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Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-131)
img Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-131)
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by four children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0216
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-131/
Photograph of hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-255)
img Photograph of hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-255)
Photograph of female hospital staff posing in front of the Manzanar hospital. Ten women are visible wearing skirts, blouses and cardigans. The front three are kneeling and the other seven are standing behind them. An entrance is visible behind them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0401
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-255/
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-132)
img Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-132)
Photograph of Grandpa Tayama surrounded by five children in front of a door in Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0217
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-132/
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-135)
img Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-135)
Photograph of two women an a young child posing in front of the infirmary at Cow Creek Camp in Death Valley National Park. Incarcerees were transferred to the former Civilian Conservation Camp after the Manzanar Riot for their own protection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0220
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-47-135/
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 8, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-153)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 8, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-153)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics addressed include the dance class at the Bay View Grammar School, the JACL membership drive and rally, Dr. Inui's lecture at the church, and fundraising ideas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0152
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-153/
Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 6, 1941 (ddr-csujad-44-183)
doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 6, 1941 (ddr-csujad-44-183)
Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Includes discussion of matters relating to the mixer at the Bay View Grammar School, graduation party, Fourth of July parade, Memorial Day cleanup, and National Convention. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0182
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-183/
Postcard from M. Shellhaas to Sue Ogata Kato (ddr-csujad-49-175)
doc Postcard from M. Shellhaas to Sue Ogata Kato (ddr-csujad-49-175)
Postcard from "Shelly," that is, Pvt M. Shellhaas at Camp White, Oregon to Sue Ogata Kato at Fort Des Moines, Iowa (nicknamed "Pvt Coathanger"), dated January 1944. An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_16
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-175/
Oldest honor medal winner lives quietly in San Clemente (ddr-csujad-49-267)
doc Oldest honor medal winner lives quietly in San Clemente (ddr-csujad-49-267)
Article from "Press-telegram" titled, "Oldest Honor Medal Lives Quietly in San Clemente," by Ken Inouye and dated October 18, 196. An item from: page 130 and the inner back cover of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_080_11
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-267/
What happened at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-19-70)
doc What happened at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-19-70)
This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," volume III, no. 3, spring 1943, which discusses about the first violent outbreak at the Manzanar incarceration camp on the eve of the first anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-22_01
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-70/
[Minutes of the special meeting of the divisional heads of the Tule Lake Center, January 22, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-16)
doc [Minutes of the special meeting of the divisional heads of the Tule Lake Center, January 22, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-16)
Minutes of divisional heads of the Tule Lake Center. Describes formal recognition of Co-ordinating committee by Camp Director Raymond Best and Military Police Commander Colonel Verne Austin, release 26 prisoners from army stockades, and details of employment and work opportunities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0016
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-16/
Letter from Willard E. Schmidt, Internal Security Officer, to Earl D. Brooks, Personnel Division, War Relocation Authority, [December, 1943] (ddr-csujad-2-87)
doc Letter from Willard E. Schmidt, Internal Security Officer, to Earl D. Brooks, Personnel Division, War Relocation Authority, [December, 1943] (ddr-csujad-2-87)
Draft of the letter. Concerns job descriptions for Internal Security staffing; contains extensive handwritten annotations. See "Correspondence regarding need for Internal Security staff, December, 1943" found in item, sjs_sch_0085, for the final draft of the letter, dated December 16, 1943. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0087
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-87/
Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp (ddr-csujad-2-12)
doc Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp (ddr-csujad-2-12)
Letter from Mrs. Sakazaki to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting for the release of her husband, Tokuraro Sakazaki ,from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. Includes her letter in Japanese and notes about her interpreter and situation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0012
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-12/
