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doc Housing assignment (ddr-csujad-55-2381)

Housing assignment for the Nakamura family, probably at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2487

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img Reconstructed guard tower at Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-55-1594)

Color photograph depicting the reconstructed guard tower at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1596

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1594/

doc Meal ticket for mess 720 (ddr-csujad-55-1898)

Meal ticket belonging to Osamu Oseto at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1901

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1898/

doc Complaint, War Relocation Authority vs. Ray Ishibashi (ddr-csujad-55-248)

Complaint regarding Ray Ishibashi's refusal to register at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0250

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-248/

doc Menu (ddr-csujad-55-1906)

Menu for breakfast, dinner, and supper at the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1909

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doc Warrant, War Relocation Authority vs. Ray Ishibashi (ddr-csujad-55-247)

Warrant for the arrest of Ray Ishibashi at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0249

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-247/

doc Menu (ddr-csujad-55-1904)

Menu for breakfast, dinner, and supper at the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1907

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vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview (ddr-chi-1-3)

Yonsei. Born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Ohio. During World War II, members of their family were incarcerated in the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps in California. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Ethnic Studies. Moved to Chicago, involved in numerous community groups.

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doc Resolution, Tule Lake gathering 2002 (ddr-csujad-55-2505)

California Legislature Assembly resolution welcoming the attendees of the 8th biennial Tule Lake gathering signed by Honorable George Nakano. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2611

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vh Satsuki Ina Interview (ddr-densho-1000-474)

Sansei female. Born May 25, 1944, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Her parents, both Kibei, grew up in San Francisco, California. During World War II, they were incarcerated at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. They signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," renounced their U.S. citizenship, and were transferred to Tule Lake when it …

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img George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-250)

A photograph of George Nobuo Naohara taken at the Tule Lake camp in California. It was given to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. The handwritten note on the back side reads: 1944. August 30th, Tule Lake Camp, 7116-a, George Naohara.; The photo was taken on August 30, 1944. From Nobuo to …

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img Setsuko Abe Hirano (left) and cousin, Edith Abey (right) dancing Japanese buyo dance at Topaz (ddr-csujad-55-2201)

Setsuko was sent from San Leandro to the Tule Lake camp and later transferred to the Topaz camp. Doris Abey Hrubant aka Sahomi Tachibana, was their dance teacher at Tule Lake and Topaz (Edith's older sister). The Abe family decided to change the spelling to "Abey" so most Americans would pronounce it correctly. See this object …

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vh Ayame Tsutakawa - Mayumi Tsutakawa - Kenzan Tsutakawa-Chinn - Yayoi Tsutakawa-Chinn (ddr-densho-1000-96)

This is an intergenerational, group interview of members of the Tsutakawa family. Ayame Tsutakawa is a Kibei female born 1924 in Hollywood, California, then sent to Japan to live with relatives when thirteen months old. She returned to the United States at the age of twelve. During WWII, she was incarcerated in the Sacramento Assembly Center …

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img Camp warehouse (ddr-densho-11-5)

This building, now a potato-processing plant, was formerly a produce-processing and storage facility at the Tule Lake concentration camp.

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img Tule Lake pilgrimage (ddr-densho-11-4)

Pilgrimage attendees examine an old latrine foundation from Block 73. The holes were for toilets, which were situated at each end of the facility. Group showers were in the middle.

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img Tule Lake pilgrimage (ddr-densho-11-1)

Jimi Yamaichi (right) pointing out something to Stan Shikuma at the former site of the Tule Lake concentration camp.

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img Pilgrimage attendees on Castle Rock (ddr-densho-11-6)

Tule Lake inmates erected this cross on top of a formation called Castle Rock. The area below the cross is the former site of the concentration camp.

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img Tule Lake pilgrimage (ddr-densho-11-2)

Pilgrimage attendees barracks located on the property of a local farmer. Castle Rock is in the background.

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img Memorial plaque (ddr-densho-11-11)

This plaque was placed at the base of the cross on Castle Rock on October 2, 1982. The plaque honors Christian ministers who served the inmates at the Tule Lake concentration camp.

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img Tule Lake pilgrimage (ddr-densho-11-3)

Pilgrimage attendees barracks located on the property of a local farmer. Castle Rock is in the background.

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img Evening program, Tule Lake pilgrimage (ddr-densho-11-9)

At the Tule Lake pilgrimage, an evening program was held to honor the inmates and remember the incarceration experience. The person shown here is playing a shime taiko drum while slides taken during the incarceration are being shown in the background.

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img Stockade wood-burning stove (ddr-densho-11-8)

In 1943, Tule Lake concentration camp became a segregation center. A stockade was built to detain those who were considered security risks by the WRA. This wood-burning stove was used to help heat the stockade.

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img Barracks graffiti (ddr-densho-35-12)

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img Exterior of barracks (ddr-densho-35-42)

Local farmers currently own several barracks from the Tule Lake concentration camp. Some barracks have been made into homes, while others, like the one shown here, have been converted into storage areas.

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img Guard tower foundation (?) (ddr-densho-35-3)

This foundation remnant, presumably from a guard tower, is located outside the barbed-wire fence surrounding the stockade.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-35-3/

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