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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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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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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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img Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-158)

Black and white photographic print of Aya Taketomi sitting outside in chair with house’s sliding glass doors behind her. Donor stated that many people owned summerhouses in Karuizawa, because the climate was cooler than Tokyo. Aya Taketomi, sitting in the chair in front of her family’s summerhouse, was the daughter of the former Japanese ambassador to ...

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img ATIS Parade Outside NYK Building (ddr-one-2-389)

Black and white photographic print of unidentified male military personnel in dark uniforms with rifles on their shoulders in ATIS (army translation intelligence service) parade near NYK building in Tokyo, with roof of a building in distant background.

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img Hibiya Park (ddr-one-2-370)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) May Ideta, Tami Okamura and Shiuko Sakai (facing Tami) at Hibiya Park.

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img Visiting Nara (ddr-one-2-444)

Black and white photographic print of unidentified individuals at a temple in Nara.

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img Konaya Hotel in Nikko (ddr-one-2-511)

Black and white photographic print of Konaya Hotel in Nikko, situated on hill over river. Inscribed on the back: 25 May 47/ Konaya Hotel."

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img Puppet Show at Gekijo Theater (ddr-one-2-183)

Black and white photographic print of a puppet show (Bunraku) with three unidentified male puppeteers holding dolls. Inscribed on back: "BUNRAKU/TOKYO GEKIJO/OCT '47/(PUPPET SHOW)."

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img Visiting Hozu River (ddr-one-2-490)

Black and white photographic print of Hozu River as bend in river approaches, with unidentified pole man partially visible on the left side of the image.

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img Visit to Okimura Island (ddr-one-2-650)

Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai's aunt (married to her paternal uncle, Shunya) squatting next to one of her grandchildren who is holding a small bicycle.

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img Docked Boat at Hakodate Bay (ddr-one-2-17)

Black and white photographic print of Hakodate Bay with two unidentified men in foreground, docked boat on right, bridge in middle-ground, and mountain in background, taken during Donor's trip with May Ideta and Tami Okamura. Inscribed on back: "SEPT 48/HOKKAIDO/ONUMA."

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img Golfing (ddr-one-2-677)

Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai holding club at golf course in Tokyo.

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img Hiroshi Yoshida's studio (ddr-one-2-400)

Black and white photographic print of Hiroshi Yoshida at his studio giving a lecture to room of unidentified individuals.

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img Visiting Nara (ddr-one-2-469)

Black and white photographic print of shrine interior with an unidentified man seated inside. Inscribed on the back: "Mar 47 Nara."

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img Fujiya Hotel in Miyanoshita (ddr-one-2-537)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Tami Okamura and Gratten approaching the camera in the distance while walking on the grounds of the Fujiya Hotel. Inscribed on the back: "30 May 47/Miyanoshita."

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