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Collection Matsuo Sakagami Collection (ddr-densho-326)

The Matsuo Sakagami Collection consists of photographs and ephemera from the 1930s through the 1950s. Topics include: recreational activities such as fishing and picnicking, weddings and funerals, and sports such as baseball and judo. Second accession consists of two photo albums from the 1930's. Album 1 contains photos of Matsuo Sakagami's tour of Japan with his …

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Collection Jerome T. Light Collection (ddr-densho-327)

The Jerome T. Light Collections consists of two bound volumes containing the dissertation of Jerome T. Light entitled "The Development of a Junior-Senior High School Program in a Relocation Center for People of Japanese Ancestry during the War with Japan" submitted to the School of Education of Leland Stanford Junior University for his degree of Doctor …

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Collection Umeyo Sakagami Collection (ddr-densho-328)

The Umeyo Sakagami Collection consists of photographs from four albums ranging in date from the 1930s to the 1950s. Topics include: life in the Pacific Northwest before the war, experiences in the camps, Umeyo Sakagami's brothers' (Masao and Matsuo) service in the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service, her travels after the war …

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Collection Maryknoll Seattle Collection (ddr-densho-330)

The Maryknoll school was a Catholic-run school in Seattle. This collection includes a box of Maryknoll-related slides, photos and documents.

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Collection Yoshihara Collection (ddr-densho-332)

Yoshihara collection. Centers around George and Hisano Yoshihara whose son Elmer served in the U.S. Army during the occupation of Japan and was later killed in Korea. Elmer's fiance whom he met in Japan was later brought to the United States. Includes photographs and documents

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Collection Min & Uhachi Tamesa Collection (ddr-densho-333)

The Min & Uhachi Tamesa Collection consists of correspondence, photographs, documents, and ephemera related to the lives of Uhachi Tamesa and his son Min Tamesa. Much of the collection documents Min's life as a draft resister, his imprisonment at Leavenworth Penitentiary, and Uhachi's support of his son during that period. Also, found in the collection are …

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Collection May Sakuma Collection (ddr-densho-334)

The May Sakuma Collection consists of one composition notebook. Some time after World War II May Okano Sakuma wrote this essay about her experiences in Minidoka concentration camp. Topics include: schools, working at the hospital, social life, the Irrigator, strikes, and camp conditions.

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Collection Aoki Collection (ddr-densho-101)

The Aoki collection consists of one photograph of the staff of the Japanese American Courier, a Seattle-area Japanese American-published newspaper.

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Collection Gerald L. Beppu Collection (ddr-densho-435)

This collection consists of one interview conducted by author Josh Tuininga. The interview is not a full life history, focusing instead on Gerald L. Beppu's family's experiences during and after World War II, including the establishment of their family business, Linc's Tackle Shop. This interview was supported, in part, by a grant from 4Culture.

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Collection James Komoto Collection (ddr-densho-463)

The James Komoto Collection consists of one photograph album with photographs primarily of James' friends and family at Heart Mountain and other concentration camps. The collection also includes a few photographs from before World War II and outside of the concentration camps.

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Collection Murakami Family Collection (ddr-densho-467)

Collection consists of selected items from family photo album of the Mitsuko Murakami/Seigo Otani families, including several photos from Minidoka and the Otani family's relocation to Cleveland after the war.

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Collection Koji Shinsako Family Collection (ddr-densho-470)

Collection consists of 10 photos taken at Amache camp, primarily of Eiko Nancy Shinsako as a child in camp.

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Collection C. Moxley Featherston Collection (ddr-densho-472)

This collection contains a photograph of the Featherston family at Minidoka and the autobiographical writings of C. Moxley Featherston. Featherston was an attorney with the War Relocation Authority from 1942-1945. He served as a Project Attorney in several camps including Minidoka, Gila River, and Amache (Granada). His autobiographical writing explores the war years, how he got …

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Collection Makoto Otsu Collection (ddr-densho-473)

Four photos from Makoto Otsu and family

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Collection Warren Higa Family Collection (ddr-densho-478)

The Higa collection includes two portraits of members of the Moriguchi family and a 1973 edition of Boys' Life that includes an illustration celebrating a heroic act by 16-year-old Warren Higa. The Higa collection also includes Orville C. Shirey's book Americans: The story of the 442nd Combat Team and one of the editions of the World …

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Collection Watanabe & Kimura Family Collection (ddr-densho-481)

The Kimura collection includes a pamphlet for the dedication of the Watanabe-Kimura Apartment. The back of the pamplet depicts Paul Watanabe and Grace Watanabe's degrees in Bachelor of Arts from Hardin-Simmons University (formerly Simmons University). The collection also includes photographs of the Watanabe-Kimura apartments, the apartment building sign showing the name of the apartments, the apartment’s …

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Collection Fremont JACL Collection (ddr-densho-491)

The collection consists of documents collected by the Fremont JACL (then the Washington Township JACL) with information on property ownership and agricultural work of Japanese Americans in the area in advance of the population's removal. Also included are nine scrapbooks with photos, documents, meeting notes for Fremont and South Alameda County JACL from 1949-1980.

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Collection Kamikawa Collection (ddr-densho-6)

The Kamikawa collection, 1998, consists of photographs from the Nisei veterans reunion in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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Collection Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians Collection (ddr-densho-67)

This collection consists of selected papers collected by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC), which was created on July 30, 1980 by an act of Congress. Formed mainly to investigate matters surrounding the incarceration and to recommend appropriate remedies, the CWRIC had no power to correct grievances and was viewed as a …

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Collection Kaneko Collection (ddr-densho-7)

The Kaneko collection, 1944, consists of War Relocation Authority (WRA) resettlement photographs of the Kaneko and Isoda families. The two families relocated to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, during World War II, and the WRA photographed their home and daily activities. The pictures were accompanied by captions worded in a positive manner to encourage Japanese Americans to leave the …

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Collection Kamihara Collection (ddr-densho-76)

The Kamihara collection consists of personal photographs from the family of Chiyo Kamihara.

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Collection Kiuchi Collection (ddr-densho-77)

The Kiuchi collection consists of personal photographs from the family of George Kiuchi. The three photos document life in Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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Collection Suguro Collection (ddr-densho-83)

The Suguro collection consists of two prewar-era photographs from the personal family collection of Ed Suguro.

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Collection Mukai Collection (ddr-densho-87)

The Mukai collection contains one photograph from the personal family collection of Gary Mukai. The photo is of two recent immigrants from Japan in the early 1900s.

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Collection J. Matsuoka Collection (ddr-densho-89)

The J. Matsuoka collection consists of two cartoons drawn by artist Jack Matsuoka.

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