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doc Employment leave instructions (ddr-csujad-55-679)

Procedures for incarcerees regarding "employment leave" at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Persons eligible for vacation leave; Persons ineligible for vacation leave; Earned vacation; Leave without pay; Sick leave and vacation; Crediting and granting of vacation leave; Transfers and separations; Sick leave; Leave without pay; Unauthorized leave; Application for leave; and Maintenance or leave records. See …

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doc Santa Anita pacemaker, vol. 1, no. 38 (July 29, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1270)

Biweekly newspaper published at the Santa Anita Assembly Center from April through October 1942. Current issue includes information on recreational activities, religious services, sports, departure for incarceration camps, social events, nisei soldiers, an editorial on the right to vote, and the features ""Win, Place, and Show"", ""Post Time"", ""Story of the Week"", and ""Feminine Forum."" See …

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doc Block 207 log (October 2, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1117)

Recording log covering daily activities and events in Block 207 at Poston II incarceration camp. Includes the following topics: I. Staff, II. Block Activities, III. Emergencies, IV. Visitors, V. Memorandums, VI. Remarks, VII. Miscellaneous, and VIII. Managers Notes. Includes remarks about the lack of mess halls for workers and generally poor conditions in the barracks. See …

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Report on self analysis and inventory by high school students regarding the effects of the Colorado River Relocation Center residence, Poston, Arizona (1942-1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1833)

doc Report on self analysis and inventory by high school students regarding the effects of the Colorado River Relocation Center residence, Poston, Arizona (1942-1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1833)

Report on a self-analysis and inventory completed by high school students at Poston incarceration camp covering the impacts of incarceration and students perceptions towards "relocation." Sections include, introduction, purpose, methodology, Part I: Culture, Part II: Attitudes, Part III: Personality, Part IV: Achievements, interpretations, and conclusions. See also sac_jaac_1837 and sac_jaac_1838 for questionnaire and instructions. See this …

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img Dry Goods Dept., Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1559)

Black and white photograph of the dry goods staff at Amache Consumer Enterprises, Amache incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right (front row) H. Akaki, J. Uyemura (second row) H. Yagi, E. Minabe, E. Tsukamoto, Y. Hoshizaki, and H. Miyao. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 25. See also see also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See …

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 81 (June 8, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1062)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on the results of a sanitation and cleanliness competition, commencement rehearsals, radio and arms sales, claims, coal, contraband, warning to drivers, sports, and a statement discouraging letters from incarcerees to the Chicago WRA office. …

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doc Japanese Americans in internment camps 1942-1946, physical layout of the WRA camps (ddr-csujad-55-2495)

Document detailing the physical layout and qualities of incarceration camps. Covers: isolation centers, assembly centers, permanent relocation centers, farm area, administrative area, internee area, barracks, mess hall, boiler room, recreation hall, block manager, ward, hospital schools, canteens, utilities, employment and salary, other centers, progressive project directors, camp closing, Tule Lake closure, and post-war years. See this …

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doc Heart Mountain Wyoming reports: covering the period December 19th to 24th, 1942: Heart Mountain Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-1023)

Report and statistics covering Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes reports from WRA divisions including Administration, Community Services (covers fire department, police department), Social Welfare, Recreation, Education, Community Government, Hospital (covers statistics), War Works, Housing and Employment, Transportation and Supply, Community Enterprises, Engineering-Construction-Maintenance, Office of Design Coordination, and general population (including birth and death) statistics. See this …

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img Mess division girls (ddr-csujad-55-1323)

Black and white photograph depicting a group of female incarcerees employed at the Mess Hall at Amache incarceration camp. Verso reads, "Our Mess Division Girls, Back row (L-R): Sumi Sumida, Misuko Ryozaki, Maris [?] Fujino, Yo One, Alice Hiraga. Front row (L-R): Yoshi Shimamoto, Peggy Inatsuru, June Uyeda." Title from the note on the verso. See …

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img Cashier office staff, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1548)

Black and white photograph of the cashier office staff at Amache Consumer Enterprises at Amache incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right (front row) H. Akahoshi, Chizuru Kawashiri, Sanaye Yoshimoto (second row) H. Tsuno, Kataro Wunno, R. Sakiyama, and Kazuo Nikaido. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 20. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See this …

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img Shoe repair staff, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1562)

Black and white photograph of the shoe repair staff at Amache Consumer Enterprises, Amache incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right (front row) M. Uyehara, K. Maruyama, T. Matsuoka, J. Tsubota (second row) T. Nonaka, M. Washizu, Y. Ogawa, and S. Nogawa. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 27. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See …

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img E.L. Play "Cabbages and Kings" (ddr-csujad-55-2214)

