2211 items
2211 items
Narrator Art Shibayama
Nisei male. Born June 6, 1930, in Callao, Peru. Grew up in Peru, raised by both parents and grandparents. During World War II, taken with parents to the United States on a U.S. troop transport ship. Lived in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, until family moved to work at Seabrook, New Jersey, a produce work …
Narrator Betty Fumiye Ito
Nisei female. Born March 29, 1918, in Seattle, Washington, and spent childhood in Medina and Bellevue, Washington. While in high school was a member of the Bellevue Strawberry Festival's Queen's Court. In 1939 married Kenji Ito, a prominent Japanese American lawyer who practiced in Seattle. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, recounts her experiences as her …
Narrator Bill Nishimura
Nisei male, born June 21, 1920, in Compton, California. Raised on a farm in Lawndale, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, his father was picked up by FBI and detained at a Department of Justice (DOJ) internment camp in Lordsburg, New Mexico. His family voluntarily moved to Visalia, California, then was forcibly moved to Poston …
Narrator Ronald Ikejiri
Sansei male. Born December 3, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, parents had been incarcerated at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Father signed 'no-no' on the so-called 'loyalty questionnaire', renounced U.S. citizenship, and was sent to the Department of Justice camp at Bismarck, North Dakota. Family did not end up expatriating to …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 21 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-46)
Selected article titles: "WRA Has No Right to Intern Nisei Citizens, Says Biddle. Attorney General Criticizes Wartime Treatment Accorded Japanese American Group. Relocation Camps Not Designed as Internment Centers, But as Refuge; Upholds Loyalty of Minority; Backs WRA Program of Resettlement" (p. 1), "War Department Reveals List Of Japanese Americans Hurt, Presumably on Italian Front" (p. …
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George Nobuo Naohara's handwritten note: good friend, Jiro Sanada (ddr-csujad-38-106)
George Nobuo Naohara's handwritten note describing Jiro Sanada. English translation: During his incarcerated at the Tule Lake in California, Jiro Sanada was spending time writing senryu. With Atsushi Art Ishida's help, Jiro was able to leave the camp for Chicago. He was married in Chicago and opened a grocery store with his wife somewhere. His business …
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Aquila 1943 (ddr-densho-493-39)
First edition of the Aquila, yearbook of Tri-State High School at the Tule Lake facility in Newell, California. The book includes a roster of all students, photos of the classes and clubs (including Zoology Club, Needle Arts Club, Tri-State Thespians, glee clubs, and others), names and photos of faculty and staff, and a written history of …
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Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-61)
Original WRA caption: Residents of Japanese ancestry appear for registration prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Updated Library of Congress summary: "Photograph shows Shizuko Ina standing behind others waiting to be assigned a "family number" before being removed from their homes and incarcerated in a detention facility …
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Ronald Ikejiri Interview (ddr-densho-1000-461)
Sansei male. Born December 3, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, parents had been incarcerated at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Father signed 'no-no' on the so-called 'loyalty questionnaire', renounced U.S. citizenship, and was sent to the Department of Justice camp at Bismarck, North Dakota. Family did not end up expatriating to …
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Emi Somekawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-378)
Nisei female. Born May 10, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the small town of Brooks, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Prior to World War II, became a nurse, married, and had a child. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and worked …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 28 (December 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-20)
Selected article titles: "Rules Clarify Stored Goods of Evacuees" (p. 1), "Federal Employment Outlook Held Promising for Evacuees" (p. 1), "$3000 Donated By Seattle JACL For Relocation" (p. 1), "Data On Harvest Conditions Sought Thru Questionnaire" (p. 1), "Art Exhibit Scheduled in January" (p. 3), "284 Colleges On Approved Army List for Evacuees" (p. 3), "Tule …
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I Told You So (ddr-densho-1024-1)
Poet Lawson Inada shows how growing up in Fresno, California influenced his writing. He visits Tule Lake, the largest of the American concentration camps, where Japanese Americans, two-thirds of whom were American citizens, were imprisoned during World War II.
