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4848 items
Narrator Maria Sato
Nisei female. Born November 19, 1930, in Trujillo, Peru, where father ran a construction company. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and taken to the United States. The family joined him in Crystal City, Texas, then went to Japan after the war. Maria lived and worked in Japan until the …
Narrator Noboru Kamibayashi
Nisei male. Born June 23, 1930, in Fairfax, Washington. Grew up in Venice, California, where parents had a produce farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and decided to return with the family to Japan to live. After several years in Japan, came …
Narrator Yasashi Ichikawa
Issei female. Born 1907 in Shimonoseki, Japan. Attended school in Japan, and was encouraged by father to study English. Married a Buddhist minister and immigrated to the United States. Lived in Fresno, California, then returned to Japan for two years. Moved to Seattle, Washington, where husband was a minister at the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During World …
Narrator Arthur Ogami
Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922, in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, was moved …
Narrator Sumiko M. Yamamoto
Nisei female. Born May 12, 1925, in Spreckels, California. Moved frequently with family as a child, eventually settling in Gilroy, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Following father's desire to repatriate to Japan, transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, when it …
Narrator Gordon Yamada
Nisei male, born April 16, 1924. Served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan.
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Application for leave clearance, Form WRA 126 rev. (ddr-csujad-55-187)
Questionnaire distributed to adult female U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry and aliens. Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth, date of birth, citizenship, places of residence, height, weight, hair color, eye color, voter status, marital status and citizenship of spouse, the names and addresses of all relatives living in the United States, the …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 79 (October 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-77)
Selected article titles: "Sanitary Condition Here Favorable, Engineer Says" (p. 1), "Notes to Japan Taken According to Blocks" (p. 1), "Hunter Dies in Project Hospital" (p. 1), "Repatriation At #1608-C" (p. 1), "Volunteers Needed to Pick Up Silver" (p. 1), "Dancers to Aid Kiddies" (p. 1), "Records Office Needs 10 Typists" (p. 3), "Nursery Tots to …
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Soldiers reading a newspaper on V-J Day (ddr-densho-22-75)
Caption in album: "Yes as we were here in Donauworth patrolling and cleaning up we were cleaning up what war had made. Not too unexpected had come the news that V-J Victory-Japan had come shortly after the hard fought V-E Victory-Europe day had come. We felt an excitement quite unexplainable but we worked as usuable [sic] …
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522nd Field Artillery Battalion sign in Donauworth (ddr-densho-22-74)
Caption in album: "Yes as we were here in Donauworth patrolling and cleaning up we were cleaning up what war had made. Not too unexpected had come the news that V-J Victory-Japan had come shortly after the hard fought V-E Victory-Europe day had come. We felt an excitement quite unexplainable but we worked as usuable [sic] …
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552nd Field Artillery Battalion Charlie Btry sign (ddr-densho-22-76)
Caption in album: "Yes as we were here in Donauworth patrolling and cleaning up we were cleaning up what war had made. Not too unexpected had come the news that V-J Victory-Japan had come shortly after the hard fought V-E Victory-Europe day had come. We felt an excitement quite unexplainable but we worked as usuable [sic] …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 37 (September 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-145)
Selected article titles: "Frost Hits Project Farm, Slashes Yield of Crops" (p. 1), "Aides Named for Segregation" (p. 1), "8 Residents Fail to Sail for Japan" (p. 1), "Evacuee Farmers Making Good, Proving Value to Communities" (p. 1), "Permanent Relocation Recommended" (p. 5), "Carr Thinks Stand on Evacuees Just, But Costly in Politics" (p. 6), "Continuous …
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Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1909)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …
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Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1908)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …
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Easter Sunday (ddr-one-2-207)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Ray Funakoshi in uniform with hat and Olinda Saito, standing outside in front of building on Easter Sunday. This photograph was taken before they married. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …
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Visit to Ueda (ddr-one-2-179)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Yoshiko Saito and Aki Saito wearing dark coats and standing in front of a car, Olinda Saito’s sisters, who accompanied Olinda and Shiuko to Ueda. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-49)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at American Club in Tokyo, Japan, with (from left): Col. Stewart, unidentified, Mrs. Stewart, Capt. Waddington, Lt. Downs, unidentified, unidentified, Olinda Saito (bride), Capt. Humphries, Shiuko Sakai, Maj. Bach, Lt. Zuretti, unidentified, Maj. Dickie, unidentified, Mrs. Bach, and Capt. Townsend. Shiuko …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 1 of 4. (ddr-one-5-169)
Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The document speaks on Koyama's hearing at Fort Missoula, Montana and being found to be an enemy alien. The decision was based largely on Koyama having a subscription to the magazine put out by the Sokoku Kai. The panel felt that his …
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Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-171)
Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The report notes that cannot verify if the FBI actually had the Japanese Association under surveillance, but the secretive activities of the group warranted greater scrutiny. The FBI does not find Koyama to be a Japanese leader, but his continued financial support …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 14 (October 12, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-41)
Selected article titles: "Northern California ACLU Says Government Still Holding 631 Persons at Texas Camp" (p. 1), "Protest Restrictive Covenants At West Los Angeles Meeting. Civil Rights Groups Support Right of Japanese American Family to Occupy New Home" (p. 1), "500 Japanese Canadians Deported to Japan Aboard United States Army Vessel" (p. 2), "Federal Judge Raps …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 22 (June 1, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-22)
Selected article titles: "Reveal Torture Death of Nisei in Japan. California Japanese American, Stranded by War, Remained Steadfast in Loyalty to U.S." (p. 1), "Japanese Alien Residents Who Aided U.S. War Effort Face Deportation, Says N.Y. Times" (p. 1), "Federal Court Will Consider Draft Case. Fall Tribunal Will Hear Appeals of Poston Group" (p. 1), "Ask …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 18 (May 10, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-19)
Selected article titles: "Urge President's Committee to Protect Nisei Liberties. Masaoka Asks Federal Action In Opposing Constitutionality of California Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "U.S. Authorities in Japan Process Requests of Stranded Nisei to Return to America" (p. 1), "JACL Official Will Testify Against Alien Land Law Fund" (p. 1), "Dispel Rumors of Anti-Evacuee Antagonism in …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 11 (September 20, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-38)
Selected article titles: "U.S., France to Honor 442nd Combat Team. National JACL Will Present Plaque to Bruyeres Recalling Rescue of 'Lost Battalion'" (p. 1), "Supreme Court Test Looms in Constitutional Validity of California Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "Tax Certificates No Longer Required of Japanese Aliens For Hawaii, Mainland Travel" (p. 2), "JACL-ADC May Participate In …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 24 (June 21, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-25)
Selected article titles: "Gov. Warren Signs Measure Repealing California Law on Separate Schools for Orientals" (p. 1), "House Passes Amendment To Law on Soldiers Brides. Will Permit Entry Into U.S. of Japan-Born, Canada Nisei Wives of American Soldiers" (p. 1), "Eighteen Issei Receive First Citizen Papers" (p. 3), "Nisei War Veterans Face Job Discrimination Upon Return …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 7 (February 14, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-7)
Selected article titles: "Los Angeles Suit Challenges State Department Policy on Stranded Nisei in Japan" (p. 1), "Interior Department Initiates Move to Correct Restriction Against Japanese Alien Group" (p. 1), "British Columbia Enforces Ban on Japanese in Mines" (p. 1), "Legislation to Outlaw Mob Practices Backed by JACL Official at House Hearing" (p. 3), "Seabrook Chapter …