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img Just strolling along (ddr-csujad-11-41)

A photograph of two ladies strolling together. "Treasure Island San Francisco, California, 1939," is printed. From page 17 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_17_001

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img Takarazuka ballet (ddr-csujad-11-53)

Takarazuka girls and elected festival queens, photographed in the Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco. From page 20 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_20_001

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img Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-443-47)

Photograph of Wakako "Wak" Domoto sitting in a corner. Written below the image on the album page is "My Corner! / Oh oh! These blankets / (did "Mac" see this?)" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - 1949 …

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img Wakako Domoto and Jean Kohatsu (ddr-densho-443-44)

Photograph of Jean Kohatsu (left) and Wakako "Wak" Domoto (right" playing cards. Written above the image on the album page is "Roommate Jean Kohatsu / Glendale, Arizona / A Swell Gal!" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - …

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img Exclusion orders posted in vacated restaurant (ddr-densho-151-127)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Civilian Exclusion Order Number 5, ordering evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry, posted in a vacant store window on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. This establishment, like many others in Chinatown, was operated by proprietors of Japanese descent. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Bus leaving for Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-151-262)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. These evacuees of Japanese ancestry are part of a group of 600 persons being evacuated on this morning to the assembly center. The Japanese American Citizens League headquarters is being used as a Wartime Civil Control Administration station. Prior to evacuation orders it was used as a language school.

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img School children reciting the Pledge of Allegiance (ddr-densho-151-125)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Many children of Japanese ancestry attended Raphael Weill public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets, prior to evacuation. This scene shows first- graders during flag pledge ceremony. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration. Provision will be effected for the continuance of education.

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vh 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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Narrator Dave Tatsuno

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1913, in San Francisco, California. Spent difficult childhood years in San Francisco under care of a guardian while family lived in Japan. Graduated with a degree in business administration from the University of California at Berkeley before World War II. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and then to Topaz concentration …

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vh John Y. Hayakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-401)

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1918, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Jose, California, where father ran a farm. Was an active member of the Japanese American Citizens League and helped to run the San Jose office after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly …

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img Santa Fe, New Mexico [internees] (ddr-csujad-56-323)

Internees in work clothes in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Included is a typed list of names and hometowns: Kakigi (Sebastopol); Okamura, Sueichi (San Francisco); Matsumoto (Petaluma); Yokoyama, Rokuzaemon (Sebastopol); Sugioka (Petaluma); Yoshizawa, Seizo (Petaluma); Ito, Hichijiro (Sebastopol); Iba; Kimura (Santa Rosa); Kobuke (Sebastopol); Akutagawa, Kiyoshi (Sebastopol); Kai (Santa Rosa); Nagase (Santa Rosa); Udo, Tsunejiro (San Francisco). …

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Narrator John Y. Hayakawa

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1918, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Jose, California, where father ran a farm. Was an active member of the Japanese American Citizens League and helped to run the San Jose office after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/650/

img Approximately 200 Indonesians in San Francisco being placed aboard the "Marine Lynx" for deportation to Batavia, Dutch East Indies (ddr-csujad-27-4)

Caption found with the image reads, "Approximately 200 Indonesians being placed aboard the "Marine Lynx" for deportation to Batavia, Dutch East Indies." The ship is anchored in the San Francisco Bay. This image shows men walking up a gangplank onto the boat. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ind_01_01_002

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 8 (February 24, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-8)

Selected article titles: "House Passes Walter Bill on Citizenship for Issei. Equality in Naturalization, Extension of GI Brides Act Now Go to Senate for Action" (p. 1), "Report 2,310 GI Marriages in Japan During Occupation" (p. 1), "New JACL Blood Bank Makes First Loan in San Francisco" (p. 2), "Arrest Solicitor in Alleged Intimidation of Issei …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 16 (October 16, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-42)

Selected article titles: "No funds available to pay evacuee awards after June 30" (p. 1), "Second meeting of Nixon, Crown Prince in Hawaii symbolized as one of hope" (p. 1), "Four civilian arrested after brutal attack on Nisei G.I. amputee in San Francisco street fight" (p. 1), "Search party finds Nisei lost in Washington forest" (p. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 15 (April 10, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-15)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Navy ensign refused sale of FHA-insured tract home in L.A." (p. 1), "House passed alien in armed forces naturalization measure" (p. 1), "Rousing reception accorded Crown Prince Akihito in Honolulu; San Francisco ready to greet him tomorrow" (p. 1), "Oregon Issei writes own story of why he seeks citizenship" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 6 (August 7, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-32)

Selected article titles: "Negro Mayor of Richmond to Address NC-WNDC" (p.1), "Clers Get Answers Refuting Charges against Prop. 14" (p.1, 4), "30 pct. Of Eligible Nisei Registered as Voters in San Francisco County" (p.1), "Impact of HR 7700 on Labor Market Said Insignificant" (p.1), "Calif. Eager to Hire Language Class Teachers" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 05, (August 3, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-30)

Select article titles: "If Constitution Can Be Amended Issei Might Be U.S. President" (p.1); "Sen. Inouye Will Talk to Himself in Hawaiian" (p.1); "Ruth Asawa's Wire Sculptures Draw Raves at San Francisco Museum of Art" (p.3); "Nat'l CACA Convenes in L.A." (p.4); "Low-key Minority Hiring Practices in State Corrections Dept. Pays Off" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 23 (June 13, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-23)

Selected article titles: "From JACL Nat'l Headquarters Communication: Bills Noted on Illegal Aliens" (p. 1), "Voting Rights Act Extended by House 5-1: Asian Language Ballots Likely in Honolulu and San Francisco" (p. 1), "Nat'l Board Finds No Sufficient Cause in Probe of Leadership" (pp. 1-2), and "Guest Column: Evacuation: A Candid View" (p. 2).

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doc Letter from Harold Johnson to Tsuneo Iwata, April 16, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-16)

Letter from Harold Johnson field representative of Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco to Tsuneo Iwata, president of the Turlock social Club, in regards to mass removal preparation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0016

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doc Truth about Relocation (ddr-csujad-19-32)

This document titled as the Truth about Relocation is an address delivered by Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War relocation Authority, before a luncheon meeting of the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-21_01

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img Japanese Pavilion (ddr-csujad-11-92)

The Japanese Pavilion, most likely from the 1939 World's Fair on Treasure Island in San Francisco. From page 36 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_36_002

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doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 25, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-162)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Topics include the San Francisco Council meeting, the National Convention fund, and the Japanese benefit show. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0161

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4357 (September 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-69)

Selected article titles: "How and Where Will Nisei Come Back? Niches Found Eastward by Japanese Americans"; "Ample Legal Counsel -- Free!"; "Nisei, Backed by Mayor Lupham, Returns to Job; Workers Confer"; "Special! Machinists Will Work With Nisei"; "San Francisco News: Mistaken Shopmen"; "Aliens May Own Real Property in New York"; "So. Calif. WRA Awarded First Prize …

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doc Information Digest No. 53 (ddr-densho-156-411)

Section titles: "Tule Lake Situation"; "Summary of New Relocation Division"; "Colorado River Center Transferred to WRA"; "Statistical Laboratory Set Up at Central Utah"; "Heart Mountain to Have Bakery"; "Indefinite and Seasonal Leave Figure"; "Volunteers Aid Harvest"; "Gibson Joins San Francisco Staff"; "Personal Changes"; "Administrative Meeting in Denver"; "New Magazine Added to Library"; "Center Fire Protection Reviewed"; …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-411/

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