Photograph of several nurses sitting on the ground at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic. Several additional people can be seen behind them. In the background are a line of tables with pots and trays stacked on them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0382
Sansei female. Born February 20, 1945, at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, her father, an Issei, was a curator at the Harding Museum in Chicago. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her parents decided to volunteer to go early to Manzanar to help set up the camp. After leaving Manzanar, the family …
Few memories of the move from Manzanar to Tule Lake
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Brother's role in internal security: memories of the "Manzanar riot"
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First arriving in Manzanar; having to share barracks with another family
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This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …
Working on a camp construction crew in camp during the "Manzanar riot"
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Father registers business address so the family can go to Manzanar
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Exploring the issue of Togo Tanaka's alleged informer status at Manzanar
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The Rosie Maruki Kakuuchi Collection is comprised of photographs from Rosie Maruki and her family's experiences primarily during World War II at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Materials include snapshots of family members and friends in camp as well as some postwar photos of the family in Los Angeles and immigration documents from Rosie's Issei parents.
Nisei male. Born April 25, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California prior to World War II. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. Left Manzanar in 1943 and lived in various locations, eventually settling in New York and California. Mr. Fukuhara was a prominent artist.
Nisei female. Born September 22, 1916, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Venice, California. Married before World War II, and removed during the war to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Had a child in camp. After leaving Manzanar, lived in Ohio for a number of years before returning to California.
Photograph from the highway in front of Manzanar incarceration camp. A caravan of cars and trucks is arriving at Manzanar. The lead car is about to make the turn into the camp from the highway. The road disapears into the Alabama Hills, with a line of cars stretching the entire distance. Along the right side of …
The photograph was taken outside the gates at Manzanar on November 18, 1943. A War Relocaiton Authority station wagon is leaving Manzanar incarceration camp en route to Reno, Nevada, the car is driving between the military police stationed at the gate. A sign can be seen with a 20 mph speed limit, and "Stop Military Police." …
Selected article titles: "Naomi Iwata Sanchez: Seattle JACL Chapter President Attends Bush Transition Meeting" (pp. 1, 3), "JACL-LEC Issues Redress Alert in Wake of Meager Redress Appropriation" (pp. 1, 8), "Keeping a Promise in 1990: Census Bureau to List Nine Different Asian/Pacific American Categories" (pp. 1, 3), and "From the Frying Pan: A Look at the …
Selected article titles: "High court to rule on all-white clubs" (p. 1), "First Nisei in bid for seat in Calif. Senate" (p. 1), "Nakamura film on 'Manzanar' wins top honors at UCLA theater arts show" (p. 1), "Oldest U.S. Issei dead at age 102" (p. 1), "Twin Cities CLer learns first-hand Vietnam hopes at Paris peace …
Select article titles: "Plaque at Manzanar Camp 'Outraged' Seek Change" (p.1); "Seek Civil Service Retirement Credit for WRA Time" (p.1); "Rep. Matsunaga Appeals to President to Aid Filipino Immigrants in U.S." (p.1); "Day Workshop for Asian Elderly Seeks Local Aid" (p.2); "Denver Dedicates Sakura Square" (p.3); "Chinese in U.S. to Form Group Similar to JACL" (p.4).
George Nobuo Naohara's handwritten note listing his work places after leaving the Manzanar incarceration camp in California in 1942. An item from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_007
Letter, Form 734, to Harry Bentley Wells with his pay check for July 1-15, 1943 at Manzanar from Joseph W. Carney for $58.20. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9089. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0089
Class roster for Period 2, World Geography and History, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. Thirty-six students are listed. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0925
Class roster and grades for Period 1, World Geography and History, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. Thirty-five students are listed. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9923. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0923
Class roster for Period 1, World Geography and History, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. Thirty-five students are listed. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9924. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0924
Program for sophomore installation at Manzanar High School: Entertainment, Refreshment and Dancing; Mess 9, June 5, 1943 7:30pm. Also includes a list of class officers.Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9061. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0061
Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and his two sons as they are getting ready to depart Manzanar incarceration camp. Behind them is a car, utility pole, several buildings and the Inyo mountains. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_1470
