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Personal narrative of Pauline Bates Brown, Reports Officer at Colorado River Relocation Center, August 16, 1943 to August 4, 1945 and general outline and history of early war public relations in Arizona and the Poston Reports Division (ddr-csujad-55-1855)
doc Personal narrative of Pauline Bates Brown, Reports Officer at Colorado River Relocation Center, August 16, 1943 to August 4, 1945 and general outline and history of early war public relations in Arizona and the Poston Reports Division (ddr-csujad-55-1855)
Narrative describing public relations activities of the War Relocation Authority in Arizona and at Poston incarceration camp between August 1943 and August 1945. Includes mentions of press releases, news, history and activities of the WRA Reports Division at Poston, the Poston Chronicle, photo shop, official reports, and events. See this object in the California State Universities …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1855/
Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)
img Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)
Caption below photo: Hyakutaro Towata and his wife, Yoshi, visit the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in 1945. In December of 1941, the FBI removed Hyakutaro from his home in Alameda. For months his family had no idea that he had been taken to a special prison camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. After eight months, Hyakutaro was …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-53/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-210)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-210)
Tad explains that the food in the Service Company is better because they receive supplies first and talked about having Japanese dishes like Tempura and Niku Nabe; reveals that he picked up a German automatic pistol some time ago and plans to bring it home as a souvenir. Tad ends with a request for more magazines. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-210/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-124)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-124)
Tad went to D.C. the day before with Chester Fukuhara, who he knew from Ogden. The two of them rented a cab and went sightseeing. They're now back at camp and plan to see "National Velvet" at the movies. Tad says he knows John Iwatsu's whole family is in New York, but he isn't sure if …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-124/
Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-462)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-462)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about job hunting in New York, adventures in the city, and spending time with her family. postcard store in the same envelope as the letter is postmarked 6/19/1945, Dick writes about getting caught in the rain and meeting a mutual friend. Item tied …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-462/
Prichett Family Collection (ddr-densho-402)
Collection Prichett Family Collection (ddr-densho-402)
Photographs, correspondence, and documents including forms, Cecil F. Prichett's resume, and education and family programs at the Manzanar camp from the Prichett family's time employed at Manzanar. Books include "Death Valley - Its Impounded Americans" by Ralph P. "Pete" Merritt, Jr.; "English Japanese Conversation Dictionary" by Arthur Rose-Innes; "Born Free and Equal" by Ansel Adams; and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-402/

