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He also writes about his plan to visit his parents in the Rohwer incarceration camp during the vacation in November. The handwritten notes on the back of the envelope read: Arrived on October 25 [in Japanese]. 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Born February 7, 1925, in Sacramento, California. At a very young age, sent to Japan for several years. Returned at age six and lived with family in Loomis, California. During World War II, removed to the Arboga Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred briefly to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado, before leaving camp with the help of a Quaker group to work as a houseboy in Des Moines, Iowa, while attending high school. 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Supporting financial documents.","extent":"8.5W x 11H","links_children":"ddr-densho-446-244","creators":[{"role":"author","namepart":"Tsai, Ryo (Morikawa)"}],"topics":[{"term":"Immigration and citizenship","id":"1"},{"term":"Immigration and citizenship -- Naturalization","id":"176"},{"term":"Immigration and citizenship -- The journey","id":"3"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"namepart":"Tsai, Ai Chih"},{"namepart":"Tsai, Ryo (Morikawa) Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization"},{"namepart":"Chicago Theological Seminary"},{"namepart":"University of Chicago Divinity School"},{"namepart":"Fourth Presbyterian Church"},{"namepart":"Anderson, Harrison Ray"},{"namepart":"United States Navy"},{"namepart":"United States Naval Reserve"},{"namepart":"Columbia University"},{"namepart":"United States War Department Military Intelligence Service"},{"namepart":"United States Department of War"},{"namepart":"United States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS)"},{"namepart":"United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)"}],"contributor":"Densho","rights":"cc","genre":"correspondence","location":"San Diego, California","creation":"June 17, 1947","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Tsai, Ryo (Morikawa) author Tsai, Ai Chih \nTsai, Ryo (Morikawa) Commissioner of Immigration and Naturalization \nChicago Theological Seminary \nUniversity of Chicago Divinity School \nFourth Presbyterian Church \nAnderson, Harrison Ray \nUnited States Navy \nUnited States Naval Reserve \nColumbia University \nUnited States War Department Military Intelligence Service \nUnited States Department of War \nUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey (USSBS) \nUnited Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA)","download_large":"ddr-densho-446-244-mezzanine-05d2ef10b0-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-densho-1008-3","model":"entity","index":"7 532/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-3/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-densho-1008-3/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-densho-1008/denshovh-mmitsue-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-densho-1008/denshovh-mmitsue-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Mitsue Matsui Interview","description":"Nisei female. 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(Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.)","extent":"01:30:44","links_children":"ddr-densho-1008-3","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":52,"namepart":"Mitsue Matsui"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Marvin Uratsu"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Gary Otake"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Matt Emery"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"persons":[{"nr_id":"88922/nr008b87c","namepart":"Kono, Mitsue"}],"contributor":"National Japanese American Historical Society Collection","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Seattle, Washington","creation":"December 12, 1997","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Mitsue Matsui narrator \nMarvin Uratsu interviewer \nGary Otake interviewer \nMatt Emery videographer Kono, Mitsue 88922nr008b87c","download_large":"denshovh-mmitsue-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"ddr-janm-13-1","model":"entity","index":"8 533/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-13-1/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/ddr-janm-13-1/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/ddr-janm-13/denshovh-krichard-01-a.jpg","thumb":"http://ddrmedia.local/media/ddr-janm-13/denshovh-krichard-01-a.jpg"},"title":"Richard Kosaki Interview","description":"Nisei male. Born September 14, 1924, in Waikiki, Hawaii. Attended McKinley High School, where he was student body president, just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Served as a language instructor for the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during World War II, and was stationed in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Earned PhD in the 1950s before taking a position at the University of Hawaii at Manoa as an assistant professor. Worked in Washington, D.C., on Lyndon Johnson's presidential campaign. Was instrumental in establishing Hawaii's system of community colleges, notably the Hawaii Tokai International College. Dr. Kosaki is currently the Chancellor Emeritus of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and is a senior consultant for the Japanese American National Museum's International Nikkei Research Project.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.)","extent":"02:59:02","links_children":"ddr-janm-13-1","creators":[{"role":"narrator","oh_id":172,"namepart":"Richard Kosaki"},{"role":"interviewer","namepart":"Mitchell Maki"},{"role":"videographer","namepart":"Akira Boch"}],"format":"vh","language":["eng"],"contributor":"Japanese American National Museum Collection","rights":"cc","genre":"interview","location":"Los Angeles, California","creation":"March 29, 2004","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Richard Kosaki narrator \nMitchell Maki interviewer \nAkira Boch videographer","download_large":"denshovh-krichard-01-a.jpg"},{"id":"32","model":"narrator","index":"9 534/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/32/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/32/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/idaniel.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/idaniel.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/32/interviews/"},"display_name":"Daniel Inouye","bio":"Nisei male. Born September 7, 1924, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Served in the all-volunteer, all-Nisei, 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, lost his right arm in action and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Following the war, became an attorney, then a six-term senator for Hawaii. Sat on the Select Committee on Intelligence, Select Committee on Indian Affairs, and the Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition. On June 28, 2010, Inouye was sworn in as President Pro-Tempore of the Senate. He was serving his ninth consecutive term when he passed away on December 17, 2012."