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'Burma Road' At Puyallup Held Misinterpreted (May 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-801)
doc 'Burma Road' At Puyallup Held Misinterpreted (May 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-801)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 18, 1942, p. 10
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-801/
Where Nipponese Will Await Traveling Orders. Puyallup Assembly Center For Japanese Rises Rapidly. (April 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-739)
doc Where Nipponese Will Await Traveling Orders. Puyallup Assembly Center For Japanese Rises Rapidly. (April 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-739)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 2, 1942, p. 20
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-739/
Tojo a Rat in Puyallup Evacuee's War-Bond Poster (July 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-824)
doc Tojo a Rat in Puyallup Evacuee's War-Bond Poster (July 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-824)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 19, 1942, p. 8
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-824/
Street Names No Problem in this Jap Camp (April 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-752)
doc Street Names No Problem in this Jap Camp (April 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-752)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 13, 1942, p. 16
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-752/
Youngest Evacuee (April 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-779)
doc Youngest Evacuee (April 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-779)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 29, 1942, p. 14
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-779/
Japanese Unload at New Home (April 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-780)
doc Japanese Unload at New Home (April 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-780)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 29, 1942, p. 14
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-780/
Use of Grounds to House Japs Won't Halt Fair at Puyallup (March 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-727)
doc Use of Grounds to House Japs Won't Halt Fair at Puyallup (March 29, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-727)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 29, 1942, pp. 1, 8
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-727/
Envelope sent to an assembly center (ddr-densho-13-13)
doc Envelope sent to an assembly center (ddr-densho-13-13)
This envelope contained a letter sent by Yoshiko Tsuji Minato to Yoshi Asaba at the Puyallup Assembly Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-13-13/
Group playing Monopoly (ddr-densho-36-38)
img Group playing Monopoly (ddr-densho-36-38)
Japanese Americans did their best to lead normal lives in the Puyallup Assembly Center. They cultivated gardens, engaged in different types of activities, and played games such as Monopoly.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-38/
Japanese Americans cooking (ddr-densho-36-34)
img Japanese Americans cooking (ddr-densho-36-34)
The assembly center was composed of blocks, each with its own kitchen and dining area.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-34/
Nisei arrival at assembly center (ddr-densho-36-33)
img Nisei arrival at assembly center (ddr-densho-36-33)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-33/
Japanese American receiving lunch (ddr-densho-36-42)
img Japanese American receiving lunch (ddr-densho-36-42)
The assembly center was composed of blocks, each with its own kitchen and dining area.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-42/
Japanese American washing clothes (ddr-densho-36-36)
img Japanese American washing clothes (ddr-densho-36-36)
The Puyallup Assembly Center was composed of a number of blocks. Each block had a communal washroom, such as the one shown here.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-36/
Barracks interior (ddr-densho-36-39)
img Barracks interior (ddr-densho-36-39)
Barracks apartments were small--approximately 8 by 10 feet or 15 by 20 feet--and offered little privacy. Japanese Americans tried hard to make the stark apartments homier. They made furniture, such as the vanity table in this redecorated barracks apartment, which was constructed by hand from scrap lumber.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-39/
Group playing Ping-Pong (ddr-densho-36-37)
img Group playing Ping-Pong (ddr-densho-36-37)
Japanese Americans made every effort to lead normal lives in the Puyallup Assembly Center. They cultivated gardens, engaged in different types of activities, and played games such as ping-pong.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-37/
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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-35/
Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-410)
vh Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-410)
Nisei male. Born February 27, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. At age ten, was sent to Japan to live and attend school. Returned to Seattle prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and was transferred …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-410/
Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)
vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)
Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-148/

Narrator Akiko Kurose

Nisei female. Born February 11, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Longtime civil rights activist, educator, and pacifist.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/48/

Narrator Peggy Tanemura

Ni-ten-gosei (half Nisei, half Sansei) female. Born June 3, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington; Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho; and Tule Lake segregation center, California. Returned to Seattle after the war and stayed temporarily at the Seattle Japanese Language School.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/90/

Narrator June Takahashi

Nisei female. Born July 21, 1926, in Petersburg, Alaska. Both mother and father were jailed in Petersburg after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/88/

Narrator Akio Hoshino

Nisei male. Born April 28, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Central area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft orders and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Resettled in Seattle area after release.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/30/

Narrator Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta

Nisei female. Born May 3, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle and became a teacher.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/818/

Narrator Lois Shikami

Nisei female. Born August 25, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Wisconsin for several years before eventually moving to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/955/

Narrator Gene Akutsu

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1/
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