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Camp Amache/Granada War Relocation Center 1940s-2018

Physical Description: 2.67 Linear Feet(5 boxes)

Scope and Contents

Materials related to the Granada War Relocation Center, also known as Camp Amache, and the experiences of the Shigekuni family and other incarcerated residents. Includes newsletters and brochures, historical reports, photographs, and other materials related to the camp, as well as documentation of reunions, an interview with Tom Shigekuni, and publications about other internment camps for Japanese Americans.

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED. Amache Co-op Souvenir album in box 4 is fragile and only available with curatorial approval.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 1 DVD and 2 CDs in box 1; 2 VHS videocassettes in box 3. Audiovisual items are unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Box 1

History 1942-2013

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 1 DVD and 2 CDs are unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Scope and Contents

Materials related to incarcerated residents' experiences at Amache and the development of the historic site, including newsletters and brochures, historical reports, Amache High School handbooks, correspondence, and development plans. Also includes Thomas Shigekuni's Densho project video interview and transcript.
Box 2

Reunions 1976-1998

Scope and Contents

Directories, press clippings, photographs, and other documentation of Amache reunions.
Box 3

Reunions 1940s-2018

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 2 VHS videocassettes are unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Scope and Contents

Photographs, clippings, and video documentation of reunions, including Return to Amache in 1998. Also includes information and documentation of pilgrimages to the Manzanar National Historic Site.
Box 4

Photograph albums and oversize photographs 1940s

Conditions Governing Access

RESTRICTED. Amache Co-op Souvenir album is fragile and only available with curatorial approval.

Scope and Contents

Two photograph albums featuring images from Amache, and a series of documentary photographs of the forced removal of Japanese Americans.
Box 5

Internment publications 1976-2013

Scope and Contents

Books and other publications related to the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, particularly those from the Southern California area.
 

Personal and family 1910-2019

Physical Description: 2.67 Linear Feet(5 boxes)

Arrangement

Arranged by subject.

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni and their families, particularly Thomas Shigekuni's parents and siblings, and his education and military service.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 1 VHS videocassette and six 8mm films in box 8; 1 DVD in box 10. Audiovisual materials are not available for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.
Box 6

Shigekuni and Sasaki families 1910-2009

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, photographs, and other documents related to the Shigekuni and Sasaki families, including Thomas Shigekuni's parents Yonetaro Shigekuni and Shizuyo Sasaki Shigekuni, and brother Tsuneo (Tunny) Shigekuni.
Box 7

Shigekuni photograph albums 1930s-1950s

Scope and Contents

Photograph albums compiled by Thomas Shigekuni's parents Shizuyo (Mary) and Yonetaro (Frank) Shigekuni.
Box 8

Thomas Shigekuni - personal 1930s-2019

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 1 VHS videocassette and six 8mm films are unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Scope and Contents

Personal and biographical items related to Thomas Shigekuni, including letters, photographs, resumes, obituaries, and other documents. Also includes a copy of the film Flying Leathernecks, in which Shigekuni was an extra, and several 8mm films
Box 9

Thomas Shigekuni - personal 1937-2016

Scope and Contents

Materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's time at Pepperdine University and on the Alumni Board, his service in the 6004th Air Intelligence Service Squadron for the United States Air Force during the Korean War, and a project to grow Matsutake mushrooms.
Box 10

442nd Infantry Regiment 1979-2004

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

NOT AVAILABLE. Audiovisual items: 1 DVD is unavailable for paging until reformatted. Please contact Reader Services for more information.

Scope and Contents

Writings by Thomas Shigekuni, photographs, reunion documentation, and publications related to the 442nd Infantry Regiment of the United States Army, which was composed almost entirely of second-generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry.
 

Business and community activities 1950s-2016

Physical Description: 2.5 Linear Feet(6 boxes)

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically, and then chronologically within.

Scope and Contents

Business records related to Centrose Nursery, the family business located in the Compton area of Los Angeles, and documentation of Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni's involvement with professional, community, and religious organizations.
Box 11

California Association of Nurserymen 1982-1989

Scope and Contents

Newsletters, correspondence, board meeting minutes, clippings, photographs, and other materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's involvement with the California Association of Nurserymen.
Box 12

California State Board of Food and Agriculture 1980s-1990s

Scope and Contents

Correspondence, clippings, press releases, meeting minutes, rosters, and other materials related to Thomas Shigekuni's tenure as a board member. Issues of the time included pesticide use and local farmers' markets.
Box 13

Centrose Nursery 1950s-1980s

Scope and Contents

Business records, advertising, photographs, and other materials related to Centrose Nursery, the Shigekuni's family business in the Compton neighborhood of Los Angeles. Also includes copies of a newsletter produced by the Nursery, and plant care instructions written by Thomas Shigekuni.
Box 14

Church of Christ 1952-2015

Scope and Contents

Photographs, publications, correspondence, and written histories related to the Church of Christ and specifically the Westside Church of Christ in Los Angeles.
Box 15

Church of Christ 1964, 2001

Box 16

Japanese American Citizens League 1970-2016

Scope and Contents

Newsletters, notes, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials related to the Gardena Valley and South Bay chapters of the JACL. Both Thomas and Ruth Shigekuni were heavily involved in the organization.
Collection Contents
Camp Amache/Granada War Relocation Center
Personal and family
Business and community activities
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