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Two young women standing in front of barracks (ddr-csujad-52-22)
img Two young women standing in front of barracks (ddr-csujad-52-22)
Two young women standing in front of barracks at Minidoka incarceration camp in Hunt, Idaho. Caption next to image reads, "OUTSIDE--Sharon Aburano, 16, left, stands outside the barrack where she was confined in a Japanese American interment camp in Hunt, Idaho during World War II. The upper part of the barrack behind her is covered with …
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Donald and Alice Nakahata with copies of executive order 9066 (ddr-csujad-52-31)
img Donald and Alice Nakahata with copies of executive order 9066 (ddr-csujad-52-31)
Caption above image reads, "REMEMBERING THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT--Donald and Alice Nakahata look over two posters of Executive Order 9066 that hang in their Mill Valley, Calif., home as a reminder to their three college-age sons that the freedoms in the U.S. Constitution easily can be taken away. The Nakahatas have not forgotten the lesson they learned …
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Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-150)
doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-150)
A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He updates Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine on the Sasakis and the Nakanos in Japan. This letter is mailed by Masao Okine from Japan via San Francisco by U.S. Army Postal Service. The handwritten notes on the backside of the …
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Letter from G.D. Holmquist, Contract Housing Manager for Federal Public Housing Authority to Mr. Okine, March 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-116)
doc Letter from G.D. Holmquist, Contract Housing Manager for Federal Public Housing Authority to Mr. Okine, March 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-116)
A letter from G.D. Holmquist, Contract Housing Manager for Federal Public Housing Authority to notify Seiichi Okine of the closing of the Hawthorne Project's rental housing on April 30, 1946 and the further assistance provided after the program. Signed by G.D. Homquist, Contract Housing Manager, Stanley Abel, Federal Public Housing Authority, and James L. Shelly, Area …
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Second quarterly report, July 1 to September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1653)
doc Second quarterly report, July 1 to September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1653)
Report covering progress of the "relocation" program, movement to "relocation centers", community construction, "evacuee" induction, employment inside and outside the centers, leave regulations, student "relocation", "evacuee" property, self-government, consumer enterprises, education, health and sanitation, welfare, mess operations, police and fire, agriculture and manufacturing, religious activities, "evacuee" newspapers, postal facilities, individual exclusion, repatriation, organization and personnel, chronology …
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Letter from the Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, April 28, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1333)
doc Letter from the Lemuel B. Schofield, Special Assistant to the Attorney General to the Immigration and Naturalization Service, April 28, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1333)
Correspondence from Lemuel B. Schofield to the Immigration and Naturalization Service regarding "instructions concerning the treatment of enemy alien detainees." Covers humane treatment, quarters, sanitation, exercise and fresh air, food, clothing, bedding, canteens, work, recreation, religious service, visitors, internal relations, censorship, money and valuables, discipline, medical care, civil processes, death and burial, and posting of the …
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Early Issei women with their children at a social gathering (ddr-csujad-55-2213)
img Early Issei women with their children at a social gathering (ddr-csujad-55-2213)
Black and white photograph of a group of Issei women, one man, and children in formal dress at a social gathering. Pictured from left to right (children sitting on lawn): Susuma Jimba, Harry Yoshida, (first row): Reverend and Mrs. Yoshida, standing next to her is Esther Miwa, standing on right end is Mrs. Kambara with her …
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Reinstitution of selective service (ddr-csujad-55-758)
doc Reinstitution of selective service (ddr-csujad-55-758)
Booklet titled: Reinstitution of selective service: summary of the policies of the selective service system, War Department, and W. R. A. which affect Nisei. Contents include: Americanism is a matter of the mind and heart; Statement of principles; Selective service training and service act of 1940 as amended; Selective service policy; Induction of United States citizens …
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Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] (ddr-csujad-25-128)
img Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] (ddr-csujad-25-128)
An album titled as Bokoku homon kinen [Memory of visiting home country] containing mainly photographs taken during Kamie Taenaka's trip to Japan. Kamie Taenaka participates in the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party tour in 1955, which is arranged by Koyasan Los Angeles Branch and conducted by Nihon Kotsu Kosha, a Japanese tourist agency. She also …
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Old people of Whittier, California (ddr-csujad-57-39)
img Old people of Whittier, California (ddr-csujad-57-39)
Elderly founders of Whittier (Calif.) pose in three rows, seated and standing, before a structure. [Printed on paper attached to photo and matboard] The Old People of Whittier, California, December 12, 1895. [Followed by lists of names with birth dates and birthplaces, organized rear, middle, front. Transcription of names only:] REAR COLUMN Joel Hiatt ; Samuel …
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Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)
doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)
A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Tokyo, Japan as a Nisei solder, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is mailed via San Francisco, California, by U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his duties driving a jeep and informs that he is going to mail his parents' …
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Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-123)
doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-123)
A letter from Makoto Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine in Hawthorne, California. This letter is probably written in Italy where Makoto is stationed as a U.S. Army soldier and mailed via New York by the U.S. Army Postal Service. He regrets not being able to write to his father for a long time because he …
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Supplementary statement by Mr. D. S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-1643)
