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Album Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives

Title: Dwight, Yoshiko, Iku
Contributing Institution: The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

The images in this topic were created by men, women, and youth during their incarceration in relocation camps. Artists expressed the internal experience of camp life in paintings and drawings. Writings — including memoirs, illustrated diaries, scrapbooks, and letters home — reflect the daily struggle of men, women, and children trying to live "normal" lives in remote, guarded camps behind barbed wire. These personal creations express experiences that are often more emotionally complex than the official government photographs. The images in this topic depict reality through the eyes of Japanese Americans, reflecting a mix of emotions, including anger, uncertainty, and hope.

For the complete selection of images, visit:
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/browse/personal-experiences.html

Learn more about the Japanese American Relocation Digital Archives at:
http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/jarda/

Calisphere is the University of California's free public gateway to a world of primary sources. More than 150,000 digitized items — including photographs, documents, newspaper pages, political cartoons, works of art, diaries, transcribed oral histories, advertising, and other unique cultural artifacts — reveal the diverse history and culture of California and its role in national and world history. Calisphere's content has been selected from the libraries and museums of the UC campuses, and from a variety of cultural heritage organizations across California. Visit Calisphere at: http://www.calisphere.org

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