RoyKakudaによるコンテンツ

Am I Japanese?
ロイ・カクダ
I did not really think about the subject until I was guiding a tour at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM) where I volunteered as a docent for many years, giving well-regarded tours. Unfortunately, in one of my tours, I innocently made a comment to a visitor in regards to …
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The Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) Tailor School
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Surviving Poston's Desert Heat: Cellars, Fans, Ponds, and Gardens
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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A Native American and Japanese American Student Story
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Look at Hundreds of Camp Photos taken by War Relocation Authority![]() 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. |
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Teachers of Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center)
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) Years Later
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Abandonment (Renunciation) of US Citizenship by Japanese Americans in WWII
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Heart Mountain Relocation Center High School Album
online exhibition
![]() 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 … |
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Granada Relocation Center (Amache): From the Perspective of the WRA Photos
online exhibition
![]() 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, … |