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img Japanese American woman with koto (ddr-densho-242-30)

Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "Mrs. Chiyo Nagamine, friend of Hatchimonji. Her and her husband helped to establish the Japanese orphanage in Los Angeles."

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img Boy Scout band at Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp (ddr-densho-22-463)

This Boy Scout band greets Japanese Americans arriving from Hawai'i.

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img Opera singer Toshiko Sekiya (ddr-densho-259-232)

Portrait of opera singer Toshiko Sekiya. Inscription on front of photograph: "To Mr. + Mrs. Yasui from Toshiko Sekiya September 22 1931 Hood River."

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img Hood River Japanese Methodist Church Orchestra (ddr-densho-259-323)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Hood River Japanese Methodist Church orchestra. This was not the same organization as the band. Here LeRoy (?) Burns was the orchestra organizer, leader and instructor. I think that Rev. [Isaac] Inouye just lent moral support. Notice that on the bass drum...it reads, 'H.R.H.S.', and 'Japanese'...HRHS of ...

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doc Big Parade of Popular Music & Song Played By Victor's 4 Bands and Victor Artists (ddr-densho-280-126)

A program for the Big Parade show.

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img Mabel Sugiyama Eto playing the piano (ddr-densho-298-14)

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (June 3, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-7)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (June 3, 1942). Postmarked June 5, 1942 from the Santa Anita Assembly Center in Arcadia, California.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 18 (May 3, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-18)

Select article titles: "Congressional hearings end on use of temporary Japanese farm labor" (p. 1); "Congressmen to support JACL Nat'l TV protest" (p. 1); "Active Chicagoan Mike Hagiwara dies unexpectedly" (p. 1); "Denver TV stations promis no showing of anti-Nisei films" (p. 1); "Parents of grade school pupils urged to protest use of 'Firelight Reader ...

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 7 (September 11, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-32)

Selected article titles: "Manzanar All-Camp: Reunion Celebrates U.S. Constitution" (pp. 1-2), "Program Encourages Leadership for JACL Members" (pp. 1, 3), "The U.S. Constitution: An Ideal Not Matched in Deeds" (p. 5), and "Hiroshima's Album 'Go' Stalls" (pp. 7-8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 11 (March 20, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-11)

Selected article titles: "Senate Sponsors of Redress Bill Surpass Halfway Mark" (p. 1), "Asian Admissions Task Force Meets with UC President" (pp. 1, 3), "Finding the Funding" (pp. 4-5, 8), and "Funds Raised for LEC: New York Nikkei Commemorate Internment with Jazz" (p. 8).

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img Nisei man playing the guitar (ddr-densho-157-76)

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img High school band (ddr-densho-159-182)

The Amache High School band conductor was Charles Hinman.

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img Young Buddhists Association choir (ddr-densho-159-98)

Mary Watanabe, choir director.

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img School orchestra (ddr-densho-174-1)

Back (L to R): Dorothy Harden, Pearl Kaiser, Dorothy Bertusky, Jean Turnbull, Octavia Forthoffer, Adrienne Gallagher, Margaret Bowers. Front: Mary Suda, Catherine Omizo, Bernadette Ratigan, Hanna Powers.

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img Record DJ (ddr-one-1-97)

Black and white photographic negative of Jayne (Katada) Furukawa at a record table with 78 rpm records. She and Oscar Murahashi are exchanging a record.

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img A picnic with an accordion (ddr-densho-353-236)

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img Young girl plays piano her teacher observing (ddr-densho-362-24)

A Marie Konishi plays the piano while her teacher, Mitseu Ushio, observes.

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doc Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Teru Koyama and Eva Koyama (ddr-one-5-19)

Yellowed envelope addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama in Camp Livingston from his wife, Teru Koyama, in the Portland Assembly Center. The envelope is postmarked Jul 13, 1942. In red pencil “7/16-42” is written just below the postmark. On the left side of the envelope is a purple "CENSORED" stamp with unknown initials below the stamp ...

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doc Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-100)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) from the Owens Valley Assembly Center in Manzanar, California.

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doc Letter (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) (ddr-janm-1-58)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Yuri Shimokochi (c. 1943) from the Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp in Cody, Wyoming.

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img Girls around piano (ddr-hmwf-1-19)

"Group of girls and women gathered around a piano"

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img Chinese Wedding Celebration (ddr-one-1-237)

Black and white photographic negative of Fred Lee and Betty Jean (Chinn) Lee's wedding guests outside in front of a fence. On the ground is a dragon costume. An unidentified man is spinning a long pole in front of crowd to the right, several men in the crowd appear to be playing a large drum ...

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img DJ (ddr-one-1-651)

Black and white photographic negative of three Nisei behind a table acting as DJs. The sign on the table reads "Buzz Record Sh, Request 5 ¢." From left to right: Betty Nakashimada, Rupert Fujii, and Aki (Shiraishi) Dong. Standing front of the table looking at his hands is Henry Matsunaga.

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img Shakopee School Band (ddr-densho-22-383)

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img Young Nisei woman playing the piano (ddr-densho-259-55)

Michi Yasui at the piano.

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