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img First high school graduation class at the Amache War Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-29-221)

Photograph titled: "The interviewee and a fellow graduate were among the students from the first high school graduation class at the Amache War Relocation Center." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P164

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Narrator Bob Fuchigami

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1930, in Marysville, California. Family operated a farm prior to World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Remained in Colorado after the war.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/306/

img [50th anniversary reunion] (ddr-csujad-56-246)

50th anniversary reunion of incarcerees from Camp Amache are featured in this color photo. [Haruo kawase] See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-055

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doc Topaz Times Vol. V No. 13 (November 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-232)

Selected article titles: "Amache MP's Transferred to Wyoming" (p. 1), "5 Internees Here from New Mexico" (p. 1), "35 Topaz Workers First Group to Arrive at Tule Lake Center" (p. 1), "Negro Authority on Race Issues to Speak Tonight" (p. 1), "RE: Canada: Japanese Can Sue Gov't" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-232/

doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 54 (May 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-264)

Selected article titles: "Still Opposes Coast Return of Japanese" (p. 1), "Former Amache Resident Glad 'To Be Home'" (p. 1), "Editorial: Cheer is Due Victors" (p. 2), "V-E Day Brings Joy: Hope for Early Return" (p. 3), "V-E Day Brings Joy: Hope for Early Return" (p. 5).

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-426)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about plans to return to Amache soon, and asks if she will need anything on the journey back. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. and Mrs. Davis, October 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-14)

Describes in detail the long train ride from Sept. 15-18 between Merced and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp: the layout of the train cars, times to different towns, tunnels and coal smoke, eating and sleeping arrangements, military troops and equipment staged along the railway, desert scenery, late arrival at Amache, an extra night aboard the train, …

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av An Oral History with Lillie Y. McCabe, Part II (ddr-csujad-29-17)

An oral history with Lillie Y. McCabe, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Temporary Assembly Center and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The interview covers the Anglo reverends and ministers who helped her while she was incarcerated at Amache, how …

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img [Produce display] (ddr-csujad-56-167)

Selection of produce on display with a sign above it saying "Amache Farmers". Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-034

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img [Junior High Class] (ddr-csujad-56-208)

A group portrait of Camp Amache Junior High Class. Page 17 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-017

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img [Administration area] (ddr-csujad-56-194)

Camp Amache administration and personnel buildings near front entrance. Page 3 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-003

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img [Arkansas river bridge] (ddr-csujad-56-231)

Bridge over the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 17 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-040

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 36 (March 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-149)

Selected article titles: "Joint Resolution to Ask Nisei Rights Restoration" (p. 1), "Eight Internees Paroled to Amache" (p. 5), "British Columbia: Little Hope for Japanese Return to Coastal Areas" (p. 6), "Tule Lake Residents Get Additional Hearings" (p. 7), "Evacuees Sell West Coast Property; Trend Toward Eastern Settlement" (p. 8).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 24 (January 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-137)

Selected article titles: "Resettlement is Evacuees' Problem Declares Fistere" (p. 1), "Indefinite Leaves to Salt Lake, Denver Areas Halted" (p. 1), "Three Amache Families En Route to Crystal City" (p. 1), "Sino-Japanese Harmony Exists in Omaha Area" (p. 4), "Evacuee Report on Relocation in Northwest Area Unfavorable" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-137/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-433)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about the increased delay in returning to Amache, playing poker, and asking Yuri to pass a message to his sister. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-433/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-422)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about how long he will be gone, asks for some money, and the likely way he'll come back to Amache. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-422/

doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-453)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about his exceitment that Yuri is out of the Amache, his own job hunting progress and thoughts about their future. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Min Yonekura (ddr-densho-356-332)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Minoru Yonekura in which he details his trip from Amache to Denver and finally Chicago, where he found a job and settled into a room at the local YMCA. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

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img Yoshiye One (ddr-csujad-55-1324)

Black and white photograph of incarceree, Yoshiye One, standing next to Block GF, Building 7 at Amache incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1326

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Narrator Nancy K. Araki

Sansei female. Born October 16, 1937, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Family briefly left camp for Utah before voluntarily entering the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, when mother was pregnant. After leaving camp, returned to San Francisco and resumed elementary school.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/518/

doc Document with photos of carvings done by Takano Yasutaro while at Amache (ddr-ajah-9-1)

Includes biographical data for Yasutaro and story of carvings, with photo

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doc Final Accountability Roster of Evacuees at Relocation Centers, 1944-1946, Granada [Amache] (ddr-densho-305-4)

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Narrator Betty Tanakatsubo

Nisei female. Born June 15, 1925, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp for Cleveland, Ohio, and worked for the War Relocation Authority. Eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/580/

Narrator Keith One

Sansei male. Born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Parents' families lived in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, they were sent to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Both parents resettled in Chicago after the war, where they met and Keith was born.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/951/

doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,232, Vol. 96, No. 12 (April 1, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-12)

Selected article titles: "Delegation set for Japan to explore better relations" (p. 1), "$8,000 raised for Amache Camp shrine" (p. 1), "Redress plan stepped up; readying for CWRIC report" (p. 1), "Civilian casualties was the U.S. goal in A-bombing Japan" (p. 1), "Statue dedicated to Issei pioneers becomes controversy" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-12/

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