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doc Letter from Leo Uchida to Mr. James Waegell, December 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2329)

Correspondence from Leo Uchida to James Waegell regarding graduation at Manzanar incarceration camp and asking about the town of Florin, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2435

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doc Government bill of lading memorandum copy, Standard form no. 1103a, George Hideo Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2430)

Government bill of lading form for George Hideo Nakamura for transport of his personal property from Sacramento, California to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2536

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doc Evacuee property report (ddr-csujad-55-2431)

Receiving record for the personal property of George Hideo and Dorothy Nakamura. Covers items transported from Marysville, California to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2537

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img Camp layout overlaid on aerial (ddr-csujad-55-2475)

Boundary of the Tule Lake incarceration camp overlaid on an aerial photograph of the camp and surrounding area in Modoc County, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2581

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doc Appeal to justice (ddr-csujad-55-361)

Pamphlet by George Shima (Kinji Ushijima) on the proposed revisions to the California Alien Land Law of 1913 (Webb-Haney Act). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0363

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doc Letter from Grace Waegell to "Mama," April 15, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2313)

Correspondence from Grace Waegell to "Mama" regarding updates about family and friends in the central California area during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2419

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doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-2389)

Newspaper clipping with a reprint of the exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Alameda County, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2495

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img Working in field prior to mass removal (ddr-densho-151-454)

Original caption: Centerville, California. Hands of woman farm- worker preparing soil for transplanting tomato plants, in a field in Alameda County, California, several weeks before evacuation. Farmers and other evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be given opportunities to follow their callings in War Relocation Authority centers where they will spend the duration.

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img Japanese American in field (ddr-densho-151-375)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Ogura Shuichi, born in Pasadena. He attended Pasadena Junior College and was a visiting student at the California Institute of Technology. He is now working as a plant statistician for the guayule rubber experiment project at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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img Japanese American painting (ddr-densho-151-465)

Original caption: San Bruno, California. An art school wall has been established in this Assembly center with large enrollment and a well trained, experienced Japanese staff under the leadership of Professor Chiura Obata of the University of California. This photograph shows a student in Still Life class painting a free water color.

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img Japanese Americans waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-120)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Evacuees of Japanese descent among a contingent of 664, first to be removed from San Francisco, awaiting buses at 2020 Van Ness Avenue to transport them to Santa Anita Park assembly center at Arcadia, California. Evacuees are transported later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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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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img Japanese Americans sitting outside barracks (ddr-densho-151-278)

Original caption: Sacramento, California. Student evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Most of these boys have attended the University of California for a period of up to three years. They have been at this Assembly center for several days and are awaiting transfer to a War Relocation Authority center where they will spend the duration.

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vh Tom Ikkanda Interview (ddr-manz-1-41)

Nisei male. Born August 22, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked for a reservoir maintenance crew in camp. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, finding work as an aviation mechanic. Later returned to Los Angeles, establishing a business as an auto mechanic.

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vh John Young Interview (ddr-manz-1-171)

Chinese American male. Born May 22, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father was an herbalist. In 1942, married a Japanese American woman and voluntarily joined her and her family in the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, drafted into the military and served in Europe.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-171/

vh Russell Demo Interview (ddr-manz-1-86)

White male. Born July 2, 1924, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco before being inducted into the military following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Assigned to service as a military policeman at the Manzanar concentration camp, California before serving overseas in Europe. After military service, returned to San Francisco.

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vh Nancy Iwami Interview (ddr-densho-1015-5)

Nisei female. Born May 20, 1914, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville and married before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, lived in Denver for a time before eventually returning to Watsonville.

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vh Keith One Interview (ddr-chi-1-10)

Sansei male. Born 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Parents' families lived in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, they were sent to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Both parents resettled in Chicago after the war, where they met and Keith was born.

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vh Chizuko Omori Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-336)

Nisei female. Born 1930 in Oxnard, California. Family resided in Oceanside, California, when World War II broke out. Removed with family to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Los Angeles. Along with sister, produced the award-winning documentary Rabbit in the Moon.

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vh Chizuko Omori Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-323)

Nisei female. Born 1930 in Oxnard, California. Family resided in Oceanside, California, when World War II broke out. Removed with family to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Los Angeles. Along with sister, produced the award-winning documentary Rabbit in the Moon.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-323/

vh Lillian Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-224)

Nisei/Sansei female. Born December 14, 1928, in Stockton, California. Father was Issei and mother was Nisei, born in Hawaii. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. During World War II, moved with family to Colorado to avoid mass removal. Remained in Denver, later operating a grocery store and greenhouse business with husband.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-224/

img USC Chemistry Lab (ddr-csujad-29-21)

Photo of medical students, including Sakaye Shigekawa, the only woman, at work in the chemistry lab at University of Southern California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2490_P14

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