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Nippon Yusen Kaisha of Japan build the \"Queen of the Sea\" in 1929.  It's first voyage took it to California.  It would also visit Hong King, Shanghai, Honolulu and Los Angeles.  It was capable of housing 800 passengers.  During WWII it was used by Japan to ferry troops and prisoners.  It was torpedoed in the South China Sea in 1944.  Thanks to Alameda historian Woody Minor for some of the information used in this caption.  photo circa 1936-1939.","extent":"Unknown","links_children":"ddr-ajah-6-763","format":"img","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Alameda Japanese American History Project","rights":"cc","genre":"photograph","location":"San Francisco, California","creation":"c. 1936-1939","status":"completed","search_hidden":"","download_large":"ddr-ajah-6-763-mezzanine-f04262e6d0-a.jpg"},{"id":"195","model":"narrator","index":"16 41/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/195/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/195/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/tdave.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/tdave.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/195/interviews/"},"display_name":"Dave Tatsuno","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 31, 1913, in San Francisco, California. Spent difficult childhood years in San Francisco under care of a guardian while family lived in Japan. Graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley before World War II. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and then to Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in Topaz, was permitted to travel around the country as a buyer for the camp co-op store, and also obtained permission to shoot home movie footage from within the camp itself. After World War II, established the Nichibei Bussan Department Store in San Jose's Japantown."},{"id":"ddr-pc-43-29","model":"entity","index":"17 42/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-43-29/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-pc-43-29/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-pc-43/ddr-pc-43-29-mezzanine-eec678dca4-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-pc-43/ddr-pc-43-29-mezzanine-eec678dca4-a.jpg"},"title":"Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 4 (July 23, 1971)","description":"Selected article titles: \"Farm labor crisis hits JACL\" (p. 1), \"Watsonville Elks against white-only rule\" (p. 1), \"Fear low cost housing may kill Japan Center and Nihonmachi\" (p. 1), \"San Francisco JACL prepared to object to opening of Kenzo's boutique in area\" (p. 1), \"Japan will not rely on nuclear power\" (p. 2), \"In Sacramento, this time: United Way snubs Asians\" (p. 3), \"High school credits allowed Nihongo taught in California private gakuen\" (p. 3), \"Sansei-designed system to save U.S. Navy millions\" (p. 3), \"Nisei biologist develops oral vaccine to prevent bacteria fatal to salmon\" (p. 4), \"Hiroshima-Nagasaki: 26 years ago\" (p. 6)","extent":"14.5W x 22.5H","links_children":"ddr-pc-43-29","creators":[{"role":"publisher","namepart":"Japanese American Citizens League"}],"topics":[{"term":"Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen","id":"389"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Pacific Citizen","rights":"cc","genre":"periodical","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"July 23, 1971","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Japanese American Citizens League publisher","download_large":"ddr-pc-43-29-mezzanine-eec678dca4-a.jpg"},{"id":"52","model":"narrator","index":"18 43/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/52/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/52/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mmitsue.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mmitsue.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/52/interviews/"},"display_name":"Mitsue Matsui","bio":"Nisei female. Born November 3, 1918, in San Francisco, California. As a young woman, entire family visited Japan for ten months, where she acquired the skill of Japanese typing at the Kumahira Typist Yoseisho in Hiroshima. Returned to the U.S. with most of her family (eldest brother remained in Japan) and was working at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco when the U.S. entered World War II. Was incarcerated with the family at Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After spending a year at Topaz, was able to secure employment as a Japanese typist at the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS), Camp Savage and Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Soon thereafter, was temporarily assigned as secretary to Mr. John F. Aiso and remained in that capacity until Major Aiso received orders to go overseas. Married a MISLS instructor, and went again to Japan postwar during her husband's service in the U.S. occupation forces."},{"id":"525","model":"narrator","index":"19 44/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/525/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/525/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/storu_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/storu_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/525/interviews/"},"display_name":"Toru Saito","bio":"Sansei male. Born December 11, 1937, in San Francisco, California. Nearly age four when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. 