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img Small child standing next to car (ddr-densho-475-725)

Black and white photograph of a toddler posing in front of the trunk of a car in a California neighborhood while holding the hand of a woman whose face and arm are partially in frame. (negative: ddr-densho-475-53)

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img Frank Cembellin (ddr-densho-475-711)

Black and white photograph of Frank Cembellin posing in a starting position. Written below photo on the album page is: "Frank Cembellin Guard '42" in white pencil.

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img Man kicking football (ddr-densho-475-712)

Black and white photograph of a player kicking a football.

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img Man in Kono All-Stars baseball uniform (ddr-densho-329-808)

Man stands on a baseball field holding a bat, wearing a uniform with "ALAMEDA KONO" across the front and the American and Japanese flag on the left sleeve, and an "A" hat.

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doc Letter from Charles Kubokawa, chairman of the Return to Topaz '93 committee (ddr-densho-422-542)

Letter sent with copy of Anthology of stories collected at Topaz Pilgrimage in 1993

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img Two children standing in field (ddr-ajah-6-231)

Caption below photo: Rayko Shiota (at left) of Alameda, CA., with a friend. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, circa 1923-1924

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img Man and two children sitting in field (ddr-ajah-6-232)

Caption below photo: Rayko, left, born February 5, 1922, father Keiji Shiota and Shuzo, born May 30, 1923. Photo circa 1923. The Shiotas are from Alameda, CA.

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img Group of women at a picnic (ddr-ajah-6-531)

Caption below photo: L to R: Unknown, Mrs. Mukoyama, Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara, Hanae Nakayama, Aki Mukoyama Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church of Alameda, CA picnic, April 1936. Location of picnic unknown.

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img Two children standing in a field (ddr-ajah-6-236)

Caption below photo: Shuzu (left) and Rayko Shiota of Alameda, CA. Photo could be in the Oakland Hills, circa mid 1920's

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img Group photo of Northern California Japanese School Association, 22nd annual general meeting (ddr-ajah-6-597)

Inscription on photo front in Japanese. Caption below photo: In the front row, 7th from left (wearing glasses) is Takuritsu Morita. He was teaching and living in Alameda, CA and he would move his family to Mountain View, CA in 1933 and teach at a gakuen there until World War II. Photo November 27, 1937. Hanamura …

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img Kiyo Sato as Miss Bussei (ddr-ajah-6-211)

Caption below photo: Kiyo Sato, of Alameda, CA is crowned Miss Bussei at an out of town buddhist youth conference, March 1959. At left is Kiyomi Sugiyama.

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doc Graduation Diploma and cosmetology certification for Tomoe Otsu (ddr-ajah-6-925)

Caption on right: Tomoe Otsu's cosmetology degrees. Caption includes biographical information about Tomoe (Otsu) and Susumu Tomine

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doc Sunday before (ddr-csujad-55-1278)

Collection of sermons given by pastors of Japanese ancestry prior to "evacuation." Includes "Foreword", "Preface", "Introduction", "Facing Evacuation", "The Tie That Binds", "Reweaving Our Lives", "The Babylonian Exile and the Love of God", "Abraham, the Migration Leader", "New Pilgrims", and "We Shall Have Our Easter." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Mitzi Isoshima with the Tobe family (ddr-densho-477-710)

Photograph of Mitsuko Isoshima visiting in-laws the Tobes. Sitting in front is Yukiko (Isoshima) Tobe. Standing left to right: Shirley Tobe, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Joyce Tobe, Greg Kershisnik, unidentified child held by Jim Tobe. The caption below the photo reads "Visiting the Tobes in Calif." in black ink.

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img Carol Ann Nakahara and Mike Hatzinger's wedding (ddr-densho-477-711)

Photograph of wedding guests at Carol Ann Nakahara's wedding to Mike Hatzinger. Back row left to right: Michael Gave, Susan Isoshima, unidentified, Saburo Nakahara, Carol Ann Nakahara, Mike Hatzinger, Wistaria (Nakamoto) Nakahara, Monzaburo Nakahara, Yasuko (Fujii) Nakahara, rest of row unidentified. Middle row: Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, rest of row unidentified. Front row left …

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img Family picture in front of car and house (ddr-densho-494-25)

Photograph Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and …

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doc Transcript of a conversation between Meriko, Asako and Shira (ddr-densho-494-54)

A transcript of a conversation between Meriko Maida and her sister Asako (Maida) Tokuno. The sisters had watched the 1990 film "Come See the Paradise" and were sometimes asked questions by the recording engineer, Shira Tokuno, Meriko's niece and Asako's daughter.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-54/

vh Bill Shishima Interview (ddr-densho-1011-1)

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …

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vh Joan Ritchie Doi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-4)

Nisei female. Born in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are …

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vh Bob Berry Interview (ddr-densho-1011-3)

White male. Grew up in Pasadena, California, where parents had a flower growing business. Provided flowers for the Santa Anita racetrack for over fifty years. During World War II, visited Japanese American friends at the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a …

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img Toshio Oku photo album (ddr-csujad-3-22)

Photo album is a collection of landscape and panoramic photos of Tule Lake incarceration camp, holiday greeting cards, photos of a fire, graduation portrait of Toshio Oku, group photo of the Electrical Department, and inside the print shop of the Newell Star. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tos_01_001_023

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img Man and four children fishing (ddr-ajah-6-229)

Caption below photo: Fishing for the big one is Shuzo Shiota (second from left) of Alameda, CA. He was born on May 20, 1923, making this photo the late 1920s. Location unknown.

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img Two men sitting on steps (ddr-ajah-6-238)

Caption below photo: Unknown Issei man (at left) with Matao Koga. Koga immigrated from Japan and lived in San Francisco, CA. He married Shigeko Iwaihara, of Alameda, CA., in 1939. He worked as a Benshi, a man who showed silent movies. Benshi in Japan were as much of an attraction as the stars of the film, …

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