1942 Oct 3, Tomi's request for Kimi's family to be moved from Jerome, Arkansas to Topaz, Utah
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Title
1942 Oct 3, Tomi's request for Kimi's family to be moved from Jerome, Arkansas to Topaz, Utah
Description
Kimi and Bob Ono and their daughter Martha were sent to Jerome Incarceration Camp in Arkansas. The family lived in Fresno at the time before evacuation or forced removal and for some reason decided or were not able to travel to Oakland to be united with the rest of Kimi's family before the time they had to report to their "Assembly Center." Kimi and Bob were also active members in their community, with Bob holding leadership positions in the community (commerce association). So their decision to stay in Fresno may have been because they needed to sell off their possessions or because they had community ties. (It would be great to know more about Bob's family. Did he have any family in the US at this time?)
Creator
War Relocation Authority Form, Tomi Yamashita
Publisher
War Relocation Authority
Date
October 3, 1942
Format
Letter, 8.5 X 11
Language
English
Type
Form
Coverage
Transfer between different incarceration camps
Files
Collection
Citation
War Relocation Authority Form, Tomi Yamashita, “1942 Oct 3, Tomi's request for Kimi's family to be moved from Jerome, Arkansas to Topaz, Utah,” Yamashita Family Archives, accessed May 2, 2024, https://yamashitaarchives.ucsc.edu/items/show/2475.
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