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Mits Takahashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-207)
Nisei male. Born October 22, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where father was a prominent member of the Japanese Gardeners Association. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army, and served in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Received …
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Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-487)
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 17 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-144)
Selected article titles: "W.R.A. Centers Face Closure Before Jan. 1, 1946 Deadline" (p. 1), "Members of 442nd Guard German Prisoners in Italy" (p. 1), "U.S. Court Upholds Inductions of 98 Poston Youths" (p. 1), "Soldiers Protest Evacuee Treatment on West Coast" (p. 1), "Church Council in Seattle Starts Intensive Program" (p. 1), "New Rules Give Better …
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Letter from Sally (Fujii) Domoto to Hanako Fujii (ddr-densho-329-940)
Letter from Sally to her sister Hanako in Topaz thanking her for Christmas gifts and asking "how was Christmas in camp?" She got a card from Kaneji saying he spent New Year's with them. Invites her sister and family to come relocate to join them on the East Coast. Kan passed his physical but "he's got …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 79 (February 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-164)
Selected article titles: "Army Purpose Here Is To Register Citizens: Lt. Carrol Says Choice Cannot be Remade After Once Done" (p. 1), "Data Requested When Buying Scrip" (p. 1), "Ration Books... Those Seeking to Resettle Will Apply Before Leaving" (p. 1), "Nurses Aide... Feels Hospital Work Contributes to Colony" (p. 1), "5 Leave Project For East …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 77 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-162)
Selected article titles: "Registration is Clarified: Army Major Says Choice Must Be Made" (p. 1), "Registration at 2 Centers Near Finish" (p. 1), "Higher Education Economic Class" (p. 1), "Dispatch Editor Leaves For Denver" (p. 1), "U. & I. Sugar Co. Agents Here" (p. 1), "Farm Labor Recruitment" (p. 1), "Registration For Friday Released" (p. 1), …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 82 (February 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-169)
Selected article titles: "Aliens May Be Accepted in U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Messages to Japan Are Being Taken" (p. 1), "National Sawmill" (p. 1), "Registration Sked For Citizens Listed" (p. 1), "Co-op Stores... Scrip Exchange to be Stopped" (p. 1), "Procedure For Soldiers to Visit Tule Lake Given By DeWitt" (p. 1), "Identification For Workers: Divisions …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 67 (February 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-153)
Selected article titles: "President F.D. Roosevelt Endorses Army Induction, Employment Program For Nisei" (p. 1), "Planning Board: Nisei Will Re-Register Eventually -- Coverley" (p. 1), "Tsukahara is Nisei Recruiter" (p. 1), "Sale of Clothing Report is Wrong" (p. 1), "'Hidden Talent' Search On" (p. 1), "Buddhist Speaks: This, Training Hall of Life" (p. 2), "Resettlers Warned" …
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Belated Birthday Card to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-218)
Envelope and belated birthday card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. The card unfolds several times revealing a large inner message. On the back of the card when completed folded is a message from Yoshito in which he tells Yuri about his transfer to Camp Crowder on Easter Sunday, including a quote from another Nisei …
Narrator Joe Yamakido
Nisei male. Born March 3, 1922, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in various cities in California, and was living in Harbor City, California, when Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and then to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Later moved to the Jerome concentration camp in …
Narrator Thomas T. Kobayashi
Nisei male. Born September 4, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. Fired from job at Seattle City Light after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for …
Narrator Michael Asada
Sansei male. Born 1953 in Seabrook, New Jersey, where parents lived and worked following their incarceration experience during World War II. Grew up in Seabrook, participating in Japanese American community activities. Enrolled in the West Point military academy and spent military career in the armor corps, then became a deputy program executive for the army as …
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Memo from Delos Emmons to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-45)
Memorandum from Delos Emmons, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, regarding a previous report on the Japanese in Hawaii. In this memo, Emmons refutes much of the information in the report. He dispels many of the rumors about the Hawaiian Japanese and admonishes the author of the report for being …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 52 (December 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-212)
