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av Mary Higake Hasegawa (ddr-ajah-8-3)

Mary Higake Hasegawa was born on May 12, 1921, in Alameda, California. In 1939, she was sent to Japan to live with relatives, and spent World War II in Tokyo and Fukushima. After the war, returned to Alameda.

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doc Jerome T. Light Dissertation, Vol. I (ddr-densho-327-1)

"The Development of a Junior-Senior High School Program in a Relocation Center for People of Japanese Ancestry during the War with Japan" is Jerome T. Light's dissertation for his doctorate of Education from Leland Stanford Junior University.

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img Issei man waiting to register for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-237)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Oldest member of the Japanese Methodist church, who came from Japan 50 years ago. He is at the Wartime Civil Control Administration station waiting for instructions regarding his evacuation to Tanforan Assembly center.

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img Two men sharing a drink (ddr-densho-494-45)

Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida is sitting on the left. Caption on website: "Saying goodbye to Japan / After accepting the offer of marriage from the Maida family, Torayoshi spent some time at his family home in Kebara." and "Farewell, 1919"

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 647 (June 8, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-682)

Selected article titles: "Japan Developing Good Food Supply" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "White River to Meet Comets; 'B' League Enters Play Off" (p. 3), "Maryknoll Home of Missioners Who Minister to Body and Spirit" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 157 (December 27, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-187)

Selected article titles: "Japan Diet Opens for 159th Session on December 24" (p. 1), "Undefeated Fives to Meet Tonight for Class A Lead" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Kawasaki Chosen Lotus President for Second Year" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 151 (November 15, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-181)

Selected article titles: "Premier of Japan Shot by Assassin, Likely to Recover" (p. 1), "Japanese, Rainier Teams to Battle for First Victory" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Carnival Booths to Display Goods from 7 Tonight" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 141 (September 6, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-171)

Selected article titles: "Japan Maintains 1 Minute Silence for Quake Dead" (p. 1), "Nippons Lose and Win; Take Series from Asahi Team" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Japanese Family, Not Individual, is Basis of Society" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 2, No. 86 (August 17, 1929) (ddr-densho-96-115)

Selected article titles: "Japan Holding to Naval Reductions by Cutting Budget" (p. 1), "Girls Club Plans to Sponsor Three Tennis Tourneys" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Excess Money of Mixer Fund Given to '30 Conventiox" (p. 4)

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img Boxes from Uchi Date's Bento carrier (ddr-ajah-6-399)

Caption below photo: Uchi Date's stackable bento boxes, without the outer box to carry all of these smaller boxes together. She brought it with her from Japan in 1912. Uchi lived with her husband, Hajime, in Alameda, CA.

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vh Jack Dairiki Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-325-10)

Living in Japan as a teenager when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor: "I was just caught in the situation"

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-153-33)

Story of a relative who was "tricked" by the Japanese government into going to Japan and being drafted into the Japanese army

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his …

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doc Article regarding Takeo Miki (ddr-njpa-4-931)

Article: "Progressive Party Leader Of Japan Here. Takeo Miki, chief secretary of the Progressive Party (Kaishinto) of Japan, and Mrs. Miki are visiting in Honolulu today enroute back to Japan after a two months' world tour. They arrived here last night from San Francisco at 10 by plane, and are scheduled to depart for Tokyo tonight …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-153)

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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doc Letter from Miyuki Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, March 31, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-139)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, she writes about her family in Japan. She has received a letter from her family in Japan and learned about their situations. She writes about her father who suffers from flash burns because of the atomic bombing in August. …

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vh Richard E. Yamashiro Interview (ddr-densho-1000-333)

Nisei male. Born February 13, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Hollywood, California, and was living there when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and the family was transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, then designated as a …

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Collection Uyeda Groves Collection (ddr-densho-113)

The Uyeda Groves collection, 1900s-1950s, features photographs of the Uyeda family, who resided in Hiroshima, Japan, Rock Springs, Wyoming and Seattle, Washington. The collection also includes photographs of Minidoka concentration camp and Seattle's postwar Issei community. The collection donor, Fumiko Uyeda Groves, was interviewed by Densho in 1998.

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Collection Theodore Akimoto Family Collection (ddr-densho-299)

The Theodore Akimoto Family Collection consists of materials from Theodore Akimoto's time with the 44nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, 71st Signal Service Battalion, and Photo Division SCAP. The majority of the images document Ted Akimoto's time as a U.S. Army photographer during the occupation of Japan.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-112-29)

Hearing of people who still insisted that Japan had won the war (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-111-1)

Family background: growing up in a Buddhist temple family in Shimonoseki, Japan (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1008-3-9)

Family split between Topaz concentration camp, the Midwest, and Japan

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Shizuko Kadoguchi Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1006-2-15)

Moving to Japan to study ikebana

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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vh Bill Hashizume Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1006-4-3)

Mother's background: working as a midwife in Japan

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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doc Nobusuke Kishi's son (ddr-njpa-4-426)

Caption on front: "PREMIER'S SON: Nobukazu Kishi, 35-year-old son of Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, arrived in Honolulu this morning at 7:55 from Tokyo by Japan Air Lines, accompanied by one of the premier's private secretaries, Michio Kawabe. They plan to leave here Sunday night for San Francisco to join the prime minister on his official …

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img Takuo Godo and other Japanese envoys in Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-1062)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, International News. December 3, 1937. Envoy Godo playing an active part. (Berlin) Domei publication. The former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Admiral Takuo Godo, who is in Germany to present the correct position of Japan, received an enthusiastic welcome from the people and officials of Germany, and he is gathering …

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