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vh Susan Hayase Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-13-1)

Growing up Sansei in Orange County, California

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. …

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vh Roy Doi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-5)

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1933, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where father was a migrant farm laborer. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred with family to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to California after the war.

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vh Min Tonai Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-302)

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

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vh Min Tonai Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-354)

Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …

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img Welcome party for Dr. Furukoshi (ddr-csujad-36-12)

Group photograph of a welcome party for Dr. Furukochi held at Koyasan Betsuin, Los Angeles, California. The event was sponsored by three newspaper companies, presumably "Kashu mainichi shinbun = Japan-California daily news," "Rafu shimpo," and "Shin Nichibei = New Japanese American news." A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 25, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-71)

Minutes of the seventh general meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes report on the Northern California District Council meeting, discussion on plans to hold a benefit film screening, and selection of members to attend the Northern California District Convention at Fresno. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Sam [Usami], Amy [Emiko], and Ted Terada (ddr-csujad-4-10)

A photograph of Sam [Usami], Emiko [Amy], and Ted Terada, who are the former incarcerees at the Rohwer incarceration camp, taken in 2005, Lawndale, California. They pose, sitting on a sofa in a house. The inscription on the backside reads: Sam, Amy, and Ted Terada, Lawndale, California, 2005. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Alaska: the indigenous church at work (ddr-csujad-57-4)

A history of the partnership between the First Friends Church of Whittier, California, and the people of the Kotzebue Sound area of Northwestern Alaska. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church [Handwritten, faded] Please return to Helen Stanton. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img [Photograph of the Willow Motel] (ddr-csujad-29-186)

The Willow Motel in Lone Pine, California, was built using barracks from Manzanar. Photograph inscription: The Willow Motel in Lone Pine, California. This business concern, like many others in the Owens Valley, makes use of the barracks formerly housing administrative personnel and internees at the Manzanar Center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from Shirley Cobb, [volunteer], American Red Cross, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army, [November 10, 1945?] (ddr-csujad-1-2)

V-mail from Shirley Cobb, American Red Cross volunteer, to Kune Hisatomi, Pfc., U.S. Army. Shirley Cobb informed Kune of her current location: She was in Capodichino, but heading to Bagnoli, Italy. She also gave Kune her home address in Menlo Park, California and business address in Palo Alto, California. See this object in the California State …

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vh Susumu Yenokida Interview (ddr-manz-1-35)

Nisei male. Born June 28, 1925, in Turlock, California. Grew up in the Cortez, California, area. During World War II, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. When drafted by the military, refused to report for the preinduction physical, and was tried and jailed for refusing the draft. Served …

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vh Hikoji Takeuchi Interview I (ddr-manz-1-10)

Nisei male. Born December 18, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Parents owned and operated a restaurant. Father passed away prior to the onset of World War II, so mother was responsible for preparing the family to move to camp. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, and in 1942, was shot by a military police officer while …

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vh Yukiko Miyahara Interview (ddr-manz-1-62)

Nisei female. Born November 29, 1919, in Venice, California. Married in Venice prior to World War II, and had a child only a few days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Transferred with family to the Tule Lake concentration …

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vh Art Okuno Interview (ddr-manz-1-80)

Nisei male. Born September 15, 1921, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, served as scoutmaster …

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vh Mary Ishimoto Watanabe Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-1)

Nisei female. Born September 29, 1920, in San Jose, California. Grew up in Cupertino, California. Attending San Jose State College when World War II broke out. Sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Left camp with the help of the National Student Relocation Council to attend graduate school. …

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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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vh Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …

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doc Testimony of Haru Isaki (ddr-densho-67-186)

Written testimony of Haru Isaki of Oakland, California. Incarcerated in the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Topaz Relocation Center." Personal information excised by Densho.

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img Sloat Monument (ddr-csujad-38-122)

A photograph of Sloat Monument in Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_28_001

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doc A celebration of life... (ddr-csujad-24-127)

This is a pamphlet from a memorial service for Michi Weglyn at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_012

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img Terminal Island looking west (ddr-csujad-43-264)

Aerial photograph number 2008 of Terminal Island. Caption reads: Terminal Island, Calif. [California] Alt. [Altitude] 9000' looking west. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_05_002

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img Three Nisei couples dancing (ddr-csujad-44-55)

A photograph of three Nisei couples dancing in a dimly lit room while incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0055

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doc New Year's greeting card from Mamoru and Tsuru Yamauchi to the Okine family, January 1, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-113)

A new year's greeting card from Mamoru and Tsuru Yamauchi in Gardena, California to the Okine family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_43_001

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doc K. C. Lee: chop suey supplies oriental medicines (ddr-csujad-5-170)

A business card of K. C. Lee, chop suey supplies, oriental medicines. A store in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_15_007

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av Jane Muranaka oral history interview (ddr-csujad-31-9)

Oral history of Jane Muranaka, recorded as part of Asian American Studies 390, California State University, Northridge. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JSFVOH_01-12

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