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World War II -- Concentration camps -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (276)
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World War II -- Concentration camps (61)
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Identity and values -- Kibei (41)
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Immigration and citizenship -- Arrival (40)
Military service -- Post-World War II service (37)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") (36)
Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization (35)
Redress and reparations -- Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (35)
World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (32)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Returning home (31)
World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team (31)
Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (29)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation (29)
Activism and involvement -- Politics (27)
Geographic communities -- California (26)
Japan -- Post-World War II (25)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Expatriation/repatriation/deportation (24)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Living conditions (24)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Food (24)
Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (23)
Japan -- Pre-World War II (22)
Identity and values -- Women (22)
Journalism and media (20)
World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (20)
Immigration and citizenship -- Life in Japan and reasons for leaving (19)
Immigration and citizenship -- The journey (19)
Religion and churches -- Christianity (19)
World War II -- Family reunification (19)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers (19)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Renunciation of citizenship (19)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (18)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Seattle (18)
Education -- Higher education (18)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Medical care and health issues (18)
Redress and reparations -- Legal cases/coram nobis cases (16)
Identity and values -- Family (16)
Industry and employment (16)
World War II -- Economic losses (16)
Redress and reparations (15)
Military service (14)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Decision to incarcerate (13)
Race and racism -- Discrimination (13)
Military service -- Enlisting and recruiting (13)
Geographic communities -- Colorado (12)
Education -- Secondary education (12)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (12)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath (12)
Activism and involvement -- Civil liberties (11)
Industry and employment -- Educators (11)
Journalism and media -- Mass media (11)
Religion and churches -- Buddhism (11)
Identity and values -- Children (11)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Impact of incarceration (11)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- The Japanese American Citizens League (10)
Education (10)
Identity and values (10)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Segregation and Tule Lake (10)
Industry and employment -- Railroads (9)
Reflections on the past (9)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence (9)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Preparation (9)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farming (9)
World War II (9)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Student leave (8)
Race and racism -- Violence (8)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays (8)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (8)
World War II -- Military service -- Women's Army Corps/Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (8)
Activism and involvement -- Civil rights (7)
Race and racism -- Cross-racial relations (7)
World War II -- Administration -- Western Defense Command (7)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture (7)
Redress and reparations -- Impact of redress movement (6)
Military service -- Veterans' organizations (6)
Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (6)
Geographic communities -- Washington (6)
Community activities -- Travel (6)
World War II -- Military service -- Medals and awards (6)
Geographic communities -- California -- Terminal Island (6)
Geographic communities -- Michigan (6)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Arrest, searches, and seizures (6)
World War II -- Administration -- Community Analysis Section (6)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Holidays and festivals (6)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Gordon Hirabayashi (6)
World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (5)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Arts and literature (5)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Discriminatory laws (5)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications (5)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (5)
Journalism and media -- Community publications (5)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (5)
Community activities -- Funerals (5)
Education -- Public schools (5)
Race and racism (5)
Religion and churches -- Religious organizations (5)
Geographic communities -- Utah (5)
Identity and values -- Men (5)
Japan (4)
Community activities (4)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (4)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (4)
Japanese Latin Americans (4)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Exclusion orders (4)
Education -- Japanese language schools (4)
Education -- Primary education (4)
Immigration and citizenship -- Picture brides (4)
Japan -- Government and politics (4)
Journalism and media -- Advertising and marketing (4)
World War II -- Japanese American Citizens League activities (4)
Identity and values -- Chinese American identity (4)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Diego (4)
Immigration and citizenship -- Law and legislation -- Alien land laws (4)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Tule Lake strike (4)
World War II -- Non-incarcerated Japanese Americans -- "Voluntary evacuation" (4)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Living conditions (4)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Tulean Dispatch (3)
Community activities -- Recreational activities (3)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- "Evacuation Day" (3)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Aftermath (3)
Community activities -- Weddings (3)
Geographic communities -- Oregon (3)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Picnics (3)
