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2211 items
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Japanese Americans digging for shells (ddr-densho-2-47)
These individuals are digging for shells to make jewelry, which was a popular pastime for many Japanese Americans in camp. Left to right: Kumataro Nishimura, Kadju Nishimura, Jimmie Yorita, Neal Frost (son of one of the teachers at Tule Lake), and Patsy Yorita. Tule Lake was drained in the early 1900s. The camp was located on …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 46 (November 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-155)
Selected article titles: "New Relocation Program Starts. Resettlement to Speed Return of Residents to Normal Communities" (p. 1), "Tule Lake is Again Quiet: Best Issues Statement on Incident" (p. 1), "Local Workers are Unmolested as Harvest Continues at Tule" (p. 1), "Juvenile Delinquency No Longer Center Problem" (p. 1), "Editorial: One Race; Two Principles" (p. 4), …
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 20 (October 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-165)
Selected article titles: "Councils Create Board to Coordinate Activities" (p. 1), "Evacuees Fired Upon in Utah" (p. 1), "18,000 Squeezed Into Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Editorial: Harpers Points the Way" (p. 2), "Gila Has Its Necessary Casualty List" (p. 2), "Rubbish Piles Condemned" (p. 3), "Last Tule Group Leaves; Brings Total to 1915" (p. 3), "Culprits …
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CSU Dominguez Hills Toshio Oku Photo Album (ddr-csujad-3)
The photo album is a collection of Tule Lake incarceration camp photos including photos of a fire, group photo of the Electrical Department, and inside the print shop of the Newell Star. The album highlights Toshio Oku (1925-2010), the son of Naojiro Oku (1893-1979) and Misao Oku (1902-2000) who was incarcerated at Tule Lake and worked …
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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-118-63)
Problems at Tule Lake concentration camp, California: scorpions, ticks and sagebrush
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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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-118-65)
Climate differences between Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Heart Mountain
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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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 56 (ddr-densho-1000-118-56)
Water and primitive facilities at Tule Lake concentration camp, California
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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Baggage identification tag instructions (ddr-densho-25-24)
The Iseri family was moved from the Pinedale Assembly Center to the Tule Lake concentration camp in July of 1942. They thus received instructions on how to label their baggage to ensure that none of it was lost.
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 219 (August 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-439)
Selected article titles: "Forty-one Residents Leave for Physical Examinations Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Resident Confesses to Two Thefts" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Co-op to Redeem Certificates of Indebtedness" (p. 1), "Teaching Opportunity Offered to Nisei" (p. 1).
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 158 (August 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-314)
Selected article titles: "Capitalize: Upper Case for Japanese Terms" (p. 1), "Navy Explains Policy on Nisei" (p. 1), "10,000 Nisei Serve in Army" (p. 1), "Night Telegrams for Emergency" (p. 3), "Visits to Tule Lake Limited" (p. 5).
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Topaz Times Vol. V No. 16 (November 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-235)
Selected article titles: "Topaz Prepares for Armistice Day Observance" (p. 1), "Authoritative Records on Tule Lake Riot Expected" (p. 1), "Regulations on Bingo Passed by Topaz Council" (p. 2), "FBI Releases Nisei Women 'Spooners' Without Charges" (p. 3).
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Poston Chronicle Vol. IX No. 15 (January 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-225)
Selected article titles: "Resignation Tendered by Executive Board" (p. 1), "Rice Consumption Revealed" (p. 1), "Accident Prevention Week Underway in Three Units" (p. 1), "Rain Damages Track; Poston Mail Stopped" (p. 2), "Potatoes from Tule Lake" (p. 3).
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Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 14 (August 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-90)
Selected article titles: "Evacuees Must File Property Reports" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Transfers Expected, Johnston" (p. 1), "Welfare Aids Policy Holders" (p. 2), "Milwaukee Area Offers Farming Opportunities" (p. 3), "WAC to Recruit 500 J.A. Women" (p. 3).
