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Kenji Maruko Interview (ddr-densho-1010-8)
Sansei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Fresno, California. Father was born in Hawaii, mother was born in Japan. Grew up in Fresno, where parents ran a successful bicycle shop and general store. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty …
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Roy Ebihara Interview (ddr-densho-1009-1)
Nisei male. Born January 11, 1934, in Clovis, New Mexico, where father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. On January 19, 1942, officials rounded up all of the Japanese Americans in Clovis and removed them from the town without warning in the middle of the night in response to an angry mob of townspeople who were …
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First Group of Coast Japs Interned in N.M. (March 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-689)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 15, 1942, p. 8
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Painting of Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-36)
"A butane tank was used to strike the gong that summoned us to mess hall. Santa Fe internment camp."
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Painting of the Santa Fe canteen (ddr-manz-2-27)
Caption: "Mr. Arai, Mr. Funahashi." Caption on reverse: "A canteen for the convenience of Santa Fe's internees."
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Painting of the Takamura Family's pet hawk (ddr-manz-2-1)
Caption: "Our pet hawk died on May 22. The following day Mr. Sato of Chula Vista died. But same day over 80 of us internees were released."
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Painting of Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-25)
Caption on reverse: "Panorama of Santa Fe Internment Center. Drawn on writing paper - with anxiety - during early days when I was not sure that drawings of any kind were permitted."
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Painting of men making wooden clogs (ddr-manz-2-30)
Caption on reverse: "We made wooden clogs to send to our families at other centers."
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Painting of an adobe house (ddr-manz-2-32)
Caption: "An adobe house inside our Sata [sic] Fe Camp."
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Painting of a cloud formation over hills (ddr-manz-2-3)
Caption: "At evening I sketched this beautiful, unusual cloud formation. All at [sic] us noticed it. We wondered whether these might mean that we would be at peace."
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Painting of a sunset at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-21)
Caption on reverse: "Santa Fe's sunsets were beautiful!"
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Painting of the administration office at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-26)
Caption: "Mr. Ohkado, Mr. Nozaki R., Mr. Kitagawa M." Caption on reverse: "Administration Office Santa Fe Internment Center."
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Painting of men listening to music (ddr-manz-2-22)
Caption: "Mr. Murayama, Mr. Hoshimiya. Enjoying the recording music."
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Painting of a scene at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-24)
Caption: "Santa Fe Internment Camp."
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Painting of the mess hall line (ddr-manz-2-18)
Caption on reverse: "The early birds and the mess hall lineup."
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Painting of men relaxing after dinner (ddr-manz-2-20)
Caption on reverse: "Relaxing after super."
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Painting of barracks at Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-35)
Caption: "This was the Santa Fe barrack No. 5 where I stayed."
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Sketch of baseball scenes (ddr-manz-2-34)
Caption: "Mr. Higashikuze. Our umpire Mr. Higashikuze knew the rules but the players dint [sic] it. However we all had a good time."
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Painting of a baseball game (ddr-manz-2-2)
Caption: "Our guard in the watch tower became a spring baseball fan at Santa Fe."
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Painting of men in the sewing room (ddr-manz-2-28)
Caption: "Mr. Kamimura, Mr. Kamel, Mr. Kishi." Caption on reverse: "Sewing room."
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Painting of internees leaving Santa Fe Internment Camp (ddr-manz-2-37)
Caption: "June 1942. Ending months of uncertainty, we were released from Santa Fe internment camp to return to our families at relocation centers. Everyone cheered as we left camp. Now there was hope we would return home."
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Painting of the shower room at Santa Fe Internment Camps (ddr-manz-2-31)
Caption on reverse: "We made bath tubs in the shower room out of wooden fish boxes."