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Narrator Frank Shinichiro Tanabe

Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/310/

Narrator Kazuko Uno Bill

Nisei female. Born June 5, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in South Park, Washington where family operated a small produce farm. Attended Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Was in senior year of college on December 7, 1941. Father picked up by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and sent to Missoula internment …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/296/

Narrator Sumiko M. Yamamoto

Nisei female. Born May 12, 1925, in Spreckels, California. Moved frequently with family as a child, eventually settling in Gilroy, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Following father's desire to repatriate to Japan, transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, when it …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/425/

Narrator K. Morgan Yamanaka

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1924, in San Francisco, California. Went to Japan with family at a very young age before returning to San Francisco. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to Tule Lake concentration …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/567/
Yoshiko (Abe) Shiomi Family Collection (ddr-densho-522)
Collection Yoshiko (Abe) Shiomi Family Collection (ddr-densho-522)
The Yoshiko (Abe) Shiomi Family collection consists of 21 photo albums with photographs of Hardy and Yoshiko Shiomi's family and friends from the time of their resettlement after leaving Tule Lake and Heart Mountain respectively. Most albums contain photos of travels around the United States and Asia. Includes photos from 1992 Heart Mountain Reunion.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-522/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 25 (December 20-27, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-50)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 25 (December 20-27, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-50)
Holiday issue organized into sections A 1-12, B 1-12, C 1-12, and D 1-12. Selected article titles: "Sansei Returns to Tule Lake" (pp. A-1, A-3), "Fears in Tule Lake: Evacuees Remember Them" (pp. A-1, A-3-A-4), "Seattle Nihonmachi: Beat of the '20s and '30s" (pp. B-1, B-9-B-10), "Giri: Righteous Way: Inside Tanforan, Topaz" (pp. B-4, B-8-B-9), and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-46-50/
Letter from residents of Block 9 to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp and Colonel Verne Austin, Commander of Military Police, February 14, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-7)
doc Letter from residents of Block 9 to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp and Colonel Verne Austin, Commander of Military Police, February 14, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-7)
Letter from residents of Block 9 to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp and Colonel Verne Austin, Commander of Military Police requesting the release of four incarerees detained in the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp: Dentaro Tani, Heizaburo Nakada, Goichi Ishimaru, and Toshiaki Oku. Signed names: Tani, Dentaro; Nakada, Heizaburo; Ishimaru, Goichi; Oku, Toshiaki; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-7/
Souvenir of Southern Oregon and Shasta Cascade Wonderland from Wataru Hishikawa (ddr-csujad-38-344)
doc Souvenir of Southern Oregon and Shasta Cascade Wonderland from Wataru Hishikawa (ddr-csujad-38-344)
A collection of pictures of Southern Oregon and Shasta Cascade Wonderland, which is a souvenir from Wataru Hishikawa to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. Wataru sent it from the Tule Lake camp in California, where he was transferred from the Poston camp in Arizona, to Mitzi, who was an incarceree remained in the Poston camp. It appears that …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-344/
Pacific Citizen Vol. 21 No. 23 (ddr-densho-121-4)
doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 21 No. 23 (ddr-densho-121-4)
Selected article titles: "Chicago Nisei Lieutenant Finds Mother, Brother Alive in Atom-Bombed City of Hiroshima" (p. 1), "New Escheat Case Filed by State in Fresno County" (p. 1), "Japan Occupation Ineffective Without Nisei GIs, Says Moore" (p. 1), "Aged Evacuee Hangs Self at Tule Lake Center" (p. 1), "Anti-Nisei Boycott Dropped By Los Angeles Market Union" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-121-4/
Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)
vh Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)
Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-303/
Richard E. Yamashiro Interview (ddr-densho-1000-333)
vh Richard E. Yamashiro Interview (ddr-densho-1000-333)
Nisei male. Born February 13, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Hollywood, California, and was living there when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and the family was transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, then designated as a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-333/
Loyal American (ddr-densho-1024-119)
av Loyal American (ddr-densho-1024-119)
Keige Kaku was a U.S.-born citizen who served in the U.S. Army. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he was abruptly discharged and sent to Poston. Outraged by the betrayal, Keige refused to answer the infamous “loyalty questionnaire” and was sent to Tule Lake. He ultimately renounced his citizenship and was deported to Japan, where Henry …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-119/

Narrator Lois Yuki

Nisei female. Born September 13, 1944, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In 1945, family repatriated to Japan. Grew up in Japan, attending school there, before returning with family in the 1950s. Eventually became a teacher and settled in California.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/449/

