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Title
We came to the beginning of the year (A brief history of Poston one - May to December)
Creator
Bureau of Sociological Research Colorado River War Relocation Center: author
Date Created and/or Issued
circa 1942-1945
Contributing Institution
California State University, Dominguez Hills, Archives and Special Collections
Collection
CSU Japanese American Digitization Project
Rights Information
Permission to publish the image must be obtained from the CSUDH Archives as owner of the physical item and copyright. In instances when the copyright ownership is not clear it is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain copyright permission.
Description
Essay from the Bureau of Sociological Research at the Poston incarceration camp with information about the incarceration camp. Titles in the essay include: "The Coming of the Volunteers," "The Civil Planning Board," "The Water Festival," "A Barrel of Pickles," "The Beet Fields," "Community Spirit," "The Strike," and "The Holidays."
The Sakimoto Family papers contains correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, poems, booklets, and other material related to the Poston incarceration camp and Japanese Americans residing in California. The other photographs in the collection are related to a Japan tour group.
Type
text
Format
Essays
19 pages, typescript, 10.5 x 8 inches
application/pdf
Identifier
ski_01_06_001
csudh_ski_004
http://cdm16855.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16855coll4/id/54589
Language
English
Subject
World War II--Administration--War Relocation Authority
World War II--Incarceration camps--Living conditions
World War II--Incarceration camps--Holidays and festivals
World War II--Incarceration camps--Conflicts, intimidation, and violence--Poston strike
World War II--Incarceration camps--Food
Place
Parker, Arizona
Incarceration Camps--Poston (Colorado River)
Source
CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections
Relation
California State University Japanese American Digitization Project
Sakimoto Family Papers

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