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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 18 (August 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-268)

Selected article titles: "Openings in Kansas City" (p. 1), "Divorce Cases" (p. 1), "Shortage of Med. Bottles" (p. 1), "Rumor Clinic" (p. 1), "No Army Control in Camp" (p. 1), "About Form 130" (p. 1), "Co-op Squelches Rumor on Japanese Merchandise" (p. 1), "No Closing of Centers" (p. 1), "Sumo Tourney Set For This Saturday; Plans …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 12 (April 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-193)

Selected article titles: "Relocation Procedure is Simplified: Leave Clearance Not Needed on WRA Offers. Cuts Former Red Tape to Resettle" (p. 1), "Optometric Clinic Note" (p. 1), "15 Transferred to Isolation Center: Are Unregistered Group of Colonists" (p. 1), "Rules Governing New Leave Setup Is Given" (p. 1), "Tickets For Raffle Ready" (p. 1), "Block 47: …

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doc Interview with James Rowe, Assistant to the Attorney General (ddr-densho-67-83)

Interview with James Rowe, Assistant to the Attorney General. Rowe describes how Executive Order 9066 came about. The Justice Department had been opposed to evacuation but after a meeting with the War Department, Attorney General Francis Biddle changed his mind to support 9066. Rowe and others disagreed with this, but went along with 9066 to keep …

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img Minanogawa Tozo (ddr-njpa-4-957)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Osaka) August 6, 1938. Minanogawa, who now has great fame as the founding(?) Yokozuna, came back in the sun from a month-long trip for an Imperial Army inquiry on the continent. On the 16th at 7:30 a.m. he arrived at Kobe Bay by a ferryboat sailing between Japan and Manchuria. The hugest …

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img Photographs of Mineo Osumi's funeral (ddr-njpa-4-1775)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The combined funeral of Admiral Osumi. A combined funeral for the late Admiral Mineo Osumi, five brave navy soldiers, and four army and navy civilian employees was magnificently held at 1 p.m. on the `0th at Tsukiji Honganji. It was the day when spring [?], and the clouds moved in at a …

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img Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-166)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Anna Kim, Shiuko Sakai, Joyce Lee, and Tami Okamura standing in front of a hotel with flag pole in center of image. Donor stated that this hotel was located near Aya Taketomi’s summer home and served as a place for military and civilian personnel to have “R and …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 24 (November 12, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-23)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Upholds Right Of Resident Alien Japanese To Use of Country's Courts" (p. 1), "Mexican Japanese Ousted from City On American Border" (p. 1), "Army Withdraws Authorization For Use of Evacuee Workers In Cotton Fields of Arizona" (p. 1), "Masaoka Issues Call to First National Meet Since Evacuation" (p. 3), "American Legion …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 5 (August 4, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-31)

Selected article titles: "2nd Battalion of 442nd Wins Unit Citation" (p. 1), "Federal Indictment Asked Against Anti-Nisei Terrorists" (p. 1), "Navy Permits Nisei, Issei to Fish in Hawaii" (p. 1), "Nisei Released as Brooklyn Sabotage Scare Proves Dud" (p. 1), "CIO Union Committee Asks Explusion of Two Leaders of Racist Activity in Stockton Unit" (p. 2), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 10 (September 7, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-36)

Selected article titles: "Army Continues Fight on Anti-Nisei Bias. Program Seeks to Awaken Gis to Problems Faced by Returning Nisei Veterans" (p. 1), "Back Pay Dispute Holds Up Dismissal of Disloyal Charges Against Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Foreign-Born Japanese Plan To Resume Operations in California Fishing Industry" (p. 2), "West Coast CIO Members Pledge Aid to …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 20 (May 18, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-20)

Selected article titles: "442nd Combat Team to Return Home Soon. Nisei Regiment Scheduled to Leave Italy. 9000 Casualties Sustained by Unit in France, Italy" (p. 1), "800 Moved to Winona Camp Find Facilities Incomplete. Los Angeles County Sets Up Emergency Kitchens to Feed Distressed Evacuee Group" (p. 1), "Army Assigns Nisei to War Crimes Trial" (p. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 14 (April 12, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-15)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Will Hear Alien Land Law Test Case. Constitutionality of California Property Law to be Tested By Oyama Suit in High Tribunal" (p. 1), "War Veterans Seek Extension of Winona Trailer Project" (p. 1), "Congressional Economy Move Forces Closing of Federal Study Groups" (p. 3), "Twenty-Fifth Class Graduates From Army Language …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 19 (November 6, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-44)

Selected article titles: "Senator Barkley Says New Democratic Congress Will Carry Out Civil Rights Pledges" (p. 1), "Truman Victory, Democratic Majority in Congress May Change Coming ADC Campaign" (p. 1), "Judge Mathes Says Kawakita Death Sentence Decision 'Terribly Hard' One to Make" (p. 2), "Hundred Nisei Seek Civilian Posts in Japan. Tests to be Given For …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 17 (May 5, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-18)

