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img [Children eating] (ddr-csujad-29-87)

Photograph of six children eating. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P002

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img [Candid portrait of Kango Kunisugu] (ddr-csujad-29-98)

Candid Portrait of Kango Kunisugu. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P013

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img [Photograph of Mitsuye Endo] (ddr-csujad-29-111)

Photograph of Mitsuye Endo typing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P031

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-261)

Moved to Pisa; received all the back letters and packages; heard they were planning to move back to California; is sending a History of the 442nd. Parents' note on envelope back: 263 Saturday Oct. 13, 1945

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from a friend (ddr-densho-153-86)

Excerpt: "I should have written you before this but every time I would think about it some thing would come up so I didn't get at it." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-163)

Excerpt: "It sure has been hot lately and I looked at the thermometer in the Odahara's place and it was 102 degrees and that was pretty hot." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to Domoto Family (ddr-densho-356-183)

Postcard addressed to Mr. Domoto and Family from G. Kitazawa with a message written in Japanese. Postmarked Dec. 23, 1914, Menlo Park, California. Tied together with objects ddr-densho-356-183 through ddr-densho-356-188.

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Collection Yabe Family Papers Collection (ddr-ohs-1)

Digitized selections from a larger collection that documents the lives and activities of the Yabe family, particularly the first generation (the Issei) who immigrated from Japan to California in the early 1900s, and the second generation, the Nisei. Major topics represented the collection overall include the experience Mitsuye (Jyoko) Yabe as an immigrant to the United …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 12 (March 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-120)

Selected article titles: "Speed Movement Out of Centers. 2571 Out on Indefinite Permits" (p. 1), "California Group to Aid Nisei" (p. 1), "California Board is Reminded of Nisei Rights by Washington" (p. 1), "Deny Sabotage by Enemies" (p. 1), "Hospital Issues Warning on Rabbit Fever Season" (p. 2), "Editorials: Evacuees and Labor Relations" (p. 4), "2 …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 26 (January 4, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-1)

Selected article titles: Proposed Legislation Will Give Recognition to Japanese Aliens Who Aided U.S. in War" (p. 1), "Renunciant Files Case to Regain California Land" (p. 1), "Dismiss Aratani Case Testing California School Segregation" (p. 1), "Independent Group Will Fight For Evacuation Claims Bill" (p. 1), "Canada's Ban Against Return Of Evacuees to West Coast Will …

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img Home, sweet home (ddr-csujad-38-314)

Photographed is the Masukawa family's house on Lomita Boulevard in Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Home, sweet home. Title from caption. The handwritten note on the back side describes the house. The second part of the note is found in item: csudh_nao_0339. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 19. See this object …

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img Geo and James Spell (ddr-csujad-38-156)

Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and James Spell probably taken at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. The caption reads: Geo and James Spell. The backside note reads: Oct. 24, 47. PUT. George Naohara, PUT. James Spell. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 32. See this object …

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img Volunteers leaving from Jerome camp to Tule Lake camp (ddr-csujad-38-298)

Photographed are the volunteers on the train, moving from the Jerome camp in Arkansas to the Tule Lake camp in California, and incarcerees seeing off the volunteers. The caption reads: From Jerome Relocation Camp, volunteers to Tule Lake were transported by truck and later by train. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 18. …

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doc Letter from Harry Bentley Wells to Leon C. High, Principal, Secondary School, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-67)

Letter from H. Bentley Wells to Leon C. High regarding the transmittal of several forms, a change of address, and inquiring about what personal items to bring to Manzanar due to the unusualness of the situation. He also volunteers to bring any necessary materials from the University of California. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9067. See …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 24, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-169)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the JACL-sponsored carnival, the benefit drawing, and the new issue of the "Tradewind." Also features discussion on JACL membership and how to attract new members, transportation to the Northern California District Council meeting in Sacramento, and the annual New Years dance. See this …

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img Nisei men sitting outside with building in the background (ddr-csujad-44-6)

A photograph of three young Nisei men incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. Two of them are crouching on the ground and the third young man is sitting on the edge sidewalk outside a building. They are positioned in a half circle facing each other. Another building with several windows is in the background. See this object …

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img Nisei men's basketball team standing in front of barrack (ddr-csujad-44-21)

A photograph of eleven young Nisei men standing in a row in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are presumably basketball team members and standing shortest to tallest from left to right. The young man on the far left at the front of the row in holding a basketball at his side. See …

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doc Desert Sentinel, Vol. I No. 12, May 14, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-2)

School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. Features and items include a report on a bond drive and on a "Kampus Karnival"; news about the debate team and about a talent show, as well as about goings-on at Topaz, Utah; Manzanar, California; Echoes, Wyoming; Hunt, Idaho; and Amache, Colorado; and illustrations. See this object …

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img Trip to United States (ddr-csujad-25-216)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenaka family and their relatives, including Kamie, Haruko, and Toshikuni, most likely taken in the early 1920s. Some photographs are taken on Chichibu Maru, a Japanese passenger ship. Other photographs are taken probably in Los Angeles, California. See this …

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img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-237)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs including the Taenakas' children, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. A house and car are depicted in the photographs, where the Taenakas most likely reside in Los Angeles, California. The photographs appear to be taken in the late 1920s. See …

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img Kamie Taenaka or Sadae Umeda, grocery store (ddr-csujad-25-243)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph of Kamie Taenaka or her sister, Sadae Umeda, and her child inside a grocery store. It appears that she is serving a Caucasian customer in the store. It is probably taken in Los Angeles, California between 1915 and 1925. See this …

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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 …

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img Basketball team (ddr-csujad-44-9)

A photograph of six young Nisei women and one young Nisei man incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The woman are standing in a row in front of a basketball goal. The young man is kneeling in front of them holding a basketball. They are presumably basketball team members. Photo inscription on back: "Otis." See this object …

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img Group of Nisei 7th graders outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-30)

A large group photograph of boys and girls who are Nisei 7th graders incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The group of children is posing in three rows outside a barrack. The boys in the back two rows are standing. The girls in the front row are seated in chairs. Photo inscription on back: "7th." See this …

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img Mid-air jumping over raised horizontal bar (ddr-csujad-44-14)

A photograph of an incarceree in mid-air as they jump over a raised horizontal bar at Tule Lake, California. The person is just above the bar with their hands and feet tucked in. Spectators are crowded in the background and to the side of the bar. Barracks are in the far background. See this object in …

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