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Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive,
Collection Nippu Jiji Photograph Archive, "Gaijin Hawai'i" Collection (ddr-njpa-2)
This collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings under the original "Gaijin Hawai'i" section of the Nippu Jiji photograph library. The materials in the "Gaijin Hawai'i" Collection document international figures and their interactions with Hawai'i, primarily during the 1940s and 1950s.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2/
Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 1 of 4. (ddr-one-5-169)
doc Federal Bureau of Investigation Case file for Keizaburo Koyama. Page 1 of 4. (ddr-one-5-169)
Photocopy of a declassified file on Keizaburo Koyama by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The document speaks on Koyama's hearing at Fort Missoula, Montana and being found to be an enemy alien. The decision was based largely on Koyama having a subscription to the magazine put out by the Sokoku Kai. The panel felt that his …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-169/
Anonymous letter post marked February 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-99)
doc Anonymous letter post marked February 2, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-99)
Provides several quoted statements regarding the arrest of a Mr. Bingo on February 1 and protesting his innocence; the quotes name three others as agitators for status quo instead. These quotes, which are in English, are presumably a translation of the letter, in Japanese, that accompanies this document. See this object in the California State Universities …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-99/
Memo from Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, to R. R. [Raymond R.] Best, Project Director, February 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-95)
doc Memo from Willard E. Schmidt, Chief, Administrative Police, to R. R. [Raymond R.] Best, Project Director, February 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-95)
Memo regarding arming of Administrative Police Section with pro and con of the 45 automatic vs. shotgun. Enumerates reasons for preferring the shotgun over the 45 automatic rifle and describing conditions in the camp. See also the related handwritten document, Memorandum from Willard Schmidt, Chief of Administrative Police, to Best, [1944]. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-95/
Extracts from statements regarding the Americans of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-csujad-19-57)
doc Extracts from statements regarding the Americans of Japanese Ancestry (ddr-csujad-19-57)
This document is a text of letter sent by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, which mainly talks about the President approving the proposal of the War Department to organize a combat team consisting of loyal American citizens of Japanese descent. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-57/
Tolan Committee representative meeting with Japanese American farmer (ddr-densho-151-216)
img Tolan Committee representative meeting with Japanese American farmer (ddr-densho-151-216)
Original caption: San Jose, California. John W. Abbott, chief field investigator for the Tolan Congressional Defense Committee on Migration, is shown speaking to a young celery grower, on March 27, 1942, who has just completed arrangements for leasing his farm during evacuation. He holds the lease document in his hand. He and his sisters were evacuated …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-216/
Portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-813)
img Portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-813)
Caption below photo: Hatsuyo Ozeki of Alameda, CA. She was born in 1907 and is 5-years-old here. It is one of the many portraits that her father Mataichi, took of her. A professional photographer, Mataichi wanted to document his daughter, as he was about to send her back to Japan for her education in 1912. She …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-813/
Document with photos and documents about Alameda Acorns basketball team at the time of the WWII (ddr-ajah-5-37)
doc Document with photos and documents about Alameda Acorns basketball team at the time of the WWII (ddr-ajah-5-37)
Title: Alameda Acorns A community basketball team deals with World War II in February 1942
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-37/
Document with photo of Gus Kinoshita as a boy in baseball uniform, titled Baseball and Life (ddr-ajah-5-82)
img Document with photo of Gus Kinoshita as a boy in baseball uniform, titled Baseball and Life (ddr-ajah-5-82)
Includes biographical information about Gus Kinoshita
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-82/
doc "Murder in Camp Manzanar" (ddr-densho-67-18)
Document written by J.Y. Kurihara. Account of incident in which Harry Ueno, a kitchen worker, was accused of assaulting Fred Tayama, JACL member and accused "informant." Kitchen Workers Union members and Manzanar residents went to administration to demand the release from jail of Ueno and soldiers fired on crowd, killing one person. Members of the Kitchen …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-18/
Notice of Hearing from the Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Portland for Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-111)
doc Notice of Hearing from the Department of Justice, District of Oregon, Portland for Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-111)
Photocopy of a declassified document from the Department of Justice, Alien Enemy Hearing Board, on the detention of Keizaburo Koyama. The notice tells Koyama that he will go before the Board at the Courts Martial Room, at the Immigration and Naturalization Service Detention Station at Fort Missoula, Montana on February 2, 1942 at 3:30 o'clock. He …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-111/
Community Analysis Report, no. 6, July 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-31)
doc Community Analysis Report, no. 6, July 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-31)
Significant evidence of the high degree of Nisei assimilation of American ways, comparing favorably with the attainments of other groups of immigrants' children, has been briefly reviewed in this document. It discusses about the evidences of the Nisei assimilation based on the aspects of culture and manners, language, religion and ideals. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-31/
Japanese American News Clippings, August 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-16)
doc Japanese American News Clippings, August 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-16)
