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Image of high school students waiting for an assembly meeting.
Photograph of internees pounding dough to make mochi (a sticky Japanese rice cake) for New Years.
Photograph of workers clearing fields for agricultural use. Some of the works appear to be adolescents.
Photo of an adult night class at Topaz. There were many night classes at Topaz that taught adults subjects from English language and Americanization to Psychology.
Photograph of Topaz "residents" arriving at Topaz. Luggage is piled high next to barracks.
Japanese American girl standing in front of drying laundry hanging outside of barrack.
Japanese American boy standing in front of barracks at Topaz. Back of the photo reads "Sumida."
Wanto Company Grocery store in California with sign, "I AM AN AMERICAN" in 1942. Once relocation was ordered, Japanese Americans were forced to sell their businesses and leave their jobs regardless of loyalty to the United States.
Relocation sign from Mr. and Mrs. K. Iseri in California in 1942. It reads: "Many thanks for your patronage. Hope to serve you in near future. God be with you till we meet again."
Lines to eat at Tanforan Race Track, an assembly center. Many of the Japanese Americans at Tanforan would be relocated to Topaz Relocation Center.
Japanese American children saying the Pledge of Allegiance. Image is identified as being a class at Raphael Weill Elementary School in San Francisco, California. Mary Ann Yahiro, the child in the center, was separated from her mother. Her mother was…
Jr. High students standing with Golden Wolff and LeGrand Noble (educators) in the front.
A group of Topaz High School students studying in a barrack or rec hall.
Elementary school children in the classroom, teacher visible in the background.
USS WEST VIRGINIA and USS ARIZONA smoking after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
"The Combo" preforming at Topaz. Sadie Tokata (piano); Ich Sasaki (guitar); G. Sakashita; Kaz Maruoko (trumpet): Albert Noda (saxophone)
Topaz Deputy Director, James F. Hughes, giving merit badges to Boy Scouts at a Court of Honor.
Japanese American men and adolescents clearing sagebrush to create room for animal forage and gardening.
A former boy scout troop from Los Angeles performs at the Topaz Hospital dedication.
Topaz High students present the American Flag before the start of a football game between Topaz High School and Millard County High School.