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First Meal in New Alien Camp

Photo showing internees at Manzanar, California camp lining up to receive food being ladled out by workers. It was their first meal of the day at the new camp.

Registering on Bainbridge

Photo of three Japanese Americans--Shigeko Tamaki, Sumio Yukawa and Eizo Yukawa--with Shigeko Tamaki registering the two Yukawas on Bainbridge Island prior to being evacuasted.

Japanese Leaves Tragic Note

Article about a Japanese woman who committed suicide because she was despondent over being separated from her husband, who had been interned in the Midwest.

A Symbol of Safety

Photo of Masaru Shibayama, 2 -1/2, of Bainbridge Island standing near a soldier with fixed bayonet.

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Photo of Japanese Americans lining up at the doorway of a camp barrack with a soldier and two civilians at the doorway. Most likely this camp is Manzanar, California because it was the first camp built and the date was around that time.

Personal Reflections: World War II veterans of degretated units

A panel discussion at the Langston Hughes Cultural Arts Center where e WW II veterabs shared their experience with serving in segregated units. Includs reflections on the tension between Hawaii Nikkei, whose families were not interned, and west coast…

Still a Melting Pot

Editorial that appeared in the Seattle Times on 4/1/1942 noting the different ethnicities involved in the removal of the Japanese on Bainbridge Island and how they all worked well together.

Mayor Offers Cleric's Name

News article about a minister replacing Clarence Arai as trustee of the Seattle Library Board.