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Leaving camp
War Relocation Authority (WRA)

Leaving camp

Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta Interview Segment 24

Being "evicted" from camp
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Roger Daniels Interview Segment 11

The role of the War Relocation Authority in dispersing Japanese Americans after camp (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, …

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An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during …
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All Center Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah

Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "This Photograph Taken by Bill Shipler, Salt Lake City, 44043." Caption: "The All Center Conference. Feb 16-25, 1945 Salt Lake City, Utah. Representatives from every WRA camp met to confer with officials of the WRA to discuss issues facing internees after release from the camps. Kumezo …
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Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell

Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about the Christmas holiday, issues with Midori, a visit from Martha, upcoming wedding plans, and more.
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War Relocation Authority (WRA)

Frank Miyamoto Interview Segment 8

The War Relocation Authority's shift in policy: attempt to resettle Japanese Americans outside of camp

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 …

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Message from the Director of the War Relocation Authority

Message and information about the War Relocation Authority's Relocation Program following the re-opening of the West Coast to Japanese Americans.
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Chapter 8: At War Relocation Authority

Unpublished autobiographical writing by C. Moxley Featherston about the years he worked at the War Relocation Authority as an lawyer. The writing includes stories from his years a Project Attorney at Gala River, Granada, and Minidoka, and his thoughts about the legal arguments and politics surrounding the incarceration. He was …
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W.R.A. Here to Shut Up Shop (May 14, 1946)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 14, 1946, p. 4
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Wake Up, America. Has the Japanese-American Problem Been Bungled by the W.R.A. (October 19, 1943)

The Seattle Daily Times, October 19, 1943, p. 6
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