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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/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2430/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2431/

doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-74)

Hatsuno Hotty Okine's withholding receipt 1944 Form W-2 from Avenue Hotel Corporations, Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_14_003

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doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-73)

Hatsuno Hotty Okine's withholding receipt 1944 Form W-2 issued by the Ray Industries, Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_14_002

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doc Withholding receipt 1944, Form W-2 (ddr-csujad-5-72)

Hatsuno Hotty Okine's withholding receipt 1944 Form W-2 issued by the Ray Industries, Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_14_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-72/

doc Freight bill (ddr-csujad-55-2403)

Freight bill for George Hideo Nakamura covering goods shipped from Terre Haute, Indiana to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2509

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2403/

doc Uniform straight bill of lading (ddr-csujad-55-2388)

Bill of lading for the personal property shipment of George Hideo Nakamura to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2494

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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/

doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 2, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-158)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She congratulates on Makoto Okine's returning home from Europe. She also writes about her next plan moving back to California with her husband, Masao, once he returns from Japan to Chicago. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell, February 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2560)

Postcard from a Japanese American Nisei to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell regarding the fact that he landed at Chicago Illinois about 2 p.m. He is staying in Chicago for a few days and then going to New York City. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2668

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doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Miss Okine, December 4, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-106)

Yuka Yamasaki writes from Chicago, Illinois, to her relative or friend, Tomeyo Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp. She is a former incareree in the Rohwer camp and moves to Chicago. She describes the living conditions in Chicago, including the weather, her apartment, and job opportunities. She states that there are many Japanese people who move …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-106/

vh Takeshi Minato Interview (ddr-manz-1-57)

Nisei male. Born July 13, 1922, in Park City, Utah. Family moved several times prior to World War II, and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. After the war, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and Seabrook, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-57/

Narrator Ellen Watanabe-Huxtable

Sansei female. Born in 1953 in Chicago, Illinois. Grew up hearing stories of her parents' wartime experiences at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, parents resettled in Chicago, Illinois, where Ellen was born and raised.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/944/

doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 30, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-208)

A letter from Yuka Yamasaki in Chicago, Illinois, to her aunt or friend, Tomeyo Okine. Yamasaki thanks Seiichi and Tomeyo for their warm welcome during her stay in their place in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_47_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-208/

doc Request for transportation of property, WRA-156, George Hideo Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2393)

Form requesting the transportation of property for George Hideo Nakamura from Marysville, California to Chicago, Illinois. Includes list of personal property and description of individual pieces. Form WRA 156. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2499

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2393/

vh Sue Kunitomi Embrey Interview (ddr-manz-1-2)

Nisei female. Born January 6, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, incarcerated at Manzanar concentration camp. Wrote for Manzanar Free Press while incarcerated. Resettled during World War II in Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Los Angeles, California, in 1948. Founding member of Nisei Progressives and the Manzanar Committee. Ms. Embrey passed …

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doc War Relocation Authority change of residence report card (ddr-csujad-5-77)

A blank form of "War Relocation Authority change of residence report card." It addresses "Mr. Vernon Kennedy, Relocation Supervisor," in Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_16_002

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doc Termination notice (ddr-csujad-55-2420)

Termination notice for George Hideo Nakamura's position as a butcher at Tule Lake incarceration camp due to Nakamura's relocation to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2526

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2420/

img Henry H. Sugimoto (ddr-csujad-5-24)

A photograph of Hidematsu Henry Sugimoto, a former incarceree in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. It is probably taken in Chicago, Illinois, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_009

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-24/

doc Request for transportation of property, WRA-156, George Hideo Nakamura (ddr-csujad-55-2419)

Request form for transfer of George Hideo Nakamura's personal property from Tule Lake incarceration camp to Chicago, Illinois. Includes itemized list of personal property. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2525

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2419/

vh Shimako "Sally" Kitano Interview (ddr-manz-1-54)

Nisei female. Born April 6, 1932, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, and was eight years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Before the war was over, moved to Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Bainbridge Island after World War II.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-54/

vh Nick Nagatani Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-535)

Sansei male. Born August 6, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. Spent in early life in Chicago before family moved to Los Angeles, California, where father worked in the defense industry. Joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. After returning from Vietnam, joined a grassroots community organization known as the Yellow Brotherhood. Founded the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-535/

vh Nick Nagatani Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-540)

Sansei male. Born August 6, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois. Spent in early life in Chicago before family moved to Los Angeles, California, where father worked in the defense industry. Joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served in the Vietnam War. After returning from Vietnam, joined a grassroots community organization known as the Yellow Brotherhood. Founded the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-540/

doc 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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-569/

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