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72 items
72 items

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"My Japanese Husband" Manuscript (ddr-densho-335-1)
Chapters 1-6 and chapters 11-13 of Agnes Rockrise's manuscript of "My Japanese Husband".

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Manuscript synopsis of "My Japanese Husband" (ddr-densho-335-5)
A chapter by chapter synopsis of "My Japanese Husband" by Agnes Rockrise.

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Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-68)
Agnes Rockrise sends Dr. Tatsuzo Sone a brief account of her husband's life that she wrote. She apologizes that it isn't a more polished document.

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"My Japanese Husband" Manuscript (ddr-densho-335-6)
Manuscript of Agnes Rockrise's manuscript of "My Japanese Husband" starting at chapter 3.

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Letters to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-640)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo discussing her process and the reprint of her book Citizen 13660. Included with the letter is an order form for Citizen 13660.

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Draft: "We Brought 'em back alive" (ddr-densho-468-253)
Article submitted to Ladies Home Journal on traveling with young children on a family trip to Mexico

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The Cresset: "Toward A Reunion of Religion and art" (ddr-densho-468-242)
Published essay, heavily water damaged


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Draft: "Race 4 in Japan" (ddr-densho-468-153)
Essay on race, Japanese ethnicity, and visit to pre-war Japan

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Draft: "I am at this moment" (ddr-densho-468-150)
Handwritten draft or journal entry with thoughts on philosophy, metaphysics, and religion


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Draft: "more re: NBC special" (ddr-densho-468-156)
Essay with thoughts on NBC special, civil disobedience of Jane Fonda and Ramsay Clark, and racial element of activism/bigotry with handwritten notes on reverse.

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Instant Pudding and Predigested Brains (ddr-densho-468-241)
Treatise on the psychological impact of slogans and advertisement. Possibly a speech delivered at the Interprofessional Institute.

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Draft essay: "It is obvious that mr. w. h. anderson is neither" (ddr-densho-468-154)
Reflection on racism, anti-Japanese sentiment, Japan's military government, and Japanese-American identity.

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Draft: The University as Tastemaker (ddr-densho-468-236)
Typed draft of essay on the role of university galleries and museums in the proliferation and trade of art (later printed in The Palette 1957-1958 issue)

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Nonfiction manuscript: "Road to Freedom" with submission letter and rejection letter (ddr-densho-468-158)
Manuscript of nonfiction narrative describing experience as Japanese-American seeking student leave from World War II incarceration. The manuscript incorporates letters to various college admission staff. Page one is a submission letter to the Yale Review. Page two is a rejection slip.

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The Palette: "The University as Tastemaker" (ddr-densho-468-237)
Printed essay on the role of the university's role in the proliferation and trade of art

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Submission letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Neal Stuart at Ladies Home Journal with two slides (ddr-densho-468-252)
Cover letter for submission of article about taking young children on a family trip to Mexico with slides of Ishikawa family.

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Draft: "This year, as in all preceding years" (ddr-densho-468-152)
Essay fragment on Christianity

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Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-384)
Black and white photographic negative of Nisei sitting at a picnic table enjoying a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Ted Tatsuo Tamaki, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Eddie Tamiyasu, Nobuko (Ochiai) Susaki, and unidentified.
