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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-242)

Tad recounted watching prisoners butcher a euthanized horse and reflected on news reports about riots in New York and San Francisco and celebratory deaths of soldiers in Italy, after the war was ended; Tad requested magazines and socks. Parents' note on envelope back: 244 Tuesday Sept. 4, 1945 request for magazines and socks

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-200)

Tad temporarily reassigned to the Service Company because the main band is going to Milan while he and a few others are playing for the officer's dances; hence he is getting a new address; Tad enclosed a picture of John and Chester. Parents' note on envelope back: 202 Wednesday June 20, 1945

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Narrator Bill Braye

Male of Spanish and Irish descent. Born March 31, 1917, in Santa Monica, California. Moved to Salinas, California, as a teenager, and enlisted in the military. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and was captured by the Japanese military. Forced on the infamous Bataan Death March in 1942 and held as a …

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Narrator Izumi Hirano

Kibei male. Born February 25, 1929, in Hilo, Hawaii. At the age of four, moved to Japan, where family operated a farm. Attended school in Japan during World War II. Was in school in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Survived the bombing along with mother and brother. In 1949, returned …

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Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …

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doc Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, June 10, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-214)

Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, dated June 10, 1945. An item from: pages 104-105 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_066_05

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doc V-mail Christmas card from Y. Nakamura to Sue Ogata Kato, December 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-118)

Christmas card from Y. Nakamura to Sue Ogata Kato, December 1945. An item from: pages 80-81 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_054_01

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doc V-mail letter from Ted Yenari to Sue Ogata Kato, July 12, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-149)

Letter from Ted Yenari to Sue Ogata Kato, dated July 12, 1945. An item from: pages 90-91 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_059_04

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doc Envelope from J. M. Lowery, County Auditor to [Seiichi Okine], December 12, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-197)

An envelope from J. M. Lowery, County Auditor probably to Seiichi Okine. The handwritten notes read: "W206039," "Dec. 11, 1945," "511186," "Seiichi," and "$63.24." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_38_004

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doc Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, February 20, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-215)

Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, dated February 20, 1945. An item from: pages 104-105 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_066_06

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doc V-mail letter from John Morozumi to Sue Ogata Kato, April 20, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-147)

Letter from John Morozumi to Sue Ogata Kato, dated April 20, 1945. An item from: pages 90-91 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_059_02

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doc Letter from Kay Riale to Sue Ogata Kato, November 29, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-182)

Letter from Kay Riale to Sue Ogata Kato, dated November 29, 1945. An item from: pages 94-95 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_061_05

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doc Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, September 21, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-211)

Letter from Bernie to Sue Ogata Kato, dated September 21, 1945. An item from: pages 104-105 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_066_02

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doc Letter from Barbara to Sue Ogata Kato, October 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-172)

Letter from Barbara to Sue Ogata Kato, dated October 6, 1945. An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_13

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doc Postcard from Paul to Sue Ogata Kato, October 20, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-140)

Postcard from Paul to Sue Ogata Kato, postmarked October 20 1945. An item from: pages 88-89 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_058_01

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img Certification ceremony (ddr-densho-114-31)

Original caption: Oahu, T. H. The first 48 veterans to be discharged from the Army under the point system, seated here, are waiting for their certification at the Separation Center. All but two are members of the famous 100th Battalion, 34th Division, which saw plenty of action in Italy and France. 23 May 1945.

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doc Engagement greeting card (with envelope) to Mollie Wilson from Violet Saito (January 29, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-80)

Engagement greeting card written by Violet Saito to Mollie Wilson. White/pink card with illustration in pink/green of a bouquet of pink roses tied together with a piece of white ribbon. "An engagement wish for your future happiness" is on the front of card. Envelope is postmarked January 29, 1945 from Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Engagement greeting card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (January 26, 1945) (ddr-janm-1-42)

Engagement greeting card written by Mary Murakami to Molly Wilson. White/pink card with illustration in pink/green of a bouquet of pink roses tied together with a piece of white ribbon. "An engagement wish for your future happiness" is on the front of card. Envelope is postmarked January 26, 1945 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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doc Class of '45 (ddr-csujad-55-1852)

List of class officers, valedictorian, and salutatorian for the graduating class of 1945 at Miles E. Cary high school at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1855

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vh Lynne Horiuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-501)

Sansei female. Born June 10, 1945, in Denver, Colorado, where parents moved after leaving camp during World War II. Grew i[ om Denver, where father had an insurance company. Attended the University of Colorado and then Colorado College. Studied abroad in Italy before moving to California. Eventually earned a PhD and became an architectural historian.

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img Family portrait of Tomoe and Susumu Tomine (ddr-ajah-6-948)

Caption below photo: L to R: Tomoe Tomine, Yoshino Otsu (Tomoe's mother), Shinya "Chris" Tomine and Susumu Tomine. Shinya is Tomoe and Susumu's son. The Tomines were still incarcerated in Tule Lake, CA for this photo. Tomoe was from Alameda, CA., and the family would settle there after the war ended. July 1945 photo

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img Group of children outside barracks (ddr-ajah-6-688)

Caption below photo: Young Niseis in front of Block 23, where the Nakatas lived in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1942-1945. The Nakatas were from Alameda, CA. The Moritas were originally from Oakland, then Alameda, then moved to Mountain View, CA in 1933. The Nakatas didn't know the Marita's until they met in Heart Mountain.

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doc List of Justice Department internment camp papers (ddr-densho-314-3)

This set of Justice Department papers include documents spanning from 1942-1945. The papers include a family welfare report of the Takanishis from the Red Cross, a petition for parole from internment and return to Hawaii, a letter concerning unblocking interned Japanese bank accounts, a CGRB review, and Kazuichi Takanishi's recommendation for return to Hawaii.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-148)

Check-in letter from New York City. Tad's letter isn't censored since it wasn't sent from camp, so he tells his parents where his camp is: Camp Shanks, around 20-30 miles from NYC. Tad thinks hell be sent overseas in one or two weeks. Parents' note on envelope back: 151 Saturday March 3, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-269)

Went with Min Tsudama to their company to look for mail; most of the 442nd men are going home; wants to take a trip to Switzerland and buy a watch but needs to borrow money; bought a pistol with eight packs of cigarettes. Parents' note on envelope back: 271 Saturday Oct. 20, 1945 $20.00

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