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doc Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-290)

Four letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Tak Negi. All letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter dated 9/24/1942 most likely associated with the envelope. Letter dated 9/24: details about a visit to Granada and the thoughts and feelings that came from the visit. 7/21 letter: describes weather conditions …

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vh Nobuko Miyake-Stoner Interview (ddr-densho-1000-242)

Japanese female. Born Feburary 10, 1952, in Hiroshima, Japan. Descendant of survivors of the atomic bombing in 1945. Father was a kamikaze pilot during World War II who was unable to fulfill his mission due to the war's end. Nobuko attended the Hiroshima Jogakuin, a missionary school established for young women. Graduated with an M.A. in …

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Collection Wada and Homma Family Collection (ddr-densho-157)

This collection consists of photographs and documents from the Wada and Homma families. Reverend Masahiko Wada was a Baptist minister in Japan and in the Gardena area of California before World War II. The collection includes photographs from the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado.

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Collection George Ochikubo Collection (ddr-densho-159)

This collection is comprised of photographs taken by George Ochikubo, a native of Portland, Oregon. During World War II, he and his family were removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, where he took numerous striking and dramatic photographs using a 4x5 speed graphic camera. In memory of George Ochikubo.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 19 (November 11, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-46)

Selected article titles: "Japanese Americans Rescue 'Lost Battalion.' 442nd Infantry Leads Attack Which Relieves Trapped U.S. Unit in Foothills of Vosges" (p. 1), "Citizens of Colorado Reject Anti-Alien Land Law at Polls" (p. 3), "WRA Stores Evacuee Goods" (p. 6), "Important Evacuation Issues Raised in Korematsu, Endo Cases, Says WRA Solicitor" (p. 7), "Seven Given Prison …

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img Toshikuni Taenaka's sister, Saiko Taenaka? (ddr-csujad-25-88)

A photograph of a sister of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. She is probably Saiko Taenaka. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_030

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img Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-84)

A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Yaeko Taenaka [?] in McMorrow's sugar beet farm. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0090. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_026

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img Taenaka family in a farm (ddr-csujad-25-90)

A photograph of the Taenaka family in a farm, Brighton, Colorado. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Yaeko Taenaka [?] in McMorrow's sugar beet farm. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0084. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_032

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img Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-63)

A photograph of Japanese Issei, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, the parents of Taenaka Toshikuni, a Japanese American Nisei solder. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where they reside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_005

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 32 (April 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-124)

Selected article titles: "National Director of WRA, Dillon Myer, Pays Visit. Two-day Center Tour Conducted" (p. 1), "Statistics Show Midwest Living Expense Lower. Cost of Living in Kansas City, Indianapolis and Denver Lower" (p. 1), "Insufficient Work Reported by Boys in Idaho Related" (p. 1), "Colorado Accepts Farm Laborers" (p. 1), "Relocation is an Opportunity Says …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 59 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-151)

Selected article titles: "Investigation of Niseis Recalled as Evidence Lacking" (p. 1), "Publish Reports on Resettlement" (p. 1), "Local Officials Attend WRA Conference. Representatives of Ten Centers to Meet at Denver, Colorado" (p. 1), "Racial Problem Support Asked" (p. 1), "Construction on Monument Begins" (p. 1), "Liberties Union Hits 'Evacuation' in Annual Report" (p. 1), "Malicious …

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doc Topaz Times Vol. VI No. 32 (March 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-289)

Selected article titles: "Cash Grant Policy Cleared. Center Draftees are Eligible for Leave Grants" (p. 1), "Myer to Arrive Thursday, Will Address Council on Saturday" (p. 1), "Myer Clarifies Residence Status of Camp Evacuees" (p. 2), "California Minister Demands Restoration of Nisei Rights" (p. 2), "Two Colorado Draft Refusers Change Views" (p. 2), "USC Poll Favors …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 144 (December 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-78)

Selected article titles: "Busseis of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska Hold Successful Conclave"; "On the Other Hand"; "Tokyo-Born Boy to Enter Army"; "Relocation Office to Open in Pittsburgh"; "Oversea Service"; "Say Bill Was Poorly Written"; "Yatabe's Report Will be Given"; "Want Ads Today"; "Civil Liberties' Wirin Speaker at Conference"; "Casualty Toll Stands at 263"; "Segregants From Hawaii …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 149 (December 13, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-82)

