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doc See Grim fight in the Pacific: repatriates on Gripsholm report Japanese morale high (ddr-csujad-38-407)

A newspaper clipping titled: See Grim fight in the Pacific: repatriates on Gripsholm report Japanese morale high. It was sent from Laura in Lawrence, Kansas to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. It cites comments from the American repatriates traded between the U.S. and Japan regarding the morale of the Japanese that …

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doc Letter from Natsue Okine to Seiichi Okine, [May?] 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-246)

A letter from Natsue Okine in Itsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She updates on her life, the barley harvest, and that she will start planting rice soon. She also shares appreciation for the gift of winter clothes from the Okines and looks forward to the winter to wear the clothes. The arrival date …

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vh Nancy Sawada Miyagishima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-214)

Sansei female. Born September 17, 1930, in Sacramento, California. Spent childhood in Sacramento where mother and stepfather worked on strawberry fields. Sent to live with relatives in Fort Lupton, Colorado, after mother passed away in March 1941. Unable to return to West Coast after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Extended family moved …

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vh June M. Hoshida Honma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-256)

Nisei female. Born June 23, 1936, in Hilo, Hawaii. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, father was picked up by the FBI and detained at Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. The rest of the family was removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, to be reunited with him. After Jerome closed, transferred to …

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vh Sadayoshi Omoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-37)

Nisei male. Born October 5, 1922, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During World War II, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Was drafted into the military and served with the Military Intelligence Service.

(This material is based upon work assisted …

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vh George Sakaye Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-400-17)

George Sakaye Nakano was born on November 24, 1935, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. George's parents were Kibei, born in Hawaii, then educated in Japan before returning to the U.S. Nakano grew up in Los Angeles until he was six years old. When WWII started, the Nakano family was incarcerated in the …

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vh Tetsuo Nomiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-279)

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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img Japanese Boy Scout leader with Honolulu Boy Scout leaders (ddr-njpa-4-809)

Caption on reverse: "JAPAN SCOUT LEADER VISITS HERE: Eagle Scout Arthur K. Goto of Honolulu's Explorer Post 82 is shown wishing Count Yorihiro Matsudaira, president of the Boy Scouts Council of Kagawa prefecture, Japan, godspeed as he left aboard a Pan American plane for Tokyo following a two-day visit in Honolulu a week ago last Saturday, …

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doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, January 20, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-249)

A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Jokichi expresses his gratitude for the gifts that were sent by his niece, Hatsuno Hotty Befu. He explains that while the gifts from Seiichi mainly include clothing, he is often running out of food in Japan and is thus …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 16, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-156)

A letter from Masao Okine who is stationed in Yokohama, Japan as a Nisei soldier to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. This letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Postal Service. In the letter, he describes his work and daily routine in Japan. He has been transferred from Tokyo to Yokohama and his …

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Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …

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Narrator Yaeko Nakano

Sansei female. Born August 2, 1922, in Suooshima, Yamaguchi, Japan, and lived there until she was about 1 1/2 years old. Grew up in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. At Tule Lake she and her husband married, and her oldest son, Kenichi, …

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doc Letter from Miyuki [Matsuura] to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 12, 1952 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-275)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She updates on her crops, picking strawberries, and her fears that the recent cold weather would delay the growth of garlic. She also updates on Mr. Freitas's wedding gift that Seiichi Okine asked her to prepare. She bought a large plate and …

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-102)

Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went …

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Narrator Taneyuki Dan Harada

Kibei male. Born June 17, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles before moving to Japan and attending school. Returned to the U.S. in 1938, and was attending high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While …

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Narrator Frank Sumida

Nisei male. Born August 10, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Grew up primarily in Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a restaurant. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, where he participating in running an organized gambling operation. Moved briefly to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before being sent to …

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Narrator K. Morgan Yamanaka

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1924, in San Francisco, California. Went to Japan with family at a very young age before returning to San Francisco. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to Tule Lake concentration …

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Narrator Yasashi Ichikawa

Issei female. Born 1907 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Attended school in Japan, and was encouraged by father to study English. Married a Buddhist minister and immigrated to the United States. Lived in Fresno, California, then returned to Japan for two years. Moved to Seattle, Washington, where husband was a minister at the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During World …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 14 (October 5, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-40)

Selected article titles: "Note Sansei in Hawaii Politics, 2 Seek Offices" (p. 1), "Sansei scores 190 pts. out of possible 110 in Oregon State entrance examination" (p. 1), "New Justice Dep't Procedures for Renunciants Follows JACL Policy" (p. 1), "Effective campaign to carry 'Yes on Prop. 13' urged in Nisei vernacular" (p. 1), "Detroit JACLers open …

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img Sgt. Sakamoto (ddr-csujad-38-458)

Photographed are Sgt. Sakamoto and George Nobuo Naohara posing on a jeep. The English caption reads: Sgt. Sakamoto found this jeep and fixed it up. Translation of the Japanese caption: Captain Sakamoto, who is a relative of Hideko Takamine, a Japanese famous actress, fixed a jeep which was abandoned in a battle field and used it …

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img I.P.W. Team (ddr-csujad-38-461)

Photographed are members of Interrogation of Prisoner of War. Back row from left to right: Korean officer, Sgt. Yamashita, Sgt. Asakura, Sgt. Tamura, Sgt. Miyamoto, Sgt. Miyamoto, Sgt. Naohara. Front row from left to right: Lt. Vorobyov, Sgt. Sakamoto, Korean officer. The Japanese caption includes: Lt. Vorobyov was promoted during the war but forgot about his …

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doc Request for certificate [English translation] (ddr-csujad-12-13)

English translation of the certificate. The original certificate in Japanese is found in item: csudh_tsu_0012. This certificate was requested by Tsugitada Kanamori, addressed to Nakao Ito, the Mayor of Yokohama City Naka Ward, to certify that Yoshiro Okubo is a welfare commissioner at Bojyo-kai Fifth District. Nakao Ito certifies that the information provided, namely that Yoshiro …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 14, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-150)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on JACL's participation in the Monterey Birthday Party event, the District Council meeting in San Jose, and the membership drive. Also includes discussion of whether the chapter should take over one of the dance classes at the Bay View Grammar School, the publication of …

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doc Letter from Haruto Okine to Seiichi Okine, August 26, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-247)

A letter from Haruto Okine in Hiroshima, Japan to his uncle, Seiichi Okine. Haruto regrets not being able to give Jokichi Yamanaka a farewell gift since Jokichi had already left for the U.S. when Haruto heard of it. He requests wool yarns for his children, Miyoko, Harumi, and Mitsuo, and some seeds of beans for his …

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av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …

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