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doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-105)

Excerpt: "We received your letters and enjoyed them very much." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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img Nursery school art class (ddr-densho-37-314)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Art time in the nursery school at this relocation center.

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img Barracks construction (ddr-densho-37-257)

Original WRA caption: Tule Lake Relocation Center, Newell, California. Building first house at Tule Lake War Relocation Authority center.

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doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano, June 21, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-83)

A letter from Tsuruno Meguro to her son-in-law and daughter, Fumio Fred and Yoneko Takano in Chicago, Illinois. She writes from Santa Clarita, California, where she has been reestablishing her life after the forced evacuation and incarceration. The letter explains about the reason why she has not moved to Los Angles, California, but instead to Saugus, …

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Collection Martha Shoaf Collection (ddr-manz-7)

The Martha Shoaf Collection is comprised of photographs from Martha Shoaf, a fourth grade teacher at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Materials include photographs of Shoaf's students and fellow teachers at Manzanar.

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War Talk Prevalent in Japan; California Law Arouses People. Former Premier Okuma Declares Conflict is Impending Unless Christianity Can Cope With Crisis. Mass Meeting Demands Extreme Retaliation. (April 18, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-220)

doc War Talk Prevalent in Japan; California Law Arouses People. Former Premier Okuma Declares Conflict is Impending Unless Christianity Can Cope With Crisis. Mass Meeting Demands Extreme Retaliation. (April 18, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-220)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 18, 1913, pp. 1, 13

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Collection Katayama Collection (ddr-densho-154)

The Katayama collection contains photographs from the Katayama family. The photos include portraits taken in Japan in the early 20th century, as well as photographs depicting life in Tule Lake concentration camp, California, during World War II.

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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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doc Resettlement bulletin, vol. 2, no. 7 (September 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1671)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including news, resources, and opinions. Current issue includes articles on family resettlement through churches, California annual conference of the Methodist Church, Missionary Society of the Evangelical Church, the Southern California-Arizona conference of the Methodist Church, relocation to Chicago, integration, and information on hostels. See this object in the California State …

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doc Copy of the contents of a certificate of search (ddr-csujad-55-2569)

Affecting the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 14, Tp. 8 North of Range 11 West, M.D.M., in California, containing forty acres of land. More or less, prepared by the undersigned from a Certificate of Search prepared by the Sonoma County Abstract Bureau, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. See this object in the California State Universities …

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vh Mas Okabe Interview (ddr-manz-1-131)

Nisei male. Born 1929 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents operated a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, in 1945, then went to Japan with family. Lived in Japan for a time …

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vh Nobu Shimokochi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-7)

Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp eventually returned to California.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and …

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vh Donald Yamamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1011-2)

Nisei male. Born 1930 in San Jose, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, returned to California.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and …

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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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vh Florence Ohmura Dobashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-434)

Nisei female. Born October 1927 in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California where father was a minister, but was living in Riverside, California, when World War II broke out. During the war, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to finish high school in Ohio, then attended UC Berkeley and …

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vh Norm Hayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-468)

Sansei male. Born September 11, 1939, in Oakland, California. Grandfather, father, and other family members established a nursery business in San Francisco, California prior to World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to San Francisco and …

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vh Hal Keimi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-458)

Nisei male. Born October 23, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, where parents ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, lived for a time in a trailer park …

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vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-456)

Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, …

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vh Helen T. Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-505)

Sansei female. Born December 10, 1937, in Stockton, California. Spent early childhood in Stockton, where parents had a small farm. During World War II, family was sent to the Stockton Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to California, first to Linden and then to Sacramento, where father owned a …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 15 (October 19, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-42)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Wins Right to Farm In California Escheat Case. Stipulation Settlement Hailed As Victory By Wirin; $75,000 Paid to Clear Title to Land" (p. 1), "Canada Refusal To Admit Nisei GI's Protested" (p. 1), "Northern California JACL Delegates Pledge Support to Campaign Against Land Law" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 113, No. 9 [September 27, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-34)

Select article titles: "California creates commission to battle hate crimes" (p. 1), "California bill would study state's contracting with minorities, women" (p. 1), "Health plan for women children is announced" (p. 1), "Heart Mountain camp is sought as site of museum" (p. 1), "Bush, Fujimori meet over U.S. aid" (p. 3).

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img Pier (ddr-csujad-38-151)

Photographed is a pier in Presidio of Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 31. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_31_003

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doc Marriage license (ddr-csujad-42-2)

A marriage license of Istuhei Takano and Tomoye Kodama. Issued by County of Los Angeles, California on August 23, 1913. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_02_001

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img Terminal Island looking east (ddr-csujad-43-268)

Aerial photograph number 2726 of Terminal Island. Subject reads: Termenial [Terminal] Island Calif. [California] looking east alt. [Altitude] 11,700'. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_05_007

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img Terminal Island looking north (ddr-csujad-43-267)

Aerial photograph number 2729 of Terminal Island. Subject reads: Termenial [Terminal] Island Calif [California] looking North Alt. [Altitude] 11,700'. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_05_006

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-43-267/

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