Black and white photograph of actors in the play, "Cabbages and Kings," put on by the Sacramento Japanese Methodist Church. Pictured from left to right (first row): Bacon Imai, Alice Abe (second row) fourth from left is Mary Abe (third row) George Kambara is first from left, Shijo is fourth from left. Title from caption. See …

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doc Community analysis report, no. 10 (October 28. 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1660)

Report on "labor relations in relocation centers." Covers dynamic factors in labor relations including role of a center community in labor relations, influence of economic and social status on labor problems, influence of evacuee-staff relations on labor problems, and influence of informational policies on labor problems; patterns of labor crisis including immediate causes and area flare-ups, …

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img Scrapbook of the Monterey Peninsula Junior Japanese American Citizens League (ddr-csujad-44-199)

Scrapbook of the Monterey Peninsula Junior Japanese American Citizens League. Features color photographs of Junior JACL members playing games together and socializing at dinners, dances, picnics, and at the beach. Several photographs also document the group's trip to Utah for the National Junior JACL Convention. A number of pages include captions cut from magazines and other …

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img I.P.W. Team (ddr-csujad-38-456)

A group photograph of I.P.W. [= Interrogation of Prisoner of War] Team members. The English caption reads: As days went by, we are already reached near Yalu-river where between North Korea and China solders stay. No body got sick yet. how lucky. Translation of the Japanese caption: All 14 people survived. None of them got killed. …

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doc Charter of Heart Mountain Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-777)

Third draft of the Charter document for Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Article I covers qualifications of voters and officers; Article II covers the legislative body, council, officers and rules, secretaries, quorum, term of office, vacancies, sessions, recall of councilmen, and removal of officers; Article III covers power of the council; Article IV covers general elections; Article …

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doc Charter of Heart Mountain Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-776)

Second draft of the Charter document for Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Article I covers definitions, qualifications of voters, and laws; Article II covers the legislative body, officers and rules, quorum, secretaries, compensation, term of office, vacancies, sessions, disqualifications, recall of councilmen, and impeachment; Article III covers power of the council; Article IV covers amendments; Article V …

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doc Charter of Heart Mountain Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-778)

Final amendment of the Charter document for Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Article I covers qualifications of voters and officers; Article II covers the legislative body, council, officers and rules, secretaries, quorum, term of office, vacancies, sessions, recall of councilmen, and removal of officers; Article III covers power of the council; Article IV covers general elections; Article …

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doc [Report on sabotage and espionage, table of contents and pages 27-50] (ddr-csujad-2-96)

Second section of a report that lacks a title page or other identifying information; the report addresses sabotage and espionage regarding industrial plants and utilities, referencing neither the War Relocation Authority, incarceration camps, nor any other aspect of the treatment of Japanese Americans specifically. Major section titles listed in the report's table of contents include "Methods …

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doc Desert Sentinel, Vol. I. No. 15, June 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-1)

School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. According to an announcement on the back page, publication seeks to make known the War Relocation Authority's "plans and policies," the results of Community Council deliberations, and various regulations and news about life at the Gila River Incarceration Camp. Issue features articles about and by the Camp's …

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doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 2, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-154)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. She thanks her parents-in-law for their thoughtful letters. She is glad to know that Seiichi likes her gift for the Father's Day. She hopes that they will be able to celebrate the fourth of July by having fireworks this year. …

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doc Bulletin, no. 6, September 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-18-2)

Bulletin No. 6, titled: Remember Pearl Harbor. Decrying misinformation accusing people of Japanese descent of sabotage during the attack on Pearl Harbor, the document seeks "to aid in combating the malicious stories which still persist concerning sabotage" there. The report includes numerous items from 1942, including newspaper and magazine articles, and columns from the Chicago Daily …

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doc Letter from Drusilla Tanaka to Col. Kim with article (ddr-csujad-1-65)

A photocopy of a letter from Drusilla Tanaka, one of the Board's Research Team members, to Col. Kim. In the letter, Drusilla Tanaka described her team's research on Americans of Japanese Ancestry who were killed in action during World War II. The other members' names of the Board's Research Team, Karleen Chinen and Ted Tsukiyama, are …

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doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, March 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-137)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. In the letter, she describes her new job, making women's leather purses. She packs merchandise into boxes for shipping, earning 65 cents per hour. At work, there are only 12 Japanese workers and other workers are all African …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 15 (October 12, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-41)

Selected article titles: " Masaoka ill, postpones trip to Japan a week" (p. 1), "55 of 65 Nisei public office seekers win in Hawaii primaries" (p. 1), "Tabulate 141,000 Japanese in U.S.; 85,000 in California" (p. 1), "Temporary farm workers continue to arrive by air" (p. 1), "Fresno-born Nisei interprets for Japanese emperor" (p. 2), "One …

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