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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/

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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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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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).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-147-149/

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).

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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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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.

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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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-332/

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.

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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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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/

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/

img [Ladies group photo] (ddr-csujad-56-210)

Group portrait of young Japanese American women incarcerated at Camp Amache. Page 19 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book One. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-019

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img [Ladies group photo] (ddr-csujad-56-222)

A group of young Japanese American girls interned at Camp Amache. Page 8 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-031

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img [Group conversation] (ddr-csujad-56-233)

A group of incarcerees by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 19 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-042

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img [Living in the snow] (ddr-csujad-56-190)

Amache living quarters in the snow with some incarcerees in the background playing around. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-057

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img [Little girls in the snow] (ddr-csujad-56-191)

Original photo of two Japanese American girls holding hands at Camp Amache in the snow. Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-058

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XVIII No. 1 (March 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-478)

Selected article titles: "73 Go to Tule Center" (p. 1), "Internee Mail" (p. 1), "More Go to Crystal City" (p. 1), "Editorial: How to Spread a Rumor in One Easy Lesson" (p. 2), "Five Amache Nisei Ignore Draft Call" (p. 2), "Arizona Selective Service Headquarters Release Army Classifications for Eligible Men" (p. 3).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 34 (March 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-147)

Selected article titles: "11-Point Petition Presented Myer. Restoration of Nisei Rights" (p. 1), "Amache to Receive Portion of Jerome Center's Populace" (p. 1), "Bans Anti-Nisei Bill; Passes Biddle Proposal" (p. 2), "No Rules Prohibit Nisei From any Service Branch" (p. 5), "Draft Rate to be Sharply Accelerated Once Again" (p. 8).

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

img Young Sansei (ddr-csujad-29-218)

Photograph titled: "A young Sansei--third generation Japanese American--pictured in a field at the Granada War Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P161

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img Adult education program (ddr-csujad-7-16)

Advertisement and schedule of courses for adult education at the Amache incarceration camp. Text in English and Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_The Adult Education Program

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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/

vh Keith One Interview (ddr-chi-1-10)

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.

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