California State University Japanese American Digitization Project: An ExhibitMain MenuIntroductionBefore the WarIssei and Nisei in the WestExecutive Order 9066Mass removalIncarcerationConcentration campsServiceNisei in the warResettlementReconstructing HomeRedressA nation makes amendsReflectionsMaking sense of it allTimelineGraphic from exhibition poster, "Timeline"Educational Guides and ResourcesRelated ResourcesList of external resources relating to the exhibit topicPrint-ready PostersDownload Print-ready posters for your eventsAbout CSUJADDescription of the CSUJAD Project and call for historical resource donations
Photographs of incarcerees Toshio Kuratomi and Mitsuho Kimura, presumably upon intake into the Tule Lake Center. An information card states that Kuratomi was admitted to Tulelake from Jerome, Arkansas on September 30, 1943. The information card for Kimura is mostly covered by a photograph.
The loyalty questionnaire was distributed to male U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry over the age of 17. Among other things, individuals were required to supply information regarding religion; memberships in organizations; knowledge of foreign languages; criminal court records; foreign investments; financial contributions; magazine and newspaper subscriptions; Japanese birth registration, and attempts at repatriation. In addition, registrants were asked whether they were willing to serve in the U.S. military and to swear allegiance to the United States.
This document describes the formation of the Tule Lake Segregation Camp to be the cdesignated center for "disloyal" Japanese Americans and their families were segregated between October and December, 1943. "Disloyal" incarcerees include those who have requested repatriation to Japan, refuse to pledge loyalty to the US, or are the targets of unfavorable intelligence reports. Residents at Tule Lake were denied leave requests.
12017-02-15T14:58:41-08:00Segregation of Evacuees, 19441Describes the formation of Tule Lake Segregation Camp to be the center where "disloyal" Japanese Americans and their families were sent in segregation between October and December, 1943. "Disloyal" incarcerees include those who have requested repatriation to Japan, refuse to pledge loyalty to the US, or are the targets of unfavorable intelligence reports. Residents at Tule Lake were denied leave requests.media/sjs_fla_0466.pdfplain2017-02-15T14:58:41-08:00
