Japanese American Incarceration
Title
Japanese American Incarceration
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Materials related to Japanese American incarceration during World War II.
Contributor
Steven Bingo
Photograph of an intramural basketball team from Washington State College called the Independents. During the 1944-1945 school year, the team compiled a record of 5-1. The team was comprised mainly of Japanese Americans. The team consisted of Mac…
This is a photograph of Shiro Takeda sitting on the deck of a ship to Japan in April 1932. He is wearing a suit and glasses and is seated in front of an emissions pipe. After graduating from Lincoln University, Takeda visited Japan before returning…
4x2.5 negative. This photograph is of Kiyo Hide and Marie Bressler standing next to each other in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. The Hide family provided help to Bresslers on their farm in Lyman, Nebraska in the…
1.5x2 negative. This is a photograph of three members of the Washington State College track team, including Tom Hide who is the middle runner. The runner lined up to the left of Hide may be Sam Higuchi. The runners are crouched in a starting…
2x1.5 negative. Photograph of an empty lot in block 16 before where Heart Mountain High School was built, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.
Photograph of Hisako Takeda holding her son, Terry, in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hisako stands in front of a barrack and snow covers the ground in front of her.
2x3 negative. Photograph of Torakichi Sam Migita and other men making mochitsuki inside of Mess Hall 15-30, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Migita is swinging a wooden mallet as another man in an apron turns and stretches the mochi. …
"2x3 negative. Photograph of the mess hall staff from Lower Block 2 posing outside of a mess hall, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Many among the staff are wearing aprons."
"2x3 negative. Photograph of a little girl riding a tricycle outside of the barracks, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."
"2x3 negative. Photograph of Koto Hirahara posing in her garden in front of her family barrack 15-9-A, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming."
"2x3 negative. Photograph of two young men sitting on the porch of the Shimizu family barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Behind the young men is a sign that reads "Dream Castle: S. Shimizu and family.""
"2x3 negative. Photograph of the Hide family's barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Inside the barrack is a small Christmas tree, presents, and a snowman figurine."
"1.5x2 negative. Photograph of a crowd at the train station saying goodbye to people taking the train to the Tule Lake Relocation Center, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Based on the year, it is possible that this transfer of internees is…
5"x7" print. Photograph of a man shoveling coal at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. The man stands at the entrance to a building with a sign reading, "Keep Out: Boilerman only." In addition to coal, several pieces of wood are stacked near the…
2"x1.5" negative. Photograph of Sergeant Ben Kuroki speaking from an outdoor stage at a ceremony in his honor and holding a book from Heart Mountain commemorating his visit , Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Children surround are sitting…
1.5"x2.5" negative. Photograph of young men sitting on rocks and looking down onto the barracks from a distance, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.
2"x3" negative. Photograph of a group of men from Heart Mountain, including Minoru Omori, Shiz Harada, Chop Umenmoto, Yosh Takehara, Jim Umemoto, Minoru Omori, Mr. Takehara, and George Hirahara, seated and eating in a field with bags of onions in the…
2"x1.5" negative. Photograph of people exiting a train from the Jerome Relocation Center in Arkansas with luggage and military personnel standing near the train, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Two men exit the train as three guards…
1.5"x2" negative. Photograph of a crowd gathered at a train departing for California, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. A sign on the train lists the cities where the train will stop. Destinations include San Francisco, Sacramento, and San…
3.5x5 print. A photograph of Makio (Mike) Hide in his army uniform. The photograph was taken in Macon, Georgia in July 1945. The uniform includes a hat and tie.
This canvas bag was used by Tom Hide at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hide's name and family have been painted on the bag using a stencil.
![Letter from an American Legion committee examining "the Jap question."](http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/48279841017d92cd7340a99d5a564001.jpg "Letter from an American Legion committee examining "the Jap question."")
2 pages, 8.5x14. This letter addressed to 'The Veterans of the State of Washington' on December 28, 1920 asks for support of Initiative 37, which proposed to close loopholes that allowed Asian immigrants to own land by proxy in the name of children…
[get dimensions]. This postcard was sent from Masako Furuta to George and Koto Hirahara on July 31, 1945 from Salt Lake City, Utah when the Hirahara's were living in Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. In the postcard, Furuta describes her…
Tom Hide's autograph book for his graduation from Heart Mountain High School in 1944. The cover of the book is carved with the image of Heart Mountain and the word "Memories."
This suitcase was used by Tora Okubara when her family was removed from their home in Mill Valley, California to Granada Relocation Center, Colorado. The suitcase is monogrammed with Okubara's initials near the handle. There is also a number…
![Letter from Sakutsu Emi [?] to George McIntyre.](http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/files/square_thumbnails/66d989b5d86fbfdf8a7acefec9b33675.jpg "Letter from Sakutsu Emi [?] to George McIntyre.")
This letter is from Sakutsu Emi [?], a former internee at Minidoka Relocation Center, to George MacIntyre, who supervised the motor pool at Minidoka. In the letter, Emi describes his current life in Seattle.
This is a scanned copy of Terry Takeda's authorization for indefinite leave from Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Takeda was detained with the rest of family at Heart Mountain until his father, Shiro, was hired to teach at the United States…
14" long. This is a commemorative rice paddle from the Second Heart Mountain Reunion held in San Jose, California. The rice paddle belonged to Tom (Terumi) Hide, who was interned at Heart Mountain Relocation Center from 1942-1944. The face of the…
These are instructions for the removal of Japanese Americans living in Seattle, Washington. In addition to these instructions, evacuation orders would have also been posted informing Japanese Americans of their imminent removal. These orders…
This photograph is of a Japanese American army unit trained that included Sam Okubara at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The unit is likely part of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, in which Okubara served after World War II.