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vh K. Morgan Yamanaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-329)

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1924, in San Francisco, California. Went to Japan with family at a very young age before returning to San Francisco. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to Tule Lake concentration …

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-300)

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 43 (December 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-68)

Selected article titles: "Draft Age Evacuees Must Sign Up. Draft Delinquents Subject to Prosecution" (p. 1), "Gala Christmas Festivities in Store for Hunt Residents" (p. 1), "Fire Department Asks Residents' Cooperation" (p. 1), "Flu Prevention for Center Stressed" (p. 1), "Project Agriculture Department Proves Desert Sageland Can be Made Productive" (p. 1), "Six Volunteer for Camp …

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av Interview with Shiro Tokuno, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1783)

Tokuno discusses the role of Nisei in the occupation, the attitudes Japanese nationals and American officers had toward Nisei, his service managing agricultural/forestry/fisheries/mining in occupied Japan, the policies he helped implement, moving to Sacramento and farming after the war, deciding to go into military intelligence, his mother's thoughts on him joining the military, and working with …

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doc Bright Spots of the Chysanthemum History of California (ddr-densho-329-842)

Four-page pamphlet describing the history of chrysanthemum cultivation in California. Explains that chrysanthemums have a long tradition in Japan, including the popular Kiku Matsuri chrysanthemum festival in October and their use in the Imperial Seal of Japan, but are generally not commercialized. Spans history of commercial cultivation methods in early 20th century America and innovations by …

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Narrator Kimi Ogami

Shin-Issei female. Born January 4, 1928, in Fukuoka, Japan. Lived in Japan during World War II. Met husband in Japan, married, and immigrated to the U.S. in the 1950s.

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doc Takeo Fujii (ddr-njpa-5-733)

Translation of article: Takeo Fujii graduated from McKinley High School in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1929, and from the University of Hawaii in 1933. he studied in Japan for a year and a half, then returned to the U.S. and graduated from Creighton University in 1939 and became a doctor.

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doc Pacific Citizen,Vol. 46, No. 2 (January 10, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-2)

Select article titles: "U.S.-Japan question up for NC-WNDC discussion Feb 2" (p. 1); "Talent of Nisei ophthalmologist at Mass. Retine Foundation revealed, operation on Peej Gordon's eye proving successful" (p. 1); "Dissolution of Diet" (p. 2); "Wall collapses on Christmas eve, six families evacuated" (p. 3);

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol 68, No. 7 (February 14, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-7)

Select article titles: "Immigration centennial plans for fall revealed" (p. 1); "Matsunaga focuses on S.F. State issue" (p. 1); "Japan and President Nixon" (p. 2); "JACL To Support Human Rights Body For Utah" (p. 4); "PSWDC civil rights workshop hears views of two 'involved' Sansei youth" (p. 4).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 39 No. 5 (July 30, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-31)

Selected article titles: "California Exchange clubs lead fight against racial discrimination" (p. 1), "'Black Caucasians' allowed" (p. 1), "Eisenhower signs Wakins Bill restoring U.S. citizenship to stranded Nisei in Japan" (p. 1), "House committee favors elimination of discrimination against air shipments of flowers and decorative greens" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 17 (April 23, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-17)

Selected article titles: "Air Force academy cadets sought" (p. 1), "25,000 Japanese head for Amazon" (p. 1), "2,000 Japanese farmers may emigrate to U.S." (p. 1), "Sac'to Nipponmachi doomed by Capitol redevelopment" (p. 2), "Elderly Issei finally made to believe Japan war over, files address report" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 3 (July 15, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-28)

Selected article titles: "JACL urges return of all wartime vested property confiscated from Japanese owners as House considers four resolutions" (p. 1), "Gov. Knight signs bill granting Issei old age assistance" (p. 1), "Hawaiian Nisei establish proud history of achievement in Japan as journalists, educators, sportsmen, entertainers" (p. 2).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 5 (February 4, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-5)

Selected article titles: "State Dep't ready to liberalize refugee relief law procedures" (p. 1), "U.S. Nisei should not judge strandees summarily" (p. 2), "School children of Japan not much different from U.S.'s, on a par psychologically, says visiting Wakayama teacher" (p. 3), "Restudy Nisei Week" (p. 7).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 19 (November 10, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-45)

Selected article titles: "Difficulties of Fight Against Race Bias in Employment Told" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: New Era in U.S.-Japan Relations" (p. 1), and "Japanese Emigres to Dominican Republic Give Up Trying to Make a 'Go' of It, Over Half of 1,400 Anxious to Return Home" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 1 (January 6-13, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-1)

Selected article titles: "Only $20 Million in Redress Budgeted for FY 1990" (pp. 1-2), "JACL-LEC Submits Position on Redress to the ORA, Urges Broad Interpretation" (p. 2), "1988 Chronology" (pp. 7-9), and "Japan Visit by Seattle JACL Chapter President Roger Shimizu an Eye Opener" (p. 18).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 09, (August 31, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-34)

Select article titles: "Watergate Notwithstanding: Nixon Asks Nation to Look Ahead" (p.1); "Teacher Insults CL Guest Speaker" (p.1); "Gerontoloty Medically Speaking: (p.3); "Record JACL Membership Assured for 1973: 26,000 as of June 30" (p.4); "Youths in Japan Rate Worthwhile Work as No. 1" (p.5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 89, No. 2057 (August 24, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-33)

Selected article titles: "Viet Refugee-Texas Crabbers Clash Over Fishing Sites" (pp. 1, 3), "100 Boat People Rescued by French Tanker Lands in Japan" (p. 3), "Question and Answer Sheet: How About the Blessings of Evacuation?" (pp. 5, 7), and "Moshi Moshi: Tackling the Fuel Shortage" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 17 (October 22, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-42)

Selected article titles: "Goldberg Says Writ of Coram Nobis Would Be 'Fruitless'" (pp. 1, 4), "Korean Students in S.F. Stage Protest Over Japan Textbooks" (p. 1), "Guest's Column: NCJAR Leader Reviews JACL Story" (p. 7), and "Nat'l Bd. Decides on Redress Budget, Aging & Retirement" (pp. 8-9, 12).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,224, Vol. 96, No. 4 (February 4, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-4)

Selected article titles: "Oxnard Councilman Kato under investigation for shoplifting" (p. 1), "And in San Francisco... S.F. Mayor Feinstein signs redress bill for city workers" (p. 1), "Sansei physicist writes book on nuclear power controversy" (p. 2), "U.S.-Japan problems topic of Shimomura talk at SFV" (p. 6).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 120, No. 9 (May 5-18, 1995) (ddr-pc-67-9)

Selected article titles: "Militia Man Accuses Japan in Oklahoma City Bombing" (pp. 1, 7), "With 'Eye on Future,' Members Discuss New, Old JACL Issues" (pp. 1, 3, 7, 12), "Move to Include Asian American Studies Hits More Campuses" (p. 4), and "Sidebar: A-Bomb Revisited" (pp. 9, 12).

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doc Letter from S. [Koni] to Hon [F de Amat], November 13,1943 (ddr-csujad-2-4)

Letter from Shunichi K. to [F. de Amat] requesting status on his application to be repatriated to Japan with his wife. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0004

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img Totsugawa, ritual event (ddr-csujad-25-162)

A photograph taken at a ritual event in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_034

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doc Letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 2, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-22)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about her poor health and Chin's upcoming trip to Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_022

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doc Letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 17, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-108)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she mentions Chin's upcoming trip to Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_010

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img Bon Voyage, Mas (ddr-csujad-11-12)

Masami Kono is Japan-bound via ship in 1939. From page 7 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_07_001

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