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In April 1943, Matahichi Iseri and his family were granted permits to leave the Tule Lake concentration camp to go to Weiser, Idaho, as part of the seasonal work leave program. Because he was an Issei, Matahichi Iseri had to apply for a special permit.
Written testimony of Susumu Sato of Olympia, Washington. Incarcerated in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Evacuation Impact and Redress." Personal information excised by Densho.
Written testimony of Hideso John Nomura, born in Kent, Washington. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.
Selected article titles: "New System Established for Court" (p. 1), "20 Casualties at Tule Lake as Military Takes Action. Four-Day Demonstration Against Administration Brings Drastic Results" (p. 1), "Editorial: California and the Nation" (p. 4), "Heart Mountain Resident Visits Indian Reservation" (p. 5).
Selected article titles: "Redlands Editorial Doesn't Think Evacuation as 'Disgraceful Episode'" (p. 1), "Japanese Pays Respects at Memorial to Oregon Victims of Balloon Bombs" (p. 1), "Minority of One: Tule Lake Plaque" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: Okada's 'No-No Boy'" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "Tule Lake Pilgrimage: A Boxful of Mementos" (pp. 1, 6), "National Dialogue: 'Save the Whale' Tactics" (pp. 2-3), "Hawaiian Members in Congress Comment on Nixon's Resignation" (p. 3), and "American Interest in Asian Cuisine Growing But More Promotion Urged" (p. 6).
Selected article titles: "Four Nikkei Legislators in Washington Support JACL Redress; Air 3 Concepts" (pp. 1-2), "Feb. 19: 'A Day of Remembrance'" (pp. 1, 4), "Names Compiled for Tule Lake Capsule" (p. 3), and "Nisei in Japan: The State of the Union" (p. 5).
Selected article titles: "JACL Leaders Get Grim Message: Immigration on Rough Road in Congress" (pp. 1, 5), "4,000 Potentially Eligible Redress Recipients Sought" (p. 3), "Tule Lake Reunion Features Symposium on JA Legacy" (p. 4), and "Viewpoint: Racism Fueled A-Bomb in WWII" (p. 9).
Meeting minutes of incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government. Mentions electing officials and hope for official recognition. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0018
Photographs and intake form for Ichiro Hayashi, an incarceree transferred to Tule Lake Camp from Jerome Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0065
Photographs and intake form for Shizuo Kai, an incarceree transferred to Tule Lake Camp from Jerome Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0066
Selected article titles: "Exchange Ship Reaches Japan Safely, Nov. 14" (p. 1), "One Person Caught in Canteen Entry" (p. 1), "Two Editorial Reprints: Let's Make Ourselves Clear" (p. 2), "The Tule Lake Riot" (p. 2), "Utah Governor Protects Nisei Rights in Speech" (p. 3).
Selected article titles: "Second Film on Outside Scheduled. Showings Open Tonight" (p. 1), "Gripsholm Picks Up 89" (p. 1), "First Group Arrives at Tule Lake; Tuleans Reach Denson This Week" (p. 1), "Intend to Relocate?" (p. 1), "Conservation of Gas for Vehicles Urged" (p. 6).
Selected article titles: "Closing Date Told" (p. 1), "Topaz To Close Nov. 1. Myer Urges Residents to Plan Relocation Now" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Co-op Offers Reward on Information Regarding Theft" (p. 2), "Aliens Ineligible to Lease Commercial Property in Calif." (p. 4).
Local farmers now own a few barracks from the Tule Lake concentration camp. The buildings are used for storage, have been made into homes and garages, or are abandoned, like this one. The exterior of the barracks have remained almost untouched since World War II.