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img Nishida family 318 blk (ddr-csujad-38-220)

Photographed are Nishida family members incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. They are friends of the Masukawa family, who used to live next door prior to the forced evacuation. The caption reads: Nishida family 318 blk. Title from caption. The handwritten notes on the back side reads: Aug. 1944, Poston, Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi …

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doc Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, October 31, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-375)

A postcard from Lily in Chicago to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from Chicago, Illinois, on her way to Denver, Colorado. She is planing to visit Geo and go to the Gila River camp in Arizona where her family was incarcerated. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page …

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img Mitzi Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-193)

Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_003

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vh Ben Ohama Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-5)

Nisei male. Born December 10, 1917, and grew up in Sanger, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Served in the Military Intelligence Service as an interpreter in Japan. After military service, moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and became involved with the Japanese American Citizens League.

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doc Envelope from Yokohama Specie Bank, LID., to Tomosuke Masukawa, January 22, 1901 (ddr-csujad-38-532)

An envelope from Yokohama Shōkin Ginkō, San Francisco, California to Tomosuke Masukawa in Seligman, Arizona. It contains the U.S. postal money order receipts, which are found in items: csudh_nao_0500, csudh_nao_0501, csudh_nao_0502, and csudh_nao_0503. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_01_005

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doc Receipt (ddr-csujad-42-90)

A receipt issued by Railway Express Agency. One trunk, one box, and four containers were shipped from Florence Parker of Los Angeles, California to Istuhei and Tomoye Takano incarcerated at the Gila River camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_45_001

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av Oral history with Rosalie Hankey Wax (ddr-csujad-29-76)

An oral interview with Rosale Hankey Wax, fieldworker who stayed at the Gila River camp in Rivers, Arizona and Tule Lake camp in Newell, California. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0188. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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vh Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …

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img Children at the Poston camp (ddr-csujad-38-198)

Photographed are female children incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_008

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img Koyuta Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-229)

Photographed is Koyuta Masukawa, an incarceree of the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_10_002

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img Children at the Poston camp (ddr-csujad-38-197)

Photographed are male children incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 5. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_05_007

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img Betty Shintaka (ddr-csujad-38-225)

Photographed is Betty Shintaka, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 9. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_09_005

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img Yukie Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-210)

Photographed is Yukie Masukawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_006

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img Ducks in a pond in the Poston camp (ddr-csujad-38-214)

Photographed are ducks in a pond in the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_07_010

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img Koyuta Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-230)

Photographed is Koyuta Masukawa, an incarceree of the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_10_003

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doc Card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-382)

A greeting card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy in Los Angeles, California, to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_21_001

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vh Shoichi Kobara Interview (ddr-densho-1015-8)

Nisei male. Born April 23, 1922, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville until age six, then family moved to Salinas. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Utah for a time before serving in Japan in the …

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vh Jane Kaihatsu Interview (ddr-chi-1-9)

Sansei female. Born June 2, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. During World War II, her father's family was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Her mother's family was incarcerated at the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp the Jane's parents …

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vh Kazumi Yoneyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-412)

Nisei male. Born March 10, 1932, in Hollywood, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Sanger, California, to avoid mass removal, but were sent to camp anyway when the removal area was expanded. Removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles, finished school, and became a …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 1 (January 1, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-1)

Selected article titles: "5-F Issei naturalization case won" (p. 1), "Arizona Republic bares hate campaign in state, once failed in California as 'America Plus'" (p. 1), "Disclose 2,400 Japanese immigrants admitted to U.S. during 1953 fiscal year" (p. 1), "Christmas tragedy in Seattle, two Nisei shot to death by angered cannery worker" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 6 [September 6, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-31)

Select article titles: "Arizona creates strategies to fight hate crimes" (p. 1), "Workshop covers hate crimes" (p. 1), "Minorities not getting contracts in California" (p. 1), "San Diego Asians told to face crime issue" (p. 4), "Nisei intelligence agent to keynote MIS reunion dinner" (p. 4), "Diablo Valley discusses JACL restructuring plan" (p. 5).

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doc Nursery schools (ddr-csujad-38-578)

Mitzi Masukawa's notebook for nursery schools. It appears that she attended a training course for preschool teachers at the Poston camp in Arizona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_16_001

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img Hatsumi Barbara Ujita (ddr-csujad-38-238)

Photographed are Hatsumi Barbara Ujita and her child at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 11. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_11_003

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img Katashi Johnny Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-219)

Photographed is Katashi Johnny Masukawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_08_004

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img Poston I barracks (ddr-csujad-35-28)

A photograph of barracks in the Poston camp in Arizona. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Poston I, June Kuwahara, original. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: kuw_01_24_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-35-28/

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