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Narrator Shigeki Sugiyama

Nisei male. Born December 19, 1927, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, worked at the camouflage net factory and in the camp's hospital. Transferred with family to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, was drafted into the U.S. military …

Narrator Ted Kitayama

Nisei male. Born July 27, 1929, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge where parents ran a nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, along with many other Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island. After leaving camp, moved to Seattle, Washington, eventually establish …

Narrator Arnold T. Maeda

Nisei male. Born July 17, 1926, in Santa Monica, California. Grew up in the Santa Monica area where parents ran a nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked as a chick sexer, technical illustrator in the aerospace industry, and a life insurance salesman. Returned to California …

Narrator Clyde Tichenor

White male. Born August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Lost father at an early age and moved to Los Angeles, California. While in Los Angeles, began to study judo. Was part of a group in 1943 that visited Manzanar and competed in a judo tournament. Served in the navy during World War II and eventually returned …

Narrator Noboru Kamibayashi

Nisei male. Born June 23, 1930, in Fairfax, Washington. Grew up in Venice, California, where parents had a produce farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and decided to return with the family to Japan to live. After several years in Japan, came …
An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-57-1)
vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-57-1)
Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Translated into …
Fresno Grapevine Vol. I No. 7 (June 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-7)
doc Fresno Grapevine Vol. I No. 7 (June 13, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-7)
Selected article titles: "Colorful Program to End Flag Week. Impressive Ceremonies Scheduled" (p. 1), "Flag Day Program" (p. 1), "Improvements" (p. 2), "Hospital 3 Grounds to Be Improved" (p. 3), "Few People Break Curfew Regulations" (p. 3), "Dance Under the Stars" (p. 3), "Children May Get Book Room" (p. 3), "'Cock-Eyed Mayor' From Kaneko-Kai Steals Show" …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 4 (June 25, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-7)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 4 (June 25, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-7)
Selected article titles: "Eisenhower Out, Myer Appointed WRA Director!" (p. 1), Senators Rap 'Concentration Camp' Bill" (p. 1), "Native Daughters Seek Ban On Citizenship for Nisei" (p. 1), "800 Citizens Stage 'Strike' At Santa Anita" (p. 1), "National Committee Prepares Relocation of Nisei Students" (p. 2), "Curfew Charge Filed Against Three Nisei" (p. 2), "Have Confidence …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 9 (July 30, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-12)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 9 (July 30, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-12)
Selected article titles: "Citizens May Leave Relocation Centers Under New Program. Procedure Set Up by WRA Which Will Permit Departure to Jobs Outside Defense Command" (p. 1), Arguments Continued in Korematsu Case" (p. 1), "Warren Enters Endo Case as 'Friend of Court'" (p. 2), "Severe Storm Lashes Poston As Roofs Torn Off Barracks" (p. 3), "Sixty-Nine …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 20 (May 20, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-20)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 20 (May 20, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-20)
Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Upholds Nisei Citizenship" (p. 1), "WRA Centers Recognized As Mistake, Says Myer; Relocation to be Speeded" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldier is Reported War Prisoner of Japanese" (p. 1), "No Race is 'Unassimilable' Says Vancouver Columnist" (p. 2), "Conference on Resettlement Convened in New York City" (p. 3), "Hawaii's Nisei May Volunteer …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 26 (December 23-30, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-51)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 26 (December 23-30, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-51)
Select article titles: "Why leadership of Japanese community at time of Evacuation fell upon JACL" (p. A1); "Order of Evacuation Brings on One of America's Greatest Swindles" (p. A3); "The Closing of Manzanar" (p. B1); "Worthy Partners for Building Peace" (p. Supplement 1); "Immigration, Evacuation Claims, Civil Rights" (p. B17). The holiday issue included advertisements bought …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 5 (February 6, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-5)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 5 (February 6, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-5)
Selected article titles: "Seats limited for Matsunaga talk" (p. 1), "'Project Reading' to be emphasized, ethnic studies also planned in Fowler" (p. 1), "School supplies and craft material needed for shipment to U.S. Indians" (p. 1), "Industrial security act passes 274-65" (p. 1), "JACL pursues justice on Dr. Noguchi case" (p. 1), "Parents held responsible for …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 18 [November 29, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-43)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 18 [November 29, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-43)
