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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Dr. E.A Julien, April 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-10)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Dr. E.A. Julien, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0010

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doc Meeting minutes, 1919 (ddr-csujad-46-30)

Turlock Japanese Business Association meeting minutes]. The documents are in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0030

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doc Turlock Social Club certificate of donation appreciation (ddr-csujad-46-33)

Turlock Social Club Certificate of Donation Appreciation. Inlcudes names of Japanese American indiciduals, Taiji or Yasuji Fujimoto and Nobutsugu or Shinji Tsuda. Documents in Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0033

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Harry L. Villinger, April 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-11)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Harry L. Villinger, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-46-11/

doc Turlock Social Club meeting minutes, February 4, 1934 (ddr-csujad-46-44)

Turlock Social Club meeting held by president James Yoshino and secretary Jack Noda, discussing finances. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0044

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doc Turlock Farm Corporation Bank of America deposit statement (ddr-csujad-46-43)

Turlock Farm Corporation, Bank of America deposit statement of $25.00 including check deposit. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0043

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doc Hale Funeral Chapel receipt (ddr-csujad-46-52)

Turlock Japanese Americans Hale funeral chapel receipt including cost and burial of Ujiro Masakawa. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0052

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Evacuee Property Department, March 31, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-15)

Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Evacuee Property Department concerning the status and leasing of the Japanese Social Hall in Turlock California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0015

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. J.W. Guy, April 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-9)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. J. W. Guy, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0009

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doc Postcard from Mrs. S. Yamamoto to Mrs. J. Waegell, May 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-58)

Handwritten correspondence from S. Yamamoto to Mrs. Waegell. Waegell is spelled as Weigell. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00062

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vh Gloria Toshiko Imagire Interview (ddr-manz-1-46)

Nisei female. Born June 25, 1935, in Vacaville, California. Grew up in Vacaville before being removed to the Turlock Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. After the war, lived briefly with parents in Ogden, Utah, before returning to the Sacramento area.

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img Japanese Americans waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-141)

Original caption: Byron, California. Families of Japanese ancestry, evacuated from Contra Costa County, await bus which will transport them to assembly center at Turlock fairgrounds, 65 miles away. Evacuees will be transferred to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Mass removal (ddr-densho-151-18)

Original WRA caption: Byron, California. Main Street of small town in the farming district, on morning of evacuation. Six bus loads of residents of Japanese ancestry were checked in and taken to the Assembly center at the Turlock Fairgrounds, 65 miles away.

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img Japanese Americans boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-146)

Original caption: Byron, California. These families of Japanese ancestry, evacuated from farms in Contra Costa County, board bus for assembly center in Turlock Fairgrounds, 65 miles away. Evacuees will be transported later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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vh George Hiromoto Interview (ddr-densho-1010-12)

Nisei male. Born 1921 in Courtland, California. Grew up in the Clarksburg area, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to Turlock Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan. Eventually returned to Clarksburg and reestablished farm.

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img Japanese American family boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-145)

Original caption: Byron, California. This family of Japanese ancestry, evacuated from this farm in Contra Costa County, boards bus for Assembly center at Turlock Fairgrounds, 65 miles away. Evacuees will be transported later to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-224)

Original caption: Turlock, California. Possessions brought to the Assembly center by evacuees of Japanese ancestry, are inspected for contraband upon arrival. Evacuees are here here shown unfastening their bundles and unpacking their suitcases for the inspector. They will then be assigned to their places in the barracks.

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img Japanese Americans boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-328)

Original caption: Byron, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry boarding a bus for the Turlock Assembly center, sixty-five miles away. Six bus-loads left on this day from this small agricultural town which included highly skilled managers, farm owners, tenant operators, tractor drivers, and farm laborers.

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img Japanese Americans waiting for baggage inspection (ddr-densho-151-226)

Original caption: Turlock, California. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry have just arrived at this Assembly center and are awaiting the inspection of their baggage. They will then be assigned places in the barracks to remain until they are transferred to a War Relocation Authority center for the duration.

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img Assembly center new arrivals (ddr-densho-151-31)

Original WRA caption: Turlock, California. Farm families of Japanese ancestry arriving at this Assembly Center from Byron. Their hand baggage will be inspected on the table at lower right. After being medically examined, all will be assigned to their places in the barracks for later transfer to War Relocation Authority centers.

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Narrator Susumu Yenokida

Nisei male. Born June 28, 1925, in Turlock, California. Grew up in the Cortez, California, area. During World War II, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. When drafted by the military, refused to report for the preinduction physical, and was tried and jailed for refusing the draft. Served …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/342/

doc Letter from Elliot and Calden attorneys at law, to G. Furakawa of La Paloma Land Company, November 28, 1927 (ddr-csujad-46-35)

Letter from Elliot and Calden attorneys at law, to G. Furakawa of La Paloma Land Company addressing the Turlock Farm Corporation minute book. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0035

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doc Letter from Elliot and Calden attorneys at law, to G. Furakawa of La Paloma Land Company, November 26, 1927 (ddr-csujad-46-34)

Letter from Elliot and Calden attorneys at law, to G. Furakawa of La Paloma Land Company addressing the Turlock Farm Corporation Issuance of stock. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0034

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doc Letter from Harold Johnson to Tsuneo Iwata, April 16, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-16)

Letter from Harold Johnson field representative of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to Tsuneo Iwata, president of the Turlock social Club, in regards to mass removal preparation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0016

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-46-16/

av An oral history with Izumi Taniguchi (ddr-csujad-29-43)

An oral interview with Izumi Taniguchi, incarceree at the Turlock Assembly Center and the Gila River Incarceration Camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0142. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2472_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-43/

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