77 items
77 items
Narrator Shigeo Kihara
Sansei male. Born January 15, 1935, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Florin area where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with family to live and work at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Eventually returned to Sacramento.
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Grace K. Seto Interview (ddr-manz-1-140)
Nisei female. Born September 23, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in California, where father worked as a bookkeeper. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with the family to a rural community in Maryland, then to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before eventually returning to California.
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 138 (November 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-224)
Selected article titles: "Halt Order Set on Deportation"; "Waiting Period Short"; "Sergeant in Saigon Fray"; "War Vet Flier Candidate for Election to Diet"; "Close Chicago Office Dec. 15"; "Bussei Service Sunday"; "Kuroki to Speak"; "Myer Lauds New Nisei Committee"; "Philadelphia Resettler Buys Farm in New Jersey"; "Remains of Fallen Men Will be Brought Home Soon"; "Say …
Narrator Rokuro Kurihara
Nisei male. Born July 11, 1927, in Glendale, California. Grew up in Glendale where parents had a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked briefly with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, then attended college in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually returned to California.
Narrator Grace K. Seto
Nisei female. Born September 23, 1935, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in California, where father worked as a bookkeeper. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with the family to a rural community in Maryland, then to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before eventually returning to California.
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Helen Amerman Manning Interview (ddr-densho-1000-147)
White female. Born March 23, 1916, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Attended Michigan State College, then Stanford University for graduate courses, before becoming a high school teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp. After World War II, worked for various organizations in the field of race relations, including the San Francisco Council for Civic Unity, and the Oakland …
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Sumiko Yamauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-135)
Nisei female. Born January 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a florist shop. During World War II, sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived and worked with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before leaving to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually returned to …
Narrator Helen Amerman Manning
White female. Born March 23, 1916, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Attended Michigan State College, then Stanford University for graduate courses, before becoming a high school teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp. After World War II, worked for various organizations in the field of race relations, including the San Francisco Council for Civic Unity, and the Oakland …
Narrator Sumiko Yamauchi
Nisei female. Born January 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a florist shop. During World War II, sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived and worked with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before leaving to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually returned to …
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Glen Gardner Sanatorium NJ, 1946 (ddr-csujad-24-141)
Photographs from Glen Gardner Sanatorium in New Jersey in 1946 and Mt. Kipp Sanatorium in 1949, where Michi Weglyn was treated for tuberculosis. Weglyn appears to be in both photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_009
Narrator Takeshi Minato
Nisei male. Born July 13, 1922, in Park City, Utah. Family moved several times prior to World War II, and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. After the war, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and Seabrook, …
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Rohwer Relocator Vol. I No. 15 (August 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-296)
Selected article titles: "Statement by Mr. C.B. Price Regarding September Train" (p. 1), "Bring Your Own Interpreters" (p. 1), "Relocation Officer to Visit the Center" (p. 2), "Scholarships for Nisei Students" (p. 2), "News of Rohwer Relocatees" (p. 3), "Navy Paper Defends Nisei" (p. 3), "End of New Jersey Incident" (p. 4), "Japanese Language Newspaper for …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4315 (May 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-29)
Selected article titles: "Legion Post Refuses to Rent Hall to Anti-Nisei Promoters"; "Art Work of Issei and Nisei Exhibited in New Jersey"; "Navy to Employ Some Nisei Vets"; "West Coast Terror"; "Army Urged to Help Nisei"; "Japanese P.O.W.s Escape, May Be in Chicago"; "Two Nisei in Big Ten Meet at Chicago"; "St. Louis Nisei Sponsor Dance"; …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4331 (July 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-45)