Selected article titles: "Victory Rally Held in New York"; "Colorado Has 30,000 'Potential Soldiers'"; "On the Other Hand"; "Military Authorities Satisfied with WRA"; "Christmas Fare Has Been Planned"; "San Mateans Launching Educational Movement"; "Police Officer Fears His Staff Inadequate"; "Physician Dead"; "'It Smacks Too Much of Hitlerism'"; "Radio Program"; "Want Ads Today"; "Baldwin: Moral Position Involved"; …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 37 (March 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-126)

Selected article titles: "City-Wide Cage Tourney Slated"; "Artist Honored"; "New Mexico Girl Enlists in W.A.C."; "Tea Grown in Colorado"; "Executive Woman Named by JACD"; "General Clark's Wife Visits Amache Center"; "Give Favorable Reports"; "Family House Opened in Cleveland, Ohio"; "Want Ads Today"; "Report Findings of Conference"; "Priest, and Nun's Fates"; "Minorities Asking for Job Chances, State …

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doc Valentine's Day card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (February 1943) (ddr-janm-1-14)

Valentine's Day card to Molly Wilson from Sandie Saito (February 1943). White/blue card with illustration in blue/red of two singing blue birds with a treble musical scale and red heart in the background. "A valentine message for you" is on the top center on front of card. Envelope is postmarked February 1943 from the Granada (Amache) …

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img Japanese Americans harvesting onions (ddr-densho-37-510)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Evacuee and appointed personnel office workers assisting in the onion harvest on the project farm during the volunteer farm harvest program. During the two week period when practically all project offices and sections went "all out" to help bring in the farm crops, more than eighty acres of …

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doc Amache remembered 1942-1945 (ddr-csujad-55-2695)

Pamphlet listing Amache memorial dedication schedule and the program of Amache reunion banquet/dance at Regency Hotel in Denver, Colorado, and historical photographs of the Granda (Amache) incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2859

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vh Eddie Owada Interview (ddr-manz-1-37)

Nisei male. Born December 22, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up primarily on Vashon Island, Washington. Removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and the Tule Lake concentration camp, Washington, later transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army and served with the Military Intelligence Service. Worked for the U.S. Forest Service and eventually …

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vh Alfred "Al" Miyagishima Interview (ddr-manz-1-27)

Nisei male. Born December 2, 1926, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Family operated grocery store prior to World War II. Moved to Stockton, California, due to father's illness. Removed to Stockton Assembly Center and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Resettled in Nebraska and finished high school. Drafted into the army in 1945, and joined family in Denver, Colorado, …

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vh Joseph Norio Uemura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-3)

Nisei male. Born July 3, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before moving to Denver, Colorado, where his father, a Baptist minister, was transferred. Lived in Denver during World War II, where family helped Japanese Americans leaving camps to find housing and work. Paul Robert and Jean Schuman Hanna Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, since …

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vh Thomas Shigekuni Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-297-10)

The journey by train to the Granada concentration camp, Colorado

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 …

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Narrator Louie Watanabe

Nisei male. Born August 22, 1925, in Walnut Grove, California. Grew up in Walnut Grove, where parents owned and operated a restaurant and rooming house. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp for Chicago, Illinois, and worked in various places, including Colorado Springs …

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Collection Hideo Takeuchi Collection (ddr-densho-204)

This collection consists of photographs from Hideo Takeuchi, who was in the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, during World War II. Mr. Takeuchi was employed as a firefighter while in camp. While in camp, he purchased a Bessel 620 camera though a catalog and built a darkroom and enlarger to process his photographs.

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doc Information series (Lowry Field, Colorado), no. 5-MS (September 1945): hospitalization, medical treatment and related benefits (ddr-csujad-55-2162)

Brochure regarding hospitalization, medical treatment, and related benefits for veterans. Covers hospitalization, out-patient treatment, prosthetics, medical treatment for veterans receiving vocational rehabilitation, and how to apply. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2264

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