Manzanar

img Jo Cruz and Masa Ogawa (ddr-densho-420-32)

Caption on reverse: "Jo Cruz / ad build / 8/45."

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-7)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated June 4, 1942. Letter in pencil on unlined paper. The first two pages are primarily drawings of pole vaulters, and on the second page there are drawings of "U" letters. On the top is a caricature of himself sweating in the heat with a thermometer reading 100 …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-9)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated August 5, 1942. In the upper left corner there is a drawing of two barracks, a power line, and mountains in the background. John writes about his time spent in Manzanar, the hot weather, and the monotony of camp life. He mentions that he has heard and …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-12)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated November 27, 1942. John writes about the limited daylight hours, cold weather, and thanks Harold for sending him the chalk he requested. There is an illustration of John doing a pull up, while another boy asks to touch the chalk. He mentions the inadequate amount of chairs …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-17)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon dated January 15, 1943. John writes to thank Harold for the shirt he sent him, and also indicates that he likes a girl on a girl's team called the "Windbreakers." In the middle of the page there is a drawing of John and a face blowing on a …

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img Pencil Drawing (ddr-janm-18-22)

Pencil drawings created by John (Sohei) Hohri and sent to Harold Landon. John's drawings include Harold catching a football, a University High School football game, Harold typing at a typewriter, John dreaming about attending the University High School football game while in his cartooning class, and a full body illustration of Harold "Battering Ram" Landon in …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-16)

Legal size envelope from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon postmarked January 1943. The envelope is addressed to Harold "The Writeless" Landon in West Los Angeles, California. On the back of the envelope, under the fold, there is a small illustration of a boy with his hands up asking to be let go.

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-8)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated June 28, 1942. John writes asking Harold what his plans are since he graduated high school. He writes about his activities in Manzanar, working in a camouflage factory, teaching a Sunday school class, and attending 12th grade in September. He comments about how he had to miss …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-11)

Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated October 6, 1942. John writes about his life in Manzanar and the satisfaction he receives from teaching his Sunday school class. He writes that the average attendance for his class is about 40 boys from the ages of 12-14, and talks about the activities his Sunday school …

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av Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America (ddr-densho-1024-92)

Documentary film consisting of short profiles of Japanese Americans whose "surprising stories" were shaped by World War II in unusual ways. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Unexpected Journeys: Remarkable Stories of Japanese in America (film). See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ddr-densho-1024-92.

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av Stand Up For Justice (ddr-densho-1024-86)

A collaboration of VC and National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (now Nikkei for Civil Rights & Redress), funded by grants from the Civil Liberties Public Education Fund and the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program, this narrative drama and accompanying curriculum guide were produced following more than 5 years of extensive research and interviews with …

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av Six Weddings and a Dress (ddr-densho-1024-7)

Short documentary film centering on Chiyomi Ogawa, a Nisei woman who had been incarcerated in Manzanar , and her wedding dress, which was subsequently used by five other women in the early postwar years. Born as Chiyomi Marumoto in 1924, Ogawa and her family lived in the in fishing community of |Terminal Island , where her …

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av Words, Weavings, and Songs (ddr-densho-1024-93)

2002 documentary film profiling three Nisei women who drew on their experiences as teenagers in American concentration camps to pursue different types of creative expression both in camp and afterwards. The three artists featured are writer, playwright, and painter Wakako Yamauchi , weaver Momo Nagano, and singer Mary Nomura. See this item in the Densho Resource …

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av Old Man River (ddr-densho-1024-29)

Filmed version of Cynthia Gates Fujikawa's one-woman play of the same name about her search to unearth the secrets in the life of her father, actor Jerry Fujikawa. The play premiered in New York in 1997. Gates and documentary film director Allan Holzman filmed her performances during the run of the play in Los Angeles in …

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img Seiko Ishida and her Third Grade Class (ddr-csujad-29-9)

Seiko Ishida and her 3rd grade class listening to the librarian Miss Matsuoka. Oral history transcript and audio are found in items: csufccop_jaoh_0010 and csufccop_jaoh_0016. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1339_P02

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img America in the Making (ddr-csujad-29-10)

Manzanar Elementary Department's program "America in the Making." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1339_P03"

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doc Mess Hall Identification Card (ddr-csujad-29-24)

Manzanar mess hall identification card. Block 20, Building 11, Apt. 4. Belonging to Ruth Hochi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 4137_M03

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doc Evacuee Identification Card (ddr-csujad-29-23)

Manzanar incarceree identification card. Block 20, Building 11, Apt. 4. Belonging to Ruth Hochi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 4137_M02

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doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-14)

An envelope from David Miyamoto at Manzanar to John Bonomi of Brunswig Drug Company, Los Angeles, postmarked September 22, 1942. (See accompanying letter ID#2006.22.8a.)

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doc Christmas Card From Miyamoto family to Bonomi family (ddr-janm-21-20)

A Christmas card made in Manzanar Relocation Center, postmarked on December 22, 1942 from David Miyamoto's family to Mr. and Mrs. John Bonomi in Long Beach.

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doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-5)

An envelope to mail a letter ID#2006.22.3a, postmarked June 4, 1942 from David Miyamoto, Manzanar Relocation Center to John Bonomi of the Brunswig Drug Company, sent likely to his home in Monterey Park.

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doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-17)

An envelope postmarked November 12, 1942, from David Miyamoto at Manzanar to John Bonomi of Brunswig Drug Company of Los Angeles. The letter is addressed to a Monterey Park address and forwarded to a Long Beach address, presumably both home addresses for John Bonomi.

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doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-19)

Envelope to mail a letter ID#2006.22.11a, from David Miyamoto, Manzanar Relocation Center, dated postmarked December 2, 1942, to John Bonomi, Brunswig Drug Company of Los Angeles.

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doc Letter from Fred Sakuda to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-40)

A 1 page letter from Fred Sakuda, Manzanar Hospital, dated 3/13/44, to John Bonomi, Brunswig Drug Co., L.A., CA, placing an order with Mr. Bonomi for pharmaceutical items to be shipped to the Manzanar Hospital.

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doc Letter from David Miyamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-25)

A one page letter from David Miyamoto, dated 8/31/42, placing an order of pharmaceutical items to John Bonomi, Brunswig Drug Co. salesman, Long Beach, CA.

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