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Description
Observations and descriptions of Buddhist, Christian, and Shinto practices by incarcerees including the establishment of Buddhist Church, funeral arrangements and ceremony, Bon festival, and events taking place in and around the churches established at Gila River. Compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The Robert Billigmeier collection is comprised of materials collected during his work and stay at the Tule Lake incarceration camp conducting research for the University of California’s Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The collection includes: photographs taken during his time at Tule Lake; a scrapbook created by students at Tule Lake in 1942; camp publications; reports and manuscripts; and student writings. Several of the reports and manuscripts draw from the personality cards written by students in the Tule Lake incarceration camp.
World War II--Incarceration camps--Religion World War II--Incarceration camps--Funerals Religion and churches--Buddhism Religion and churches--Christianity Religion and churches--Shintoism Community activities--Funerals Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays Community activities--Festivals, celebrations, and holidays--Obon Community activities--Associations and organizations Social sciences
Place
Rivers, Arizona Incarceration Camps--Gila River
Source
Department of Special Research Collections, UC Santa Barbara Library
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