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The Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) Tailor School

Oct. 12, 2017

RoyKakuda

After the inital trama of imprisonment, the Japanese American inmate community with the help of the Office of Indian Affairs (OIA) and the War Relocation Authority (WRA) wanted to to ease the stress of imprisionment. (The OIA managed Post…

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Surviving Poston's Desert Heat: Cellars, Fans, Ponds, and Gardens

Aug. 17, 2017

RoyKakuda

We arrived in Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) in May of 1942. Everyone was told that the air temperature would rise above 115 deg. F. in the summer. The water system was not fully functional and the canals to bring water for agr…

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A Native American and Japanese American Student Story

April 22, 2017

RoyKakuda

As a docent at the Japanese American National Museum I had the opportunity to hear inmates reminisce about their camp lives. One story was about two fellow elementary school students at one of the three Poston concentration camps. One of t…

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Look at Hundreds of Camp Photos taken by War Relocation Authority

April 8, 2017

RoyKakuda

Photos of all 10 Concentration Camps taken by WRA photographers. The photo are on the Discover Nikkei Website shown below as well as a brief description of the camps. Granada Relocation Center (Amache): From the Perspective of the WRA Ph…

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Teachers of Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center)

Oct. 29, 2016

RoyKakuda

About 1/3 of the educators who taught at Poston were recuited from across the United States, many by the American Friends Committee. Many of the teachers came from Quaker and Missionary backgrounds. There were also Black teachers who had…

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Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) Years Later

Oct. 24, 2016

RoyKakuda

Four photos show the some of the Poston Camp I barracks, about 10 years after camp closure. Photos were taken by George Yoshiro Kakuda who was at Poston 5/15/42 to 9/15/45. Most of the population of these barrack came from Orange County,…

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Abandonment (Renunciation) of US Citizenship by Japanese Americans in WWII

March 29, 2015

RoyKakuda

During the internment of Japanese Americans in American Concentration Camps 5,589 American citizens renounced their US citizenship. They were enraged by their treatment by the US government and/or wanted to stay with their parents who were…

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center High School Album

Sept. 30, 2014

RoyKakuda

The 1944 Heart Mountain High School Album is from the Heart Mountain Relocation Center near Cody Wyoming. Approximently 1500 high school students attended the camp school. The images were copied from Bill Shishima's High School album. 194…

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Granada Relocation Center (Amache): From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 28, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Granada Relocation Center or Amache was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 140 miles east of Pueblo, Colorado. It was opened in August 27, 1942 by the War Relo…

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 23, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 12 miles northwest of Cody, Wyoming. It was opened in August 11, 1942 by the War Reloca…

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Minidoka Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 21, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Minidoka Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 15 miles north of Twin Falls, Idaho. It was opened in August 10, 1942 by the War Relocation A…

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Rohwer Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 20, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Rohwer Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 110 miles southeast of Little Rock, Arkansas. It was opened in July 1, 1942 by the War Relocat…

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Central Utah Relocation Center - Topaz: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 18, 2014

RoyKakuda

Topaz, the Central Utah Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 140 miles southwest of Salt Lake City. It was opened in Sept. 11, 1942 by the War…

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Jerome Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 14, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Jerome Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 120 miles southeast of Little Rock, Aransas. It was opened in October 6, 1942 by the War Reloc…

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Gila River Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Sept. 13, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Gila River Relocation Center was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located 58 miles south-south-west of Phoenix, AZ. It was opened in July 20, 1942 by the War Reloca…

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Colorado River Relocation Center - Poston: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

Aug. 30, 2014

RoyKakuda

The Colorado River Relocation Center (Poston) was one of the ten American concentration camps for Japanese Americans during World War II. The center was located on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) reservation in Arizona. It was in t…