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doc All-inclusive membership card (ddr-csujad-5-238)

Tomeyo Okine's membership card for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, located in Los Angeles, California. She is a member of Excelsior High. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_69_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-238/

av Anna Towata (ddr-ajah-8-10)

Anna Towata was born on November 10, 1916, in Sonoma, California. Her mother was of German descent and her father was born in Japan. During World War II, was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Alameda and eventually opened a flower shop.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-10/

doc Memorial Day services (ddr-csujad-1-205)

A program for Memorial Day services held at Evergreen Memorial Park, Los Angeles California on May 25, 1998. Services were conducted by the Nisei Veterans Coordinating Council. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_04_09_001

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doc 442nd Regimental Combat Team memorial speech (ddr-csujad-55-2461)

Speech given by Governor of California Pete Wilson at a ceremony recognizing the 442nd Regimental Combat Team's heroic service during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2567

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2461/

doc Tulelake reunion III (ddr-csujad-55-2709)

Pamphlet of Tule Lake reunion III held at Sacramento, California, May 27-30, 1988. Includes historical photographs of people incarcerated at Tule Lake camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2873

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2709/

doc Letter from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Waegell, June 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2315)

Correspondence from Ruth Takagi to Mrs. Waegell regarding Takagi's journey from Elk Grove, California to Manzanar incarceration camp and life in the "reception center." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2421

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doc Redress update (ddr-csujad-55-96)

Information about receiving redress payments per the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 for California residents who were also receiving public assistance or Medi-Cal. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00100

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doc Postcard from M. Seitz to Dr. George Kambara, May 9, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1984)

Postcard from M. Seitz to Dr. George Kambara during Kambara's incarceration at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Cover depicts K Street in Sacramento, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1987

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doc Japanese female names (ddr-csujad-55-2568)

Japanese female names are listed: Noriko, Chikako, Chisato, Mieko, Hiroko, Michie, Tamaki, Michiko, Fumie, Takeko. Letterhead from Chiharu Goda, P.O. Box 642, Marysville, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2680

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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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-238/

vh Mary Blocher Smeltzer Interview (ddr-manz-1-38)

White female. Born in 1915 in Texas. Grew up in La Verne, California, where family was active with the Church of the Brethren. During World War II, lived in the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and worked as a teacher there. Along with husband, established a hostel in Chicago, Illinois, for Japanese Americans leaving the camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-38/

vh Jiro Sugidono Interview (ddr-densho-1015-2)

Nisei male. Born October 25, 1923, in Watsonville, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Volunteered for the military out of Poston, and joined the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe as a replacement troop. Following military service, returned to Watsonville.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1015-2/

vh Kitako Izumizaki Interview (ddr-densho-1015-3)

Nisei female. Born November 21, 1921, in Watsonville, California. Grew up in Watsonville, where family operated a truck farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Lived for a time in Texas while husband served in the military before eventually returning to Watsonville.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1015-3/

img Ernest Lawrence (ddr-njpa-1-844)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to American. (Berkeley, California) Domei. The Nobel Prize in Physics , the highest honor for scientists in the world, was awarded to University of California professor Ernest Lawrence (38) for his accomplishments in research on splitting the atom. Photograph: a happy Dr. Lawrence. [Stamped] November 30, 1939."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-844/

vh Mitsuko Hashiguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-12)

Nisei female. Born January 25, 1921, in Bellevue, Washington. Raised on a Bellevue farm, married and had a child before being incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In her interview, she discusses the Japanese American community in Bellevue before and after World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-12/

vh Albert Bunji Ikeda Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-15)

Sansei male. Born July 12, 1934, in Salinas, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, the family moved to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Mr. Ikeda attended Drexel University and studied mechanical engineering.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-phljacl-1-15/

vh Harry K. Yoshikawa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-278-13)

Jailed for crossing the California state line without a travel permit

Due to technical difficulties during the taping of this interview, the interviewer's voice is considerably louder than the narrator's. 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 …

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vh Ken Yoshida Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-428-4)

Moving to Guadalupe, California

This interview is incomplete. It ends after the first hour of taping, when Mr. Yoshida is describing serving time at the road camp for resisting the draft. 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 …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 114, No. 10 (March 13, 1992) (ddr-pc-64-10)

Select article titles: "Racism hits California campus" (p. 1); "Manzanar bill signed" (p. 1). "Nominations ought for Matsunaga peace medal" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-64-10/

doc Rohwer Federated Christian Church bulletin (May 13, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-351)

Selected article titles: "Homecoming" (p. 3), "Relocation Help" (p. 3), "CYF Election" (p. 3), "California Letter" (p. 4), "In Memoriam" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-143-351/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 12, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-31)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 12, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-31/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 11, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-30)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 11, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-30/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 13, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-32)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 13, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-32/

doc "Seabiscuit Rededication" speech by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima (September 23, 1991) (ddr-janm-4-17)

Speech entitled "Seabiscuit Rededication" by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima (September 23, 1991). Speech was given at the Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-17/

img Nisei woman (ddr-densho-325-241)

Friend of Hisa Nimura poses on front steps of house in Pasadena, California. Written on back of photograph "Sept 11 '47 Pasadena"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-241/

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