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.

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

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-277-191/

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

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-277-69/

img Boarding school students (ddr-densho-111-5)

Students at Winnebago Indian boarding school where Elaine Ishikawa Hayes' mother worked.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-111-5/

doc Letter to Kinuta Uno at Fort Missoula (ddr-densho-324-8)

Correspondence from Kinuta Uno's daughter discussing plans for their removal and how they had to quit school after being banned from going into the city limits.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-324-8/

doc Standard Teaching Credential (ddr-densho-338-480)

A Standard Teaching Credential with a specialization in elementary teaching earned by Guyo Tajiri.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-480/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 13 (March 29, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-13)

Select article titles: "JACL seeks deletion of 'Fuzz Young' text, use of 'Japs' may bias children" (p. 1); "First Japanese PW Taken in WW2 Found Working For Car Firm" (p. 1); "Nat'l Campaign on Anti-Nisei TV-Films Opens" (p. 1); "Hearing dates for Hawaii statehood set in both Houses" (p. 1); San Francisco 'Nipponmachi' suffers light damage ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-13/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol 68, No. 13 (March 28, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-13)

Select article titles: "JACL backs tax hike for Richmond area schools" (p. 1); "Broadcasters Criticized For Bias In Hiring" (p. 1); "JACL explains its role in Title 2 court case" (p. 3); "Dedication of Nisei Hall at Presidio of Monterey gives wide recognition to Japanese Americans" (p. 5); "Test case against detention camps law set for ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-41-13/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 4 (July 23, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-29)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Appellate Court Rules INS Raids Violate Constitutional Rights" (pp. 1, 3), "Kokekokko: 'Japanese Camps'" (p. 6), "Inouye's 6 Steps to Reduce Tensions for War" (p. 8), and "Chief Justice Warren and the Japanese Detention Cases" (pp. 8, 12).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-54-29/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 6 (February 13, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-6)

Selected article titles: "Hearing Set for Appeals of Ruling in Hirabayashi Case" (p. 1), "Formerly Weller St.: Street in Little Tokyo Named for Astronaut" (pp. 1-2), "Government Plan to Put Arab Immigrants in Camps Alleged" (pp. 1, 3), and "Defining 'Multicultural Education'" (p. 5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-59-6/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 56, No. 7 (February 15, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-7)

Selected article titles: "Calif. Textbooks Criteria Allow for Minorities" (p. 1), "Bipartisan Bill Introduced to Change Immigration Quota, Law" (pp. 1, 3), "$2,600 Added to History Project Fund; Acknowledge Pledges Being Fulfilled" (pp. 1-2), and "Why Am I a JACLer?" (p. 2).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-35-7/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 15 (October 11, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-41)

Selected article titles: "Anti-Nisei Discrimination in Armed Forces Said Negligible" (p. 1), "JACL Observer at 2nd U.S.-Japan Confab on Cultural and Educational Interchange" (p. 1), and "Washington Newsletter: Civil Rights Strategy" (p. 2).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-35-41/

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/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 23 (June 17, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-23)

Selected article titles: "Some Aliens Barred from Buying More Minnesota Agricultural Land" (p.1-2), "School Board Calls Teacher to Explain 'Japs'" (p.1, 4), "San Benito County Only West Coast JACL Intact Through Evacuation" (p.2), "Pediatrics Professor Pioneers Use of Drugs to Aid Children with Cancer" (p.4), "In Support of Fine Arts" (p.5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-23/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 84, No. 20 (May 27, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-20)

Selected article titles: "Move Underway to Repeal Law Evacuating Canada's Japanese" (p.1), "CRA Asks Court to Evict JACL from Sun Bldg" (p.1, 7), "Asian Americans Pledge $200,000 to Aid Democrats Next Four Years" (p.1), "'Quality Education' as Seen for 3rd World Students" (p.4), "Aid for A-Bomb Survivors" (p.5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-20/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 07, (August 17, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-32)

Select article titles: "Away a Day from Watergate: Praises Embarrass Inouye" (p.1); "Need $250,000 for JACL Bldg." (p.1); "Ruling Hits Private Schools" (p.3); "George Takei for Los Angeles City Council Election Sept. 18, 1973" (p.3).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-32/

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

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

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-321-655/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 14 (April 6, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-14)

Selected article titles: "Chuman Visit of Nation's Capital Proves Noteworthy and Very Hectic" (p.1-2), "High Court Agrees Wash. Fair Housing Law Unconstitutional" (p.1), "Wartime Japanese Plans to Liberate Hawaiian Natives from U.S. Found in Preface to History of Hawaii in Japanese Ridiculed" (p.2), "Louisiana Local Option Law Permitting Closing of Public Schools and Segregation in Transportation ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-14/

doc [War Food Administration bookmark] (ddr-csujad-4-1)

A bookmark created by the War Food Administration, which provides information on the importance of eating wisely. It has instructions to contact the local Nutrition Committee for further information. It also contains a logo with a family and the motto, "U.S. Needs Us Strong, Eat The Basic 7 Every Day." The backside of this bookmark contains ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-4-1/

doc Torao Ty Arifuku (ddr-csujad-8-6)

Oral history interview with Torao Ty Arifuku. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Arifuku, Torao Ty

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-6/

doc Tomoko Konishi (ddr-csujad-8-29)

Oral history interview with Tomoko Konishi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Konishi, Tomoko

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-29/

doc Kenji Tashiro (ddr-csujad-8-74)

Oral history interview with Kenji Tashiro. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Tashiro, Kenji

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-74/

doc Personality cards (ddr-csujad-26-37)

Journal entries written by high school students discussing their observations and perspectives on a variety of topics including classes, class discussions, grades, exams, homework and studying, school activities, graduation, social events, carnival fundraiser for yearbook, and complaints about school conditions. Each entry includes the full date and student name. The entries were part of a class ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-26-37/

doc An Oral History with Mitsuo Nitta (ddr-csujad-29-4)

Oral history with Nisei farmer/businessman from pioneering Orange County, California family gives prewar biographical information with emphasis on Japanese Americans in Orange County. Discusses World War II forced removal, experiences in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and the role of the Japanese American Citizens League before and after World War II. This oral history was conducted ...

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-4/

img Portrait of woman (ddr-densho-359-533)

The caption above the photograph in the album states" Mrs. Perkins my instructor in high school 1925".

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-533/

img Portrait of a man (ddr-densho-359-1190)

The right bottom corner is signed "Walter".

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-1190/