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![Letter from Kimiye Tanimoto to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 2, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-211)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/74/da/74dab994c380eb358b1a16e368375be0.jpg)
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Letter from Harry Bentley Wells to Leon C. High, Principal, Secondary School, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-67)
Letter from H. Bentley Wells to Leon C. High regarding the transmittal of several forms, a change of address, and inquiring about what personal items to bring to Manzanar due to the unusualness of the situation. He also volunteers to bring any necessary materials from the University of California. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9067. See …
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General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 24, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-169)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the JACL-sponsored carnival, the benefit drawing, and the new issue of the "Tradewind." Also features discussion on JACL membership and how to attract new members, transportation to the Northern California District Council meeting in Sacramento, and the annual New Years dance. See this …
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Nisei men sitting outside with building in the background (ddr-csujad-44-6)
A photograph of three young Nisei men incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. Two of them are crouching on the ground and the third young man is sitting on the edge sidewalk outside a building. They are positioned in a half circle facing each other. Another building with several windows is in the background. See this object …
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Nisei men's basketball team standing in front of barrack (ddr-csujad-44-21)
A photograph of eleven young Nisei men standing in a row in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are presumably basketball team members and standing shortest to tallest from left to right. The young man on the far left at the front of the row in holding a basketball at his side. See …
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Desert Sentinel, Vol. I No. 12, May 14, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-2)
School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. Features and items include a report on a bond drive and on a "Kampus Karnival"; news about the debate team and about a talent show, as well as about goings-on at Topaz, Utah; Manzanar, California; Echoes, Wyoming; Hunt, Idaho; and Amache, Colorado; and illustrations. See this object …
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Trip to United States (ddr-csujad-25-216)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenaka family and their relatives, including Kamie, Haruko, and Toshikuni, most likely taken in the early 1920s. Some photographs are taken on Chichibu Maru, a Japanese passenger ship. Other photographs are taken probably in Los Angeles, California. See this …
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Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-237)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs including the Taenakas' children, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. A house and car are depicted in the photographs, where the Taenakas most likely reside in Los Angeles, California. The photographs appear to be taken in the late 1920s. See …
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Kamie Taenaka or Sadae Umeda, grocery store (ddr-csujad-25-243)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph of Kamie Taenaka or her sister, Sadae Umeda, and her child inside a grocery store. It appears that she is serving a Caucasian customer in the store. It is probably taken in Los Angeles, California between 1915 and 1925. See this …
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George Naohara at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-127)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California, playing wrestling during break. The backside note reads: Dear Mitzi, Look who is fighting. It is Superman. It is George! It is a husband of Mitzi. Love, George. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object …
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Basketball team (ddr-csujad-44-9)
A photograph of six young Nisei women and one young Nisei man incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The woman are standing in a row in front of a basketball goal. The young man is kneeling in front of them holding a basketball. They are presumably basketball team members. Photo inscription on back: "Otis." See this object …
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Group of Nisei 7th graders outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-30)
A large group photograph of boys and girls who are Nisei 7th graders incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The group of children is posing in three rows outside a barrack. The boys in the back two rows are standing. The girls in the front row are seated in chairs. Photo inscription on back: "7th." See this …
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Mid-air jumping over raised horizontal bar (ddr-csujad-44-14)
A photograph of an incarceree in mid-air as they jump over a raised horizontal bar at Tule Lake, California. The person is just above the bar with their hands and feet tucked in. Spectators are crowded in the background and to the side of the bar. Barracks are in the far background. See this object in …
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Meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, November 12, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-95)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes discussion of whether to change the name of the JACL, now that the chapter is no longer part of the National Council nor Northern California District Council. Additional topics include the election of Masato Suyama as chapter president, and the New Years dance. See this …
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S.B. Council outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-36)
A photograph of Nisei students incarcerated at Tule Lake, California with their teacher. They are presumably student board council members. They are posing for the photo in two rows in front of a barrack. The back row is standing and the front row is seated in chairs. Photo inscription on back: "S.B. Council." Title from inscription. …
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Nisei men's basketball team (ddr-csujad-44-23)
A group photograph of eleven young Nisei men posing outside in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are presumably basketball team members. The men are in two rows. The back row is standing and the front row is kneeling. There are two basketballs on the ground in front of the group. See this …
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First arrivals at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-19)
A large group of people stand outside of barracks. The caption next to the image reads, "SPENDING THE WAR BEHIND BARBED WIRE--In this 1942 file photo, first arrivals at the Japanese evacuee community in Manzanar, California, are assigned to quarters in the barracks. 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry were" (caption cut off). See this object in …
![Letter from Kimiye Tanimoto to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 2, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-211)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/22/2a/222a4e565b86a344a518f3bcf5a239e5.jpg)
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Letter from Kimiye Tanimoto to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 2, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-211)
A letter from Kimiye Tanimoto to her relatives, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Kimiye is a sister-in-law of the Okine's son, Masao Okine. She recently returned from Japan to the US and is producing grapes in Lodi, California. In the letter, she gives appreciation to Seiichi and Tomeyo for their visit and gifts. See this object in …
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Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)
A letter from Corine Key, Relocation Advisor at the Rohwer incarceration camp to Federal Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director in Long Beach, California. It certifies that the Okines are eligible for federal housing on the basis of their sons' service with the U.S. Army. Enclosed with other items: csudh_oki_0099, csudh_oki_0100, and csudh_oki_0101. See this object …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 43 (April 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-132)
Selected article titles: "Preponderance of Successful West Coast Resettlement Emphasized"; "Examples of Neighborly Incidents Involving Japanese Americans in California Disclosed"; "California-Bound"; "Four Violators of Service Act in Court"; "Two More Girls Join Army's Nurse Corps"; "Famed Nisei Infantry Spearheading Fifth Army Drive on Italian Front"; "Racial Tolerance is Stressed by Sinatra"; "Want Ads Today"; "Nisei Girl …
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Fumino Tsuchiya-Knox Interview (ddr-chi-1-12)
Sansei female. Born February 20, 1945, at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, her father, an Issei, was a curator at the Harding Museum in Chicago. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, her parents decided to volunteer to go early to Manzanar to help set up the camp. After leaving Manzanar, the family …
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Sam Araki Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-437)
Nisei male. Born July 12, 1931, in Saratoga, California. Grew up in Saratoga, where father worked as a gardener on a large estate. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father moved the family inland to Reedley in an attempt to avoid mass removal. Eventually removed to Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to California …
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Yuri Kochiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-257)
Nisei female. Born May 19, 1921, in San Pedro, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Mississippi before marrying and moving to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Became involved in a number of political causes …
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Rae Takekawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-89)
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1927, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on the family farm in Bellevue, Washington, prior to World War II. Was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Was released early to harvest sugar beets in Chinook, Montana. At the onset of World War II, her father was …
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Glenn H. Kageyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-16)
Sansei male. Born March 6, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Son of Akira Kageyama, one of the key players in the guyaule rubber-producing project at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …
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Testimony of Robert Y. Nakao (ddr-densho-67-257)
Written testimony of Robert Y. Nakao, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Pinedale Assembly Center, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.