[Interview on problem of the Nisei] and [Emotional repression in a War Relocation Authority Center] (ddr-csujad-2-55)
doc [Interview on problem of the Nisei] and [Emotional repression in a War Relocation Authority Center] (ddr-csujad-2-55)
Report written from an unidentified Nisei on the difficulties of "never being able to become fully Japanese" and the hardships endured at Tule Lake Camp. Second report on the effects of communal living based on Japanese culture at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0055
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-55/
Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-31)
img Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan (ddr-csujad-14-31)
Mr. and Mrs. George Amano having breakfast in their apartment in Detroit, Michigan. They came from Central Utah incarceration camp. George works as a lens grinder for Kindy Optical Company. June 20, 1943. Photo by M. Graw. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_031
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-14-31/
Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-28)
img Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-28)
Former Los Angeles fruit and vegetable clerk Joe Sitsuda weighing nails in Union Hardware Store, Denver, Colorado, where he has worked since December 1, 1942. He came from Colorado River incarceration camp. March 2, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_028
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-14-28/
Relocating A People (ddr-csujad-19-71)
doc Relocating A People (ddr-csujad-19-71)
This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," volume III, no. 4, summer 1943, which discusses about the manpower shortage and the considerable expense to the government due to the relocation of 110,000 people of Japanese descent. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-23_01
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-71/
Bibliography of Japanese in America, Part II, Books and Pamphlets, 1937-42 (ddr-csujad-19-37)
doc Bibliography of Japanese in America, Part II, Books and Pamphlets, 1937-42 (ddr-csujad-19-37)
This document is the second part of the three parts for the Bibliography of Japanese in America. It presents the information regarding the books and pamphlets published or printed from the period of 1937 to 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-23_02
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-37/
Digest of the West Coast Newspaper Items, December 6, 1945 to January 15, 1946 (ddr-csujad-19-8)
doc Digest of the West Coast Newspaper Items, December 6, 1945 to January 15, 1946 (ddr-csujad-19-8)
Factual information describing the activities of the Japanese Americans in the armed forces, Anti Japanese activities, housing of Japanese Americans in Burbank and other significant activities during the period from December 6, 1945 to January 15 , 1946. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-01_03
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-8/
Affidavit in Japanese (ddr-csujad-12-1)
doc Affidavit in Japanese (ddr-csujad-12-1)
An affidavit written by Kobayashi Trading Company in Tokyo to the Mayor of Yokohama City Naka Ward. It confirms that Tsugitada Kanamori used the Kobayashi Trading Company as a Tokyo office from January 1, 1953 through December 31, 1953. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tsu_01_01_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-12-1/
Group Poses Next to Cross (ddr-csujad-13-23)
img Group Poses Next to Cross (ddr-csujad-13-23)
A group of unidentified men pose together next to what appears to be a religious cross. The caption on front of photograph reads, "Tullelake." The men are most likely guards or soldiers stationed at the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tul_01_01_018
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-13-23/
View of Buildings at Tule Lake Incarceration Camp (ddr-csujad-13-15)
img View of Buildings at Tule Lake Incarceration Camp (ddr-csujad-13-15)
A row of barracks or some other structures at the Tule Lake incarceration camp are photographed from inside a vehicle. Caption on back of photograph reads, "Cruising along streets of Camp Tulelake during Jap disturbance in Nov. 43." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tul_01_01_010
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-13-15/
Woman Walking Away (ddr-csujad-13-1)
img Woman Walking Away (ddr-csujad-13-1)
A woman is photographed walking away from the photographer towards a building. The caption on the back of photograph reads, "Jap girl fleeing when about to snap picture. Took [some] anyway. Other girl got out of sight in time." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tul_01_01_028
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-13-1/
Ukichi Taenaka, Waseda University (ddr-csujad-25-277)
img Ukichi Taenaka, Waseda University (ddr-csujad-25-277)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of Ukichi Taenaka and his classmates of Waseda University taken during the trip to Mount Mihara Desert, Izu Oshima, Japan. Caucasian participants are included. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_02_006
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-277/
String instruments group (ddr-csujad-25-258)
img String instruments group (ddr-csujad-25-258)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph of a group of students performing string instruments and a flute. The photograph is probably taken in the 1920s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_053
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-258/
Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-73)
img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-73)
A photograph of a young female relative of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. She is possibly his sister's, Haruko Taenaka's daughter. She poses inside of the house where his parents most likely reside in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_015
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-73/
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