Nisei

The Nisei (second generation) felt the pull of two cultures. American born, attending public schools, and influenced by American popular culture, they shared the same idols, favorite songs and sports heroes as most other children of their generation. Wanting to fit in, many Nisei with Japanese first names dropped them for Western ones that their non-Japanese friends could easily pronounce. Yet, most grew up in Japanese neighborhoods, and their parents taught them the customs and values of the old country.

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-757)

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img Bill Sitting on Ledge (ddr-densho-368-746)

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img Bill with Friends (ddr-densho-368-739)

Photograph of three people. From left to right: unidentified, Bill Iino, and unidentified.

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-767)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-826)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-771)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert and Gaby Lodin (ddr-densho-368-819)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-777)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-777/

doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-753)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-842)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-843)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-843/

doc Letter to Bill Iino from Andree Julien (ddr-densho-368-844)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-844/

doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-786)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert and Gaby Lodin (ddr-densho-368-822)

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368-822/

doc Letter to Bill Iino from Gilbert Lodin (ddr-densho-368-827)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Jany Lore (ddr-densho-368-772)

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doc Letter to Bill Iino from Suzanne Baume (ddr-densho-368-835)

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doc Christmas letter (ddr-densho-483-132)

Christmas letter from Tsutomu Fukuyama to family friends. The letter describes Christmas at Minidoka, housing conditions following transfers from Tule Lake and Manzanar, the agricultural impacts of the boll weaver, and the resettlement of Nisei Christians.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-132/

doc They Work for Victory: The Story of Japanese Americans and the War Effort (ddr-densho-483-137)

Pamphlet on Nisei in the United States during World War II. Includes photograph.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-137/