Camps were located in California, Arizona, Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arkansas, and Idaho. Out of those who went to camp 2/3 were Nisei, American-born and 1/3 were Issei. The average amount of time that they were interned was 2.5 years.

"We sort of had an unconscious knowledge that we were put on an inferior status... So we knew we had a second class status and we sort of accepted it. That's why when they told us, you have to drop everything and go to camp, nobody protested."

~ Dr. Mary Oda

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Group picture

Image Contributed by: Bo Sakaguchi

Names of people: (Top Row)James Higashida, Chico Sakaguchi, Nob Nitta, Lilly Sakaguchi, George Oda, Henry Higashida, Harumi Nita, Mas Oda, Ishibashi, Mas Imamoto, Oda, Shig Nitta, Michi Imamoto, ?, Bo Sakaguchi
(Middle Row)Toshinitta, Ishibashi, Imamoto, Imamoto, Higashida, Sakaguchi, Nitta, Oda, Nitta
(Bottom Row) Haruki Nitta, Ishibashi, Sakaguchi, Imamoto

Date: circa late 1943

Place: Manzanar

Photograph by: Toyo Miyatake

Original Photo size:

Description: The farmers of North Hollywood in Manzanar just before some separated to Tule Lake.

© California State University, Northridge 2008

For more information about this project, please contact:

Edith Chen, Professor Asian American Studies Dept.
18111 Nordhoff St., JR 340
Northridge, CA 91330-8251
edith.chen@csun.edu
818-677-4966

Nancy Takayama
San Fernando Valley Japanese American Community Center
nt.high.mtn@juno.com