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Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 6 (November 18, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-102)
Selected article titles: "Communique No. 1: To Beet or Not to Beet" (p. 1), "WSSF Here to Aid Students" (p. 1), "Entire Regional Records to Be Coded in Colony" (p. 1), "Vehicle Drivers Cautioned" (p. 1), "Blackout Throws Cabaret Show Into Confusion" (p. 2), "Anti-Freeze Used in Fire Extinguishers" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Y.B.A. Reorganizes" (p. …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 86 (June 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-239)
Selected article titles: "Quota of Project Workers to Be Set: Preliminary Study Places Tule Lake Maximum at 4,300" (p. 1), "Swimming Prohibited" (p. 1), "Goods Stored in Los Angeles" (p. 1), "Nursing to Be Taught" (p. 1), "Priests Will Hear Speakers" (p. 1), "Segregation Inevitable" (p. 2), "Dies Committee 'Amazed' At Crowded Living in Poston" (p. …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. II No. 7 (July 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-318)
Selected article titles: "No Change in WRA Policy -- Meyer. Dispatch Interviews New National Chief" (p. 1), "Total Colonists, 9166: 'White Zone' Men Next" (p. 1), "Notify Tule Lake Address to Your Bank" (p. 1), "Diet Stations for Kids Open" (p. 4), "Red Cross Training Class to Open Here" (p. 4), "Writers to Form Literary Group" …
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Registration of camp transferees (ddr-densho-37-56)
Original WRA caption: Transferees from Tule Lake Relocation Center being registered for housing immediately after inspection of baggage. It was arranged so that the people arriving by truck from the rail siding unloaded their baggage for inspection and received their housing assignments at the same time and then got back on the trucks for delivery to …
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Japanese American carpenter (ddr-densho-37-383)
Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Cabinet worker's saw is expertly used by Jime Kabayashi, 62, on the interior construction of general store Number 2 at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese descent. Jime, prior to evacuation, had resided in Sacramento for 24 years and has been a carpenter for …
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Registration of camp new arrivals (ddr-densho-37-62)
Original WRA caption: Transferees from Tule Lake relocation center being registered for housing immediately after inspection of baggage. It was arranged so that the people arriving by truck from the rail siding unloaded their baggage for inspection and received their housing assignments at the same time and then got back on the trucks for delivery to …
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Report on Heart Mountain to Tule Lake transfer Sam Horino, leader of movement to challenge Selective Service for incarcerated Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-2-45)
Informational report to Willard Schmidt about Sam Horino, an incarceree transferred from Heart Mountain Camp to Tule Lake Camp. Horino was accused of protesting the Selective Service program for incarcerated Japanese Americans and creating bulletins he posted throughout Heart Mountain Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0045
![[Minutes of the joint meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center, February 8,1944] (ddr-csujad-2-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/51/85/5185f52cad60827e42f3af2185f0b094.jpg)
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[Minutes of the joint meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating Committee of the Tule Lake Center, February 8,1944] (ddr-csujad-2-20)
Meeting minutes of incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government and camp advisory council. Describes efforts led to release prisoners from army stockades and plans for new building construction including a civic center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0020
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Toshiki Hamaoka Collection (ddr-janm-15)
Toshiki "Dick" Hamaoka was hired by an anthropologist and community worker to create watercolor sketches of life at Tule Lake concentration camp, rather than hiring a more expensive photographer. His 17 watercolor paintings and ink drawings are vibrant and detailed and show a different perspective than straightforward photographs.
Narrator Kiyoshi Seishin Yamashita
Nisei male. Born February 14, 1920, in Kent, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Auburn, where parents ran a farm. Family was involved Auburn Buddhist Church. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1942 and removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Recruited out of Tule Lake to teach …
Narrator Satsuki Ina
Sansei female. Born May 25, 1944, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Her parents, both Kibei, grew up in San Francisco, California. During World War II, they were incarcerated at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. They signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," renounced their U.S. citizenship, and were transferred to Tule Lake when it …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 2 (January 12, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-2)
Selected article titles: "Justice Department Initiates Hearings for 3000 Persons Who Wish to Remain in U.S." (p. 1), "Vandals Smash Glass in Store Owned by Nisei" (p. 1), "Japanese American Issue Raised at Hawaii Hearing. No Danger of Nisei Voting Bloc Seen by Proponents of Statehood Status for Islands" (p. 1), "Order Relaxes Restrictions on Enemy …
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Tamura Collection (ddr-densho-124)
The Tamura Collection focuses on the prewar recreational activities of a group of Issei. The photographs feature gatherings in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown), outings to parks and beaches, hiking on Mt. Rainier and Mt. Hood, and trips to Selleck, Washington. Also included is one photograph of Tule Lake concentration camp, Idaho.
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Hitoshi H. Kajihara Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-30-3)
Remembering Tule Lake concentration camp
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. The interviews …
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Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-432-10)
Daily life in the Tule Lake stockade (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. 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 …
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Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-432-9)
The physical layout of the Tule Lake stockade (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. 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 …
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Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-432-17)
Forming youth groups in Tule Lake Segregation Center (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. 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 …
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Tomiye Terasaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-122-12)
Life in Tule Lake, giving birth to a son in camp (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. It was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terasaki's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in …
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Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-4-3)
Deciding to resist the draft registration; memories of the "segregation" period in Tule Lake concentration camp
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this …
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Harry Ueno Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1002-7-34)
Reuniting with wife and children in Tule Lake; thoughts on the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in …
Narrator Mika Hiuga
Nisei female. Born in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Hood River, where parents owned and operated orchards. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred briefly to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Lived for a short time in Salt Lake City after leaving camp, then …
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Instructions for moving to camp (ddr-densho-25-23)
The Iseri family resided in the Pinedale Assembly Center from June until July, 1942. They then received instructions on how to prepare for their move to the Tule Lake concentration camp. The procedure was similar to that of leaving for the Assembly Centers: Japanese Americans packed their luggage, marked it with identification tags, and boarded the …
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October 2008 (ddr-densho-431-25)
Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: Prison within the Prison: The Tule Lake Stockade," "Densho News: Sushi & Sake Fest: Last Chance for Early Bird Tickets!," "Densho Community Meeting: A Look Back at Redress," "Densho October Poll: Japanese American Writers," "New to the Archive: Look Inside the Archive: Kazuko Uno Bill Interview," " Support …
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Resolution by the Native Sons of the Golden West (ddr-densho-67-91)
A list of resolutions adopted by the Native Sons of the Golden West. They believe that the War Relocation Authority and Dillon Myer cannot properly control the internees at Tule Lake and suggest the U.S. Army take over. Also call for the permanent ban on Japanese immigration as well as the execution of Japanese in charge …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 25 (December 22, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-51)
Selected article titles: "WRA Will Assist Returned Evacuees to Find Permanent Location on Pacific Coast" (p. 3), "California Attorney General Says Sheriff Attempted to Prevent Evacuee Employment" (p. 3), "Rehearings May Be Held for Tule Lake Group" (p. 3), "The Future of the Nisei is His Own by Dillon S. Myer" (p. 9), "Nisei Assisted in …