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Title	Student Newspaper, Fifth Grade Eagle
Date Original	1942-03-02
Creator	Fifth grade class, Rohwer Relocation Center
Biographical/Historical Note	After December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the War Relocation Authority (WRA), which selected ten sites in which to imprison more than 110,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, over half of whom were American citizens. Two of these camps were in the Arkansas Delta, one at Rohwer in Desha County, and the other at Jerome in sections of Chicot and Drew counties. Over 16,000 Japanese-Americans were incarcerated in these two camps between October 1942 and November 1945.
Description	Student newspaper from the fifth grade class at Rohwer Relocation Camp.
Physical Description	Newspaper, 9.25" x 12.25"
Subjects	World War II (1939-1945); Japanese Americans; Education; Newspapers
Related Resources	Amon Guy Thompson papers, MG04582 - MG04586; Austin Smith papers, 1942–1945, MG04350; Beauty Behind Barbed Wire: The Arts of the Japanese in Our War Relocation Camps, MG01299; Community Analysis Reports and Community Analysis Trend Reports of the War Relocation Authority, 1942-1946, MG03846 - MG03847; Japanese Camp papers, MG03848 - MG03869
Geographical Area	McGehee, Desha County. (Ark.)
Language	English
Local Identifier	Hazel Retherford Papers, MS.00643, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1
Digital Resource	Document
Digital Collection	You Fought Prejudice and Won - Japanese-American Internment Camps in Arkansas
Publisher	Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation	Student Newspaper, Fifth Grade Eagle, Hazel Retherford Papers, MS.00643, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights and Usage	Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

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Title	Fifth Grade Eagle, Page 1
Date Original	1942-03-02
Creator	Fifth grade class, Rohwer Relocation Camp
Biographical/Historical Note	After December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt created the War Relocation Authority (WRA), which selected ten sites in which to imprison more than 110,000 Japanese Americans, over half of whom were American citizens. Two of these camps where in the Arkansas Delta, one at Rohwer in Desha County, and the other at Jerome in sections of Chicot and Drew counties. These camps were open from October, 1942, to November, 1945, with over 16,000 Japanese-Americans having been incarcerated during that period.
Transcription	FIFTH GRADE EAGLE Vol. 1 No. 2 February 16, 1945 Six People Escape History Test Six people from the fifth grade escaped a history TesT given by their Teacher, Miss Odell. Hatsumi Yoshioka Goes to Chicago With sobs and Tears we said goodbye To HoTsumi. Some of us had leTTers from her She is liking iT very much. Weather Fair and Warm. [we hope!] Distinguished Visitor Fifth Grade Mr. A.G. Thompson SupeinTendenT of schools, spent some Time with us the oTher day. We show ed him some of our "movies". A panic ThreaTened when The "City" group couldn't find their pictures But, aT the last minute, They galloped up with them and saved The day. Were Their faces red! Third Grade News Sho Kebe has been To the Pine Bluff hospital for TreaT- menT (sic.) school because of a broken food is imp roving and we are expecTing him back in school soon. Our room organi- ized the "Blue Eagle Club" lasT week the following officers were elecTed Chirje Fujiwora, Pres. Mary Kurowa, Sec., Keigo Jinde, Chairman of The Program Committee Hisako Shingu and Dolphine Umeda were The winners of our Spelling ConTesT. Lost and Found Found- A pair of gloves Brown leather and fleece with organge and brown bands Claim aT office. Found- A Parker Eversharp Claim aT 31-6-D. The Little Fifth Grader [illustration here]
Physical Description	9.25 in x 12.25 in
Subjects	World War II (1939-1945); Japanese Americans; Education; Newspapers;
Related Resources	Hazel Retherford papers MS.000643; Amon Guy Thompson papers MG04582 - MG04586; Austin Smith
Geographical Area	McGehee, Desha County (Ark.)
Language	English
Local Identifier	MS.00643, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1, Page 1
Digital Collection	You Fought Prejudice and Won - Japanese-American Internment Camps in Arkansas
Publisher	Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation	Fifth Grade Eagle, MS.00643, Box 1, Folder 4, Item 1, Arkansas History
Rights and Usage	Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

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