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Collection Betty Lou Brittenham Collection (ddr-densho-485)

The Betty Lou Brittenham Collection consists of two objects pertaining to employment and residence at the Tule Lake concentration camp.

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vh Frank S. Fujii Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-8-24)

Leaving Tule Lake: "Put me on a train, gave me $29... And then you're feeling so inadequate and feeling so poor"

This interview was conducted over two days due to electrical problems. The majority of the interview was completed on the second day, September 5.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-8-24/

vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 58 (ddr-densho-1000-118-58)

Description of clothing and a photograph from Tule Lake

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

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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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-11-8/

doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 36 (November 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-187)

Selected article titles: "Tule Lake: Quiet Under Army Control" (p. 1), "Ration: Book Issuance Discontinued" (p. 1), "'Tofu' Manufacture in Rivers Soon" (p. 1), "Editorial: Money Not Enough" (p. 2), "Legion: 'Airs Fascist Principles'" (p. 2).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 24 (February 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-281)

Selected article titles: "First Draftees to Leave Wednesday for Exams" (p. 1), "Manzanar Sends 459 to Tule Lake" (p. 1), "'Peace -- Then What?' Topic for Forum" (p. 1), "Granada Nisei Petition Restoration of Rights" (p. 2).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 6 (July 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-81)

Selected article titles: "Further Data on Segregation. Tule Lake Selected as Special Segregation Center" (p. 1), "Unauthorized Leaves from Center Out" (p. 1), "Attention! Repatriates" (p. 1), "Cannery: New Plant to be Done Soon" (p. 2).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 23 (September 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-409)

Selected article titles: "Parcel Post to Internees Mailed Free" (p. 1), "Ten More Exchangee Returned Due to Priority" (p. 1), "Send-Off for Tule Lake Bounds Planned" (p. 1), "Poston Community Enterprises Remodeling Sale" (p. 4).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XIV No. 29 (August 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-385)

Selected article titles: "Return to Japan Depends Upon Two Nations" (p. 1), "Best Appointed Tule Lake Center Project Director" (p. 3), "1393 Treated at Medical Clinic" (p. 3), "65 Children Examined by Health Dept." (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-385/

img Japanese Americans relocating to a different camp (ddr-densho-37-63)

Original WRA caption: A group of the 254 evacuees transferred from the Minidoka relocation center to the Tule Lake center boards the train at Hunt siding after riding the five miles from the center in trucks.

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doc Christmas letter (ddr-densho-483-132)

Christmas letter from Tsutomu Fukuyama to family friends. The letter describes Christmas at Minidoka, housing conditions following transfers from Tule Lake and Manzanar, the agricultural impacts of the boll weaver, and the resettlement of Nisei Christians.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 19 (October 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-419)

Selected article titles: "Tule Lake: Co-op Declares Refund of 10.9% to Patrons" (p. 1), "Publication Shortages!!" (p. 1), "Exchange Ships Commence to Sail for Home" (p. 2), "Chinese Immigration Bill Pending Before Congress" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-419/

doc Letter from Evacuee Police to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, February 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-13)

Letter from Evacuee Police Force to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting the release of Hiroyoshi Tsuda from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. Signed names: Kataoka, H.; Okusako, Thomas; Ogata, Roy K.; Miyamoto, H.; Tanaka, K.; Haruyama, N.; Yoshida, Maeko; Hanagata, Ken; Ayabe, Toshi S.; Ono, I; Kanno, Thomas K.; Sato, R.; …

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doc History of the Tule Lake Union Church as told to James Sakoda by Rev. Kuroda (ddr-csujad-26-9)

Summary of an interview conducted with Rev. Andrew Kuroda describing the beginnings of the Lake Union Church at Tule Lake including how the church was named, election of ward stewards, the organization of the Church Board of Directors and the congregation. Interview conducted as part of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this …

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doc Letter from S. Yoshiyama to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, February 22, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-3)

Letter from S. Yoshiyama requesting to meet with his fiance, Hisako Hideya, while detained by the army. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0003

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img Group of workers in front of a dining hall at Tule Lake War Relocation Center (ddr-densho-474-218)

Back row fourth from left is Kazue "Jay" Naito

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 48 (ddr-densho-156-361)

Original summary excerpts: The volume of news reports for the past two weeks indicates that the furor caused by the Tule Lake incident, Dies sub-committee investigations and the "Midwest Frontiers" bathing article, has considerably abated. Alarm over the Tule Lake situation was faintly aroused by a story in the G.F. CALL BULLETIN, which reported that the …

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doc Petition for Rehearing (ddr-densho-385-1)

Fujio Hata requests a rehearing from Judge J. Charles Dennis in Seattle, Washington to reconsider his request of parole from Lordsburg U.S. Army Internment Camp so that he could be reunified with his family incarcerated at Tule Lake Concentration Camp. His son was sick and being treated at Tule Lake Hospital. Fujio Morikawa kept a journal …

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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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doc Testimony of Richard Akira Hayashi (ddr-densho-67-247)

Written testimony of Richard Akira Hayashi of Tacoma, Washington. Incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-247/

doc Weekly Press Review No. 43 (ddr-densho-156-356)

Original summary excerpts: Reports of the Tule Lake disturbances continued to hold a priority on front page headlines and space in West Coast papes, and received considerable attention, although less prominence, in scattered papers over the nation.

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img Camp building fire (ddr-densho-37-352)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Quick work, by the evacuee Fire Department, kept the fire, which broke out in the office located at the old hog farm, from doing other than minor damage.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 3 (November 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-116)

Selected article titles: "New Relocation Subsistence Plan: More Liberal Allowances Per Family" (p. 1), "Leave Clearance: Hearing Board Grants 216 Recommendations" (p. 1), "Racial Tides" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Rioters 'Ask' to be Deported First" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-116/

vh Sumie Suguro Akizuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-228)

Nisei female. Born January 2, 1929, in Bellevue, Washington. Grew up in Bellevue before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California, during World War II. After leaving camp, returned to Bellevue.

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 41 (December 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-66)

Selected article titles: "Hearings Determine Evacuee Relocation Eligibility. Meetings Obtain Evidence Concerning Individual " (p. 1), "Evacuees Warned About Proper Return to Project" (p. 1), "Army Opposes Military Control in Tule Center" (p. 1), "Lack of Materials Slow Construction on Auditorium" (p. 1), "Alien Registration Will be Held" (p. 1), "Anonymous Donor Sends $525 for Children's …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-119-66/

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