},{"id":"506","model":"narrator","index":"10 535/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/506/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/506/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kbruce.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/kbruce.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/506/interviews/"},"display_name":"Bruce T. Kaji","bio":"Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined the Military Intelligence Service and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation as an interpreter for the war crimes trials. Returned to Los Angeles and established Merit Savings Bank, later becoming involved in the redevelopment of Little Tokyo. Mr. Kaji is one of the key founders of the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles."},{"id":"414","model":"narrator","index":"11 536/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/414/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/414/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/scedrick.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/scedrick.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/414/interviews/"},"display_name":"Cedrick M. Shimo","bio":"Nisei male. Born October 1, 1919, in Heber, California, in the Imperial Valley. Grew up in Boyle Heights. Received draft notice one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and joined the Military Intelligence Service. After being denied furlough to visit his mother in Manzanar concentration camp, refused to serve overseas with his unit. Was placed in the 1800 Engineering Battalion, made up of Japanese, German and Italian Americans considered \"suspect\" by the U.S. government. After World War II, became the vice president of the export division for Honda, dedicating much of his time to promoting better trade relations between the U.S. and Japan."},{"id":"557","model":"narrator","index":"12 537/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/557/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/557/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/tpaul_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/tpaul_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/557/interviews/"},"display_name":"Paul Takagi","bio":"Nisei male. Born May 3, 1923, in Auburn, California. Grew up in the Sacramento Valley, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked as a hospital orderly in camp. Forced to sit with a young man who had been shot during the \"Manzanar Riot,\" and quit job as an orderly as a result of this incident. Served in the Military Intelligence Service. Left camp and attended the University of Illinois for a time, then moved to Berkeley to complete school. While a professor at Berkeley, published numerous findings, including studies regarding police use of deadly force."},{"id":"51","model":"narrator","index":"13 538/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/51/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/51/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mgeorge.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/mgeorge.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/51/interviews/"},"display_name":"George S. Matsui","bio":"Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was among the first Japanese American draftees. When World War II broke out, was summarily discharged from the army, reclassified to an enlisted reserve unit, and sent to Santa Anita Assembly Center and then incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Within two months of being incarcerated, was recalled for duty in the Military Intelligence Service. Received Bronze Star for securing the surrender of Japanese military and nonmilitary personnel on the island of Saipan. 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Along with the letter, a photocopied article, \"So proudly we hail: honor roll of World War II Americans of Japanese Ancestry,\" is attached. The article includes \"enlisted men and officers of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, and 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion who lost their lived in World War II.\" See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_06_009","extent":"10 sheets, 11 x 8.5 inches, typescript","links_children":"ddr-csujad-1-65","creators":[{"role":"author","namepart":"Tanaka, Drusilla"}],"topics":[{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- 1399th Engineer Construction Battalion","id":"424"},{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- 100th Infantry Battalion","id":"421"},{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- 442nd Regimental Combat Team","id":"89"},{"term":"World War II -- Military service -- Military Intelligence Service","id":"91"},{"term":"World War II -- Military service","id":"88"}],"format":"doc","language":["eng"],"contributor":"CSU Dominguez Hills Department of Archives and Special Collections","rights":"nocc","genre":"correspondence","creation":"[1998-11-17]","status":"completed","search_hidden":"Tanaka, Drusilla author","download_large":"ddr-csujad-1-65-mezzanine-0bdaefd41e-a.jpg"},{"id":"211","model":"narrator","index":"15 540/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/211/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/211/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ygeorge_2.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ygeorge_2.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/211/interviews/"},"display_name":"George Yamada","bio":"Nisei male. 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Returned to Spokane in the mid-1970s and pursued a career in real estate."},{"id":"887","model":"narrator","index":"16 541/{'value': 552, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/887/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/887/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/asakaye.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/asakaye.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/887/interviews/"},"display_name":"Sakaye Aratani","bio":"Nisei female. Born December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, where parents ran a chicken farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved temporarily to live with family in Reedley, California, then was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While on a visit to a different camp, Sakaye met her future husband, George Aratani, and they married in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while George was serving in the Military Intelligence Service. After leaving camp, Sakaye and George returned to Los Angeles and raised a family. Sakaye was a founding member of the Montebello Japanese Women's Club, and was also one of the first women to serve on the board of the Sumitomo Bank of California."},{"id":"52","model":"narrator","index":"17 542/{'value': 552, '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. 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