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Densho documents the testimonies of Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated during World War II before their memories are extinguished. Densho offers these irreplaceable firsthand accounts, coupled with historical images, historical documents, and teacher resources, to explore principles of democracy and promote equal justice for all.
Densho's collections contain oral histories and primary sources that document the Japanese American experience from immigration starting in the late 1800s through redress in the 1980s, with a strong focus on World War II incarceration. The archives are growing as Densho continues to record oral histories and digitize historical materials.
394 Collections
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Shosuke Sasaki Collection (ddr-densho-274)
This collection consists of documents from the personal collection of Mr. Shosuke Sasaki, an Issei who immigrated to the U.S. in 1919. During World War II he was incarcerated in Minidoka, Idaho, and later worked for Standard & Poor's financial institution for many years. His papers document his work with Minidoka's Welfare Department, as well as …
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Frances Haglund Collection (ddr-densho-275)
The Frances Haglund Collection consists of correspondence, manuscripts, clippings and other miscellaneous documents about Frances Haglund's time as a teacher at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.
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White River Valley JACL Chapter Collection (ddr-densho-277)
The White River Valley JACL Chapter Collection consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, newsletters, photographs, and other miscellaneous ephemera documenting the chapter's history.
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Kyota Watanabe Collection (ddr-densho-278)
The Kyota Watanabe Collection consists of one photograph album, photographic prints, and documents related to the Watanabe family's life in Seattle, Washington and in Japan.
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Hamanaka Family Collection (ddr-densho-280)
The Hamanaka Family Collection is comprised of documents, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from the life of Joe Hamanaka. Materials include clippings of Joe's writing in Broadway High School's student newspaper, wartime materials, as well as JACL's 17th Biennial National convention materials.
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War Relocation Authority Documents Collection (ddr-densho-282)
The Government Documents collection is comprised of reports and studies published by the War Relocation Authority. The bulk of the items are focused on the lives and treatment of Japanese Americans during World War II.
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Newell Star Collection (ddr-densho-284)
The Newell Star Collection contains items collected by the Ina Family, including editions of the Newell Star and Tule Lake Cooperator newspapers as well as various documents distributed to those residing at the Tule Lake incarceration camp from 1944-1946. Note: not all editions of the Newell Star appear in this collection.
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Milton and Molly (Kageyama) Maeda Collection (ddr-densho-287)
The Milton and Molly (Kageyama) Maeda Collection consists of photographs and ephemera documenting Milton and Molly Maeda's lives from their upbringings in Portland, Oregon & Dee, Oregon, to attendance at Oregon State College (now Oregon State University) where they met, their marriage in the Portland Assembly Center, and their lives after World War II.
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Co-op News (Topaz) Collection (ddr-densho-288)
Collection of newspapers published by the co-op at the Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camp, Utah. The newspapers discuss co-op administration and concerns, as well as everyday life.
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Tule Lake Cooperator Collection (ddr-densho-289)
A small collection of the Tule Lake Cooperator, a newsletter created by the Tule Lake concentration camp Co-op.
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Jichikai Jiho (Crystal City) Collection (ddr-densho-290)
This collection consists of selected issues of the Jichikai Jiho, a Japanese-language newspaper for the Crystal City Residents' Association.
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Shimomura Collection (ddr-densho-291)
The Shimomura Collection contains yearbooks and documents from the concentration camps and Assembly Centers.
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Nishioka Family Collection (ddr-densho-292)
The first accession of the Nishioka Family Collection consists of three photographs from Topaz concentration camp. The second accession of the Nishioka Family Collection consists of documents, letters, photographs that covers the immigration of Torakichi and Mitsu Nishioka, family life in Oakland, California, incarceration in Topaz concentration camp and Frank Nishioka's military service in the post …
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Migita and Sakahara Collection (ddr-densho-293)
The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Photo album with photos from Yakima valley Washington before the war and St. Louis Missouri after the war. One photo album with photos of individuals at home, businesses and social gatherings, sometimes identified as …
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Gerald Kajitani Collection (ddr-densho-294)
The Gerald Kajitani Collection consists of 73 Kodachrome slides taken by Gerald Kajitani at the 1974 Tule Lake pilgrimage.
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Eiichi Yamashita Collection (ddr-densho-296)
The Eiichi Yamashita Collection contains photographs documenting Eiichi Yamashita and his family's life in the Pacific Northwest and their work as oyster farmers.
Eiichi Yamashita participated in two visual history interviews with Densho in 2014. The can be found at the following links: Eiichi Yamashita Interview I: https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-1000-423-1/ Eiichi Yamashita Interview II: https://ddr.densho.org/interviews/ddr-densho-1000-424-1/
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Gidra Collection (ddr-densho-297)
66 Issues of Gidra from its founding in 1969 until 2001.
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Mabel Sugiyama Eto Family Collection (ddr-densho-298)
The Mabel Sugiyama Eto Family Collection contains one photograph album and 20 loose photographic prints. Subjects range from life in Tule Lake and Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camps to temporary agricultural leave and post-war relocation.
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Theodore Akimoto Family Collection (ddr-densho-299)
The Theodore Akimoto Family Collection consists of materials from Theodore Akimoto's time with the 44nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, 71st Signal Service Battalion, and Photo Division SCAP. The majority of the images document Ted Akimoto's time as a U.S. Army photographer during the occupation of Japan.
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Clara Hattori Collection (ddr-densho-300)
The Hattori Collection mainly consists of 4 photograph albums created by Clara Hattori. The photographs document Clara Hattori's life between 1939 and 1955, including: the 1939 World's Fair in San Francisco, Tule Lake, and life after the war.
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Final Accountability Rosters Collection (ddr-densho-305)
This collection contains the Final Accountability Rosters from the 10 concentration camps. These reports were compiled during the closures of all camps and contains information about each person, including: name, family number, date of birth, marital status, citizenship status, alien registration number, method of original entry into the center, date of entry, pre-evacuation address, center address, …
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Joe Seto Collection (ddr-densho-307)
The Joe Seto Collection consists of 5 military portraits of members of the Seto Family.
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Mae Hara Collection (ddr-densho-308)
The Mae Hara Collection is comprised of photographs and documents from the personal family collection of Mae Hara, a Japanese American who was interview by Densho in 2004. The photos depict Mae's prewar life in Seattle, Washington. The documents concern her family's Oyster business pre-war, relocation to Minidoka, and post war life.
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Etsuko Osaki Collection (ddr-densho-310)
The Etsuko Osaki Collection is comprised of photographs from the personal family collection of Etsuko Osaki, a Japanese American who was interviewed by Densho in 2013. The photographs depict the lives of Etsuko's family during internment and after the war.
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Pauline Miyata Collection (ddr-densho-313)
The Pauline Miyata Collection is comprised of mostly pre-war era photographs in Oregon and Washington. These photos depict the Shigeno, Asaba, and Miyata families, as well as many photos of classmates in the 1930s. A business report from the berry farm some of the family worked on is also included. A few photos depict life at …