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doc They work for victory: the story of Japanese Americans and the war effort (ddr-csujad-55-331)

Pamphlet on Nisei in the United States during World War II. Includes photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0333

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img Issei father (ddr-densho-151-310)

Original caption: Near Florin, California. This Issei, the father of seven children, came to the United States from Japan when he was a boy. Formerly he was in the wholesale grocery business in Los Angeles and came to Florin, California just before the freezing order came through for all persons of Japanese ancestry.

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXIV No. 2 (August 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-660)

Selected article titles: "Swiss to Represent Japanese Interests in United States" (p. 1), "Tests Show Units I, II, Swimming Pools Water Unsafe for Swimming" (p. 2), "Rumor Schools to Reopen September 3 False -- Myer" (p. 2), "California; Vets Care for Cemetery in Evacuees' Absence" (p. 6).

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vh Daryl Keck Interview (ddr-densho-1000-177)

White male of German descent. Born December 5, 1921, in Oketo, Kansas. Worked for a shipyard on Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served in the United States Air Force during World War II, and presently lives in Hammett, Idaho.

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doc Notarization from Eugene H. Dooman, Consul of the United States of America at Kobe, Japan (ddr-csujad-55-2013)

Notarization from Eugene H. Dooman, Consul of the United States of America at Kobe, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2116

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doc Declaration of individuals entering or leaving Japan (ddr-csujad-55-2245)

Customs declaration from regarding Masako Adachi's belongings being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2348

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doc Application for voluntary induction, DSS form 165 (ddr-csujad-55-755)

Application form for voluntary induction into the United States land or naval forces. DSS Form 165. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0757

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doc Issue slip (ddr-csujad-55-2254)

List of items belonging to Masako Adachi being transported from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2357

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img Issei man waiting to register for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-238)

Original caption: Byron, California. Toshi Mizoguchi waiting at the Wartime Civil Control Administration station to register for evacuation. Mr. Mizoguchi came to the United States from Japan in 1892 and has been a farm laborer on California ranches since that time. He is unmarried. He is seen wearing an American flag on a celluloid button.

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doc Japanese in our Midst (ddr-csujad-19-81)

This document, "prepared and published under the auspices of the Colorado Council of Churches," describes the background of the situation when the Japanese first started to come to the United States in considerable numbers, evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans and the concentration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast. It also discusses about the three …

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img Regions explored by Lewis and Clark (ddr-csujad-55-2533)

Map of the United States indicating regions explored by Lewis and Clark. "Lewis" is spelled as: Lews. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2640

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doc Letter from Akio Adachi to American President Lines, October 5, 1951 (ddr-csujad-55-2247)

Correspondence from Akio Adachi to American President Lines regarding Masako Adachi's travel from Japan to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2350

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doc Letter from Harold A. Barratt, Depot Manager, to Foreign Service of the United States of America, August 24, 1951 (ddr-csujad-55-2252)

Correspondence from Harold Barratt to Foreign Service of the United States regarding the employment of Masako Adachi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2355

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vh Ayame Tsutakawa Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-95)

Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …

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vh Ayame Tsutakawa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-94)

Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …

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Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …

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doc White House, Washington (ddr-csujad-24-87)

A letter from George Bush, President of the United States, apologizing for Japanese American incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_004

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img Location map of WRA projects (ddr-csujad-55-2494)

Partial map of the United States indicating the location of Tule Lake, Minidoka, Heart Mountain, Topaz, and Manzanar incarceration camps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2600

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doc Letter from Tsuna Watanabe to Honorable Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, November 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2002)

Correspondence from Tsuna Watanabe to Henry Stimson regarding loyalty to the United States and requesting release from Topaz incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2105

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img Noboru Shirai aboard Tatsuta Maru (ddr-csujad-55-1315)

Black and white photograph depicting Noboro Shirai with other passengers aboard the Tatsuta Maru bound for the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1317

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doc Notice to appear for filing petition (appointment letter) (ddr-csujad-55-2610)

The notice to appear for filing petition (appointment letter) is addressed to Fusa Kawanishi. The letter states that Fusa Kawanishi must prove his residence and character by the testimony of United States citizen witnesses who have known him for all of the statutory period. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Community analysis report, no. 3 (March 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1657)

Report, "Japanese groups and associations in the United States," on Japanese social, economic, religious, and nationalistic groups and associations in the United States. Covers Kenjinkai or prefectural associations, Junior Kenjinkai, Nihonjinkai or Japanese associations, Seinenkai or young people's societies, Fujinkai or women's societies, Japanese Chambers of Commerce, hotel associations, California Farmers Association, Japanese Labor Association, Ko …

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img Noboru Shirai aboard Tatsuta Maru (ddr-csujad-55-1316)

Black and white photograph depicting Noboru Shirai standing next to a life preserver aboard the Tatsuta Maru bound for the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1318

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doc Mensaje Para Camara de Representantes Japonesa de Subditos Japoneses on Estados Unidos (ddr-csujad-55-879)

Correspondence from Japanese nationals at Heart Mountain incarceration camp to the Japanese government (via the Spanish Ambassador to the United States). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0881

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doc Instructional aid for aliens on indefinite leaves (ddr-csujad-55-28)

Instructions regarding procedures and paperwork for indefinite leave from an incarceration camp for incarcerees who are not United States citizens or nationals. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00031

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