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doc Letter from Emiko [Amy] Terada to Miss Laura Thomas, January 19, 1945 (ddr-csujad-4-22)

A letter from Emiko Amy Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Miss Laura Thomas in Lawndale, California. In the letter, Emiko asks Laura about the conditions in Lawndale, California, expressing her concern about housing. She also describes school in the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Advertisement postcard from the Thos. H. Fillmore Insurance Agency to Helen Thomas, July 3, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-4)

A postcard advertisement selling "war damage insurance" covered by the US government reinsurance program. It was sent to Helen Thomas in Lawndale, California from the Thos. H. Fillmore Insurance Agency in Inglewood, California. It also includes numerical marginalia on the front. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_04_001

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 150 (December 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-83)

Selected article titles: "California Group Will Propose Total Exclusion"; "State Guard Chief in California Out"; "On the Other Hand"; "A Brother in Brooklyn Niseis Happy, Hold"; "Fukudas Depart From Colorado; Return to California Ranch"; "Draft Rules Tightened Again"; "Four Gold Bars"; "Reception for Friends"; "Commend Act of Legionnaire Post"; "Want Ads Today"; "Hostel Rooms May be …

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av Shigeki Sugiyama (ddr-ajah-8-7)

Shigeki Sugiyama grew up in Alameda, California. During World War II, he and his family were removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, then transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Shigeki left Topaz for Ann Arbor Michigan, to attend school. In 1946, he was drafted and attended Officer Candidate School, then served overseas for twenty …

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img Photograph of Frank Muench in front of school bus (ddr-csujad-55-2632)

A photograph of Frank Muench in front of a school bus. Frank Muench en-route to California in new school bus for Japanese Christian Center, Sacramento California. Bus was purchased in Detroit, Michigan and Lebanon, Indiana through donations from the Denomination and friends. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2796

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doc Community analysis report, no. 70 (April 18, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1662)

Report on "Destination of Leaves to the Evacuated Area, January to March, 1945." Covers number of incarcerees taking indefinite leave from Poston incarceration camp, their destination in California, and the conditions for incarcerees returning to regions of California. "Community analysis section." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1664

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vh Kay Yatabe Interview (ddr-ajah-1-9)

Sansei female. Born April 16, 1948 in Berkeley, California. During World War II, parents were incarcerated at the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to the Bay Area, and Kay grew up in El Cerrito, California, where parents ran a shoe repair shop. Attended UC Berkeley …

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vh Robert Moriguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-515)

Sansei male. Born November 11, 1931, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, moved to Utah for a time before eventually returning to California and becoming a pharmacist. Served on the board of the Japanese American Citizens League and …

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vh Ron Osajima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-486)

Nisei-Sansei male. Born July 8, 1935, in Gardena, California. Spent childhood in Gardena, where father had a wholesale produce business. During World War II, removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Returned to Southern California after leaving camp, living briefly in a hostel set up at the Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles. Moved …

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vh Kazie Good Interview (ddr-densho-1000-429)

Nisei female. Born May 6, 1925, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, sent with family to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Due to father's refusal to answer the so-called "loyalty questions" in 1943, the family remained in Tule Lake when it was turned into a segregation center. Subject …

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Collection Kimi Yamada Yanari Family Collection (ddr-densho-180)

This collection consists of documents compiled by Kimi Yamada, who was incarcerated at the Stockton Assembly Center, California, in 1942. The documents are all typed copies of essays written by detainees at Stockton.

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Collection Lordsburg Times Collection (ddr-densho-536)

The Lordsburg Times or Lordsburg Jiho is a periodical published at the Lordsburg detention facility, written primarily in Japanese. Physical copies are held at the University of California, Los Angeles Library Special Collections.

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doc Testimony of Rose Inouye (ddr-densho-67-271)

Written testimony of Rose Inouye, born in Florin, California. Incarcerated in the Fresno Assembly Center, California, the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 34 No. 13 (March 29, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-13)

Selected article titles: "Legislative Groups Withhold Action on Refund Payments in California Land Law Cases" (p. 1), "Report California Nisei Officer Is 'Most Decorated' Korea Vet" (p. 1), "Japanese American Couple Assured of Welcome by Neighbors in Iowa Community" (p. 2), "A 'Thing' Called Prejudice" (p. 5).

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img Compton Junior College (ddr-csujad-38-353)

An illustration of Compton Junior College, California. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 4. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_05_002

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doc Postcard from Rafu Zenshuji Betsuin to Mr. M. Hamada, February 1, 1950 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-299)

An announcement from Rafu Zenshuji Betsuin, Los Angeles, California, to M. Hamada regarding an annual meeting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_06_15_001

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img Mochida family ready to board a bus to an assembly center (ddr-csujad-7-6)

Mochida family ready to board a bus to an assembly center, Hayward, California, May 8, 1942. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f06

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av Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita (ddr-ajah-8-9)

Ikuko "Cookie" Takeshita was born in Alameda, California, where father was on the board of directors of the Alameda Buddhist Temple. During World War II, removed with family to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After the war, returned to Alameda.

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av George Fukayama (ddr-ajah-8-1)

George Fukayama was born in Los Angeles, California, on February 21, 1926. During World War II, he served with the Military Intelligence Service and was assigned to ATIS (Allied Translator Interpreter Section) during the occupation of Japan after the war. Moved to Alameda, California, after military service.

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av Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara (ddr-ajah-8-2)

Tomiyo Hashimoto Yoshiwara grew up in Alameda, California, where her father had a shoe repair shop and her mother did domestic work. During World War II, was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Returned to Alameda after the war.

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doc Letter from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell, October 27, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2556)

Correspondence from Kenneth Hori to George Waegell regarding Kenneth's move from Fresno California to Denson Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2663

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doc Freight bill (ddr-csujad-55-2391)

Freight bill for George Hideo Nakamura covering goods shipped from Sacramento, California to Chicago, Illinois. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2497

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doc Attendees (ddr-csujad-55-1860)

List of individuals who attended the Poston II High School reunion in San Jose, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1863

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img Japanese American working in garden (ddr-densho-151-425)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. William Katsuki, former professional landscape gardener for large estates in Southern California, demonstrates his skill and ingenuity in creating from materials close at hand, a desert garden alongside his home in the barracks at this War Relocation Authority center.

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vh Henry Nakano Interview (ddr-manz-1-58)

Nisei male. Born May 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father ran a grocery store and then a small farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language School.

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