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Letter from Willy Boeck, German Spokesman, to Dr. Robert F. Martin, Medical Officer in Charge, April 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1469)
doc Letter from Willy Boeck, German Spokesman, to Dr. Robert F. Martin, Medical Officer in Charge, April 30, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1469)
Invitation for the German May Day celebration at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 114. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1471
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1469/
Letters from James Albert
doc Letters from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Kay and George Kida (ddr-one-3-74)
Envelope addressed to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Contains a letter to George Kida and a letter to Miyuki "Kay" Kida from James Albert "Al" Johnson dated January 11, 1945. He wants George to come back to White Salmon to take over their land now that loyal Japanese are allowed to return to the West Coast. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-74/
Mollie Nakasaki Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-4)
vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-4)
Nisei female. Born November 17, 1930, in Salinas, California. Grew up in Salinas's Japantown community before moving to various towns in California after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Removed to Poston concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp with family for Denver, Colorado, in 1945 before returning to California and establishing the Mandarin Restaurant in San Jose's Japantown.

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-4/
Barriers and Passes (ddr-densho-1024-58)
av Barriers and Passes (ddr-densho-1024-58)
Scenes of living conditions of Japanese Americans in the relocation centers during World War II. Department of the Interior. War Relocation Authority. (02/16/1944 - 06/30/1946) Series : Motion Picture Films, compiled ca. 1939 - ca. 1945 Record Group 210: Records of the War Relocation Authority, 1941 - 1989 See this item in the Digital Library of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-58/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-119)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-119)
Tad and Shiro saw "Roughly Speaking" at the movies; it was "a nice picture." So far, Tad has been "running around having a nice time" at Fort Meade. Says the living quarters are very nice, just like a college campus. Tad and company are living in the fort itself, not in the camp. The weather is …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-119/
Yoshito Fujii Parolee's or Internee's-At-Large Agreement (ddr-sbbt-2-35)
doc Yoshito Fujii Parolee's or Internee's-At-Large Agreement (ddr-sbbt-2-35)
A personal report of Yoshito Fujii's weekly activities submitted for his parolee's or internee's-at-large agreement.
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Takeharu Inouye Diary (ddr-densho-365-3)
doc Takeharu Inouye Diary (ddr-densho-365-3)
In the final diary that Takeharu Inouye kept during his internment at Tule Lake, he includes descriptions of the movies he went to see daily, which served as his primary form of recreation. Takeharu also describes his feelings over succeeding and failing in his high school classes, since his friends would cheat off of his work, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-365-3/
Letter from Sally (Fujii) Domoto to Hanako Fujii (ddr-densho-329-941)
doc Letter from Sally (Fujii) Domoto to Hanako Fujii (ddr-densho-329-941)
Letter from Sally to her sister Hanako in Topaz sharing general updates. She will have pictures taken of the kids soon and send them. Andy, a young cousin, has been coming to visit from a nearby college. Hasn't heard from her sister Sue (Sumiko), trying to get in touch. Lots of visitors: a visit from Wak …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-941/
Two letters to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-460)
doc Two letters to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-460)
Two letters store in one envelope to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Letter dated 6/14: Dick writes about missing Yuri and looking for work in New York. Letter dated 6/15: Responses to Yuri's letter: promises to write more, how he is sleeping, eating and feeling. Unclear if letters were mailed together. Item …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-460/

