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Robert "Bob" Bratt Interview (ddr-densho-1020-6)
Born in Bethesda, Maryland. During the Redress Movement, worked for the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA), which was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. From 1988 to 1992, was Administrator for the Office of Redress Administration as well as Executive Officer for the Civil Rights and Criminal Division. After …
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Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-61)
Original WRA caption: Residents of Japanese ancestry appear for registration prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
Updated Library of Congress summary: "Photograph shows Shizuko Ina standing behind others waiting to be assigned a "family number" before being removed from their homes and incarcerated in a detention facility …
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Takuritsu Morita next to sculpture (ddr-ajah-6-621)
Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita poses with a favorite sculpture, Rodin's Thinker. This is probably Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, CA, where one of the more than 20 castings of The Thinker exist. Morita first is Oakland from 1915, the Alameda from about 1919 before moving to Mountain View in 1933. This portrait is more …
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Two women and child at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-ajah-6-536)
Caption below photo: Toshiko "May" Yeda (left), her mother, Harumi, and friend Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara stroll around the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939, San Francisco's third and last World's Fair. It was also the year that Nazi Germany invaded Europe. Among the items they may have noticed at the World's Fair was the German swastika …
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MIS Calendar titled "The Secret MIS Weapon" (ddr-ajah-2-24)
Calendar of sketches referencing the experiences of MIS soldiers. Signed on January page by Jack Matsuoka
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Man in uniform standing at attention with rifle (ddr-ajah-2-140)
Caption below photo: Art Stanley
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Group of men around speakers table with banner in background (ddr-ajah-2-17)
Written on back: 25th Anniv. MIS Reunion, Jack Tar Hotel S.F. / Nov. 11-13, 1966 / Col. K. Rasmussen, Col. Sydney Mashbir, Gene Uratsu, Lt. Col. Barry Saiki, and Aki Yoshimura
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Man kneeling next to mortar with barracks in background (ddr-ajah-2-136)
Caption below photo: Gus Curti
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Truck crossing the Golden Gate Bridge (ddr-ajah-2-205)
Caption below photo: Crossing Golden Gate Bridge
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Six men seated, holding ATIS sign (ddr-ajah-2-16)
Written on back: 25th Anniv. MIS Reunion, Jack Tar Hotel S.F. / Nov. 11-13, 1966 / Jack Tsutomuida, -, George Kayano,-,- and Hiro Fuchiwaki
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Men standing next to tents (ddr-ajah-2-179)
Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941
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Testimony of Marshall M. Sumida before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-densho-379-53)
Portions of testimony of Marshall Sumida before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
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Young Men's Christian Association group (ddr-ajah-6-569)
Caption below photo: The Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) at 1950 Bush Street, San Francisco, CA, circa 1915-1930s. Takuritsu Morita was living in Oakland by 1915 and by 1919, in Alameda, CA. He worked at Japanese Schools in Alameda and Mountain View until World War II. Morita is standing 3rd from right in second row.
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Petition and supporters' letter asking for Rev. Motoyoshi's release from Sharp Park (ddr-ajah-6-656)
Request from Rev. Joshin Motoyoshi to join his family incarcerated at Topaz Camp
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Row of tents (ddr-ajah-2-178)
Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941
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Portrait of Frank Tomita, autographed on front (ddr-ajah-2-739)
Caption below photo: Sgt. Frank Tomita / Seattle, Wash.
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Reprint of front page of sports section from The Japanese American News (ddr-ajah-5-48)
Featuring a story about the Alameda Acorns basketball team
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Men seated at registration table, woman signing in (ddr-ajah-2-18)
Written on back: 25th Anniv. MIS Reunion, Jack Tar Hotel S.F. / Nov. 11-13, 1966
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Two men in uniform by palm tree (ddr-ajah-2-137)
Caption below photo: Mike Miranda / Richard Leighton / Presidio, San Francisco
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Three men at speakers table with banner in background (ddr-ajah-2-15)
Written on back: 25th Anniv. MIS Reunion, Jack Tar Hotel, S.F. / Nov. 11-13, 1966 / Col. S. Mashbir / George Kangae
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1981 Membership Roster MIS Association of Northern California (ddr-ajah-2-23)
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