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845 items
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Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-76)
A photograph of probably relatives of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. Includes a Japanese American female adolescent and a Japanese American male preschooler. Possibly they are his sister's, Haruko Taenaka's children. They pose in front of the house where his parents most likely reside in Brighton, Colorado. See this object in the California State …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 120 (October 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-206)
Selected article titles: "Limit Meaning of Statement"; "Kido Asks Investigation of Reparations Statement"; "More Than Thousand Leave Colorado Camp This Week"; "6000 Tuleans Eligible for Relocation Now"; "4 Chicagoans Decorated"; "Prisoners of War Head for Coast Cotton Farms"; "Hayashi Flies Home to Aid Returnee Parents"; "Valley Viewpoint Undergoes Change"; "Private Worried"; "Matron Believes They Can be …
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Mas Okabe Interview (ddr-manz-1-131)
Nisei male. Born 1929 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents operated a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, in 1945, then went to Japan with family. Lived in Japan for a time …
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Shyoko Hiraga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-413)
Nisei female. Born 1927 in Denver, Colorado. Grew up in Denver, where father was a tailor, then established a newspaper, the Rocky Nippon. During World War II, father was removed as editor of the newspaper, arrested by the FBI, and interned in a Department of Justice camp. James Omura took over as head of the …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 51 (February 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-76)
Selected article titles: "59 of 100th Bn. Awarded Purple Heart Order" (p. 1), "Colorado State Senate Prevents Alien Land Ban" (p. 1), "Nisei Seamen May Board Ships on Atlantic Coast" (p. 1), "Ogden Bans Japanese Setting Up Business; Peterson Objects" (p. 1), "Presenting the Sweetheart of Minidoka and Her Court" (p. 1), "Sgt. Ben Kuroki Tells …
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The Companies of the Damned (ddr-densho-1007-1830)
This article describes the treatment experienced by German, Japanese, and Italian men who served in the American army during World War II. These men were suspected of being disloyal, removed from combat, and labeled as subversives and Axis aliens. The article also goes into detail about a mutiny at Camp Hale in Colorado as a result …
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Self analysis and inventory by high school students regarding the affects of the Colorado River Relocation Center residence, Poston Arizona (1942-1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1835)
Questionnaire form for a self-analysis and inventory to be completed by high school students at Poston incarceration camp. Questions cover the impacts of incarceration and students perceptions towards "relocation." Sections include, Part I covering culture, Part II covering attitudes, Part III covering personality, and Part IV covering achievements. See also sac_jaac_1836 and sac_jaac_1837 for report and …
Narrator Nikki Bridges
Nisei female. Born February 2, 1911, and grew up in California. During World War II, removed to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, worked in the War Relocation Authority office in San Francisco.
Narrator Irene Najima
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.
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Desert Sentinel, Vol. I No. 12, May 14, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-2)
School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. Features and items include a report on a bond drive and on a "Kampus Karnival"; news about the debate team and about a talent show, as well as about goings-on at Topaz, Utah; Manzanar, California; Echoes, Wyoming; Hunt, Idaho; and Amache, Colorado; and illustrations. See this object …
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Taenaka family (ddr-csujad-25-87)
A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, and his family. Includes Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army service uniform, his parents, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, his sisteres, Haruko, Chiyoko, and Saiko, as well as most likely his nephews and niece. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 46 (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-243)
Selected article titles: "New York Hostel Now Open to Servicemen" (p. 1), "Quell Rumors" (p. 1), "Death of First Nisei Reported in Pacific" (p. 1), "Myer Backs Japanese Return to Coast" (p. 1), "Aged-Issei Reported in Seattle for Health" (p. 1), "Tokyo Comments on Tule Lake Incident" (p. 1), "Seek to Prevent Colonization in East" (p. …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 154 (December 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-240)
