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doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-97)

Excerpt: "Last night I went to see Donald O'conner in "It up comes Love" with Gloria Jean." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-97/

doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-107)

Excerpt: "Arrived in Reno at 2:30 A.M., slept and took a bath at a hotel there." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-107/

doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-218)

Excerpt: "How are you? We are all well and hope that your cold is gone by now." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-218/

doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-188)

Excerpt: "Hi Jerks! I waited for your letter but it didn't come again, so I got mad." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-134)

Excerpt: "I'm pretty excited, for tomorrow I'm going to see if I can be employed." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his mother and sister (ddr-densho-153-161)

Excerpt: "I recieved your letter yesterday and today. Every one was very happy to hear from you." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-186)

Excerpt: "I forgot to ask you in the other postcard about the stuff I ordered from you." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-153-186/

doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-26)

Excerpt: "Today is sunday & I just got back from breakfast & boy it was delicious." This letter was sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to two Nisei brothers (ddr-densho-153-215)

Excerpt: "I am sorry I didn't have time to write to you for such a long time." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc MIS Intelligencer Volume 21 No. 1 (ddr-densho-1007-1459)

The Intelligencer was the newsletter of the MIS veterans association of northern California. Includes tributes to John Aiso and a review of The Color of Honor.

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vh Norman I. Hirose Interview (ddr-densho-1013-7)

Nisei male. Born June 22, 1926, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943 because of mother's wish to have the family move to Japan. …

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vh Bob Suzuki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-452)

Nisei-han male. Born January 2, 1936, in Portland, Oregon, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved to a small community outside of Spokane, Washington, to farm. Went to UC Berkeley and Caltech, then taught at …

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vh Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)

Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …

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doc Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)

Japanese Americans were allowed to take only what they could carry to the camps. In most cases, a person could take two bags. Each bag was marked with an identification tag. These tags belonged to Mae Iseri who was initially detained at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California. Mae and her family were later incarcerated at …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 26 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-25)

Selected article titles: "California Commission Moves to Issue Commercial Fishing Licenses to Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "Congress Sends Evacuation Claims Bill to President" (p. 1), "Contributions from Hundreds of Nisei Groups Pour in for 350 Vanport Flood Refugees" (p. 2), "California VFW Unanimously Approves Resolution Asking Citizenship for Issei Group" (p. 3), "Japanese Canadian Citizens Win …

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Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)

doc Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)

A letter from Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp, California. It notifies him of Public Proclamation no. 24 and the rescission of exclusion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_021

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doc Envelope from Yokohama Specie Bank, LID., to Tomosuke Masukawa, January 22, 1901 (ddr-csujad-38-532)

An envelope from Yokohama Shōkin Ginkō, San Francisco, California to Tomosuke Masukawa in Seligman, Arizona. It contains the U.S. postal money order receipts, which are found in items: csudh_nao_0500, csudh_nao_0501, csudh_nao_0502, and csudh_nao_0503. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_01_005

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img Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-323)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City. "May 1952" stamped on the back side. 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_002

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doc Envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Naohara, September 27, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-569)

An envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Nobuo Naohara in Chicago, Illinois, where he has been reestablishing his life after leaving the Tule Lake camp, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_022

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img Mr. Jiro Sanada, Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-38-104)

Photographed is Jiro Sanada incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp in California. The caption reads: Mr. Jiro Sanada, Tule Lake. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_23_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-104/

img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-256)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California around 1930. Includes: Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_051

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img Nisei men, women, and children carrying furniture (ddr-csujad-44-51)

A photograph of a long line of Nisei men, women, and children, incarcerated at Tule Lake, California, carrying desks and chairs. The line stretches into the distance and past a row of barracks. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0051

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img Nisei men in front of barrack (ddr-csujad-44-12)

A group photograph of eleven young Nisei men posing outside in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are in two rows. The back row is standing and the front row is kneeling. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0012

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img Nisei women standing outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-44)

A photograph of five young Nisei women incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. They are standing outside posing together for the camera. Barracks are visible behind them. Photo inscription on back: "Can you recognize me? -Mary." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0044

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-44/

doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)

Letter from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Johnson, Wartime Civilian Control Administration, concerning the leasing of the Turlcok Social Club Hall as a storage place for incarcerees' properties in Turlock, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-46-6/

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