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img Castle rock and hospital area taken from roof of high school in Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-55-2209)

Black and white photograph of Castle Rock and the hospital buildings at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2312

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doc Letter from Tetsujiro Nakamura, Tule Lake Defense Committee, to Masako Adachi, January 21, 1949 (ddr-csujad-55-2260)

Correspondence from Tetsujiro Nakamura to Masako Adachi regarding the cancellation of renunciation and restoration of citizenship for plaintiffs and financial issues involved in the cases. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2363

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doc Letter from Mr. & Mrs. Kato at Tule Lake to Min Tamesa at Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-122-801)

Letter and envelope

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 4 (July 29, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-31)

Selected article titles: "100th Awarded Distinguished Unit Citation" (p. 1), "Report Death of Mesa Nisei at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "14 Segregees Stage Hunger Strike at Tule" (p. 2), "Omura, Seven Others Arrested On Draft Conspiracy Charges" (p. 2), "Soldier Regains Citizenship Through Service in U.S. Army" (p. 6), "Salt Lake Police Hunt Youths Who Fired …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 2 (July 15, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-29)

Selected article titles: "Hunt Leads WRA Centers in Relocation" (p. 1), "Report Shows No Sabotage by Canada Nisei" (p. 1), "Famed Merrill's Marauders Back Rights of U.S. Nisei" (p. 3), "2,100 Graduates High Schools in Relocation Camps" (p. 3), "Draft Evaders Sent to Prison in Washington. Special Rail Prison Car Takes Evacuees To McNeil Island" (p. …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 44 (ddr-densho-156-357)

Original summary excerpts: News clippings on Tule Lake showed a decided reduction from the comparatively high peak of the preceding two weeks. New developments were limited largely to the demands of various civil and congressional leaders for permanent Army control of Tule Lake and possibly all relocation centers. Army statements that "no signs of resistance or …

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img Artifacts (ddr-densho-35-22)

The Tule Lake Museum is located on the local fairgrounds and contains a display of artifacts from the Tule Lake concentration camp. The large searchlight is from a camp guard tower. Coal-burning stoves such as this one, presumably from barracks apartment, were the main source of heat for the Japanese Americans. To the left of the …

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doc Testimony of Thomas Y. Kometani (ddr-densho-67-321)

Written testimony of Thomas Y. Kometani. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 12 (September 19, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-37)

Selected article titles: "Appeals Court Overturns Conviction in Chin Case" (pp. 1, 7), "Bun Vong and Vincent Chin: Similarities and Differences" (p. 3), and "East Wind: The Cross at Tule Lake" (p. 5).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 10 (January 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-266)

Selected article titles: "Director Myer Raps Race Hate Groups at Meet" (p. 1), "Roho Mayeda Crushed in Dump Truck Mishap, Dies Instantly" (p. 1), "WRA Reveals Operation Policies for Tule Lake" (p. 1).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 23 (August 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-203)

Selected article titles: "22 Repatriates Leave to Meet Exchange Ship" (p. 1), "Departure Order Set for Tule Lake Bound" (p. 1), "Water Shortage Threatens City" (p. 1), "Residents Help Plan Relocation" (p. 2).

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doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-29)

This scrapbook page contains more invitations to different social functions at Tule Lake concentration camp. There is also a program for the first commencement from Tri-State High School, the camp's high school.

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img Concentration camp site (ddr-densho-37-251)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Site on which a War Relocation Authority center is to be constructed for the housing of 10,000 evacuees of Japanese ancestry for the duration.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 79 (August 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-288)

Selected article titles: "To Ask for Grand Jury Action on the Doi Case" (p. 1), "Orders Curtailment of Center Services" (p. 1), "Merchandise Not to be Sold to Tule Lake Yet" (p. 3).

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doc Class of 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2679)

Tule Lake memory book for Tri-State High class of 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2843

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 5 (February 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-54)

Selected article titles: "Myer on Tule Lake: Assures Operation of Center Through 1945" (p. 1), "171 Internees Depart for Santa Fe Friday" (p. 1), and "Hectic Year for Mr. Stork Foreseen" (p. 2).

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 29 (ddr-densho-156-341)

Original summary excerpt: The chief source of news interest at this time is the coming segregation of disloyal evacuees. The center selected to house the segregated persons, Tule Lake, was announced by Harvey Coverley, director of the project on July 25. The announcement was covered by AP, UP, and INS. An official announcement made the following …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 20 (September 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-97)

Selected article titles: "Preparations Made: Notices, Lumber, Baggage Data Distributed to Tule-Bound Group" (p. 1), "Gripsholm Substitutes Go to Tule Lake Via Rohwer" (p. 1), "I.S. Declares Certain Articles Contraband" (p. 1), "Go to Chicago, Young Man!" (p. 3), "Listed Names of Exchange Ship Holdovers Released" (p. 3), "Editorial: 'Something New'" (p. 6).

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vh Bill Nishimura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-119-8)

Decision to renounce U.S. citizenship: "We really didn't have any choice"; forming the Hoshidan, moving to Santa Fe internment camp, New Mexico; a chaotic incident with the border-patrol

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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img Japanese American and friend sifting for shells (ddr-densho-2-59)

Patsy Yorita (left) and Neal Frost, (son of a teacher at the Tule Lake concentration camp), sift dirt for shells. The shells were used by people in the camp to make jewelry. Tule Lake was drained in the early 1900s. The camp was located on the old lake bed, where people found shells for making jewelry …

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img Shells used for jewelry making (ddr-densho-2-51)

Japanese Americans at the Tule Lake concentration camp enjoyed making jewelry from shells, such as the ones shown here, which were found within the confines of the camp. These shells have not yet been bleached. Tule Lake was drained in the early 1900s. The camp was located on the old lake bed, where people found shells …

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img Japanese American making shell jewelry (ddr-densho-2-58)

Peggie Yorita making jewelry from shells found within the confines of the Tule Lake concentration camp. Making jewelry was a popular pastime for the Japanese Americans. Tule Lake was drained in the early 1900s. The camp was located on the old lake bed. As a result, shells were available for people to fashion into jewelry for …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 33 (October 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-110)

Selected article titles: "Winter Crops Being Picked" (p. 1), "Center to Get Tofu. Long-Awaited Tofu Factory Will Commence Operation in November" (p. 1), "Rains Reveals Data on Second Tule Lake Trip" (p. 1).

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doc Information Roundup Vol. VI, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-381)

Section titles: "Hawaiians Evacuated"; "Gila Ships Product"; "Beet Workers Return"; "Board Inspects Projects"; "Student Relocation"; "Fires at Tule Lake"; "Block Managers Have Varied Roles"; "Monthly Letter for Teachers"; "Winterization Continues"; "News of the Projects."

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img Japanese Americans distributing scrap lumber (ddr-densho-37-360)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Evacuees distribute scrap lumber to each block. This scrap will be used by the residents to construct furniture for their apartments and also for firewood.

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