Identity and values

Like millions of other immigrants in the United States, first-generation Japanese and their children felt the tension of maintaining their cultural heritage amid pressures to conform to mainstream society while also dealing with discrimination. Although most new immigrants in this country have had to struggle with these same conflicts, one traumatic event sets Japanese Americans apart from other immigrant groups: the mass incarceration during World War II.

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Letter to Larry Tajiri from Margaret Anderson, editor of Common Ground (ddr-densho-338-425)
doc Letter to Larry Tajiri from Margaret Anderson, editor of Common Ground (ddr-densho-338-425)
The author praises Larry Tajiri's work running the Pacific Citizen, discusses an article on the Manzanar riot/uprising, and requests he stop using the term "the American Japanese."
Project directors report on evacuee resistances to relocation (ddr-densho-381-6)
doc Project directors report on evacuee resistances to relocation (ddr-densho-381-6)
Dillon S. Myer, War Relocation Authority Director, lists twelve reasons why he believes detainees are reluctant to leave the camps.
View of a home's front door (ddr-densho-390-107)
img View of a home's front door (ddr-densho-390-107)
The front door and walkway of a home. House number 2620 is displayed on the garage.
Portrait of a man and woman (ddr-densho-395-65)
img Portrait of a man and woman (ddr-densho-395-65)
Portrait of a man wearing a suit and a woman wearing a dropped waist dress.
Group photograph of the Bitows and others (ddr-densho-395-62)
img Group photograph of the Bitows and others (ddr-densho-395-62)
Seiso Bitow, Kimiko Bitow, and eight men in suits pose for a group photograph
Portrait of Rikichi Maeda (ddr-densho-395-70)
img Portrait of Rikichi Maeda (ddr-densho-395-70)
Portrait of Rikichi Maeda, wearing a pinstripe suit and patterned tie.
Taeko Kurimura smiles at the camera (ddr-densho-395-22)
img Taeko Kurimura smiles at the camera (ddr-densho-395-22)
Taeko Kurimura poses in a formal dress with a pin-on corsage and a rolled up document. Written on front: To Cooky, Love Taeko Kurimura.
Portrait of Richard Maeda (ddr-densho-395-68)
img Portrait of Richard Maeda (ddr-densho-395-68)
Portrait of Richard Maeda, son of Yoshiko and Rikichi Maeda, wearing a suit with a corsage. Accompanying materials indicate that Richard served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Bitow photograph album (ddr-densho-395-1)
doc Bitow photograph album (ddr-densho-395-1)
A collection of 111 photographs of community events and family portraits from the Bitow and Maeda families.
Group photograph among evergreen trees (ddr-densho-395-19)
img Group photograph among evergreen trees (ddr-densho-395-19)
A group of men and women among evergreen trees with misty mountains in the background. Seiso Bitow is on the front row, second from the right.
Seiso Bitow and others stand on the deck of a Japanese naval ship (ddr-densho-395-85)
img Seiso Bitow and others stand on the deck of a Japanese naval ship (ddr-densho-395-85)
A group of men and one woman stand on the deck of a Japanese naval ship. Seiso Bitow stands on the front row, fourth from the right.
Group of men and women in an empty lot (ddr-densho-395-90)
img Group of men and women in an empty lot (ddr-densho-395-90)
A group of men and women stand in an empty lot with buildings and cars in the background.
Flower Photograph Album (ddr-densho-404-106)
doc Flower Photograph Album (ddr-densho-404-106)
A black, gold, and floral-patterned photograph album of Takeo Tagami's photograph. The album contains an assortment of photograph of Tokeo's and his companions' travel between the United States and Japan and other destinations, portraits of women, landscapes, and snapshots of friends and family.
Three figures in a yard (ddr-densho-404-2)
img Three figures in a yard (ddr-densho-404-2)
A man sits on a dirt path while two figures look on, possibly outside of the Tagami family home.
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