Series I: Early Life through World War II, 1908-2004, inclusive

Series consists largely of official documents, correspondence and clippings chronicling the experience of the Yuzawa and Hattori families at Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado. During his time there, James T. Yuzawa held leadership roles, including representing fellow residents of Block 8K as block manager and serving as a board member of Amache Consumer Enterprises, Inc., a co-op established to serve residents within the camp. In these capacities, James was able to amass administrative documents documenting camp governance such as by-laws, financial reports, communications and directives from authorities, forms requesting and granting permission, letters of reference and lists of residents, relatives, and addresses as well as more personal items such as notebooks. These, along with documents that George Yuzawa preserved relating to arriving at, living in and leaving the camp, provide rich detail of the interaction between incarcerated Japanese American families and the War Relocation Authority. Also contained within this series are records George requested relating to his service in the U.S. Army during WWII and a few files on his life in Los Angeles, CA before incarceration. These include correspondence, programs, and forms documenting his involvement in the YMCA, Japanese American Athletic Union, and Boy Scouts of America.