Selected article titles: "Coast Guard Official Says Ban on Port Entry Still in Effect"; "Statement on Japanese Relief Issued in Fresno"; "Tells Attitude of Colleges"; "Kalifornians Get Off to Flying Start in Windy City"; "Fairer Deals to Nisei Grow Despite Pacific War Fury"; "What's Going On? News of Californians You May Know"; "Alien Who Posed as …
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Oral history with Judith Matthias Pendleton (ddr-csujad-29-384)
An oral interview with Judith Pendleton, former resident of Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0948. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1514_T01
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Takeshi Minato Interview (ddr-manz-1-57)
Nisei male. Born July 13, 1922, in Park City, Utah. Family moved several times prior to World War II, and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. After the war, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and Seabrook, …
Narrator Nori Masuda
Nisei male. Born September 11, 1916, in Fresno, California. Grew up in Fresno in Chinatown, where the city's Chinese and Japanese communities were concentrated. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Left camp to work for Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Enlisted in the military and served …
Narrator Masaru Ed Nakawatase
Sansei male. Born September 29, 1943, in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, parents moved to and worked at Seabrook Farms in New Jersey. Masaru grew up in the Seabrook with the families that worked there. Became involved in the Civil Rights Movement and worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the American Friends …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 19 (May 8, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-19)
Selected article titles: "Rule Restrictive Covenants Unenforceable. Supreme Tribunal Says Courts Cannot Be Used to Enforce Discrimination in Housing" (p. 1), "The Seabrook Story: Issei at New Jersey Farm Settlement Live, Work for Citizenship Rights" (p. 2), "Ishikawa Stresses Disabilities Facing Issei as Ineligible Aliens" (p. 6), "San Francisco Senator Says Alien Land Law Issue Not …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 34 No. 14 (April 5, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-14)
Selected article titles: "Oregon's Governor Declares Refusal to Hire 442nd Vet 'Stupid, Damned Outrage'" (p. 1), "Report Job Refusal Not Nisei's First Brush With Prejudice" (p. 1), "Protest Paper's Publication Of Wild Rumors Arising from Bombing of House in L.A." (p. 2), "New Jersey Congressman Tells EDC Mass Evacuation 'Greatest Wartime Mistake'" (p. 3), "Reader Finds …
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Masaru Ed Nakawatase Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-19)
Sansei male. Born September 29, 1943, in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, parents moved to and worked at Seabrook Farms in New Jersey. Masaru grew up in the Seabrook with the families that worked there. Became involved in the Civil Rights Movement and worked for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, the American Friends …
Narrator Yukiko Miyahara
Nisei female. Born November 29, 1919, in Venice, California. Married in Venice prior to World War II, and had a child only a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Transferred with family to the Tule Lake concentration …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 7 (August 14, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-33)
Selected article titles: "Japan flood victims qualify as non-quota immigrant refugees. 'Natural Calamity' provision aiding Dutch flood victims in assist" (p. 1), "New Jersey congressmen seeks ban of Peru-Japanese deportation to Japan" (p. 3), "East Los Angeles Couple Fight Anti-Japanese Housing Sentiments" (p. 5), "Warbride inadaptability: Nonsense" (p. 5), "'Picture bride' marriages in Hawaii stir [remarriage] …
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 102 (April 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-257)
Selected article titles: "Bernhard to Aid in Law Matters" (p. 1), "Ickes Defends WRA; Criticizes Race Mongers" (p. 1), "Relocation: Early Clearance Hastens Leave" (p. 1), "Ban Hardball Within Blocks" (p. 1), "Topaz: Children Speak on Evacuation" (p. 2), "Editorial: Welcome Visitors" (p. 2), "Pasadenans Form Group to Fight for Nisei Rights. Name for Group Sought" …
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Primo Carnera boxing a kangaroo (ddr-njpa-1-103)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Sports Photography July 21. The Kangaroo Who Drew with World Heavyweight Champion Carnera. (Atlantic City, New Jersey) Rengo. Primo Carnera, who recently won the world heavyweight championship by knocking out Jack Sharkey, was met here by a brave challenger. Fans of fisticuffs were surprised when the kangaroo called Jo-Jo fought bravely, …