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img Students (ddr-densho-359-60)

A group of students with their instructors for a group photograph. Masaru Okano is in the second row from the top, 5th from either the left or the right. He lived in Japan from 1923-1933, finishing middle school.

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doc Scene the Pictorial Magazine Vol. 1 No. 9 (January 1950) (ddr-densho-266-14)

Selected article titles: "Havens for Waifs of Mixed Blood" (p. 24), "Communism in Japan" (p. 10), "What Has Happened to Shinto?" (p. 30), "Do the Japanese have Freedom of Press?" (p. 35), "What Became of Jimmie Sakamoto?" (p. 20).

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doc Alien Registration documents for Yoshio and Hama Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-541)

Caption below photo: Passport applications for Yoshio ad Hama Itahara, of Alameda, CA., February, 1942. The October 24, 1902 date at the bottom probably refers to the date Yoshio and Hama first arrived in the United States from Japan.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 31 (August 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-79)

Selected article titles: "Japan Now Represented in U.S. by Swiss Govt." (pp. 1, 3), "Army Alone Determines Who Can Return--Pratt" (pp. 1-2), "Demonstration Given by Center Fire Dept." (p. 2), and "Safety Council Gives Warning" (p. 4).

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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.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-84-2)

Father's life in Japan

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-92-12)

Returning to the U.S., catching the last ship allowed in from Japan

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1008-5-25)

Refusing bodyguards: "People in Japan are people like you and me"

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

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vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1008-4-20)

Deciding to stay in Japan: hearing that Seattle was "very unfriendly..."

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 3 (ddr-densho-1006-2-3)

Spending adolescence in Japan: school system, personal medical problems

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

Attending elementary school and girls high school 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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vh Bill Hashizume Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1006-4-4)

Parents' early farm in Mission: sponsoring workers from 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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Collection Wada and Homma Family Collection (ddr-densho-157)

This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Wada and Homma families. Reverend Masahiko Wada was a Baptist minister in Japan and in the Gardena area of California before World War II. The collection includes photographs from the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado.

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Collection Tsutomu and Ruth (Yamada) Matsumoto Collection (ddr-densho-432)

The Tsutomu and Ruth (Yamada) Matsumoto Collection contains letters written between Ruth Yamada Matsumoto and Matsuye Koike when they were in Santa Anita Assembly Center, Rohwer concentration camp, Fort Bismarck and Fort Missoula. There are also two of Ruth's photograph albums that record life in Japan and the United States.

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 56 (August 8, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-43)

"Ex-Navy Officer Wires Governor in Montana for Permission to Wed Japanese Girl in Tokyo" (p. 1), "Protest Canada's Program to Deal with Japanese Evacuation Losses" (p. 1), "Emperor's Gold Fish Unimportant, No Longer Under Law in Japan" (p. 4).

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img Friends (ddr-densho-252-96)

(Left to right) Ted Kaisaki and Fred Wataru Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Fred Wataru and Ted Kaisaki met on a ship returning to Japan in 1936 - came back to US together. Taken in LA." Duplicate of denshopd-p252-00088

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doc Testimony of Hideko Aoki (ddr-densho-67-309)

Written testimony of Hideko Aoki, born in Japan. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 3 No. 43 (May 28, 1949) (ddr-densho-229-210)

"Canada's Japanese Unit Offices Will be Shut as of July 31" (p. 1), "Three Newspapers Support Passage of Judd's Measure for Equality with Editorials" (p. 1), ""House for Hiroshima' Group Will Depart United States for Japan Friday, Jun 24" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 74 (September 16, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-243)

"House Action on Walter Resolution is Predicted by Author of Bill" (p. 1), "Overseas Agency Tells Latest Rulings on Shipping Gift Parcels to Japan" (p. 1), "Buddy System Helps Fifth Combat Team in Solving Danger of Identity Error" (p. 1).

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doc Testimony of Tomi Koriyama (ddr-densho-67-264)

Written testimony of Tori Koriyama, born in Japan. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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img Kenzo Nakazato, a Mitsukoshi executive (ddr-njpa-4-1282)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kenzo Nakazato, chief director of decorations at Mitsukoshi, who is in charge of display decorations for the Japan pavilion at the New York International Exhibition, stopped at port on his way to the country via Ryuyo Maru."

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doc Tsuruhei Matsuno (ddr-njpa-4-881)

Caption on front [translation]: "Tsuruhei Matsuno. Member of the House of Representatives, Kumamoto 1st district (Seiyu, re-elected). Domestic government vice-minister. Graduated from middle school Former [?] Exchange. Trustee of Kumamoto [?] Exchange. Director of Japan Electric Communication. Elected four times (50)."

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img Japanese fisherman resting at Kuakini Hospital (ddr-njpa-4-397)

Caption on front: "SWORDFISH VICTIM IN HOSPITAL: Sakae Kira, a Japan fisherman who was attacked by a swordfish over 1,000 miles from Oahu last Sun., is now resting at Kuakini Hospital, where he was brought over yesterday afternoon.--(Hawaii Times photo)."

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img Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-290)

Black and white photographic print of a passenger aboard the Acadia en route to Japan. An unidentified woman is standing on deck wearing white headscarf and facing ocean with her back to camera. Inscribed on the back: "HAWAII DEC. 6 46."

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 39 No. 22 (November 26, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-48)

Selected article titles: "Blame Japanese evacuation on FDR, Congress, Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Masaoka to visit Japan, to investigate operations of refugee relief act, immigration and strandee citizenship" (p. 1), "One Japanese group that missed wartime evacuation revealed" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-26-48/

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