Education

Most of the Nisei (second-generation Japanese Americans) who grew up on the West Coast lived in relatively small sections of the city and shared common experiences in the public schools as well as Japanese language schools. The World War II incarceration interrupted thousands of students' elementary, high school and university educations.

Education (219)

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img Physical education class (ddr-densho-321-602)

Caption in album: "Kiku Mori Fujii's P.E. class in Hakata, Japan circo 1918."

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img Central School Grade 6A class photo (ddr-densho-321-797)

Caption: "Fuzy front row 3rd from right / 1939 / 6A class / Central School / June 1939."

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img High school class photo (ddr-densho-321-925)

Caption in album: "'High School.'"

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img A class visiting Japan (ddr-densho-321-574)

Caption in album: "Grandpa [sic] Kiku Fujii's / class on field trip / in Japan."

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img Two school girls (ddr-densho-321-656)

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img Class photo (ddr-densho-321-120)

Caption: "Keiko."

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img Two school girls (ddr-densho-321-655)

Caption in album: "Kiku / Hakata, Fukuoka, Japan." Kiku on right.

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img School girl (ddr-densho-321-657)

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img Central School 6th grade class photo (ddr-densho-321-84)

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img Class photograph (ddr-densho-321-889)

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 53 (July 2, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-220)

"Poetess Depicts Mass Evacuation of B.C. Japanese" (p. 1), "Otoshi Describes Experiences at Evergreen Boys' State" (p. 1).

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img Shozo Taniguchi in school uniform (ddr-densho-252-67)

Caption on Post-it: "Shozo."

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img Shozo Taniguchi in school uniform (ddr-densho-252-58)

Caption on Post-it: "Shozo Taniguchi."

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doc Student members of the White River Valley JACL Chapter (ddr-densho-277-186)

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doc Correpsondence regarding a JACL National Scholarship (ddr-densho-277-191)

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doc Correspondence regarding a JACL scholarship (ddr-densho-277-172)

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img Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-298-70)

Caption on front: "Mabel Sugiyama. Always a Friend, Sulla[?] Hisato Fujimoto."

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img Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-298-26)

Caption in album: "Brother Bill who will be our second doctor brother - or else!!!"

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doc White River Valley Chapter, Valley Civic League scholarship recipients (ddr-densho-277-69)

A list of the JACL White River Valley Chapter members who received scholarships between 1961 and 2008

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doc Correspondence regarding the White River Valley JACL scholarship nominee (ddr-densho-277-183)

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doc Scholarship award letter (ddr-densho-277-188)

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 6 (February 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-55)

Selected article titles: "Notice to Prospective Repatriates Received" (pp. 1-2), "Equal Treatment Assured Students" (p. 1), and "Canada Uncertain on Segregation" (p. 1).

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img Graduation portrait (ddr-densho-298-72)

Caption on front: "Dear Mabel. Sincerely yours, Kikuye Nishio."

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 18 (May 7, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-18)

Selected article titles: "'The Bamboo People': Preface by Associate Justice Clark Reveals His Recall on Evacuation" (p. 1), "Bilingual Education Not Mandatory" (p. 1), "Matsunaga Backs Iva's Bid for Pardon" (p. 1), and "From the Frying Pan: 'Our Man' in Congress" (p. 2).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-48-18/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 16 (April 29, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-16)

Selected article titles: "Inouye Urges Military Draft" (p.1), "Minority Enrollment in L.A. Schools Rises to two-thirds; Asians Near 6%" (p.1), "Powerless Position Helped Shaped Nisei" (p.1-2), "The Question of Nisei Loyalty" (p.4).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-16/