284 items
284 items
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Men at the American Economic Mission (ddr-njpa-1-377)
Caption on reverse: "The American Economic Mission to Japan and China in conference with Japanese Minister of Finance, Mr. Korekiyo Takahashi, at the Finance Minister's official residence. Behind the table (from left) Mr. Takahashi, Hon. W. Cameron Forbes, Chairman of the American Economic Mission, and Mr. Juichi Tsushima, Vice Minister of Finance. April 9, Tokyo. 1935."
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Letter from Dr. Lloyd S. Ruland to Dr. Harrison Ray Anderson (ddr-densho-446-313)
Thank you for letter about young Formosan and need for missionary work in Formosa including relief and rehabilitation. Presbyterian Church of USA has no work in Formosa, but Canada and UK do. Ruland will raise issue in next meeting of Committee of East Asia. Note that Canada and UK Mission Boards work with Church of Christ …
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Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)
Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes
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Interview with Chris and Ada Ishii (ddr-densho-1007-1569)
The Ishiis discuss the difficulty of getting married and moving to the US (Ada is from China), Chris' time in camp, Ada meeting Chris' mother, and the first time the two met. Video starts at 0:52. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 66, II NY #53, Chris & Ada Verite …
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Tatsuta Maru (ddr-densho-357-726)
Handwritten caption: "Hiroko and Hanako leaving for Japan on Tatsuta Maru, March 23, 1933." Hiroko Terakawa and Hanako Terakawa are not easily visible, but Tansai Terakawa stands in the front of the group (to the left of center). The Tatsuta Maru was a Japanese ocean liner that consistently made the Trans-Pacific crossing between the countries of …
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Wang Dexian aboard the Takasago Maru (ddr-njpa-1-1057)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "As the future director of [illegible] [...] Wang Dexian, living in Guangdong and waiting for his granduncle Wang Jingwei [...] bearing the reborn China [...] General Lu Chunrong's son Lu Dezhong [...] eyes of joy towards the sight of Japan. Photograph: Wang Dexian (left) with Lu Dezhong aboard the Takasago Maru. [white …
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Interview with Chris Ishii, part 5 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1559)
Ishii discusses his basic training in Mississippi, Jim Crow, his experiences with Nisei interrogators in China, and his father moving to the US. Video starts at 0:55. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 58, II NY #43, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1560/
Narrator Roy H. Matsumoto
Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …
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Members of the Lytton Commission (ddr-njpa-1-1215)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Photography No. 2 February 29, 1932. Earl Lytton and Others Greeted by Prime Minister. Earl Lytton and the other members of the League of Nations China Commission of Enquiry, who entered Tokyo on the morning of the 29th, visited Prime Minister Inukai at his residence at 3 p.m. Photographs: the group …
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Letter from Chiong-hui to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-343)
Thank you for sending letter, photograph of , and offer to advance money to Chiong-hui's family. Request to send 5 to Chiong-hui's sister and 10 to his brother. Khe-an (Chiong-hui's sister) and baby may have returned to Formosa. Status of Formosan Chinese unclear with regards to China. KheBeng will be in Tokyo soon. Restrictions on sending …
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Interview with Chris Ishii, part 6 of 7 (ddr-densho-1007-1560)
Ishii discusses a poster he made during service in China, racial discrimination in the US, meeting and marrying his wife, and his father's death. Video starts at 0:50. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 59, II NY #44, 6-85, Ishii. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1561/
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1614)
Nomura and Loni Ding look through a photo album of his, with several photos from his service in China. Nomura recounts several stories relating to the documents and photos in the album. Video starts at 0:22. Original title: II LA #44, 7-25-85, Sho Nomura Interview V. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1615/
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Interview with George Nakamura, part 3 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1682)
Nakamura discusses his service in China on the front lines, and meeting an American pilot who crash-landed in his area. He reads a letter he wrong during wartime. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions in the background. Original title: 198, II JA #16, George Nakamura, Fri. Jan. 31. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1683/
