Los Angeles

img [Nisei Week hagoita] (ddr-csujad-29-236)

Photograph of Nisei Week hagoita, an ornamental wooden paddle. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P179

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-236/

img USC Chemistry Lab (ddr-csujad-29-21)

Photo of medical students, including Sakaye Shigekawa, the only woman, at work in the chemistry lab at University of Southern California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2490_P14

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-21/

img Commemorating Seytsu Takahashi's 45 year anniversary as Archbishop of Shingon Buddhist Mission (ddr-csujad-29-15)

Postcard photo commemorating Seytsu Takahashi's 45 year anniversary as Archbishop of Shingon Buddhist Mission. Oral history interview transcript and audio are found in items: csufccop_jaoh_0027 and csufccop_jaoh_0029. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1616_P01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-15/

av An Oral History with Woodrow Odanaka (ddr-csujad-29-14)

Impressions of a Nisei concerning pre-World War II family produce business in Los Angeles, California; removal to Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, and the Granada incarceration camp in Colorado; wartime college experiences in Minnesota; and Army military intelligence duties in the Philippines and occupied Japan. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral …

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img [Nisei Week] (ddr-csujad-29-237)

Photograph of Sansei girl selling snow cones during Nisei Week. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P180

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-237/

doc 1952 Pictorial Guidebook (ddr-densho-266-78)

Select article titles: "Rare photographs capture beauties of Fuji" (pg 19-34); "The Issei Story" (pg. 35-58); "Pictures: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Twin Cities, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Japan" (pg. 59-112); "Organizations: Bird's-eye view of Nisei groups in the U.S." (pg. 113-138). Removed pages 140-167 from public website to protect personal information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-266-78/

img Chinese Theatre (ddr-densho-325-326)

Written on back of photograph " [illegible] Hollywood, Calif. Chinese Theatre"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-326/

doc The Vanguard, Vol. 1, No. 1 ( August 1947) (ddr-densho-358-2)

Selected article titles: "Local JACL Unit's Role in Community Aired by Leader" (p.1), "Evacuation Claims Bill Discussed by Dr. Leonard Bloom" (p.1, 6), "The Birth of the Vanguard" (p.2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-358-2/

img Neighborhood women (ddr-densho-391-60)

Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka (standing on the far right) with women and children from her neighborhood in Los Angeles

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img Neighborhood women (ddr-densho-391-45)

Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka (standing on the far right) with other women and children from her neighborhood in Los Angeles posed on a stoop.

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img Neighborhood women (ddr-densho-391-44)

Photograph of Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka (standing on the far right) with other women and children from her neighborhood in Los Angeles.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-391-44/

doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 2 January 1, 1942- February 19, 1942 (ddr-densho-372-2)

Volume 2 divides into two sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: The first section features archival documents that show chiefly how the decision to relocate the West Coast Japanese evolved from conflicting views both outside and inside the executive branch. The second section features reports of the Anti-Axis Committee, Los …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-372-2/

img Woman inside Shirokawa Grocery Store (ddr-densho-373-44)

Photograph of a young woman standing inside the front doors of the Shirokawa Grocery Store in Los Angeles, California. She is daughter of the owners.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-373-44/

img Honda Family outside Rikita Honda's office (ddr-densho-411-1)

Photograph of Rikita Honda and family standing outside his medical practice in Los Angeles, California. Identified left to right: Shinya Honda, Rikita Honda, Mariko Honda, Mae Honda, Michiko Honda, and Yasuko Honda.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-411-1/

doc California Daily News (Saturday, March 21, 1942) Final Edition No. 3647 (ddr-densho-416-31)

Final edition of the California Daily News also known as the Kashu Mainichi Shinbun before they suspended publication. Select article titles: "83 Workers Leave for Manzanar This Morning To Prepare for Others" (p. 1); "Hogwanji To Help In Storage" (p. 1); Better Treatment and Facilities Offered by Evacuee Service Office" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-31/

doc Memoir: "The Ishikawa Family Who Came to America" (ddr-densho-468-96)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-96/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 28 (September 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-34)

Selected article titles: "LA Police Drops Judo Training from Curriculum" (pp. 1-2), "Response Favorable on Job Termination Policy" (p. 1), and "Renunciation Bill Under Review--Myer" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-34/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 23 (June 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-72)

Selected article titles: "Food Committee to Be Elected" (p. 1), "Eight Violators Given Jail Terms" (p. 1), "Doubt Constitutionality of 2 Sections of New Law" (p. 2), and "Japanese in LA Hold Memorial Day Services" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-72/

doc The Newell Star, Vol. III, No. 1 (January 4, 1946) (ddr-densho-284-111)

Selected article titles: "Fire Destroys Tri-State Gym New Year's Eve" (p. 1), "Renunciant Hearings to Begin Next Week" (p. 1), and "In Los Angeles Area: Use of Hostels Instead of FPHA Projects Urged" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-284-111/

doc Memoir: "A Misspent Life" (ddr-densho-468-95)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-95/

doc The New Japanese American News 1949 Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-54)

Postwar directory of Japanese Americans living across the United States published by Shin Nichibei (Los Angeles Japanese newspaper). Names and community organizations are listed alphabetically by geographic region (states listed generally from west to east followed by Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America). Includes 220-page photographic advertising section for Japanese-owned businesses …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-474-54/

doc Short story: "The outcast" / "The alien within" (ddr-densho-468-68)

Four typed drafts. First draft describes a Japanese American girl in the mid-20th century. Second, third, and fourth drafts describe incarceration. The story's name changes from "The outcast" to "The alien within" between drafts 2 and 3. Final draft has perspective shift from third-person narrator to first-person.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-68/

doc Oral Memoirs of Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-94)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-94/

doc Chimata Sumida Department of Justice Case File (ddr-densho-379-750)

Chimata Sumida's Department of Justice File includes the warrant for his arrest on January 19, 1942; a FBI investigation report that focused on Sumida's store and the inclusion of a stock of radios with short-wave capabilities; Sumida's Alien Enemy Questionnaire; and a transcript of his hearing for parole from Fort Missoula. Chimata Sumida's hearing for parole …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-379-750/

doc Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Mr. and Mrs. Waegell, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-51)

Handwritten correspondence from Tom Yamamoto to the Waegells describing his current situation, future plans, and the status of incarcerees in the Los Angeles area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00055

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-51/

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