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doc Letter from Yasaku Naohara to Nobuo Naohara, February 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-571)

A message from Yasaku Naohara in Hiroshima, Japan, to his relative, George Nobuo Naohara in Long Beach, California. It informs George of the safety of his relatives in Hiroshima, Japan. The message was delivered with the assistance of the Red Cross, including Société de la Croix-Rouge du Japon, Comité international de la Croix-Rouge, and American Red …

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doc Letter from Fumio Fred Takano to Mrs. Florence Packer, August 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-42-75)

A letter from Fumio Fred Takano to Florence Packer, his appointed attorney in Los Angeles, California. Fumio writes from the Gila River incarceration camp, requesting Florence Packer to deliver Fumio's 1939 Chevrolet truck along with Mrs. Nakashima's personal items to the camp. The draft letter is found in item: csudh_tak_0074. The power of attorney is found …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 15, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-91)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports from the treasurer, the Feast Of Lanterns boat parade committee, and the Fourth of July committee. Also includes discussion on matters relating to the Watsonville JACL, dues, the tea garden project, the donation drive to raise funds against anti-alien legislation, and the Northern California …

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img Frosh (ddr-csujad-44-26)

A large group photograph of young Nisei men and young women, who are frosh students, incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The group of people is posing in three rows outside a barrack. The men and women in the back two rows are standing. The women in the front row are seated in chairs. Photo inscription on …

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img Nisei women's basketball team (ddr-csujad-44-17)

A group photograph of twelve young Nisei women posing in front of a barrack at Tule Lake, California. They are presumably basketball team members. They are in two rows of six. The women in the back row are standing and the women in the front are sitting on a bench. A woman in the front row …

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img Nisei men outside (ddr-csujad-44-47)

A photograph of two young Nisei men incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. They are outside. One young man is standing, and the other young man is crouching on the ground next to him. They are looking at something out of the frame. Rows of barracks are in the background behind the men. Photo inscription on back: …

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doc Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 14, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-63)

Minutes of the third executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include anti-alien land bills and related legislation discussed at a special session of the Northern California District Council, the appointment of Hal Higashi as chairman of the Public Relations Board, and the purchase of an American flag for club use. …

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doc Letter from Sojiro Nishimura to Mr. S. Okine, November 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-176)

A letter from Sojiro Nishimura to his uncle, Seiichi Okine. He writes about his visit in the Okines' place in California and appreciation for their courtesy and generosity. He also notes that he has found the monetary gift of 15 dollars included in a gift from the Okines but would like to take only 5 dollars …

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doc Letter from Ayame Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-161)

A letter from Ayame Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. In the letter, she expresses her excitement about her husband, Masao's returning home from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei solder. She anticipates that she is going to go back to California where Seiichi and Tomeyo reside once Masao …

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doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Seiichi and Dorothy Okine, January 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-127)

Contains two letters written by Makoto Okine along with an envelope. He writes to his father and sister, Seiichi and Dorothy Okine separately, encloses the two letters into the same envelope, and mails to Seiichi Okine's place in Hawthorne, California. The letters are written in Leghorn, Italy where Makoto Okine is stationed as a U.S. Army …

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doc Letter from Teruko Fuji to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, April 9, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-202)

A letter from Teruko Fujii, a member of "S.P. Church" in Los Angeles, California, to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Teruko informs them that the properties of the S.P. Church have been sold. She also invites the Okines to her church's prayers on the second Sunday. The arrival date of the letter, April 10, 1947, is recorded …

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George and Kuni Yamanaka [wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-1)

A wedding photograph of George and Kuni Yamanaka taken at a Buddhist temple by Fred Jumura Studios in San Jose, California. Includes Seiichi, Tomeyo, and Masao Okine, and Jokichi Yamanaka. On the backside of the photograph, there is a note that addresses the photograph to "Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine" [= Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine] and …

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doc Letter from Shizuka Nishimura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 30, [1947?] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-216)

