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doc WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 16 to April 30, 1944, Chicago, Illinois (ddr-csujad-55-839)

Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in Chicago, Illinois. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0841

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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

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doc Note on dates and locations of incarceration and transfer (ddr-csujad-55-2407)

Notes on the dates and locations of the Nakamura family's forced removal from Marysville, California to Tule Lake incarceration camp, transfer from Tule Lake to Chicago, Illinois, and return to the Sacramento area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2513

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vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview (ddr-manz-1-126)

Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a farm and then father became a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to finish high school in Chicago, Illinois, and attend college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Drafted into the military. Eventually returned to …

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doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mrs. S. Okine, October 29, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-212)

A letter from Yuka Yamasaki in Chicago, Illinois, to her aunt or friend, Tomoye Okine. She thanks Tomeyo for the gift pertaining to the birth and giving a name, "Masaye." Jeanne Masaye Okine is a newly born granddaughter to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The envelope is stamped with "Received unsealed Chicago, ILL M.D. no. 25." See …

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doc Uniform express receipt (ddr-csujad-42-118)

A receipt issued by Railway Express Agency on December 14, 1945. It details the shipment that Fumio Fred Takano shipped from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, including three boxes, one tool box, one footlocker, and one carton. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_66_001

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doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mrs. T. Okine, April 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-143)

A letter from Yuka Yamasaki to her relative or friend, Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, she describes the conditions of life and jobs in Chicago, Illinois. She also expresses her concerns about the living conditions in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_65_001

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doc Letters from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, June 8, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-147)

Contains two letters from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She writes two separate letters to the Okines and encloses into one envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_68_001-003

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vh Chiyoko Chiyo Omachi Interview (ddr-chi-1-17)

Nisei female. Born July 12, 1926, in Terminal Island, California. Grew up on Terminal Island where father worked as a ship builder. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp and lived in Pennsylvania with relatives before attending college in New York. Family resettled in Chicago, Illinois, after the war, where …

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vh Clyde Tichenor Interview (ddr-manz-1-164)

White male. Born August 28, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Lost father at an early age and moved to Los Angeles, California. While in Los Angeles, began to study judo. Was part of a group in 1943 that visited Manzanar and competed in a judo tournament. Served in the navy during World War II and eventually returned …

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doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)

A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. Learning about the Okine's moving from Hawthorne to Whittier, she expresses her concerns about the neighborhood in the new location, and updates on her life in Chicago and Makoto Okine in Japan. The arrival date of the letter, April …

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vh Jane Hidaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-346)

Nisei female. Born August 18, 1933, in La Jolla, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, moved to Chicago, Illinois. Eventually became involved with the Chicago Nisei Athletic Association (CNAA).

(This material is based upon work assisted by a …

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vh Kiyo Yoshimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-344)

Nisei female. Born July 31, 1924, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Richmond, California, where father worked for the Santa Fe railroad company. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Left camp for Chicago, Illinois. Remained in Chicago, becoming a social worker, and getting involved with …

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vh Kanji Sahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-448)

Issei male. Born April 4, 1934, in Hiroshima, Japan, while mother and older siblings were visiting Japan for an extended period. Came to the United States at a few months old, and grew up in the Uptown area of Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the …

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doc Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, October 31, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-375)

A postcard from Lily in Chicago to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from Chicago, Illinois, on her way to Denver, Colorado. She is planing to visit Geo and go to the Gila River camp in Arizona where her family was incarcerated. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page …

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doc Western Union telegraph from Masao Okine to Makoto Okine, October 8, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-171)

A telegram from Masao Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to Makoto Okine in Whittier, California. It notifies that Masao has received money to purchase a car. The arrival date of the telegraph, October 9, 1946, is recorded on the backside of the envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_16_001

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Narrator Jane Kaihatsu

Sansei female. Born June 2, 1957, in Chicago, Illinois. During World War II, her father's family was sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Her mother's family was incarcerated at the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp the Jane's parents …

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img Henry H. Sugimoto (ddr-csujad-5-25)

A photograph of Hidematsu Henry Sugimoto, a former incarceree in the Rohwer incarceration camp, taken in 1944 probably in Chicago, Illinois. The photograph is addressing Ayame Okine and signed from Henry H. Sugimoto [Hidematsu Henry Sugimoto]. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_05_010

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vh George Matsumoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-73)

Nisei male. Born July 19, 1924, in San Francisco, California. At a young age, family moved to Ocean Park, California, where father ran a concession stand in an amusement park. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, had numerous jobs, including as part of the …

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doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-209)

A letter from Yuka Yamasaki in Chicago, Illinois, to her aunt or friend, Tomeyo Okine. She hopes to visit California to see Tomeyo again and also to move to California. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on September 3, replied on 24 [in Japanese]. See this object in the California State …

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vh Joe Takehara Interview (ddr-chi-1-15)

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1932, in San Diego, California. Prior to World War II, father worked as a fisherman and mother worked in a fish cannery. Father passed away at an early age, leaving mother to raise eight children. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, temporarily moved to Sunnydale, California, before being sent to the …

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Narrator Gary Yamagiwa

Sansei male. Born May 8, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois. Parents were Nisei, sent to the concentration camps at Poston, Arizona, Manzanar and Tule Lake, California, during World War II. After leaving camp, resettled in Chicago, where Gary was born and raised.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/946/

vh Richard Iwao Hidaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-345)

Nisei male. Born April 11, 1928, in Modesto, California. Grew up in Modesto, where parents ran a laundry business and then a farm. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, finished school in Chicago, Illinois, and served in the National Guard. Remained …

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Narrator Jane Hidaka

Nisei female. Born August 18, 1933, in La Jolla, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, moved to Chicago, Illinois. Eventually became involved with the Chicago Nisei Athletic Association (CNAA).

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/583/

vh Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-163)

Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …

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