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doc Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1224)

Phil writes a short message to Alice once he arrives in Denver on his way to Amache.

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doc Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1216)

Phil talks about his work at the laundry and how he believes he is improving. At this point Phil thinks he will stay in Denver another week.

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doc Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1211)

Phil Okano writes to his wife, Alice Okano, concerning his travel from Caldwell, Idaho to Colorado .

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img Group pose in front of dry cleaners (ddr-densho-359-123)

Ayako Okano and her mother, Haruno Okano, stand on the left and right of an unidentified woman in the top row; Masaru Okano and his father, Toshiyuki Okano sit second and third from the left on the bottom row. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in a few different Western Washington cities …

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img Studio portrait of the Miwa family (ddr-densho-475-2)

Black and white studio portrait of the Miwa family in a dark green cardboard portrait case with an art deco border. At the bottom of the portrait in pen, "Cook's Studio Hollister Cal" and on the back written in pencil, "The Miwa Family L. to R. Back Tama Miwa Nobukichi Miwa L. to R. Front Mae …

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img "Yasui Brothers Second store" (ddr-densho-259-303)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A large gathering of mostly Issei men along the south side of the second [Yasui Brothers] store."

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img Tenchosetsu celebration (ddr-densho-259-444)

Gathering of Issei for the celebration of Tenchosetsu, a day to pray for the long life of the emperor and a celebration of Emperor Taisho's birthday.

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doc Letter from Rayko Grace Sumida to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-398)

Letter to Chimata Sumida about their plans to go to Los Angeles for 2 weeks to handle all the arrangements for selling the family home in Los Angeles. She also mentions that Yuri wrote the Provost Marshal's office was investigating Niseis working in big companies including McCalls and released because of their background from Standard Register.

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img Golf lesson with Chimata Sumida and his children Grace and Marshall Sumida (ddr-densho-379-400)

Members of the Sumida family practicing how to hold a golf club. The date written in the bottom right hand corner of the photograph is "Dec 7th 1941".

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vh Mas Hashimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1015-7)

Nisei male. Born September 15, 1935, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville before being removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Following World War II, returned with family to Watsonville and finished school. Became a teacher of U.S. History at Watsonville High School.

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img Miwa Family portrait (ddr-densho-458-89)

Five members of Miwa family, four sitting. Left to right: Harry, Frank, Tama, Nobukichi, and Mae Miwa. Written on back: July, 1925 / caption in Japanese

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doc Evacuee report and family record for Minemoto family (ddr-densho-491-101)

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doc May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)

Document presents a list of 52 incarcerees; names are introduced with the text, "May the committee further recommend the release of the following" [presumably from the army stockades]. Nakao, Masaru; Inoue, Tetsuo; Hayashioa, Bob; Tahara, Tom; Saito, Shu; Shingu, Tadashi (Fred); Ogata, Tanji; Fujimoto, Tadao (Wm); Yamamoto, Kazuo; Tanabe, Yaichi; Wada, Shozo; Takaoka, Yoshio; Komiya, Shunichi; …

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doc Northern California District Council Japanese American Citizens League Annual Treasurer's Report February 1941 (ddr-densho-491-9)

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doc Washington Township JACL property survey and family record for Miyamura family (ddr-densho-491-105)

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img Miwa Family portrait (ddr-densho-458-88)

Five members of Miwa family standing. Front row (children): Mae, Frank, and Harry. Back row (parents): Tama and Nobukichi

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vh Marshall M. Sumida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-332)

Nisei male. Born August 26, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Drafted into the military and served in the Military Intelligence Service. Eventually returned to …

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img Man and women on the beach (ddr-densho-359-472)

Man and women at the beach. Far left: Phil Okano. Second from right: Alice Okano; far right: Jeanette Otsuka

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-359-1414)

Left to right: Jitsuzo Nakata, Phil and Alice Okano with Wayne Nakata

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doc Letter from Phil Okano to Alice Okano (ddr-densho-359-1218)

Phil writes about a trip to Boulder to see his sister, Ayako, and his brother-in-law. His family encourage him to get a job teaching Japanese which is draft deferable, but Phil writes that he isn't interested.

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img Man and women on the beach (ddr-densho-359-474)

Man and women at the beach. Far left: Phil Okano. Second from right: Alice Okano; far right: Jeanette Otsuka

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img Beach trip (ddr-densho-359-1282)

Left to right: Phil and Alice Okano, Itsuno Kawamoto, Ray Kawamoto

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img Chimata and Masako Sumida family in front of barracks (ddr-densho-379-663)

The caption on the page of the photograph album is "Rohwer 1942".

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img Seven women and teacher posing on steps outside church (ddr-ajah-4-41)

Caption below photo: Mas Miyauchi poses with his Sunday School students on the steps of the Sunday School building, now known as the social hall of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA.. Marge was born in 1915 making this photo circa the early 1930s.

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img Beach picnic (ddr-densho-359-1283)

Left to right: Phil Okano with Ray Kawamoto, Jean Kawamoto, Alice Okano

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