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Narrator Mary Ishimoto Watanabe

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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doc Card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy to Mitzi Naohara, June 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-352)

A card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara, announcing the Compton Junior College commencement held on Thursday June 10, 1943. The card was mailed to Mitzi at the Poston camp in Arizona on June 5, 1943. The caption reads: Margaret's announcement graduating from Compton Junior College received June 5, 1943. An item from: Mitzi …

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn at Mount Holyoke College in 1994 (ddr-csujad-24-82)

A note written in 1995 from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin on the back of a photograph of Michi Weglyn at Mount Holyoke College in 1994. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_008

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doc Letter from Aileen Oita to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, October 3, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1881)

Correspondence from Aileen Oita to Dallas McLaren regarding her move from Poston incarceration camp, life as a college student, and expressing gratitude for McLaren's support. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1884

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doc Flyer re: vote for monies for Heart Mountain Scholarship Fund, [August 1944] (ddr-csujad-55-1629)

Flyer promoting the establishment of a Heart Mountain scholarship fund to support Nisei interested in attending college. Includes illustrations and text in English and Japanese. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1631

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vh Art Hansen Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-295)

White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); …

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vh Art Hansen Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-310)

White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); …

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vh Art Hansen Interview (ddr-densho-122-23)

White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); …

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img First California yearly meeting of Friends (ddr-csujad-57-42)

A group of people stands before Founders Hall at Whittier College (Calif.). [Printed on paper attached to matboard] First California Yearly Meeting of Friends Church. R. H. Gardiner, Arist. [Handwritten] March 1895. [Followed my lists of names from various states.] Title from attached paper. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 228 (August 31, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-943)

News bulletin from Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering jobs through the Army Ordinance Division, lost and found, adult education, visitors to Heart Mountain, Red Cross, college opportunity, books for Japanese prisoners, mailing Christmas packages, and other job offers for incarcerees. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0945

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av An Oral History with Woodrow Odanaka (ddr-csujad-29-14)

Impressions of a Nisei concerning pre-World War II family produce business in Los Angeles, California; removal to Santa Anita Assembly Center in California, and the Granada incarceration camp in Colorado; wartime college experiences in Minnesota; and Army military intelligence duties in the Philippines and occupied Japan. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral …

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Narrator Dave Kawamoto

Nisei male. Born December 16, 1916, in Cupertino, California. Attended San Jose State College, where he was an NCAA wrestling champion. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Corps, but was refused on account of his Japanese ancestry. Was one semester short of earning a business degree when he …

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doc Letter from M.J. Brickley, Registrar, Sacramento Junior College, to whom it may concern, March 26, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-1302)

Correspondence from M.J. Brickley to Whom it May Concern requesting permission for Yuriko Kumamoto to travel between her home and Sacramento Junior College. Includes copies of Kumamoto's Citizen's Indefinite Leave card and her membership card for the United States Cadet Nurse Corps. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1304

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doc Program for Nisei Honorary Degree Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-362)

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Narrator Frank Emi

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Attended Los Angeles City College for one year before leaving to run the family produce business. Married and had a daughter before being removed to Pomona Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The leader of Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee, was convicted of …

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doc Structural report, institutional adjustments, V: educational institutions (ddr-csujad-26-20)

Essay observing education levels, types of students, and establishment of education programs at Tule Lake for English speaking students. Includes descriptions of programs for various age groups including nursery, primary, secondary, adult education, college and the Student Relocation Council. Report compiled as a portion of the Japanese American Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS). See this object …

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img California yearly meeting of Friends 1894, Whittier College (ddr-csujad-57-41)

Young men and women are seated on a lawn with trees behind them. They are seated in the shape of two hearts missing their points, or a large and small numeral three. [Handwritten on verso] C. E. Group taken at the first Y. M. held at Whittier 1894, W College Campus. L.F.H. See this object in …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 27 (March 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-116)

Selected article titles: "Price-War Story Disturbs Fresnans"; "Assault Charges Made Against Three Persons"; "On the Other Hand"; "Souvenir Translated"; "Tule Lake's Outlawed Organizations' Chiefs Sentenced to Jail Terms"; "Emoto of Hunt Charged with Weapon"; "Benefit Dance Sunday Night"; "California to Accept State Job Application"; "'Nisei Action -- Today and Tomorrow'"; "Dean Opposes College Student Equality Group"; …

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img Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-38-26)

Photographed is Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto. The caption reads: I went to Utah and Idaho to grow sugar beets. This is Mr. Larry Hashimoto who took the role of our group leader when we left the Manzanar camp. People say that he used to be a catcher of a college baseball team. [In Japanese]. A photo from …

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doc What will be my future (ddr-csujad-48-6)

Term paper by Lily Fukuhara for period V Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Chapter headings include: After high school- What next?; Possibilities after graduation; What are my goals?; and Will I attend college? Ch. 1: Lily describes an excitement for graduation and a tendency to overplan …

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img First California yearly meeting of Friends (ddr-csujad-57-40)

Rows of chairs are filled with male and female spectators facing a stage at the front of a room, where two rows of black-clad men and women sit and stand. A framed photograph of John Greenleaf Whittier hangs on the wall above the people on stage, along with some streamers. [Printed on paper attached to matboard] …

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vh George Sakaye Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-400-17)

George Sakaye Nakano was born on November 24, 1935, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. George's parents were Kibei, born in Hawaii, then educated in Japan before returning to the U.S. Nakano grew up in Los Angeles until he was six years old. When WWII started, the Nakano family was incarcerated in the …

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img Donald and Alice Nakahata with copies of executive order 9066 (ddr-csujad-52-31)

Caption above image reads, "REMEMBERING THE JAPANESE-AMERICAN INTERNMENT--Donald and Alice Nakahata look over two posters of Executive Order 9066 that hang in their Mill Valley, Calif., home as a reminder to their three college-age sons that the freedoms in the U.S. Constitution easily can be taken away. The Nakahatas have not forgotten the lesson they learned …

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Narrator Dale Minami

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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vh Frank Emi Interview (ddr-densho-1002-9)

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Attended Los Angeles City College for one year before leaving to run the family produce business. Married and had a daughter before being removed to Pomona Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The leader of Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee, was convicted of …

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