World War II

vh An oral history with Ben Kuroki - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-63-1)

An oral interview with Ben Kuroki, a tail gunner part of the 93rd b24 Bombardment Group during World War II. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0132. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Letter from Martha Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-48)

Martha Morooka writes to Violet Sell with a wish for the war to end.

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doc Letter from Amy Morooka to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-25)

Amy Morooka writes to Violet Sell about living conditions at Gila River, Martha's job struggles, and wishing the war was over.

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img Bombed buildings in Leghorn, Italy (ddr-densho-201-812)

Caption in album: "Bombed building of Leghorn."

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img Scuttled ship in Leghorn, Italy (ddr-densho-201-814)

Caption in album: "Scuttled ship in Leghorn harbor."

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doc Special Purpose Application for Sugar Purchase Certificate (ddr-one-3-7)

Application for a Sugar Purchase Certificate allowing the recipient to receive a quantity of sugar. Used for sugar rationing.

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doc Application for Exemption from Military Evacuation (ddr-one-3-10)

Four copies of an application for exemption from military evacuation for use by Japanese, German, and Italian nationals, as well as US citizens of Japanese ancestry.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 6 (February 11, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-6)

Select article titles: "Nisei also 'Demonstrated' for Equal Rights, Yoshimura Reminds" (p.1); "Anti-Nisei Myths of WW2 Exploded at Snowstormed D.C. Installation" (p.1); "'First Death' Strikes the Men of Lt. Yoshida's Platoon" (p.1); "Who really 'discovered' America: Norsemen, Italian or the Japanese? Our Ideas Below" (p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 24 (December 13, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-50)

Selected article titles: "EDC-MDC Proposal Launching JACL Civil Rights Fund OK'd" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Civil Rights Delay" (pp. 1-2), "Nagoya Teacher Apologizes for Racial Bias Among Japan Pen Pals" (pp. 1, 3), and "Kawakita Now Man Without a Country" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 20 (November 15, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-46)

Selected article titles: "History Project Repeats Need for All Documentary Matter" (p. 1), "Portland Attorney Honored by JACL for Fight Against Oregon Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "JACL Policy on Kawakita When Prime Minister Ikeda Visited U.S. Recalled as Nisei Pastor Seeks Presidential Pardon" (p. 1), and "Last Japanese Soldier to Leave Guadalcanal Hosted by North …

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ds Pacific Citizen, Vol. 57, No. 1 (July 5, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-27)

Selected article titles: "Washington Newsletter: Administration's Civil Rights Bill" (pp. 1-2), "Nisei Ham Operator Thought to Be Traitor During WW2 Served Undercover for Navy" (p. 1), and "Twin Cities Reminded of Bias" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 23 (December 6, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-49)

Selected article titles: "FBI Supervisor Reiterates No WW2 Sabotage in U.S." (p. 1), "Negroes Must Build 'Positive Image' Like Japanese Americans After WW2" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Kawakita Pardon" (p. 2), "Ikenobo Floral Art Due at N.Y. '64 Fair" (p. 5), and "Hand-Sewn Kimono for 'Barbie' Dolls Big Hit at Washington, D.C. 'Aki-No-Ichi' Bazaar; Idea with …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 5 (February 4, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-5)

Selected article titles: "Calif. Assembly Resolution for Anti-Nisei Racist Deplored" (p. 1), "Final Chapter Closes on Nisei Women Accused of Aiding German PWs to Escape" (p. 1), and "JACL Holds Keys to Open Doors for Its Members to Become Better American Citizens, Chuman Tells Venice-Culver Chapter" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 24 (June 23, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-24)

Selected article titles: "JACL Participation in Nationwide Redress Rally Sought" (p. 1), "ORA's Proposed Redress Regs Announced" (pp. 1, 3), "Film Review: 'Who Killed Vincent Chin?': A Must-See" (pp. 1, 3), "Ouchi Dolls Given to Klamath Falls Museum in Memory of WWII Balloon Bomb Victims" (p. 7).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 109, No. 8 (September 22, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-33)