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-103)
Check-in letter from Camp Blanding, the first written in six days. When Tad's company got back from bivouac (six days ago), they were told to be ready to leave camp at any moment and weren't allowed to make phone calls or write letters. About half Tad's company was shipped off a day later, but not him; …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 91 (March 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-175)
Selected article titles: "Hostel Will Take Resettlers to House Evacuees Job Seeking in East: Public Meeting Tonight to Present Project" (p. 1), "Minidoka Leads 5 Camps in Army Volunteers" (p. 1), "Granada Red Cross Drive" (p. 1), "6608 to be Used For Alien Registration" (p. 1), "Friends Group Advises All Citizens to Register" (p. 1), "Thurs. …
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Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-290)
Four letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Tak Negi. All letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter dated 9/24/1942 most likely associated with the envelope. Letter dated 9/24: details about a visit to Granada and the thoughts and feelings that came from the visit. 7/21 letter: describes weather conditions …
Narrator Tomiye Terasaki
Kibei female. Born October 5, 1910, in San Francisco, California. At age three, sent to live with grandfather and receive education in Fukuoka, Japan. After high school, temporarily moved to Tokyo and assisted family-owned business. In 1929, returned to U.S. to join parents in Sacramento. After arranged marriage to Mr. Tadao Sakita, moved to Los Angeles, …
Narrator George S. Matsui
Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was …
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CSU Dominguez Hills George and Mitzi Naohara Papers (ddr-csujad-38)
The George and Mitzi Naohara Papers consists of photo albums and scrapbooks compiled by George and Mitzi Naohara, and other documents pertaining to the Naohara and Masukawa family. Contained are photographs, correspondence, documents, and memorabilia depicting their experiences during World War II. George Nobuo Naohara is a Kibei Nisei, and his experiences include his farm labor …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 8 (February 25, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-8)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Citizenship Rights Upheld By Court. Federal Appellate Court Affirms Decision of Lower Tribunal in Test Suit of Native Sons Group" (p. 1), "Registration of Adult Evacuees Nears Completion" (p. 1), 'Stiff Prison Sentences Given Men Who Attacked JACL Head" (p. 1), "Meatless Tuesdays, Fridays to Be Observed At Topaz Center" (p. 1), …
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Desert Sentinel, Vol. I. No. 15, June 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-1)
School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. According to an announcement on the back page, publication seeks to make known the War Relocation Authority's "plans and policies," the results of Community Council deliberations, and various regulations and news about life at the Gila River Incarceration Camp. Issue features articles about and by the Camp's …
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Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-405)
Nisei male. Born February 2, 1923, in Auburn, Washington. Grew up in Auburn, where father worked for the Great Northern Railroad and the family also ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, Oregon. Family then transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Kiwamu left camp …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 40 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-65)
Selected article titles: "Hunt Boosts Third War Fund Drive $1,907.93" (p. 1), "New York Church Groups Aid Nisei Relocatees" (p. 1), "Income Tax Must Be Filed Before December 15" (p. 1), "Christian Week Begins Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Repatriates Reach Yokohama Harbor" (p. 1), "15,000 lbs. Mochi-gome Ordered for New Years" (p. 1), "Groups Oppose Selling Land …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 10 (July 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-5)
Selected article titles: "Colony Census Midnight Friday" (p. 1), "More Men Than Women Here" (p. 1), "1000 Workers Fail to Call for Tags" (p. 1), "Notary Public Here Tuesday 7 to 8 P.M." (p. 1), "Tough Operation Claimed Success" (p. 1), "No Overtime Paid" (p. 1), "Tule Lake is Bird's Paradise: Farmer's Life. It's Beautiful Outside, …
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Tokio Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1000-432)
Kibei male. Born September 2, 1922, in Hawaii. Moved with family to Hiroshima at age three, then returned to the Fresno area of the U.S. for high school. During World War II, was sent to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. While at Jerome, refused to answer the so-called "loyalty questions" …
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 9 (ddr-densho-121-15)
Selected article titles: "300 Nisei Stranded in Japan by War, Petition for Right to Return to Homes in U.S." (p. 1), "Canadian Supreme Court Rules Orders for Deportation Valid" (p. 1), "Delegates Support Extension of JACL Work in Peacetime" (p. 1), "See Few Marriages Between U.S. Troops, Girls in Japan" (p. 1), "San Francisco Cases to …