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img School class at Topaz (ddr-ajah-6-95)

Caption below photo: School class at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp, 1942-1945. Kazumaro was from Alameda, CA. Kazumaro Motoyoshi standing third from left at back

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img Japanese American soldiers on furlough (ddr-densho-37-568)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Back from the fighting front on furloughs to visit their families at Topaz Relocation Center are left to right: Ben Moriwaki, and Fred Tamakassubo. These fighting men saw real action during occupied Attu under heavy fire.

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img Man and woman standing in doorway of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-396)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko Date and her father, Hajime at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp. Note their name on the front of their barracks, number 19-3-B. They entered Topaz on September 9, 1942. The Dates were from Alameda, CA.

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img Photo of Topaz camp, take from above (ddr-ajah-6-145)

Inscription below photo front: Central Utah Reloc. Center Topaz, Utah 1944. Inscription on back in Japanese. Note on page: Kanji translation on the back of the photo: to M/M Tomine and Mr. Otsu, New Year Greetings - From Yoshioka family

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doc Topaz Times Welcome Issue (September 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-142-1)

Selected article titles: "Welcome to Topaz" (p. 1), "First Day" (p. 2), "Where to Go" (p. 2), "Topaz: Our City" (p. 2), "Administrative Staff of Central Utah Relocation Project" (p. 3), "Hand Baggages" (p. 3), "School to Open" (p. 3), "Scrap Lumber" (p. 3).

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Collection Topaz Museum Collection (ddr-densho-1013)

This collection consists of interviews conducted in partnership with the Topaz Museum, a volunteer, non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve the original site of the World War II Internment Camp near Delta, Utah, to interpret its impact on the internees, their families, and the citizens of Utah and to educate the public in order to …

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doc Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-310)

Request for Keni Kochoyaku medicine.

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doc Instruction on Evacuation of Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-410-6)

For Tomoye and Helen Takahashi and Masako Martha Nozawa to relocate to Central Utah WRA camp (Topaz). Back has instructions of behavior during the transfer in English and Japanese.

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Collection Topaz Times Collection (ddr-densho-142)

This collection consists of the Topaz Times, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.

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Collection Co-op News (Topaz) Collection (ddr-densho-288)

Collection of newspapers published by the co-op at the Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp, Utah. The newspapers discuss co-op administration and concerns, as well as everyday life.

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img Three young women standing in doorway of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-395)

Caption below photo: Chiyoko Date (left), her sister, Florence and a friend at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp. Note their name on the front of their barracks, number 19-3-B. The Dates entered Topaz on September 9, 1942. They were from Alameda, CA. January 2, 1944

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vh Alice Setsuko Sekino Hirai Interview (ddr-densho-1013-1)

Nisei/Sansei female. Born November 8, 1939, in San Francisco, California. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Family resettled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moved to San Francisco after one year and back to Salt Lake City in 1950. Attended University of Utah and studied nursing. Speaks to school groups about family's …

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img Yoshioka family in Topaz (ddr-densho-357-731)

Private Masaru Yoshioka visits his family in the camp in Topaz, Utah. Left to right: Tadaichi Yoshioka, George Yoshioka, Masaru Yoshioka, Yoni Yoshioka, Giichi Yoshioka, June Yoshioka, Vernon Yoshioka (front).

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doc Testimony of Haru Isaki (ddr-densho-67-186)

Written testimony of Haru Isaki of Oakland, California. Incarcerated in the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Topaz Relocation Center." Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc Drawing of the laundry buildings at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-10)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "These are the laundry buildings from which all the internees left for Topaz, Utah. As the time for the trip to Utah neared, fences were put up around these three makeshift structures and people were leaving the camp every day like herds of cattle."

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img Portrait of couple, man in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-31)

Inscribed on front of photo: Always Shige and Mary Adachi. Caption below photo: Shige and Mary Matsuura Adachi, Topaz, Utah 1944 / Shige was from San Mateo, CA, Mary from Alameda, CA.

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doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 18 (May 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-156)

Selected article titles: "Six Inspect Provo Camp: Discuss Work Arrangements" (p. 1), "Utah Educators to Visit Topaz Monday" (p. 1), "Canadians Fight for Interests" (p. 3), "Warning, Suspension Procedure Explained" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 25 (January 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-87)

Selected article titles: "Ready Market Awaits Evacuee Automobiles" (p. 1), "Official Topaz Shield Explained" (p. 1), "History of Utah Part IV" (p. 2), "Residents Advised on Time to Call Ambulance" (p. 3).

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doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka (ddr-densho-498-38)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka explaining that most of the people from Tanforan Assembly Center have been or will be transported to Topaz, Utah. Tanaka thanks Inglis for his kindness.

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img Motoyoshi family at Topaz (ddr-ajah-6-94)

Caption below photo: Motoyoshi family, Topaz incarceration camp in Utah. Baby Miyuki was born June 30, 1942. The family was from Alameda, CA. Individuals identified: Yukiko, Miyuki, Merika, Sachimaro, Asoka, Mitsumaro, Kazumaro

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img Portrait of group of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-741)

Caption below photo: Ben Moriwaki / Chikateru Inouye / Tak Hirabayashi / Walter Tanaka / Yukio Kawamoto / Ken Kato / Kayano, George / Terry Takahashi / Chisaka / Harold Fudenna / Don Hikido / Sho Ishii / Roy Ashizawa / Topaz, Utah, December, 1942

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av Home Movies of Japanese American Incarceration Camps at Topaz (Utah) & Rohwer (AK) (ddr-densho-1024-20)

See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ajahp-TIC_1.

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img Shuzo "Bill" Takeda with Fumiko "Nellie" and daughter Judy standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-543)

Caption below photo: Standing in front of their Block 13 residence are Shuzo "Bill" and Fumiko "Nellie" Takeda with their first born child, Judy. Topaz, Utah, 1943. The Taketa's were from Alameda, CA.

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img Japanese American playing golf (ddr-densho-37-464)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. This former California tournament runner-up keeps his golf form by first preparing a short course and then spending all his spare time with his irons and putting clubs.

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vh Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)

Sansei female. Born December 27, 1942, in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Prior to World War II, parents lived and worked in Alameda, California. During World War II, the family was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to Alameda, where Judy grew up. …

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