A letter from Shizuka Nishimura in San Juan Bautista, California, to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi Okine. She thanks them for chrysanthemum flowers which they sent to her. She receives letters from her family members in Japan and learns that Fumiko Yamanaka is planning to return from Japan to the U.S. soon and that Jogi sent …

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doc WAR Department report of change of status and address; Cash receipt (ddr-csujad-5-75)

A copy of WAR Department report of change of status and address submitted by Masao Okine and dispatched by the U.S. Army Fort Meade, Maryland. He claims that Seiichi, Tomeyo, and Dorothy Ai Okine are his dependants and requests family allowance to them. Also includes a cash receipt of 29.00 dollars for lease in Hawthorne, California, …

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doc Card from Masao Okine to Mrs. S. Okine, March 5, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-136)

A card for Mother's Day from Masao Okine to his mother, Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. He probably writes from Japan where he is deployed as a U.S. Army soldier. The card is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on March …

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doc Letter from E. F. Owen, Evacuee Property, Rohwer Relocation Center, Arkansas, to Seiichi Okine, November 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-102)

A letter from E. F. Owen, Evacuee Property, Rohwer Relocation Center, Arkansas, to Seiichi Okine, enclosing "Original government bill of lading no. I-204336" to cover shipment of Seiichi Okine's personal effects from the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, to Long Beach, California along with a copy of WRA-I56 form, "Request for transportation of property," The original government …

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img Otani family's visit, [Enmanji Buddhist Temple] (ddr-csujad-56-318)

Large group in front of Enmanji Buddhist Temple doors in Sebastopol, California. It is taken to commemorate the Jodo Shinshu Otani family's visit. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to …

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doc Japanese American Korean War Veterans (ddr-csujad-1-196)

A "souvenir booklet" to commemorate the first reunion of Japanese American Korean War Veterans and dedication of the Japanese American Korean War memorial held at the Japanese American Cultural and Community Center, Los Angeles, California, May 23-25, 1997. Includes names and images of the Americans of Japanese ancestry who were killed in action during the Korean …

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vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview (ddr-ajah-1-10)

Sansei male. Born August 10, 1952, in Berkeley, California. Graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in social welfare. Attended the Pacific School of Religion and graduated with an MDiv. Appointed full-time pastor to the Buena Vista United Methodist Church in Alameda, California, in 1988. Served as pastor for more than thirty years, leading the church's …

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doc Japanese family in America (ddr-csujad-55-50)

Article reprinted from the "Annals of The American Academy of Political and Social Science" on the status of Japanese in the United States. Article includes sections on the Unique Position of the Japanese, Minority Groups in the United States, Background of the Japanese in California, After the War Began, Evacuation, Factors Strengthening Family Solidarity, Summary, and …

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doc Opinion (War Relocation Authority), no. 80 (August 5, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1672)

Report from Philip M. Glick, Solicitor, War Relocation Authority on the effect of alien land laws on the acquisition of property by individuals of Japanese ancestry. Covers the character of alien land law prohibitions, California alien land laws, the act of 1913, the act of 1920 as amended by acts of 1923 and 1927, amendment of …

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vh Nellie Mitani Interview (ddr-manz-1-88)

Nisei female. Born January 31, 1919, in Mesa, Arizona. Grew up in Arizona, where family ran a produce farm. Attended college, and after marrying husband, a Buddhist minister, moved to Bakersfield, California. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While in Poston, husband was picked up by the FBI and transferred to …

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vh George Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1014-16)

Nisei male. Born 1934 in Guadalupe, California. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to the Sacramento area. Served in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually resettled in Minnesota.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the …

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vh Hiroshi Uyehara Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-13)

Nisei male. Born January 1, 1916, in Oakland, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where father started a fish cake factory. Attended UCLA and UC Berkeley and then worked as an electrical draftsman for the Department of Water and Power for the City of Los Angeles. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, …

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vh Alice E. Sumida Interview (ddr-one-7-44)

Nisei female. Born July 18, 1914, in Osco Flaco, California. Grew up in Pismo Beach, California. During World War II, moved to a farm labor camp near Nyssa, Oregon. Lived and farm for a time in Idaho before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department …

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