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Internment Camp Life

This was unpopular in camp and a subject of unrest. This segment begins with a crop-duster landing at the airport that sits on the old camp site. Jimi Yamaichi then discusses the pay for internees at the Tule Lake Internment … Continue reading

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Tule Lake Jail

One man’s job is another man’s jail. Jimi Yamaichi recalls the Tule Lake Segregation Center’s jail, one of the few remaining structures on the site. Jimi supervised the jail’s construction with a large crew. The jail has always been a … Continue reading

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Tule Lake Barracks

A visit to the San Jose Japanese – American Museum. Jimi Yamaichi takes inside a 20′ x 20′ Tule lake Internment barracks recreation at the San Jose Japanese American Museum. Construction of the camp started in mid-April 1942 and the … Continue reading

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Tule Lake Internment

My Face Was My Crime, My Heritage was on Trial This is the opening segment for the film “My Face Was My Crime.”
Jimi Yamaichi, 2002, shares his vision of a visitor center along Highway 139 on part of what was … Continue reading

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Internment Videos

My Face Was My Crime, My Heritage was on Trial This is the opening segment for the film “My Face Was My Crime.”
Jimi Yamaichi, 2002, shares his vision of a visitor center along Highway 139 on part of what was … Continue reading

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Tulelake, California

Looking At Tulelake From Across The Lost River On Christmas Day – The City of Tulelake, California is a young city. It sits on land in Siskiyou County, just south of the Oregon border, that was reclaimed from Tule Lake … Continue reading

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Reclamation History

How it all began – Private water projects began in 1868. A small irrigation ditch was dug near Linkville, and by 1884 it had been widened and extended for 15 miles, irrigating 16,000 acres. Water power for early saw mills … Continue reading

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