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doc Letters from Reeves family to Kida family (ddr-one-3-61)

Two letters dated December 22, 1943, one from Miriam Reeves to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, the other from George Reeves to the Kida family. The letter from Miriam Reeves describes her new hobby of knitting. Mentions that she had just finished knitting a suit for a Japanese American girl who was an evacuee from Los Angeles but …

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img The staff of the Minidoka Irrigator (ddr-densho-10-3)

The staff of the Minidoka Irrigator, the weekly newspaper of the Minidoka concentration camp, outside the paper's office. The Minidoka Irrigator, a weekly paper, ran from September 10, 1942, through July 28, 1945, and contained news about the camp and of the war when Nisei began enlisting. Japanese Americans with a background in journalism worked on …

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 4 (ddr-csujad-26-52)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Autumn" a poem by Ken Yasuda; "On a night Like this" by Frances Okamoto; "Sloop Nakano: fat guy" by Riley O'Suga; "Flower arrangement" by Grace Hosokawa; "Why co-op" by Tsuyoshi Nakamura; "Twilight emissary" by Tommy Sakiyama; "Hi school in …

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doc Desert Sentinel, Volume I, No. 4, November 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-17-5)

School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. Features and topics include a new superintendent and the choice of "Desert Sentinel" as the name for the school paper; news of campus, sports, and social and holiday events, including the opening of the Butte High School library; items about classes, students and teachers, including a student …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 23 (ddr-densho-156-335)

Original summary excerpt: Publicity surrounding WRA reached a new high this week with approximately 575 items about the Dies Committee investigation alone. Because of the tremendous volume of clippings it was impossible to digest each individual item and only the most significant news is metnioned in the Review. The Pacific Coast papers continued to show the …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 33 (ddr-densho-156-345)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies committee was the greatest source of news this week, with thirty new items and three editorials. The majority report of the subcommittee received considerable attention with varying degrees of stress laid upon the release of 23 alleged subversives and "negligence" of WRA. Two papers headlined the fact that Rep. Costello's report …

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doc Bulletin (Florin Chapter of Japanese American Citizens League), no. 8 (May 16, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-83)

Newsletter of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League covering issues related to incarceration including an editorial by Mary Tsukamoto, news from Temporary Assembly Centers, care of pets, Japanese American soldiers, inoculation certificates, access to bank services, information about the Farm Security office, the Sacramento Workers Compensation Claims Administration, advice for incarcerees, work of …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 15 (September 23, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-649)

General information bulletin, series 15, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 23, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Cooperation asked in meeting housing problem; Center gets 22 additional trucks; Colonists without August work orders listed; Transfer application forms now available; Mothers asked to return …

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Collection CSU Northridge Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection (ddr-csujad-20)

Reverend Wendell L. Miller was pastor of the University Methodist Church, Los Angeles. He became involved in local politics when gambling and prostitution began edging toward the area surrounding the University of Southern California (USC) campus. Miller founded the Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (C.I.V.I.C.), which also campaigned against crime and corruption in City Hall, ultimately …

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Collection Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection (ddr-densho-474)

The Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection, c. 1908-1977, consists of photographs, periodicals, and commemorative books belonging to the Hashiguchi and Urakawa family. Included are photographs of numerous Japanese-American societies, including the the Seattle Progressive Citizen League, the Tacoma Sectional YPCC, Seattle Domeki Bai, Nikkei Kai, and the JACL conventions in 1930 and 1967. The collection includes …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 12 (ddr-densho-121-17)

Selected article titles: "Charge Wounded Nisei Treated Like POWs" (p. 1), "JACL Protests Treatment of Nisei Wounded on Ship" (p. 1), "Tule Lake, Last of Centers, Closed by Relocation Agency" (p. 1), "Clark Reveals Santa Fe Camp Will Be Closed" (p. 1), "California Personnel Board Expected to Drop Charges Against Japanese Americans" (p. 2), "Report 7100 …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 22 (ddr-densho-156-334)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies Committee investigation continued as most important news source. Statements by various committee representatives and reports of hearings at which former and present Colorado River officials testified received prominent play, particularly in West Coast papers, although the press in other areas also carried wire service dispatches. New accusations reported included one that …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-252)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto from Yoshito Shibata in which he describes his reaction to letter she sent (appears to be the final version of the drafted letter in ddr-densho-356-250), congratulations to Kan and Sally's new baby, hope that this will be the last war ever, description of seeing koalas not kangaroos, discussion of the corresponding in …

