's end is Manzanar, attained by the desert-dusty convoy as the long shade of the Sierras reaches across Owens Valley from the west."

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img Dinner was served (ddr-densho-253-6)

Caption: "Dinner was served - and consumed standing up owing to lack of tables and chairs. Camp steward Arthur Hirano, former New York restauranteur. His first menu consisted of beef stew, steamed rice, string beans, peas, apricots, bread and jelly. His customers were appreciative."

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doc Army Controls Jap-Riot Camp (December 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-865)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 8, 1942, p. 10

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doc Interned Japs Peril Water -- L.A. Mayor Fears (June 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-933)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 16, 1943, p. 11

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-933/

doc Letter from Tokie Slocum (ddr-densho-67-41)

Letter from Tokie Slocum, Ex-Sgt. Major, U.S. Army, to Major Riorand regarding riots in Manzanar concentration camp, urging for the removal of "seditious" persons of Japanese ancestry from Manzanar.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-41/

doc "Murder in Camp Manzanar" (ddr-densho-67-18)

Document written by J.Y. Kurihara. Account of incident in which Harry Ueno, a kitchen worker, was accused of assaulting Fred Tayama, JACL member and accused "informant." Kitchen Workers Union members and Manzanar residents went to administration to demand the release from jail of Ueno and soldiers fired on crowd, killing one person. Members of the Kitchen …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-18/

doc "Notes and Observations of 'Kibei Meeting'" (ddr-densho-67-42)

"Notes and Observations of 'Kibei Meeting,'" submitted to the government by Karl Yoneda. Topics of meeting: internal improvement issues, arguments and tension between pro-Japanese and pro-American individuals.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-42/

doc Troops Fire on Interned Japs; 1 Dead, 9 Wounded (December 7, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-864)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 7, 1942, pp. 1, 4

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img Group photo in camp (ddr-densho-187-19)

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doc Loyal Editor Of Evacuee Paper Seeks Chance (January 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1008)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 2, 1944, p. 2

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doc L. A. Japs Giving Bainbridge Evacuees Cold Shoulder (April 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-747)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1942, p. 3

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doc If They Want to Play Rough, It's High Time to Be Tough (December 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-868)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 9, 1942, p. 6

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doc Mexican Was 'Jap' To Be With Friends (August 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1061)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 6, 1944, p. 2

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doc Japs Ask to Fight For U.S. in Europe (August 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-828)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 1, 1942, p. 2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-828/

doc 14 Japanese Boy Scouts Saved U.S. Flag in Riot (December 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-866)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 9, 1942, p. 1

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-866/

doc Report titled: "Brief Report of the Kibei Meeting Held at Mess Hall 15" (ddr-densho-67-43)

Letter and report sent by Fred Tayama to Major Rudisill. The report is entitled: "Brief Report of the Kibei Meeting Held at Mess Hall 15." Tayama requests that renunciation of American citizenship be permitted, and segregation of the "disloyal" Japanese commenced. Meeting focused on internal improvement issues, arguments and tension between pro-Japanese and pro-American individuals.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-43/