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Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 9th session (March 6, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-12)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 9th session (March 6, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-12)
The council minutes feature a discussion on the camp discontinuing sponsorship of Japanese shows. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_041
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 1st session (August 14, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-52)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 1st session (August 14, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-52)
The council minutes feature the election of new officers and the formation of subcommittees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_081
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 43rd session (June 26, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-38)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 43rd session (June 26, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-38)
The council minutes feature a report on the problem of moving the Heart Mountain Cemetery when the camp is closed. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_067
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 13th session (March 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-16)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 13th session (March 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-16)
The council minutes feature a discussion of the plans for a camp wide picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_045
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 13th session (September 25, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-64)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 13th session (September 25, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-64)
The council minutes feature a discussion on orderly movement of closing the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_093
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 6th session (February 27, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-10)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 6th session (February 27, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-10)
The council minutes feature the election of the spokesman for the Spanish Vice Consul meeting, and agreed upon which questions to ask at the meeting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_039
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 8th session (September 7, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-59)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 8th session (September 7, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-59)
The council minutes feature a report on carload shipments into resettled areas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_088
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 23rd session (April 17, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-25)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 23rd session (April 17, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-25)
The council minutes feature plans for the "All-Center Conference." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_054
Letter from W.O. Melton, Assistant Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, May 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-565)
doc Letter from W.O. Melton, Assistant Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, May 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-565)
A letter from W. O. Melton, Assistant Project Director of the Jerome camp in Arkansas to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the camp. It notifies George that his transfer to the Tule Lake camp has been scheduled. He will be transferred by truck and picked up at the mess hall 8 at 7:15 AM, May 17, …
Letter from Robert Allison A., Chairman, Leave Clearance Committee, to George Naohara, May 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-564)
doc Letter from Robert Allison A., Chairman, Leave Clearance Committee, to George Naohara, May 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-564)
A letter from Robert A. Allison, Chairman of the Jerome camp in Arkansas to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the camp. It orders George to visit his office for Selective Service credentials. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_017

Narrator Charles Olds

White male. Born 1913 in Karuizawa, Japan, to missionary parents. Attended Canadian school in Kobe, Japan, before coming to the United States with his older brother. He attended the University of Chicago School of Social Work, then volunteered to work for the War Relocation Authority (WRA). He later worked as a relocation officer in the concentration …

Narrator Catherine Embree Harris

White female. Born October 30, 1919. Grew up in Honolulu, Hawaii, before World War II. After college, took a job with the Office of Indian Affairs, and went to work at the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After the war, continued to work for the War Relocation Authority and then other agencies.
Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-343-16)
vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-343-16)
Working for the War Relocation Authority

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 the Interior.

Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-343-15)
vh Betty Tanakatsubo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-343-15)
Taking a job with the War Relocation Authority

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 the Interior.

Japanese American doctor examining patient (ddr-densho-151-417)
img Japanese American doctor examining patient (ddr-densho-151-417)
Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Making an examination of an evacuee patient are Doctor Takahashi, Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist, and his wife who is his assistant. They are evacuees of Japanese ancestry from Los Angeles now spending the duration at this War Relocation Authority Center.
Japanese American family awaiting mass removal (ddr-densho-151-130)
img Japanese American family awaiting mass removal (ddr-densho-151-130)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. The father of these children is being held as a dangerous enemy alien. Mother and children were evacuated with other persons of Japanese ancestry to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Japanese Americans waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-202)
img Japanese Americans waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-202)
Original caption: Centerville, California. Members of farm families await evacuation bus. Farmers and other evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunities to follow their callings at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.
Child on family farm prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-177)
img Child on family farm prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-177)
Original caption: San Lorenzo, California. A farm youngster pictured two days before evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry from this Santa Clara County farm community. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Farm house prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-446)
img Farm house prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-446)
Original caption: Mountain View, California. Farm house in rural section where farmers of Japanese ancestry raised truck garden crops. Evacuees from this and other military areas will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Issei woman standing near
img Issei woman standing near "evacuation schedule" (ddr-densho-151-189)
Original caption: Centerville, California. Awaiting evacuation bus. Posters in Background list of families, buses to which they are assigned, and departure times. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Japanese American Citizens League headquarters (ddr-densho-151-38)
img Japanese American Citizens League headquarters (ddr-densho-151-38)
Original WRA caption: Centerville, California. Interior view of Japanese American Citizens League headquarters. A Japanese language school was conducted in this building. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Japanese American families waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-201)
img Japanese American families waiting for bus (ddr-densho-151-201)
Original caption: Centerville, California. Members of farm families await evacuation bus. Farmers and other evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunities to follow their callings at War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.
Japanese Americans boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-244)
img Japanese Americans boarding bus (ddr-densho-151-244)
Original caption: Oakland, California. Boarding a bus at the Wartime Civil Control Administration station for Tanforan Assembly center. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry will later be transferred to a War Relocation Authority center to spend the duration.
Japanese Americans walking to barracks (ddr-densho-151-227)
img Japanese Americans walking to barracks (ddr-densho-151-227)
Original caption: Turlock, California. Arrivals at Assembly center on their way to their new quarters. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be transferred later from assembly centers to War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.
Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
img Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
Original WRA caption: Eden, Idaho. A train bringing approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington. Buses, used to transport these people to the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center, are waiting at the siding.
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