346 items
346 items
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Japanese American with parasol (ddr-densho-37-766)
Original WRA caption: Japanese parasol for spring showers at Santa Anita Park assembly center. Evacuees later are transferred to War Relocation Authority center for the duration.
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Japanese Americans eating in a mess hall (ddr-densho-37-482)
Original WRA caption: Arcadia, California. Meal time, cafeteria-style, for these children at Santa Anita assembly center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.
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Letter from Watt Higashida to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-30)
A 2 page letter from Watt Higashida, Santa Anita Assembly Center, dated 7/28/42, to John Bonomi in Monterey Park, CA.
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Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-67)
Envelope to mail letter ID#2006.22.40a, from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA to John Bonomi, Brunswig Drug Co., L.A., CA.
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Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-63)
Envelope used to mail letter from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA. No letter found.
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One of the guard towers at Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-csujad-29-122)
One of the guard towers at the Santa Anita Assembly Center where Amy Uno Ishii was incarceration following her forced evacuation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P042
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Administrative Notice No. 24 Contraband Articles and Possession of Liquor and Drugs (ddr-densho-356-801)
Administrative Notice No. 24 from Santa Anita Assembly Center quotes the Center Regulations regarding the possession of contraband. Contraband includes: Shortwave Radios, cameras, firearms, weapons, alcohol, and drugs.
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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (June 3, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-7)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (June 3, 1942). Postmarked June 5, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.
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"This Isn't Japan" (ddr-densho-423-151)
Article written by Mary Oyama describing the Santa Anita Assembly Center and emphasizing that the Japanese incarcerated there are Americans. Reprinted from Common Ground
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Letter from Frank Kumamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-64)
A 2 page letter from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA. Letter dated 8/3/42 to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
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Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-33)
Envelope to mail letter, ID#2006.22.20a, from Kiku Matsumoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, to Mrs. J. Bonomi, Long Beach, CA, dated 9/5/42.
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Constitution and by-laws, self government assembly of the Santa Anita Assembly Center (ddr-csujad-16-2)
According to its preamble, this "Constitution for the Santa Anita Assembly Center" was established by its residents "in order to uphold and defend the Constitution of the United States, to foster and spread the true spirit of Americanism, to build the character of our people morally and spiritually on American ideals, and to promote the welfare …
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Postcard to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (October 1, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-87)
Postcard to Mollie Wilson from June Yoshigai (October 1, 1942). It is postmarked October 2, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.
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Evacuee Information Release No. 2 Baggage Instructions (ddr-densho-356-803)
Evacuee Information Release No. 2 from Santa Anita Assembly Center informs internees about the types of baggage allowed and how each type will be transported.
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Administrative Notice No. 19 Conservation of Water (ddr-densho-356-798)
Administrative Notice No. 19 from Santa Anita Assembly Center on the conservation of water as water is not draining properly. The Assembly center closed laundry facilities on Wednesday and one shower location each day of the week.
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Santa Anita Pacemaker Collection (ddr-densho-146)
This collection consists of issues of the Santa Anita Pacemaker, a newspaper published at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California. The paper was published from April through August of 1942.
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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (August 31, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-86)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (August 31, 1942). Envelope is postmarked September 1, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.
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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (June 26, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-85)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from June Yoshigai (June 26, 1942). Envelope is postmarked June 29, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.
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Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (July 8, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-10)
Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (July 8, 1942). Envelope is postmarked July 8, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.
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Letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-45)
A 2 page letter dated 7/29/42 from Kiku and Masy Masuoka, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
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Letter from Masy and Kiku Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-42)
A 4 page letter from Masy (Masaru) and Kiku Masuoka, dated 6/7/42, Santa Anita Assembly Center, to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
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Letter from Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-47)
A 2 page letter from Masy Masuoka, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA. Letter dated 8/16/42 to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
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Mutsu Homma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-24)
Issei female. Born June 19, 1911, in Tono City, Iwate-ken, Japan. Immigrated to the United States in 1929. Incarcerated at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Father established and ministered the first Western-style Christian church in Tono City. Husband was assigned to the Santa Anita Assembly Center as the official head …
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Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-65)
1 envelope to mail letter, ID#2006.22.39a, from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA. Letter dated 8/3/42 to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.