Letters by two Japanese-American schoolgirls from internment centers during World War II, 1942-1943.

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Letters by two Japanese-American schoolgirls from internment centers during World War II, 1942-1943.

1942-1943

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Addressed to their former teacher in San Francisco, Esther Pitman. One, Sept. l9, l942, written from Tanforan Center; the other, Aug. 27, l943, from Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming.

2 letters (1 portfolio).

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Tanforan Assembly Center (San Bruno, Calif.)

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Heart Mountain Relocation Center (Wyo.)

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{Text of biographical or historical note, in paragraphs; separate each with paragraph tags} The Heart Mountain Relocation Center was one of ten relocation centers constructed as a result of Executive Order 9066 (EO 9066), which President Franklin Roosevelt signed into effect on February 19, 1942. The Center, located near the town of Cody in northwest Wyoming, held Japanese American internees from 1942-1945. The camp reached a maximum population of 10,767, making it the third largest settlement i...