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vh Misako Shigekawa Interview (ddr-manz-1-74)

Nisei female. Born January 2, 1909, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California, attending the University of Southern California before World War II and graduating with a degree in pharmacy. Married and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After being removed from Terminal Island, moved to …

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img [Nisei Week] (ddr-csujad-29-232)

Photograph of men, women, and children during Nisei Week in Los Angeles. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P175

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vh Mas Okui Interview (ddr-densho-1003-13)

Nisei male. Born October 4, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to the Los Angeles area. Was drafted into the military and served during the Korean War. Became a teacher, and is active in Japanese American community organizations.

(This material is based …

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vh Kazuo Shiroyama Interview (ddr-densho-1011-6)

Nisei male. Born 1930 in Monterey, California. Grew up in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to Los Angeles after the war.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 18 (November 9, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-45)

Selected article titles: "California Voters Repudiate Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "People's Mandate Has Upset 50 Years of Anti-Orientalism in California, Says Masaoka" (p. 1), "Mayor Bowron of Los Angeles Admits Wartime Prejudice Against Japanese Americans" (p. 3), "Coercion Charged in Test Case Filed to Cancel Renunciation of Citizenship by Three Nisei" (p. 3).

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img Masukawa family's house (ddr-csujad-38-337)

Photographed is the Masukawa family's house located on Lomita Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_22_003

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img Koyuta Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-335)

Photographed is Koyuta Masukasa at her house on Lomita Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_22_001

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doc All-inclusive membership card (ddr-csujad-5-238)

Tomeyo Okine's membership card for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, located in Los Angeles, California. She is a member of Excelsior High. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_69_001

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doc Memorial Day services (ddr-csujad-1-205)

A program for Memorial Day services held at Evergreen Memorial Park, Los Angeles California on May 25, 1998. Services were conducted by the Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_04_09_001

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-393)

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …

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vh Bill Shishima Interview (ddr-densho-1011-1)

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …

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av Ken Inose Interview (ddr-densho-400-5)

Ken Inose was born in 1933 in Los Angeles, California, as one of four children to Sejiro and Yoshiko Inose. Before World War II, Ken lived in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles where he had ethnically diverse neighbors. His father was a salesman and his mother was a housewife. When the war broke out, …

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vh Toshi Nagamori Ito Interview (ddr-densho-1000-309)

Nisei female. Born September 19, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father worked in Little Tokyo. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Soon after arriving in Heart Mountain, was able to leave camp to attend National College in …

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vh Sakaye Aratani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-442)

Nisei female. Born December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, where parents ran a chicken farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved temporarily to live with family in Reedley, California, then was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While on a visit to a different camp, Sakaye met her future …

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img Baby photo (ddr-densho-107-1)

This photo was taken at the Akagawa Studio in Los Angeles, California. At the time the photo was taken, Roy Matsumoto was about three and a half months old. A copy of the photo was made at the Hiroshima Studio on March 12, 1931.

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img [Nisei Week] (ddr-csujad-29-239)

Photograph of a man overseeing a craft booth during Los Angeles Nisei Week, presumably. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P182

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vh Mary Kageyama Nomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-255)

Nisei female. Born September 29, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Lost both parents at an early age, and was raised by older siblings as part of a large family. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in music from childhood, became known as the "Songbird of Manzanar," performing in camp. After …

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vh Yo Shibuya Interview (ddr-manz-1-98)

Nisei male. Born August 23, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Went to Japan for a time as a child with family before returning to California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, learned the saxophone and played with the Jive Bombers band. After leaving camp, attended college and began …

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img Mitzi Masukawa Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-324)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. "May 1952" stamped on the back side. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_003_01

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img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-327)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City, 1950. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_006

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img Haruko Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-270)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of Haruko Taenaka probably taken in the early 1930s in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_066

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img Mitzi Masukawa Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-332)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_011

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img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-326)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_005

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img Tomosuke and Koyuta Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-336)

Photographed are Tomosuke and Koyuta Masukawa standing in front of their house on Lomita Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_22_002

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img Uno house; [Amy Uno Ishii] (ddr-csujad-29-121)

The Uno house on Thirty-Eight Street in Los Angeles, California. Amy Uno Ishii in 1939, three years prior to her forced evacuation from the West Coast. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P041

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