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The University of San Francisco Gleeson Library Digital Collections<\/h2>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t
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1. Browse the full collection on the University of San Francisco Library\u2019s Digital Collections site<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"\"You will find a list of every NJAHS Collection entry in the USF Library’s Digital Collections database. The collection is housed in the Printing and Art Collections and has been named \u201cJapanese American Confinement Sites.\u201d Click on an object to view images and metadata. To zoom in, crop, etc., click the “expand” button in the top right corner of the image and use the viewing tools on the upper bar of the image viewer. The zoom feature is particularly useful for the large format architectural drawings.<\/p>\n

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2. If you are interested in a particular confinement site, use the interactive map <\/a>on the Home page of this website.<\/p>\n

\"\"This map will take you to images for each site by type: 1) architectural drawings, 2) engineering plans or maps, 3) objects, 4) documents, 5) photographs, and 6) oral histories from the National Japanese American Historical Society\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

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Finding Aid<\/h4>\n

NJAHS is in the process of moving to CatalogIt for our collection management system (CMS). CatalogIt is a cloud based CMS, which allows us to develop interconnected entries for our objects and archival records, with tags and improved searchability this will help us not only share our collection with you but better manage the collection for exhibits and to allow scholarly access. Once we have transferred from our current CMS, NJAHS collection will be visible through the CatalogIt HUB. Please watch this space for more information as we finalize transfer and make our catalog visible.<\/strong> We will be bringing you tutorial videos, and a catalog abstract as the new CMS comes online.<\/p>\n

Click on the categories below to browse oral history interviews by keywords and topics of interest.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n

Immigration and Identity<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Pre-WWII<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Pearl Harbor and Forced Removal<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Life in Camp<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Japanese Diaspora and Life Outside of Camp During WWII<\/span><\/a><\/div>
``Loyalty`` questionnaire, Resistance and Dissidence<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Japanese Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Leaving Camp and Post-WWII Experiences<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Activism, Redress Movement, Japanese American Legacy, and The Effects of WWII<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Japan Before, During, and After WWII<\/span><\/a><\/div>
WCCA Temporary ``Assembly`` Centers and WRA Concentration Camps<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Dept. of Justice Internment Camps, U.S. Army Facilities & Other Confinement Sites<\/span><\/a><\/div>
Oral History Collections<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
Immigration and Identity<\/h5>
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Immigration<\/a>
\n<\/u><\/strong>law and legislation<\/a>
\npicture brides<\/a>
\nAngel Island Immigration Station<\/a><\/p>\n

Identity
\n<\/u><\/strong>Issei<\/a>
\nNisei<\/a>
\nSansei<\/a>
\nKibei<\/a>
\nJapanese American<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pre-WWII<\/h5>
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Pre-WWII education
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese language school<\/a>
\ngrade school<\/a>
\ncollege<\/a>
\nschooling in Japan<\/p>\n

Pre-WWII employment<\/strong><\/a>
\nagriculture<\/a>
\nindustry<\/a>
\nsmall business<\/a>
\nother<\/p>\n

Pre-WWII community
\n<\/u><\/strong>demographics<\/a>
\nracial discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n

Pre-WWII community activities and organizations
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese American Citizens League<\/a>
\nperforming and visual arts
\nsports<\/a>
\nreligion<\/a>
\nfestivals<\/a>
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Pearl Harbor and Forced Removal<\/h5>
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Pearl Harbor<\/strong><\/a>
\nFBI arrests<\/a>
\nwar hysteria<\/a><\/p>\n

