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img Tule Lake scrapbook illustrated page (ddr-csujad-26-64)

Scrapbook page features a pastel drawing of women showering and in various states of undress in camp barracks. Illustration is accompanied by a poem "Barrack room ballads" about the lack of both privacy and comfort of women using camp barracks showers and toilets. Tule Lake scrapbook (ucsb_mei_0053), page 31. See this object in the California State …

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doc Co-op movement in Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-6)

Chronological report of the organization and initial leadership of the co-op movement at Tule Lake as decided by the War Relocation Authority (WRA). Includes details of the process, advisory council meetings, incarceree participation, and establishment proceedings. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object in the California …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 12, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-161)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Features discussion of the Fourth of July parade, the upcoming talent show in Salinas, the cost of the new mimeograph, the women's auxiliary, suggestions for a benefit show, the Pacific Citizen newspaper, and the San Francisco District Council meeting. See this object in the California State …

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doc Meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 25, 1936 (ddr-csujad-44-72)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the resignation of Doctor Inada as president of the chapter, the proposal to hold a special election to select a new president, and the chapter's participation in the Pacific Grove boat parade and the Fourth of July parade. See this object in the California …

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img Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-106)

Photograph of Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. Several army trucks can be seen parked in front of one of the buildings and a line of laundry in the lower right corner. See this object in the …

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img Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-47-57)

Photograph of a man standing in the middle of a potato field after the storm of June 1, 1943. The cloud-capped Sierra Nevada can be seen in the background. Caption reads: Potato field after storm of June 1, 1943. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object in the California …

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img Invitation to the reception and tea (ddr-csujad-11-55)

An invitation from Toshito Satow, the Consul General of Japan to Miss Tazu Kawamoto to attend a reception and tea in honor of Kensuke Horinouchi, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, presumably as part of the Japan Day celebration. From page 21 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 7, 1938 (ddr-csujad-44-108)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes discussion of equal representation and proportional assessments, as well as reports on committee nominations, the JACL flower show, and Chiyoko Matsuda recital. Plans for the Fourth of July parade, Feast of Lanterns, skating party, and JACL barbecue are also discussed. See this object in the …

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doc Meeting of the Membership Board of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League (ddr-csujad-44-87)

Meeting minutes of the Membership Board of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Board proposes goal of forty members by the Fourth of July, and suggests that at least one social event be held each month. Additional suggestions on how to improve meetings and increase membership are made. See this object in the California State …

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doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 17, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-168)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Features discussion of the JACL-sponsored carnival, the New Years dance, the appointment of a new chairman to the dance class, and the suggestion that the chapter discuss how the Nisei should conduct themselves during times of unrest. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Planting potatoes at Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-52-25)

Caption from reverse of image reads, "POTATO PLANTING TIME AT RELOCATION CENTER, Using light tractors Japanese residents of the relocation center at Tulelake, Calif., begin planting potatoes in several hundred acres of fertile soil reclaimed old Tule Lake (correct for name of lake). The residents are planting 835 acres in vegetables." See this object in the …

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img [Children in front of house] (ddr-csujad-56-296)

Double-exposed photo of two children seated in front of foliage and house. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities …

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Memo from Judicial Commissioners to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, and Mr. Philip W. Barber, Chief, Community Services, Heart Mountain, January 8, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-739)

doc Memo from Judicial Commissioners to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, and Mr. Philip W. Barber, Chief, Community Services, Heart Mountain, January 8, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-739)

Memorandum of understanding from K. Doi and T. Kumai of the Heart Mountain Judicial Commission to Guy Robertson and Philip Barber regarding establishment of a court system at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes request for the addition of prosecutor, defense council, clerk, interpreter, and reporters to the current court staff. See this object in the California …

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Witness preparation information packet to submit written testimony and testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-55-109)

doc Witness preparation information packet to submit written testimony and testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-55-109)

Information created for the purpose of assisting individuals in preparing testimony for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Packet includes information on the investigation and review process, location of hearings, hearing formats, preparing oral testimony, post-hearing procedures, and a list of groups in the redress and reparations effort. See this object in the …

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doc Letter from the Department of the Army to William I. Sakai, April 13, 1953 (ddr-csujad-55-173)

Correspondence from the Department of the Army, Office of the Adjutant-General to William I. Sakai regarding Sakai's award of the Bronze Star Medal, "for exemplary conduct in ground combat against the armed enemy during the Rhineland Campaign in the European Theater of Operations, while assigned as First Sergeant, 442nd Infantry Regiment." See this object in the …

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doc Indoor recreational activities survey (ddr-csujad-55-13)

Handwritten survey created for the purpose of gathering feedback on the types of indoor recreational activities preferred by each block. Respondents were asked about activity preference, appointment of a recreation leader for the block, and names of individuals who could lead activities. Includes handwritten responses from five block managers. See this object in the California State …

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doc Fire department of Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-26-14)

Description of the establishment, structure and operations of the fire department at Tule Lake. The report includes accounts of fires, what firemen do while waiting for fires, schedules, issues with wardens and administration, and ethnographic observations of "social status" in the camps. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). …

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doc Recreational activities in the Gila community (ddr-csujad-26-28)

Report detailing the establishment of the Community Activities Department to organize sports, dances, a library, movies, talent shows, drama performances, and lectures by the National Park Service about the desert environs. Includes description of issues with the installation of organized recreation due to lack of funding and personnel issues. Report compiled as a portion of the …

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img End of the trail, impounded cars (ddr-csujad-47-19)

Photograph of the impounded cars lined up outside of Manzanar with Mount Williamson in the background, a line of buildings can be seen on the right side of the photograph stretching into the distance. Caption reads: End of the trail, impounded cars. Title from caption, which was taken from the original photo album. See this object …

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doc Restricted Citizen (ddr-csujad-19-47)

This article, "The Restricted Citizen," from "Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science," by Everett V. Stonequist discusses the difference between democratic constitutional theory and democratic social practice in the treatment of minorities. The article also describes the social structure of the United States and the early process of migration to America. See …

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img Incarcerees Digging (ddr-csujad-13-6)

A group of people are photographed digging in the ground in a large expanse of land inside the Tule Lake incarceration camp. The housing barracks or some of type of structure are also pictured in the distance. Caption on back of photograph reads, "Jap inmates [sifting] to collect stones to make necklaces. Tulelake Calif (Nov 43)" …

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doc Reactions to laborers from relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-1279)

An article published in "Sociology and social research: an international journal," vol. 29, no. 1 (September/October, 1944). Essay reporting the results of a survey given to employers regarding Japanese farm laborers. Covers wages, types of crops, character traits, quality of the work, and other opinions of the employers towards farm laborers of Japanese ancestry. See this …

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doc RODR 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2041)

Rohwer Junior High School yearbook for the year 1945. Includes superintendents message, principals message, faculty and staff, class officers, list of names of the class of 1945, list of names of the 7th and 8th grade class, "relocatees," class wills, student council, honor society, American's Creed, a poem about Rohwer, clubs, and signatures. See this object …

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doc Quarterly report, 3rd (October 1/December 31, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-766)

Report on community government at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Covers: Special conditions of community government; Elements of Heart Mountain community government; and Function of Heart Mountain community government. Includes a description of roles and/or functions of the WRA administration, block chairmen, block meetings, block committees, block administrative officers, judicial commission, and charter commission. See this object …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 17, 1938 (ddr-csujad-44-102)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League meeting. Includes reports on profits from recent benefit shows, donations, and a request from the national headquarters that the Monterey Peninsula JACL reconsider its decision to drop out of the national chapter. Members vote in favor of remaining a part of the National Council and the Northern …

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