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Estelle Ishigo Watercolor Painting Home

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  • Estelle Ishigo Watercolor Painting "Home"
  • Estelle Ishigo was a European American sent to Heart Mountain Relocation Camp due to her husband’s Japanese heritage. She depicted her observations and experiences in the relocation camp through watercolor paintings and black and white sketches. “Home” provides insight into the living conditions of people living in barracks in the relocation camp.
  • Estelle Ishigo watercolor painting, “Home,” Heart Mountain, December 1942. Box 719. Estelle Ishigo Papers (Collection 2010. Department of Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
  • Excerpts of Letter Written by Lawrence T. Kagawa (PDF, 314KB)
  • Photocopies of declassified documents from the National Archives regarding the World War II POW facilities at Fort MCcoy, Wisconsin obtained by Mueckler in preparation of his thesis. Included are lists of internees of Japanese heritage that are appealing their detainment.
  • Mueckler, Paul. Research materials, 1941-1946, 1996. Wisconsin State Historical Society. Call Number: M2000-143.
  • Excerpts from Oral Interview with Al Hida
  • Interview with Al Hida, a Japanese American sent to an internment camp with his family located outside Sacramento, California. The interview describes Hilda’s thoughts and experiences as a seventh grade boy moving to and living in a relocation camp.
  • Al Hida. D.C. Everest Area Schools. World War II: More Stories from Our Veterans (Weston, Wis.: D.C. Everest Area Schools, 2004); 429-433.
  • Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry (PDF)
  • Posting that was distributed to individuals of Japanese ancestry living in Los Angeles, California in 1942. The document outlines instructions for evacuation to the Assembly Center where they were then relocated to internment camps.
  • “Instructions to All Persons of Japanese Ancestry.” May 3, 1942. Box 74. Item 33. Manzanar War Relocation Center Records (Collection 122). Department of Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
  • The War Relocation Work Corps Pamphlet(PDF, 518KB)
  • Scrapbook compiled by Robert and Toshi Akamatsu, a Japanese American couple who were interned at the relocation camp in Topaz, Utah during World War II. The items in the scrapbook include newspaper clippings depicting camp life, a pamphlet published by the War Relocation Work Corps, and a welcome guide to the Topaz, Utah Relocation Camp.
  • Akamatsu, Robert. Robert and Toshi Akamatsu papers. 1941-2003. Wisconsin State Historical Society. Call Number: M84-402, reel 1 AP93-1539.
  • Welcome to Topaz “Don’ts” and “Do’s Pamphlet”(PDF, 508KB)
  • Scrapbook compiled by Robert and Toshi Akamatsu, a Japanese American couple who were interned at the relocation camp in Topaz, Utah during World War II. The items in the scrapbook include newspaper clippings depicting camp life, a pamphlet published by the War Relocation Work Corps, and a welcome guide to the Topaz, Utah Relocation Camp.
  • Akamatsu, Robert. Robert and Toshi Akamatsu papers. 1941-2003. Wisconsin State Historical Society. Call Number: M84-402, reel 1 AP93-1539.
  • Photo of Japanese American Family in the Barracks
  • Photograph of a Japanese American family living in barracks at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Heart Mountain, Wyoming. The photograph was taken by a member of the War Relocation Authority in order to demonstrate living conditions in the camps.
  • Photo of Japanese American family in the barracks. National Archives and Records Administration. Still Picture Branch (NWDNS). Title: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. A few pieces of scrap and some additiona…, 01/7/1943. Control Number: NWDNS-210-G-E617. Creating Organization: Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority.
  • “Waiting for the Signal from Home” a Political Cartoon by Dr. Seuss
  • The political cartoon “Waiting for the Signal From Home…” is one of many produced by Theodor Seuss Geisel (Dr. Seuss) between the years 1941-1943 as chief editorial cartoonist for the PM Newspaper. The cartoon depicts common propaganda feelings about individuals of Japanese ancestry living in the United States after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941.
  • “Waiting for the Signal From Home…” Dr. Seuss. February 13, 1942. Box 18. Folder 16. PM Newspaper, Newspaper clippings of cartoons, 1942 January-April. Madeville Special Collections Library, University of California San Diego.
  • Newspaper Clipping of Camp Life (PDF, 436KB) Scrapbook compiled by Robert and Toshi Akamatsu, a Japanese American couple who were interned at the relocation camp in Topaz, Utah during World War II. The items in the scrapbook include newspaper clippings depicting camp life, a pamphlet published by the War Relocation Work Corps, and a welcome guide to the Topaz, Utah Relocation Camp.Akamatsu, Robert. Robert and Toshi Akamatsu papers. 1941-2003.
  • M84-402, reel 1 AP93-1539. German Guard

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