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img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-66)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Private First Class insignia on the arm and a helmet. He poses, standing in front of the house where probably his parents reside in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_008

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img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-72)

A photograph of a young male relative of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. He is possibly Haruko Taenaka's son. He poses, smiling and standing in front 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_014

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img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army service uniform (ddr-csujad-25-121)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with a helmet. He poses, standing in front of the house where his parents most likely reside in Brighton, Colorado. The same image is found: ucsb_jia_0064. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_063

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img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-78)

A photograph of probably relatives of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. Includes Japanese American male preschoolers. Possibly they are his sister's, Haruko Taenaka's children. They pose in front 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_020

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 37 (May 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-234)

Selected article titles: "Restriction Rule in Utah, Colorado Relaxed -- Heath" (p. 1), "Nisei Charged With Violating Alien Law" (p. 1), "Washington 'Convicted' of Rich Farming Possibilities in South" (p. 1), "Kuroki Welcomed at Heart Mountain" (p. 1), "Job Openings for Evacuees Plentiful in Chicago Area" (p. 1), "Evacuation Case Postponed Till Fall" (p. 1), "More …

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XVI No. 8 (October 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-425)

Selected article titles: "14 Arrive from Tule" (p. 1), "Young Construction Worker Electrocuted Atop Roof" (p. 1), "Lightning Wrecks Unit 3 Transformers" (p. 1), "Indian Service to Withdraw from Poston January 1st" (p. 1), "Alligator Killed in Colorado River" (p. 1), "Completion of Leave Clearance Expected by January 1" (p. 2), "Project Attorney Describes Basis of …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 60 (May 31, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-173)

Selected article titles: "'WRA Has No Plans to Maintain Relocation Centers During Post-War Period'" (p. 1), "Myer Favors Return of Evacuees to West Coast" (p. 1), "Domestic Service Rates Released by Ray Johnson" (p. 1), "League to Bar Japanese Aliens as Colorado Land Owners Formed" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Sentry Shoots Evacuee Truck Driver" (p. 3), …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 150 (December 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-83)

Selected article titles: "California Group Will Propose Total Exclusion"; "State Guard Chief in California Out"; "On the Other Hand"; "A Brother in Brooklyn Niseis Happy, Hold"; "Fukudas Depart From Colorado; Return to California Ranch"; "Draft Rules Tightened Again"; "Four Gold Bars"; "Reception for Friends"; "Commend Act of Legionnaire Post"; "Want Ads Today"; "Hostel Rooms May be …

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av An oral history with Toki Endo (ddr-csujad-29-39)

An oral interview with Toki Endo, an incarceree at the Salinas Assembly Center and the Poston (Colorado River) incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0130. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Ted Akimoto's farewell (ddr-densho-299-235)

Caption: "My men surprised me with an impromptu 'farewell' at the airbase as I boarded an air evacuation flight / back to the states. It took 42 hours with refueling stops at Guam, Johnston Island, and / Hawaii to reach San Francisco. Then it was on to Fitsimon's Hospital, Denver, Colorado. / President Truman visited the …

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img Christmas Eve party (ddr-densho-37-507)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Mrs. Tomiye Funai brings her two year old daughter Carol to the Christmas Eve Party for the children of Block 7-H at the Granada Relocation Center. There were no trees for the barracks room homes, but each mess hall provided a trimmed tree and presents for the children. …

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vh Robert Moriguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-515)

Sansei male. Born November 11, 1931, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, moved to Utah for a time before eventually returning to California and becoming a pharmacist. Served on the board of the Japanese American Citizens League and …

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vh Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-331)

Nisei female. Born April 15, 1936, in Tokyo, Japan. Brought to the United States with parents at the age of one, and grew up in San Diego, California, where father was a minister. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After the war, forged connections …

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vh Harry K. Yoshikawa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-278-12)

Leaving Los Angeles for Colorado

Due to technical difficulties during the taping of this interview, the interviewer's voice is considerably louder than the narrator's. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those …

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Narrator Ernest Uno

Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/837/

Narrator Nikki Bridges

Nisei female. Born February 2, 1911, and grew up in California. During World War II, removed to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in the War Relocation Authority office in San Francisco.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/721/

doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 15 (August 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-265)

Selected article titles: "Students: Bodine to Visit Here" (p. 1), "JACL Civil Rights Fund Gets $947 From Bostonian" (p. 1), "Myer Gives Reasons For Selecting Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Farm: Harvesting Continues" (p. 1), "Construction On High School Nears Completion" (p. 1), "Relocation Prospects in Denver Area Reported" (p. 2), "Northern Colorado Also Out" (p. 2), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 7 (August 21, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-32)

Selected article titles: "Expect Substantial Number May Receive War Work Approval" (p. 1), "Five San Diegans Organize Group, 'No Japs, Inc'" (p. 1), "WACs Start Recruiting of Nisei Women" (p. 1), "Japanese American Members of Army's Enlisted Reserves Recalled to Active Service" (p. 2), "WRA Frowns On Relocation In Denver Area. Further Influx Into Colorado Discouraged …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 6 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-7)

Selected article titles: "Colorado Senate Kills Anti-Alien Land Bill" (p. 1), "1566 Evacuees Get Leaves at WRA Camp" (p. 1), "Legal Action Considered as Ogden Continues Campaign To Oust Evacuee Businesses" (p. 2), "Shooting of Evacuee Recalled At Central Utah WRA Center" (p. 2), "67 Prominent Americans Sponsor JACL" (p. 3), "First Case Filed in Supreme …

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doc Poston camp (ddr-csujad-35-8)

A a travel journal written by Kenji Kawabe of his time away from the Poston camp, Arizona from May 9 through June 2, 1944. He visited the Granada camp in Colorado and Salt Lake and the Topaz camp in Utah, meeting his friends and going sightseeing and shopping. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-65)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Private First Class insignia on the arm and a helmet. He poses, siting on the deck of the house, which is probably the place where his parents reside in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-67)

A photograph of relatives of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. Includes two Japanese American females and two Japanese American young males, probably Toshikuni Taenaka's sisiter, Haruko Taenaka, and her children. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's parents reside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 16 (February 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-213)

Selected article titles: "Heaviest Snowfall Recorded Here Over Week-end" (p. 1), "House Considers on Denaturalization Bill" (p. 1), "Wire Break Causes Power Failure Here" (p. 1), "Three Men Give Blood to 'Unique' Cancer Patient" (p. 1), "Japan Refuses to Resume Negotiations" (p. 1), "WRA Tule Policy Lax Criticizes Costello" (p. 1), "Inland Area People Urged to …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-213/

doc Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 8 (July 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-69)

Selected article titles: "Vegetable Planting Expected in September" (p. 1), "Notice to Persons of Mixed Marriages" (p. 1), "Gen. DeWitt Orders Census" (p. 3), "Fire Dept. Averts Catastrophe as They Control Blaze in 202 Despite Heavy Dust Storm" (p. 3), "Julia Goto First to Leave Poston to Attend Colorado College" (p. 3), "Adobe Bricks Under Construction. …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 116 (September 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-202)

Selected article titles: "Resettlement in Colorado Told"; "Soldier Asks for Plan to Assure Equality"; "Anti-Returnee Terror Raid Experienced in Auburn"; "Rince Worried About Whereabouts of His Son"; "Tons of Evacuee Goods Shipped Out Each Mo."; "Nun Workers, Manchuria"; "Seabrook News"; "Chronicle Says Nothing Trivial About Rowdies"; "WRA Forsees Chaos if Congress Decides to Cut 5 Millions …

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