Forced Removal<\/strong><\/a>
\nExecutive Order 9066<\/a>
\npersonal, property, and financial loss<\/a>
\nloss of pet
\nproperty storage<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Life in Camp<\/h5>
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Life in Camp
\n<\/u><\/strong>family structure<\/a>
\npsychological impact<\/a>
\nliving conditions<\/a>
\nliving conditions – extreme weather<\/a>
\nliving conditions – privacy<\/a>
\nactivities<\/a>
\nholidays<\/a>
\nfestivals<\/a>
\neducation<\/a>
\nfood<\/a>
\nhealthcare<\/a>
\nsecurity<\/a>
\nguard interactions<\/a>
\nemployment<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Japanese Diaspora and Life Outside of Camp During WWII<\/h5>
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Japanese Diaspora
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese Canadians
\nJapanese Latin Americans<\/a>
\nShanghai, China<\/a><\/p>\n

Education during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese language school
\ngrade school<\/a>
\ncollege<\/a>
\nschooling in Japan<\/p>\n

Employment during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>agriculture
\nindustry
\nsmall business<\/a>
\nother<\/p>\n

Community during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>demographics
\nracial discrimination<\/p>\n

Community activities and organizations during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese American Citizens League
\nperforming and visual arts
\nsports
\nreligion
\nfestivals
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

``Loyalty`` questionnaire, Resistance and Dissidence<\/h5>
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“Loyalty” questionnaire
\n<\/u><\/strong>yes-yes<\/a>
\nyes-no
\nno-no<\/a><\/p>\n

Resistance and Dissidence
\n<\/u><\/strong>dissident groups<\/a>
\ndraft resisters
\nprotests<\/a>
\ncitizenship renunciation<\/a>
\nSupreme court cases<\/a>
\nrepatriation and deportation<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Japanese Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces<\/h5>
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Japanese Americans in the U.S. Armed Forces
\n<\/u><\/strong>volunteering<\/a>
\nprewar recruitment and draft<\/a>
\nrecruitment and draft<\/a>
\ntraining<\/a>
\n100th<\/sup> Infantry Battalion<\/a>
\n100th<\/sup> Infantry Battalion \u2013 A Company
\n100th<\/sup> Infantry Battalion \u2013 B Company
\n100th<\/sup> Infantry Battalion \u2013 C Company
\n100th<\/sup> Infantry Battalion \u2013 D Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 E Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 F Company<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 G Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 H Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 I Company<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 K Company<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 L Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 M Company
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 Italy<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 France<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 France: Bruyeres<\/a>
\n442nd<\/sup> Regimental Combat Team \u2013 France: Lost Battalion<\/a>
\n522nd<\/sup> Field Artillery Battalion
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS)<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) – Southwest Pacific Theater<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) – China \u2013 Burma \u2013 India Theater<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) – China \u2013 Burma \u2013 India Theater: Merrill\u2019s Marauders<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School \u2013Presidio of San Francisco
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School \u2013 Camp Savage<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School \u2013 Fort Snelling<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School \u2013 Presidio of Monterey
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) Language School Instructor<\/a>
\nMilitary Intelligence Service (MIS) – Postwar Occupation of Japan<\/a>
\nChaplain Corps<\/a>
\nWomen\u2019s Army Corps
\nU.S. Army Air Corps<\/a>
\nU.S. Army Counter Intelligence Corps<\/a>
\nAwards<\/a>
\nKorean War<\/a>
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Leaving Camp and Post-WWII Experiences<\/h5>
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Leaving Camp
\n<\/u><\/strong>work leave<\/a>
\nstudent leave<\/a>
\nresettlement<\/a>
\nracial discrimination<\/a>
\nrepatriation and deportation<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII education
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese language school
\ngrade school<\/a>
\ncollege<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII employment
\n<\/u><\/strong>agriculture<\/a>
\nindustry<\/a>
\nsmall business<\/a>
\nother<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII community
\n<\/u><\/strong>demographics<\/a>
\nracial discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII community activities and organizations
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese American Citizens League<\/a>
\nperforming and visual arts
\nsports<\/a>
\nreligion<\/a>
\nfestivals
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Activism, Redress Movement, Japanese American Legacy, and The Effects of WWII<\/h5>
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Activism<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Redress Movement<\/a>
\n<\/u><\/strong>Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC)<\/a>
\nCivil Liberties Act of 1988<\/a><\/p>\n

