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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 19 (January 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-80)

Selected article titles: "Myer Gives Advice on Resettlement" (p. 1), "History of Utah Part III" (p. 2), "High School to Hold Election" (p. 6), "Cadet Teaching, Curriculum Programs Joined" (p. 6).

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img Drum and bugle corps (ddr-densho-37-565)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. A section of the drum and the bugle corps, a former boy scout unit, performs at the dedication of the hospital at the Topaz Relocation center.

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img Portrait of couple, man in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-31)

Inscribed on front of photo: Always Shige and Mary Adachi. Caption below photo: Shige and Mary Matsuura Adachi, Topaz, Utah 1944 / Shige was from San Mateo, CA, Mary from Alameda, CA.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 6 (February 14, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-6)

Select article titles: "Lillian Baker undermines Tacoma Day of Remembrance" (p. 1); "JACL involved with Mariner baseball issue" (p. 1); "Teaching racism?" (p. 1); "Utah chapter anticipates hate crime bill" (p. 1).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. III No. 18 (May 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-156)

Selected article titles: "Six Inspect Provo Camp: Discuss Work Arrangements" (p. 1), "Utah Educators to Visit Topaz Monday" (p. 1), "Canadians Fight for Interests" (p. 3), "Warning, Suspension Procedure Explained" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 25 (January 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-87)

Selected article titles: "Ready Market Awaits Evacuee Automobiles" (p. 1), "Official Topaz Shield Explained" (p. 1), "History of Utah Part IV" (p. 2), "Residents Advised on Time to Call Ambulance" (p. 3).

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img Construction of an irrigation gate (ddr-densho-37-566)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Vocational training class in farm construction gets some real action at the Topaz Relocation Center. Picture shows them getting practical class work in construction of irrigation gate.

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doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka (ddr-densho-498-38)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Isao Tanaka explaining that most of the people from Tanforan Assembly Center have been or will be transported to Topaz, Utah. Tanaka thanks Inglis for his kindness.

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img Motoyoshi family at Topaz (ddr-ajah-6-94)

Caption below photo: Motoyoshi family, Topaz incarceration camp in Utah. Baby Miyuki was born June 30, 1942. The family was from Alameda, CA. Individuals identified: Yukiko, Miyuki, Merika, Sachimaro, Asoka, Mitsumaro, Kazumaro

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img Portrait of group of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-741)

Caption below photo: Ben Moriwaki / Chikateru Inouye / Tak Hirabayashi / Walter Tanaka / Yukio Kawamoto / Ken Kato / Kayano, George / Terry Takahashi / Chisaka / Harold Fudenna / Don Hikido / Sho Ishii / Roy Ashizawa / Topaz, Utah, December, 1942

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vh Lily C. Hioki Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-10)

Nisei female. Born July 3, 1925, in San Jose, California. Moved with family frequently as a child before returning to San Jose for high school. In 1942, family decided to avoid incarceration by moving to Utah, and joined an automobile caravan of several families from San Jose. Lived and worked in Utah during the war primarily …

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doc Japanese American Citizens League Intermountain District Council Convention program and directory (ddr-densho-201-467)

Title on cover: "Japanese American Citizens League; Intermountain District Council Convention; November 25, 26, 27; Convention Headquaters [sic] Hotel Ben Lomond; Ogden, Utah; Program on pages 39, 41, 43; Convention Program and Directory."

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 278 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-494)

Selected article titles: "Director Urges Residents to Attend Meet Tonight" (p. 1), "Withholding Receipts Sent to Former Employees by Ogden Sugar Company" (p. 2), "Recruiter Seeks Men for Utah Copper Mines" (p. 2).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 29 (March 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-286)

Selected article titles: "Citizens' Suggestions on Draft Within Rights: Myer" (p. 1), "Utah Housewife Raps Race-Hate Group in Letter to SLC Paper" (p. 3), "Chinese American Blasts Persecutors of Japanese" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 34 (February 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-97)

Selected article titles: "Final Citizens' Meeting to be Held Tonight" (p. 1), "Utah Senators Tour Project" (p. 1), "Sample Queries in Registration Given" (p. 1), "Non-Evacuee Citizens Also May Volunteer" (p. 1).

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img Japanese Americans clearing land (ddr-densho-37-567)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Volunteer workers clearing sagebrush and wild guayule from a section of the lands of the Topaz Relocation Center to be used for truck gardening and animal foreage acreage.

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img Shuzo "Bill" Takeda with Fumiko "Nellie" and daughter Judy standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-543)

Caption below photo: Standing in front of their Block 13 residence are Shuzo "Bill" and Fumiko "Nellie" Takeda with their first born child, Judy. Topaz, Utah, 1943. The Taketa's were from Alameda, CA.

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Collection Topaz Times Collection (ddr-densho-142)

This collection consists of the Topaz Times, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945.

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img Japanese American playing golf (ddr-densho-37-464)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. This former California tournament runner-up keeps his golf form by first preparing a short course and then spending all his spare time with his irons and putting clubs.

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img Japanese Americans landscaping (ddr-densho-37-558)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. To soften the general atmosphere at the hospital at the Topaz Relocation Center, these volunteer workers are preparing to move a tree to be transplanted near the hospital grounds.

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Collection Shimada Family Collection (ddr-densho-255)

The Shimada Family Collection consists of journals written by Taji Shimada from 1924 through 1971 and a number of photographs recording life as a farming family in Utah.

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vh Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)

Sansei female. Born December 27, 1942, in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Prior to World War II, parents lived and worked in Alameda, California. During World War II, the family was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to Alameda, where Judy grew up. …

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img Work-leave crew (ddr-densho-5-13)

These workers received permission to leave the Tule Lake concentration camp in California to harvest sugar beets on this farm in Utah. Left to right: Ted Matsushita, Orly Garner (the farm's owner), and Joe Matsuzawa.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 7 (February 21, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-7)

Select article titles: "Boycott Japanese cars says NAACP" (p. 1); "School official to investigate anti-Japan student artwork" (p. 1); "Hate crime bill passes Utah house" (p. 1). "Jewish group condemns hate crimes" (p. 1).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 7 (January 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-68)

Selected article titles: "History of Utah Part II" (p. 1), "Record of Temporary City Council" (p. 1), "Poem on Topaz" (p. 2), "Dillon Myer in Common Ground" (p. 4), "Caleb Foote in Fellowship" (p. 4).

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