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doc Letter from Leo Uchida to Mr. James Waegell, August 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2330)

Correspondence from Leo Uchida to James Waegell regarding a fire at Manzanar incarceration camp, physical induction for the army, and Uchida's family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2436

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doc Letter from Pvt. George H. Nakamura to Donna Nakamura c/o Dorothy Nakamura, September 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2185)

Correspondence from George Hideo Nakamura to his daughter Donna in Chicago during Nakamura's service in the Army during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2287

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doc Letter from Leo Uchida to James Waegell, December 6, 1946 (ddr-csujad-55-2335)

Correspondence from Leo Uchida to James Waegell regarding Uchida's experience in the army during World War II, mutual friends, and general updates. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2441

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img Railway bridge (ddr-ajah-2-778)

Caption: U.S. Army soldiers, including Joe Iwataki (he is taking the photo) guard train tracks, tunnels and bridges (Including this one) December 8-24, 1941, near Reno, NV. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Note that Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-286 with additional notes

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doc Letter from Terry Shimabukuro to Mr. & Mrs. Y. Ishida (ddr-densho-535-417)

Telling them he and Tad became friends while serving overseas and he intended to visit them on when he returned, but the army decided to ship the Hawaiian 442nd soldiers directly back to Hawaii, so will be unable to visit; asks that they forward any mail that came to their address to Hawaii.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-341)

Got another letter today, the mail is getting very regular; there will be a parade for Army Day on April 6, but he doesn't have to march; is taking over the duties of the Information and Education clerk so is very busy. Parents' note on envelope back: 344 Wednesday March 27, 19846

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vh Asano Terao Interview II Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-109-25)

Thoughts on Nisei volunteering for the U.S. Army (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in order …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-153-33)

Story of a relative who was "tricked" by the Japanese government into going to Japan and being drafted into the Japanese army

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his …

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vh Kay Sweeney Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-8-2)

Serving as a nurse with the Japanese army; being attacked by an American submarine while on a Red Cross ship

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and …

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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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Narrator Kay Sweeney

Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

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doc Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter Vol. I No. 8 (June 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-194-8)

Selected article titles: "Students' Relocation Forms OK'd" (p. 1), "Daily Roll Call Reduced to One" (p. 1), "Sumo Matches Staged" (p. 2), "364 Youths in 18-20 Group Face New Draft" (p. 3), "Inter-Area Visits OK'd" (p. 3), "Army Mum on Removal Date" (p. 3), "Carving Names Becomes Favorite Camp Diversion" (p. 4).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 8 (February 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-169)

Selected article titles: "Interior Department Takes WRA. President Orders Shift to Place Agency Under Cabinet Administration" (p. 1), "Aid Offered Dependents. Allotments Will Meet Family Need" (p. 1), "Nisei Produce Food for Army" (p. 1), "Editorials: Mr. Myer and the Wolf Pack" (p. 4), "Laws Aimed at Denying Nisei Citizenship Rights Opposed" (p. 8).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 15 (April 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-176)

Selected article titles: "They Proved 'They Were Fine, Loyal and Brave'" (p. 1), "Parolees to Join Families Here" (p. 2), "Radio Talk: California Minister Defends Nisei" (p. 5), "Kuroki Overcame Prejudice to Enter Army Air Forces" (p. 5), "U.S. Racial Composition Told in Magazine Picture Story" (p. 6), "VFW Oppose Coast Group" (p. 6).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 8 (February 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-116)

Selected article titles: "Public, Evacuees Need to be Educated on Resettlement Program" (p. 1), "'Segregated' Nisei Unit Explained by Stimson; Residents Continue to Register" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Mill Begins to Grind" (p. 1), "Nation's Press Favors Army Program. Hail Formation of All-Nisei Combat Division" (p. 5), "Segregation Opposed by Arkansas Paper" (p. 5).

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img Photograph of two people standing at Zabriske Point in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-114)

Photograph of two people standing at the lookout at Zabriskie Point in Death Valley National Park. One of the individuals is an army guard. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0199

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img Photograph of three people standing next to Harmony Borax Works equipment in Death Valley (ddr-csujad-47-125)

Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, another woman, and an army guard standing next to Harmony Borax Works equipment in Death Valley National Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0210

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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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img Nisei soldiers marching (ddr-densho-114-182)

Original caption: Vada Area, Italy. Men of Company H, 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Regiment, U.S. Fifth Army, march through Vada to the area where Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark will present the Presidential Citation for outstanding action in combat to the 100th Inf. Bn., composed of American troops of Japanese descent. 27 July 1944.

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img 522nd Field Artillery Battalion soldier (ddr-densho-114-28)

Original caption: A Japanese soldier of the 7th Army, Battery A, 522nd FA, 442nd Combat Team in France, fits base plate to a 105 mm. shell after propaganda pamphlets have been inserted. A small charge of powder in the projectile blows off base plate over enemy territory, allowing leaflets to drift to ground troops below.

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img Nisei soldiers receiving Presidential Citation (ddr-densho-114-79)

Original caption: Rosignano Area, Italy. The standards of Company A, B, C, and D of the 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Regt., 34th Division, composed of Americans of Japanese descent, are topped with flying battle streamers, awarded through a Presidential Citation, tied on by Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark, CG, U.S. Fifth Army. 27 July 1944.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 32 (March 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-68)

Selected article titles: "World War 1 Vets Honor Army Volunteers Tonight" (p. 1), "Dual Citizenship: JACL Charges 'Race Baiters' in Deliberate Misrepresentations" (p. 1), "Alien: Naturalization Rights Told" (p. 1), "Editorial: They Serve Twice" (p. 2), "Plans to Use Evacuees on Midwestern Farms Complete. Estimated 20,000 Available in Centers" (p. 3), "Justifiable Discrimination?" (p. 4).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 115 (May 16, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-271)

Selected article titles: "Army Draft: Thirty Four to Report to Florida for Basic Training" (p. 1), "Family Table System Urged" (p. 1), "Editorial: Books are Stimulating" (p. 2), "Why in California?" (p. 2), "Dies Committee Will Not Die Out" (p. 3), "Kaltenborn on Japanese 'Problem'" (p. 3), "Housing Moves to be Frozen" (p. 5).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 42 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-194)

Selected article titles: "Flowers Thanked by First Lady" (p. 1), "Editorial: WRA Has Done Well" (p. 1), "Myer Defends Relocation Before American Legion" (p. 1), "Army Wants No Part of Tule" (p. 1), "Writer Says: Issei Virtues Being Neglected" (p. 1), "Exclusion Laws Repeal Seen" (p. 4), "'Internees May Go to Tule'" (p. 4).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 92 (August 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-133)

Selected article titles: "First Contingent for Tule Lake Set for October 13; Program Details Released" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Has Priority on Outside Job Offers" (p. 1), "Gila Not First to be Abandoned" (p. 1), "Army Recalls Nine Gilans" (p. 1), "With Segregation an Actuality" (p. 2), "Evacuee Property: Nichiren Temple Broken In" (p. 5).

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