Selected article titles: "Reaction in California Shows Assorted Opinions but Many Support Nisei" (p. 1), "Court Upholds Evacuation but Rules in Favor of Endo" (p. 1), "Proclamation of Army Considered Vindication" (p. 1), "Machine is Set in Motion to Aid Relocating Residents" (p. 1), "Editorial: The Greatest Gift: Freedom" (p. 4), "Center-wide Yuletide Celebration Slated. 3100 …
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Sailing on "Tartan" (ddr-one-2-59)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Lt. Hughes (wearing cap), Tami Okamura, Lt. Col. Glenn and Olinda Saito seated on boat with sail in upper portion of image. 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. …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-49)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at American Club in Tokyo, Japan, with (from left): Col. Stewart, unidentified, Mrs. Stewart, Capt. Waddington, Lt. Downs, unidentified, unidentified, Olinda Saito (bride), Capt. Humphries, Shiuko Sakai, Maj. Bach, Lt. Zuretti, unidentified, Maj. Dickie, unidentified, Mrs. Bach, and Capt. Townsend. Shiuko …
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Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from William Koyama (ddr-one-5-39)
Envelope addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston from his son William Koyama at Minidoka. Postmarked Oct 7, 1942. In red pencil “Oct. 10, 1942” is written below the postmark. On the front of the envelope is a purple stamp that reads “Censored/Camp Livingston/Interment Camp.” Inside is a letter, dated October 5, 1942. William writes …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 4 (July 29, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-31)
Selected article titles: "100th Awarded Distinguished Unit Citation" (p. 1), "Report Death of Mesa Nisei at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "14 Segregees Stage Hunger Strike at Tule" (p. 2), "Omura, Seven Others Arrested On Draft Conspiracy Charges" (p. 2), "Soldier Regains Citizenship Through Service in U.S. Army" (p. 6), "Salt Lake Police Hunt Youths Who Fired …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 7 (August 19, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-34)
Selected article titles: "Army's Newspaper Reveals King George VI Reviewed Japanese American Troops" (p. 1), "Alberta Barred Evacuees in Recent Election" (p. 1), "War Department Releases Text of Presidential Citation To 100th Infantry Battalion" (p. 2), "New Japanese American Army Unit Formed at Camp Shelby" (p. 2), "Stickers Appealing to Mob Spirit Rapped by Californian" (p. …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 6 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-7)
Selected article titles: "Colorado Senate Kills Anti-Alien Land Bill" (p. 1), "1566 Evacuees Get Leaves at WRA Camp" (p. 1), "Legal Action Considered as Ogden Continues Campaign To Oust Evacuee Businesses" (p. 2), "Shooting of Evacuee Recalled At Central Utah WRA Center" (p. 2), "67 Prominent Americans Sponsor JACL" (p. 3), "First Case Filed in Supreme …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 12 (September 22, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-38)
Selected article titles: "Coast Terrorists Burn, Attack Homes of Gis. Anti-Evacuee Hoodlums Destroy Placer County House of Family With Four Sons in U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Police Arrest Two Suspects in Alameda County Shootings" (p. 1), "Third Battalion of 442nd Wins Unit Citation. Highest Organization Honor Given Japanese Americans For Rescue of 'Lost Battalion'" (p. 3), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 14 (October 12, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-41)
Selected article titles: "Northern California ACLU Says Government Still Holding 631 Persons at Texas Camp" (p. 1), "Protest Restrictive Covenants At West Los Angeles Meeting. Civil Rights Groups Support Right of Japanese American Family to Occupy New Home" (p. 1), "500 Japanese Canadians Deported to Japan Aboard United States Army Vessel" (p. 2), "Federal Judge Raps …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 7 (February 16, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-7)
Selected article titles: "President Truman Pays High Tribute to Nisei Soldiers" (p. 1), "Barbed Refuses Nisei GI, Army Captain Apologizes" (p. 1), "Men of 442nd in Hawaii Form Veterans Group" (p. 1), "JACL to Hold National Meet in Denver to Discuss Post-War Problems of Nisei" (p. 1), "Eight Thousand Repatriated Through Port of Seattle" (p. 1), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 4 (August 2, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-31)
Selected article titles: "442nd Infantry Reactivated Army Reserver as 252 Disabled Nisei Watch Rites" (p. 1), "Senate Tables Evacuation Claims Proposal Until 1948" (p. 1), "Masaoka Speaks on Minority Problems at New York" (p. 1), "Civil Service Will Drop Use of 'Japanese' Classification in Employee Loyalty Standards" (p. 2), "Ku Klux Klan Led Race Hate Campaigns …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 3 (January 22, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-3)
Selected article titles: "Federal Appeals Court Sets Hearing on Case Affecting 5,000 Tule Lake Renunciants" (p. 1), "Reveal Attempt to Destroy Utah Mountain Memorial Ill-Fated Japanese Aviator" (p. 1), "Army Order Bars Marriages Between GIs, Japanese Girls" (p. 1), "U.S. Supreme Court Considers Validity of Hawaii Wartime Law on Language Schools" (p. 2), "Report Problems Affecting …