Japanese American Legacy
\n<\/u><\/strong>pilgrimage<\/a>
\nauthorship<\/a>
\nspeaker<\/a>
\nart<\/p>\n

Effects of WWII Experience
\n<\/u><\/strong>cultural identity<\/a>
\ntrauma<\/a>
\nPTSD<\/a>
\nracial discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Japan Before, During, and After WWII<\/h5>
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Pre-WWII education in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>grade school<\/a>
\ncollege
\nschooling in Japan<\/a><\/p>\n

Pre-WWII employment in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>agriculture<\/a>
\nindustry
\nsmall business
\nother<\/p>\n

Pre-WWII community in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>demographics<\/a>
\nracial discrimination<\/p>\n

Pre-WWII community activities and organizations in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>performing and visual arts
\nsports
\nreligion
\nfestivals
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n

Education in Japan during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>grade school<\/a>
\ncollege
\nschooling in Japan<\/p>\n

Employment in Japan during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>agriculture
\nindustry
\nsmall business
\nother<\/p>\n

Community in Japan during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong><\/u>demographics
\nracial discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n

Community activities and organizations in Japan during WWII
\n<\/u><\/strong>performing and visual arts
\nsports
\nreligion
\nfestivals
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n

Post-WWII education in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese language school
\ngrade school<\/a>
\ncollege<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII employment in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>agriculture
\nindustry
\nsmall business
\nother<\/p>\n

Post-WWII community in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>demographics
\nracial discrimination<\/a><\/p>\n

Post-WWII community activities and organizations in Japan
\n<\/u><\/strong>Japanese American Citizens League
\nperforming and visual arts
\nsports
\nreligion
\nfestivals
\nkenjinkai [prefectural associations]<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

WCCA Temporary ``Assembly`` Centers and WRA Concentration Camps<\/h5>
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WCCA Temporary “Assembly” Centers<\/strong>
\nFresno<\/a>
\nMarysville (Arboga)<\/a>
\nMayer
\nMerced<\/a>
\nOwens Valley
\nParker Dam
\nPinedale<\/a>
\nPomona<\/a>
\nPortland
\nPuyallup<\/a>
\nSacramento (Walerga)<\/a>
\nSalinas<\/a>
\nSanta Anita
\nStockton<\/a>
\nTanforan<\/a>
\nTulare
\nTurlock<\/p>\n

WRA Concentration Camps<\/strong>
\nAmache (Granada)<\/a>
\nGila River<\/a>
\nHeart Mountain<\/a>
\nJerome<\/a>
\nManzanar<\/a>
\nMinidoka<\/a>
\nPoston (Colorado River)<\/a>
\nRohwer<\/a>
\nTopaz (Central Utah)<\/a>
\nTule Lake<\/a><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Dept. of Justice Internment Camps, U.S. Army Facilities & Other Confinement Sites<\/h5>
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Department of Justice Internment Camps & U.S. Army Facilities<\/strong>
\nAngel Island Immigration Station (Fort McDowell)
\nCamp Blanding
\nCamp Forrest
\nCamp Livingston
\nCamp Lordsburg<\/a>
\nCamp McCoy
\nCrystal City<\/a>
\nEllis Island<\/a>
\nFort Bliss
\nFort Howard
\nFort Lewis
\nFort Lincoln (Bismarck)<\/a>
\nFort Meade
\nFort Missoula
\nFort Richardson
\nFort Sill
\nFort Stanton
\nGriffith Park
\nHonouliuli
\nKenedy
\nKooskia
\nSand Island
\nSanta Fe<\/a>
\nSeagoville<\/a>
\nSharp Park<\/a>
\nStringtown<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Oral History Collections<\/strong>
\nBear Witness: Camp Oral History Digital Collections<\/a>
\nGo for Broke \/ NJAHS Oral History Collection by Paul Hara<\/a>
\nSakura Kai Senior Center Oral History Collection<\/a>
\nSecrets Revealed: The Presidio Project<\/a>
\nStarting Over: San Francisco State University Oral History Collection<\/a>
\nStrength and Diversity: Japanese American Women Oral History Collection<\/a>
\nTule Lake Pilgrimage Oral History Project<\/a>
\nU.C. Berkeley Japanese American Alumni Oral History Project<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>

