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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doc Acknowledgement of Class E allotment of pay (ddr-csujad-5-141)

Acknowledgement of Class E allotment of pay issued by Army Service Forces, Office of the Fiscal Director. It addresses Dorothy Ai Okine and notifies of the monthly amount available from April 15, 1946. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_63_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-141/

doc Letter from Masao Okine to [Hatsuno] Hotty Okine, April 24, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-76)

A letter from Masao Okine in Fort Meade, Maryland, to his sister, Hatsuno Hotty Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He encloses a dependency allotment form 620 in the letter and instructs Hatsuno to fill it out and talk to the Red Cross for assistance. He also asks her to send him a letter and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-76/

img [Okines' relatives, chrysanthemum flowers] (ddr-csujad-5-47)

A color negative. Photographed are probably the Okines' relatives, including Jokichi Yamanaka, standing in a greenhouse of chrysanthemum flowers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_06_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-47/

doc Betrothal (ddr-csujad-5-285)

A betrothal letter enclosed with a gift of $100 from the bridegroom, Masuo Befu, to the bride, Hatsuno Hotty Okine. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_19_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-285/

doc May, March 1947, April 1947 (ddr-csujad-5-166)

A sheet recording the name, May [Ayame Okine], the dates and hours in March and April 1947. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_15_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-166/

img Aiko (ddr-csujad-5-308)

Photographed in burst mode is Dorothy Ai Okine. The handwritten notes on the backside read: Aiko, 2 years 10 days, August 12, 1933 [in Japanese]. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_08_002_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-308/

img [Japanese American women, car] (ddr-csujad-5-53)

A color negative. Photographed is a Japanese American woman siting in a car. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_06_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-53/

doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)

A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Tokyo, Japan as a Nisei solder, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is mailed via San Francisco, California, by U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his duties driving a jeep and informs that he is going to mail his parents' …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-153/

doc Mas, March 1947 (ddr-csujad-5-165)

A sheet recording the name, Mas [Masao Okine], the dates and hours in March 1947. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_15_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-165/

doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)

A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. Learning about the Okine's moving from Hawthorne to Whittier, she expresses her concerns about the neighborhood in the new location, and updates on her life in Chicago and Makoto Okine in Japan. The arrival date of the letter, April …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-142/

doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 16, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-156)

A letter from Masao Okine who is stationed in Yokohama, Japan as a Nisei soldier to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. This letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Postal Service. In the letter, he describes his work and daily routine in Japan. He has been transferred from Tokyo to Yokohama and his …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-156/

doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, July 21, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-80)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He probably writes from Military Intelligence Language School in Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The letter informs that he has been serving as a truck driver until his Japanese language school starts in August, 1945; and his brother-in-law, Nobuyuki Tanimono, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-80/

img [Japanese American soldier] (ddr-csujad-5-21)

A photograph of a Japanese American soldier taken at a parade ground at Camp Blanding, Florida. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-21/

img [Toshi Iwatsu?] (ddr-csujad-5-334)

Photographed is probably Toshi Iwatsu. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 8. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_08_008_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-334/

doc Father's Day card from Masao Okine to Mr. S. Okine, June 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-81)

A Father's Day card from Masao Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine. Masao writes from Fort Meade, Minnesota, where he attends the U.S. military Japanese language School to Seiichi Okine who is incarcerated in the Rohwer camp, Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_20_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-81/

doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 19, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-124)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. This letter is written in Japan where Masao is stationed as a U.S. military soldier and mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. Masao describes his stay in Japan, being transferred from Sagamihara, Kanagawa, to Tokyo, possibly being …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-124/

img Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sakayeda [wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-338)

A wedding photograph of Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sakayeda. Includes Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The wedding is probably held in the Rohwer incarceration camp while they are incarcerated. The handwritten notes on the backside read: Mr. and Mrs. Jimmy Sakayeda. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 10. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-338/

doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-120)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. In the letter, Ayame describes her job in Chicago. She assists in making cameras and helps to light tobaccos. Her work starts at 8:00 AM and ends at 4:30 PM, including a 20-minute break two times. She earns …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-120/

doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 24, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-109)

A letter from Makoto Okine who is probably stationed in Italy as a U.S. military soldier to his father, Seiichi Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He describes his vacation, staying in a hotel and eating at a restaurant. He states that he has not had a chance to sleep in a bed with sheets …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-109/

img [Japanese American women] (ddr-csujad-5-34)

A photograph of two Japanese American women. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_019

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-34/

doc Letter from Hatsuno Hotty Okine to State Department of Public Health Bureau of Vital Statistics, November 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-104)

A draft of a letter written by Hatsuno Hotty Okine to inquire the status of her request for copies of Masao Okine's birth certificate. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_34_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-104/

doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. S. Okine, December 28, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-179)

A letter from Ayame Okine to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, Ayame writes about her sister-in-law, Hatsuno Hotty Okine who works at a Caucasian family's place and is getting married to Masuo Robert Befu soon. She also updates on her life in Illinois, working for 12 hours with fifteen to sixteen people …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-179/

img [Japanese American man] (ddr-csujad-5-29)

Photographed is a Japanese American man. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_014

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-29/

img Henry H. Sugimoto (ddr-csujad-5-25)

A photograph of Hidematsu Henry Sugimoto, a former incarceree in the Rohwer incarceration camp, taken in 1944 probably in Chicago, Illinois. The photograph is addressing Ayame Okine and signed from Henry H. Sugimoto [Hidematsu Henry Sugimoto]. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_010

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-25/

doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 7, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-118)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, in Hawthorne, California. Ayame Okine encloses a check for the marriage of her sister-in-law, Hatsuno Hotty Okine. Ayame also writes about her moving plan, informing that her sister has bought a house and Ayame is going to move into the house …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-118/