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doc War Department Notification of Personnel Action (ddr-densho-365-5)

This Notification of Personnel Action from the War Department granted Takeharu Inouye a temporary appointment as a warehouse laborer in Ogden, Utah. Takeharu hoped to find work when he moved with his family to Utah after their internment in Tule Lake during WWII.

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doc War Department Notification of Personnel Action (ddr-densho-365-6)

This Notification of Personnel Action from the War Department granted Takeharu Inouye a probational appointment as a warehouse laborer in Ogden, Utah. Takeharu hoped to find work when he moved with his family to Utah after their internment in Tule Lake during WWII.

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img Umeyo Sakagami and a friend (ddr-densho-328-244)

Caption in album: "Hisa's summer vacation to Seattle / 1951 / from Brigham City, Utah / Jane and me."

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img Topaz Camp (ddr-densho-357-774)

Hanako Terakawa's caption: "Taken at Topaz, Utah 1944?" Families gather around a picnic table to eat.

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doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to Henri Takahashi and Tomoyuki Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-235)

Describing her work as a domestic in Provo, Utah, likes the woman she is working for.

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vh Sam Naito Interview Segment 4 (ddr-one-7-1-4)

Attending the University of Utah after "voluntary evacuation" to Utah.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …

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img Couple sitting on steps in front of house (ddr-densho-467-16)

Man dressed in uniform. Caption below photo: Sue and 'Happy' Fujikado / Taken at Salt Lake City, Utah

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img Office of the Rocky Mountain Times (ddr-densho-162-45)

First intermountain Japanese newspaper started in 1907, later merged with the Utah Nippo. Proprietor Mr. Shiro Iida.

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img Group in Ogden (ddr-densho-201-727)

Caption in album: "Ogden, Utah / Me [Masao Sakagami], Ume [Sakagami], Shigeko [Kawashima] / Tats, Matsu [Sakagami], Jim [Tateoka]."

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img T/Sgt. Tom Nagata (ddr-densho-338-195)

Caption on reverse: "T/SGT Tom Nagata / Pacific Citizen / Japanese-American Citizen's League / Salt Lake City, Utah."

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doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Hiro Katayawa (ddr-densho-498-37)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Hiro Katayama letting him know that they are going to Topaz, Utah.

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img Class photo from Topaz (ddr-ajah-6-657)

Caption below photo: School class at Topaz, Utah incarceration camp, 194-1945 Kazumaro was from Alameda, CA.

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Collection Co-op News (Topaz) Collection (ddr-densho-288)

Collection of newspapers published by the co-op at the Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp, Utah. The newspapers discuss co-op administration and concerns, as well as everyday life.

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img "12th Annual Intermountain District Young Buddhist League Conference" (ddr-densho-255-189)

Bottom right: "12th Annual Intermountain District Young Buddhist League Conference January 24-25 48 Davis High School Utah."

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img Japanese Americans working on camp water mains (ddr-densho-37-556)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Young volunteer workers, residents at the Topaz Relocation Center, completing the water mains.

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img Hisa Kano (ddr-densho-328-242)

Caption in album: "Hisa's summer vacation to Seattle / 1951 / from Brigham City, Utah / Hisa Kano at Brigham City."

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img Mae Yoshiko (Miwa) Higaki (ddr-densho-458-87)

Portrait in photo folder. Note from donor: Mae Miwa circa 1945. Printed on folder: Austin Studios California-Utah

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 7 (February 22, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-8)

Selected article titles: "Utah Senate Passes Alien Land Law Repeal" (p. 1), "Report 900 Stranded Nisei Cleared for Return to U.S. Retained American Citizenship During War; All Carefully Screened, Says U.S. Official" (p. 1), "AFL Central Labor Council Urges Legislative Repeal Of Alien Property Law in Utah" (p. 8).

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doc Drawing of the laundry buildings at Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-10)

Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "These are the laundry buildings from which all the internees left for Topaz, Utah. As the time for the trip to Utah neared, fences were put up around these three makeshift structures and people were leaving the camp every day like herds of cattle."

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img Topaz Camp (ddr-densho-357-763)

Two unnamed women stand on their front steps with two children between them in the camp in Topaz, Utah.

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img Aerial view of Topaz concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-431)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. A general view of a section of east end of the Topaz Relocation Center.

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img Japanese Americans transplanting trees (ddr-densho-37-569)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Transplanting trees from existing farms to the hospital area at the Topaz Relocation Center.

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img Group posing for photo outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-144)

Caption below photo: Topaz, Utah Incarceration Camp Kitchen Crew circa 1943-1945 Most are from Alameda, CA. Individuals identified.

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doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 19 (September 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-16)

Selected article titles: "Advance Tanforan Contingent Leaves for Utah WRA Project. Main Evacuation of Center to Start Sept. 15" (p. 1), "Administrative Messages to Tanforan Residents" (p. 1), "Embarkation Procedure Given for Relocation" (p. 1), "Co-op Canteen Envisioned for Utah Relocation Site" (p. 1), "Nisei Faces the Future" (p. 12).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-149-16/

img Tamaki & Co. merchandise (ddr-densho-162-47)

Located on Wall Avenue in Ogden, Utah, across the street from Union Station. In existence from 1912 to the 1960s.

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