News and reports from the Department of the Interior.

News Release: JOE NAGANO. Family # 5075. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 14-12-4. Father, Sanezumi Nagano, arrived in the U.S. from Kochi, Japan in 1906. In 1918 Sanezumi returned to Japan and in the following year, 1919, he mar­ried Umeko Terauchi. Upon returning to the U.S. he worked for the Japanese Christian Church...

News Release: Each year, nearly 300,000 volunteers collectively contribute more than 6.5 million hours of volunteer service at our national parks.

News Release: TADASHI TATSUI. Family # 1223. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 6-14-5 and 28-14-1. My father came to the United States in 1919 from Hiroshima with his two older brothers. Mother came later. Dad did many jobs like most immi­grants - farming, produce stand, gardening. Af­ter World War II, Dad packed goods in...

News Release: HAYAO “HY" SHISHINO. Family # 9361. Camp: Gila River, AZ. Address: 33-9-C. Fumio Shishino, my father, came to America from Kagoshi­ma, Japan in 1910. He worked for many years in various jobs as a laborer and picking fruit. My father returned to Japan in 1919 to marry my mother, Toshi Kodama Shishino. He...

News Release: JUN OKIMOTO. Family # 3690. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 31-1-4. We lived in Glendale, CA, before we were evacuated to Manzanar War Relocation Center. My father was a gardener and my mother ran a boarding house for men working at the fruit stands and as gardeners. I attended Hoover High School and participated...

News Release: MAS SEGIMOTO. Family # 4524. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 10-5-4. My father Katsutaro Segimoto came to the United States in 1906 and my mother Kiso Dakeno in 1920. Both came from the Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. The marriage was arranged by their parents in Japan and my mother came to this country as a...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. Amenities. 1 listed. Benches/Seating. To the right of the trail is a bench for visitors to take a break on. While relaxing make sure to take in the surrounding wilderness. Across from the bench there is a Yaupon holly bush. This is a common shrub we see in the park...

News Release: MARY M. TERAMOTO. Family # 29536. Camp: Jerome, AR (Address: 41-3-F) and Rohwer, AR (4-8-F). My mother Asano was born in Hawaii, which made her an American citizen. Her parents returned to Japan when she was nine. My father Sawataro Teraoka worked as a tailor in Japan until a depression forced him and...

News Release: ROSE MATSUI OCHI. Family # 12732. Camp: Rohwer, AR. Address: 12-9-F. Written using Rose Ochi’s oral history interview. My father Yoshiaki Matsui was born in Kumamoto, Japan in 1900. After Chinese indentured laborers built the railroads in the West, Japanese like his father and uncle were brought in to...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. Amenities. 1 listed. Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits. Located to the right of the overlook stands a wayside that gives more information about the Civilian Conservation Corps and the work they did here. The sign also has images of the 1437th Company that...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. In front of you on either side of the trail is some of the remnants of the CCC encampment that was here.The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), established by Congress on March 31, 1933, was a nationwide program that provided jobs for young, unemployed men during...

News Release: SABURO SASAKI. Family # 3831. Camp: Manzanar, CA. Address: 36-7-1. My father came to Hawaii as a labor hand at the age of 17 in 1896. Later he moved to the mainland in 1904. My father returned to Japan to marry my mother and returned to the United States in 1923. They lived in Venice, CA and found work...

News Release: Quick Facts. Location: Davis Bayou, MS. In the 1930's, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) were tasked with creating recreation areas around the United States. The 1437th Company, comprised of ~200 men, moved to Ocean Springs from Quitman, Mississippi on May 23, 1938 to start work June 20, 1938. The...

News Release: King’s Daughters Home, North Carolina. It is often easier to accommodate solar hot water systems than photovoltaic systems on historic properties because fewer panels are necessary. Solar hot water can often operate utilizing only a few panels, while photovoltaic systems often require multiple arrays...

News Release: Old Hilton Hotel, New Mexico. In this project, solar panels were installed on the rooftop of a historic hotel building that is a large and prominent landmark in the community. Initially, the panels were set at an angle that created a new sawtooth feature that detracted from the roofline and distinctive...