Selected article titles: "JACL-LEC Members Add Support to Inouye's Redress Entitlement" (p. 1), "S.F.'s JA Library Granted $5,000 from NCJAR" (p. 1), "Chronicles the Yasui Family: Lise Yasui's 'Family Gathering' Airing Oct. 17" (pp. 3, 6), and "Japanese Press Translation: America's Three Victories in World War Two" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 20 (November 14, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-45)

Edition contains Travel Section, A-B, between pages 4 and 5. Selected article titles: "New Lineup in House, Senate May Help Redress Legislation" (pp. 1, 3), "Prop. 63 Passes; Opponents Plan Next Move" (pp. 1-2), "From the Frying Pan: Diary of an 'Enemy'" (p. 4), and "NJAHS Project: Liberators of WW2 Death Camp Sought" (p. 7).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 13 (October 23, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-38)

Selected article titles: "Studies Fuel Admissions Controversy" (pp. 1, 10), "Berkeley Conference on WW2 Internment Held" (pp. 1, 3), "Job Discrimination Focus of Seminar" (pp. 3, 6), and "Center Would Be Reminder of U.S. Camps" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 19 (December 4-11, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-44)

Selected article titles: "Voter Registration Bill Introduced, Has Support of JACL, 90 Civic Groups" (pp. 1, 7), "Asian Success Story a Myth, Says Furutani" (pp. 1, 9), "Debunking the Fairy-Tale of WW2 Internment" (p. 4), and "Facing the Truth of 'Relocation'" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 16 (November 13, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-41)

Selected article titles: "Section-by-Section Report: Committee's Analysis of S.100[9]" (pp. 1, 4), "Tenure Was Denied: UCLA Professor Files Racial Discrimination Suit" (pp. 1, 4), "Committee Okays 4 of Matsunaga's Amendments" (pp. 2-3), and "Attorney Aided Nikkei During WW2 Internment" (pp. 3, 11).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 24 (June 18, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-24)

Selected article titles: "JACL Convention Delegates: Welcome to Sacramento" (p. 1), "Successor to Ushio Being Recruited" (p. 1), "By the Board: Reparations Campaign" (pp. 2, 6), and "Interracial Marriage by Asians Outside Ethnic Group Noted at Census Hearings" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 83, No. 17 (October 22, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-42)

Selected article titles: "JACL Raps Hayakawa Comment: Was WW2 a 'Blessing in Disguise' Too?" (p. 1), "Pro-Toguri Papers Found in Archives" (pp. 1-2), and "What It Means to Be Hawaiian" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 20, (November 16, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-45)

Select article titles: "Seattle Mayor's Post Eludes Tuai's Reach" (p.1); "'Mo' Marumoto Opens Watergate Phase Three" (p.1); "Cincinnati JACLers in Five Activities for Folk Festival" (p.3) "Unexploded U.S. Bombs Dropped in WW2 Found in 177 Spots in Japan" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 6 (August 9, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-31)

Selected article titles: "Population in World Casts Dim U.S. Future" (pp. 1, 6), "Reparations for Evacuees Still High on JACL Priority" (p. 1), "Sen. Daniel Inouye: On World Population" (pp. 2, 5), and "Kiyoshi Hirano: Dubbed Stockton's Henry Kissinger, He Negotiates Return of Temple Bell" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 78, No. 17 (May 3, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-17)

Selected article titles: "'Operation Zebra' Reminds JACL of 1942 Evacuation of Japanese" (p. 1), "Tighter U.S. Policy Seen Reducing Number of Foreign Students This Year" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: What Can I Do About P.R.?" (p. 2), and "30-Year Debate of 'Direct Hit' Off Oregon Coast by Japanese Sub Ends" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 80, No. 10 (March 14, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-10)

Selected article titles: "National Dialogue: National Advocacy" (p. 1), "Internment Enough Penalty Judge Decides" (p. 1), "What Nat'l Staff Has Wrought in Half Year" (pp. 1-2), and "Minority One: Employment Discrimination: What to Do About It" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-10/

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