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vh Wilbur Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-455)

Nisei male. Born April 26, 1929, in Pasadena, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, family lived for a time in a hostel in Des Moines, Iowa, before returning to California. After the war, became an attorney and longtime community activist.

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-18)

Envelope is addressed to Harold Landon in West Los Angeles, California from John (Sohei) Hohri in Manzanar, California, postmarked February 13, 1943.

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img Soldier reading a newspaper (ddr-densho-201-516)

Caption in album: "William Omoto / California."

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img Soldier reading a newspaper (ddr-densho-201-511)

Caption in album: "Harry Sakamoto / California."

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img Soldier (ddr-densho-201-490)

Caption in album: "Laverne Kurahara / California."

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img Soldier (ddr-densho-201-510)

Caption in album: "Norman Fujii / California."

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img Soldier with a puppy (ddr-densho-201-498)

Caption in album: "Kengo Otsuka / California."

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img Soldier (ddr-densho-201-491)

Caption on album: "Takashi Okamoto / California."

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img Soldier in front of tents (ddr-densho-201-494)

Caption in album: "Dick Sakaida / California."

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img Soldier (ddr-densho-201-492)

Caption in album: "Joe Sakamoto / California."

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img Soldier (ddr-densho-201-508)

Caption in album: "Koichi Yamamoto / California."

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img Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-132)

Sumito Horiuchi at Camp Roberts, California

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img Echo Lake Park (ddr-densho-326-504)

Caption: Echo Lake Park / LA California

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img Grauman's Chinese Theater (ddr-densho-328-429)

Caption in album: "1949 / Hollywood, California."

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img View of Lake Tahoe (ddr-densho-328-158)

Caption in album: "Lake Tahoe, California."

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img View of Lake Tahoe (ddr-densho-328-160)

Caption in album: "Lake Tahoe, California."

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vh Irene Najima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-226)

Nisei female. Born August 9, 1927, in Petaluma, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. Following World War II, established career as a teacher in Hawaii and California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-226/

Collection Alameda Japanese American History Project: Digital Stories Collection (ddr-ajah-8)

This collection contains short digital stories documenting the experience of Alameda's Japanese Americans and is part of the California of the Past: Digital Storytelling Project. The project was produced by the Alameda Free Library with a grant from the California State Library.

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Collection Eastern California Museum Harry Bentley Wells and Shirley Elizabeth Wells Collection (ddr-csujad-48)

Collection of documents and ephemera from Harry Bentley Wells, teacher at Manzanar War Relocation Center High School and Shirley Elizabeth Wells, registered nurse (R.N.) at Manzanar War Relocation Center. This collection includes correspondence, memos, reports, student papers, grade book, commencement program, prom invitation, and other memorabilia from the eleven months H. Bentley Wells was employed at …

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vh Clyde Taylor Interview (ddr-manz-1-82)

White male. Born February 16, 1930, in Hollywood, California. Grew up in Oregon before family moved to Big Pine, California, prior to World War II. Was involved in a high school football game with Japanese American students from the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, served in the military and eventually settled in Sacramento, California.

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vh Ko Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-174)

Nisei male. Grew up the Pasadena, California, area, where parents worked in a family-owned nursery. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Reedley, California, for a short time before being removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. At Manzanar, father worked for the government's guayule project. After leaving camp, returned to California and became …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-19)

Envelope is addressed to to Harold Landon in West Los Angeles, California from John (Sohei) Hohri in Manzanar, California, postmarked June 16, 1943.

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Laws Directed at Japanese. California May Prevent Orientals Holding Land, From Being Members of Corporations and From Attending School. (January 14, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-138)

doc Laws Directed at Japanese. California May Prevent Orientals Holding Land, From Being Members of Corporations and From Attending School. (January 14, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-138)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 14, 1909, p. 11

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vh Susan Brown Phelps Interview (ddr-manz-1-147)

White female. Born March 1, 1941, in Bishop, California. During World War II, father was the assistant project director at the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, lived and worked in various places before eventually returning to Inyo County, California.

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-390-30)

Returning 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 conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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