PARTNER
Densho
Visit partner
COLLECTION ID
ddr-densho-437
DESCRIPTION
The collection contains materials from James Seigo Miwa's family, with a focus on James Seigo Miwa's arrest and detainment during World War II, and his son Lawrence Miwa's lawsuit against the Office of Alien Property to recoup the family's properties and business assists seized by the US government during World War II.
INCLUSIVE UNIT DATE
1924-1988
BULK UNIT DATE
1954-1976
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
3 binders and 2 folders of paper documents
CONTRIBUTOR
Densho
CREATORS
PREFERRED CITATION
Courtesy of James Seigo Miwa Family Collection, Densho
RIGHTS
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
309 Objects
![Lawrence Miwa poses on porch (ddr-densho-437-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/26/eb/26eb1774fa902b52b702f166b5365b9f.jpg)
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Lawrence Miwa poses on porch (ddr-densho-437-1)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "11/1/53, At 2400 S. High Denver, Colorado".
![Lawrence Miwa in graduation cap and gown (ddr-densho-437-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/38/b1/38b1d09aba84cb76a2aae21d9f7320e3.jpg)
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Lawrence Miwa in graduation cap and gown (ddr-densho-437-2)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "6/6/56, Graduation on the campus at University Heights, N.Y.W., Me, N.Y., N.Y.
![Lawrence Miwa (ddr-densho-437-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/db/a0/dba0156544254963ed8efbf702755812.jpg)
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Lawrence Miwa (ddr-densho-437-3)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "2/24/57 N.Y.C., N.Y. Me,".
![Yoko and Lawrence Miwa viewing the cherry blossoms (ddr-densho-437-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fd/35/fd3513f42d3aa98774cf28d50ce91e1e.jpg)
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Yoko and Lawrence Miwa viewing the cherry blossoms (ddr-densho-437-4)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "April, 1961 Washington, D.C.".
![Miwa family birthday party (ddr-densho-437-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/6d/52/6d529b3377c5cf4cc4c9f217d41e06fd.jpg)
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Miwa family birthday party (ddr-densho-437-5)
Man, woman, and child pose with a birthday cake that says "Happy Birthday Stephen".
![Lawrence Miwa poses on sidewalk (ddr-densho-437-6)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/d0/c2/d0c29caed9dc657cfdc975ce5c8ba54e.jpg)
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Lawrence Miwa poses on sidewalk (ddr-densho-437-6)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "1/69, Dad, In Calif. With Mr. Binjiro Kudo, Mom's father."
![Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-7)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/46/f9/46f97ab607941b11c04e83129d873bad.jpg)
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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-7)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "5/20/72 Eddie is one year old! Stephen, 8 years & 7 mons, Dad, Jim, 4 years & 6 mons, Faunny face! Eddie, One year old! Jackie, 7 years & 1 mon., In our backyard @ 28738 Golden Meadow Drive, Palo Verde Ren., Calif. 90274".
![Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-8)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/25/81/258137d94a4b0fd4d368597ccad4f531.jpg)
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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-8)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "9/2/73 Mom, Grandma, Uncle Nihei, Aunty Katherine, Jackie, Eddie, Stephen, Jimmy, at our family room, Nin Valley, Honolulu".