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img Sunamoto and Sato buildings after a direct hit (ddr-densho-381-72)

Caption: 17. Actual devastation scene in the vicinity of Yurakucho 1 chome, 14 banchi (Direct Hit) Sunamoto and Sato Buildings.Jan. 27, 1945 (Koji-machi ku Yurakucho, 1 chome 14 banchi, Saizai genjo.Showa niju nen ichigatsu nijushichi nichi)

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img Destroyed buildings in Kamata Ward (ddr-densho-381-105)

Caption: 52. Direct hits of bombs in the vicinity of Kamata Ward, Michizuka cho,103 banchi,0310 hrs. Apr. 1945 (Kamata ku Michizuka cho. Hyaku san banchi.Saki bakudan shuchi genjo.Showa ni ju nen shitgatsu yokka.Gozen sanji jippun)

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-260)

Discovered why he was not getting letters, he sent the wrong address; he is moving to Pisa the next day; went to town and saw a movie. Parents' note on envelope back: 262 Saturday Oct. 13, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-127)

Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad and Shiro went together and are staying at the United Nations Service Center, a U.S.O.-owned hotel for enlisted men. Parents' note on envelope back: 130 Saturday Feb. 10, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-109)

Tad thinks John Miyasaki is in Maryland now, but he isn't sure. Life at camp "sure is lazy" compared to before (they get up late - 7 a.m.). Parents' note on envelope back: 112 Saturday Jan. 6, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-172)

Tad performed police detail which allows him to miss a long hike, and talked about his evening routine of getting coffee at Red Cross and watching movie. Parents' note on envelope back: 175 Wednesday April 25, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-111)

Tad and company have been chopping down trees in the woods. The company's first sergeant said that they may ship out the following weekend (around January 13th). Parents' note on envelope back: 114 Wednesday Jan. 10, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-263)

Went for his physical exam; visited a stamp shop; has some hakujin friends with a car and they travel around together; saw a movie in Leghorn (Livorno). Parents' note on envelope back: 265 Monday Oct. 15, 1945

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Narrator Chris Kato

Nisei male. Born December 8, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle. During World War II, incarcerated the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and served in the army from 1945-1947. During his interview, he discusses memories of growing up in Seattle's Japantown.

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doc Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 5 (1945) (ddr-densho-97-551)

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doc Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 4 (1945) (ddr-densho-97-550)

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doc Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 3 (1945) (ddr-densho-97-549)

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doc Third anniversary WAC 15 May 1945 program (ddr-csujad-49-87)

Program from the commemoration of the third anniversary of the founding of the Women's Army Corps. An item from: pages 68-69 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_046_05

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doc Card to Mitzi Naohara, January 3, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-367)

An invitation card to Block 325 party at Cafe Pendelphie in the Poston camp in Arizona on January 3, 1944. It was sent to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated in the Poston camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_14_001

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doc Card to Mitzi Naohara, May 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-368)

An invitation card to a dance program, "Adios Amigos" held at 318 Mess Hall of the Poston camp in Arizona, on May 18, 1945. It was sent to "Mitsuko" who is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated at the camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section III (ddr-densho-121-7)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii Will Never Be Quite the Same Again. A Sociologist's View of the Island Situation" (p. 1), "The AJA's in Hawaii Unions" (p. 1), "An Anthropologist Speaks on Prejudice and the Nisei" (p. 2), "Mineo Katagiri: The Situation in the Hawaiian Islands. A Report to Continental America" (p. 2), "Toshio Mori: Time Out …

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doc Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section IV (ddr-densho-121-8)

Selected article titles: " ACLU Director Says: RACIAL DISCRIMINATION -- Our Last Big Problem" (p. 1), "A Returnee's Survey: Postwar and the Nisei" (p. 1), "Eyes and Ears of the Allied Pacific Forces: The Story of Fort Snelling, Training Ground for Our Japanese American Linguists" (p. 2), "The Service Flags: A Short Story by Bill Hosokawa" …

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doc Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section II (ddr-densho-121-6)

Selected article titles: "The Future of the Nisei is His Own" (p. 1), "The Story of a Relocation Center Heart Mountain: IN LIFE AND DEATH" (p. 2), "Hysteria Responsible for Rumors Among Hawaii Issei, Says Lind" (p. 3), "THE CYCLE: Story of Evacuation" (p. 4), "For Tomorrow Is Another Day" (p. 6), "They Came to Washington" …

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doc Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section V (ddr-densho-121-9)

Selected article titles: "'To Make Our Future Secure'" (p. 1), "J.A.C.L. President: California Escheat Cases, A Threat To Nisei Security" (p. 1), "Relocation Center Nursery School" (p. 2), "Where Do We Go From Here? The Story of the JACL" (p. 3), "Nisei Violinist" (p. 4), "'Evacuee'" (p. 5), "Yuriko Amemiya Will Make Debut as Solo Artist …

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doc The Daybreak No. 11 (March 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-335)

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doc The Daybreak No. 13 (May 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-336)

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doc The Daybreak No. 14 (June 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-337)

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doc The Daybreak No. 10 (February 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-334)

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doc Topaz Times Special Edition (August 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-142-422)

Selected article titles: "Japan Surrenders. Center Closing Set. Plans of Forced Relocation Told" (p. 1), "World War II Ends" (p. 1), "Potsdam Ultimatum" (p. 1), "Reasons Given" (p. 1).

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doc Special orders, no. 59 (March 9, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-2347)

Special orders from the Infantry Advanced Replacement Training Center for George Hideo Nakamura. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2453

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