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img Visit to Los Angeles (ddr-one-2-698)

Black and white photographic print of automobiles in front of Los Angeles Union Station.

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img Visit to Okimura Island (ddr-one-2-649)

Black and white photographic print of Okimura’s shore, taken from aboard a boat. Paternal relatives had a house near the shore, close to boat dock, where Shiuko Sakai stayed for a few days.

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-56)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Group portrait of twelve individuals unidentified, except for Capt. Sakamoto standing in top row, third from left, and Olinda Saito (bride), seated and third from right. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party ...

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img Visit to Miyajima Island (ddr-one-2-585)

Black and white photographic print of Miyajima island's coast.

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img Acadia Arriving at Port of Yokohama (ddr-one-2-302)

Black and white photographic print of Port of Yokohama taken from aboard the Acadia at arrival, depicting unidentified individuals and walkway below. Inscribed on back: "17 Dec 46."

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img Streets of Tokyo (ddr-one-2-223)

Black and white photographic print of a group of unknown men with their backs to the camera, they are gathering in front of building on the left side of the image.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 4 (January 25, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-4)

Selected article titles: "Builders using gov't financing sued for race bias in selling tract homes" (p. 1); "Eisenhower urges statehood for Hawaii & Alaska" (p.1); "Japan refugee returns home after year stay in California, in Uncle Sam uniform" (p. 1); "Nisei opera soloist set for S.F. season" (p. 2); "Temporary farm worker program extended for Mexicans; ...

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doc Letter from D.F. Goggin, Motor Officer, April 5, 1950 (ddr-csujad-12-4)

In this letter, D.F. Goggin, Motor Officer, affirms that Tsugitada Kanamori was employed by his organization starting June 8, 1946 and was still employed there at the time this letter was written. He remarks that Kanamori is a loyal and honest employee and recommends him for any position. See this object in the California State Universities ...

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av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral ...

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img Hiroshi Yoshida's studio (ddr-one-2-397)

Black and white photographic print of crowd walking to art studio of Hiroshi Yoshida, a well-known printmaker in Tokyo, during a tour sponsored by the Red Cross. Shiuko Sakai is pictured wearing a dark coat, and Yo Tagiri is walking on Shiuko Sakai’s left. Inscribed on the back: "Jan 47/Red Cross Tour- Art Studio"

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img Acadia Arriving at Port of Honolulu (ddr-one-2-282)

Black and white photographic print of voyage on ship Acadia from Seattle, Washington, to Japan, arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, harbor with view of ocean and land in far distance.

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img Hanaya Hotel (ddr-one-2-171)

Black and white photographic print of paved road and Hanaya Hotel in Ueda. Donor took this trip with friend Olinda Saito. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met Olinda when Olinda began working as librarian at Detachment S, ...

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img Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-170)

Black and white photographic print of creek with large tree in left middle ground and bridge in background.

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-58)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. From left: Tami Okamura, Olinda Saito (bride, standing), Shiuko Sakai, Aki Saito, unidentified, Yoshi Saito, unidentified, Heidi Okihara, remaining individuals unidentified. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party for Olinda Saito, with whom ...

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img Visiting Hozu River (ddr-one-2-493)

Black and white photographic print of a boat with roof along Hozu River with four unidentified individuals standing nearby in river and one unidentified woman standing on shore.

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-50)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Six individuals standing behind a table featuring a cake, flowers and candles, (from left): Olinda Saito (bride), Raymond Funakoshi (groom), unidentified, Olinda Saito’s mother, Olinda Saito’s sisters Aki Saito and Yoshi Saito. Shiuko Sakai, ...

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img Streets of Tokyo (ddr-one-2-310)

Black and white photographic print of unidentified individuals in an outdoor crowd, with a woman in the foreground carrying a child on her back and a man in a student's uniform with stand-up collar looking at the camera on the right side of the image.

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img Visit to Miyajima Island (ddr-one-2-634)

Black and white photographic print of Mrs. Kawaguchi (Shiuko Sakai’s maternal cousin) holding unidentified grandchild.

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img Visiting Kyoto (ddr-one-2-434)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Yo Tajiri and Shiuko Sakai standing next to a statue in Kyoto. Inscribed on the back: "Kyoto, Japan/1 March 1947/S. SAKAI/&/Yo TAJIRI."

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img Visit to Miyajima Island (ddr-one-2-593)

Black and white photographic print of Mimori Restaurant with trees in foreground.

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img Visit to Okimura Island (ddr-one-2-640)

Black and white photographic print of an island and ocean taken on the way back from Okimura/Kurokamijima. Inscribed on the back: "25 APR 47/ON WAY BACK FROM/OKIMURA/KUROKAMIJIMA."

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img USNS General Daniel I. Sultan Arriving at San Francisco Port (ddr-one-2-684)

Black and white photographic print of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands taken from aboard the “Gen. Daniel T. Sultan.” Inscribed on the back: "July 49/GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE."

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img Phoenix Hall at Byodo-in Temple (ddr-one-2-26)

Black and white photographic print of Phoenix Hall at Byodo-in Temple in Uji, with water pond in foreground and three unidentified people sitting on the pond's bank on the right side of the image. Inscribed on back: "17 APRIL 49/PHOENIX HALL/KYOTO."

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img Outside the Imperial Palace (ddr-one-2-341)

Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai standing under a tree on grass next to Imperial Palace moat with palace in background. Inscribed on the back "Jan 47."

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img ATIS Parade Outside NYK Building (ddr-one-2-395)

Black and white photographic print of white guard hut with unidentified male military personnel standing and holding rifle to the right of the hut, during ATIS (army translation intelligence service) parade near NYK building in Tokyo.

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