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img Galeazzo Ciano inspecting the Fascist youth's "Camp Mussolini" (ddr-njpa-1-57)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Overseas Photographic News October 1. Young Italian Foreign Minister Ciano Gradually Coming to the Forefront. (Rome) Domei. Count Ciano shook the world's expectations by assuming the important post of foreign minister at a critical time for Italian foreign negotiations. Although he was often criticized by the great powers at the time …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 7 (September 10, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-642)

General Information Bulletin, Series 7, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 10, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Temporary block administrative officers picked; Mess identification tags ordered; Construction starts on new barracks; Athletic field planned west of Block 5; Lost and Found Department at …

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vh Pamela Rouse Dixon Interview (ddr-densho-1020-9)

Born in Newport News, Virginia. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as a Document Technician with the ORA from 1997 to 2000. After the ORA sunset, continued to work for the Department of Justice/Civil …

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img Short article regarding Takeo Yoshikawa's appointment with Honolulu Consulate (ddr-njpa-4-775)

Article [translation]: "Consulate-General is busy with succession of citizenship (?), etc. One secretary to be added. Tadashi Morimura will be appointed soon. The Tochi Teikoku Consulate-General is busy with dealing with many matters of successions of citizenship (?) recently, so they requested to add a secretary member and, on the 8th, the secretary Tadashi Morimura was …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 22 (June 1, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-22)

Selected article titles: "Up claims compromise to $100,000. Senate judiciary committee acts on bill to push claims program" (p. 1), "Amendment to Fulbright Act Passed, Plugs Loophole for Visiting Students" (p. 1), "Michigan ex-GI adopts Japanese citizenship" (p. 1), "Actions speak as loudly as words, says Canadian judge ruling on discrimination" (p. 1), 'S.F. Jewish weekly …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 27 (December 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-19)

Selected article titles: "Study Relocation Program -- Holland. WRA Employment Head Gives Advice" (p. 1), "Block 44 Opening In Few Days" (p. 1), "Motion Pictures Taken Here For Official Files of WRA" (p. 1), "Student Council Lists Objectives" (p. 2), "Nominal Change To Be Made For Cashing Personal Checks" (p. 3), "Arts And Handicraft Taught Grade …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 29 (ddr-densho-156-341)

Original summary excerpt: The chief source of news interest at this time is the coming segregation of disloyal evacuees. The center selected to house the segregated persons, Tule Lake, was announced by Harvey Coverley, director of the project on July 25. The announcement was covered by AP, UP, and INS. An official announcement made the following …

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img Yukio Ozaki being filmed with others (ddr-njpa-4-1239)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei National News. (Tokyo) January 17. Before opening of congress Mr. Ozaki appeared in constitutional talkie. In honor of the new capital, a Japanese movie studio decided to produce a talkie titled 'Our Constitutional Hall.' Cast for this movie was Kentaro Kaneko, Yukio Ozaki, Suzuki, Keisuke Mochizuki, Adachi, Tanaka, and others. They …

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 25 of 26. (ddr-one-5-147)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 103a - 108 of 111. These questions seek additional information on all the organizations that Koyama is affiliated with. They ask for how long he has been involved in the organizations, if the …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 25 (December 20-27, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-51)

Selected article titles: "In Honor of Pioneers from Japan to America" (p. 1), "The Sorry Memory: More Are Questioning the Constitutionality of Korematsu Case -- Low Point in U.S. History for Japanese Americans" (p. 2), "Political Behavior of Issei and Nisei" (p. 2), "How Japanese Are the Japanese Americans?" (p. 21), "Hayakawa 'hottest' Issue in S.F. …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 7 No. 15 (September 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-366)

Selected article titles: "Block Clearance Program Empties Six of Ten Units. Residents of Block 33 and 28 Will Contact Housing Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday for New Assignments" (p. 1), "Parolees Asked to See Attorney" (p. 1), "Six More Children Depart as Village Passes Into History. Few Who Remain Will Receive Care at Building 2, While Awaiting …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 51 (November 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-10)

Selected article titles: "Partial Evacuation for Hawaii Japanese Decreed" (p. 1), "Studies to Aid in Relocation" (p. 1), "Co-op News. Congress Meets Again Tonight" (p. 1), "Specialists Here for Child Clinic" (p. 1), "Liquid Contraband..." (p. 1), "Workers Return in Good Spirits After Hard Labor" (p. 1), "Check-ups Urged for Children" (p. 1), "Three Depart for …

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