Narrator Paul Satoh

Born in Osaka, Japan, in 1936, Paul Satoh spent a happy childhood as the only child of a chemist and a homemaker. Satoh's extended family included an uncle who had studied at the University of California, Los Angeles, and his wife, a US-born Nikkei from Hawai'i who occasionally had received a "care pack from the United …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/970/
Iino Family Collection (ddr-densho-368)
Collection Iino Family Collection (ddr-densho-368)
Accession 1: This collection contains selections from two photo albums. One album of photographs and other materials associated with Corporal William Iino's military service with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France between 1944 and 1945. The second album contains photographs and other materials associated with the 50th reunion of the 442nd RCT in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-368/
Letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Clerk, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to Nobuo Naohara, March 2, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-573)
doc Letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Clerk, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to Nobuo Naohara, March 2, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-573)
A letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the Tule Lake camp in California. It requires George to answer all the questions in DDS from 304A. It appears that George did not follow their instruction, crossing out his answers on the forms, and the office …
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Letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Clerk, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to Nobuo Naohara, June 13, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-575)
doc Letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Clerk, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to Nobuo Naohara, June 13, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-575)
A letter from Jennie G. Hermon, Local Board No. 277, Selective Service System, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated in the Tule Lake camp in California. It is the second notice requiring George to complete DDS form 304A, following their instruction. It appears that George did not respond to their previous letter, which is found in item: …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-575/
Letter from Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited to Makoto Okine, September 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-95)
doc Letter from Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited to Makoto Okine, September 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-95)
A letter from the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, singed by Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, and mailed to Carson Booth, Project Attorney, War Relocation Center Branch, regarding Makoto Okine's certificate of deposit, no. 68898. This letter responds to the inquiry by Carson Booth, which is found in the item: csudh_oki_0091. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-95/
Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)
doc Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)
A letter from Corine Key, Relocation Advisor at the Rohwer incarceration camp to Federal Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director in Long Beach, California. It certifies that the Okines are eligible for federal housing on the basis of their sons' service with the U.S. Army. Enclosed with other items: csudh_oki_0099, csudh_oki_0100, and csudh_oki_0101. See this object …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-97/
Letter from Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited to Makoto Okine, September 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-94)
doc Letter from Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited to Makoto Okine, September 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-94)
A letter from the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, singed by Parker A. Robinson, Special Deputy of the Yokohama Specie Bank, Limited, and mailed to Carson Booth, Project Attorney, War Relocation Center Branch, regarding Makoto Okine's certificate of deposit, no. 69230. This letter responds to the inquiry by Carson Booth, which is found in the item: csudh_oki_0091. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-94/
Letter from Harry G. Atkinson, Chief, Intelligence Branch, Security and Intelligence Division, to George Hideo Nakamura, October 16, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2147)
doc Letter from Harry G. Atkinson, Chief, Intelligence Branch, Security and Intelligence Division, to George Hideo Nakamura, October 16, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2147)
Correspondence from Harry Atkinson to George Hideo Nakamura regarding withdrawal of limitations imposed by Nakamura's removal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2249
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2147/
Memo from V.R. Miller, Colonel, Infantry, Commanding, to the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington 25, D.C., September 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-230)
doc Memo from V.R. Miller, Colonel, Infantry, Commanding, to the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington 25, D.C., September 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-230)
Memorandum of understanding from V. R. Miller regarding Frank Okusako's request for relocation of his family from the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0232
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-230/
Granite monument memorial (ddr-densho-37-512)
img Granite monument memorial (ddr-densho-37-512)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Granite monument erected in memory of the center residents who died in the War Relocation Camp at Amache, Colorado, was dedicated on Sept. 6, 1945, in an outdoor ceremony at the cemetery. The monument was designed by Reverend Masahiko Wada. Names of 148 persons, including 31 Nisei who …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-512/
All Center Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (ddr-densho-242-29)
img All Center Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah (ddr-densho-242-29)
Caption by Ike Hatchimonji: "This Photograph Taken by Bill Shipler, Salt Lake City, 44043." Caption: "The All Center Conference. Feb 16-25, 1945 Salt Lake City, Utah. Representatives from every WRA camp met to confer with officials of the WRA to discuss issues facing internees after release from the camps. Kumezo Hatchimonji quote: 'The delegation from Heart …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-242-29/
The staff of the Minidoka Irrigator (ddr-densho-10-3)
img The staff of the Minidoka Irrigator (ddr-densho-10-3)
The staff of the Minidoka Irrigator, the weekly newspaper of the Minidoka concentration camp, outside the paper's office. The Minidoka Irrigator, a weekly paper, ran from September 10, 1942, through July 28, 1945, and contained news about the camp and of the war when Nisei began enlisting. Japanese Americans with a background in journalism worked on …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-10-3/
Paul Saito Interview (ddr-one-7-38)
vh Paul Saito Interview (ddr-one-7-38)
Nisei male. Born 1923 in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Carver and Ontario, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Remained in Ontario during World War II. Drafted into the military in 1945 and served in the Counterintelligence Corps in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Oregon after military service and continued to farm.

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-38/
Kazue Yamamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-197)
vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-197)
Nisei female. Born January 14, 1927, in Wapato, Washington, where family operated a truck farm. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to North Portland Assembly Center and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family left camp in 1945 for Spokane, Washington. Worked as a domestic on Spokane's South Hill before becoming a licensed beautician. Married husband …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-197/
Tak Yamashita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-365)
vh Tak Yamashita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-365)
Nisei male. Born December 22, 1917, in Torrance, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where parents ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family decided to "voluntarily evacuate" to Colorado in order to avoid mass removal. Farmed in Colorado during the war years, and returned to Los Angeles in 1945.

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https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-365/
Arthur Ogami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-154)
vh Arthur Ogami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-154)
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/ddr-densho-1000-154/
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