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doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-161)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, she expresses her excitement about her husband, Masao's returning home from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei solder. She anticipates that she is going to go back to California where Seiichi and Tomeyo reside once Masao …

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doc Letter from Tsukiyo Okasako to Seiichi Okine, July 1, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-282)

A letter from Tsukiyo Okasako in Hiroshima, Japan to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She thanks them for the gift and updates them briefly on her immediate family, including her mother and two sons. She also writes about Jokichi Yamanaka who is going to return to the U.S. once his reentry permit is …

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doc Letter from Edwin Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, April 25, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-203)

A letter from Edwin Takashi Matsuura to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter includes general correspondence, enquiring about the health and well-being of the Okine family. He also encloses a letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan, addressing the Okines. The arrival date of the letter, April 25, 1947, is recorded on the backside of the …

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doc Letter from Megumi Sasaki to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, October 23, 1951 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-292)

A letter from Megumi and Yukie Sasaki in Hiroshima, Japan to their uncle and aunt Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. They thank the Okines for the gift of clothes and that through altering the clothes they were able to get their children dressed. The arrival date of the letter, November 17, 1951, is recorded on the backside …

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img Translating Japanese documents (ddr-densho-114-152)

Original caption: Team G, Nisei Japanese, of the translation and scanning sub-section, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan, work at translating Japanese documents requested by other organizations. This team is responsible for the full translation of letters for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander for the Allied Powers. L-R: Tec 4 …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 31 (October 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-75)

Selected article titles: "Beet Recruiting Nears Finish. Utah Farms Closed to Manzanar Labor" (p. 1), "Temporary Shop Finished by Crew" (p. 1), "Get Acquainted YWMA Tea Held" (p. 1), "Rumor Rears Its Head" (p. 1), "Cotton Workers in Difficult Beginning" (p. 1), "Murder-Suicide Case Finished" (p. 1), "Manzanar Constitution in Draft; Will be Presented to Public" …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 56 (July 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-148)

Selected article titles: "Students Urged to Register for Outside Schools" (p. 1), "Cattle Program Clarified by Farm Division" (p. 1), "Messages to Japan; Toys to Children Given by Red Cross" (p. 1), "WRA Reports Officer Reveal Hostel Facilities Available in Cleveland, Ohio" (p. 1), "Coast to Coast Destiny of Many on Relocation" (p. 1), "Anti-Japanese Law …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 107 (September 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-194)

Selected article titles: "Camp Folks Ready for Relocation"; "'Tokyo Rose' Taken Into Custody by Yank M. P.S."; "On the Other Hand"; "'Gentlemen, He'll Have to Answer to Me!'"; "Over the Top"; "Heap Praises on Mayor of Bay City"; "Missionaries Prepare to Go Back to Japan"; "Medicaid Care for Veterans"; "These are Some of the Things Soldiers …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 126 (October 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-212)

Selected article titles: "Inertia Prevents Tule Relocation"; "'He Seems to Have Been Born Brave'"; "Interior Secretary States WRA to Drop Tule Lake Management by February 1"; "Fear Mother Atomic Bomb Victim in Japan"; "Committee Supporting Non-Deportation Plan"; "Tokyo Rose Jailed on Suspicion of Treason"; "'They Speak Only Japanese at Restaurant'"; "Still Remembered"; "Soldier Killed in Plane …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 134 (November 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-220)

Selected article titles: "Case May Affect 6000 in Category"; "Calif. St. Church Program"; "S.P. Says Anti-Japanese Attitude was Unknown"; "Train Interpreters"; "He Hopes to Search for His Parents in Japan"; "Name Hearing Board Members"; "Divorce Decree Issued"; "Coloradoans Return to Coast"; "Parents Hear from Son"; "18 Gold Stars"; "Slate Oyama Case for Court Test"; "Art Goods …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 132 (November 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-218)

Selected article titles: "League to Appear in Escheat Case"; "Letter from Sergeant"; "Co-ed Elected Cheer Leader for Grid Season"; "Propose to Form Girls' Domestic Aid Union"; "Miaoka-Yoneyama Wedding"; "Citizens Group Will Confer"; "Educator Known"; "Congressmen on Receiving End of Joke on Vessel"; "International House"; "Hits 'Baiting'"; "Say Espionage Thorough Where Radar Absent"; "Acquire Marriage License"; "Teacher …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 163 (December 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-248)

Selected article titles: "Background of Deportation at Segregation Camp"; "Repatriates Scheduled to Board Vessel for Japan Today, Portland"; "Sermon Topic at Church This Sunday is Given"; "Former Bay City Man Given Credit"; "Nakamura Banquet Toastmaster"; "He Sees Storm Warnings for Us"; "Denver Racial Policy May be Key to Its Chance as Permanent UNO Capital"; "War Department …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4375 (October 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-86)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Veteran's Rejection by V.F.W. Starts New Group"; "Sac'to School Dorms Will Not House Returning Evacuees"; "Many Nisei Plan to Stay in Phila."; "Nisei Wins Damage Case"; "C.U. to Graduate 2 Denver Nisei Coeds"; "Pfc. Max Hada Visits Friends in Brighton"; "Nisei Experts Ferreted Top Japanese Secrets for U.S."; "Date-Torigoe Nuptials"; "Last of …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 143 (November 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-229)

