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Map of the central group of the Maywood Colonies at Corning, Tehama County; Heart of the Maywoold Colonies Corning, California (ddr-csujad-55-2496)
doc Map of the central group of the Maywood Colonies at Corning, Tehama County; Heart of the Maywoold Colonies Corning, California (ddr-csujad-55-2496)
Map and document regarding the Maywood Colonies in Corning, California. Covers population growth and agricultural development in California, Shasta Dam, water rights, farming and employment in Corning, and the olive industry. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2602
Letter from University of California Berkeley Vice President Monroe E. Deutsch to President Roosevelt and response from Edward J. Ennis (ddr-densho-1007-1036)
doc Letter from University of California Berkeley Vice President Monroe E. Deutsch to President Roosevelt and response from Edward J. Ennis (ddr-densho-1007-1036)
Xeroxed copy. Advocates against the internment of Italian, German and Japanese Americans. Response is from Edward J. Ennis, director of the Alien Enemy Control Unit.
Miyagi Family Collection (ddr-densho-416)
Collection Miyagi Family Collection (ddr-densho-416)
A collection of personal documents and photographs of the Miyagi family's experience in the Poston Assembly Center. Postcards were written in 1942 to Yuhachi Miyagi from his daughters. Letters from William Miyagi in the European Theater to his sister Takeko Miyagi in Poston. One letter from Gonkichi Nakamura to Clarence R. Walter. Photographs of Donald Miyagi …
Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview (ddr-manz-1-120)
vh Miyoko Sakai Nagai Interview (ddr-manz-1-120)
Nisei female. Born October 4, 1925, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Los Feliz, California, where family ran a successful flower shop. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, eventually returned to California.
Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-172)
vh Sadako Nimura Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-172)
Nisei female. Born in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Newcastle, California, where parents were tenant farmers. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and then to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Remained in Tule Lake when it was converted to a segregation center. After leaving camp, returned to California.
Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 50 (ddr-densho-1000-118-50)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 50 (ddr-densho-1000-118-50)
Trip to Pinedale Assembly Center, California; heat and dehydration

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-118-48)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-118-48)
Deciding what to take to Pinedale Assembly Center, California

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)
vh Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)
Nisei female. Born December 28, 1918, in La Crescenta, California. Grew up in California where father operated a flower business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Lived in Chicago and New York after leaving camp, before eventually returning to California.
Manzanar from the Inside (ddr-densho-342-3)
doc Manzanar from the Inside (ddr-densho-342-3)
Text of an address delivered before the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, California, July 31, 1942.
Yoshioka Family Collection (ddr-densho-391)
Collection Yoshioka Family Collection (ddr-densho-391)
Collection of 69 photographs and 4 documents from the Yoshioka family. The photographs are of Kiyoko Yoshioka nee Maeda's life, mainly pre-war California and Japan, some from Poston, and some in post-war California.
Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-118-63)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-118-63)
Problems at Tule Lake concentration camp, California: scorpions, ticks and sagebrush

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-118-65)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-118-65)
Climate differences between Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Heart Mountain

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 56 (ddr-densho-1000-118-56)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 56 (ddr-densho-1000-118-56)
Water and primitive facilities at Tule Lake concentration camp, California

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 20 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-20)
vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 20 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-20)
Thoughts on living in San Jose, California, postwar

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.

George Hanada Interview Segment 10 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-10)
vh George Hanada Interview Segment 10 (ddr-jamsj-2-5-10)
Sharecropping in California after World War II

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.

James Sakamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-8)
vh James Sakamoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-jamsj-2-1-8)
Memories of the Stockton Assembly Center, California

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.

Martha Shoaf Interview (ddr-manz-1-9)
vh Martha Shoaf Interview (ddr-manz-1-9)
White female. Born June 28, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Fourth grade teacher at Manzanar concentration camp, California.
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