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img U.S. military tank (ddr-csujad-38-491)

A photograph of U.S. military tank in a field. The caption reads: I heard that U.S. military tank platoon consisting 20 tanks arrived here. This is my first time to see a military tank. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. (ddr-csujad-38-453)

A photograph of Second Lieutenant Vorobyov standing in a field. The captions read: Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. were photographed together. The background includes a good house. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Letters from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, December 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-185)

Contains one envelope, two letters written by Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, one note, and one Japanese yen bill. All are enclosed in the same envelope and mailed by Masao Okine from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from Miyuki Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 17, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-201)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She informs that her family is doing well and Fumiko works as a translator. She also mentions that she sent to the relatives in Japan the photographs that they took together. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from Pacific Mail Order Company to Seiichi Okine, August 22, 1951 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-267)

Contains one letter from Pacific Mail Order Company to Seiichi Okine, three receipts, and one announcement letter enclosed in one envelope. Pacific Mail Order Company is an agency to ship packages of relief supplies or remit to Japan, which is located in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 2, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-158)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She congratulates on Makoto Okine's returning home from Europe. She also writes about her next plan moving back to California with her husband, Masao, once he returns from Japan to Chicago. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img [Natsue, wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-8)

A wedding photograph of Natsue at age 20 and her husband at age 27 dressing in kimono. Natsue is a daughter of Seiichi Okine's brother, Naoji Okine. The photograph is taken in Hiroshima, Japan on April 20, 1951 and mailed to Seiichi Okine in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img Nisei typists (ddr-densho-114-153)

Original caption: The typing sub-section of the production section, Allied translator and interpreter sectioin, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan. All documents which have first been translated and written in long hand by both civilian and military Nisei personnel, are typed by the sub-section and sent to proof-readers for final check …

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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 …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 18 (August 26, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-266)

Selected article titles: "First Nisei Group Sent to West Coast Post for Further Training" (p. 1), "Oppose Return of Japanese to Coast" (p. 1), "Alien Parolees May Apply for Release" (p. 1), "Federal Court to Hear of Loyal Nisei Exclusion" (p. 1), "Means Available to Send Ashes of Deceased to Japan Reported" (p. 1), "Redesignate 442nd …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4377 (October 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-88)

Selected article titles: "The Open Forum: Returning Remaining Evacuees to Normal Life is Heroic Task"; "N.H. Ministers Welcome Resettlers"; "An Essay: Democracy's Wasteland"; "Shinto-Masunaga Nuptials"; "Col. Singles, Commander, 100th Infantry, to Speak to Nisei Here"; "Nisei Club to Sponsor Benefit Skating Party"; "End of Amache"; "Windows Broken in S.F. Home of Former Denver Nisei"; "Nisei Reenlists …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4350 (August 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-62)

Selected article titles: "Grandson of Tokyo Lawyer in Texas Ready to Take on Japan. Major Robert Saibara of Webster, Texas, Has 3 Battle Stars"; "Racial Problem May Come Up in Calif. As Initiative Measure"; "Anti-Japanese Unit Formed in California"; "An Editorial That Ranks Well in the Big Parade for Right Thinking!"; "'And Little Children Shall Lead …

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img Issei man in kimono (ddr-densho-259-140)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of [Masuo Yasui] dressed in a kimono, with a long, knee length dark over-kimono, but it wasn't a montsuki, because there are no crests. He's wearing a straw boater. I think that this picture must have been taken in Japan when our family went there for a 2-1/2 month visit in …

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img Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-2)

Original WRA caption: Sakamoto family picture on golden wedding anniversary of Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, both 80, at the Minidoka Relocation Center on December 11, 1943. Married in Japan, they came to the United States in 1894. Mr. Sakamoto was an early Seattle hotel proprietor. His son, James Y. Sakamoto, 40, …

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img Victor Fleming, Sojin Kamiyama, Douglas Fairbanks, and Sessue Hayakawa waving on the deck of a ship (ddr-njpa-1-391)

Caption on reverse [translation]: Popular Man of the Movie World Douglas Comes to Japan. The cruise ship the Bergenland pulled into Yokohama at 11 a.m. on the 21st carrying the party of King of the Screen Douglas [Fairbanks] and famous director Victor Fleming for a great welcome including [illegible] Hiroaki, Sessue Hayakawa, and Sojin Kamiyama. They …

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img Toshio and Etsuko Sato (ddr-ajah-6-198)

Caption below photo: Toshio and Etsuko Sato, who lived in Alameda, CA., before World War II. They are picture here in Dayton, Ohio on January 28, 1950, for their son's wedding. Toshio and his brother, Goro, moved to Dayton after WWII. Goro worked on a dairy farm and he stayed for a year, then returned to …

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vh James A. Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-245)

Nisei male. Born November 12, 1933, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, and was nine years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Father was arrested by the FBI, and family went to the concentration camp at Jerome, Arkansas, to reunite with him. Transferred to Tule Lake, California, following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire." After the war, …

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vh Mae Kanazawa Hara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-168)

Nisei female. Born May 21, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Seattle before moving to Chicago, Illinois, for three years to study music. Taught music in Japan for four years before returning to Seattle. After the outbreak of World War II, removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with …

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vh Joe Ishikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-205)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Went to live in Japan as a college student, returning just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado, before leaving to attend the University of Nebraska. Worked as a curator in the …

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vh Aiko Tengan Tokunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-293)

Nisei female. Born September 8, 1943, in Naha, Okinawa, to a Nisei mother born in Hawaii and father from mainland Japan. Father was killed during World War II while serving in Okinawa in Japan's medical corps. Aiko barely survived infancy due to the devastation in Okinawa during the war. Moved to Los Angeles at the age …

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vh Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …

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vh Ben Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-467)

Nisei male. Born August 2, 1930, in San Mateo, California. During World War II, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Due to parents' answers on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake when it was designated a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to San Mateo, …

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doc Repatriation statistics and clipping (ddr-csujad-55-1494)

Scrapbook page containing statistics on repatriation from Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp and a newspaper clipping including a photograph of a Japanese family as they returned to Japan. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 133. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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Petitions from Temporary Council of Block Chairmen on behalf of the Japanese nationals of Heart Mountain Relocation Project (ddr-csujad-55-878)

doc Petitions from Temporary Council of Block Chairmen on behalf of the Japanese nationals of Heart Mountain Relocation Project (ddr-csujad-55-878)

Petition request for medical supplies, food for those on a special diet, release of non-propaganda Japanese films, clothing allowances, release and shipment of cameras and long-wave radios, increased vegetables, spending money, communication with relatives in Japan, equal treatment as Germans and Italians, and repatriation instructions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Report on renunciation suits (ddr-csujad-55-2249)

Report from attorney Wayne Collins to clients regarding developments in renunciation suits. Covers habeas corpus proceedings, mass equity suits, results achieved by mass suits, alien enemy act, effects of Supreme Court decisions, individual hearings, what renunciants must not do, renunciant plaintiffs in Japan, and conclusions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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