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img Children's Christmas party (ddr-densho-114-466)

This Christmas party was held at the Nisei Veterans Committee Clubhouse.

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img Little league football team (ddr-densho-114-523)

The Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee sponsored International Fighting Irish football team is playing against West Seattle at Garfield High School. The Fighting Irish won the game 26-0.

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img Memorial Day service (ddr-densho-114-614)

Issei parents attending the service at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.

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img Bake sale (ddr-densho-114-450)

Members of the Women's Auxiliary Club displaying their baked goods at the Nisei Veterans Committee bazaar.

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img Gold Star parents (ddr-densho-114-290)

Parents pointing to their son's name on the honor roll board while a nisei veteran and his wife look on.

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img Memorial Day service (ddr-densho-114-564)

This memorial service was held at Lake View Cemetery.

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img Nisei Veterans Committee bazaar (ddr-densho-114-448)

This bazaar was held at the Nisei Veterans Committee Clubhouse.

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img Garden display at Century 21 Expo (ddr-densho-354-40)

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img Four men around memorial photos (ddr-densho-474-47)

Photo of four elderly gentlemen beside a table with several memorial photos (undated)

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-81)

Excerpt: "I think I wrote to you on the weekend that Joe was away. Elmer took Evelyn and me to dinner in Jerome and supper in Eden that day." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Letter from Larry Tajiri to Margaret Anderson, editor of Common Ground (ddr-densho-338-439)

Larry Tajiri responding to Margaret Anderson's proposal to write a new piece on the Japanese American situation at the end of 1943. He also discusses the work of Elmer R. Smith and Barron B. Beshoar.

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Memorandum from Elmer Rowalt, Acting Director, War Relocation Authority, to all employees of the War Relocation Authority, January 16, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-83)

doc Memorandum from Elmer Rowalt, Acting Director, War Relocation Authority, to all employees of the War Relocation Authority, January 16, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-83)

Memorandum to all employees of the War Relocation Authority highlighting the War Bond savings program and the push to have 90% of employees pledge 10% of their salary and reminding employees that their salaries have been increased by the overtime bill passed by Congress. (6-4069-BU-COS-WP). Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9083. See this object in the …

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doc Final order, judgement, and decree as to certain named plaintiffs who have submitted affidavits in lieu of oral testimony (ddr-csujad-12-10)

According to these court proceedings the plaintiff by Charles Elmer Collett, Assistant United States Attorney, Attorneys for Defendants, Tsugitada Kanamori is to be hereinafter identified as a citizen of the United States of America. This document makes it clear that the purported renunciation of his citizenship is "null, void, and without legal effect upon that status …

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img Funeral service for an Issei man (ddr-densho-24-24)

Funeral service for Bunshiro Tazuma who died on 3/29/88 at 104 years old. Sons & spouses (L to R): Frances (59 yrs), Jim (62 yrs), Miyoka (58 yrs), Nobi (67 yrs), Elmer (72 yrs), Masako (62 yrs), Yukio (59 yrs), Kimi (50 yrs).

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img Crowning of the Reunion Queen (ddr-densho-114-405)

Shiro Kashino is crowning the Reunion Queen as part of the National Nisei Veterans Reunion festivities.

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img Memorial service (ddr-densho-114-736)

Hiroshi Miyamura, a Medal of Honor recipient, placing a wreath at the Public Safety Building monument in downtown Seattle.

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img Nisei veteran (ddr-densho-114-561)

Hiroshi Miyamura, a Medal of Honor recipient, is autographing books at Nisei Veterans Committee Hall.

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img Nisei War Memorial Monument (ddr-densho-114-602)

Dr. Kelly Yamada of the JACL presenting a wreath at Lake View Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.

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img Issei community leaders (ddr-densho-113-42)

L to R: unknown, Heiji Okuda, unknown.

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 53 (July 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-145)

Selected article titles: "Gigantic Two-Day Carnival Slated for Fourth, Fifth" (p. 1), "Property Owners Contest Actions" (p. 1), "More Linguists Needed Soon" (p. 1), "Oberlin Praises Nisei Students" (p. 1), "Labor Union Adopts Resolution Supporting Relocation Program" (p. 1), "Elmer Shirrell Quells Rumors About Chicago" (p. 1).

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img Obon Festival (ddr-one-1-256)

Black and white photographic negative of Nobuko (Ochiai) Susaki speaking with an unidentified white woman. Man seated in far back right identified as Elmer Nishimoto. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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Narrator Elmer Tazuma

Issei male. Born March 30, 1916, in Kure, Japan. Immigrated with parents to Seattle as a child, where parents ran several hotels and apartment buildings in the International District, as well as the Tazuma Ten Cent store. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel …

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doc Letter from Elmer L. Shirrell, Relocation Supervisor, to George Hideo Nakamura, December 22, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2394)

Letter from Elmer L. Shirrell to George Hideo Nakamura regarding the form, "Request for Transportation of Property" Form WRA 156. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2500

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doc Memo from Elmer L. Shirrell, Relocation Supervisor, War Relocation Authority, to all project directors, December 31, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-797)

Memorandum of understanding from Elmer Shirrell to All Project Directors regarding job vacancies in the Chicago area for incarcerees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0799

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img Issei couple's 70th wedding anniversary (ddr-densho-24-26)

Front row (L to R): Yuki (56), Kirk (9), Elmer (68), Bunshiro (100), Sawano (89), Nobi (63). Middle row (L to R): Kimi (47), Masako (59), Frances Tazuma-Hamanishi (34), Larry (19), Grace (18), Roy (23), Miyoko (55). Back row (L to R): Stanley (24), Ron (25), Tom (28), Marvin Hamanishi (34).

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