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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.

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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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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).

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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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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 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 …

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img 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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doc 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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doc 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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Collection 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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img 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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img 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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Narrator Fred Tadashi Shingu

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1923, in Yuba City, California. Grew up in Elk Grove, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to Florin, California, and was removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. While in Tule Lake, refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and …

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vh 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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doc 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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vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 59 (ddr-densho-1000-118-59)

Description of a bag made in a sewing class at 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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