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img Scene stills from the Farewell to Manzanar film (ddr-densho-317-53)

Caption on reverse: "93330."

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img Scene stills from the Farewell to Manzanar film (ddr-densho-317-46)

Caption on reverse: "93262."

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vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-517)

Sansei male. Born December 2, 1953, in Brogan, Oregon. Grew up primarily in the Watsonville, California, area, where parents ran a farm. Exposed at an early age to activism and organized labor. Attended Stanford University and then moved to Seattle, Washington, and earned a nursing credential. Has joined and led several prominent Seattle-area taiko (Japanese drum) …

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vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-520)

Sansei male. Born December 2, 1953, in Brogan, Oregon. Grew up primarily in the Watsonville, California, area, where parents ran a farm. Exposed at an early age to activism and organized labor. Attended Stanford University and then moved to Seattle, Washington, and earned a nursing credential. Has joined and led several prominent Seattle-area taiko (Japanese drum) …

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 4, 1981- Part 1 (ddr-densho-1024-99)

Elected Officials give their testimonies on the circumstances and facts surrounding the forced relocation and internment of over 120,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. Introduction by Co-Chair of NCRR/Los Angeles Kay Ochi. Part 1 Testifiers: Senator S. I. Hayakawa, Barbara Marumoto, Edmund Edelman, Tom Bradley, Mas Fukai To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 …

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img Group at desk in White House, signing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Citizens Act into law (ddr-densho-393-24)

Clifford Uyeda (at left in back in gray suit), Ted Stevens (red tie), Daniel Inouye (center facing camera), Ron Ikejiri (center back), Barbara Ikejiri (in front of Rod Ikejiri), President Jimmy Carter (center with back to camera), Spark Matsunaga (at Carter's right). Signed "To Ron Ikejiri, In appreciation of your continuing efforts on behalf of the …

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doc Holiday card from the Lateer family (ddr-densho-433-45)

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doc Photo Album of Mitsuye (Jyoko) Yabe 80th Birthday Celebration and the Wedding of Barbara Yasui and Robert Hayman (ddr-ohs-1-233)

Caption in Photo Album: 80th Birthday Celebration - Imperial Dragon Restaurant.

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img Sweetheart Beauty Pageant winners (ddr-densho-10-5)

Finalists in the Minidoka concentration camp Sweetheart Beauty Pageant surround the winner. Left to right: Barbara Kurimura, Pauline Tamiyasu, Chizuko Hayashi, Kimi Takatsuka, Noble Kodama, Pearl Hirata, and Fumi Kinoshita. The Sweetheart Beauty Pageant began in the winter of 1943. The contest was designed to lighten the mood of the camp. Each block, or camp division, …

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img Ujita and Masukawa family (ddr-csujad-38-241)

A photograph of the Ujita and Masukawa family incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. Includes Hatsumi Barbara Unjita, Joy Masako Ujita, Yukie Masukawa, and Kazuki Masukawa. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 11. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_11_006

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img Henry J. Kaiser and Alyce Chester Kaiser on the date of their marriage (ddr-njpa-1-749)

Caption on reverse: "LAX 14-INP Soundphoto-Santa Barbara, Calif. 4/10/51 - Henry J. Kaiser, 68, and Alyce Chester, 34, (shown above) were married here today at the First Congregational Church. The new Mrs. Kaiser is assistant to the medical director of the Permanente Foundation. The newlyweds plan to leave for Miami after the reception. - Photo by …

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doc Through the Windows at Tule Lake (ddr-densho-365-7)

Through the Windows at Tule Lake was an event consisting of performances and readings during the 1994 Tule Lake Pilgrimage. Performers included Barbara Muramoto, the Shizen Youth Dance Theatre, Bill Marutani, Aya Ogawa, and David Hirota. The event focused on experiences at Tule Lake across generations, including for young people interned in the camp. The program …

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Narrator Barbara Reiko Mikami Keimi

Sansei female. Born December 4, 1935, in Sawtelle, California. Grew up in Huntington Beach, California, where father worked as a chauffeur. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Tuna Canyon Detention Station. He rejoined the family at the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the family was …

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img Class photograph (ddr-densho-433-1280)

Written on verso: First Row - 1. Suzanne Stein, 2. Helen Wright, 3. Mildred Hizer, 4. Annette Holland, 5. Eleanor Howard, 6. Lorraine Stacy, 7. Dorothy Bacon, 8. Jackie Anderson, 9. Antoinette Trigo, 10. Joyce Ann Meyers, 11. Pat Moy, 12. Joy Sychr, 13. Gloria Cardozie, 14. Pearl Morgan, 15. Betty Belmont, Second Row - 1. …

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av An oral history with Robert Hamblin (ddr-csujad-29-33)

An oral interview with Robert Hamblin, a Lompoc resident who recalled the effects of WWII in Santa Barbara, California. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0118. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2239_T01

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img Scene stills from the Farewell to Manzanar film (ddr-densho-317-47)

Caption on reverse: "93325."

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img Scene still in the Manzanar hospital (ddr-densho-317-16)

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vh Makoto Otsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-497)

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1926, in Steveston, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Steveston, where father fished for a cannery. During World War II, the family was forced to leave Steveston and moved to the abandoned Minto Mine site in the Bridge River Valley of British Columbia. After staying for a few years, Makoto moved …

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vh Susumu Nakanishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-496)

Shin-Issei male. Born September 10, 1926, in Hyogo, Japan. Grew up in Japan, where parents farmed. During World War II, exempted from the draft due to higher education status. Attended Doshisha University in Kyoto, learning English from an influential missionary. Moved to the United States and attended Lehigh University in Pennsylvania, then studied at the University …

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vh Toshiko Hayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-492)

Nisei female. Born April 14, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, where parents farmed and sold produce at a nearby market. During World War II, family moved to Ontario, Oregon, to avoid mass removal, and worked for a white farmer. Toshiko attended Boise State University in Idaho and then moved to Seattle after …

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Collection UC Santa Barbara Frank Chin Papers (ddr-csujad-24)

These materials are from box 73 and 74 of the Frank Chin Papers. The Frank Chin Papers contain personal and professional correspondence between Frank Chin and Michi Weglyn relating to particular projects on which either author was working as well as files related to the Day of Remembrance Tribute to Michi Weglyn.

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Collection UC Santa Barbara Robert Billigmeier Collection (ddr-csujad-26)

The Robert Billigmeier collection is comprised of materials collected during his work and stay at the Tule Lake incarceration camp conducting research for the University of California’s Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). The collection includes: photographs taken during his time at Tule Lake; a scrapbook created by students at Tule Lake in 1942; camp publications; …

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doc Washington Township JACL property survey, family record for Sugimoto family (ddr-densho-491-147)

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vh Jan Kumasaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-518)

Sansei female. Born August 12, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, family removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Lived in Minidoka for only four months before leaving camp to live and farm in Great Falls, Montana. After a few years, returned to Seattle. Attended the University of …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. IX, No. 1, January 1972 (ddr-sjacl-1-138)

Bulletin covering the following topics: 1972 President Tomio Moriguchi (First Sansei President?); National JACL is raising $25,000 for Abe Hagiwara Scholarships, send donations to Kathy Kadowaki in Parma Ohio; Installation Banquet, January 28th, Bush Garden, Keynote-Kenji Okuda, $6.00/person; outgoing summary from 1971 President, Minoru Masuda\n?The Fence at Minidoka?, on December 7th, by Barbara Tanabe, aired on …

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