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Hikaru Morohoshi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-303)
Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …
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Mary Jean Kramer Spallino Collection (ddr-manz-8)
The Mary Jean Kramer Spallino Collection is comprised of photographs and documents from Mary Jean Kramer, a teacher at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Materials include photographs of camp, personnel forms, Manzanar High School newsletters and yearbooks, and ephemera such as school event invitations and programs.
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Wada and Homma Family Collection (ddr-densho-157)
This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Wada and Homma families. Reverend Masahiko Wada was a Baptist minister in Japan and in the Gardena area of California before World War II. The collection includes photographs from the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado.
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Sohei (John) Hohri and Harold Landon Letters Collection (ddr-janm-18)
This collection contains handwritten, illustrated letters sent from Sohei (John) Hohri while incarcerated at Manzanar in California to his friend, Harold Landon. The bulk of the documents are dated from 1941 to 1943. A few letters date from the postwar period, ranging from 1972 to 1982 and 1997 to 2011.
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Incarceree luggage tags (ddr-densho-25-14)
Japanese Americans were allowed to take only what they could carry to the camps. In most cases, a person could take two bags. Each bag was marked with an identification tag. These tags belonged to Mae Iseri who was initially detained at the Pinedale Assembly Center in California. Mae and her family were later incarcerated at …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 26 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-25)
Selected article titles: "California Commission Moves to Issue Commercial Fishing Licenses to Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "Congress Sends Evacuation Claims Bill to President" (p. 1), "Contributions from Hundreds of Nisei Groups Pour in for 350 Vanport Flood Refugees" (p. 2), "California VFW Unanimously Approves Resolution Asking Citizenship for Issei Group" (p. 3), "Japanese Canadian Citizens Win …
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Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)
A letter from Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp, California. It notifies him of Public Proclamation no. 24 and the rescission of exclusion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_021
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Envelope from Yokohama Specie Bank, LID., to Tomosuke Masukawa, January 22, 1901 (ddr-csujad-38-532)
An envelope from Yokohama Shōkin Ginkō, San Francisco, California to Tomosuke Masukawa in Seligman, Arizona. It contains the U.S. postal money order receipts, which are found in items: csudh_nao_0500, csudh_nao_0501, csudh_nao_0502, and csudh_nao_0503. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_01_005
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Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-323)
Photographed is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in Harbor City, Los Angeles, California. The caption reads: Harbor City. "May 1952" stamped on the back side. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_21_002
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Envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Naohara, September 27, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-569)
An envelope from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, to George Nobuo Naohara in Chicago, Illinois, where he has been reestablishing his life after leaving the Tule Lake camp, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_022
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Mr. Jiro Sanada, Tule Lake (ddr-csujad-38-104)
Photographed is Jiro Sanada incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp in California. The caption reads: Mr. Jiro Sanada, Tule Lake. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_23_001
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Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-256)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California around 1930. Includes: Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_051
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Nisei men, women, and children carrying furniture (ddr-csujad-44-51)
A photograph of a long line of Nisei men, women, and children, incarcerated at Tule Lake, California, carrying desks and chairs. The line stretches into the distance and past a row of barracks. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0051
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Nisei men in front of barrack (ddr-csujad-44-12)
A group photograph of eleven young Nisei men posing outside in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are in two rows. The back row is standing and the front row is kneeling. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0012
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Nisei women standing outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-44)
A photograph of five young Nisei women incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. They are standing outside posing together for the camera. Barracks are visible behind them. Photo inscription on back: "Can you recognize me? -Mary." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0044
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Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)
Letter from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Johnson, Wartime Civilian Control Administration, concerning the leasing of the Turlcok Social Club Hall as a storage place for incarcerees' properties in Turlock, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0006
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Mohei and Sadae Umeda wedding anniversary and reception (ddr-csujad-25-238)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are a portrait of Mohei and Sadae Umeda for their wedding anniversary as well as a photograph of their reception taken in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_033
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Ukichi Taenaka, portrait (ddr-csujad-25-273)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of Ukichi Taenaka in high school regalia. It was most likely taken in 1934 in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_02_002
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Nisei, UC Berkeley (ddr-csujad-25-314)
A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are photographs of Japanese American students at the University of California, Berkeley. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_023
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Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-252)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California around 1930. Includes Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_047
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Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-249)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs of the Taenaka family at a picnic taken around 1925. Also include streetcars most likely in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_044
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Haruko Taenaka, relatives (ddr-csujad-25-245)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five portraits including Haruko Taenaka and the Taenakas' relatives. The photographs are probably taken in 1920s in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_040
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Speech (ddr-csujad-11-57)
A photograph of a man making a speech, most likely at the Japan Day celebration, as part of the World's Fair on Treasure Island, California. From page 22 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_22_002
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Carmel River (ddr-csujad-11-70)
Photographed are Tazu Kawamoto, Mass, and Kiyoshi who go crabbing together in the Carmel River, located in Monterey County on the Central California Coast. From page 28 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_28_001
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Caught crabbing (ddr-csujad-11-71)
Photographed are Tazu Kawamoto, Mass, and Kiyoshi who go crabbing together in the Carmel River, located in Monterey County on the Central California Coast. From page 28 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_28_002