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Collection Summary and Administrative Information<\/h2>\n

Collection Title:<\/strong> Drawings, Maps, and Artifacts of Japanese American Confinement Sites<\/p>\n

Date (inclusive):<\/strong> Original website created April 30, 2010;\u00a0 new website published August 26, 2013<\/p>\n

Date (bulk):<\/strong> bulk 1942-1945<\/p>\n

Collection Provenance:<\/strong> The collections of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS), Lynne Horiuchi, Jimi Yamaichi, and the National Archives and Records Administration.<\/p>\n

Extent:<\/strong> There are 162 images scanned from maps and drawings, 382 digital images of objects, 486 scans of documents, 202 scans of photographs, and 193 oral history interview excerpts from NJAHS\u2019 collection, totaling 1,425 unique entries in the online database as of March 5, 2021. These artifacts, drawings, and maps are associated with:<\/p>\n

10 Relocation Centers: Topaz, Poston, Amache, Gila River, Heart Mountain, Jerome, Manzanar, Minidoka, Rohwer, and Tule Lake.
\n10 Assembly Centers: Fresno, Marysville (Arboga), Merced, Pomona, Puyallup, Sacramento (Walerga), Salinas, Santa Anita, Stockton, Tanforan
\n7 Department of Justice Internment Camps and U.S. Army Facilities: Crystal City, Ellis Island, Fort Lincoln, Lordsburg, Santa Fe, Seagoville, Sharp Park<\/p>\n

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Repository:<\/strong> University of San Francsico Gleeson Library Digital Collections. The artifacts shown are from the National Japanese American Historical Society\u2019s Collections and were brought to or produced in the Japanese American Confinement Sites During WWII. Oral histories of Japanese Latin Americans were produced by the Japanese Peruvian Oral History Project. A number of digital images of maps and drawings and are the property of the owners, Lynne Horiuchi and Jimi Yamaichi, who have lent their digital scans to NJAHS for the purpose of providing digital access to them. The U.S. government produced the majority of the architectural\/engineering drawings, plans, and maps in the collection.<\/p>\n

Abstract:<\/strong> The goal of this website is to provide access to the NJAHS collection, as well as images relating to the planning, design, and construction of Japanese American confinement sites during World War II, specifically the \u201cRelocation Centers.\u201d These were ten semi-permanent sites located in isolated areas of the western United States and Arkansas. The website has since expanded to incorporate WRA temporary “Assembly Centers,” U.S. Army Facilities, and INS Department of Justice internment camps. The map is meant to reflect the collection in the USF Database, and not the actual number of Japanese American confinement sites. The collection includes three types of images: 1) architectural drawings, 2) engineering plans or maps, 3) objects, 4) documents, 5) photographs, and 6) oral histories from the National Japanese American Historical Society\u2019s collection.<\/p>\n

Languages Represented:<\/strong> Collection materials are in English.<\/p>\n

Physical Location:<\/strong>\u00a0Many of the objects, documents, photographs and oral histories can be found at the National Japanese American Historical Society. 1684 Post Street, San Francisco, CA. 94115. Many of the plans, maps and drawings may be found in the National Archives and Record Administration (NARA) facilities.<\/p>\n

Languages Represented:<\/strong> Collection materials are in English and Japanese.<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The University of San Francisco Gleeson Library Digital Collections 1. Browse the full collection on the University of San Francisco Library\u2019s Digital Collections site. You will find a list of every NJAHS Collection entry in the USF Library's Digital Collections database. The collection is housed in the Printing and Art Collections and has been named...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2947","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2947"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3038,"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2947\/revisions\/3038"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/njahs.org\/confinementsites\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}