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img Grandfather and grandson (ddr-densho-151-51)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Grandfather and grandson of Japanese ancestry at this War Relocation Authority center.

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doc Shizuo Nishimura's WRA employee driver's license (ddr-densho-493-28)

Card signed by Shizuo, with text "FORM WRA-22 / Employee Driver’s License / 17504 / WAR RELOCATION AUTHORITY / This license, when officially signed and dated, authorizes Shizuo Nishimura [signed] an employee of the War Relocation Authority, when his/her signature appears in the left-hand margin, to operate Government-owned motor vehicles on official business only. This license …

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doc Booklet: "'A Voice that Must be Heard'" (ddr-densho-274-18)

Booklet published by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) containing statements about Japanese Americans by government officials.

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img Camp new arrivals (ddr-densho-37-829)

Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry arriving at this War Relocation Authority center.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 13 (May 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-20)

Selected article titles: "WRA in Complete Charge of Stockade Administration" (pp. 1-2), "Tule Lake Chronology: First Evacuees Open Center Two Years Ago" (p. 2), and "Elderly Man Hangs Self at Hospital" (p. 2).

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img WRA worker speaks with nisei woman (ddr-densho-151-175)

Original caption: Mountain View, California. John Bird, former Director of Information for the War Relocation Authority, speaks to a young woman who is weeding a garlic field in Santa Clara County. 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 …

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img Water tower serving Minidoka (ddr-fom-1-894)

WRA caption on reverse: "One of serveral water towers which serves the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center."

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doc Form WRA-6B, Hisako Hayakawa (ddr-csujad-55-627)

Time card belonging to Hisako Hayakawa for her position as a Block Clerk at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Form WRA-6B. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0629

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doc Change of residence, WRA 148B (ddr-csujad-55-903)

Change of residence form card issued to incarcerees by the War Relocation Authority. WRA 148B. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0905

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doc Report of arrival, WRA-147 (ddr-csujad-55-2445)

Card for incarcerees to report their arrival at their destination after being granted leave from the incarceration camp. Form WRA-147. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2551

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doc Report of arrival, WRA-147 (ddr-csujad-55-2411)

Blank report of arrival and change of address form for "evacuees" leaving incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2517

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doc Form WRA-6B, Shoji Nagumo (ddr-csujad-55-628)

Time card belonging to Shoji Nagumo for his position as a Block Coordinator at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Form WRA-6B. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0630

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doc Booklet: "'What We're Fighting For'" (ddr-densho-274-17)

Booklet published by the War Relocation Authority (WRA) containing letters of support written by U.S. servicemen about Japanese Americans.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-17/

img Aerial view of Tule Lake concentration camp (ddr-densho-37-422)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake, California. A panoramic view showing site of Tule Lake War Relocation Authority Center.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 6 (April 13, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-11)

Selected article titles: "Co-ordinators Tender Resignations: Return to Normal State Given Reason for Action" (p. 1, 3), "H. Black Quells Segregation and Repatriation Rumors" (p. 1, 4), "Reserve Corps Status Defined" (p. 1), and "Fiscal Section Reveals 5011 Colonists on WRA Payroll" (p. 2).

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img WRA Camp office (ddr-densho-379-629)

Frank Aiji Endo is sitting on right side behind the desk. The stamp on the back of the photograph reads "Credit Line War Relocation Authority photo no. 210-G-12E-387 in the National Archives".

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doc Memo from WRA Administrative Division re: war ration books, May 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-26-40)

Memo advising recipient to relinquish war ration books due to living in a "group institutional user establishment." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: mei_03_08_003

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doc WRA: A Story of Human Conservation (ddr-densho-282-12)

A comprehensive overview of WRA and the government treatment of Japanese Americans from 1942-1946.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-282-12/

doc Administrative Highlights of the WRA Program (ddr-densho-282-4)

Description how the WRA's administration and their goals of managing "temporary living facilities for persons of Japanese ancestry" and also of helped them return to civilian life.

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img Construction workers with military police (ddr-densho-37-820)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Time out to talk over the construction of water pipes at this War Relocation Authority center.

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img Camp store (ddr-densho-37-359)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. A view showing the recently completed Store Number 2 at this War Relocation Authority center.

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img Japanese American auto mechanic (ddr-densho-37-557)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. A young resident at the Topaz Relocation Center adjusting a carburetor on a well worn War Relocation Authority truck.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-557/