Selected article titles: "59 Re-enlist; 38 for Three Years"; "Repatriates Drenched"; "Closing Dates for WRA Offices Told in Chicago"; "Sunday Service Program"; "Portlanders Meeting at Church December First"; "Fete Service Men"; "Churchmen Return from Trip to Japan, Korea"; "118 Niseis Enrolled at University of California"; "Donate Expense Fund"; "Housing Shortage Surveyed Here"; "File Loomis Complaint"; "Divorce …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4376 (October 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-87)

Selected article titles: "Berkeley, Calif. Proves 'Test Tube' for Postwar Racial Problems"; "To Investigate Attack on Evacuee in Wyo."; "Nisei Find Selves Stuck in Japan"; "'Guaranteed Housing' Asked for Relocatees"; "YBA Goblin's Frolic"; "Cal. Equalization Board Finally Yields to Issei Demands"; "Nisei Wins Scholarship at College in Boston"; "Local Nisei Bowling League"; "Bears Meet Zebras in …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-214)

Article titles: "Seizes 3 Japanese Stores"; "American-Born Jap Wants to Enter War Poster Contest"; "The Chiseler is Here"; "Work Completed on 160 Houses Heart Mountain Project"; "Workers Needed"; "Refuses Farm Jobs to Coast Evacuees"; "Socorro Citizens Vote to Seek Establishment of Internment Camp"; "Evacuated 'Little Tokyo' May be Latin-American Quarter of City"; "If Americans in Japan …

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img Members of a Japanese dance troupe posing with Honolulu Rotarians (ddr-njpa-2-519)

Caption on reverse: "TAKARAZUKA GIRLS GUESTS OF ROTARIANS: All 25 members of the visiting Takarazuka Troupe from Japan were guests of the West Honolulu Rotary Club at its regular weekly luncheon meeting Friday noon at Kewalo Inn. Above, left to right, are: Yuko Minami, Ayako Fujishiro, the Rev. Samuel Keala, pastor of the Kamakapili Church and …

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img Photo album (ddr-densho-357-308)

This photo album with a red cover is tied together with string and contains 87 pages with 255 photographs. The bulk dates of the photographs are circa 1932-1933.\n\nThe album contains photographs of events, such as conferences and picnics, associated with the Stockton Buddhist Church, where Tansai Terakawa (husband of Hanako Terakawa) served as reverend. The album …

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img Hiroshima politicians visit Seattle (ddr-densho-395-98)

Members of the Seattle Hiroshima Club and the Mayor of Seattle pose with a delegation from Hiroshima in front of a United Airlines Mainliner 300 aircraft. From left to right, as cited in the "Seattle Hiroshima Club 1901-2001" book: Manabu Taniguchi, Genji Mihara, William F. Devin (Mayor of Seattle), Shinzo Hamai (Mayor of Hiroshima), Hisato Fujii, …

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img Two men and two women with basket of Warabi (ddr-ajah-6-725)

Caption below photo: Isseis gather outdoors, possible in the Oakland, CA., area. The basket is full of Warabu, or Fiddlehead ferns, a plant that was widely found growing wild in the San Francisco Bay area. There are accounts of Isseis and Niseis gathering Warabi to eat. It appears they are drinking Eikun label sake, a famous …

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img Three photos (ddr-densho-495-36)

Photocopy page with three photographs and captions. On top is a photograph of Randy, Francis, and Terumitsu Yoshida in 2004. Caption to the right of the photograph is "Randy, Dad, Terumitsu / Yoshida Men 2004." In the middle is a photograph of a man paying is respects at a grave. The caption below the image is …

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vh Yoshimi Matsuura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-6)

Nisei male. Born May 3, 1918, in Fowler, California. Grew up in Fowler, eventually running family's farm prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, married and was removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp for Minneapolis, Minnesota, to join the National Youth Administration (NYA) for training. Upon arrival, was …

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vh Hiroshi Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-13)

Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, …

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img Members of the Lytton Commission (ddr-njpa-1-1211)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Their Majesties Dine With China Commission of Enquiry －At Homeiden in the Imperial Palace - Lord Lytton (Britain), General Claudel (France), General McCoy (US), Dr. Schnee (Germany), Count Aldrovandi (Italy), and Secretary-General Ark [?] of the League of Nations China Commission of Enquiry which is currently in Japan were received by His …

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img W. Cameron Forbes honoring the Girls World Basketball Free Throw champions (ddr-njpa-1-385)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Girls World Basketball Free Throw Championship Cup Award Ceremony. The girls team from Shoei Girls' High School in Shibashirokanezaru [?], Tokyo won the World Basketball Free Throw Championship. As the four championship trophies and four gold medals sent to Japanese committee member [illegible] by the committee in Memphis, Tennessee, USA had arrived, …

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