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183 items
183 items


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Hell in Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1354)
Scrapbook page containing a card including a poem "Hell in Texas" with commentary by Clark. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 25. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1356




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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-223-15)
Hiring Mexican laborers on Texas farm

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Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-38-1)
Born in Texas; description of siblings



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Japanese to Quit Texas. American Legion Arranges for Their Return to California. (January 8, 1921) (ddr-densho-56-357)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 8, 1921, p. 3

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Letter to Issei and Nisei about the South, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1678)
Brochure including information on Texas for incarcerees considering relocation to that state. Includes information on farming and agriculture, schools, success stories, facts about Texas, climate, and recreational activities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1680

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Letter from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell, April 3, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2558)
Correspondence from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell regarding learning how to shoot a rifle. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2665

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George Fujimoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-223-14)
Moving to Texas, trying to establish a farm

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Yae Aihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-221-13)
Life in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas

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Photo and clipping regarding Bertram Parker (ddr-njpa-1-1162)
Article title: "Underwriters to hear Texas insurance man."

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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-135-85)
Joe's experience reuniting with father in Crystal City, Texas

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Kazumu Naganuma Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-482-2)
Helping to organize a pilgrimage to Crystal City, Texas

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Satoru Ichikawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-236-15)
Reuniting with father in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas

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Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-249-14)
Leaving camp to live and work in Texas as a schoolgirl

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Gene Akutsu Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-210-7)
Considering moving to the Crystal City Department of Justice camp, Texas

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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-149-24)
Arrival at Fort Bliss, Texas, disappointment at being given menial tasks

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Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-143-24)
Obtaining permission to leave camp; first exposure to segregation in Texas

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Color photographs of Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1502)
Scrapbook page containing four color photographs of the entrance, water tower, "Sumio," and German recreation hall at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 139. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1504

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Minoru "Min" Tsubota Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-149-25)
Discussion of the Kibei at Fort Bliss, Texas, memories of clashes with Caucasian soldiers

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Art Shibayama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-151-10)
Memories of Crystal City internment camp, Texas: first impressions, getting a job delivering ice