Identity and values -- Sansei (3)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Flower growers (3)
Japan -- Military (3)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Deportation and internment during World War II (3)
World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion (3)
Geographic communities -- Arizona (3)
Geographic communities -- California -- Oakland (3)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis (3)
Geographic communities -- Nevada (3)
Geographic communities -- Wyoming (3)
Identity and values -- Parents (3)
World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (3)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Responses of non-Japanese Americans (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Religion (3)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (3)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence (3)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations (2)
Immigration and citizenship -- Anti-immigration sentiment (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Economic associations (2)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- "War hysteria" (2)
Japanese Canadians (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Gila News-Courier (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Poston Chronicle (2)
Community activities -- Sports (2)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Essays (2)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Francisco (2)
Religion and churches (2)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bellevue (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Fujinkai (2)
Education -- Church-run schools (2)
Industry and employment -- Medicine (2)
Industry and employment -- Retail (2)
Japan -- Education (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Food (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Funerals (2)
World War II -- Propaganda (2)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee (2)
World War II -- U.S. Army internment camps (2)
Korean War (2)
Military service -- Draft (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- YMCA/YWCA (2)
Geographic communities -- Arkansas (2)
Geographic communities -- Idaho (2)
Geographic communities -- Maryland (2)
Geographic communities -- Minnesota (2)
Geographic communities -- Nebraska -- Lincoln (2)
Identity and values -- Elders (2)
Identity and values -- Youth (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Security (2)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Sports (2)
Industry and employment -- Timber (2)
Industry and employment -- Fishing and canneries (1)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (1)
Industry and employment -- Hotel industry (1)
Activism and involvement (1)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (1)
Industry and employment -- Organized labor (1)
Japan -- During World War II (1)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Redress and reparations (1)
Reflections on the past -- September 11, 2001 and aftermath (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (1)
World War II -- Propaganda -- U.S. government propaganda (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Heart Mountain Sentinel (1)
Race and racism -- "Yellow Peril" (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Weddings (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Manzanar Free Press (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Publications -- Santa Anita Pacemaker (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Student clubs (1)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (1)
Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Nonfiction (1)
Arts and literature -- Performing arts -- Theater (1)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Drawing (1)
Geographic communities -- California -- San Jose (1)
Geographic communities -- Colorado -- Denver (1)
Geographic communities -- Illinois (1)
Geographic communities -- New Jersey (1)
Geographic communities -- New Jersey -- Seabrook (1)
Geographic communities -- New York (1)
Geographic communities -- New York -- New York (1)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Gresham/Troutdale (1)
Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Hood River (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Tacoma (1)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- White River Valley (1)
Community activities -- Recreational activities -- Mushroom picking (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Baseball (1)
Community activities -- Sports -- Hanetsuki (1)
Education -- Private schools (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Dairy farming (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Migrant labor (1)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Strawberries (1)
Industry and employment -- Firefighting (1)
Industry and employment -- Journalism (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Grocery stores (1)
Industry and employment -- Small business -- Laundromats (1)
Japan -- United States civilians (1)
Japanese Latin Americans -- Return to Latin America after World War II (1)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (1)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (1)
Arts and literature (1)
World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Impacts of incarceration (1)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Medical care and health issues (1)
World War II -- Citizen isolation centers (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Manzanar riot/uprising (1)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Poston strike (1)
World War II -- Immigration detention centers (1)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (1)
World War II -- Pearl Harbor and aftermath -- Martial law in Hawai'i (1)
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World War II -- U.S. federal prisons (1)
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Identity and values -- Latin American identity (1)
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Geographic communities -- Alaska (1)
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Marshall M. Sumida Interview Segment 1
(ddr-densho-1000-332-1)
Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 6
(ddr-densho-1000-45-6)
Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 26
(ddr-densho-1000-102-26)
Yuri Kochiyama Interview Segment 10
(ddr-densho-1000-257-10)
Taneyuki Dan Harada Interview Segment 7
(ddr-densho-1000-306-7)
John Young Interview Segment 3
(ddr-manz-1-171-3)
Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview Segment 2
(ddr-manz-1-27-2)
Maria Sato Interview Segment 7
(ddr-manz-1-165-7)
Yuriko Furubayashi Interview Segment 20
(ddr-densho-1021-7-20)
Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 1
(ddr-densho-1014-1-1)
