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87 items

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Families arriving at Turlock (ddr-densho-151-455)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Families of Japanese ancestry arrived at Turlock Assembly. Evacuees will be housed later at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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Mother and children waiting in line (ddr-densho-151-223)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Families of Japanese ancestry arrive at Turlock Assembly Center. Evacuees will be housed later at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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New arrivals at the Turlock Assembly Center (ddr-densho-151-14)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Families of Japanese ancestry arrive at Turlock Assembly Center. Evacuees will be housed later at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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New arrivals at the Turlock Assembly Center (ddr-densho-151-11)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Families of Japanese ancestry arrived at Turlock assembly center. Evacuees will be housed later at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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New assembly center arrivals (ddr-densho-151-9)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. These children have just arrived at Turlock Assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to a War Relocation Authority center for the duration.

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Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-225)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Baggage is inspected as families arrive at Turlock assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-220)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Baggage is inspected as families arrive at Turlock assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-12)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Baggage is inspected as families arrive at Turlock assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-8)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Baggage is inspected as families arrive at Turlock assembly center. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

Collection
CSU Stanislaus Nisaburo Aibara Collection (ddr-csujad-46)
The Nisaburo Aibara Collection features materials from the Turlock Social Club, a local Japanese-American community group active between 1939 and 1970. It contains documents regarding the Stockton, Turlock and Merced Assembly Centers and Japanese American Citizens League chapters. The Collection also features correspondences with reactions, responses, and preparations for the forced evacuation. Additionally, the Collection has …

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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to members, March 29, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-17)
Letter from Tsuneo Iwata, president of the Turlock Social Club to Turlock Social Club members in regards to mass removal preparation, Turlock Social Club meetings, and the status of the Social Hall. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0017

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Turlock Social Club annual meeting minutes, February 7, 1937 (ddr-csujad-46-47)
Turlock Social Club annual meeting held in the Turlock Social Club hall. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0047

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Envelope from Bank of America Turlock Branch to Turlock Farm Corporation (ddr-csujad-46-56)
Envelope addressed to Turlock Farm Corporation from Bank of America Turlock Branch. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0056

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New arrivals at the Turlock Assembly Center (ddr-densho-151-15)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. This aged woman of Japanese ancestry , in foreground, has just arrived at this Assembly center.

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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mayor Roy M. Day, April 16, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-13)
Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mayor Roy M. Day of Turlock, California, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0013

Collection
Turlock TAC Collection (ddr-densho-198)
This collection consists of issues of the Turlock TAC, which was the newspaper for the Turlock Assembly Center, California, open from April 30, 1942, to August 12, 1942. The newspaper provided information about activities and sports, living conditions, and the move to permanent camps.

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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Albert H. Rodin, April 16, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-12)
Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Albert H. Rodin, Turlock District Chairman, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0012

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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Robert Lee, April 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-7)
Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Robert Lee, principal of Turlock elementary school, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0007

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Letter from Roy E. Weaver to Tsuneo Iwata, April 21, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-18)
Letter of gratitude from Roy E. Weaver, president of First National Bank, Turlock California, to Tsuneo Iwata, president of Turlock Social Club, in regards to mass removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0018

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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)
Letter from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Johnson, Wartime Civilian Control Administration, concerning the leasing of the Turlcok Social Club Hall as a storage place for incarcerees' properties in Turlock, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0006

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Turlock Farm Corporation resolution (ddr-csujad-46-39)
Turlock Farm Corporation resolution at a meeting held on 1930 November 8, resolved by the board of directors, stating First Natinoal Bank of Turlock as its banking house. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0039

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Japanese American family (ddr-densho-151-13)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Members of the Esaki family at Turlock assembly center. The parents, who came to this country 38 years ago, owned a fruit ranch near Winters on which all but two of this group lived. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend …

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Japanese Americans arriving at Turlock Assembly Center (ddr-densho-151-10)
Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry have just arrived at the Turlock Assembly center which has been open only two days. They are on their way to their places in the barracks where they have been assigned by family groups. Later evacuees will be transferred to War Relocation Authority centers for the …

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Man resting under trees (ddr-ajah-6-586)
Caption below photo: An Issei man rests after hand picking Cantaloupes. He was working the Turlock vicinity of the Central Valley of California and likely came from Oakland, CA. 1922

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Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-221)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Heads of families of Japanese ancestry are gathered about the table where their hand- baggage is being inspected for contraband before being admitted into the Assembly center.