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img Japanese American getting a haircut (ddr-densho-151-404)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Common sight during the long summer evenings after the day's work is done. As yet, there are no barber shops.

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Narrator Gerald Nakata

Nisei male. Born March 18, 1923, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Prior to World War II, parents operated a barber shop, farm and grocery store. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Illinois, then eventually returned to Bainbridge Island.

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Narrator Sumi Uyeda

Nisei female. Born 1932 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the small town of Penryn, California, where mother was a barber. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Penryn.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/804/

doc Letters from Albert Kosakura to Roger Barber and Helen Schary (ddr-densho-424-813)

Concerning plans for tour using Pan American World Airways

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doc North Portland Evacuazette Vol. I No. 14 (July 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-120-25)

Selected article titles: "S.R.O's Filled Out by 125 Students" (p. 1), "Insurance Survey Being Held by WCCA" (p. 1), "Barber Shop Now Open for Business" (p. 1), "Men's Glee to Appear" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. IX No. 13 (November 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-357)

Selected article titles: "'Lost Battalion' Rescued by 442nd in France" (p. 2), "Barber Ejects Nisei Veteran" (p. 2), "Denver: Alien Land Law Bill Defeated" (p. 2), "Refrigeration: Topaz Machinery Neatest, Cleanest" (p. 3)

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doc Poston Information Bulletin Vol. I No. 5 (May 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-5)

Selected article titles: "Concerning Our New Home. The Future City of Poston" (p. 1), "Emergency Medical Aid" (p. 1), "Identification Tags for Small Children" (p. 1), "Barber Shop Now Open for Business!" (p. 2).

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img Block of Japanese businesses (ddr-densho-353-102)

Identified businesses are the dentists Dr. H Kato and Dr. S. Higashida upstairs, with the Welcome Hotel, Sanyo 10 cent store, Gosho Drugs, and the Jackson Street Sanitary barber shop on the street level.

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. VI No. 51 (June 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-279)

Selected article titles: "Three Units to Close by Oct. 1. Poston 2, 3 and Canal Given Notice" (p. 1), "Relocatees Asked to Watch for Freight" (p. 1), "Rohwer Issei Couple Operate Barber Shop" (p. 1).

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doc Stockon El Joaquin Vol. I No. 3 (June 6, 1942) (ddr-densho-196-3)

Selected article titles: "Idaho, Destination of 110 -- Stockton Family Heads Volunteers" (p. 1), "Rival Schools Present Diplomas to Graduates" (p. 1), "Center Shoe and Barber Shop to Open Soon" (p. 1), "Editorial: Cots Wanted" (p. 2).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 171 (February 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-392)

Selected article titles: "Former Santa Anitans to Asked to Check Property Receipt Numbers" (p. 1), "Sign-up for Apprenticeship Training in Barber Shops Begun" (p. 1), "More Job Offers Received at Outside Employment Office" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-392/

doc Tanforan Totalizer Vol. I No. 12 (July 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-149-10)

Selected article titles: "80 Candidates Picked for Legislative Congress Race" (p. 1), "Tonsorial Parlor: Barber Shop to You!" (p. 4), "Editorial: Absentee Voting" (p. 6), "Editorial: Gambling" (p. 6), "Laundry and Cleaning Prices Given" (p. 8).

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 2 (October 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-97-245)

Selected article titles: "Nomination Deadline Advanced to Friday Noon" (p. 1), "Orthopedic Treatment to be Given at Powell" (p. 1), "Night School Registration" (p. 1).

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vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-13)

Attending barber school

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 49 (March 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-288)

Selected article titles: "2 Beauty Shops, 3 Barber Shops Now Open" (p. 1), "Railroad Company Seeks 180 Workers" (p. 2), "Judo Tournament Set Sunday" (p. 2), "WRA Official Here to Interview Workers" (p. 2), "Films, Slides on Sugar Beet Raising to be Shown" (p. 2).

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vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-14)

Working as an apprentice barber

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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img Washington Hotel (ddr-densho-34-45)

The two-story Washington Hotel (left) was started in about 1900 by Hanjiro Kono and was later operated by Sohichi Shigemura. The Ikuta Barber Shop is behind the community bulletin board along the walkway. Port Blakely is located on the southeast end of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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doc Poston Information Bulletin Vol. I No. 4 (May 16, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-4)

Selected article titles: "Extra! Poston Welcomes Hundreds of New Arrivals; Buses Bring New Settlers from Los Angeles Area" (p. 1), "Grass Planting" (p. 1), "Volunteer Workers Wanted!" (p. 1), "Recreational Hall Notice!" (p. 1), "Medical Attention" (p. 2), "Barber Shop" (p. 2), "Lost! Green Sheaffer Fountain Pen" (p. 2).

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img Chicken farm; Camp water tower; Japanese union store and camp barber shop; Mail boxes (ddr-csujad-55-1442)

Scrapbook page containing five black and white photographs of locations at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp including the chicken farm, Catholic church, water tower, union store, and barber shop. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 93. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the …

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doc Denson Tribune Vol. I No. 6 (March 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-47)

Selected article titles: "Barber Shop Opens Today" (p. 1), "Each Center Distinctly Different, Says Visiting WRA Investigator" (p. 1), "Immediate Employment in Sugar Beet Fields Offered. Transportation Costs to Be Paid by Company" (p. 1), "Ban on High Heels Curse to Japanese" (p. 1), "A Sign: Democracy Today" (p. 2).

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img Racial epithet (ddr-densho-37-657)

Original WRA caption: Door of barber shop owned by Andy Hale, in a little desert town of Parker, 15 miles from where is located the Colorado River Relocation Center. Evacuees from the center, who cannot leave its confines without a pass, are discouraged from shopping in Parker, by WRA officials.

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doc Stand up and take a bow, Mr. Hale, Sir (ddr-csujad-55-1675)

Essay on discrimination towards Japanese Americans by a local barber. An excerpt from the Poston Chronicle, November 18, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1677

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vh Gerald Nakata Interview (ddr-densho-1001-6)

Nisei male. Born March 18, 1923, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Prior to World War II, parents operated a barber shop, farm and grocery store. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Illinois, then eventually returned to Bainbridge Island. Mr. Nakata passed away on June 3, 2007.

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img Racial epithet (ddr-densho-37-658)

Original WRA caption: Close-up of door of barber shop owned by Andy Hale, in a little desert town of Parker, 15 miles from where is located the Colorado River Relocation Center. Evacuees from the center, who cannot leave its confines without a pass, are discouraged from shopping in Parker, by WRA officials.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 22 (August 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-17)

Selected article titles: "More Barber Shops" (p. 1), "Office of War Information Editor Here" (p. 1), "2000 Attend Forum: Education Vital in Postwar Consensus" (p. 1), "Water Analyzed" (p. 2), "Red Cross Chapter Proposed" (p. 3), "Absentee Ballots May be Notarized" (p. 3), "Babies Receive Complete Check-up at Clinic" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-17/

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