Iwao Peter Sano Interview Segment 19
(ddr-jamsj-2-9-19)
Joe Ishikawa Interview Segment 26
(ddr-densho-1000-205-26)
Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 23
(ddr-densho-1000-271-23)
Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 17
(ddr-densho-1000-271-17)
Susumu Nakanishi Interview Segment 8
(ddr-densho-1000-496-8)
Mary Jane Mikuriya Interview Segment 9
(ddr-densho-1000-504-9)
Code of Wartime Practices for the American Press
(ddr-densho-156-169)
Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 4
(ddr-densho-1000-208-4)
Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 8
(ddr-densho-1000-135-8)
Yoshiko Asakura Interview Segment 8
(ddr-densho-1000-304-8)
Akiko Kurose Interview I Segment 1
(ddr-densho-1000-41-1)
Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 2
(ddr-densho-1000-12-2)
Mako Nakagawa Segment 15
(ddr-densho-1000-66-15)
Jack Y. Kubota Interview Segment 2
(ddr-densho-1000-409-2)
Orest Kruhlak Interview Segment 18
(ddr-densho-1000-296-18)
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Marshall M. Sumida Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-332-1)
Family background: parents' early life in the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-332-1/
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Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-45-6)
Being a United States citizen with a Japanese face
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-45-6/
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Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-102-26)
Returning to the United States and reuniting with wife
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-102-26/
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Yuri Kochiyama Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-257-10)
Shifting views of the United States, working in Mississippi
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-257-10/
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Taneyuki Dan Harada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-306-7)
Returning to the United States and reuniting with mother
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-306-7/
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John Young Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-171-3)
Parents' and siblings' early years in the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-171-3/
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Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-27-2)
Father's immigration to the United States at age sixteen
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-27-2/
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Maria Sato Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-165-7)
Leaving Peru to join father in the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-165-7/
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Yuriko Furubayashi Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1021-7-20)
Role of women in Japan and the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1021-7-20/
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Yoshio Matsumoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1014-1-1)
Family background: reasons for immigrating to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-1-1/
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Iwao Peter Sano Interview Segment 19 (ddr-jamsj-2-9-19)
Reuniting with family after returning to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-9-19/
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Joe Ishikawa Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-205-26)
Thoughts on current political climate in the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-205-26/
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-271-23)
Restoring U.S. citizenship and returning to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-271-23/
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-271-17)
Feeling "brainwashed" in Japan, animosity towards the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-271-17/
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Susumu Nakanishi Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-496-8)
Traveling to the United States and attending Lehigh University
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-496-8/
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Mary Jane Mikuriya Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-504-9)
Parents returning to the United States and having children
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-504-9/
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Code of Wartime Practices for the American Press (ddr-densho-156-169)
Publication of the United States Government Office of Censorship.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-169/
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Sharon Tanagi Aburano Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-208-4)
Father's immigration to the United States as a contract laborer
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-208-4/
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-135-8)
Coming to the United States, Mitsuye becomes ill with pleurisy
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-135-8/
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Yoshiko Asakura Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-304-8)
Marrying a Japanese American and moving to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-304-8/
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Akiko Kurose Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-41-1)
Parents' life in Japan and emigration to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-41-1/
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Mitsuko Hashiguchi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-12-2)
Father's arrival in the United States, working on the railroad
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12-2/
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Mako Nakagawa Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-66-15)
Parents' respect for the United States and loyalty to Japan
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-66-15/
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Jack Y. Kubota Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-409-2)
Father's background as an undocumented immigrant to the United States
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-409-2/
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Orest Kruhlak Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-296-18)
Difference in reparations payments in the United States and Canada
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-296-18/
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