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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img Sgt. Uyenaka (ddr-csujad-38-493)

Photographed is Sgt. Uyenaka taking care of boots. The annotation reads: Uyenaka-kun was a good cook. He belonged to G2 24th Division but was transferred to 2nd Division because Japanese language speaking soldiers were in high demand. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the …

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img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-326)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-326/

img Block R's of 318 Block (ddr-csujad-38-184)

School yearbook photo taken by Paul Shintaku. Photographed are Tosa Aoki, John, Ben Nobuhiro, Ben Kitahara, Bob, Kan Ibasa, Seizo Ishizaki, Kiyo Ishida, and Harry Fukuhara, who are members of "Block R's of 318 Block," a Nisei men's club of the high school at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Block R's of 318 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-184/

img Masukawa family (ddr-csujad-38-243)

Photographed is the Masukawa family incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. Includes Tsutomu, Yukie, Keiko Kay, Junko June, and Mitzi. The caption reads: June 1944. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 12. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_12_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-243/

doc Card from the Lights to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-385)

A card from Mr. Light and family to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_22_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-385/

img Pre-school--kindergarten (ddr-csujad-38-204)

Photographed are preschool children and teachers incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. Includes Nisei teachers, Mrs. Joane Mimura and Haruye G. Koga. The caption reads: Pre-school--kindergarten. Title from caption. "Photographed by Kunkle and Wilcox" stamped on the back side. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 6. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-204/

img Ryuzo Fred Nishida (ddr-csujad-38-223)

Photographed is Ryuzo Fred Nishida, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Fred Nishida. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_09_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-223/

img Shitani family (ddr-csujad-38-155)

A photograph of the Shintani family and friends, including Mitzi Naohara. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 32. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_32_003

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img Betty Shintaka (ddr-csujad-38-194)

Photographed is Betty Shintaka, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Betty Shintaka. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-194/

img Basketball team Sigma XI (ddr-csujad-38-208)

Photographed are members of a Nisei men's basketball team, Sigma XI, at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Basketball team Sigma XI. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-208/

doc Card from Collin Lee Hatch to Mitzi Masukawa, January 15, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-403)

A thank-you card from Collin Lee Hatch for a gift of a plaque that Mitzi Masukawa Naohara sent her as a Christmas gift. Because the receiver's last name was wrongly spelled as "Matsukawa," it got lost at the Poston camp in Arizona and took six months to reach Mitzi at the Poston camp III. An item …

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doc Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, October 31, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-375)

A postcard from Lily in Chicago to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from Chicago, Illinois, on her way to Denver, Colorado. She is planing to visit Geo and go to the Gila River camp in Arizona where her family was incarcerated. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-375/

img Masukawa family (ddr-csujad-38-249)

Photographed is the Masukawa family incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. Includes children, and Koyuta, Mitzi, Tsotomu and Yukie. The caption reads: Me, gang. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 12. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_12_007

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doc Card from Emiko Satake to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-389)

A Christmas card from Emiko Satake who was Mitzi Masukawa Naohara's student in the nursery and kindergarten in the Poston camp in Arizona. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp. The caption reads: Pupil in Nursery 2 yrs, kdgtn. 1yr, relocated Utah. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-389/

doc Card to Mitzi Naohara, March 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-361)

A birthday card to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Greetings on my twenty-first birthday, March 16, 1944. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_11_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-361/

doc Card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-382)

A greeting card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy in Los Angeles, California, to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_21_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-382/

doc Name plate for Miss Mitzi Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-345)

It appears to be a name plate used for a wedding held at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_02_004

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-345/

img Yukie Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-210)

Photographed is Yukie Masukawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-210/

img 318 Sigma Debs (ddr-csujad-38-215)

Photographed are members of a Nisei women's club, 318 Sigma Debs, at the Poston camp in Arizona. They were also baseball players. The caption reads: 318 Sigma Debs. Title from caption. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-215/

img Dorothy Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-98)

Photographed is Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara, a cousin of George Nobuo Naohara, posing in front of a barrack at the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. Autographed by Dorothy Naohara. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_22_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-98/

doc Card from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, March 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-362)

A birthday card from Lily to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Greetings on my twenty-first birthday, March 16, 1944. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_11_002

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-362/

doc Card to Mitzi Naohara, January 3, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-367)

An invitation card to Block 325 party at Cafe Pendelphie in the Poston camp in Arizona on January 3, 1944. It was sent to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated in the Poston camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_14_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-367/

img Katashi Johnny Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-217)

Photographed are Katashi Johnny Masukawa and his friend at the Poston camp in Arizona. The back side note reads: John. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_08_002_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-217/

img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-334)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at her house in Gardena, California. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_013

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-334/

doc Today's spotlight--pre-school (ddr-csujad-38-412)

A newspaper clipping titled: Today's spotlight: pre-school. It was probably published in a camp newspaper at the Poston camp in Arizona, "Poston press bulletin" or "Poston chronicle." It describes the preschool which was operated in the camp and where Mitzi Masukawa Naohara worked as a teacher. The caption reads: Opening of pre-school (my work in camp) …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-412/