Narrator Gary Yamagiwa

Sansei male. Born May 8, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois. Parents were Nisei, sent to the concentration camps at Poston, Arizona, Manzanar and Tule Lake, California, during World War II. After leaving camp, resettled in Chicago, where Gary was born and raised.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/946/
[Minutes of the regular joint meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating committee of the Tule Lake Center, March 3, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-30)
doc [Minutes of the regular joint meeting of the advisory council and the Co-ordinating committee of the Tule Lake Center, March 3, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-30)
Meeting minutes between incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government and the Advisory Council. Includes discussion on prisoner release from army stockades, the creation of a Young Men's Association and the transfer of incarcerees from Poston Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0030
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-30/
Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)
doc Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)
Japanese Americans were allowed to take only what they could carry to the camps. In most cases, a person could take two bags. Each bag was marked with an identification tag. These tags belonged to Mae Iseri who was initially detained at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California. Mae and her family were later incarcerated at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-25-14/
Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 11 (March 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-119)
doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 11 (March 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-119)
Selected article titles: "Citizenship Bill Given Congress" (p. 1), "300 Minidokans Volunteer for Service in Army" (p. 1), "JACL Leaflet Points Out Nisei Opponents" (p. 1), "Newly Furnished USO Lounge Open to Visiting Servicemen" (p. 3), "Editorial: Need for a Juvenile Court" (p. 4), "Two Youths Plead Guilty in Court" (p. 6), "WRA Vocational Retraining Program …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-119/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 26 (January 1, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-1)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 26 (January 1, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-1)
Selected article titles: "Sgt. Kuroki, Nisei War Hero, Returns to U.S." (p. 1), "War Department Announces Names of 26 Nisei Killed, 56 Wounded on Italy Front" (p. 1), "WRA Arranges Special Bus for Poston Travel" (p. 3), "Camp Conditions Satisfy Spanish Investigators" (p. 3), "Jim Crow Tendencies Among Japanese Americans Evacuees May Hamper Resettlement" (p. 5), …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-16-1/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 11 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-11)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 11 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-11)
Selected article titles: "Army Reveals Combat Team of Japanese Americans Now Part of 44th Artillery Group" (p. 1), "Fire Damages Japanese Hall in Valley City" (p. 1), "Anti-Evacuee Group Demands Resignation of WRA Director" (p. 2), "Segregee Bloc Broken Up at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Vandalism Aimed at Evacuee Reported in Pasadena Area" (p. 3), …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-11/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 17 (October 27, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-43)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 17 (October 27, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-43)
Selected article titles: "War Department Credits Nisei Graduates of School With Major Role in Pacific War" (p. 1), "WRA to Terminate Services at Tule Lake Camp on Feb. 1" (p. 1), "2 More WRA Camps Close Before Deadline. Central Utah, Minidoka Become Ghost Towns as Final Groups of Evacuees Leave for Coast" (p. 3), "Fantastic Rumors …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-43/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 10 (September 13, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-37)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 10 (September 13, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-37)
Selected article titles: "Renunciations of Citizenship Under Duress Held Invalid. Federal Judge Restores Full Rights to Four Petitioners In Los Angeles Test Case" (p. 1), "Outline Procedure to Obtain Permit for Trading in Japan" (p. 1), "Federal Judge Orders Release of 330 Tule Lake Renunciants" (p. 1), "Alien Property Office Outlines Way for Recovery of Deposits" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-19-37/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 18 (May 12, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-19)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 18 (May 12, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-19)
Selected article titles: "First Japanese American From Hawaii Appointed to U.S. Military Academy" (p. 1), "Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Return Escheat Funds" (p. 1), "House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Restore Citizen Rights of Two Nisei" (p. 2), "Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Citizen Status of Tule Lake Renunciants" (p. 3), "Group Identification Tendency …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-23-19/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 10 (September 4, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-35)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 10 (September 4, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-35)
Selected article titles: "Hito Okada Reelected JACL President. Close Races Mark Contests in First Popular Election in History of Organization" (p. 1), "Kawakita Convicted on Eight Counts in Treason Trial" (p. 1), "Myer Notes Discrimination Against Nisei Group on Wane" (p. 2), "Japanese Court Affirms U.S. Citizenship of Stranded Nisei" (p. 6), "Circuit Court Ruling Seen …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-20-35/
[Significant factors in requests for repatriation and expatriation] (ddr-csujad-2-57)
doc [Significant factors in requests for repatriation and expatriation] (ddr-csujad-2-57)
Report on the influx of repatriation to Japan requests from Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Report describes camp life in Tule Lake compared to Manzanar, special concerns with Kibei and Issei individuals, the draft, and family dilemma related to repatriation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0057
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-57/
Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)
doc Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)
A letter from Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp, California. It notifies him of Public Proclamation no. 24 and the rescission of exclusion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_021
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-568/
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