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Topaz Times Vol. VIII No. 14 (August 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-334)
Selected article titles: "Future Visits to Tule Lake to be Restricted" (p. 1), "Children Should Not Ride Trucks" (p. 1), "Guests: JACL Leaders to Visit Friends" (p. 1), "Resettlement: Family Relocation Pace Advances; 312 Now Out" (p. 2).
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Japanese American workers waiting in line (ddr-densho-37-421)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. A line up of evacuee workers waiting for their identification tags which are to be used in conjunction with the first pay day at this War Relocation Authority Center.
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Japanese Americans making tofu (ddr-densho-37-154)
Original WRA caption: The paste-like crushed bean mash is cooked thoroughly in the big vat shown in the picture and constantly stirred. This tofu (pronounced To-o-fu) factory is operated by the Tule Lake Co-op.
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Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 48 (April 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-161)
Selected article titles: "Segregation Movement Dates to Tule Lake Set" (p. 1), "125 Apartments Needed for Transferees from Jerome" (p. 1), "Little Discrimination Found in Cleveland" (p. 6), "WRA Won't be 'Stampeded Into Undemocratic, Inhuman Action'" (p. 9).
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Jim M. Tanimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-270)
Nisei male. Born June 3, 1923, in Marysville, California. Grew up in Marysville, California, eventually moving to Gridley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and was removed with most other young men in Tule …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 37 (November 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-62)
Selected article titles: "Tule Lake Strikers Hold Mass Meeting. Residents Nearby Ask Protection" (p. 1), "Evacuees In Denver Area Top 65,000 Tons Of Beets" (p. 1), "Basic Assumptions of WRA Policy of Relocation Outlined by Beeson" (p. 1), "Agriculture Division Converts Sageland Into Productive Farms During Past Year At Hunt. Vegetable, Hog/ Poultry Projects to Be …
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Sakahara and Tanaka Families Collection (ddr-densho-316)
Acc 1: A family photograph album documenting the Sakahara and Tanaka families' pre-World War II life on Vashon Island and other areas of Washington State.
Acc 2: Three photo albums contain photos of the Sakahara and Tanaka families at home in Vashon and Tacoma areas, travels around the Northwest, photos, clippings and correspondence related to the …
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Memo to President Roosevelt from Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-88)
Memo to President Roosevelt from Francis Biddle regarding resettlement. Pg 1: Biddle discusses the current resettlement situation and suggests that anti-Japanese press is impeding relocation. Pg 2: Biddle discusses the negative portrayal of the War Relocation Authority (WRA), especially from the Tule Lake riots and the alleged coddling of evacuees. Pg 3: Discusses political problems of …
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Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue (ddr-densho-121-5)
Selected article titles: "WRA Will Assist Returned Evacuees to Find Permanent Location on Pacific Coast" (p. 3), "Judge Grants New Hearing to Renunciant" (p. 3), "442nd Infantry Still on Duty in Many Sections of Italy" (p. 3), "Placer Supervisors Will Grant Aid to Returned Evacuees" (p. 3), "Three Arrested in Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 3), …
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Weekly Press Review No. 51 (ddr-densho-156-363)
Original summary excerpts: Tule Lake was again the high spot of interest this week as the War Department and WRA announced the return of the center to WRA control for the first time since the November disturbances. Criticism of the action was immediately expressed by residents of the Tule Lake area and by West Coast congressmen …
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Weekly Press Review No. 31 (ddr-densho-156-343)
Original summary excerpt: Segregation continued to hold top honors as a source of news this week. Reports on the appointment of Raymond R. Best as Tule Lake director stressed his previous experince at Minidoka, Moab and Leupp, and quoted denial of field administrator, Robert Cozzens, that changes were a "shakeup". Reports of a proposed enlargement of …
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Timeline of camp relocation (ddr-densho-493-23)
Memo book open to page with handwritten timeline of camp relocation, with dates, durations, origins and destinations of each journey. "May 22, 1942 - 5 p.m. / Auburn - Pinedale / May 24 - 2 nites on train / c-i- / July 16, 1942 - 8 a.m. / Pinedale - Tule Lake / July 17 - …