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Narrator Marion Michiko Bernardo

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 …

Narrator Richard Iwao Hidaka

Nisei male. Born April 11, 1928, in Modesto, California. Grew up in Modesto, where parents ran a laundry business and then a farm. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, finished school in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the National Guard. Remained …

Narrator Kimiko Nakashima

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 …

Narrator Hana Shepard

Nisei female. Grew up in Los Angeles, California, before World War II. During the war, removed 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 be reunited with father. Had several brothers who served in the U.S. military during World …

Narrator Mae Matsuzaki

Nisei female. Grew up in Los Angeles, California, before World War II. During the war, removed 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 be reunited with father. Had several brothers who served in the U.S. military during World …
Poston chronicle  vol. 2, no. 64 (December 2, 1943); Granada pioneer, vol. 1, no. 94 (August 25, 1943) (ddr-csujad-35-4)
doc Poston chronicle vol. 2, no. 64 (December 2, 1943); Granada pioneer, vol. 1, no. 94 (August 25, 1943) (ddr-csujad-35-4)
Japanese section of "Poston chronicle published on December 2, 1943; and English section (page 9) and Japanese section (page 5) of "of "Granada Pioneer" published on August 25, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_04_001
Santa Anita Pacemaker Vol. I No. 46 (September 26, 1942) (ddr-densho-146-49)
doc Santa Anita Pacemaker Vol. I No. 46 (September 26, 1942) (ddr-densho-146-49)
Selected article titles: "Last Granada Group Entrains Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Goods May be Shipped Via WRA" (p. 1), "Fire, Clean-up Crew Men Needed" (p. 1), "Farm Labor Asked for Beet Fields. All Employment is by Private Farmers; No Mass Labor Planned" (p. 1), "Two Shifts Only at Each Meal" (p. 1), "Centipede? One Man Turns in …
Valentine's Day card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (February 1943) (ddr-janm-1-14)
doc Valentine's Day card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (February 1943) (ddr-janm-1-14)
Valentine's Day card to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (February 1943). White/blue card with illustration in blue/red of two singing blue birds with a treble musical scale and red heart in the background. "A valentine message for you" is on the top center on front of card. Envelope is postmarked February 1943 from the Granada (Amache) …
Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-510)
img Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-510)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Evacuee and appointed personnel office workers assisting in the onion harvest on the project farm during the volunteer farm harvest program. During the two week period when practically all project offices and sections went "all out" to help bring in the farm crops, more than eighty acres of …
Memo to James Lindley from R.B. Conzzens authorizing Yuriko Domoto's work travel (ddr-densho-356-873)
doc Memo to James Lindley from R.B. Conzzens authorizing Yuriko Domoto's work travel (ddr-densho-356-873)
Carbon copy of memorandum to James Lindley, Project Director of Granada Relocation Project from R. B. Cozzens, Field Assistant Director. Memorandum dictates that military travel permits for Richard Sato, Robert Sasaki and Yuriko Domoto are enclosed and for travel to Manzanar on August 27, 1943. The memo also notes that Yuriko's return travel permit will be …

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 …
Frice Family Collection (ddr-densho-257)
Collection Frice Family Collection (ddr-densho-257)
The Frice Family Collection consists of two documents. One is the Granada (Amache) Directory, a listing of all the incarcerees, staff members, and organizations in camp. And the other is a marriage scroll for Baba Nobuzo and Miye Kato.
Two wooden chests, Henry Katsumi Fujita, 8305, Granada (Amache) incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-23-7)
img Two wooden chests, Henry Katsumi Fujita, 8305, Granada (Amache) incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-23-7)
Two wooden chests that Henry K. Fujita fabricated from wood "borrowed" from the Amache High School site in the block adjacent to the Fujita family barracks. The number "8305" was the label assigned to the family by the War Relocation Authority. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp028-08-006
Granada Christian Church News Vol. II No. 3 (January 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-317)
doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. II No. 3 (January 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-317)
Selected article titles: "An Appeal to All Camps for the National Student Relocational Council" (p. 1), "Young People's Group Officers" (p. 1), "Words from the Gripsholm" (p. 1).
Granada Christian Church News Vol. II No. 11 (March 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-319)
doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. II No. 11 (March 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-319)
Selected article titles: "Dr. Gordon Chapman, Executive Secretary of Protestant Commission for Japanese Service Here for the Week End" (p. 1), "Family Resettlement Sponsored by the Churches" (p. 2).
Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 24 (August 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-313)
doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 24 (August 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-313)
Selected article titles: "'Summer Conference'" (p. 1), "Leaving the Center" (p. 2).
Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 22 (July 25, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-312)
doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 22 (July 25, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-312)
Selected article titles: "Report of the Interdenominational and Methodist Conferences, Held in Denver, July 13-15, and 7-11 Respectively" (p. 1).
Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 7 (January 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-309)
doc Granada Christian Church News Vol. I No. 7 (January 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-309)
Selected article titles: "Captain Karpen Speaks" (p. 1), "Join in Fellowship" (p. 1).
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