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vh Arthur Ogami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-154)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922, in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, was moved …

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vh Paul Takagi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-327)

Nisei male. Born May 3, 1923, in Auburn, California. Grew up in the Sacramento Valley, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked as a hospital orderly in camp. Forced to sit with a young man who had been shot during the "Manzanar Riot," and quit job …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 16 (April 23, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-16)

Selected article titles: "WW2 Camp for Hawaii Nikkei Recalled" (p. 1), "Honouliuli Internment Camp: Oahu Footnote to a Dark Chapter" (pp. 1-2), "'Go for Broke!' vs. 'Farewell to Manzanar'" (p. 2), and "Steel Cross at Tule Lake Camp Site to Be Rededicated at 2nd Pilgrimage" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 12 (March 26, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-12)

Selected article titles: "JACL--Organizational Structure: Appraising JACL: A Need for Change" (p. 1), "'Go for Broke!' vs. 'Farewell to Manzanar'" (pp. 1-2), "Mixed Marriage Rate Among Japanese in San Francisco Still 6 Out of 10" (p. 1), and "Washington Newsletter: In Memoriam: Mas Satow" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 122, No. 12 (June 21-July 4, 1996) (ddr-pc-68-12)

Selected article titles: "Film Is Focus of Northern California Forum on Race Violence" (p. 1), "Manzanar Bill Creating Land for Site Passes Subcommittee" (p. 1), "More Nisei GIs May Be in Line for Medal of Honor" (pp. 3, 10), and "Remembering a Japanese Bombsite in Oregon" (p. 6).

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img Santa Fe Japanese baseball club (ddr-csujad-36-10)

Group photograph of a baseball team, [ Santa Fe Japanese Baseball Club]. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_011

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img Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-219)

Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0363

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img Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada (ddr-csujad-47-297)

Photograph of a group of people sitting on rocks in the Sierra Nevada near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0446

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img Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-221)

Photograph of Dr. and Mrs. Jiro Muramoto with daughter posing in the hospital garden at Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0365

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img Photograph of a women leaning against a boulder in a rock field near Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-308)

Photograph of a women leaning against a boulder in a rock field near the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0459

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img Photograph of Edna Anderson, Bernice Sibner, and Christine Little at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-301)

Photograph of Edna Anderson, Bernice Sibner, and Christine Little near the Manzanar incarceration camp at hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0450

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 27 (April 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-625)

Selected article titles: "Radio Operator Remains at Post Despite Wounds" (p. 1), "Manzanar Boy Held in LA for Lack of Draft Card" (p. 1), "Bulletin Gives WRA Policies on Various Matters" (p. 2), "Census Department Closes Doors" (p. 5), "Army Has Inducted 17,600 Nisei to Date" (p. 6).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 28 (February 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-141)

Selected article titles: "Army-Navy Qualifying Test Set for March 15" (p. 1), "Is This Democracy?" (p. 2), "Two Japanese Babies Available for Adoption by Interested Folks" (p. 2), "1850 Manzanar Segregants to be Transferred Soon" (p. 3), "Nisei War Hero Sgt. Kuroki Pleads for American Respect" (p. 3).

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4354 (August 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-66)

Selected article titles: "'Soldier Asleep'"; "Delta Japanese Appeal Newell Camp Sentences"; "Sacramento Bee: Japanese Language Schools Should Not be Allowed"; "Nakama Wins 2 Natl. Swim Titles"; "What's Going On? News of Californians You May Know"; "Calif. Japanese Threatened"; "Vagabonds -- Pre-Labor Day 'Spree'"; "Manzanar Orphans Welcomed at L.A. Orphanages."

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img [Arthur A. Hansen, former incarceree, and students viewing Rafu Shimpo and Tozai Times newspapers] (ddr-csujad-29-310)

Photograph of Arthur A. Hansen, former Manzanar incarceree (presumably), and students viewing Japanese American newspapers at COPH. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P253

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vh Isami Nakao - Kazuko Nakao Interview (ddr-densho-1000-68)

This interview is with Isami and Kazuko Nakao, both from Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, they were removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, then later transfer to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. They married while at Minidoka, and returned to Bainbridge Island after the war.

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vh Tatsukichi Moritani Interview (ddr-densho-1001-2)

Nisei male. Born October 24, 1916, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Chicago before eventually returning to Bainbridge Island. Worked for the Washington State Ferries for forty years until retirement in 2005.

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vh Kerry Christenson Powell Interview (ddr-manz-1-144)

White female. Grew up in California and moved to Lone Pine as a child. During World War II, visited the Manzanar concentration camp, California, on a trip with the Camp Fire girls. Active in Lone Pine community groups, and established a film festival featuring movies from the area.

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vh Michiko Wada Interview (ddr-manz-1-162)

Nisei female. Born in California. Grew up in Watts, California, where parents ran a grocery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-162/

vh Sumiye Takeno Interview (ddr-manz-1-36)

Nisei female. Born November 17, 1922, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin, where parents operated a farm. Just prior to World War II, attended sewing school in Los Angeles. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Married in camp, and moved to Denver, Colorado.

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vh Madelon Arai Yamamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-118)

Nisei female. Born October 10, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father had a gardening business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where father notably helped to build the Japanese garden. After leaving camp, Madelon returned to Los Angeles.

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vh Frank Isamu Kikuchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-5)

Nisei male. Born 1925, and during childhood lived in various places in the Midwest, Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California. Was a high school student when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and after camp returned to Los Angeles.

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vh Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-8)

Nisei male. Born 1925 and raised in North Hollywood, California. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Attended high school in camp, then left in 1945 to attend college. Drafted into the army, then lived and worked in various locations after World War II.

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vh Margie Y. Wong Interview (ddr-manz-1-113)

Nisei female. Born July 5, 1936, in Boyle Heights, California, where father ran a wholesale grocery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Lived and attended school for a time in Salt Lake City, Utah, after leaving camp, then returned to Boyle Heights.

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vh Kenji Ogawa Interview (ddr-manz-1-170)

Sansei male. Born April 16, 1942, in Manzanar, California. In 1943, parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and were transferred to the Tule Lake segregation center, California. Moved with family to Japan, and returned to the United States in the 1950s to attend high school.

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