Search Results | Densho Digital Repository

doc Program for the Seabiscuit Redecication event (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-18)

Program for the Seabiscuit Redecication event held at the Tanforan Race Track in San Bruno, California (September 23, 1991).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-18/

doc Information sheet about the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center (ddr-janm-4-22)

Information sheet about the history of the Tanforan Racetrack/Detention Center.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-22/

doc Newspaper clipping "Tanforan, 1942" (ddr-janm-4-42)

Newspaper clipping titled "Tanforan, 1942". The article was written by Soji Kashiwagi on December 17, 1984.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-42/

doc Newspaper clipping "Tanforan Assembly Center Plaque Dedication" (ddr-janm-4-43)

Newspaper clipping titled "Tanforan Assembly Center Plaque Dedication". The article was written by J.K. Yamamoto on September 25, 1991 for the Hokubei Mainichi newspaper.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-43/

doc Program for the Tanforan Committee Day of Rememberance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-15)

Program for the Tanforan Committee Day of Rememberance event being held at the Tanforan Park Shopping Center (February 19, 1979).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-15/

doc Program for the Tanforan Detention Center Day of Remembrance event (February 19, 1979) (ddr-janm-4-20)

Program for the Tanforan Detention Center Day of Remembrance event being held at the Tanforan Park Shopping Center (February 19, 1979).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-20/

img Baggage of Japanese Americans next to bus (ddr-densho-151-165)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Baggage of evacuees of Japanese ancestry stacked at public park as evacuation bus prepares to leave for Tanforan assembly center. Evacuees will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-165/

img Baggage of Japanese Americans lining the street (ddr-densho-151-164)

Original caption: Hayward, California. Baggage of evacuees of Japanese ancestry stacked at public park as evacuation bus prepares to leave for Tanforan assembly center. Evacuees will be transferred later from assembly centers to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-164/

img Grandfather waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-46)

Original WRA caption: Hayward, California. Grandfather of Japanese ancestry waiting at local park for the arrival of evacuation bus which will take him and other evacuees to the Tanforan Assembly Center. He was engaged in the cleaning and Dyeing business in Hayward for many years.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-46/

Narrator Kinge Okauchi

Nisei male. Born May 20, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Menlo Park, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in Topaz, worked for the recreation department organizing a summer camp for kids. Attended Stanford University after leaving camp, and …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/346/

vh Kinge Okauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-39)

Nisei male. Born May 20, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Menlo Park, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in Topaz, worked for the recreation department organizing a summer camp for kids. Attended Stanford University after leaving camp, and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-39/

vh Ann Fujikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1011-9)

Nisei female. Born in Berkeley, California. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Berkeley.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-9/

vh Hikaru Morohoshi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-303-7)

First impressions of the Tanforan assembly center

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-303-7/

vh Ann Fujikawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1011-9-2)

Memories of the Tanforan Assembly Center

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-9-2/

vh Kazuko Iwahashi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-337-13)

The day of mass removal and first impressions of Tanforan

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-337-13/

vh Kiyo Yoshimura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-344-8)

First impressions of Tanforan: feeling uncomfortable among so many Japanese Americans

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-344-8/

vh Kazuko Iwahashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-337)

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1929, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Berkeley where parents operated a nursery business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, returned to Berkeley, working as a schoolgirl for a white woman while …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-337/

vh Kiyo Yoshimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-344)

Nisei female. Born July 31, 1924, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Richmond, California, where father worked for the Santa Fe railroad company. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Left camp for Chicago, Illinois. Remained in Chicago, becoming a social worker, and getting involved with …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-344/

vh Jim Kajiwara - Sox Kitashima Interview (ddr-densho-1012-13)

This interview is with a Nisei couple who were married in 1942 and were incarcerated in the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, during World War II.

(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-13/

vh Chizuko Iyama - Ernie Iyama Interview (ddr-densho-1012-5)

Nisei female and Nisei male. Both grew up in California. During World War II, Chizuko was removed to the Santa Anita assembly center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Ernie was removed to the Tanforan assembly center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah.

(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-5/

vh Harry Kawahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-368)

Nisei male. Born September 14, 1931, in San Leandro, California. Grew up in San Leandro, where father ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, moved with family to Salt Lake City for a year before returning to San Leandro. After …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-368/

vh Jim Kajiwara - Sox Kitashima Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-13-4)

First impressions of Tanforan (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1012-13-4/

vh Jean Shiraki Gize Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-14)

Nisei female. Born June 16, 1938, in Alameda, California. Was age three when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in camp, father volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Mother answered an ad in the camp newspaper and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-14/

vh Ken Yoshida Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-428-7)

First impressions of the Tanforan Assembly Center

This interview is incomplete. It ends after the first hour of taping, when Mr. Yoshida is describing serving time at the road camp for resisting the draft. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-428-7/

vh Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)

Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-303/

Filters

Narrator Kinge Okauchi