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The friend used to be a intermediary for vegetables at a market on the 7th Street, Downtown Los Angeles before the war, purchasing lettuces for retailers in Long Beach. Because George and he were acquaintances for a long time, the friend agreed to help George to sell the postcards at the his work place at the Tule Lake. George mail ordered a printer and printed images on postcards, working with Atsushi Art Ishida and George Kimura who resided in Block 7 at the camp. They purchased a blank postcard at 1 cent and sold a printed postcard at 30 cents. They earned 250 dollars for each share and left for Chicago to reestablish their lives. Item from \"George Naohara photo album\" (csudh_nao_0001), page 23. 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There is something within which attracts the teenagers.  This has been a home away from home where young people can be themselves.  Supervisor Ruthann Kurose will attest to that. But to older generations people peeking in, the Center rains as mysterious as ever, and this may be true for the public in general. Benefits of the Center will have to be gauged on long-term effect we are told. However, the Center has been attentive to immediate problems as dropouts, referral pro for drug cases and for the emotionally disturbed. Miss Sharon Fujii, Sr. Joe Okimoto, will assist from Don Kazama and Sam Shoji will help unravel the workings of the Center. This will be the program portion of the meeting; Pride and Shame exhibit and JACL receive a $6,666.00 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for a portable exhibit and public presentations.  Pride refers to the spirit of the Issei, the struggle of the Nisei, and the Sansei as they address the inequities of the past.  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Eventually moved to Oakland, California, where Mr. Horikoshi attended college and became a pharmacist. Married and raised a family in California's Bay Area."},{"id":"1000","model":"narrator","index":"12 1212/{'value': 1655, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1000/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1000/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-507_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-densho-1000-507_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/1000/interviews/"},"display_name":"Paul Yamazaki","bio":"Sansei male. Born April 17, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shortly afterward, moved with parents to Hiroshima, Japan, where father worked with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. Returned from Japan and grew up in Los Angeles, California, where father was a physician. 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Tei Kaneko and her family joined her sister, Sachiko Isoda, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where a church had helped them find a furnished home. 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The Seattle JACL chapter serves as a strong platform for making genuine connections with authentic individuals who are committed to enacting social change for the Japanese American, BIPOC and immigrant communities. 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An extremely active community and civic volunteer, Mr. Bannai joined the Elks Club as well as many veterans' and other organizations. He was elected to the Gardena city council in 1972, and in 1973 was elected to the California State Legislature. In 1980, Mr. Bannai became the executive director of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC). 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An extremely active community and civic volunteer, Mr. Bannai joined the Elks Club as well as many veterans' and other organizations. He was elected to the Gardena city council in 1972, and in 1973 was elected to the California State Legislature. In 1980, Mr. Bannai became the executive director of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC). 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Sohei writes to thank Harold for sending him copies of the letters he wrote 60 years ago, and notes that the teenage talk, drawing, and writing were all forgettable to him. He writes extensively on his thoughts of \"youth,\" and tells Harold that his nickname should have been \"Write\" during \"Manzanar's boring two years.\" Sohei mentions that his past letters to Harold do not express him, that he disagrees with Tom Yamada, and doesn't believe that the letters are for Manzanar or any museum. He writes about the death of his friends, how he now prefers to use full names instead of nicknames, that he is moved that Harold had kept his letters for so long, and asks Harold where he had read his written piece,\" Sacred Springs of Native Americans.\" In his letter from 2000, Sohei thanks them and accepts the invitation to see Thelma Jo's chorale concert at Carnegie Hall, and also mentions that he is looking forward to their New York visit from June 29-July 3. 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Family moved to Seattle, Washington, where father became minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, to be reunited with father, who was arrested by the FBI after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. After the war, returned to Seattle, where parents reestablished the Buddhist temple. Etsuko and her family eventually moved to Portland, Oregon."},{"id":"945","model":"narrator","index":"23 1223/{'value': 1655, 'relation': 'eq'}","links":{"html":"https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/945/","json":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/945/","img":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-12_narr.jpg","thumb":"https://ddr.densho.org/media/narrators/ddr-chi-1-12_narr.jpg","interviews":"https://ddr.densho.org/api/0.2/narrator/945/interviews/"},"display_name":"Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox","bio":"Sansei female. 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