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68 items
68 items

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Minidoka Relocation Center Map (ddr-densho-462-1)
Map of Minidoka reprinted for Minidoka Remembered, original created by Anky Arai in 1943

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Letter from Harry Powell to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-67)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Harry Powell answering Arai's request for a letter of recommendation.

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Birth Certificate Request (ddr-densho-430-50)
Kichio Allen Arai requesting a copy of his birth certificate from the Social Security Administration.


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Letter from Earl Allen regarding items held at Minidoka (ddr-densho-430-84)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Earl T. Allen regarding property left behind at Minidoka and it's plan shipment to his current known address.


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Personnel Security questionnaire (ddr-densho-430-75)
Filled out Personnel Security Questionnaire for Kichio Allen Arai.

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Letter of recommendation from G.H. Edgell (ddr-densho-430-66)
Letter of recommendation for Kichio Allen Arai from G.H. Edgell, Dean of the School of Architecture at Harvard University.

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Kichio Arai's high school diploma (ddr-densho-430-265)
From Broadway High school. Name written on back


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Court Ruling on Kichio Arai's estate (ddr-densho-430-51)
Court ruling on the disbursement of Kichio Allen Arai's estate to his wife Nobu (Kawaguchi) Arai.

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Two photos attached. Group at picnic on beach (ddr-densho-430-299)
with sticky note: Picnic Miyasaki's visit / Nobu Hisa Sumi Kaz Anky

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Letter from Rev. T. Ichikawa to Allen Arai (ddr-densho-430-108)
Letter to Kichio Allen Arai from Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa of Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple (formerly the Seattle Buddhist Church), inviting Arai to the ground breaking ceremony for the temple's construction.

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A Community Building (ddr-densho-430-148)
Seven drafts "A Community Building" by Kichio Allen Arai, which details plans for a Nisei community hall in Seattle. The paper is part of Arai's school work at Harvard University.

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Minidoka map (ddr-densho-430-2)
Map of Minidoka Relocation Center produced by the Minidoka Pilgrimage based off a map made by Anky Arai.

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Two photos attached, beach picnic (ddr-densho-430-303)
Top photo: 4 kids sitting on log. Bottom photo: group sitting under tent. Attached sticky note: Top - Tina, Tommy, Jerry Susan. Bottom - Kenji, Nobu, Hana, Hisa, Anky, Sumi

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Harvard Handbook for students (ddr-densho-430-149)
A.K. Arai's calendar, planner and handbook including receipts for tuition, membership cards


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Blue notebook (ddr-densho-430-110)
Kichio Allen Arai's dairy or timeline for the construction of the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple from November 12, 1940 - March 15, 1941.

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Notes on Betsuin building (ddr-densho-430-129)
Handwritten notes regarding building specifications of the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple's (formerly the Seattle Buddhist Church) new building.

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Small brown notebook (ddr-densho-430-107)
Kichio Allen Arai's personal notes regarding planning the construction of the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple.