Japanese American Internment Camp Collection
The internment of Japanese American's during World War II continues to be a painful memory for many of our citizens, but now the stories available in this collection make vivid the daily life of this exiled community and their extraordinary patriotism and sacrifice. This collaboration between the ASU Library Arizona Collection and the Arizona State Library, Archives and Public Records started in 2005 and we thank them for their assistance in compiling and digitizing over 5,000 pages of bi-lingual camp newsletters, which are now text searchable in monthly cumulations. The collection includes bilingual internment camp newsletters and photographs of the Rivers camps in Arizona.
Model airplane made of scraps by Gila Internment Camp Internee; Rivers, Arizona, April 1945 (CP SPC 8, Image 15 of 18).
Two children on wood and rope swing chairs at the Gila Internment Camp Rivers, Arizona, undated (CP SPC 8, Image 16 of 18).
Wedding party at Gila River Internment Camp Rivers, Arizona, November 1942 (CP SPC 8, Image 17 of 18).
Preschool nursery at Gila River Internment Camp; Rivers, Arizona, October 1942 (CP SPC 8, Image 18 of 18).