118 items
118 items
Narrator Dorothy Ikkanda
Nisei female. Born February 10, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. Married prior to World War II. During the war, removed with husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, and eventually moved to Los Angeles.
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Wooden sign from he Imagire Sewing School (ddr-ajah-6-142)
Caption below photo: Item from the Imagire Sewing School, originally located in Alameda, CA and later moved to Oakland, CA. This wooden sign came from her last store, in Reno, Nevada and is about 16 x 8", circa 1942 - 1950s.
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Rose Matsui Ochi Interview I Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-276-6)
Family leaves camp and settles in Elko, Nevada
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 Department of the Interior.
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Topaz Times Vol. X No. 7 (January 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-142-375)
Selected article titles: "Three Nisei Wounded Sat. in Wells, Nevada" (p. 1), "Center Visits to be Considered in Terms of Value to Relocation" (p. 1), "Attempted Violence on Auburn Nisei Reported" (p. 1), "Nisei May Have Cameras, Short Wave Radio Sets" (p. 2).
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Photograph of women around a car in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-281)
Photograph of four women around a car in front of the Sierra Nevada mountains at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0430
Narrator Tom Ikkanda
Nisei male. Born August 22, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked for a reservoir maintenance crew in camp. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, finding work as an aviation mechanic. Later returned to Los Angeles, establishing a business as an auto mechanic.
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Reno "big little city" (ddr-densho-475-523)
Black and white photograph of Reno welcome sign. Written below the photograph on the album page is "Reno 'Big Little City'" in white pencil. Written across the top of the album page is "Hollister Merchants Reno, Nevada, July 27-28, '40" in white pencil.
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Hollister "Merchants" (ddr-densho-475-522)
Black and white team photo of the Hollister Merchants baseball team. Written below the photograph on the album page is "Hollister 'Merchants'" in white pencil. Written across the top of the album page is "Hollister Merchants Reno, Nevada, July 27-28, '40" in white pencil.
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Dorothy Ikkanda Interview (ddr-manz-1-42)
Nisei female. Born February 10, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. Married prior to World War II. During the war, removed with husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, and eventually moved to Los Angeles.
Narrator Fumie I. Shimada
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1939, in Sparks, Nevada. Grew up in Sparks, where father worked as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad for twenty-two years. In February 1942, father was fired from his job. Over forty years later, Ms. Shimada fought successfully for redress for the fired railroad workers and their families.
Narrator George H. Morishita
Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. During World War II, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived in Sawtelle, California, for a time before being drafted in the army and serving in Korea. Lived in Arizona and Nevada after the war.
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Photograph of a rock field in the mountains near Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-309)
Photograph of an unidentified rock field in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0460
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Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-297)
Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0446
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Poston I class reunion 1998 (ddr-csujad-35-21)
A banquet program for Poston I class reunion 1998 held in Laughlin, Nevada, October 12-14, 1998. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_19_001
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Photograph of a person standing on a rock in the snow-covered mountains (ddr-csujad-47-294)
Photograph of a person standing on a rock in the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains behind Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0443
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Photograph of a side road facing the Sierra Nevada with barracks on the side (ddr-csujad-47-343)
Photograph of a dirt road facing the snow-covered Sierra Nevada at Manzanar incarceration camp. Several buildings are visible on the right side. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0502
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Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney standing in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-271)
Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney with two other women standing in front of a building at Manzanar incarceration camp. In the background a utility pole, building and the Sierra Nevada are visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0420
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Photograph of an orchard during winter with snow-covered Sierra Nevada in the background (ddr-csujad-47-82)
Photograph of an orchard during winter with snow-covered Sierra Nevada in the background. Several bare trees are in the foreground on cleared land. A line of utility poles crosses through the center of the photograph. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0130
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Photograph of a women leaning on rocks in a stream in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-300)
Photograph of a women leaning on a number of rocks in a stream in the Sierra Nevada near the Manzanar incarceration camp. She is wearing a cardigan, plaid shirt, and jeans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0449
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Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney standing in front of the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-269)
Photograph of Yone Akite and Lucille Carney with two other women at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of trees and the Sierra Nevada. They are all wearing winter coats. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0418
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Photograph of a group of people, including Bernice Sibner, sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-298)
Photograph of a group of people, including Bernice Sibner, sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0447
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Photograph of Bernice Sibner (ddr-csujad-47-299)
Photograph of Bernice Sibner holding a branch over her head next to a stream in the Sierra Nevada near Manzanar incarceration camp See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0448
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Scott Nishimura and Noreen Tokita's wedding (ddr-densho-477-773)
Photograph of the bride and groom's families. From left to right: David Nishimura, Frank Nishimura, Scott Nishimura, Noreen Tokita, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, unidentified, and unidentified. The caption below the photo reads "Grandson Scott Nishimura's marriage to Noreen Tokita on August 6, 2000 in Las Vegas, Nevada" in black ink.
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Tom Ikkanda Interview (ddr-manz-1-41)
Nisei male. Born August 22, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked for a reservoir maintenance crew in camp. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, finding work as an aviation mechanic. Later returned to Los Angeles, establishing a business as an auto mechanic.
Narrator Eugene Tatsuru Kimura
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …