Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Decorative arts [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Made in an internment camp. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for them in beds from one to four feet below the...
Concentration camps -- United States [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
Made in an internment camp. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for them in beds from one to four feet below the...
Japanese American art [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Sculpture [lcsh]; Takeuchi, Misako [aacr2]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Misako Takeuchi resided at Block 21, #2114-BC at Tule Lake Relocation Center. Tule Lake Relocation Center and Topaz Relocation Center were on or near shell beds. When the surface supply of good shells was eventually exhausted, the internees dug for...
Japanese -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Talismans [lcsh]; Weddings [lcsh]; Textile crafts [lcsh]; Rice -- Social aspects [lcsh];
Omamori means "protection" and is considered a charm or talisman. This omamori was given to a bride from her mother on her wedding day. It is a symbol of health and prosperity.
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]
Oval pin reads: "W.R.A. Tule Lake Project 8555 - Lilly Hirota 25476-E Trans. & Supply Mess." Lilly (Sadaye) Hirota was originally from Penryn, California and resided at Ward 5, Block 41, #4115-CD while interned at Tule Lake Relocation Center.
Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Japanese American art [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Woodwork [lcsh];
Painted on the heart is a caricature of "lil neebo" (meaning little nisei boy). This was the mascot for the Granada Relocation Center (Amache Relocation Center).
Concentration camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Gila River Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
Pin made at Gila River Relocation Center. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own...
Poston Relocation Center (Poston, Ariz.) [lcna]; Concentration camps -- Arizona [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh];
Pin made at Poston Relocation Center. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own brushes,...
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Wood-carving [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh];
Pin made at Tule Lake Relocation Center. The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own...
War memorials [aacr2]; Japanese American soldiers [lcsh]; World War, 1914-1918 -- Participation, Japanese American [lcsh]; United States. Army. Regimental Combat Team, 442nd [lcna]; Akimoto, John [aacr2]; Shoji, Toshi [aacr2]; Hattori, Kunio...
Portraits of individuals: John Akimoto, Toshi Shoji, Kunio Hattori, Tad Takeuchi, Shigeo Tabuchi, Pete Masuoka, and George Saito. Pfc. John Akimoto was killed in Italy on August 2, 1944. He received personal citations for bravery. His brother Pvt...
Concentration camps -- Colorado [lcsh]; Granada Relocation Center [lcna]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Baseball -- Awards [lcsh];
Silver, engraved baseball charm with "M" won by George Nakano, 1943, in Granada Relocation Center. Possibly won at Merced Detention Center in 1942 and presented at Granada.
Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Japanese American women [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity [lcsh]; Sumida, Tatsuko [aacr2];...
Tatsuko Sumida (back row, far right) played the samisen. Mrs. Sumida was left behind when her husband, Shigeichi Sumida, was sent to the Santa Fe Internment Camp.
Concentration camps -- Utah [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Jewelry [lcsh]; Found objects (Art) [lcsh];
The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities. The internees created the items from scraps of wood, waste items and bits from nature. They also made their own brushes, paints, and tools from nails, needles,...
Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church (Sacramento, Calif.) [aacr2]; Church buildings -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Religion [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- California -- Sacramento [lcsh]; Sacramento (Calif.) -- Buildings,...
The first church was on 4th and P Street in Japan Town, Sacramento.
Japanese Americans -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Funeral rites and ceremonies -- California [lcsh]; Japanese American families [lcsh]; Kunitake, Mary [aacr2]; Nakano, John [aacr2];...
There were no guidelines for detention at the assembly centers at the time. This allowed the eldest son, Harry, to go into town to make arrangements for the funeral. Identified: Front row L to R: Mary Kunitake, Mrs. Kunitake, John Nakano, Masako...
Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh]; Tule Lake Relocation Center [lcna]; Concentration camps -- California [lcsh]; Japanese Americans -- Social life and customs [lcsh]; Playing cards [lcsh]; Prisoners as artists [lcsh];
These cards were made by Mr. Choji Nakan at Tule Lake Relocation Center to provide his fellow Isseis with recreational activities. He used hard electrical insulation boards to make the cards. They became so popular he made them for people in the...
