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Masamizu Kitajima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-287)
vh Masamizu Kitajima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-287)
Nisei male. Born August 1, 1933, in Ookala, Hawaii. At a young age, sent to Japan to live with grandfather and begin ministry training, but returned to the U.S. just before the onset of World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father, a prominent Buddhist minister, was picked up and arrested by the FBI. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-287/
Fred Matsumura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-46)
vh Fred Matsumura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-46)
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-46/
Shizue Irei Interview (ddr-densho-1000-407)
vh Shizue Irei Interview (ddr-densho-1000-407)
Issei female. Born November 28, 1932, in Okinawa, Japan. Grew up in Japan where parents ran a farm. During World War II, when the Allied forces landed in Okinawa, fled home village with a large group and hid in the jungle. After the war, returned home, married, and eventually moved to Hawaii.

(This material is based …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-407/
Don Okubo Interview (ddr-densho-1004-21)
vh Don Okubo Interview (ddr-densho-1004-21)
Nisei male. Born January 22, 1919. During World War II, volunteered for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and eventually transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as an interpreter interrogating Japanese prisoners of war in Palau.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-21/
Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1004-20)
vh Kazuo Yamane Interview (ddr-densho-1004-20)
Nisei male. Born December 8, 1916, in Hawaii. Was already in the army when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served with the Military Intelligence Service as a translator at the Pentagon and in Europe.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1004-20/
Jeff Furumura Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-533)
vh Jeff Furumura Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-533)
Sansei male. Born November 23, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, father was in a tuberculosis sanitarium, then was taken to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and mother was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Parents met in Chicago, Illinois, after leaving the camps. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-533/
Jeff Furumura Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-539)
vh Jeff Furumura Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-539)
Sansei male. Born November 23, 1950, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, father was in a tuberculosis sanitarium, then was taken to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and mother was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Parents met in Chicago, Illinois, after leaving the camps. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-539/
Issei parole review (ddr-densho-314-7)
doc Issei parole review (ddr-densho-314-7)
The memorandum states that Kazuichi Takanishi was placed in Group II after a CGRB review which allowed him to return to Hawaii from the mainland. The back of the document has a note from The National Archives stating that this document came from Record Group No. 338. The handwritten portion states "Military Government of Hawaii Internment …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-314-7/
doc "Alien enemy" personnel record (ddr-densho-314-2)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-314-2/
List of Justice Department internment camp papers (ddr-densho-314-3)
doc List of Justice Department internment camp papers (ddr-densho-314-3)
This set of Justice Department papers include documents spanning from 1942-1945. The papers include a family welfare report of the Takanishis from the Red Cross, a petition for parole from internment and return to Hawaii, a letter concerning unblocking interned Japanese bank accounts, a CGRB review, and Kazuichi Takanishi's recommendation for return to Hawaii.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-314-3/
Parole memorandum (ddr-densho-314-5)
doc Parole memorandum (ddr-densho-314-5)
This memorandum gives the date that Kazuichi Takanishi was paroled from the Santa Fe Justice Department internment camp. It also states that his address is unknown since a sponsor was not identified for Takanishi before he left camp. He was paroled to Chicago, Illinois.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-314-5/
Corrspondence concering unblocking Japanese bank accounts (ddr-densho-314-4)
doc Corrspondence concering unblocking Japanese bank accounts (ddr-densho-314-4)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-314-4/
442nd 10th Anniversary Group Photograph (ddr-densho-363-340)
img 442nd 10th Anniversary Group Photograph (ddr-densho-363-340)
In the right hand corner of the photograph is etched "Honolulu T.H. July 20 1953". The stamp on the back of the photograph reads "House of Photography 1939-1 N. King Street Phone 82872".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-363-340/
Holiday card from the Ishiura family (ddr-densho-433-36)
doc Holiday card from the Ishiura family (ddr-densho-433-36)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-433-36/
Margaret Yang posing on float in Veterans Day Parade (ddr-densho-1007-97)
img Margaret Yang posing on float in Veterans Day Parade (ddr-densho-1007-97)
Caption on back
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-97/
Letter to Kaneji Domoto and S. Miyaida from Y. Goto (ddr-densho-329-445)
doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto and S. Miyaida from Y. Goto (ddr-densho-329-445)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-445/
Postcard to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-596)
doc Postcard to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-596)
Postcard addressed to the Domoto family (Kaneji & Sally Domoto) and the Tsukada (Yuriko & Richard Tsukada) family from Yuri and Kaneji's sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about the delay in her flight to Japan and the possibility of not going.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-596/
Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Jan Leeman Jr. (ddr-densho-329-390)
doc Letter to Kaneji Domoto from Jan Leeman Jr. (ddr-densho-329-390)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-390/
Susumu Misono certificate of citizenship (ddr-densho-37-1418)
img Susumu Misono certificate of citizenship (ddr-densho-37-1418)
Included annotation: K-508, Susumu Misono, Birth certificate, Citizenship Paper.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-1418/
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-599)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-599)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about the start of her sea voyage back to the United States from Japan and her plans for the stopover in Hawaii.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-599/
Aloha Tower (ddr-densho-542-257)
img Aloha Tower (ddr-densho-542-257)
Written on back: Aloha Tower, Honolulu, taken from the "Asamu Maru" leaving the famous isle.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-542-257/
Frank Takizo Matsumoto and Diet delegates being welcomed to Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-4-840)
img Frank Takizo Matsumoto and Diet delegates being welcomed to Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-4-840)
Caption on reverse: "JAPANESE DIET DELEGATION BACK IN HONOLULU: Shown above are 15 members of the Japanese Diet party as they arrived at the Honolulu airport from Seattle at 6:50 this morning by Northwest Airlines for a two-day visit before leaving for Tokyo via Pan American Airways Saturday at 9:30 a.m. They were each given a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-840/

Narrator Ehren Watada

Male of Japanese and Chinese American descent. Born 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Graduated from Hawaii Pacific University in 2003, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Received his officer's commission, and served in Korea in 2004 and 2005. While stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, in 2006, asked for permission to resign his commission based on his understanding …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/243/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 17 (October 23, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-43)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 17 (October 23, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-43)
Selected article titles: "20 tons of relief clothing crated in L.A. for Nagoya" (p. 1), "U.S. Civil Rights Commission starts 3rd year program" (p. 1), "Sansei school safety patrol officer acts quickly to save life of another" (p. 1), "Temporary farm workers return to Japan, very little said favorably of program" (p. 3), "African official hails …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-31-43/
Politician taking his oath of office from Wilfred Tsukiyama (ddr-njpa-2-118)
img Politician taking his oath of office from Wilfred Tsukiyama (ddr-njpa-2-118)
Caption on front: "Honolulu-born, California-educated James P. Ferry of Kailua, Windward Oahu, today at 11 a.m. took the oath of office, administered by Chief Justice Wilfred C. Tsukiyama of the Hawaii State Supreme Court, as chairman of the State Board of Land and Natural Resources (an $18,500-a-year-post) in the chief executive's chambers in Iolani Palace. With …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-118/
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