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/170/

Narrator Susumu Oshima

Nisei male. Born August 15, 1926, in Kainaliu-Kona, Hawaii. Grew up in Kona, where parents established a successful dry goods store, barber shop, and taxi service. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was immediately arrested by the FBI and held in the Kilauea Military Camp on the Big Island of Hawaii. During the war, father …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/486/
Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-2)
doc Letter from Frank Herron Smith to President Harry S. Truman, May 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-2)
Smith urges Truman to ask "Edgar J. Hoover and his organization" to help control "the arsonists and night-riders who are terrorizing the few Japanese Americans who have returned to the West Coast." Smith states that approximately 60,000 of the "110,000" people who were "evacuated" seek to return to their homes, under pressure from the War Relocation …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-21-2/
Letter from Major Paul Rusch to Emma, Kai, and everybody, November 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-104)
doc Letter from Major Paul Rusch to Emma, Kai, and everybody, November 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-104)
Letter from Major Paul Frederick Rusch to Emma, Kai, and everybody at MISLS dated November 7, 1945. It was written while he stayed in Japan as a member of General Douglas MacArthur's General Staff. An item from: page 72 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-104/
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 2nd session minutes (February 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-6)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 2nd session minutes (February 15, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-6)
The council minutes feature a lecture by Dillon S. Myer, WRA National Director, followed by a question and answer session. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_035
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-6/
Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 8th session minutes (March 2, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-11)
doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fourth Community Council, 8th session minutes (March 2, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-11)
The council minutes feature a discussion on the surplus of food at the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_040
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-11/
Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, May 1945, typescript (ddr-csujad-42-82)
doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, May 1945, typescript (ddr-csujad-42-82)
Japanese typescript of the letter: csudh_tak_0080. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_39_001_jpn
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-82/
Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, June 21, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-83)
doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, June 21, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-83)
A letter from Tsuruno Meguro to her son-in-law and daughter, Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano in Chicago, Illinois. She writes from Santa Clarita, California, where she has been reestablishing her life after the forced evacuation and incarceration. The letter explains about the reason why she has not moved to Los Angles, California, but instead to Saugus, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-83/
Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Miss Okine, December 4, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-106)
doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Miss Okine, December 4, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-106)
Yuka Yamasaki writes from Chicago, Illinois, to her relative or friend, Tomeyo Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp. She is a former incareree in the Rohwer camp and moves to Chicago. She describes the living conditions in Chicago, including the weather, her apartment, and job opportunities. She states that there are many Japanese people who move …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-106/
Letter from Morio Tanimoto to Seiichi Okine, February 18, [1945-1947] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-286)
doc Letter from Morio Tanimoto to Seiichi Okine, February 18, [1945-1947] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-286)
A letter from Morio Tanimoto to his relatives, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Morio is a father of their daughter-in-law, Ayame Okine. In the letter, he thanks them for the oranges and tangerines. He includes updates on his crops: that he is finished pruning and is starting to plant seeds for grapes. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-286/
Letter from Aochi to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, September 1, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-89)
doc Letter from Aochi to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, September 1, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-89)
A letter from Aochi who resides in Denver, Colorado to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He thanks the Okines for the potatoes that they sent to him. He also comments on the Okines' plan returning to California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_26_002
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-89/
Father's Day card from Masao Okine to Mr. S. Okine, June 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-81)
doc Father's Day card from Masao Okine to Mr. S. Okine, June 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-81)
A Father's Day card from Masao Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine. Masao writes from Fort Meade, Minnesota, where he attends the U.S. military Japanese language School to Seiichi Okine who is incarcerated in the Rohwer camp, Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_20_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-81/
Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. S. Okine, December 28, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-179)
doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. S. Okine, December 28, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-179)
A letter from Ayame Okine to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, Ayame writes about her sister-in-law, Hatsuno Hotty Okine who works at a Caucasian family's place and is getting married to Masuo Robert Befu soon. She also updates on her life in Illinois, working for 12 hours with fifteen to sixteen people …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-179/
Letters from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, December 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-185)
doc Letters from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, December 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-185)
Contains one envelope, two letters written by Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, one note, and one Japanese yen bill. All are enclosed in the same envelope and mailed by Masao Okine from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-185/
Telegram from Hot Air Sgt Major to Sue Ogata Kato, January 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-91)
doc Telegram from Hot Air Sgt Major to Sue Ogata Kato, January 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-91)
Telegram from a Sgt Major to Sue Ogata Kato. An item from: pages 70-71 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001) See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_047_03
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-91/
Letters from Makoto Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-84)
doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-84)
Contains an envelope and two letters sent from Makoto Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Makoto writes from Lecco, Italy, where he is deployed as a U.S. Army soldier to his parents who are incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-84/
Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, December 11, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-111)
doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, December 11, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-111)
A letter from Makoto Okine who is stationed in Italy as a U.S. Army soldier to his father, Seiichi Okine in Hawthorne, California. He informs that he has received a letter from his sister, Hatsuno Hotty Okine, and writes about what he has learned from her. He is glad to learn that Seiichi Okine has returned …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-111/
Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, August 19, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-87)
doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, August 19, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-87)
A letter from Makoto Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine. He writes probably from Italy where he is deployed as a US Army soldier. The letter is mailed via Army/Air Post Office, New York, by U.S. Army Postal Service. The letter was originally addressed to Bartlet Illinois, where Makoto assumes Seiichi stays and farms with Ayame …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-87/
Birthday card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (January 16, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-41)
doc Birthday card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (January 16, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-41)
Birthday greeting card written by Mary Murakami to Molly Wilson. White/purple card with illustration in purple/pink/green of a bouquet of purple/yellow pansies, borders in purple. "To somene whose birthday month I share a Happy Birthday" is on the front of card. Envelope is postmarked January 16, 1945 from Minneapolis, Minnesota. Inside of card has three pansies …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-1-41/
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