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![Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-123)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/0c/72/0c72f4f003ae26b9a09baaae55304906.jpg)
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Narrator Dan Hinatsu
Nisei male. Born April 3, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Lake Oswego, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, worked for a time and then was drafted into the army. Eventually returned to Portland and …
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Letter from Kumaji Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, July 21, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-56)
A letter from Kumaji Meguro in the Pomona Assembly Center to his son-in-law and daughter, Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano in the Santa Anita Assembly Center. The letter describes the lives and living conditions in the assembly center, including the allowance and wages, entertainments, etc. Kumaji details his daily routine and expresses his appreciation for the …
![Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-123)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/11/1a/111abb69f9ce67c1d8c1be9231e3c1b5.jpg)
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Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-123)
A letter from Makoto Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine in Hawthorne, California. This letter is probably written in Italy where Makoto is stationed as a U.S. Army soldier and mailed via New York by the U.S. Army Postal Service. He regrets not being able to write to his father for a long time because he …
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Roy Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1004-9)
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 …
Narrator Fred Matsumura
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
Narrator Takeshi Minato
Nisei male. Born July 13, 1922, in Park City, Utah. Family moved several times prior to World War II, and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. After the war, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and Seabrook, …
Narrator Sam H. Ono
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1926, in Sacramento, California. Moved frequently as a child after mother passed away. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Graduated from high school in Manzanar. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Iowa. Drafted into the army and served in the medical corps. Eventually returned to …
Narrator Henry Ueno
Kibei male. Born December 29, 1928, in Pendleton, Oregon. Father passed away at an early age, and Henry was taken by mother with several siblings to Katsuura, Japan. Attended school in Japan and worked in factories to support the war effort during World War II. Left Japan after the war, and was drafted by the U.S. …
Narrator Akira Otani
Nisei male. Born January 26, 1921, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father owned a successful fish auction business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, volunteered for the Hawaiian Territorial Guard. Eventually was able to join the U.S. Army, and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Honolulu …
Narrator Bennie Ouchida
Nisei male. Born April 10, 1917, in Oregon. Grew up in Gresham, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Drafted into the army before December 7, 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was segregated from fellow soldiers along with other Japanese Americans. Recruited to the Military Intelligence Service and trained in Minnesota. After the war, lived …
Narrator Joe Seto
Nisei male. Born 1924 in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma, where father worked for a produce business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp temporarily to work harvesting sugar beets for a sugar company. Drafted into the army in 1945. …
Narrator Sab Akiyama
Nisei male. Born April 7, 1924, in Oak Grove, Oregon. Grew up in the Hood River, Oregon, area, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during the …
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Japs, Aliens or Citizens, to Give Up Firearms. Langlie Issues Proclamation After Conferences With Army and Navy; F.B.I. Seizes 50 in Raids Here (February 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-641)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 21, 1942, pp. 1, 3
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Fresno Grapevine Vol. II No. 5 (August 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-25)
Selected article titles: "'Hey Days' Program Starts Tonight. Musicale, Ball Game, Dance Among Two Days' Activities" (p. 1), "Tomorrow is Last Nomination Day" (p. 1), "City Dwellers Must Register Rented Homes" (p. 1), "Editorial: Nisei Asked to Volunteer for Army Intelligence Corps" (p. 2), "Farm Group Gets Donation of Insecticides, Fertilizers" (p. 3), "Carpenters, Painters Buoy …
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Letter from Col. William Scobey to Gen. Delos Emmons (ddr-densho-67-55)
Letter from Col. William Scobey to Gen. Delos Emmons on the status of Japanese Americans on mainland. Discusses failure of voluntary induction in the army due to "resentment" and "anti-American" kibei and issei. Mentions segregation of loyals and disloyals as not happening because of lack of space. Suggests to Emmons that these complications have prevented evacuation …
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Sailing on "Tartan" (ddr-one-2-61)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Lt. Col. Glenn, Shiuko Sakai and Olinda Saito seated on a boat with a ship in background. 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.” Inscribed on …
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Union Club at Christmas (ddr-one-2-267)
Black and white photographic print of eight individuals seated around a dining table at the Union Club of Tokyo at Christmas (from left) Tami Okamura, “Prof”, Anna Kim (WAC from Hawaii), George Hughes (Anna Kim’s boyfriend), Captain Chin (U.S. Army officer), Shiuko Sakai, Captain Milazzo, and May Ideta. Inscribed on back: "CAPT C. CHIN/GEORGE HUGHES/CAPT CHARLES/MICAZZO/ANNA …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-56)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Group portrait of twelve individuals unidentified, except for Capt. Sakamoto standing in top row, third from left, and Olinda Saito (bride), seated and third from right. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party …
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Family Camp Applicant Now Interned at Santa Fe, New Mexico (ddr-one-5-203)
Photocopy of a declassified memo on Keizaburo Koyama on his request to be reunited with his family in Minidoka, Idaho. Two initials are next to the option for "Parole to WRA without rehearing" option. On the bottom is written seven statements on Koyama including his occupation being a dentist, his memberships, his Army report, that he …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 10 (August 6, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-13)
Selected article titles: "Manzanar Nisei Send Petition To President Asking Overseas War Combat Duty, Says Nash" (p. 1), "Army Announces New Evacuee Movements to Idaho, Wyoming" (p. 1), "Military Regulations Relaxed as Family Attends Seattle Funeral" (p. 2), "Fair Play Group Contributes to Test Case Fund" (p. 3), "Mexico to Intern Citizens of Japan Living on …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 11 (September 15, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-37)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Battalion Took Place In Final Battles in Germany" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Administration Not Changed by Action of Army. Military Police Now Acting as Agents of Justice Department" (p. 2), "Military Police Detachments Withdrawn from Centers" (p. 2), "VFW Post in Spokane Rejects Sgt. Koyama, Wounded Veteran of Pacific War Against Japan" …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 17 (November 1, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-44)
Selected article titles: "Truman Group Urges Evacuation Review. President's Committee on Civil Rights Asks Issei Citizenship, Repeal of Anti-Alien Laws" (p. 1), "Memorial to Nisei Soldiers Dedicated in French Town" (p. 1), "Most of Summer Marriages Between GIs, Japan Girls Not Faring Well, Says Writer" (p. 2), "Iva Toguri Denies Identify of Enemy Radio's 'Tokyo Rose'" …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 4 (January 28, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-4)
Selected article titles: "46 Japanese Americans Enter Election Campaign in Hawaii For Constitutional Convention" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka Will Advise MGM on 442nd Picture. Saga of Famed Nisei Regiment Will Be Told in Film Proposed For 1951 Release by Studio" (p. 1), "Okinawa Visits Now Permitted by U.S. Army" (p. 2), "Research Work Undertaken in JACL …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 34 No. 12 (March 22, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-12)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Army Veteran Changes Mind, Will Buy Des Moines Area Home Despite Protests" (p. 1), "JACL Joins Fight Against Racist Vandalism in L.A." (p. 1), "Enemy Alien Status of Issei in U.S. Abolished as Senate Ratifies Japan Peace Treaty" (p. 2), "Many Nisei Among GIs Wed To Japanese Girls in Rush Ceremonies Before …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 5 (August 2, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-31)
Selected article titles: "Two Nisei Among Nine Lost When Fishing Boat Explodes Off South California Coast" (p. 1), "JACL Groups Will Sponsor Classes to Prepare Issei For American Citizenship" (p. 1), "Tule Renunciant Wins Restoration of Citizenship" (p. 1), "Nearly 15 Percent of Bills Passed by Congress Aided Persons of Japanese Ancestry" (p. 3), "Army Moves …