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Mae Kanazawa Hara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-168)
vh Mae Kanazawa Hara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-168)
Nisei female. Born May 21, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Seattle before moving to Chicago, Illinois, for three years to study music. Taught music in Japan for four years before returning to Seattle. After the outbreak of World War II, removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-168/
Joe Ishikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-205)
vh Joe Ishikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-205)
Nisei male. Born July 29, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Went to live in Japan as a college student, returning just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado, before leaving to attend the University of Nebraska. Worked as a curator in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-205/
Aiko Tengan Tokunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-293)
vh Aiko Tengan Tokunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-293)
Nisei female. Born September 8, 1943, in Naha, Okinawa, to a Nisei mother born in Hawaii and father from mainland Japan. Father was killed during World War II while serving in Okinawa in Japan's medical corps. Aiko barely survived infancy due to the devastation in Okinawa during the war. Moved to Los Angeles at the age …
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Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)
vh Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)
Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …
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Ben Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-467)
vh Ben Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-467)
Nisei male. Born August 2, 1930, in San Mateo, California. During World War II, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Due to parents' answers on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to Tule Lake when it was designated a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to San Mateo, …
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Narrator George Kikuta

Kibei male. Born March 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. At only a few months of age, removed to the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps, California. Expatriated to Japan with family during World War II. Grew up in Japan before returning to Los Angeles for high school. Later studied accounting, and became one of the …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/347/

Narrator Minoru Tajii

Nisei male. Born February 23, 1924, in Brawley, California. Grew up in El Centro, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Family signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, then to Japan. Lived and worked in …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/643/
Japan Dissatisfied With Bill Passed By California's Solons. Probable That Mikado's Representative Will Await Bryan's Return Before Making Any Formal Move. May Ask Reference of Matter to the Hague. (May 3, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-226)
doc Japan Dissatisfied With Bill Passed By California's Solons. Probable That Mikado's Representative Will Await Bryan's Return Before Making Any Formal Move. May Ask Reference of Matter to the Hague. (May 3, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-226)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 3, 1913, pp. 1, 2
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Refused by Japan. Will Fight for U.S. Descendant of Old Family of Fighters. Seattle Nipponese is Certified for Service in Uncle Sam's National Army and Is Proud of It. (August 19, 1917) (ddr-densho-56-299)
doc Refused by Japan. Will Fight for U.S. Descendant of Old Family of Fighters. Seattle Nipponese is Certified for Service in Uncle Sam's National Army and Is Proud of It. (August 19, 1917) (ddr-densho-56-299)
The Seattle Daily Times, August 19, 1917, p. 11
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Takahashi Scouts Idea of Clash With Japan. Japanese Merchant Tells Commercial Club Danger of Trouble Between Two Nations Exists Only With Jingoes. Big Crowd Listens to After-Dinner Talks. (November 23, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-188)
doc Takahashi Scouts Idea of Clash With Japan. Japanese Merchant Tells Commercial Club Danger of Trouble Between Two Nations Exists Only With Jingoes. Big Crowd Listens to After-Dinner Talks. (November 23, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-188)
The Seattle Daily Times, November 23, 1910, p. 4
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Terakawa Collection (ddr-densho-357)
Collection Terakawa Collection (ddr-densho-357)
The Terakawa Collection consists of four photograph albums created by Hanako Terakawa. Hanako's parents, Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka, immigrated from Japan and settled in Hayward, California in the early 1900's. In Hayward, they started a family and had five children. They owned a nursery and maintained several greenhouses built around 1913. The earliest photograph album primarily …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357/

