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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Crossroads Vol. IV, No. 17 (September 21, 1951) (ddr-densho-507-2)
Selected article titles: “Just Browsing” (p. 2), “Profile” (p. 3), “Society” (p. 4), “Social Silhouettes” (p. 5), “Club Notes” (p. 6), “Church Notices” (p. 6), “Sports” (p. 7), “Professional Directory” (p. 8)
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Crossroads VIII, No. 37 (December 23, 1955) (ddr-densho-507-4)
Selected article titles: “Christmas Greetings” (p. 2), “Crossroads to Somewhere” (p. 3), “Society” (p. 4), “My In-Laws and Senryu” (p. 6), “Tak’s Case” (p. 8-9, 16), “Mondai Wa Akira” (p. 10, 15), “Insurance in Birdies” (p. 11), “The Miyako Trio” (p. 12, 18), “Traditional Holiday Recipes” (p. 14), “Stagettes or The Year is 1949” (p. 17), …
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Crossroads Vol. 2 No. 32 (December 23, 1949) (ddr-densho-507-1)
Selected article titles: “A Generation in Transition” (p. 3), “Mike - A Portrait in Words” (p. 4), “A Burial for the Yellow Peril” (p. 5), “The Boy from Nebraska” (p. 6), “Just Reminiscing” (p. 8), “The Joker” (p. 9), “Yogore” (p. 10), “Coming Along Swimmingly” (p. 11), “Is It Jim or Hippo Or Just Me?” (p. …
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Crossroads Vol. V, No. 16 (September 12, 1952) (ddr-densho-507-3)
Selected article titles: “One Issei’s Opinion” (p. 2, 8), “Th Nisei Seek Election” (p. 3), “Society” (p. 4), “Club Notes” (p. 6), “Church Notices” (p. 6), “Sports” (p. 7), “Professional Directory” (p. 8)
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Nisei Vue Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer, 1948) (ddr-densho-266-2)
Selected article titles: "Fukui Earthquake" (p. 5), "Canada Story" (p. 9), "Kawakita Case" (p. 13), United Veterans of Fresno (p. 16), Vanport Flood (p. 19), Good News from Washington (p. 21), The Unified Nisei Vote (p. 22), The Jacl Queen Contest (p. 23), Lilli Ann Oka (p. 28), Nisei Heroes Buried at Oka (p. 30), Care …
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1952 Pictorial Guidebook (ddr-densho-266-78)
Select article titles: "Rare photographs capture beauties of Fuji" (pg 19-34); "The Issei Story" (pg. 35-58); "Pictures: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Twin Cities, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Japan" (pg. 59-112); "Organizations: Bird's-eye view of Nisei groups in the U.S." (pg. 113-138). Removed pages 140-167 from public website to protect personal information.
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Nisei Vue Vol. 2 No. 4 (April, 1949) (ddr-densho-266-7)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Writer Wows Critics" (p. 4), "High, Wide & Handsome" (p. 6), "Mr. Jazz" (p. 9), Community Minded (p. 10), New Deal Insurance (p. 12), Star Is Born (p. 14).
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Kaneji Domoto Diary, 1942 (ddr-densho-329-950)
Kaneji's diary from March 6, 1942 - October 7, 1942, spanning the Domoto family's time from being at home in California to about a month after arrival at Amache. Early pages of the diary resemble a notebook loosely structured by date and containing a mixture of daily activities, accounting, notes from work at the nursery, and, …
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Group photo of men and women at gathering (ddr-ajah-6-149)
Caption below photo: A gathering for Niseis from the Buddhist Temple (BTOA) and Japanese Methodists (BV) in Alameda, CA, circa late 1940s or early 1950s
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Photograph of Suzuki family member in front of Suzuki Pharmacy (ddr-csujad-55-2649)
One black and white photograph of Suzuki family member in front of Suzuki Pharmacy in brown photo album with house on cover. See also sac_jaac_2812 See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2813
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Japanese American man (ddr-csujad-55-2292)
Black and white photograph of a Japanese American man standing outside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2397
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Desert echoes 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-143)
Yearbook, "Desert echoes" 1943, created by the members of the 1st Junior Christian Church at the Poston incarceration camp, Poston Arizona. Includes essays by church leaders, history of vacation bible school and the first Junior Church, parish and inter-parish activities, biographical information on pastors, list of officers, essay competition, parish organizations and activities, "Ideal Girl" and …
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Japanese American individuals at an incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-55-2272)
Black and white photograph depicting two Japanese American individuals at an incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2376
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Japanese American individuals (ddr-csujad-55-2283)
Black and white photograph depicting a Japanese American serviceman and woman in a park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2388
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Letter from Grace to Poots and Dad, April 4, 1938 (ddr-csujad-55-2561)
Letter from Grace to Poots and Dad regarding studying for school. She is always thankful for the money they send her to help with school. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2669