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Tom Hide's autograph book for his graduation from Heart Mountain High School in 1944. The cover of the book is carved with the image of Heart Mountain and the word "Memories."

This letter is a notification from the United States Department of Justice Civil Rights Division infroming the individual to expect a check for redress related to the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II.

This is a photograph of Shiro Takeda sitting on the deck of a ship to Japan in April 1932. He is wearing a suit and glasses and is seated in front of an emissions pipe. After graduating from Lincoln University, Takeda visited Japan before returning…

4x2.5 negative. This photograph is of Kiyo Hide and Marie Bressler standing next to each other in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. The Hide family provided help to Bresslers on their farm in Lyman, Nebraska in the…

Photograph of Hisako Takeda holding her son, Terry, in front of a barrack at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hisako stands in front of a barrack and snow covers the ground in front of her.

5"x7" print. Photograph of a man shoveling coal at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. The man stands at the entrance to a building with a sign reading, "Keep Out: Boilerman only." In addition to coal, several pieces of wood are stacked near the…

This is a scanned copy of Terry Takeda's authorization for indefinite leave from Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Takeda was detained with the rest of family at Heart Mountain until his father, Shiro, was hired to teach at the United States…

This pamphlet is focused on the relocation of Japanese Americans that started in 1942. It includes information of the Relocation Program, the distinction between the evacuated people and citizens of Japan, the relocation centers, student relocation,…

Included are several articles contained in the pamphlet and a letter with its English translation. The alternate title to this pamphlet is "What New England newspapers say about Japanese Americans." This work contains copies of newspaper articles and…

These are instructions for the removal of Japanese Americans living in Seattle, Washington. In addition to these instructions, evacuation orders would have also been posted informing Japanese Americans of their imminent removal. These orders…

Photograph of an intramural basketball team from Washington State College called the Independents. During the 1944-1945 school year, the team compiled a record of 5-1. The team was comprised mainly of Japanese Americans. The team consisted of Mac…

This canvas bag was used by Tom Hide at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming. Hide's name and family have been painted on the bag using a stencil.

This suitcase was used by Tora Okubara when her family was removed from their home in Mill Valley, California to Granada Relocation Center, Colorado. The suitcase is monogrammed with Okubara's initials near the handle. There is also a number…

This photograph is of a Japanese American army unit trained that included Sam Okubara at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The unit is likely part of the Military Intelligence Service Language School, in which Okubara served after World War II.

This is an aerial photograph of Heart Mountain Relocation Center.

This poem printed in the 1944 Heart Mountain High School yearbook, the Tempo, describes the arrival to Heart Mountain in terms of the bleak landscape and living conditions. Also including are a number of photographs superimposed over a drawing of a…

Crates and luggage stored in a warehouse at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. Several men and women stand amongst the containers.

This article appearing in the December 22, 1941 issue of Life magazine was written in response to violence against Chinese Americans based on their mistaken identity as people of Japanese descent. This reflects both the acceptance of anger against…

A photograph of two men running a board through a table saw at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. The men are smoking and wearing hats. Three other men in the shop are wathing. Several boards are piled near the saw.

Photograph of several students at a typing class at Minidoka Relocation Center, Idaho. Each student is typing from a text resting next to the typewriter.