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vh Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-432-32)

Arriving in Japan and agreeing to work for the U.S. government's occupation army (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. 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 …

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Narrator Roy H. Matsumoto

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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Narrator Tetsuo Nomiyama

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 5 (January 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-113)

Selected article titles: "Stimson Opens Army to Nisei; Volunteers Will Form Active Combat Unit" (p. 1), "WRA Wages Ruled Taxable" (p. 1), "Hint Removal of Loyal Citizens in WRA Centers" (p. 1), "Editorial: Vindication" (p. 1), "Editorial: To Keep the Record Straight" (p. 4), "Evacuee Problems Present Test of U.S. Citizenship" (p. 4), "Hawaii: An Eye-Witness …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 196 (May 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-417)

Selected article titles: "Residents Must Report Holdings in Foreign Countries" (p. 1), "Twenty-Four Hour Notice to Process Authorization Passes" (p. 1), "Request Dedication Tunes to be Played on Mothers Day" (p. 1), "Army Processing Team to Interview Tule Bound Residents Tomorrow" (p. 2), "Job Offer Open for Fifty Experienced Farmers" (p. 2), "Inductees Must Notify Selective …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 11 (March 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-119)

Selected article titles: "Citizenship Bill Given Congress" (p. 1), "300 Minidokans Volunteer for Service in Army" (p. 1), "JACL Leaflet Points Out Nisei Opponents" (p. 1), "Newly Furnished USO Lounge Open to Visiting Servicemen" (p. 3), "Editorial: Need for a Juvenile Court" (p. 4), "Two Youths Plead Guilty in Court" (p. 6), "WRA Vocational Retraining Program …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 15 (April 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-123)

Selected article titles: "Return to Center Possible But Not Encouraged" (p. 1), "Evacuation Question Goes to Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Gambling Case Sentences are Suspended" (p. 2), "Editorial: Let Us Honor Them" (p. 4), "Editorial: It Might be Embarrassing" (p. 4), "Payment of 10 Per Cent Patronage Refund Authorized. Issuance of Coupons is Planned" (p. 8), …

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img The wives of Kocho Otani and Hideki Tojo with other women (ddr-njpa-4-1893)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "A party to send off Tomoko Otani. The wife of the Army Minister had a party to see off Tomoko Otani at the official residence at noon on the 3rd. Tomoko Otani, the wife of the Abbot of Honganji Temple, is going to visit the South Sea with Kocho. Tomoko, center, sits …

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-58)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. From left: Tami Okamura, Olinda Saito (bride, standing), Shiuko Sakai, Aki Saito, unidentified, Yoshi Saito, unidentified, Heidi Okihara, remaining individuals unidentified. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party for Olinda Saito, with whom …

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-57)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. From left: Yoshi Saito, Aki Saito, Tami Okamura (foreground, seated), Capt. Pearce (background, standing), unidentified, unidentified, Heidi Okihara, and Shiuko Sakai . Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party for Olinda Saito, with …

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-51)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito (bride, on left) and Raymond Funakoshi (groom, on right) at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. The couple stand behind a table with cake, flower arrangements and candles, and hold glasses in their right hands. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party for Olinda …

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img Catching Octopus on the "Tartan" (ddr-one-2-66)

Black and white photographic print of netting, octopus and two fish on the boat's deck. While Lt. Col. Glenn was attending the U.S. army language school, Lt. Hughes invited Shiuko Sakai, Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito for outing on Lt. Col. Glenn’s boat, “Tartan.” This image depicts the octopus that Shiuko Sakai (the donor) caught. Inscribed …

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img Kokeshi Dolls and Temple Dog Figure (ddr-one-2-48)

Black and white photographic print of a grouping of figurines: a large wooden Kokeshi doll, a small wooden Kokeshi doll and a metal Temple dog figure. According to the Donor, during the war people in Japan surrendered metals for the war cause; during the post-war occupation a U.S. army officer retrieved the temple dog figure from …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 9 (March 4, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-9)

Selected article titles: "Army Revises Prohibited Zone in Arizona" (p. 1), "200 Persons Evacuated from Sixty-Mile Strip to Return to Former Homes Under Ruling" (p. 1), "JACL Challenges Dual Citizen Issue Raised by Race-Baiters" (p. 1), "Army's Nisei Combat Unit To Be Activated" (p. 1), "First Nisei Graduates from Officer Candidate School" (p. 2), "Chinese American …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 19 (June 3, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-23)

