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![Letter from Minoru Sasaki to Mr. S. Okine, September 22, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-210)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/55/cf/55cf10eb426aa943faea2be1b7217d82.jpg)
![Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/34/27/3427a1f0930536258599d58758e23d12.jpg)
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Narrator Take Murayama
Issei female. Born 1895 in Nagano, Japan. Married Mr. Kazuyoshi Murayama, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily for an arranged marriage. Immigrated to the U.S. in August of 1916. Worked for a wealthy family in North Dakota, then settled in Seattle. Went back to Japan in 1924, but returned to Seattle in 1925. Owned a …
Narrator Bill Hashizume
Nisei male. Born June 22, 1922, in Mission, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Mission before moving to Japan with mother and sisters at age sixteen. Attended high school and college in Japan and enlisted in the Japanese navy in 1944. Worked in Japan for several years following World War II, then returned to Canada, choosing …
Narrator Lois Yuki
Nisei female. Born September 13, 1944, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In 1945, family repatriated to Japan. Grew up in Japan, attending school there, before returning with family in the 1950s. Eventually became a teacher and settled in California.
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U.S. Firm on Japanese Ban. Answer on Exclusion is Made Public. Washington Regards Incident as Closed by Hughes' Note Denying Violation of Treaties With Japan. (June 19, 1924) (ddr-densho-56-389)
The Seattle Daily Times, June 19, 1924, pp. 1, 13, 14
Narrator Kay Sweeney
Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.
Narrator Takashi Matsui
Kibei male. Born January 20, 1917, in Hood River, Oregon. Lived in Seattle, Washington, before being taken to Japan by mother at the age of three. Completed elementary through high school in Japan. Returned to Seattle at seventeen years of age. Continued education in United States. Drafted in 1942 and was an instructor for the Military …
Narrator Toyoko Okumura
Nisei female. Born October 14, 1916, in Gardena, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. In response to the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake segregation center with family, and expatriated to Japan. Worked in Japan for the U.S. government and …
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Tamekichi Ota (ddr-njpa-4-1927)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) 1936 August 17. Tamekichi Ota, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, returned home on the 13th. He visited Prime Minister Hirota at the official residence at noon on the 17th. While they ate lunch Ota reported on the latest trend of the relations between England and Russia, and between France and Russia. Ota …
![Letter from Minoru Sasaki to Mr. S. Okine, September 22, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-210)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/16/60/16609a5a7affb3b79774a753d447d242.jpg)
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Letter from Minoru Sasaki to Mr. S. Okine, September 22, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-210)
A letter from Minoru Sasaki in Hiroshima, Japan, to his brother-in-law, Seiichi Okine. He thanks Seiichi for the gift, including ajinomoto [monosodium glutamate], sugar, candies, and pencils. He describes the shortages of basic necessities in Japan and states that all children under age 8 do not know the real taste of sugar. He also expresses his …
![Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/03/74/0374ff93f8179a59877389195af30d21.jpg)
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Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)
A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Tokyo, Japan as a Nisei solder, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is mailed via San Francisco, California, by U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his duties driving a jeep and informs that he is going to mail his parents' …
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 9 (ddr-densho-121-15)
Selected article titles: "300 Nisei Stranded in Japan by War, Petition for Right to Return to Homes in U.S." (p. 1), "Canadian Supreme Court Rules Orders for Deportation Valid" (p. 1), "Delegates Support Extension of JACL Work in Peacetime" (p. 1), "See Few Marriages Between U.S. Troops, Girls in Japan" (p. 1), "San Francisco Cases to …
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Tetsushi Marvin Uratsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-338)
Nisei male. Born February 7, 1925, in Sacramento, California. At a very young age, sent to Japan for several years. Returned at age six and lived with family in Loomis, California. During World War II, removed to the Arboga Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred briefly to the Amache concentration camp, …
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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 43 (ddr-densho-1000-153-43)
Jobs in camp
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.
Narrator Frank Fukuhara
Kibei male. Born August 25, 1924. As a child, sent to live in Japan after father's passing. Attended school in Japan and was drafted into the Japanese military. During the U.S. occupation, was reunited with brother who had been serving with the Military Intelligence Service.
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Kinuta Uno Collection (ddr-densho-324)
The Kinuta Uno Collection consists of letters and documents regarding the Uno Family's life in Seattle, Washington pre-World War II through their removal and life in Pinedale Assembly Center, Tule Lake and Minidoka concentration camp. Pre-war topics include: family business dealings and Kinuta Uno's work with the Northwest American Japanese Association, Seattle Zairyudobo, and the Consulate …
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CSU Northridge Japanese Americans in the San Fernando Valley Oral History Project Collection (ddr-csujad-31)
The Japanese Americans in the San Fernando Valley Oral History Project documents the lives of Japanese Americans who lived, or are currently living, in the San Fernando Valley. The participants are multi-generational, with many who experienced firsthand internment and prejudice during World War II. The narrators also shared stories of farming, family emigration from Japan, and …
Narrator Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto
Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …
Narrator Yoneko Dozono
Nisei female. Born February 4, 1915, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before being sent to be educated in Japan at age sixteen. Married and had children in Japan, working for the military government after World War II. Returned to Portland in the 1950s with family.
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The Leonard Store (ddr-densho-25-10)
The Leonard Store was an important business in the White River Valley. Leonard introduced modern conveniences such as post office boxes and phones to the community. He also catered to the local Nikkei and imported various goods from Japan. Matahichi Iseri, a prominent Issei, worked for Leonard who promised to make him a partner in the …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 96 (July 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-250)
Selected article titles: "Program For All Relocation Center: To Segregate on 'Basis of National Loyalty Or Sympathy'" (p. 1), "Japan Sends Exchange List; To Post Names" (p. 1), "CIO to Contact Former Nisei Union Member" (p. 1), "Civil Exams Are Given" (p. 1), "A Story Worth Telling: Truck Driver Wins Fight Against Discrimination" (p. 2), "Sakoda …
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Keimin Matsudaira with an English ambassador and other diplomats (ddr-njpa-4-807)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Sent to English embassy. On the 9th, the birthday of English emperor George III, the Emperor of Japan sent a congratulatory greeting. Moreover, on the same day at 11 a.m., he sent Matsudaira, master of ceremonies, to the embassy as an official messenger and expressed his congratulations through the clergy ambassador. The …
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Tamaki Miura, Toshiko Sekiya and other singers at a dinner (ddr-njpa-4-937)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Italian Music Association Formed. Our prominent musical figure who studied in Italy is planning to form an association to strengthen the ties of friendship between Japan and Italy. The opening ceremony was held from 1:00 p.m.
(The picture shows the attending musicians, from right, Toshiko Sekiya, Ayako Kikuchi, Yoshiko Nagasaka, Tamaki Miura, …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-56)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Group portrait of twelve individuals unidentified, except for Capt. Sakamoto standing in top row, third from left, and Olinda Saito (bride), seated and third from right. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party …
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Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-272)
Black and white photographic print of six individuals at Olinda Saito’s house posing at dining room table: from left- Shiuko Sakai, Olinda Saito, Raymond Funakoshi, Tami Okamura, Olinda’s mother and an unidentified woman. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …
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Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-271)
Black and white photographic print of Olinda Saito’s house inside dining room with six individuals seated around table: Tami Okamura in foreground and Shiuko Sakai to right of frame. Remaining individuals are unidentified. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …