2211 items
2211 items
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Richard E. Yamashiro Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-333-16)
Transferring to Tule Lake when it was a segregation camp
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …
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Michi Weglyn Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-122-22-12)
Thoughts on the Tule Lake "segregees"
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …
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Clara Hattori Collection (ddr-densho-300)
The Hattori Collection mainly consists of 4 photograph albums created by Clara Hattori. The photographs document Clara Hattori's life between 1939 and 1955, including: the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco, Tule Lake, and life after the war.
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Benjamin Gosney Collection (ddr-densho-455)
Letter to Benjamin Coleman Gosney from Tomio Itabashi who describes his time at the Pinedale Assembly Center and his move to Tule Lake. Itabashi was a former co-worker of Gosney's and attended high school with Gosney's daughter.
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Report of the informal meeting of the stockade internees and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center (ddr-csujad-2-68)
Report provides minutes of meeting requested by stockade incarcerees, listing the incarcerees, Co-ordinating Committee members, and others in attendance and presenting paraphrased text, identifying speakers by name. Topics addressed include incarcerees' difficulties in talking honestly, especially when they are spoken with in groups rather than individually; incarcerees' understanding of conditions in the camp outside of the …
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Report of the informal meeting of the stockade internees and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center (ddr-csujad-2-102)
Provides minutes of meeting requested by stockade incarcerees, listing the incarcerees, Co-ordinating Committee members, and others in attendance and presenting paraphrased text, identifying speakers by name. Topics addressed include incarcerees' difficulties in talking honestly; their understanding of conditions in the camp outside of the stockade; the work of the Co-ordinating Committee and of the Negotiating Committee; …
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Testimony of John Kanda (ddr-densho-67-365)
Written testimony of John Masayoshi Kanda of Auburn, Washington. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Impact on Japanese American Veterans." Personal information excised by Densho.
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Tulare News Vol. I No. 28 (August 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-197-28)
Selected article titles: "Army Makes New Ruling. Advisory Committee Set Up" (p. 1), "Relocation Permit Told" (p. 1), "Baby Formula" (p. 1), "How Shall We Evacuate? Harry Miyatake, Chief Commissioner" (p. 2), "Popular Forum Discusses Relocation" (p. 3), "Kibei Shindig" (p. 5), "One Third Population Employed at Tule Lake" (p. 6)."
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 35 (August 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-143)
Selected article titles: "Dies Group Minority Lauds WRA" (p. 1), "863 Segregees Tule Lake Bound, Trains Leave September 14 & 20" (p. 1), "Editorial: Something to Dismiss and Bury" (p. 4), "Evacuee Return to Normal Life Urged in Syndicated Editorial" (p. 4), "Nisei Seeking Rehabilitation Promised Backing by CIO" (p. 4).
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 30 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-138)
Selected article titles: "Byrnes Aids Evacuees' Position. Assistant to President Praises Nisei Soldiers in Official Statement" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Named for Segregees" (p. 1), "Relocating Family Groups Being Considered by WRA" (p. 1), "Editorial: Getting Back to Business" (p. 4), "Relocation Prospects: No Housing Shortage in New York" (p. 5).
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Letter from residents requesting prisoner release, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-8)
Letter from residents requesting the release of two incarerees: Wataru Obara, and Hiroichi Shimamura, detained in army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0008
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Recreation department staff (ddr-densho-111-3)
Staff of Tule Lake concentration camp's recreation department. They are sitting on a stage platform which was built in a firebreak, and used for various performances. Second row from front, ninth from left is Harry Mayeda, the Recreation Department Director. Elaine Ishikawa Hayes is in the third row, sixth from left.
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North Portland Evacuazette Vol. I No. 11 (June 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-120-8)
Selected article titles: ""Mark of Zorro" to Show Tonite. Power Co-Starred With Darnell in Melodrama" (p. 1), "134 Return Today. Beet Workers Anxious to Go Back to Fields" (p. 1), "Nurses Leave for Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Handcraft Art Exhibition Held" (p. 5), "Movies Give Rec. Dept. Problems" (p. 6).
