Nisei

The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.

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Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)

doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice to recipient (ddr-csujad-42-153)

A copy of a letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, Office of Redress Administration, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, addressing a recipient, who is presumably Yoneko or Mariko Takano. It notifies that their review of the documents has been completed and determined that the requester is eligible for a redress payment …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-153/

doc Application for identification card, right index finger print (ddr-csujad-42-88)

A blank form of an application for identification card. Two sheets of Fumio Fred Takano's right index finger prints are attached. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_43_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-88/

img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-333)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Gardena, California. The caption reads: Gardena City. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_012

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-333/

doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-162)

English summary of handwritten annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 11: George Nobuo Naohara describes Kazumasa Sasaki who married to his cousin, Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara. Kazuma Sasaki had a gambling habit and earned a large amount of money by gambling. He continued gambling in Santa Anita Assembly Center. He participated in the war but …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-162/

img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-199)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-199/

img Hisaye Watari 325 (ddr-csujad-38-200)

Photographed is Hisaye E. Watari, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Hisaye Watari 325. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-200/

img Wataru Nishikawa (ddr-csujad-38-227)

Photographed is Wataru Nishikawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. Autographed: Wataru Nishida, 10/4/43. The caption reads: Poston, Ariz. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_09_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-227/

img High school friend (ddr-csujad-38-303)

A photograph of Mitzi Masukawa Naohara's high school friend. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 19. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_19_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-303/

img Block R's of 318 Block (ddr-csujad-38-183)

School yearbook photo taken by Paul Shintaku. Photographed are Tosa Aoki, John, Ben Nobuhiro, Ben Kitahara, Bob, Kan Ibasa, Seizo Ishizaki, Kiyo Ishida, and Harry Fukuhara, who are members of "Block R's of 318 Block," a Nisei men's club of the high school, at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Block R's of 318 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-183/

img Sasaki family (ddr-csujad-38-266)

Photographed is the Sasaski family incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas, sting in front of the barrack, 09-E. Includes Hiromu, Sally Sakaye, and Amy Emiko Sasaki. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: March, '44. A photo …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-266/

img Yokota family (ddr-csujad-38-283)

Photographed is the Yokota family standing in front of their barrack in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Denson, Arkansas. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Shige Masukawa and the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-283/

doc Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, March 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-376)

A postcard from Lily to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from New York where she and her husband, George, are going to be settled after leaving the camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Wake (ddr-csujad-38-489)

A photograph of a U.S. soldier posing in an apple orchard and holding a gun. The caption reads: Wake. Translation of the Japanese annotation: He liked poker games although he was still young. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-489/

img 24th Division G2 (ddr-csujad-38-494)

Photographed are G-2s of 24th Infantry Division siting in an apple orchard. The annotation reads: Stanbery-kun was also guarded by Nakamura-kun, Wake-kun, and Uyenaka-kun. They talked about their good memories when they were stationed at 24th Infantry Division Headquarter in Ogura, Japan. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600), …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-494/

img Yukie Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-211)

Photographed is Yukie Masukawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Yukie. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-211/

img Colorado River (ddr-csujad-38-167)

Photographed are three Nisei men, including Fred Yutaka Masukawa and Willie Takeishi on a boat in the Colorado River. The boat was made by Fred. The caption reads: Colorado River. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-167/

doc Card from Frances Hara to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-391)

A Christmas card from Yasuko Frances Hara who was Mitzi Masukawa Naohara's student in the Poston camp in Arizona. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp. The caption reads: Pupil in kindergarten, relocated to St. Louis, Mo. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 24. See this object …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-391/

img Nisei soldier at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-131)

Photographed is a Nisei soldier at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 29. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_29_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-131/

img Mas Miyata (ddr-csujad-38-262)

Photographed is Mas Miyata incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_14_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-262/

img Hatsumi Barbara Ujita at the Poston camp (ddr-csujad-38-237)

Photographed is Hatsumi Barbara Ujita holding her child, Masako Joy, at the Poston camp in Arizona. The handwritten notes on the back side reads: Photographed are Hatsumi and Masako Ujita. The photo was taken in October, 1944. [In Japanese]. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 11. See this object in the California State …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-237/

img Betty Shintaka (ddr-csujad-38-225)

Photographed is Betty Shintaka, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_09_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-225/

img Annual staff (ddr-csujad-38-174)

Photographed are Nisei men and women at the Poston incarceration camp in Arizona. They are probably teachers and staff of the preschool at the camp. The caption reads: Annual staff. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-174/

img Dorothy Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-264)

Photographed is Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara posing in front of barracks at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It is given to Mitzi Masukawa at the Poston camp. Autographed by Dorothy Naohara. The caption reads: Arkansas. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-264/

img Masukawa family (ddr-csujad-38-209)

Photographed is the Masukawa family incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona, including Tomosuke, Koyuta, Tsutomu, Yukie, Mitzi, and children of Tsutomu and Yukie, Keiko Kay and Junko June. "Hammond Photo Service, Meridian, Miss., Mar 15, 1944" stamped on the back side. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-209/

img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-328)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City, 1950. The handwritten note on the back side reads: 1950. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_007_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-328/