Selected article titles: "Two Hundred 442nd Veterans Will Be Guests at Tokyo Premiere of 'Go for Broke!' (p. 1), "Ruling by Supreme Court May Affect Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "JACL ADC Official to Testify in Favor of Fair Employment Law Before Assembly Group" (p. 2), "California Assemblyman Plans Resolution to Delete Racist Terms in State's Constitution. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 39 No. 19 (November 5, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-45)

Selected article titles: "Petty offense no longer bar to immigration says State Dep't" (p. 1), "Fighting spirit of 442nd recalled at Nisei soldier memorial rites, relearn it periodically says Shirey" (p. 1), "Four Nisei conscripts in Japanese army have citizenship status cleared" (p. 1), "Loss of civil service salary denied at claim review hearings" (p. 3), …

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img Geo and James Spell (ddr-csujad-38-156)

Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and James Spell probably taken at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. The caption reads: Geo and James Spell. The backside note reads: Oct. 24, 47. PUT. George Naohara, PUT. James Spell. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 32. See this object …

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doc [Troops alert as Tule Japs defy Colonel], newspaper article on Tule Lake protests, November 13, 1943 (ddr-csujad-2-40)

Newspaper article about protests at Tule Lake Camp in November, 1943 which led to martial law being in place for three months. Article describes Colonel Verne Austin, Commander of Military Police, trying to regain control after the protests. He is quoted as saying "Henceforth the Army, and not trouble making Jap 'committees' will dictate camp life." …

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img Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-87)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, and his family. Includes Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army service uniform, his parents, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, his sisteres, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko, as well as most likely his nephews and niece. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See …

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img George Naohara photo album (ddr-csujad-38-1)

A photo album compiled by George Nobuo Naohara, a Kibei Nisei, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, Jerome, and Tule Lake incarceration camps during World War II. Included are photographs taken during/after World War II, depicting his farm labor experience in Idaho and Utah, incarceration in the Jerome incarceration camp, and Army language school training. See this …

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Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)

doc Letter from Corine Key, Relocation Adviser, Rohwer Relocation Center, to Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director, November 1, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-97)

A letter from Corine Key, Relocation Advisor at the Rohwer incarceration camp to Federal Federal Public Housing Authority Project Director in Long Beach, California. It certifies that the Okines are eligible for federal housing on the basis of their sons' service with the U.S. Army. Enclosed with other items: csudh_oki_0099, csudh_oki_0100, and csudh_oki_0101. See this object …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 50 (February 5, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-186)

Selected article titles: "Residents to Elect Councilmen Monday. 16 Candidates Eligible for Council Seats; Qualified Voters to Ballot for Seven" (p. 1), "Inspectors Will Arrive for Alien Registration" (p. 1), "Rare Foodstuff Distribution Decided by Group" (p. 1), "Company of Army Troops Removed from Tule Center" (p. 1), "Minidoka Will Hear Facts About Outside. Relocation Experts …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 38 (November 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-114)

Selected article titles: "Former Beaverton Athlete Killed in Action; Nine Wounded in France" (p. 1), "Killed in Action" (p. 1), "New Employment Procedure For Evacuees Put Into Effect. New System Designed for More Efficiency, Declares Placement" (p. 1), "Aliens Now Eligible for Army" (p. 1), "Priorities Given in Property Shipment From West Coast" (p. 1), "Evader …

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img 442nd Regimental Combat Team training (ddr-densho-114-108)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Miss.; Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese-Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training of …

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img Nisei translators (ddr-densho-114-164)

Original caption: Nisei Japanese civilians and soldiers of the U.S. Army, work in the translation and scanning sections, and the Allied translator and interpreter sections, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, located in the NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan. The majority of the personnel working in these sections are Nisei civilians and soldiers, who are responsible …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 14 (May 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-89)

Selected article titles: "I Pledge Allegiance" (p. 1), "Memorial Day Rites Slated for Tuesday" (p. 1), "20,849 Evacuees Now Relocated in New Homes" (p. 1), "300 Seniors To Receive Diplomas. Commencement Exercises to be Held June 9 at Amphitheatre" (p. 1), "Partitioning Work on 17 Barracks Completed to Date" (p. 1), "Seasonal Leave Instructions Clarified by …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 38 (May 12, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-130)

Selected article titles: "Communicable Diseases on Increase in Center. Continued Loss of Physicians is Important Problem at Hospital" (p. 1), "Prominent Men to Teach Course on Religion" (p. 1), "Public Acceptance of Nisei Implies Favorable Attitude" (p. 1), "Army Enlistment for Combat Unit Still Possible" (p. 1), "Short Term Leaves of Paroled Aliens" (p. 1), "Federal …

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