Select article titles: "Developments in Phoenix murder case: Four men charged in case are dismissed" (p. 1), "Asian American leaders meet to discuss communication" (p. 1), "The Rap on Ice: Rapper Ice Cube's latest album has rocked the world because of what many consider to be racist lyrics" (p. 1), "Handling hate crimes" (p. 1), "Manzanar …
Senior problems quiz (ddr-csujad-48-130)
doc Senior problems quiz (ddr-csujad-48-130)
A quiz assigned during the Senior Problems course taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School, there is no student listed on the assignment. The quiz describes the means that a "Jack Jones" would learn his father's business from the ground up eventually taking over and having enough savings to invest in stock, and supply …
Term report: what will my future ambition be? (ddr-csujad-48-1)
doc Term report: what will my future ambition be? (ddr-csujad-48-1)
Term paper by George Odahara for period V Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. He discusses working in a print shop during middle and high school to become a printer. However, after the war started he changed paths to become a farmer, believing he would never be …
Memorandum from Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-79)
doc Memorandum from Harry Bentley Wells (ddr-csujad-48-79)
Memorandum concerning discipline in the Manzanar Secondary Schools with suggestions to modify existing rules and policies, written by Harry Bentley Wells. He discusses the lack of consistency in enforcing the rules and notices by each teacher as a cause of the issues. Wells then offers a number of suggestions to modify existing rules and forms used …
Economy class record book (ddr-csujad-48-43)
doc Economy class record book (ddr-csujad-48-43)
Metal comb bound book titled, "Economy Class Record Book," which Harry Bentley Wells used as a grade book while at Manzanar High School. The inside cover includes a key to the marks, the first several pages track attendance, followed by student names and grades for the courses he taught, the back cover has a list of …
Term paper: poultry raising (ddr-csujad-48-63)
doc Term paper: poultry raising (ddr-csujad-48-63)
Term Paper by Masao Hayashida for period III Senior Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Masao discusses the in detail the steps necessary to be a good poultry farmer. He discusses the types of chickens, the required habitat and living conditions as well as necessary steps to profit …
Cost per barracks--$2,848.55! (ddr-csujad-47-24)
img Cost per barracks--$2,848.55! (ddr-csujad-47-24)
Photograph of carpenters working to construct the barracks at Manzanar. A utility poles is connected to a primary connection point. Several stacks of cut and un-cut lumber are visible as is a ladder next to one of the utility poles. The Inyo Mountains are in the background. Caption reads: Cost per barracks -- $2848.55! Title from …
Questions? Answers here (ddr-csujad-47-27)
img Questions? Answers here (ddr-csujad-47-27)
A man and woman at Manzanar incarceration camp looking at a sign on a barrack that reads:"Information" beneath that sign is a vertical sign with Japanese writing. At the base of the barrack is a wooden sign that reads "BLK 1 BLDG 9." Two men are exiting the barrack standing by the doorway. Caption reads: Questions? …
Free Press reporters as posed by Bob Brown in the Victory Garden (ddr-csujad-47-12)
img Free Press reporters as posed by Bob Brown in the Victory Garden (ddr-csujad-47-12)
Photograph of several Manzanar Free Press reports posed by Bob Brown in one of the Victory Gardens. The barracks of Block 18 and Mt. Williamson are in the distance. A group of people can be seen standing next to one of the barracks. The caption reads: Free Press reporters as posed by Bob Brown in the …
Information Digest No. 31 (ddr-densho-156-391)
doc Information Digest No. 31 (ddr-densho-156-391)
Section titles: "Military Police Leave Manzanar"; "Officials Meet with WPB"; "Conference on Relocation Program"; "Fryer Returns"; "Paper Reports Unrest at Jerome"; "Progress on Indefinite Leave Program"; "Conference on Property"; "Chicago Conference on Employment"; "School Construction Reports In"; "Leave Applications Inventoried"; "Student Relocation Head Here"; "Administrative Instructions Issued"; "Business Service Office Opens"; "Model-Making Shop a Possibility'; "Family …
Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-376)
vh Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-376)
Nisei male. Born October 10, 1915, in California. Married prior to mass removal, and was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and worked on the camp newspaper. Drafted into the army and served with the Military Intelligence Service in the Philippines and occupied Japan.

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Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-250)
vh Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-250)
Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for Commission on Wartime Relocation …
Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-355)
vh Jack Y. Kunitomi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-355)
Nisei male. Born October 10, 1915, in California. Married prior to mass removal, and was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and worked on the camp newspaper. Drafted into the army and served with the Military Intelligence Service in the Philippines and occupied Japan.

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