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vh James Sakamoto Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-1)

Nisei male. Born April 18, 1924, in Mayfield, California. Spent prewar childhood years in Alviso, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Stockton, California, in an attempt to avoid mass removal. Despite this, was removed to the Stockton Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Resettled in Colorado …

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vh Lillian Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-224)

Nisei/Sansei female. Born December 14, 1928, in Stockton, California. Father was Issei and mother was Nisei, born in Hawaii. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. During World War II, moved with family to Colorado to avoid mass removal. Remained in Denver, later operating a grocery store and greenhouse business with husband.

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Narrator Grayce Uyehara

Nisei female. Born July 4, 1919. Raised in Stockton, California. During World War II, removed during senior year at College of the Pacific, Stockton, California. Incarcerated at the Stockton Assembly Center and Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Resettled with family members in Philadelphia. Graduated from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work. Active volunteer with the …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 3 (July 17, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-29)

Selected article titles: "California JACL Committee against Prop. 14 Starts Push" (p.1), "Vandals Smear Anti-Japanese Slogns on New Half-Million Dollar Toho Theater" (p.1), "GI Claims He's Victim of Racial Bias" (p.1), "Stockton Japanese Eye New Project Area" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 11 (October 13, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-36)

Selected article titles: "California Attorney General's: Report States Stockton Massacre Was Racially Motivated" (p. 1), "Frank Hideo Hattori, 82: Seattle Realtor Hailed at His Birthday; Recalls His WWII Role as OWI Broadcaster" (p. 2), and "Young Mixed Race Generation Facing Identity Dilemma" (p. 3).

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img Japanese American laborer prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-89)

Original caption: Stockton, California. So-called "stoop" laborer is shown weeding a celery field. Many persons of Japanese ancestry worked at this type of field labor before they were evacuated from military areas. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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img Young Japanese Americans waiting for new arrivals (ddr-densho-151-256)

Original caption: Stockton, California. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry have been at this Assembly center for several days and are watching the arrival of buses bringing new groups of families. Later, all will be transferred to a War Relocation Authority center to spend the duration.

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doc Special Northern California Official Delegates: District Council Meeting (ddr-densho-491-6)

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doc Dock Union Punished For Barring Nisei (May 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1119)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 23, 1945, p. 1

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doc Stockton Jap Slayings Still Unsolved Murders (February 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1022)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 7, 1944, p. 4

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-32)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_004

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-33)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_005

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-35)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_007

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-36)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_008

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-34)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_006

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-29)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_001

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img Pop Suzuki (ddr-csujad-11-89)

A character from the "Little Kabuki" in Stockton, California. This photo is addressed from Suzuki to Tazu. From page 35 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_35_001

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-31)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_003

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img Hiroshima Ken gathering (ddr-csujad-11-30)

A group of photos from a community gathering in Stockton, California. The caption reads, "Hiroshima Ken Gathering." From page 15 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_15_002

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img Babs Namasu (ddr-csujad-11-90)

A character from the "Little Kabuki" in Stockton. This photo is addressed from Shigeru [?] to Tazu Kawamoto. From page 35 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_35_002

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doc Letter of support for publication of "Open Letter" to S.I. Hayakawa (ddr-densho-122-104)

From Masahazu Hirose

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img Children playing baseball in alleyway (ddr-ajah-5-76)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei children play baseball in a Stockton, CA.,alley, circa early 1920s. (Information courtesy National Japanese American Historical Society). Phot courtesy Takuritsu Morita family, San Jose, CA.

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