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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 to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-827)
doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-827)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-772)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-835)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-771)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-823)
doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-823)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-798)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-751)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-791)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-837)
doc Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-837)
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Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-828)
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Tadashi Nagai in ROTC (ddr-densho-495-57)
img Tadashi Nagai in ROTC (ddr-densho-495-57)
Photograph of Francis Tadashi Yoshida in military uniform standing with a rifle outside McKinley High School. Caption says, "Tadashi as an ROTC cadet / McKinley High School"
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Teruko Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida and Tadashi Francis Yoshida portrait (ddr-densho-495-66)
img Teruko Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida and Tadashi Francis Yoshida portrait (ddr-densho-495-66)
Portrait of Francis Tadashi Yoshida and Nancy Teruko (Nagai) Yoshida posing together for the camera. Caption says, "Mom and Dad met at dances in the '30s and fell in love. They eloped because Dad's parents wanted him to marry a girl they knew. Dad says he loved Mom because she was 'shy and pretty.' He was …
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Teruko Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida and Tadashi Francis Yoshida sitting on a ledge (ddr-densho-495-65)
img Teruko Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida and Tadashi Francis Yoshida sitting on a ledge (ddr-densho-495-65)
Photograph of Nancy Teruko Nagai and Francis Tadashi Yoshida sitting together on a ledge. Caption on album page reads: "Mom and Dad, Teruko Nancy / and Tadashi Francis, San Souci, Hawaii"
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Nancy Teruko Nagai (ddr-densho-495-64)
img Nancy Teruko Nagai (ddr-densho-495-64)
Caption says, "Pretty Nancy Nagai / circa 1932"
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Two men in swimsuits (ddr-densho-495-54)
img Two men in swimsuits (ddr-densho-495-54)
Photograph of Francis Tadashi Yoshida (right) and an unidentified friend in swimsuits
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Nagai Sisters (ddr-densho-495-56)
img Nagai Sisters (ddr-densho-495-56)
Photograph of Dorothy Haruko Nagai (left) and Nancy Teruko Nagai (right) standing in front of a fence. Caption on album page reads: "Haruko and Teruko Nagai / Akimura camp c. 1917 (@ 7 and 5 years old)"
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Chiyoko Takeshita (ddr-densho-495-55)
img Chiyoko Takeshita (ddr-densho-495-55)
Caption on album page reads: "Chiyoko Takeshita / Died at age 19, suicide because / of tuberculosis."
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Yoshida family (ddr-densho-495-58)
img Yoshida family (ddr-densho-495-58)
Photograph of the Yoshida family with spouses. Back row left to right: Jack Itsuo Yoshida, Tadashi Francis Yoshida, Susumu Nakamura, Kazuto Albert Yoshida, Hitoshi Yoshida, and Edward Sueo Yoshida. Front row left to right: Patsy Yoshida, Nancy (Nagai) Yoshida, Alice Yachiyo (Yoshida) Nakamura, Saju (Ishimoto) Yoshida, Helen Masae (Takeshita) Yoshida, Doris Yoshida, and Ethel (Inouye) Yoshida. …
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Portrait of Nancy Teruko (Nagai) Yoshida and Francis Yoshida (ddr-densho-495-69)
img Portrait of Nancy Teruko (Nagai) Yoshida and Francis Yoshida (ddr-densho-495-69)
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Yoshida Siblings (ddr-densho-495-59)
img Yoshida Siblings (ddr-densho-495-59)
Photograph of the Yoshida siblings together at Francis Tadashi's 65th birthday party. From left to right: Hitoshi Yoshida, Edward Sueo Yoshida, Francis Tadashi Yoshida, Alice Yachiyo (Yoshida) Nakamura and Jack Itosu Yoshida. Caption below photograph on album page is "Hitoshi Edward Dad Alice Jack / August 1975 65th birthday."
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Hiroshi Okada and Francis Yoshida (ddr-densho-495-75)
img Hiroshi Okada and Francis Yoshida (ddr-densho-495-75)
Photograph of Hiroshi Okada (left) and Francis Tadashi Yoshida (right). Caption attached to photograph reads: "Best friends always / Hiroshi Okada and Dad"
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Gila River Relocation Camp Reunion (1997) (ddr-densho-469-10)
doc Gila River Relocation Camp Reunion (1997) (ddr-densho-469-10)
A memory book from the Gila River Relocation Camp Reunion from June 6-8, 1997. Pictures of the Gila River Reunion Committee, reunion, and reunion registrants are included. The book also includes a note from the advisor Sei Dyo, a transcript of a speech delivered by California Assemblyman Nao Takasugi, a reunion update, and a directory of …
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Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)
doc Second Year at Gila (ddr-densho-469-9)
A summary of the second year spent by camp inmates at the Gila River Relocation Center. Topics on the second year of the camp include the camp's administration, involvement in the war, predominant religions, schools, agriculture, recreation, and population, ending with a timeline of events.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-469-9/
Japanese Americans in World War II- A Nisei Remembers (ddr-densho-496-3)
doc Japanese Americans in World War II- A Nisei Remembers (ddr-densho-496-3)
Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his internment at North Portland Assembly Center and Minidoka published in New World Outlook in January of 1982.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-3/
My Early Years, 1924-1942 (ddr-densho-496-4)
doc My Early Years, 1924-1942 (ddr-densho-496-4)
Written account from Kazuyoshi Kawata about his early life and family.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-496-4/
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