Narrator Barry Saiki

Nisei male. Born June 21, 1919, in Stockton, California. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/464/
Article regarding Hidemi Kon and Hideo Kobayashi (ddr-njpa-4-534)
doc Article regarding Hidemi Kon and Hideo Kobayashi (ddr-njpa-4-534)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Touring the West After Coronation. Hidemi Kon and Hideo Kobayashi. Mr. Hidemi Kon, who is famous for his book "A Night in Hawaii," came to Honolulu last night with his best friend, the critic Hideo Kobayashi. They were on their way back from a tour of the West. Talk Between Kon and …
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Japanese Boy Scout leader with Honolulu Boy Scout leaders (ddr-njpa-4-809)
img Japanese Boy Scout leader with Honolulu Boy Scout leaders (ddr-njpa-4-809)
Caption on reverse: "JAPAN SCOUT LEADER VISITS HERE: Eagle Scout Arthur K. Goto of Honolulu's Explorer Post 82 is shown wishing Count Yorihiro Matsudaira, president of the Boy Scouts Council of Kagawa prefecture, Japan, godspeed as he left aboard a Pan American plane for Tokyo following a two-day visit in Honolulu a week ago last Saturday, …
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Photograph and article regarding Tamon Maeda (ddr-njpa-4-982)
doc Photograph and article regarding Tamon Maeda (ddr-njpa-4-982)
Article [translation]: "Information Library Mission. New York office chairman Tamon Maeda talks. An interview with Chairman of the New York office of the International Cultural Promotion Society, Tamon Maeda. The International Cultural Promotion Society New York Office was established in November of last year, and now eleven Japanese and four Americans, a total of fourteen people, …
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Photograph and article regarding Sonosuke Nagasaki (ddr-njpa-4-1067)
img Photograph and article regarding Sonosuke Nagasaki (ddr-njpa-4-1067)
Article [translation]: "President Nagasaki of National Railways attended travel conference. President Nagasaki of Japan National Railways, who has been touring Europe, arrived in Hawaii last night by a Pan American airplane from New York to attend the Pacific Travel Conference session. He spoke about his European inspection as follows: 'The purpose of this inspection was to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1067/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 23 (June 7, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-23)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 23 (June 7, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-23)
Select article titles: "26,000 Japanese War Brides in U.S. Group Told" (p. 1); "Senate Committee Amends Claims Supplemental Appropriation Bill" (p.1 ); "Non-profit groups listed for 1st time as claim awardees" (p. 1); "JACL participates in Memorial Day Rites at Arlington Cemetery; sagging Nisei interest in war dead scored by D.C. JACLers" (p. 1); "Rep Judd's …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-29-23/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 21 (November 22, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-47)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 21 (November 22, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-47)
Selected article titles: "JACL Policy Statement: Stand on Japanese temporary farm workers cautions gov't" (p. 1), "Grievance Committee to hear job discrimination in Fresno set up" (p. 1), "Japanese farm laborers from Hokkaido happy working on truck crops in Oxnard area, but 'homesick' too; climate like home" (p. 1), "Soviet-Japan relations" (p. 2), "34 Nisei win …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-47/
Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, January 20, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-249)
doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, January 20, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-249)
A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Jokichi expresses his gratitude for the gifts that were sent by his niece, Hatsuno Hotty Befu. He explains that while the gifts from Seiichi mainly include clothing, he is often running out of food in Japan and is thus …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-249/
Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 16, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-156)
doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 16, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-156)
A letter from Masao Okine who is stationed in Yokohama, Japan as a Nisei soldier to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. This letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Postal Service. In the letter, he describes his work and daily routine in Japan. He has been transferred from Tokyo to Yokohama and his …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-156/
George Koshi Interview (ddr-densho-1008-1)
vh George Koshi Interview (ddr-densho-1008-1)
Kibei male. Born June 16, 1911, in Greeley, Colorado. Raised in Denver, Colorado, until the age of five. Sent to Japan for schooling in 1917 and returned to the U.S. at the age of seventeen. Continued his education to eventually become the first Nikkei attorney in the state of Colorado. Drafted into the U.S. Army in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1008-1/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-86)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-86)
White male. Born September 21, 1895. Sixth generation Quaker and an internationally recognized pacifist and peace activist. He was a forest ecologist, marine biologist, college professor, and leader of many volunteer service groups. During World War II, he was a leader in persuading colleges outside of the evacuation zone to accept Japanese American students, and in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86/
Floyd Schmoe Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-83)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-83)
White male. Born September 21, 1895. Sixth generation Quaker and an internationally recognized pacifist and peace activist. He was a forest ecologist, marine biologist, college professor, and leader of many volunteer service groups. During World War II, he was a leader in persuading colleges outside of the evacuation zone to accept Japanese American students, and in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-83/
Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview (ddr-densho-1000-316)
vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview (ddr-densho-1000-316)
Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-316/

Narrator Zen Shibayama

Nisei male. Born July 5, 1924, in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Lived in Japan for several years, returning to the U.S. just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Moved with family to Moses Lake, Washington, as part of "voluntary evacuation." Drafted into the army and served with the Military …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/255/
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