Kibei

Kibei is the term for the generation of Nisei born in the U.S. but sent to Japan for education. When in Japan, the Kibei lived with grandparents or other relatives while their parents remained in the U.S. to work. Kibei often struggled to fit in both in Japan, where they were viewed as outsiders, and the U.S., where they were considered "too Japanese" by their Nisei peers. Because of their knowledge of both cultures and languages, the Kibei in particular were targeted by the government as "disloyal" during World War II. Ironically, the Kibei were heavily recruited for the Military Intelligence Service because of their linguistic abilities.

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Naohara, Okumura (ddr-csujad-38-142)
img Naohara, Okumura (ddr-csujad-38-142)
Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and Okumura in U.S. military uniform. It is taken at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. The caption reads: Naohara, Okumura. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 30. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_30_003
3/4 ton truck (ddr-csujad-38-478)
img 3/4 ton truck (ddr-csujad-38-478)
Photographed is a 3/4 ton truck. The English caption reads: 3/4 ton truck carry 11 G2 men, driver Sgt. Geo Naohara. Translation of the Japanese caption: I drove this truck to transport my fellow soldiers anywhere. It was an important vehicle. All survived (we were lucky). Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War …
George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-504)
img George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-504)
A photograph of George Nobuo Naohara in a military uniform standing in front of a car. The caption reads: Finally home (31 years old), Harbor City, Calif. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_063_004
George Naoara, boiling water (ddr-csujad-38-36)
img George Naoara, boiling water (ddr-csujad-38-36)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara holding a bucket. It is probably taken at Axel Johnson Ranch in Utah. The caption reads: I tried to get water in a bucket and boil it. [In Japanese]. The same image without the caption is found in item: csudh_nao_0033. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 10. See …
Nisei man crushing coals (ddr-csujad-38-48)
img Nisei man crushing coals (ddr-csujad-38-48)
Photographed is a Nisei man crushing coals. It is probably taken at Axel Johnson Ranch in Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_14_001
Envelope from Selective Service Local Board no. 277 to Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-577)
doc Envelope from Selective Service Local Board no. 277 to Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-577)
An envelope from Selective Service Local Board no. 277 to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the Tule Lake camp in California. It appears that "Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry," DSS form 304A, was enclosed in the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_15_006
Large farm field (ddr-csujad-38-16)
img Large farm field (ddr-csujad-38-16)
Photographed is a farm field, presumably at Camp Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: It was a large farm field spreading far beyond the horizon. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_02_004
Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S.F. (ddr-csujad-38-503)
img Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S.F. (ddr-csujad-38-503)
A photograph of George Nobuo Naohara and his family and relatives, including Mr. Masukawa, Mr. Yokota, Mitzi Naohara, and Lester Naohara. It was taken when his family and relatives visited George Naohara who was hospitalized in the Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. The caption reads: Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S. F. Title from caption. …
Visitors pass no. 8780, WRA-38, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-557)
doc Visitors pass no. 8780, WRA-38, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-557)
A visitors pass issued by O.D. Walters, Project Director. It authorizes George Nobuo Naohara of Utah to visit the Jerome camp in Arkansas and to be inducted to Block 8-10-E on December 3, 1945. WRA-38. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_009
Letter from W.O. Melton, Assistant Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, May 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-565)
doc Letter from W.O. Melton, Assistant Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, May 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-565)
A letter from W. O. Melton, Assistant Project Director of the Jerome camp in Arkansas to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the camp. It notifies George that his transfer to the Tule Lake camp has been scheduled. He will be transferred by truck and picked up at the mess hall 8 at 7:15 AM, May 17, …
Tadashi Sakaida (ddr-csujad-38-32)
img Tadashi Sakaida (ddr-csujad-38-32)
Photographed is Tadashi Sakaida in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps, Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Tadashi Sakaida. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_10_001
George Naohara at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-127)
img George Naohara at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-127)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California, playing wrestling during break. The backside note reads: Dear Mitzi, Look who is fighting. It is Superman. It is George! It is a husband of Mitzi. Love, George. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object …
U.S. soldiers (ddr-csujad-38-457)
img U.S. soldiers (ddr-csujad-38-457)
Photographed are U.S. soldiers lining up. The English caption reads: When prisoners come in, line up!, and the toller got the work. Translation of the Japanese caption: All were decided depending on the height of soldiers. Taking a break near Daejeon. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600), page 35. See …
Notice of assignment, Form WRA-21, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-566)
doc Notice of assignment, Form WRA-21, George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-566)
A notice of assignment, Form WRA-21, issued by Lee A. Lampson, Tule Lake Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority. It notifies George Nobuo Naohara of a farmer's position assigned. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_019
George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-331)
img George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-331)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara. 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_010
Walking wounded (ddr-csujad-38-502)
img Walking wounded (ddr-csujad-38-502)
A newspaper clipping. The image captures the wounded soldiers, including George Nobuo Naohara. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_060_001
George Naohara's handwritten annotation (ddr-csujad-38-3)
doc George Naohara's handwritten annotation (ddr-csujad-38-3)
English translation of handwritten annotation from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 5: When I went to the Manzanar camp in California, late Hiromu Sasaki took me to Maryknoll School, which was a Japanese language school located on Alameda Blvd, Los Angeles, California. I remember I packed my birth certificate, clothes, and other necessities into my …
Nisei farm laborer driving a truck (ddr-csujad-38-73)
img Nisei farm laborer driving a truck (ddr-csujad-38-73)
Photographed is a Nisei man driving a truck. It is probably taken in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 18. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_18_006
Nisei farm workers (ddr-csujad-38-44)
img Nisei farm workers (ddr-csujad-38-44)
Photographed are probably George Nobuo Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida in a farm field. It is presumably taken in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The same photo is found in item: nao_01_02_005. The caption reads: Five "Shina" men look anxious. Tired, tired. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" …
Nisei man resting on a chair (ddr-csujad-38-66)
img Nisei man resting on a chair (ddr-csujad-38-66)
Photographed is a Nisei man resting on a chair. It is taken on a day off from the farm labor work in Idaho or Utah. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_17_005
Note from Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to George Naohara, December 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-572)
doc Note from Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to George Naohara, December 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-572)
A note from Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the Tule Lake camp in California. It requires George to answer all questions in DSS form 304A. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_15_001
Naohara family's house (ddr-csujad-38-339)
img Naohara family's house (ddr-csujad-38-339)
Photographed is probably George Naohara inside his house in Gardena, California. The caption reads: Gardena. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 22. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_22_005
George Naohara in U.S. military uniform (ddr-csujad-38-115)
img George Naohara in U.S. military uniform (ddr-csujad-38-115)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara in U.S. military uniform standing with another U.S. soldier at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_26_005
Mr. Keny, Tadashi Sakaida, and George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-60)
img Mr. Keny, Tadashi Sakaida, and George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-60)
Photographed are Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara, Tadashi Sakaida, and George Nobuo Naohara siting on the beds and holding a bottle of sake. It is taken inside a Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camp in Rupert, Idaho. The same image with a caption is found in item: csudh_nao_0028. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 16. See …
Geo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-29)
img Geo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-29)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara holding a basket filled with potatoes in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps, Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Geo Naohara. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_09_003
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