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Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Granada (Amache) concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-236)
doc Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Granada (Amache) concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-236)
Correspondence discussing a WRA regulation that does not allow advertising in the Granada Pioneer.
Bill Fuchigami Collection (ddr-densho-205)
Collection Bill Fuchigami Collection (ddr-densho-205)
This collection consists of documents and one photograph from Bill Fuchigami, who was in the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, during World War II.
Tetsushi Marvin Uratsu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-338-20)
vh Tetsushi Marvin Uratsu Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-338-20)
Transferring to Amache concentration camp, then leaving to attend high school in Iowa

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 …

Thomas Shigekuni Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-297-11)
vh Thomas Shigekuni Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-297-11)
First impressions of Amache: "this is in the middle of nowhere"

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 …

Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-370-12)
vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-370-12)
First arriving at Amache concentration camp: "it was a very desolate scene"

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 …

Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 96 (September 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-97)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 96 (September 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-97)
Selected article titles: "Segregation Dates Moved" (p. 1), "Ailien [Alien] Hearing Board Appointed by Biddle" (p. 1), "New Order Restricts Male Kibei's Leaves" (p. 1), "35 From Amache Sail on Gripsholm Today" (p. 3), "Whooping-Cough Shots Stopped" (p. 3).
Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 23 (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-136)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 23 (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-136)
Selected article titles: "To Draft Nisei !! Reinstitution of Selective Service Will Affect Over 1000 Prospective Nisei Yanks in Amache" (p. 1), "Charges Racial Intolerance Hinders Relocation Program" (p. 3), "Little Hope Held for Third Exchange of US-Japan Nationals" (p. 4).
Barracks and street (ddr-densho-159-7)
img Barracks and street (ddr-densho-159-7)
Group in front of Block 7-F, the camp's Block Information Office. Japan's Red Cross sent barrels of soy sauce, packages of miso and tea to Amache via the exchange ship USS Gripsholm. Each block received a portion of the shipment.
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-430)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-430)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about how much work remains before he can return to Amache. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.
Draft of letter to Yoshito Shibata from Yuri Domoto (ddr-densho-356-250)
doc Draft of letter to Yoshito Shibata from Yuri Domoto (ddr-densho-356-250)
Draft of a letter to Yoshito Shibata from Yuri Domoto Tsukada in which she talks about the dusty weather at Amache, the pain of evacuation, her family's joy at hearing from him, and notification of the birth of a nephew.
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Mitsuko Nakamura (ddr-densho-356-381)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Mitsuko Nakamura (ddr-densho-356-381)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mitsuko Nakamura in which Mistuko tells about her first days in Crystal City and how it differs from Amache. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1212)
doc Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1212)
Phil writes to his wife, Alice Okano, concerning life in the Amache Concentration Camp including activities at the high school and social gatherings. He also mentions an upcoming trip to Denver and trying to convince other families to leave the camp.
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Hana Uno (ddr-densho-356-832)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Hana Uno (ddr-densho-356-832)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Hana Uno requesting Yuri's presence at the upcoming YWCA meeting on November 16th.
Wakako Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-443)
Collection Wakako Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-443)
Collection consists of a photo album kept by Wakako Domoto of her travels, her friends, siblings, nieces and nephews, and documents from her time at Amache.
Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 39 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-152)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 39 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-152)
Selected article titles: "Amache to Receive 500 Jeromites in June" (p. 1), "Spanish Consul Cannot Act in Behalf of Nisei" (p. 1), "Myer Releases Analysis Report on 'Kibei' Problem" (p. 5), "AFL Unions Spearhead Persecution of Evacuated Nisei in Utah" (p. 6).
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4336 (July 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-50)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4336 (July 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-50)
Selected article titles: "The New Republic: The Nisei Come Home"; "What's Doing in the Churches"; "Nisei-Driven Truck Collides with Police Car"; "Families of Nisei Vets & Servicemen Now Eligible for FPHA"; "Amache One of Centers to Close"; "Centerites Receive Ration Books"; "Theft Reported."
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Sadame Nomi (ddr-densho-356-312)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Sadame Nomi (ddr-densho-356-312)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto from Sadame Nomi in which she details a train trip from Amache to Denver and her first few days in the city. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-277 and ddr-densho-356-320.
Postcard to Yuri Domoto from Mary Suzuki (ddr-densho-356-346)
doc Postcard to Yuri Domoto from Mary Suzuki (ddr-densho-356-346)
Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mary Suzuki in which she apologizes for not seeing Yuri while she was staying in Amache over a school break. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Martha Takemura (ddr-densho-356-347)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Martha Takemura (ddr-densho-356-347)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Martha Takemura in which she details her trip from Amache to Detroit and her first impressions of her new employer. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Flora Ninomiya Interview (ddr-densho-1000-473)
vh Flora Ninomiya Interview (ddr-densho-1000-473)
Nisei female. Born April 8, 1935, in Richmond, California. Grew up in Richmond, where grandfather established a flower nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Returned to Richmond and resumed the family business after the war.

Narrator Ernest Uno

Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.
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