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img Two men sitting on bench in garden (ddr-ajah-2-786)

Caption: While at Camp Crowder, Missouri, Dick Otsubo of Stockton, CA., and pal Joe Iwataki (at right) of alameda, CA., pose somewhere on the grounds, which they jokingly referred to as "Jimmy Kusuda's garden". Kusuda was another army friend stationed there. Unfortunately, Otsubo died in Italy during WWII. Photo August 26, 1942. Inscription on back: Aug. …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Li Zongren (ddr-njpa-1-863)

Caption on front [translation]: "Person of the Times. Li Zongren. With the recent reported arrest and confinement of Yan Xishan, the 'king' of Shanxi province, following the execution of defeated Shanxi Army Commander Li Fuying and Shandong Warlord Han Fuju, and with the fall of Xuzhou and withdrawal from Longhai imminent, Longhai Front Commander Li Zongren …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 71 (February 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-157)

Selected article titles: "Everyone Over 17 to Register" (p. 1), "Mass Registration Begins in Project" (p. 1), "Engineering Class to Open" (p. 1), "First Egg Laid on Chicken Farm" (p. 1), "Student Council Office Moves East" (p. 1), "Alien's Answer to American Allegiance May Be Qualified" (p. 1), "Army Offices Here Revealed" (p. 1), "Co-op Buyers …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)

A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Tokyo, Japan as a Nisei solder, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is mailed via San Francisco, California, by U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his duties driving a jeep and informs that he is going to mail his parents' …

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doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 24, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-109)

A letter from Makoto Okine who is probably stationed in Italy as a U.S. military soldier to his father, Seiichi Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He describes his vacation, staying in a hotel and eating at a restaurant. He states that he has not had a chance to sleep in a bed with sheets …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, May 19, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-186)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He writes from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei solder. The letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U. S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, he informs that he has received letters from his sister, Hatsuno, his wife, Ayame, and …

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doc Letter from Ayame and Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, October 18, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-172)

A letter from Masao and Ayame Okine to their parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Masao reports to his parents about his arrival to Chicago after his discharge from the U.S. Army, serving as a Nisei solder in Japan. He describes his life in Chicago, such as buying a car and driving to New York to see …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 22 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-49)

Selected article titles: "WRA Says Hunt Cannot be Used to House Prisoners" (p. 1), "Governor Requests Use of Hunt for War Prisoners" (p. 1), "Illinois Town Welcomes First Japanese Family" (p. 1), "WRA Picks Tule Lake As Segregation Center. Segregation Procedures Announced" (p. 1), "Army Calls Seven More Volunteers" (p. 1), "Senate Committee Recommends Nisei Subject …

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vh George Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-187)

Nisei male. Born November 16, 1923, in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in downtown Spokane where parents ran the World Hotel. Father also worked as a mail handler for the Great Northern Railroad. Attended Lewis and Clark High School and Washington State University. During the war remembers seeing train cars pass through Spokane with Japanese Americans headed …

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Narrator George Yoshida

Nisei male. Born April 9, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. Attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School in Seattle before his family moved to East Los Angeles in 1936. Incarcerated in Poston Detention Camp #1, Arizona, in April 1942. While in camp, helped organize the "Music Makers," …

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doc May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)

Document presents a list of 52 incarcerees; names are introduced with the text, "May the committee further recommend the release of the following" [presumably from the army stockades]. Nakao, Masaru; Inoue, Tetsuo; Hayashioa, Bob; Tahara, Tom; Saito, Shu; Shingu, Tadashi (Fred); Ogata, Tanji; Fujimoto, Tadao (Wm); Yamamoto, Kazuo; Tanabe, Yaichi; Wada, Shozo; Takaoka, Yoshio; Komiya, Shunichi; …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 7 (April 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-35)

Selected article titles: "Army Physical Exams Begin Tuesday" (p. 1), "7-Man Committee Will Intervene In Mess Disputes" (p. 1), "Re-entry Possible For Those Leaving Center-Williamson" (p. 1), "Beautification Program Under Way in Project" (p. 1), "Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Evacuation" (p. 1), "Emergency Financial Assistance Available to Evacuees on Leave" (p. 1), "FBI Chief …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 36 (October 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-61)

