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doc Letter from Orden Y. Ichinaga to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, June 13, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1885)

Correspondence from Orden Ichinaga to Dallas McLaren regarding Ighinaga's receipt of his diploma and scholarship and expressing gratitude for McLaren's support. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1888

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doc Card from Ed and Florence Lang to George Hideo Nakamura, November 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2195)

Birthday card from Ed and Florence Lang to George Hideo Nakamura during his service in the armed forces during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2297

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doc Letter from Mom and Dad to Hideo Nakamura, January 6, 1945, English translation (ddr-csujad-55-2374)

Translation from Japanese to English of correspondence from "Mom and Dad" to George Hideo Nakamura regarding life in Amache incarceration camp. For original in Japanese please see sac_jaac_2479. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2480

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doc Information series (Lowry Field, Colorado), no. 9-MS (September 1945): loans for veterans (ddr-csujad-55-2163)

Brochure regarding loans for veterans. Covers G.I. loans for home, business, and farm; farm security administration loans, and smaller war plants corporation loans. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2265

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doc Statement by Marvin K. Opler, Community Analyst, Tule Lake Center, December 24, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-244)

Report by Marvin Opler regarding the illustrations and sketchbook of incarceree, Ronald Hitomi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0246

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 1: New Year Edition (January 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-46)

Selected article titles: "WRA Reiterates Leave Eligibility of Evacuees" (p. 3), "Soldier's Kin to Receive Priority" (p. 4), and "Torment: A Pre-Evacuation Story" (p. 12).

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img Grove of the Poston desert (ddr-csujad-35-13)

A photograph of a grove of the Poston desert. Dried sage plants are captured. The handwritten note on the back side reads: A grove of the Poston desert, Colo. River Relocation Center, Poston, Arizona, 1942-1945. Aug. 18th. Title from note. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_13_001

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img Photograph of Manzanar closing (ddr-csujad-47-346)

Photograph of Manzanar incarceration camp closing taken in front of the official closure notification, "This project officially closed November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business," and the entrance sign. Ralph P. Merritt is standing in front, with a group of people behind him. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Consignee memo (ddr-csujad-42-115)

A consignee memo issued by Universal Carloading and Distributing Co., Inc. on July 19, 1945. It documents the shipper, "WRA Gila River Relocation Center," Arizona, and the consignee, Fumio Fred Takano, Chicago, Illinois. The handwritten notes read: Deliver Monday 8-20 only. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_63_002

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img Funeral photo outside Buddhist Church at Gila River Camp (ddr-ajah-6-163)

Caption below photo: Midwife Takiye Kondo's funeral service at Gila River incarceration camp 2, Arizona. Takiye suffered an aortic aneurism and died in Rivers Community Hospital on March 9, 1945. She lived just an hour and a half after being admitted. She was from Alameda, CA. This second photo taken by the photographer of the funeral …

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img Three children in Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-544)

Caption below photo: When Ken, Judy and Jo Takeda returned from their World War II incarceration camp in 1945, their family did not have a place to live in their hometown of Alameda, CA. so they stayed at their church, the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church on Buena Vista Ave. Several Japanese families shared the space. The …

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vh Nancy Kyoko Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-463)

Sansei female. Born May 20, 1945, at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shortly after birth, parents returned to the Los Angeles, California, area, where they had been living before World War II. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and was involved in judo along with father, who was a judo instructor. …

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vh Edward K. Honda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-244)

Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …

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vh Kazie Good Interview (ddr-densho-1000-429)

Nisei female. Born May 6, 1925, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, sent with family to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Due to father's refusal to answer the so-called "loyalty questions" in 1943, the family remained in Tule Lake when it was turned into a segregation center. Subject …

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img Shizuto Kawamura family outside house (ddr-ajah-6-11)

Caption below photo: Shizuto and Spring Kawamura family in the backyard of their western style two story house, owned by the steel mill company where Shizuto worked. Both Spring and Shiz were from Alameda, CA., USA. Right after World War II ended the Kawamuras lived in Yokohama (1945-54), where this home is located. They would live …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-137)

Check-in letter from New York, written across two days. Tad's still in the hospital, listening to Danny Kaye on the radio. He says he hopes Hana is getting along ok: "she is probably getting fat, isn't she" Asks his mother if she's heard from Bob (Yatabe). Ends with Tad learning he's getting kicked out of the …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-178)

Tad described cooking his own meal using a German stove and mentioned recipes made primarily with canned food and traded ingredients. He mentioned that 'energy crackers' are nicknamed 'jaw breakers,' and notes the high prices of goods. Tad recounted listening to humorous bargaining exchanges between soldiers and peddlers. Tad explained that he was unable to write …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-105)

Tad still isn't allowed to write letters, so this one was snuck out. Tad and the remaining men in camp are doing a lot of chores. Says he got a letter from Tomi (who attached a card from Alfred Chu, a former classmate in San Francisco) and Fuji. Tad can receive letters just fine. Thanks his …

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Collection CSU Northridge Japanese-American Relocation Center Newspapers (ddr-csujad-17)

During the incarceration of the Japanese Americans from 1942-1945, newspapers recording camp activities and providing news of events outside the camps were issued by the incarcerees from the beginning of their confinement in temporary assembly centers and permanent relocation centers. This collection of newsletters consists of nineteen titles from nine different camps. See complete finding aid …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 20 (May 14, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-20)

Selected article titles: "Race Issue in Hawaii Politics Raised in Rule" (p.1-2), History Project: Historical Documents Being Donated" (p.1), "17 Organizations to Honor Issei Elders at Huge Joint Dinner" (p.1), "1945-VE DAY-1965" (p.2), "Strawberry Grower Plows Under One Acre in Protest against Government Failure to Secure Field Labor" (p.3), "Public Schools Have until 1967 to Desegregate" …

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img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-326)

Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of the entrance to the camp with the closure notification: This project officially closed, November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-327)

Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of the entrance to the camp with the closure notification: This project officially closed, November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-328)

Photograph of Bea White and son, with Lucille Bouche and Elizabeth Moxley at the closing of Manzanar incarceration camp. They are standing in front of the entrance to the camp with the closure notification: This project officially closed, November 21-1945, no admittance, except on business. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter requesting kind treatment for a family who treated American POWs well (ddr-densho-299-225)

Hand written note with typed copy. Note reads: "Sept. 9, 1945 / To: American Occupational Forces / The men who's names are offered below, & others, request that consideration be extended / the residents of this house for the friendly / attitude & kindness these people / have always shown during and after hostilities to / …

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doc Poston II: 50 year reunion, October 5, 6, 7, 1992 (ddr-csujad-55-2690)

Pamphlet of Poston II reunion. Provides memories and photographs during incarceration at Poston camp. Dedicated the Poston memorial monument to reaffirm their conviction and to ensure that the constitutional right of all Americans is very sacred and the tragic events of 1942-1945 will never again be repeated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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