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Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. occupation."},{"id":"ddr-csujad-38-503","model":"entity","index":"21 46/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-503/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-csujad-38-503/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-csujad-38/ddr-csujad-38-503-mezzanine-909bc696e4-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-csujad-38/ddr-csujad-38-503-mezzanine-909bc696e4-a.jpg"},"title":"Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S.F.","description":"A photograph of George Nobuo Naohara and his family and relatives, including Mr. Masukawa, Mr. Yokota, Mitzi Naohara, and Lester Naohara. It was taken when his family and relatives visited George Naohara who was hospitalized in the Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. The caption reads: Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S. F. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). 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Born April 9, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. Attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School in Seattle before his family moved to East Los Angeles in 1936. Incarcerated in Poston Detention Camp #1, Arizona, in April 1942. While in camp, helped organize the \"Music Makers,\" a dance band. Left Poston for Chicago in 1943, and was drafted into the U.S. Army. Underwent basic training in the armored (tank) corps at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and was subsequently assigned to the Military Intelligence Language School at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Married Helen Furuyama in 1945, and moved to Berkeley, California, and later to El Cerrito, a neighboring community. George earned his teaching credential and taught in the Berkeley School District for thirty-five years. He raised four children: Cole, Clay, Maia and Lian. Organized the J-Town Jazz Ensemble, a 17-piece swing band based in San Francisco, which performs at community events and festivals. Author of the book <i>Reminiscing in Swingtime: Japanese Americans in American Popular Music, 1925-1960</i>, published by the National Japanese American Historical Society, San Francisco, California.","extent":"03:49:01","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-132","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":126,"namepart":"George Yoshida"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Alice Ito"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"John Pai"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"John Pai"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr0122p80","namepart":"Yoshida, George"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"February 18, 2002","status":"completed","search_hidden":"George Yoshida narrator \nAlice Ito interviewer \nJohn Pai interviewer \nJohn Pai videographer Yoshida, George 88922nr0122p80","download_large":"denshovh-ygeorge-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1000-528","model":"entity","index":"24 49/{'value': 71, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-528/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1000-528/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1000/ddr-densho-1000-528-1-mezzanine-17f802a9d8-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1000/ddr-densho-1000-528-1-mezzanine-17f802a9d8-a.jpg"},"title":"Frank Abe Interview I","description":"Sansei male. 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Filmmaker who made the documentary Conscience and the Constitution with Shannon Gee, author of JOHN OKADA: The Life & Rediscovered Work of the Author of No-No Boy, and lead author of the graphic novel, We Hereby Refuse.","extent":"3:10:12","links_children":"ddr-densho-1000-528","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":1018,"namepart":"Frank Abe"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Nina Wallace"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Dana Hoshide"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"February 3, 2023","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Frank Abe narrator \nNina Wallace interviewer \nDana Hoshide videographer","download_large":"ddr-densho-1000-528-1-mezzanine-17f802a9d8-a.jpg"}],"query":{"query":{"query_string":{"query":"Japan;San Francisco, California","fields":["id","model","links_html","links_json","links_img","links_thumb","links_children","status","public","title","description","contributor","creators","creators.namepart","facility","format","genre","geography","label","language","creation","location","persons","rights","topics","image_url","display_name","bio","extent","search_hidden"],"analyze_wildcard":false,"allow_leading_wildcard":false,"default_operator":"AND"}},"aggs":{"facility":{"nested":{"path":"facility"},"aggs":{"facility_ids":{"terms":{"field":"facility.id","size":1000}}}},"format":{"terms":{"field":"format"}},"genre":{"terms":{"field":"genre"}},"rights":{"terms":{"field":"rights"}},"topics":{"nested":{"path":"topics"},"aggs":{"topics_ids":{"terms":{"field":"topics.id","size":1000}}}}},"_source":["id","model","links_html","links_json","links_img","links_thumb","links_children","status","public","title","description","contributor","creators","creators.namepart","facility","format","genre","geography","label","language","creation","location","persons","rights","topics","image_url","display_name","bio","extent","search_hidden"]}}