Selected article titles: "All-Nisei Combat Unit Receivers Plaudits For Bravery Under Fire with 5th Army" (p. 1), "New Territory is Now Open To Center Residents" (p. 1), "Test For ASP Will Be Given Here" (p. 1), "Hunt Farms Yield Many Items. Local Harvest Season to End Soon" (p. 1), "Leave Clearances Being Speeded Up" (p. 1), …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 5 (March 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-33)

Selected article titles: "Two Elected Directors of Co-op Board. Run-off Election Needed to Selected 12 More Members" (p. 1), "Civil Service Jobs Re-Open. WRA Plan for Use Of Nisei In Gov't. Jobs Meets Approval" (p. 1), "Naturalization Assured Alien Volunteers In War Powers Act" (p. 1), "New Barracks for WRA Staff Members To Overlook Canal" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 7 (ddr-densho-121-13)

Selected article titles: "Rep. Miller Introduces Bill to Eliminate Discrimination From U.S. Immigration Law" (p. 1), "Equal Rights Sought for Canadian Nisei" (p. 1), "Legal Defense Planned in Land Act Cases" (p. 1), "Charge Violation of Alien Land Act in Madera Area" (p. 1), "President Truman Pays High Tribute to Nisei Soldiers" (p. 1), "Barber Refuses …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 11 (ddr-densho-121-16)

Selected article titles: "California Nisei Awarded Medal of Honor. Nation's Highest Honor Given Japanese American Who Gave Life to Save Comrades in Italy" (p. 1), "Youth to Die in Gas Chamber for Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 1), "New Evacuation Faces Residents in L.A. Area" (p. 1), "California Seeks Confiscation of Farm Property" (p. 1), "Tule …

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doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 1 July, 1940- December 31, 1941 (ddr-densho-372-1)

Volume 1 divides into three sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: The first section contains archival documents regarding pre-Pearl Harbor materials that deal largely with discussion between the War and the Justice Departments over responsibilities for enemy aliens in case of war and with internal Army documents about construction of …

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av George Ishibashi Interview (ddr-densho-400-7)

George Ishibashi was born on March 27, 1914, in San Pedro, California. He grew up on a farm in Palos Verdes, California. His father immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1890s and leased his first farm in 1906. Following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, the family's lease was unceremoniously ended. Ishibashi and his family were …

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img Members of the Lytton Commission (ddr-njpa-1-1216)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Photography No. 1 March 1, 1932. Luncheon at the Prime Minister's Residence - China Commission of Enquiry Invited - Prime Minister Inukai invited seven members of the League of Nations China Commission of Enquiry currently in Japan (Earl Lytton, General Claudel, General McCoy, Dr. Schnee, County Marescotti, Mr. Robert, and Mr. …

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vh Yoshihiro Uchida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-411)

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1920, in Calexico, California. Grew up in the Orange County area. Drafted into the army during World War II, while family was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Father and brothers were all transferred to Department of Justice camps, and eventually went to Japan. After military service, Mr. Uchida returned …

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vh Ben Uyeno Interview (ddr-densho-1000-100)

Nisei male. Born November 30, 1918, in Yakima, Washington. Spent two years of childhood in Japan. Returned to Seattle and became an active participant in Japanese American community life. Was attending the University of Washington when World War II started. Avoided incarceration with the help of the Friends (a Quaker organization), which hid him and helped …

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vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)

Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-289)

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 13 (September 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-647)

General information bulletin, series 13, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 19, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Army provides food on ration basis; Installation of stoves to be completed soon; Break in water line repaired; Ask surrender of expired work leave permits; Nisei …

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Narrator Joseph Frisino

Male of Italian and Irish descent. Born 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. Grew up in the countryside outside of Baltimore with his parents, younger sister, and maternal grandmother. Raised Catholic, he attended public schools until graduating in 1936 at age seventeen. Began working for the Baltimore News Post in 1937 until the draft of 1940 when he …

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