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doc Letter from Martha Tsuchida to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-40)

William is hoping to get a job in Japan after his jobs in England is up, they are trying to get pregnant, but so far no luck, are looking forward to having a good dinner in Chinatown as soon as they get to SF

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 34, No. 5, May 1997 (ddr-sjacl-1-446)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Ken Nakano receives coveted Jefferson Award for work on Redress and with Hibakusha, also for his quest to change abbreviation of Japan from ?Jap.? to ?Jpn"; Hattori devotes President?s column to work with youth and youth leadership development.

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doc Keisen 50th Anniversary Brochure (ddr-densho-446-433)

Ryo is in the 1941 Picture of Nisei Graduates, second row, third from left on Page 4. She had another year of study to graduate but decided to leave Japan in June 1941 for fear of being stranded there if war broke out. (1979)

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doc Clipping regarding Clyde E. Pangborn (ddr-njpa-1-1342)

Caption on front: "The reward for the outstanding achievement in aviation in 1931: Clyde E. Pangborn, who with Hugh Herndon Jr. flew from Japan to the United States, standing beside the Harmon Trophy which was presented to him by the Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs."

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doc Letter from Martha Tsuchida to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-422-79)

William is hoping to get a job in Japan after his jobs in England is up, they are trying to get pregnant, but so far no luck, are looking forward to having a good dinner in Chinatown as soon as they get to SF

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img Takuritsu and Toyo Morita on board ship (ddr-ajah-6-635)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita arrived in American in 1915. He returned to Japan in 1924 to marry Toyo Miyamoto. The Moritas are seen here aboard the Taiyo Maru on October 27, 1924. The married couple would live at 2324 Clement in Alameda, CA.

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img Wedding photo and copy of wedding announcement (ddr-ajah-6-9)

Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura married Haruko "Spring" Kido in 1936 at the home of the Kawamuras on Walnut Street in Alameda, CA. Caption includes additional notes on the couple's move to Japan. Reprint of article in Shin Sekai Asahi Shinbun, April 26, 1936.

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img Double portrait of Hajime Date and unknown man (ddr-ajah-6-357)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date of Alameda, CA. He was born in Japan on December 27, 1878. If he is 20 years old here, this photo would be circa 1898. He was an active member of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 47 (May 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-363)

Selected article titles: "Local Unit Helps: Red Cross Handles Messages to Japan" (p. 1), "Volunteer Coal Workers Commended by Coverley" (p. 1), "Traffic Cases are Tried, Out-of-Bounds Trial Held" (p. 1), "Strictly Feminine: Many Outstanding Creations Unveiled at Fashion Show" (p. 2).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 48 (November 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-103)

Selected article titles: "Services to Be Continued After Co-op Closing" (p. 1), "Dept. of Justice: Parole System for Alien Enemies in U.S. Abolished" (p. 2), "To Fingerprint Citizens Going to Japan Dec. 16" (p. 3), and "Philadelphia Receives Its 1000th Resettler" (p. 4).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 7 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-56)

Selected article titles: "Dept. of Justice: Status of Renunciants Defined by Rothestein" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Closes Quarters of Hoshi, Hokoku Seinen Dan" (pp. 1-2), "Excludees Now Able to Relocated East and South" (p. 2), and "Contact with Japan Through Red Cross" (p. 4).

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-535)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about sending some money to Yuri and working on something to send to his sister in Japan. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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Japan Day at Park Tomorrow. Orientals Will Participate in Program of Addresses and Vocal Music at Kinnear Community Gathering. (July 24, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-154)

doc Japan Day at Park Tomorrow. Orientals Will Participate in Program of Addresses and Vocal Music at Kinnear Community Gathering. (July 24, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-154)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 24, 1909, p. 7

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-84-3)

Going to Japan with family as a child

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 Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-87-27)

Comparing experiences in Japan and in the U.S.

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 George Koshi Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1008-1-15)

Returning to Japan at the end of the war: a firsthand look at the destruction

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

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Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Okine Collection (ddr-csujad-5)

The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers …

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vh George Koshi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1008-1-6)

The bombing of Pearl Harbor: "What a stupid act on the part of Japan"to Denver

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

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vh Kimi Wakabayashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1006-3-6)

Trying to help others during World War II, sending goods to family 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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img Japanese weight lifter (ddr-njpa-4-1363)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Minami sets new world record. The athlete Minami established a new world record in weightlifting on the second day of the third national all-Japan weightlifting competition, held at a public gym on the 18th at 5 p.m. The photo is Minami."

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img Aboard USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (ddr-one-2-681)

Black and white photographic print of fire drill onboard “Gen. Daniel T. Sultan” en route to San Francisco from Japan with (from left) Heidi Okihara, unidentified woman, Shiuko Sakai, Bessie Matsuoka, and two unidentified children posing for picture. Inscribed on the back: "July 49/SULTAN/DRILL."

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 26 (December 29, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-52)

Selected article titles: "Tule Lake Expatriates Will Receive New Hearings Soon" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadian Evacuees Seek to Cancel Requests For Repatriation to Japan" (p. 1), "Little Opposition Against Nisei Remains in West Coast Area (p. 3), "Railroad to Use Evacuees on Tracks in Utah" (p. 8).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 12 (September 17, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-37)

Selected article titles: "Issei citizenship Proposal Passed by Subcommittee. Long Deadlock Broken as Walter Resolution Approved By McCarran's Subgroup" (p. 1), "JACL ADC Asks President To Cancel Plan to Appoint Bendetsen to High Army Post" (p. 2), "Tule Renunciants in Japan Seek U.S. Citizenship" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.5 (August 1, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-31)

Select article titles: "Stranded Japanese wife of sailor finds U.S. Navy had heart as red tape cut" (p.1); "Urge chapters give delegates free hand on voting of JACL's U.S.-Japan policy" (p. 5); "House passes bill to aid alien not listed as 'Legally Admitted'" (p.8)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 11 (September 12, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-37)

Select article titles: "Housing bias hits Minnesota Nisei, but public reaction comes to rescue" (p.1); "No school integration problem in Northwest, Seattleites welcome Hiroko from Kobe, Japan" (p.1); "Nisei in Canada in unique role to contribute to larger cultural pattern of their country" (p.3)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-30-37/

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