Gretchen Van Tassel photographed Japanese-Americans during and after the wartime internment.
1st Lt. Shigeru Tsubota playing bridge with other officer patients at the Moore
General Hospital, Swannanoa, North Carolina. Lt. Tsubota was wounded in the leg
by shrapnel while serving with the 100th Battalion in Italy. 1944
A group of the hostesses at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests.
The USO is run by Miss Gretchen Feiker, assisted by Miss Helena Johnson. 1945
Between dances at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests,
several boys from Hawaii and their partners, USO hostess Sophie Ravetta,
and a guest, Tess Amitrano, chat outside the USO. 1945
Feeding pigeons in front of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. are Jane Oi from Granada Relocation Center, Harrio Najima from Tule Lake, and Sally Tsujimoto from Manzanar. 1943
Jane Oi and Sally Tsujimoto show privates Katsujii Nakamoto and Harold Matsumura
the Capitol in Washington. Jane, from Granada, and Sally, from Manzanar,
work as secretaries for the War Relocation Authority. 1943
Pvt. Kenichi Kawakami receives physio-therapy treatments at the Moore General Hospital, Swannanoa, North Carolina. Pvt. Kawakami was serving with the 100th Battalion in Italy
when he was wounded in action by shrapnel fragments. 1944
Sightseeing in Washington, D.C. Harrio Najima, from Tule Lake, Kiyoka Nagai from Jerome,
Jane Oi from Granada, Sally Tsujimoto from Manzanar, and Paul Matsuki from
Central Utah Project visit the Lincoln Memorial. 1943
Small boy at the Jerome Relocation Center. Denson, Arkansas, 1944
Soldiers and their partners pause for some refreshment between dances
at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen. 1945
The Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their friends is a gay place
on Saturday night. Veterans returned from overseas make up a large part of the
group who come for an evening of dancing, ping-pong, checkers, or just talk. 1945
Young children at Jerome Relocation Center. Denson, Arkansas, 1944
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