doc Supplementary statement by Mr. D. S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-1643)
Report by Dillon Myer before the Sub-Committee of the Military Affairs Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the history and activities of the War Relocation Authority and the "relocation program." Includes a memorandum of understanding between the WRA and the War Department, description of problems with the "evacuation program," evacuation of Hawaii, administrative policies on housing, …
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The ship
img The ship "Marine Lynx" in San Francisco Bay awaiting the arrival of more than 200 Indonesian seamen for deportation to Dutch East Indies (ddr-csujad-27-2)
Caption found with the image reads, "'Marine Lynx' resting peacefully at anchor in San Francisco Bay awaiting arrival of more than 200 Indonesian seamen, for deportation to Dutch East Indies. Most of them had been in custody at New York awaiting the sailing of some vessel from the West Coast. They had arrived in Atlantic Ports …
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Memorandum from Genevieve W. Carter to Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues, January 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-97)
doc Memorandum from Genevieve W. Carter to Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues, January 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-97)
A memo from Genevieve W. Carter to the Sub-Committee on Controversial Issues regarding the letter sent to Ralph Merritt. Dr. Carter requests that the discussion of all controversial issues be avoided for one to three weeks. She indicates this decision was made in consultation with Ralph Merrit, and a committee of Japanese. She continues with an …
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Photograph of men washing dishes at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-47-25)
img Photograph of men washing dishes at Manzanar incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-47-25)
Interior scene at Mazanar incareration camp of 9-10 men unpacking plates, cups, and other tableware from metal containers. 3 men are in the foreground, 2 are leaning over a trashcan full of water, they have cups in their hand, 1 has a brush. The third man in the foreground has a towel in his hand, and …
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Invitation to freedom - A proposal for a program of liberal adult education (ddr-csujad-18-1)
doc Invitation to freedom - A proposal for a program of liberal adult education (ddr-csujad-18-1)
Detailed proposal for an "adult education system for the Japanese relocation project at Poston, Arizona"; the author credits the American Friends Service Committee for financial support for research and a trial of the plan. Sections of the report include "Background at Poston"; "Foreground of the Problem"; "The Great Books"; "The Seminar"; "The Schedule and Organization"; "The …
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Single soldier (ddr-csujad-26-99)
img Single soldier (ddr-csujad-26-99)
A Japanese American soldier poses in front of a building in his gear and holds a rifle. Handwriting on front of photo reads, "To [Henry] and Bob, just tired 'doggie' [Vaj] Ft. Mc Clellan, Ala. 1944." Caption on back of photo reads, "If I look tired - I am or was. It was one of those …
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Project Directors, June 8, 1943; Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-57)
doc Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Project Directors, June 8, 1943; Community analysis report, no. 5 (June 1943) (ddr-csujad-48-57)
Letter from Dillon S. Myer to Project Directors on June 8, 1943. Report on "Evacuee Resistances to Relocation" (or, leaving the incarceration camps). Evacuee resistance to relocation. Presents three "fundamental reasons" for the "relocation program" designed to encourage people to move out of the incarceration camps, then describes the "ideal relocation program," which would see "every …
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Final audit of National Japanese American Student Relocation Council (ddr-csujad-18-3)
doc Final audit of National Japanese American Student Relocation Council (ddr-csujad-18-3)
A report regarding closing operations of the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council. The report covers from May 1, 1946 to June 30, 1946, and regards "the Council's operations during the closing two month period." Topics addressed include financial statements and various aspects of closing operations, including Council staff; treatment of mail; enrollment and referral of …
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I.P.W. Team (ddr-csujad-38-477)
img I.P.W. Team (ddr-csujad-38-477)
A group photograph of U.S. soldiers taken in front of a two story building with the sign "I.P.W. Team." The English caption reads: Sgt. Terao, Miyamoto, katana, Terao, Komisaka, Tamura, other Korean officer. Translation of the Japanese caption: Satoshi Terao has been assigned to a driver task since he was stationed in 24th Infantry Division in …
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Chapter 6 and 7 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-34)
doc Chapter 6 and 7 personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-34)
Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including living in barracks, block noise, lack of privacy, mess hall dining, nosy neighbors, jobs, leisure time, sports, movies, church attendance, the Young Buddhist Association (YBA), family dynamics, social changes, dating, and rumors. Each entry includes the full date …
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Bulletin, no. 49 (ddr-csujad-34-5)
doc Bulletin, no. 49 (ddr-csujad-34-5)
An issue of "Bulletin" circulated in the Manzanar camp, titled: Question revision. An assessment, that is, "loyalty questionnaire," was conducted in the Manzanar camp on February 12-16 by the War Department and WRA prior to other camps. However, the question 28 was confusing and revised before the assessment was conducted in other camps. The bulletin informed …
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Manzanar and its purpose (ddr-csujad-48-27)
doc Manzanar and its purpose (ddr-csujad-48-27)
Assignment by Mary Honda for period II History class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mary describes the reason for being at Manzanar and the need to do everything possible to make Manzanar as home-like as possible. Safety and avoiding further unhappiness from the thoughts of war are the reasons …
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Lone Pine Depot, some arrived by train (ddr-csujad-47-39)
img Lone Pine Depot, some arrived by train (ddr-csujad-47-39)
Photograph taken from the top of a railroad car at the Lone Pine train depot, looking along the length of the train and down at the people assembled next to it. People with luggage gathered together in two large groups, once centererd around a telephone pole. Along the right are two rows of traincars, the left …
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