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Granada Station (ddr-csujad-56-178)
img Granada Station (ddr-csujad-56-178)
Train from the assembly center arriving at Camp Amache, inscribed with a note "End of the long train trip". Photo provided by Tak Kameoka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-02-045
[Pyramid] (ddr-csujad-56-243)
img [Pyramid] (ddr-csujad-56-243)
Haruo Kawase, Fred and another young man from Camp Amache pose for the camera. Page 29 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-052
[Sitting by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-238)
img [Sitting by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-238)
A group of Japanese American incarcerees sit and talk by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 24 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-047
[Kanji digging] (ddr-csujad-56-239)
img [Kanji digging] (ddr-csujad-56-239)
Kanji, a young Japanese American man incarcerated at Camp Amache, digs a hole by the Arkansas River. Page 25 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-048
[Cowl and Mazie by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-229)
img [Cowl and Mazie by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-229)
Cowl and Mazie lay on a blanket by the Arkansas river near Camp Amache. Page 15 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-038
[Picnic by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-230)
img [Picnic by the river] (ddr-csujad-56-230)
Incarcerees and a woman eat a picnic lunch by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 16 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-039
[Picnic] (ddr-csujad-56-227)
img [Picnic] (ddr-csujad-56-227)
Masaji and two others eat a picnic lunch by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 13 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-036
[Picnic group photo] (ddr-csujad-56-228)
img [Picnic group photo] (ddr-csujad-56-228)
A group of incarcerees eat a picnic lunch by the Arkansas River near Camp Amache. Page 14 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-037
[Sharing food] (ddr-csujad-56-242)
img [Sharing food] (ddr-csujad-56-242)
Two young men from Camp Amache share barbecued meat as they pose for the camera. Page 28 of Kawase Family Photo Album, Book Two. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-03-051
Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 66 (June 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-179)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 66 (June 24, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-179)
Selected article titles: "Property Stored in L.A. Temple to be Removed" (p. 1), "Farm Employment Priority Given" (p. 1), "Return of Nisei Irks California" (p. 2), "Draft Trial for 63 Nisei Closes" (p. 2), "To Testify at 14 Amache Boys' Draft Trial" (p. 3), "'Democracy in Action' Cited by Mrs. Macnair" (p. 3), "Wonders About Dust …
Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 37 (March 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-150)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 37 (March 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-150)
Selected article titles: "Amache Community Council Receives Myer's Reply to 11-Point Petition. Question of Voting Franchise Significant" (p. 1), "Democracy in Action" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Co-op License Right Upheld by Attorney General" (p. 6), "Hawaiians Break Old Japanese Tradition" (p. 6), "Japanese Americans Evacuated from West Coast Areas Finding Jobs East of the Rockies" (p. …
Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 35 (March 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-148)
doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 35 (March 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-148)
Selected article titles: "February Indefinites Hit 215, Third Highest Record" (p. 1), "Third Amache Group Bound for Crystal City Internment Camp" (p. 1), "Hysteria Rules Our Reason?" (p. 2), "Nisei in Italian Campaign Crusade to Prove Loyalty" (p. 4), "Japanese Americans May Forsake the Pacific Coast -- 50,000 Plan to Remain East of the Sierras" (p. …
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 70 (June 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-6)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 70 (June 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-6)
Selected article titles: "Judge Names Dates for Two Hearings"; "Official Suggests Six-Point Program"; "Soldier's Wife Going West"; "Resettlers Giving Good Impression"; "Action Prophetic of Future Repetition?"; "Drunken Man Attacks Military Policeman"; "Argue Government Case Unjustified"; "Prove Loyalty"; "Honor Newlyweds at Dinner Party"; "Short Wave Set Owners Jailed"; "English Course is Popular at Amache"; "General's Aide Gives …
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Alice (ddr-densho-356-341)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Alice (ddr-densho-356-341)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Alice in which Alice writes about her feeling on being away from Amache, and the various reactions she gets from people outside the camp, including Japanese-Americans who fled to the East Coast before mass removal. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
Kimiko Nakashima Interview (ddr-manz-1-116)
vh Kimiko Nakashima Interview (ddr-manz-1-116)
Nisei female. Born November 27, 1919, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, lived and worked for a time in Utah before eventually returning to …
Marion Michiko Bernardo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-328)
vh Marion Michiko Bernardo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-328)
Nisei female. Born July 25, 1930, in Walnut Grove, California. Grew up in Walnut Grove. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp to attend a boarding school in New York before eventually returning to Walnut Grove. Marion passed away …
Letter from Mom and Dad to Hideo Nakamura, January 6, 1945, English translation (ddr-csujad-55-2374)
doc Letter from Mom and Dad to Hideo Nakamura, January 6, 1945, English translation (ddr-csujad-55-2374)
Translation from Japanese to English of correspondence from "Mom and Dad" to George Hideo Nakamura regarding life in Amache incarceration camp. For original in Japanese please see sac_jaac_2479. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2480
Colorado Times Collection (ddr-densho-150)
Collection Colorado Times Collection (ddr-densho-150)
This collection contains several issues of the Colorado Times, a newspaper published in both English and Japanese during World War II. Although not published in an incarceration camp, this paper served as a source of information for residents of the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado.

Narrator Min Tonai

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

Narrator Phil Shigekuni

Yonsei male. Born March 28, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Following the war, became a counselor in the public school system in Los Angeles. Active in a number of community causes including …
Granada Relocation Center information booklet (ddr-densho-390-121)
doc Granada Relocation Center information booklet (ddr-densho-390-121)
An information booklet for the Granada concentration center. Topics include: descriptions of the area, community government, community enterprises, social activities, housing, and more.

Narrator Mary Hamano

Nisei female. Born July 14, 1921, in San Gabriel, California. Spent childhood in Los Angeles where father operated a shoe repair business and grocery store. Family was removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Resettled in Denver after the war and worked in several businesses in Japantown. Married in 1947 and …

Narrator Kay Uno Kaneko

Nisei female. Born October 7, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, age nine when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, so family could …

Narrator Mas Takano

Nisei male. Born June 15, 1932, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father was a gardener. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Cortez, California, for a few months before being removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California. Drafted into the …
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