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

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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Look at Hundreds of Camp Photos taken by War Relocation Authority

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.

Poston (Colorado River Relocation Center) Years Later

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 …

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End of Year Luncheon

myvisittomanzanar

California Agricultural Trainee (カリフォルニア農業研修生) (Supplemental Japanese Agricultural Workers Program, 1956-1965) End of Year Luncheon @ Shin-Yokohama Prince Hotel December 11, 2014 (11AM to 2PM) (https://www.facebook.com/jalivinglegacy) Supplemental Japanese Agricultural Workers Program …

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center High School Album

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 …

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

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, …

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

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 …

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Minidoka Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

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 …

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Rohwer Relocation Center: From the Perspective of the WRA Photos

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. …

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

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 …

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