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Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 12 (July 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-192)
Selected article titles: "Segregation Procedures Formulated" (p. 1), "Myer Explains Reasons for Segregation Plans to Safeguard, Further National Interest" (p. 1), "Tule Lake for Segregates" (p. 1), "The Mail Box: Through the V-Mail" (p. 2), "City Swelters for Fifth Day" (p. 3), "Ten Colorado Counties Closed to Relocators" (p. 3).
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Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 20 (August 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-200)
Selected article titles: "Topaz Ranks 3rd in Resettlement" (p. 1), "Parolee Status Cleared to Suppress Rumors" (p. 1), "Transferees: Crating Lumber to Arrive Soon" (p. 1), "Students Denied Cash Assistance" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Setup Described" (p. 2), "Blankets: Surplus Needed for Tuleans" (p. 3), "Draft Boards Caution Nisei" (p. 3).
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Denson Tribune Vol. I No. 53 (August 31, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-94)
Selected article titles: "Completes Final Step: Center Co-op Receives License from State" (p. 1), "Number of Routine Project Jobs to be Reduced. Maximum of 2800 Workers Set Starting in October" (p. 1), "Center Departures Pass 1000 Mark. Relocation Progresses" (p. 1), "Information Released on Tule Lake Center" (p. 4).
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 3 (January 6, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-601)
Selected article titles: "Pfc. Jou Okitsu Reported German Prisoner of War" (p. 1), "Men from Life Mag, Acme Pix, LA News, Visit" (p. 1), "Secretary Ickes Issues Statement to Residents" (p. 1), "Justice Dept. May Take Over Tule Lake" (p. 2), "Mad Dog Rumors Found to be Without Basis" (p. 3).
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 22 (September 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-408)
Selected article titles: "WAC Interviews Begin Today" (p. 1), "Cooperation Asked by Poston Hospital" (p. 1), "Army to Assign Seats for Tule Lake Bound" (p. 1), "1605 Messages Sent to Japan" (p. 1), "Editorial: Issues in the WAC Recruitment" (p. 2), "Traffic Regulation for the Community of Poston" (p. 8).
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Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 36 (March 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-149)
Selected article titles: "Joint Resolution to Ask Nisei Rights Restoration" (p. 1), "Eight Internees Paroled to Amache" (p. 5), "British Columbia: Little Hope for Japanese Return to Coastal Areas" (p. 6), "Tule Lake Residents Get Additional Hearings" (p. 7), "Evacuees Sell West Coast Property; Trend Toward Eastern Settlement" (p. 8).
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Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 76 (July 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-189)
Selected article titles: "Hospital Needs Workers, Labor Shortage Severe" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Nisei Draft Evasion Case Dismissed" (p. 2), "Death of Lieut. Takahashi Blow to Local Resident" (p. 3), "America Faces Post-war Job in Strained Racial Problem" (p. 5), "Spanish War Vets Oppose Citizens' Return to Coast" (p. 6).
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War ration book no. 3, OPA form no. R-130, Aie Yokota (ddr-csujad-55-220)
Booklet of war ration stamps belonging to Aie Yokota incarcerated in Tule Lake camp. OPA Form No. R-130. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0222
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Memo from Leave Section to Dorothy Hart Nakamura, April 2 (ddr-csujad-55-2422)
Memorandum of understanding from Clara Bogorad to Mrs. George Nakamura [= Dorothy Nakamura] regarding indefinite leave from Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2528
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Victory hop (ddr-csujad-55-1955)
Invitation to the Girls's Softball Victory Hop at Tule Lake incarceration camp. From the Masako Adachi scrapbook. See also sac_jaac_1953. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1958
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Location map of WRA projects (ddr-csujad-55-2494)
Partial map of the United States indicating the location of Tule Lake, Minidoka, Heart Mountain, Topaz, and Manzanar incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2600