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img Couple seated on a barrier (ddr-densho-542-352)

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img Man standing on a cliff (ddr-densho-542-356)

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img Woman standing on a cliff (ddr-densho-542-355)

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img View of a garden (ddr-densho-542-33)

Written on scrapbook page: Memories.

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img Newlyweds on a bridge (ddr-densho-542-30)

Ruth and Gary Kikawa pose on a bridge. Written on scrapbook page: Memories.

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img The Kents (ddr-densho-542-340)

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img The Kikawas by the seaside (ddr-densho-542-344)

Gary and Ruth (Saitow) Kikawa by the seaside.

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img Ruth (Saitow) Kikawa on a bridge (ddr-densho-542-34)

Written on scrapbook page: Memories.

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img The Kikawas pose on a sand dune (ddr-densho-542-342)

Gary and Ruth (Saitow) Kikawa pose on a sandy dune.

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img Gary Kikawa by the ocean (ddr-densho-542-28)

Written on scrapbook page: Memories.

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img Ruth (Saitow) Kikawa by a tree (ddr-densho-542-32)

Written on scrapbook page: Memories.

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img Takahashi Family Portrait (ddr-one-2-149)

Black and white photographic print of Yoko Takahashi Ushijima's children (from left) Rika and Junko, with Rika sitting on the hood of an automobile. Inscribed on back: "My baby's/Junko (14 age)/rika (2)/1961." Shiuko Sakai, the donor, met Yoko around 1947-1948 when Donor was billeted at an all-female hotel and Yoko was working there as a floor …

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img Wedding (ddr-csujad-25-342)

A wedding photograph taken at a Buddhist temple. Inscription on the backside reads, "Mr. and Mrs. Toichi __moto, most sincerely, Jerry and Mari Shibata, June 12th, 1948." Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_004

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img Rubble of prefecture in Fukui, Japan (ddr-densho-299-45)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5485. 29 June 48 / Quake leaves Fukui prefecture in ruins: / A signal corps cameraman records the / devastating effects of the quake which / struck on June 28th, 1948, and left / the prefecture of Fukui in ruins. / The quake which left thousands upon / thousands homeless struck without warning. …

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vh Sue Kunitomi Embrey Interview (ddr-manz-1-2)

Nisei female. Born January 6, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, incarcerated at Manzanar concentration camp. Wrote for Manzanar Free Press while incarcerated. Resettled during World War II in Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Los Angeles, California, in 1948. Founding member of Nisei Progressives and the Manzanar Committee. Ms. Embrey passed …

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doc Letter from Takashi Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 12, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-235)

A letter from Takashi Matsuura to his uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He stayed in the Okines' place while he was performing in Los Angeles. In the letter, he apologizes for the delay in writing to them because of his community work at his place. He informs that he got on a train at …

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doc Letter from Miyuki Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 8, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-239)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She shares her appreciation for their visit to her place and thanks them for the gift of a pen set for her son, Shin'ichi, who is starting high school. She also describes her work picking strawberries from 6:00 AM through 5:00 PM. …

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doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-257)

A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He informs of the arrival of the package of gifts from Seiichi and lists the items shared among the Sasakis, the Nakanos, Tsukiyo Okasako, and the Yamanakas. The items include: sugar, towels, cloth, sewing threads, safety pins, sewing needles, …

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doc Letter from Takashi Matsuura to Mrs. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 19, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-237)

A letter from Takashi Edwin Matsuura to his uncle, Seiichi Okine. Takashi thanks Seiichi for his hospitality during his visit to the the Okines' place as well as the gift of the flowers. He informs that he arrived home safely at 9:00 PM on Monday and that Mr. Freitas was pleased to hear about Takashi's visit …

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img Takahashi Family Portrait (ddr-one-2-150)

Black and white photographic print of Yoko Takahashi Ushijima and her second husband seated in their home outside of Tokyo. Donor stated that both Yoko and her husband worked as dentists. Inscribed on back: "Husband & I/37.4" Shiuko Sakai, the donor, met Yoko around 1947-1948 when Donor was billeted at an all-female hotel and Yoko was …

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img Buildings destroyed in an earthquake (ddr-densho-299-40)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-5472. 29 June 48 / Japanese southern coast hit by earth- / quake: / This pile of burning rubble marks the / spot of a Japanese machine factory / which was completely destroyed by an / earthquake on 28 June 1948. The city / of Fukui, Japan, and surrounding area / was the …

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doc Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Miyoko Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-250)

Contains three letters written from the Okine's in Japan to Mr. Seiichi Okine along with an envelope. The three letters are written by Naoji Okine, Miyuki Okine, and Miyoko Okine respectively, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_81_001-004

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doc Letter from Kamekichi and Sueno Nakano to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, June [9?] 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-251)

A letter from Kamekichi and Sueno Nakano in Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is singed by both Kamekichi and Sueno, but it appears that it is written by Sueno Nakano. In the letter, Sueno notes that her requested items have arrived and thanks the Okines for them. She has shared tobacco and …

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doc Letters from Jokichi Yamanaka and Itsuko Nakatomi to Seiichi and Tameyo Okie, June 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-259)

Contains two letters and one envelope. Both letters are written by Jokichi Yamanaka and Istuko Nakatomi in Hiroshima, Japan, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_89_001-003

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img Buddhist Golden Jubilee (ddr-sbbt-3-13)

Group photograph outside the Buddhist Church of San Francisco for the Buddhist Golden Jubilee.

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