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doc Letter from Pacific Mail Order Company to Seiichi Okine, April 12, 1952 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-278)

Contains one letter from Pacific Mail Order Company to Seiichi Okine, a receipt, a catalog, and one envelope. Pacific Mail Order Company is an agency to ship packages of relief supplies or remit to Japan, which is located in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_13_001-004

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doc Western Union telegraph from Masao Okine to Makoto Okine, October 8, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-171)

A telegram from Masao Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to Makoto Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies that Masao has received money to purchase a car. The arrival date of the telegraph, October 9, 1946, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_16_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-171/

doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, March 21, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-138)

Contains two letters and one envelope mailed by Makoto Okine from Italy where he is stationed as an U.S. Army soldier. He writes to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California, separately and encloses two letters in one envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_60_001-003

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doc Letter from May [Ayame] Okine to Mr. Makoto Okine, October 7, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-164)

A letter from Ayame Okine to her brother-in-law, Makoto Okine. She writes from Chicago Illinois. In the letter, she thanks him for the monetary gift for purchasing a car and writes about her moving plan from Chicago to California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_15_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-164/

[Satoru and Yaeko Sasaki, wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-7)

A wedding photograph of Satoru and Yaeko Sasaki dressing in kimono. The photograph is taken in Hiroshima, Japan on December 27, 1949 and mailed to Seiichi Okine in Los Angeles, California. The arrival date, February 24, 1950, is noted on the backside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_04_001

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doc Western Union telegraph from Masao Okine to S. Okine. September 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-162)

A Western Union telegram from Masao Okine to his father Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies of Masao's arrival at San Francisco from Japan where he has been stationed as a Nisei soldier and his next destination, Chicago, where his wife, Ayame, resides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4371 (October 6, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-82)

Selected article titles: "Racial Discrimination Practiced by Calif. State Board of Equalization"; "Nisei Operated Car Fatally Injures Man"; "National JACL President Protests Use of Japanese PWs in California"; "Japanese Return to California. 69 Pct. Of Internees from Ariz. Camps Head for State"; "Chicago JACL Plan Thanksgiving Ball. Art Hayashi and His 11-Piece Orchestra to be Featured"; …

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doc Santa Anita pacemaker, vol. 1, no. 35 (August 19, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-1267)

Biweekly newspaper published at the Santa Anita Assembly Center from April through October 1942. Current issue includes information on recreational activities, religious services, sports, clothing catalog, hospital, an editorial on California, and the features "Feminine Forum" and "Win, Place, and Show." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1269

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vh M. Jack Takayanagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-122)

Nisei male. Born June 28, 1922, in San Jose, California. As a teenager, moved with family to West Los Angeles, where father was a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, Jack volunteered to work with the orphans at the Manzanar Children's Village, and also helped to establish …

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vh Joan Ritchie Doi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-4)

Nisei female. Born in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are …

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vh Nancy Kyoko Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-463)

Sansei female. Born May 20, 1945, at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shortly after birth, parents returned to the Los Angeles, California, area, where they had been living before World War II. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and was involved in judo along with father, who was a judo instructor. …

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vh Julie Otsuka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-176)

Sansei female. Born May 15, 1962, in Palo Alto, California. Mother was a Nisei who was incarcerated during World War II, and father was a Japanese immigrant who came to the United States in 1950. Grew up in Palo Alto, California, before studing art at Yale University. Later moved to New York, giving up art and …

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vh Ruth Y. Okimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-331)

Nisei female. Born April 15, 1936, in Tokyo, Japan. Brought to the United States with parents at the age of one, and grew up in San Diego, California, where father was a minister. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After the war, forged connections …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-15)

Postcard from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon postmarked, January 23, 1943. The postcard was sent from Manzanar, California to Harold in West Los Angeles, California. The back of the postcard is an illustration of John smiling, sitting on a wooden chair, and holding a letter. The letter in the hand of the illustration is noted …

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img Work-leave crew (ddr-densho-5-16)

Ted Matsushita (left) and Toshio Ito received permission to leave the Tule Lake concentration camp in California to harvest sugar beets for Orly Garner in Utah. They are doing their laundry.

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doc Testimony of Shigeko Kitamoto (ddr-densho-67-266)

Written testimony of Shigeko Kitamoto of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Incarcerated in the Manzanar concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-266/

doc Testimony of Kiyoshi Patrick Okura (ddr-densho-67-281)

Written testimony of Kiyoshi Patrick Okura, born in Los Angeles, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-281/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 4 (July 25, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-30)

Select article titles: "California hogging 'Nisei of Biennium' nominations" (p.1); "Canada senator referring to colleague in House as 'Chinaman' draws rebuke from prime minister, press and aroused citizens" (p.3)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-30-30/

img U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-114)

See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_26_004

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img Tomosuke Masukawa (ddr-csujad-38-312)

See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_19_013

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 63 (August 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-423)

Selected article titles: "Director Myer Orders Weekly Leave Quotas" (p. 1), "WRA Announces 755 Casualties" (p. 3), "New York: Worker Demand Remains High" (p. 4), "Majority Return to California" (p. 4).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 18 (March 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-376)

Selected article titles: "Myer Here, Will Divide Time Between Butte, Canal" (p. 1), "More Shootings in California " (p. 1), "CIO Backs 'Return'" (p. 2), "Battlefronts: Lost Battalion Thanks 442nd " (p. 2).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. V No. 17 (August 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-195)

Selected article titles: "No Plans to Close Center" (p. 1), "Shorthand Classes for Students" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property in California Assessed" (p. 1), "Overseas Mail Memo Given to Residents" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-143-195/

Men standing behind President Jimmy Carter in White House, signing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Citizens Act into law (ddr-densho-393-5)

img Men standing behind President Jimmy Carter in White House, signing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Citizens Act into law (ddr-densho-393-5)

Unknown, Clifford Uyeda, Ted Stevens, Daniel Inouye, Ron Ikejiri, Barbara Ikejiri, Norm Mineta, Spark Matsunaga, George Danielson. President Carter seated. photo front and back. Signed by George Danielson, Congressman from California.

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img Monument (ddr-densho-35-2)

In 1979, to commemorate the Tule Lake concentration camp, the Japanese American Citizens League and the California State Department of Parks and Recreation erected this monument, located outside the stockade area.

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