This document contains news clippings and articles about Japanese Americans from different tabloids describing significant events like the "first Mass Evacuation" which took place in the United States and how the Japanese people adjusted to the new way of life in the War Relocation Centers during the period of August 1943. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-16/
Japanese Church debt 1929 (ddr-csujad-57-12)
doc Japanese Church debt 1929 (ddr-csujad-57-12)
Amounts pledged by Friends congregations of Whittier, East Whittier, Burbank, and Pasadena, to help build Friends Japanese Church, located at 12043 (6470 E.) (219) Orange Street, Norwalk, Calif. [Handwritten document] Japanese Church debt 1929 [List of names and amounts. Includes categories Burbank, E. Whittier, and Pasadena.] Title from note. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-57-12/
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 121 (October 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-207)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 121 (October 10, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-207)
Selected article titles: "Declare Document is Unenforceable"; "On the Other Hand"; "Eisenhower Cites Racial Antagonism as War Cause"; "Yanagi Family Wash Stolen, Including Clothes Line"; "Hit Restrictions and Segregations"; "Dividends to be Paid"; "Returnee Center Plan Opposed by VFW Group"; "War Vet's Problem"; "Will Try Charge"; "Chronicle Gives Grower View on Controversy"; "Philadelphians Hold Business Opportunity …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-207/
James Faucett Last Will and Testament (ddr-densho-493-4)
doc James Faucett Last Will and Testament (ddr-densho-493-4)
Will of James E. Faucett, in which he leaves 10 acres of land to Tomio and Frances Itabashi and grants to their uncle and foster father Buichiro "Johnny" Itabashi the use and occupancy of 85 acres, a house, and a cow barn, rent-free until both children had reached adult status, and for $18/year paid to the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-4/
Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States: Precedent decisions under the Japanese-American evacuation claims act with annotations (ddr-csujad-55-2087)
doc Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States: Precedent decisions under the Japanese-American evacuation claims act with annotations (ddr-csujad-55-2087)
Document on findings from the Japanese-American evacuation claims act. Table of contents includes: officials during period covered by this volume, foreword, table of adjudications reported and cited, table of statutes cited, table of court cases cited, precedent adjudications, and index. Covers claim of Julius Downs with underlined sections and handwritten notes. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2087/
Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States: precedent decisions under the Japanese-American evacuation claims act, 1950-1956 (ddr-csujad-55-2086)
doc Adjudications of the Attorney General of the United States: precedent decisions under the Japanese-American evacuation claims act, 1950-1956 (ddr-csujad-55-2086)
Document on findings from the Japanese-American evacuation claims act. Table of contents includes: officials during period covered by this volume, foreword, table of adjudications reported and cited, table of statutes cited, table of court cases cited, precedent adjudications, and index. Covers claims of Toshi Shimomaye and Julius Downs. See this object in the California State Universities …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2086/
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 44 (December 25, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-69)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 44 (December 25, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-69)
Selected article titles: "Polls Open Tuesday for Ratification of Charter. Copies of Document in English and Japanese Distributed to Residents by Block Delegates" (p. 1), "Center Flu Cases Not Epidemic Yet -- L.M. Neher" (p. 1), "Magnuson Protest on Evacuee Coast Return Fails" (p. 1), "Requests for Repatriation Must be Sent Now" (p. 1), "U of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-119-69/
Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
Collection Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
The Tsubota collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Minoru "Min" Tsubota, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Minoru's life growing up in Kent, Washington, through his incarceration at Tule Lake concentration camp, and finally through his military service.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-105/
Document with team photo and background of ATK baseball team titled Early Alameda Baseball circa 1913-1916 (ddr-ajah-5-59)
doc Document with team photo and background of ATK baseball team titled Early Alameda Baseball circa 1913-1916 (ddr-ajah-5-59)
Includes individuals names
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-5-59/
Document with photo of Mary Helm Hall at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Alameda, CA (ddr-ajah-4-21)
doc Document with photo of Mary Helm Hall at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South of Alameda, CA (ddr-ajah-4-21)
Title: The house that becomes known as Mary Helm Hall as it appeared in 1907
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-4-21/
Digital document and photo with men standing outside Meiji Laundry with story of their Laundry in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-239)
img Digital document and photo with men standing outside Meiji Laundry with story of their Laundry in Alameda (ddr-ajah-6-239)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-239/
Theodore Akimoto Family Collection (ddr-densho-299)
Collection Theodore Akimoto Family Collection (ddr-densho-299)
The Theodore Akimoto Family Collection consists of materials from Theodore Akimoto's time with the 44nd Regimental Combat Team, Military Intelligence Service, 71st Signal Service Battalion, and Photo Division SCAP. The majority of the images document Ted Akimoto's time as a U.S. Army photographer during the occupation of Japan.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-299/
Samuel Wilder King signing the Hawaii State Constitution (ddr-njpa-2-555)
img Samuel Wilder King signing the Hawaii State Constitution (ddr-njpa-2-555)
Caption on reverse: "HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION SIGNED TODAY: Comleted after 79 days of labor by 63 island delegates to the constitutional convention, Hawaii's state constitution was formally signed shortly before noon today by 61 delegates in the throne room of Iolani Palace. Shown inspecting the historical document are, left to right: John K Lai, Hebden Porteus, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-555/
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