Selected article titles: "Myer Urges Return of Evacuees to Coast. WRA Director Reveals 500 Permitted by Army to Reenter Evacuated Pacific Coast Area" (p. 1), "23 Nisei Soldiers Qualify For Army's Paratroop Unit" (p. 2), "War Veteran Assaulted at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Tule Lake Holds Funeral for Evacuee Killed by Sentry" (p. 2), "WRA …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 11 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-11)

Selected article titles: "Army Reveals Combat Team of Japanese Americans Now Part of 44th Artillery Group" (p. 1), "Fire Damages Japanese Hall in Valley City" (p. 1), "Anti-Evacuee Group Demands Resignation of WRA Director" (p. 2), "Segregee Bloc Broken Up at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Vandalism Aimed at Evacuee Reported in Pasadena Area" (p. 3), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 16 (October 25, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-43)

Selected article titles: "Acheson Challenges Validity of California Alien Land Act. Wirin Argues Law is Race Legislation in Oyama Case Argument in Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Twelve AFL Locals Charged With Discrimination Against Japanese American Workers" (p. 2), "Stranded Nisei Processed for Jobs in Japan. Now Being Employed On Occupation Duties By Eighth Army" (p. 2), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 19 (November 15, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-46)

Selected article titles: "Army Renames Ship for Nisei War Hero" (p. Report Justice Department Has No Objection to Return of Iva Toguri to America" (p. 1), "Attorney General Clark Says Restrictive Covenants Against United States Public Policy" (p. 2), "Winona Trailer Camp Group Begins One Last Move to New Site in Burbank Area" (p. 3), "Non-Caucasians …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 2 (January 10, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-2)

Selected article titles: "Defense Counsel in Tokyo Nisei Case Charges Use of Force by Army Investigators" (p. 1), "Masaoka Seeks White House Support for ADC Proposals" (p. 1), "JACL Files Supreme Court Brief in Oriental American Restrictive Covenant Cases" (p. 1), "Alien Property Office Explains Regulations for Recovery Of Claims on Japanese Banks" (p. 2), "Japanese …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 15 (April 21, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-16)

Selected article titles: "Replacement Problem Faced By 442nd Cited by Holifield in Opposing Army Segregation" (p. 1), "MGM to Launch 'Go for Broke' With Premiere Showing in Hawaii, Washington, Hollywood" (p. 1), "Charge MPs Knocked Down Photographer in Honolulu" (p. 1), "442nd Combat Team Veterans Urged to Take Active Part in Affairs in Community" (p. 3), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 1 (July 2, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-26)

Selected article titles: "See Possibility for Senate Action on Issei Citizenship As New Subcommittee Named" (p. 1), "Pressure Groups Forced Army Decision for Mass Evacuation, Says Grodzins in New Book" (p. 1), "British Columbia Fishermen Ban Anti-Evacuee Terrorism" (p. 2), "Expect Justice Department To Open First Evacuee Clames Office in Los Angeles Soon" (p. 2), "Masaoka …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 14 (April 2, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-14)

Selected article titles: "Senate resumes debate of Hawaii-Alaska statehood issue; vote on commonwealth status precedes final decisin" (p. 1), "Army Chemical Corps conducting studies of deadly 'nerve gas', tree spray poison kills" (p. 1), "Professional wrestling boosts TV popularity among Japanese millions" (p. 3), "Retired admiral charges FDR knew Pearl Harbor attack was coming" (p. 3), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 7 (August 14, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-32)

Selected article titles: "Welcome Nisei Week" (p. 1), "San Francisco Japanese center shortens name" (p. 1), "100th Infantry's Col. Kim assigned as U.S. Army Hawaii information officer" (p. 1), "NY Chinatown lad slain in gang war" (p. 1), "Asian American Studies Central to be established for L.A. colleges" (p. 1), "Physician recalls wartime ordeal as youth, …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 9 (March 5, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-9)

Selected article titles: "Fujii: 1-man U.S. Army in Laos helps Vietnam soldiers to safety" (p. 1), "Medal of honor: saved lives of his buddies" (p. 1), "Need textbook on Nikkei" (p. 1), Nine NC-WNDC chapters administer own Blue Cross plan, benefits increase" (p. 1), "U.S. visitors in Japan seek human rights" (p. 3), "TV changing speech …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,254, Vol. 97, No. 10 (September 2, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-34)

Selected article titles: "U.S.-Japan trade trauma varies geographically inside U.S." (p. 1), "Army clears record of 11 court-martialed Nisei" (p. 1), "American Legion convention rejects anti-Nikkei resolution" (p. 1), "Wah Mee club massacre trial hands first verdict" (p. 2), "Minidoka's Hunt High graduates of '43, '44 gather at Seattle reunion" (p. 3), "Humane society receives complaints …

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