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98 items
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Weekly Press Review No. 40 (ddr-densho-156-353)
Original summary excerpt: WRA Director Myer's speech to the Rotary Club at Lawrence, Kansas received widespread attention in scattered papers this week. His statements that 21,000 loyal Japanese-Americans have now been released from the centers, and that many are reluctant to leave because of the uncertainty of their futures outside, proved to be the headline favorites.
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 2 (July 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-256)
Selected article titles: "Many Job Opportunities in Kansas City Area Cost of Living is Low" (p. 1), "Social Welfare Office Moves" (p. 1), "Irrigation of Farm Begins" (p. 1), "Yasui's Sentence Cut; Citizenship Retained" (p. 1), "Hostel Open in Omaha" (p. 1), "Shelby Soldiers Aid Hawaii Paralysis Fund" (p. 1), "Fine Workmanship: Local Furniture Factory Supplies …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 24 (June 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-185)
Selected article titles: "They Would 'Go for Broke', Would You?" (p. 1), "63 Face Court on Draft Count" (p. 1), "Construct Garbage Disposal Pit" (p. 2), "Editorial: From the 'Outside'" (p. 4), "Predicts Lift of Coast Ban" (p. 5), "Successful Resettlement of Evacuees in Kansas City Told" (p. 5), "New Regulation Announced by WRA for Short …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 32 (April 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-124)
Selected article titles: "National Director of WRA, Dillon Myer, Pays Visit. Two-day Center Tour Conducted" (p. 1), "Statistics Show Midwest Living Expense Lower. Cost of Living in Kansas City, Indianapolis and Denver Lower" (p. 1), "Insufficient Work Reported by Boys in Idaho Related" (p. 1), "Colorado Accepts Farm Laborers" (p. 1), "Relocation is an Opportunity Says …
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Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 3 (April 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-370)
Selected article titles: "Relocation Assistance Grant Available for Resettlement Needs" (p. 1), "All Types of Work Openings in Bay Area Reported by Ross" (p. 1), "Relocation Boosts Japanese Population in Kansas City" (p. 2), "Springfield Paper Tell of Evacuee Acceptance" (p. 3), "Rohwer Residents Charter Special Cars for West Coast Return" (p. 4), "Returnees Able to …
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Alfred M. Landon waving (ddr-njpa-1-853)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Caution: please use this only after final electoral results are released. If Republican candidate Alfred M. Landon is elected: 1. The happy new President Alfred Mossman Landon (raising his left hand). 1. Happiness at New President Landon's Family Home. New First Lady (the president's wife) Mrs. Landon, Mr. Landon, and citizens of …
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Current relocation opportunities; Current housing situation, Kansas City area for period ending March 10, 1944, Des Moines, Iowa District (ddr-csujad-55-829)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in the Kansas City area. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0831
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WRA digest of current job offers for period of July 1 to July 15, 1944, Kansas City, Missouri District (ddr-csujad-55-849)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in Kansas City, Missouri. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0851
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Current relocation opportunities; Current housing situation, Kansas City area for period ending March 10, 1944, Omaha, Nebraska District (ddr-csujad-55-831)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for ""resettlers"" in the Kansas City area. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0833
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Current relocation opportunities; Current housing situation, Kansas City area for period ending March 10, 1944, St. Louis, Missouri District (ddr-csujad-55-830)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in the Kansas City area. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0832
Narrator Roger Shimomura
Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York. Shimomura has had …
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Relocation Prospects - Colorado, New Mexico, Eastern Wyoming and Montana, Western Nebraska, Kansas, and North and South Dakota (ddr-densho-156-155)
Written by Harold S. Choate, Relocation Supervisor, Denver.
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Howard H. Furumoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1007-1-1)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while a student in Kansas
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 of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 21 (August 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-271)
Selected article titles: "Residents Face Physical Exams Before Leaving" (p. 1), "1136 Attending Colleges From Relocation Centers" (p. 1), "Electricity Class Soon" (p. 1), "RR Workers Needed" (p. 1), "For Relocation: Small Towns in Kansas City Area Proposed" (p. 1), "Continued: Conditions in General Are Good in the Chicago Area" (p. 2), "Rent, Food Under OPA …
Narrator Sam Horino
Nisei male. Born July 17, 1914, in Gardena, California. Passively resisted "evacuation" in 1942, forcing two soldiers to carry him out of his home. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and became one of the steering committee leaders of the Fair Play Committee (FPC). Was tried along with the other FPC leaders and was convicted …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 7 No. 17 (October 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-417)
Selected article titles: "Blanket of Snow Covers Center!!" (p. 1), "Loss of Farm Crops Anticipated if Negotiations Fail Today, Says Best. Army Will be Asked to Harvest Vegetables by the WRA, in Case the Disagreement is Not Settled" (p. 1), "Attempts to Evict Nisei Living in Kansas City Fail" (p. 2), "American Repatriates Aboard Liner Teia …
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Nisei mail clerks (ddr-densho-114-143)
Original caption: Nisei mail clerks attached to the Allied Translators and Interpreter Section, General Hq, Army Forces in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, sort mail in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. They are, l. to r., Tec 5 Sam Morimoto, 2nd Det., ATIS, of Kansas City, Mo., and Pfc. Tadao Satow, 3rd Det., ATIS, of …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 73 (June 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-162)
Selected article titles: "Extremes Causing Complications"; "On the Other Hand"; "Trade School Students"; "Primary Mission is Same, Soldier Says"; "Nisei Prisoners Being Liberated"; "Nurseryman Returns Home"; "Reserve Corps Procedure Out"; "Prizes Will be Awarded at Dance"; "Kansas City Hostel Opened by Volunteers"; "Forum: 'After WRA -- What?'"; "California Pressure Group Pressing for Censure on Secretary of …
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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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Belated Birthday Card to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-218)
Envelope and belated birthday card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. The card unfolds several times revealing a large inner message. On the back of the card when completed folded is a message from Yoshito in which he tells Yuri about his transfer to Camp Crowder on Easter Sunday, including a quote from another Nisei …
Narrator Gloria Kubota
Nisei female. Born June 6, 1916, in Santa Clara County, California. Raised in Santa Clara, and met and married Issei Guntaro Kubota, one of the leaders of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee. During World War II, incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, along with daughter. Gave birth to a son in camp. Husband Guntaro …
Narrator George Fujimoto
Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 88 (July 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-241)
Selected article titles: "To Recruit For Hotel" (p. 1), "Church Group Urges Evacuee Relocation" (p. 1), "Plans For Denson Gym-Auditorium Approved" (p. 1), "Conditions in Kansas City Told By Graves" (p. 1), "'Men vs. Women' Topic of CA Forum Set For July 13" (p. 2), "Business Classes Being Taught" (p. 2), "New Etiquette Course Soon" (p. …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 22 (July 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-96)
Selected article titles: "June Farm Report Made By Rawlings" (p. 1), "Draftees Survey Nearly Completed" (p. 1), "Two Trucks Overturn; Few Injured. Both Accidents Occur Outside of Center On Tuesday" (p. 1), "Eleven Granadans Sentenced to 10-13 Months in Prison" (p. 1), "Three Nisei to Test West Coast Ban" (p. 1), "Hirabayashi Held On Draft Charge" …
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Roger Shimomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-142)
Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York. Shimomura has had …