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Letter from Tomoye and Henri Takahashi to Masao Shima, editor of Pictorial Japan (ddr-densho-424-748)
doc Letter from Tomoye and Henri Takahashi to Masao Shima, editor of Pictorial Japan (ddr-densho-424-748)
Original and copy. Asking for references for material and instructions for origami for the store
Document and photo of kimono title Japan to Alameda, Takeno Nakata's Furisode Kimorno (ddr-ajah-6-255)
img Document and photo of kimono title Japan to Alameda, Takeno Nakata's Furisode Kimorno (ddr-ajah-6-255)
Includes story of Takeno Nakata's creation of her Furisode kimono and journey to Alameda
Japanese glassworker cools down a cocktail glass with a fan (ddr-densho-299-67)
img Japanese glassworker cools down a cocktail glass with a fan (ddr-densho-299-67)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2057. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan / After twisting, a Japanese worker at / the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fans the stem of a cocktail glass to / cool it to prevent it from losing its / shape. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."
American soldiers leaving dinner party (ddr-densho-397-175)
img American soldiers leaving dinner party (ddr-densho-397-175)
The caption in the photo album reads "Dr. Cotner, Mr. Utsunomiya, Driver look on after Col Allen + Capt Cross enter '42 Plymouth in front of Mitsukoshi". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.
Buildings in Tokyo (ddr-densho-397-99)
img Buildings in Tokyo (ddr-densho-397-99)
The caption in the photo album reads "Rt to left: Tokyo Kaikan, Meiji Bldg, Kishimoto Bldg, NYK (reflected on moat) taken fr[om] Hibiya Nov. '46". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.
Document with photo of Alameda Kono Allstars  and clippings (ddr-ajah-5-50)
doc Document with photo of Alameda Kono Allstars and clippings (ddr-ajah-5-50)
Documents related to the 1931 Tour of Japan by the baseball team. Caption below photo: Kono allstars, run by Hikotaro "Harry" Kono (center of second row in suit). Front row kneeling second from left, with bill turned up is Osky Kono, his son. Photo by Oita Newspaper company, Japan
Minoru Yamaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-127)
vh Minoru Yamaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-127)
Nisei male. Born 1940 in Spreckels, California. Soon after Minoru was born, father decided to move the family to Japan. Lived in Japan during World War II, returning to the U.S. in the 1960s. Went to school in Chicago for a time before eventually settling in Southern California.
Bertha Starkey sitting on a log (ddr-densho-336-57)
img Bertha Starkey sitting on a log (ddr-densho-336-57)
The 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.\nCaption on front: "Bertha Starkey: From Cleveland, Ohio. She was a missionary to Japan before WWII, then came to Reedley, CA. During the war, she lived in Poston with the internees. After the war she returned to Japan. (Per Ron Koda)."
June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-453-3)
vh June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-453-3)
Learning classical Japanese dance at a young age from a famous teacher from Japan
Hiroko Nakashima Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-69-11)
vh Hiroko Nakashima Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-69-11)
Working with other students in a factory in Japan to help the war effort
Tom Akashi Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-164-34)
vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-164-34)
Observing changes in the pro-Japan organizations during the institution of the renunciation program
Tom Akashi Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-164-42)
vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-164-42)
Arrival in Japan: confronted with poverty and despair: "it was a dismal, dismal situation"
Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-243-11)
vh Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-243-11)
Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor while living in Japan: "I felt terrible"
Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-185-28)
vh Hideo Hoshide Interview II Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-185-28)
Informing younger sisters by letter of devastation in Japan, warning them not to come
Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-148-42)
vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 42 (ddr-densho-1000-148-42)
Attending Doshisha University in Japan after the war; dealing with the scarcity of food
Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-148-30)
vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-148-30)
Leaving for Japan on the SS Gripsholm, part of the U.S. government-sponsored "exchange"
Lillian Nakano Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-254-4)
vh Lillian Nakano Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-254-4)
Traveling to Japan just before World War II to study Japanese music and dance
Shigeko Sese Uno Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-98-10)
vh Shigeko Sese Uno Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-98-10)
Returning home to help run the dairy as father returns to Japan to die
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