Living conditions

Panoramic view of Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho


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Japanese American in front of barracks

Sawano Tazuma.
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Issei couple sitting on barracks porch

Sawano (left), and Bunshiro Tazuma in front of their barrack. The Tazumas were originally from Seattle, Washington, and owned the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store on Jackson Street before World War II.
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Internees filled mattress tickings

Caption: "Internees filled matress tickings with straw as the last daylight fades over the Sierras. Upon these ticks, covering metal Army cots, Japanese slept. Only essential furniture was supplied. Additional comforts were fashioned in Manzanar workshops."
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Facilities, services, and camp administration

Frank Miyamoto Interview III Segment 17

Looking back on the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study
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Frank Miyamoto Interview III Segment 14

Dissension and suspicion among Japanese Americans in Tule Lake
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Frank Miyamoto Interview III Segment 15

Development and origins of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study
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Impact of incarceration

Letter to Benjamin Coleman Gosney from Tomio Itabashi

Tomio Itabashi describes his time at Pinedale and his move to Tule Lake.
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The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 38 (May 1, 1948)

"2,300 Nisei Renunciants Regain "Lost' Citizenship; Judge Scores Government Handling of Cases" (p. 1), "Hearings on Evacuation Claims Legislation Due Early Part of This Month, JACL-ADC Reports" (p. 1),
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Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Teru Koyama

Slightly yellowed envelope addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama in Camp Livingston from his wife, Teru Koyama, at Minidoka. Postmarked October 19, 1942. Along the top 10-23-1942 is written in red pencil. On the left side of the envelope is a purple "Censored" stamp. Inside the envelope is a letter dated …
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