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Teinosuke Kinugasa and others at Tokyo Station (ddr-njpa-4-442)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Director Kinugasa returns from South China visit. After 40 days' observation as a navy _______ pen unit secondary troop, Teinosuke Kinugasa, Aisho Nomura, Eizo Nakagawa, and Eijiro Kiyose bring vivid stories of their travels. They returned on the 15th at 9:30 a.m. by a train that arrived at Tokyo Station, and they …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-344)
Got more letters and packages from them; has the tea set all ready to mail out; saw an imported china set from Dresden that he might buy; Terry (Shimabukuro) went to Switzerland, he worked with Tak Yatabe and they took over from Mike Muraoka and Doc, and a boy of Utah, Ryo Uchida works there too. …
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Members of the Lytton Commission (ddr-njpa-1-1216)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Photography No. 1 March 1, 1932. Luncheon at the Prime Minister's Residence - China Commission of Enquiry Invited - Prime Minister Inukai invited seven members of the League of Nations China Commission of Enquiry currently in Japan (Earl Lytton, General Claudel, General McCoy, Dr. Schnee, County Marescotti, Mr. Robert, and Mr. …
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Nisei serviceman with wife and daughter (ddr-densho-37-751)
Original WRA caption: T/4 Taniguchi visits his wife and daughter at the Minidoka Relocation Center before returning to his unit in the Pacific. Taniguchi volunteered for the Army in 1942 when he and his family were at Tule Lake before it became a segregation center. He served in the China-Burma-India theatre and served on load to …
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Joseph Stilwell and George C. Campbell at breakfast (ddr-njpa-1-1816)
Caption on reverse: "4/8/44. U.S. Gen. Stilwell has hurried meal on Burma front. Lieutenant General Joseph W. Stilwell (right), Commander in Chief of U.S. forces in China, Burma and India, interrupts breakfast to issue orders, somewhere on the Northern Burma front. At left is Major George C. Campbell of the U.S. Army. American and Chinese troops …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-336)
Went to Florence and bought a tea set for six at a well-known china shop; would like to buy a dinner set as well, but need then to send cigarettes so he can sell them and make enough money; he'd like to buy a set for them and one as a wedding present for Bob (Yatabe) …
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Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ai-jin (ddr-densho-446-318)
Exchange news. Ai Chih Tsai wrote to Chungking about getting a Chinese passport. Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai and Ai Chih Tsai are working on business contacts and possibilities for Ai-jin and contacting church boards and government officials to raise funds for educational activities in Formosa. Ai Chih Tsai needs financial help. Will send money to Chiong-hui's siblings …
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Survivor of Doolittle's Raid (ddr-densho-299-91)
Caption: "One of the survivors of a plane shot down over Tokyo during Gen Doolittle's / bombing of Tokyo. Early in the war when our morale was low a plan was / devised to modify some bombers so they could take off from aircraft carriers. / However, they could not land on the carriers so after …
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Interview with Sho Nomura, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1612)
Nomura discusses his father's reaction to him volunteering for the army from Gila River, visiting his parents in camp on furlough before his deployment, his service in China with the U.S. Observer Group (also known as the Dixie Mission), Video starts at 0:23. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 95, …
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Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1593)
This tape exclusively features Ken Akune, who discusses a confrontation he had with a racist sergeant, the propaganda he helped create in China/Burma/India, and the relationship between US soldiers and Japanese prisoners of war. Video starts at 0:29. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 79, II LA #20, 7-24-85, Ken …
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Interview with George Nakamura, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1683)
Nakamura discusses the relationship between the American military and the Chinese government, his impression of the Chinese military, and what he's told his children about incarceration and service. He also reads a letter written about his fellow Nisei Sho Numura, who had to have his appendix removed in China. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions …
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Interview with Harry and Ken Akune, part 3 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1591)
Ken Akune discusses his time at Amache, his decision to join the military from camp, his time at Camp Savage, his basic training with the 442nd, community objection to his volunteering, and his time in the China-Burma-India theater. Video starts at 0:27. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 77, II …