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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-51)

Excerpt: "Monday evening Miss Tate and I went for a walk down to the canal..." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from an Issei man to his wife (ddr-densho-166-12)

This letter was sent from Kunizo Mayeno in the Lordsburg internment camp, New Mexico, to his wife Masaye at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-28)

Except: "This is sort of a postscript and answer to mother's letter which arrived today with the books." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-13)

Excerpt: "The latter refers to working with my four wild Indiands and seeing them growing into class leaders." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-82)

Excerpt: "Just a scribble to tell you I am OK but simply swamped with the closing of the center." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-16)

Excerpt: "Here's another installment which, according to my records brings our total to $105 and wipes out the very helpful loan..." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-22)

Excerpt: "Sunday I slept most of the time I wasn't churching or eating or finishing my grades to give out yesterday." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-37)

Excerpt: "The first and most important reason for writing is to tip you off that if you receive a call from Father Daisuke Kitagawa, I have sent him." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-40)

Excerpt: "Tonight I'm sitting in the shadow of my social life dashing this off while I wait for the Chinese checker game to begin." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-77)

Excerpt: "This is one of the most leisurely Sundays in a long time. To begin with, I was supposed to have gone to Boise and didn't." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-66)

Excerpt: "Mr. Harke finally got around to breaking the log jam and also seemed to realize that he was working at cross purposes to my job." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-56)

Excerpt: "We got off at 11 Friday morning, rode to Burley with Mr. Heley on an errand and took the last seats in the bus from there." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-81)

Excerpt: "I think I wrote to you on the weekend that Joe was away. Elmer took Evelyn and me to dinner in Jerome and supper in Eden that day." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171-81/

doc Letter from a camp teacher to her aunt (ddr-densho-171-43)

Excerpt: "As with you, all the news is in the 'Family letter' but I do want you to have a thank-you of your own for my birthday check." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-2)

Excerpt: "I'm not sure when I wrote last, was it on the train? As you probably noticed I took the Pacific limited to be sure of connections at Wells." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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img Japanese Americans waving good-bye (ddr-densho-36-63)

The Puyallup Assembly Center housed primarily Japanese Americans from Seattle, Washington. It was open from April 28 to September 23, 1942. Most of the Japanese Americans from the Puyallup Assembly Center were later sent to the Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-65)

Excerpt: "Christmas is beginning to take on reality tonight. Most of the gifts, except for a few local ones have ben taken care of, and my cards need only to be addressed according to the list." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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vh Kikuno Goi - Mitsuo Goi Interview (ddr-chi-1-1)

Kibei Nisei couple. Kikuno was born in the United States, then moved to Japan with her family after her father passed away. In the lead up to World War II, her uncle sent Kikuno and her brother back to the United States, where they were raised in foster care in northern California. During World War II, …

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doc Letter regarding parole status (ddr-densho-25-112)

This letter from a district director of the Department of Justice was sent to an Issei in 1945. He was detained at the Minidoka concentration camp in Idaho for a period of time, and the letter informed him that while he was there, he did not have to report to a parole officer.

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vh Dotti Yasuko Tagawa Reisbord Interview (ddr-densho-1000-509)

Nisei-Sansei female. Born May 9, 1941, in Seattle Washington. An infant when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, family was sent to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family returned to Seattle, where Dotti attended school. After high school, moved to Southern California, raised a family, and became a teacher …

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Collection Bigelow Collection (ddr-densho-156)

This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Documents include student essays as well as numerous reports and publications from the War Relocation Authority sent to all of the camps including Minidoka.

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vh Yae Aihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-221)

Nisei female. Born August 18, 1925 in Tacoma, Washington. Raised in Seattle, Washington, where family operated a grocery store. Attended Washington Grammar School and Garfield High School in Seattle. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and sent to Missoula internment camp, Montana. Family was removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, …

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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 …

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vh George Fugami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-7)

Kibei male. Born August 1, 1915, in Portland, Oregon. Sent with siblings to be educated in Japan when ten years old. Returned to the United States in 1935. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Active in Seattle's postwar Japanese American community as a member and …

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doc Censored postcard from Japan (ddr-densho-13-22)

This postcard was sent to Yoshi Asaba in Minidoka concentration camp from her mother, Iku Asaba, who was living in Kanagawa prefecture in Japan.

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