Selected article titles: "Influenza Knocks Speech Schedule"; "On the Other Hand"; "Soldiers Processed at Camp Hann, Calif."; "Actor's Action Censored 470-20"; "Composition of U.S. Population"; "Madera Columnist Cites Parajaro Valley Sentiment; He Commends It"; "56-Year-Old Woman Killed in Five-Car Accident"; "Honor Students Receive Awards at Ft. Snelling"; "Aged Man Struck by Auto; Suffers Abrasions"; "Colorado Governor …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 15 (ddr-densho-156-216)
Article titles: "Voting by Japanese on Coast is Curbed"; "Japs Will Arrive at Cody Camp Early in August"; "Delay on Japs' Release Urged"; "Japanese Find Conditions Good at U.S. Internment Camp"; "Chinese is Mistaken for Jap, Tires Suffer"; "Japs to be Moved to New Centers"; "Colorado May Bar Jap Undesirables"; "Aliens Here Found Restraint on Fee"; …
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Vacant barracks (ddr-densho-37-827)
Original WRA caption: Poston, Arizona. Some of the "blocks" which were vacated earlier, are already dropping to pieces as shown here. The barracks were of cheap construction, rough lumber, and tar paper and few people thought that they would be occupied for three years. Units II and III of the Colorado River Relocation center, Poston, Arizona, …
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Alice Ono Interview (ddr-densho-400-19)
Alice Ono was born on January 1, 1912, in Los Angeles, California. She was one of five children of Yujiro and Yone Fukuyama. Her father was a produce broker and her mother was a housewife. During World War II, she and her family were sent to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After the war she and …
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June Yasuno Aochi (Yamashiro) Berk Interview (ddr-densho-1000-453)
Nisei female. Born October 17, 1932, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, and was involved at an early age with traditional Japanese dancing and stage performance. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, family resettled in Denver, …
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Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview (ddr-densho-1000-213)
Nisei female. Born April 9, 1925, in Malden, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. From Minidoka, relocated with family to Utica, New York. Worked in Japan for the U.S. Army of Occupation, and for the Tokyo General Army Hospital …
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Nisei Vue Vol. 1 No. 2 (Summer, 1948) (ddr-densho-266-2)
Selected article titles: "Fukui Earthquake" (p. 5), "Canada Story" (p. 9), "Kawakita Case" (p. 13), United Veterans of Fresno (p. 16), Vanport Flood (p. 19), Good News from Washington (p. 21), The Unified Nisei Vote (p. 22), The Jacl Queen Contest (p. 23), Lilli Ann Oka (p. 28), Nisei Heroes Buried at Oka (p. 30), Care …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 38 (November 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-114)
Selected article titles: "Former Beaverton Athlete Killed in Action; Nine Wounded in France" (p. 1), "Killed in Action" (p. 1), "New Employment Procedure For Evacuees Put Into Effect. New System Designed for More Efficiency, Declares Placement" (p. 1), "Aliens Now Eligible for Army" (p. 1), "Priorities Given in Property Shipment From West Coast" (p. 1), "Evader …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 46 (January 8, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-71)
Selected article titles: "Boilerman Issue Cuts Off Hot Water Supply. Negotiations Held Throughout Week to Straighten Out Labor Troubles" (p. 1), "Hunt Bundles Up to Shut Out Cold" (p. 1), "Evacuees Will Meet in Chicago. Two Representatives from Each Center to Attend; Committee Formed by Commission" (p. 1), "Internees Rejoin Families Here" (p. 1), "Colorado Council …
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Ernest Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1007-7)
Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado, with family. Volunteered for the army, and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Europe.
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Narrator Flora Ninomiya
Nisei female. Born April 8, 1935, in Richmond, California. Grew up in Richmond, where grandfather established a flower nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Returned to Richmond and resumed the family business after the war.
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Leaving camp (ddr-densho-37-506)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Last of the residents of the Amache Relocation Center board the train at Granada for the journey to the west coast or to new homes elsewhere in the country. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when …
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Gravesite (ddr-densho-37-514)
Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Not all the center residents will return to their former homes. Many have found permanent "relocation" in the sandy soil on which the tar paper barracks were hurriedly erected. A total of nearly 15,000 evacuees were inducted into the Granada Project, Amache, Colorado, since August 27, 1942, when …