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Redress and reparations -- Receiving redress checks and apology (18)
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Industry and employment -- Small business -- Florists (17)
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World War II -- Support from the non-Japanese American community (17)
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Geographic communities -- Oregon -- Portland (15)
Industry and employment -- Dentistry (15)
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Community activities (14)
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Community activities -- Nihonmachi ("Japantowns") (14)
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Japan -- Education (14)
Identity and values -- Japanese American identity (14)
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Geographic communities -- California -- Los Angeles (11)
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World War II -- Administration -- Registration and the "loyalty questionnaire" (11)
Geographic communities -- Washington -- Bainbridge Island (10)
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Japan -- Imperialist expansion (9)
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World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Fred Korematsu (7)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Community and social service associations (7)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Fujinkai (7)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Mochitsuki (7)
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Industry and employment -- Importing (7)
World War II -- Leaving camp -- Work leave -- Temporary agricultural work leave (7)
Industry and employment -- Agriculture -- Farmers' markets and stands (7)
World War II -- Department of Justice camps (7)
World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Supreme Court cases -- Minoru Yasui (6)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- Facilities, services, and camp administration (6)
Geographic communities -- Illinois -- Chicago (6)
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Identity and values -- Sansei (6)
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World War II -- Resistance and dissidence -- Draft resistance -- Fair Play Committee (6)
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Industry and employment -- Barbering and hairdressing (5)
Reflections on the past -- Days of remembrance (5)
World War II -- Administration -- Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA) (5)
Identity and values (5)
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Arts and literature -- Literary arts -- Poetry (4)
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Geographic communities -- Hawai'i (4)
Community activities -- Sports -- Tennis (4)
Industry and employment -- Mining (4)
Identity and values -- Chinese American identity (4)
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World War II -- Mass removal ("evacuation") -- Japanese American community responses (4)
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World War II -- Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (3)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Hearings (3)
Japanese Latin Americans (3)
Military service -- Postwar occupation of Japan (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Manzanar Free Press (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Publications -- Poston Chronicle (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Needlecrafts (3)
Community activities -- Festivals, celebrations, and holidays -- Girls' Day (3)
Industry and employment -- Photography (3)
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Japanese Canadians -- Incarceration during World War II (3)
Journalism and media -- Community publications -- Pacific Citizen (3)
Arts and literature -- Visual arts -- Crafts and decorating (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Conflicts, intimidation, and violence -- Tule Lake strike (3)
World War II -- Concentration camps -- Social relations (3)
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Japan (2)
Redress and reparations -- Mobilizing and organizing the community (2)
Redress and reparations -- Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) -- Formation and work (2)
Race and racism -- Stereotypes (2)
Community activities -- Associations and organizations -- Kenjinkai (2)
World War II -- Temporary Assembly Centers -- The journey (2)
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Family visiting Snoqualmie Pass
(ddr-densho-153-17)
Redress confirmation letter
(ddr-densho-153-22)
Written piece titled "Christmas, 1942"
(ddr-densho-153-24)
Mother and daughters in garden
(ddr-densho-153-6)
Two Nisei in front of barracks
(ddr-densho-153-8)
Farmers
(ddr-densho-153-13)
Two sisters
(ddr-densho-153-15)
Camp mess hall workers
(ddr-densho-157-60)
Newly planted trees in camp
(ddr-densho-157-93)
Japanese American men in camp
(ddr-densho-157-13)
Camp mess hall workers
(ddr-densho-157-61)
Seattle Nisei War Memorial Parade
(ddr-densho-157-166)
Letter to an Issei woman
(ddr-densho-157-182)
Camp Sunday school students
(ddr-densho-157-110)
Heart Mountain concentration camp street
(ddr-densho-157-9)
Japanese Presbyterian Church
(ddr-densho-157-131)
Gardena Baptist Issei Women
(ddr-densho-157-130)
Equipment list for camp dental office
(ddr-densho-157-198)
Alien's Short-Term Leave request
(ddr-densho-157-209)
Engagement photo at Gardena Baptist Church
(ddr-densho-157-122)
Street scene in Heart Mountain
(ddr-densho-157-4)
FBI arrest warrant
(ddr-densho-157-201)
Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado
(ddr-densho-157-106)
Camp mess hall workers
(ddr-densho-157-59)
Camp mess hall workers
(ddr-densho-157-63)
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Family visiting Snoqualmie Pass (ddr-densho-153-17)
Matsushita family.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-17/
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Redress confirmation letter (ddr-densho-153-22)
Letter from the Justice Department's Office of Redress Administration notifying recipient of impending arrival of redress compensation check.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-22/
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Written piece titled "Christmas, 1942" (ddr-densho-153-24)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-24/
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Mother and daughters in garden (ddr-densho-153-6)
Kyoko Amitani Matsushita and daughters Marjorie and Kara.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-6/
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Two Nisei in front of barracks (ddr-densho-153-8)
Lewis Abe and Sammy Itaya
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-8/
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Farmers (ddr-densho-153-13)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-13/
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Two sisters (ddr-densho-153-15)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-15/
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Camp mess hall workers (ddr-densho-157-60)
Mess hall B-14-27.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-60/
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Newly planted trees in camp (ddr-densho-157-93)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-93/
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Japanese American men in camp (ddr-densho-157-13)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-13/
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Camp mess hall workers (ddr-densho-157-61)
Mess hall B-14-27.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-61/
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Seattle Nisei War Memorial Parade (ddr-densho-157-166)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-166/
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Letter to an Issei woman (ddr-densho-157-182)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-182/
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Camp Sunday school students (ddr-densho-157-110)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-110/
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Heart Mountain concentration camp street (ddr-densho-157-9)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-9/
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Japanese Presbyterian Church (ddr-densho-157-131)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-131/
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Gardena Baptist Issei Women (ddr-densho-157-130)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-130/
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Equipment list for camp dental office (ddr-densho-157-198)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-198/
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Alien's Short-Term Leave request (ddr-densho-157-209)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-209/
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Engagement photo at Gardena Baptist Church (ddr-densho-157-122)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-122/
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Street scene in Heart Mountain (ddr-densho-157-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-4/
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FBI arrest warrant (ddr-densho-157-201)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-201/
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Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado (ddr-densho-157-106)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-106/
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Camp mess hall workers (ddr-densho-157-59)
Mess hall B-14-27.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-59/
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Camp mess hall workers (ddr-densho-157-63)
Mess hall B-14-27.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-157-63/
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