Poetry

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 2 (May 1969) (ddr-densho-297-2)

Selected article titles: "S.I. Rips Gidra!" (p. 1), "The Oriental as a 'Middleman Minority'" (p. 3), "Red Guard Party" (p. 4), "Title II . . . 'a Long Step Toward Totalitarianism'" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-2/

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 8 (November 1969) (ddr-densho-297-8)

Selected article titles: "Moratorium Day" (p. 2), "1969 Internal Security Act" (p. 2), "Pioneer Center Opens in Little Tokyo" (p. 3), "Yellow and Proud" (p. 5), "Revelance of Ethnic Studies" (p. 5), "The High Cost of Saving Face the American Way" (p. 8-9).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-8/

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 6 (September 1969) (ddr-densho-297-6)

Selected article titles: "Isaac Honored" (p. 1), "Birth of Amerasia" (p. 1), "Hoover's Yellow Peril" (p. 2), "Dawn of Awakening" (p. 2), "UCLA Sells Out" (p. 5), "Potential for What" (p. 5), "The Failure of Democracy in a Time of Crisis" (p. 6-7).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-6/

doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 4 (July 1969) (ddr-densho-297-4)

Selected article titles: "Experimental College Starts" (p. 1), "Yellow Brotherhood Food for Thought" (p. 1), "Blind Reflections?" (p. 2), "The Misunderstanding in Chinatown" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-297-4/

doc To My Iwahiko (ddr-densho-335-12)

A poem written by Agnes Rockrise on her way to Odensburg, New York where Thomas (Iwahiko) Rockrise was hospitalized due to his tuberculosis and mental illness.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-12/

doc My Nurse and I: Notes of a Long Illness (ddr-densho-335-38)

A poem written by Robert Underwood Johnson. On the second page is a handwritten note to Agnes Rockrise. Agnes was one of Johnson's nurses during his illness.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-335-38/

doc Japanese artwork and poetry (ddr-densho-394-24)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-394-24/

doc Poem "At Deception Pass", sketch of flowering plant, photo of flower and branch arrangement (ddr-densho-383-580)

Written on page with poem, "for 8/15 class"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-580/

doc Short bit of dialogue (poem?) (ddr-densho-383-587)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-587/

doc "The Soliloquy of an African Ant-Eater" (ddr-densho-419-2)

A poem Min Yasui wrote under the pseudonym, "The Mad Mongolian" while he was in Multnomah County Jail. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-419-2/

doc "Japanese Nisei" (ddr-densho-419-1)

A poem written by Min Yasui. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-419-1/

doc "Why Are We Here?" (ddr-densho-419-4)

A poem written by Min Yasui. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-419-4/

doc "That Damned Fence" (ddr-densho-419-3)

A poem written by Min Yasui while he was incarcerated in Minidoka concentration camp. The original poem is a part of the Minoru Yasui Collection which is held at the Auraria Library Special & Digital Collections Department, University of Colorado Denver. Contact [email protected] for use permissions and more information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-419-3/

doc "To Remember" by Frances M. Okamoto (ddr-densho-493-33)

Four stanza rhyming poem by Frances M. Okamura, handwritten on a loose sheet

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-33/

doc Birthday card from Kan (ddr-densho-329-876)

Birthday card from Kan to one of his sisters. Card has a floral pattern on the front with silver glitter trim, and a poem pre-printed on the inside. Kan has written a teasing message inside also in loose verse.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-876/

doc Cactus blossoms (ddr-csujad-55-48)

Collection of poetry written by incarcerees. Includes illustrations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00052

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-48/

doc El Curriente presents what a life (ddr-csujad-55-2683)

The pages of the first El Curriente is devoted to the trials and tribulations of adolescent life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2847

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2683/

doc I love you (ddr-csujad-55-1907)

Handwritten poem about spring and love, most likely by an incarceree at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1910

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1907/

doc Postonia (ddr-csujad-55-45)

Poem written by incarceree about children and the Poston incarceration camp in Parker Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00049

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-45/

doc Florin Chapter of Japanese American Citizens' League documents on choral speaking (ddr-csujad-55-2465)

Instructional document on "choral speaking" with poems. Includes "The Gypsies," "The Baseball Game," "Wasted Word," "Clouds," and "The Night Wind." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2571

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2465/

img Pencil sketch of Abalone Hill with barracks and poetry (ddr-densho-350-13)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-350-13/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 11, No. 545 (June 25, 1938) (ddr-densho-96-580)

Selected article titles: "Legion Arranging Mightiest Fourth" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Baseball Schedule" (p. 3), "Japanese Poetry Known as Senryu to be Presented" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-580/

doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 10, No. 468 (January 1, 1937) (ddr-densho-96-503)

Selected article titles: "Respect for Ideals Aid Toward Peace" (p. 1), "Japan-America Trade Symbolized Historical Friendship, Interests" (p. 2), "Young Can Learn From Symbolism Used in Nippon" (p. 3), "New Hands Behind the Plow" (p. 4), "Izumo Lad" (p. 5)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-503/