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Couple standing on steps of barracks (ddr-ajah-6-53)
Caption below photo: Hyakutaro Towata and his wife, Yoshi, visit the Heart Mountain incarceration camp in 1945. In December of 1941, the FBI removed Hyakutaro from his home in Alameda. For months his family had no idea that he had been taken to a special prison camp in Bismarck, North Dakota. After eight months, Hyakutaro was …
Narrator Harriet Sato Masunaga
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the Aala neighborhood of Honolulu before the war, where parents operated a hat cleaning business. Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and interned in several camps.
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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-527)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of Ryusuke Watanabe, from Kanagawa ken, and his bride, Sen Tokuda, who was born in Tokyo. Ryusuke came to the U.S. in 1907 and Sen came in 1922 It's been said that Ryusuke was one of the four Issei men who were arrested by the FBI and sent to an …
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Letter from Robert J. Walsh Jr., Chief, Freedom of Information/Privacy Office, Department of the Army, to Michi Weglyn, July 23, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-208)
A letter from Robert J. Walsh Jr., Chief, Freedom of Information/Privacy Office, Department of the Army, to Michi Weglyn. The letter is a response to Weglyn's 1988 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), regarding records on the Japanese American Citizenship League (JACL). See this object in the California State …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 65 (May 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-154)
Selected article titles: "'Most Decorated Unit in Army'"; "Casualty List"; "Mayor Scores Compelling Law"; "Scholarly Work"; "Enthusiastic Audience"; "More Variegated Education Seen"; "Search Continues for Fresno Culprits"; "FBI Quizzed 5431"; "Want Ads Today"; "Births Reported"; "Halt Reports on Investigations"; "Supreme Ct. Test Case Principal Leaves Camp"; "Editorial Says Unions Must Live With Race Discrimination and Solve …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-202)
Article titles: "Herb Caen Item"; "American Japs Good Soldiers"; "Approve Plan for Farm Labor; 231 Japanese Workers in State"; "Yuba Japanese is Under Arrest"; "Japanese Relocation Center Organization Work Smoother"; "Two Names Offered for Jap Center Here"; "Jap, Wife Held for Possessing Firearms"; "San Joaquin County Fairgrounds Used as Assembly Center Taken Over by Army"; "Mexico …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 6 (ddr-densho-156-207)
Article titles: "Los Angeles Schools Lose 6,800 Japanese"; "Japanese Enjoy Community Dances"; "Government Efficiency"; "Summary of News at Manzanar"; "Carr Says Jap Transfers are Federal Affair"; "Shirrell Appointed Project Director of Japanese Center"; "Tulelake Growers Open Up Attack on Labor Problem"; "Jap Always Jap, Kiwaniana Told"; "More From Olson"; "Chinese Laborers in Harvest Urged"; "DeWitt Bans …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 11 (ddr-densho-156-275)
Article titles: "Helped Chinese Victims, Now Aids Japanese Here"; "Passengers From Gripsholm Still Being Investigated"; "Praises War Work of Italian Women"; "All But One of Bundists Guilty"; "Roundup of Aliens"; "...Freeing of 600,000 Italians From Ban Leaves Only Germans and Japanese"; "Editorial: 'Wrong Time'"; "Editorial: 'Loyalty Rewarded'"; "Story of Treatment in Jap Prison"; "Letters to Editor"; …
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Edward K. Honda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-244)
Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
Narrator Ramsay Yosuke Mori
Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 10 (September 3, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-36)
Selected article titles: "Senate Tightens Immigrations Bill, All Racial Quotas Removed" (p.1-2), "Earl Finch, Godfather of 442d, Heart Attack Victim at Age 49" (p.1, 5), "President's Corner: Civil Rights and the JACL" (p.1), "House Immigration Debate" (p.2), "Sponsors Deny Nisei Cast in Bad Light on 'FBI' Teleplay" (p.3), "Seattle Wonders if 'Watts Riot' Could Spark as …
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Nisei and Issei find that this is America (ddr-csujad-19-44)
This is an article from the "Magazine of America," published on June 5, 1943, by Yoichi Matsuda which describes the life of the people of Japanese ancestry and their fear of the mob and the "FBI" after Japan executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
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Joseph V. Hodgson, Robert Shivers and Ingram Stainback, flag hanging in background (ddr-njpa-2-1142)
Caption on reverse: "DISCUSS LAW ENFORCEMENT WORK: The fight against fifth columnists and subversive elements in Hawaii was opened this morning at a conference of federal, territorial and county law enforcement officials. Leaders of this conference, which discussed details of law enforcement work in connection with national preparedness, are shown in the above photo. They are, …
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James A. Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-245)
Nisei male. Born November 12, 1933, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, and was nine years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Father was arrested by the FBI, and family went to the concentration camp at Jerome, Arkansas, to reunite with him. Transferred to Tule Lake, California, following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire." After the war, …
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Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-190-12)
Feeling uncomfortable upon returning to school; hearing of FBI arrests
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
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George Yamada Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-187-16)
Community reactions to Pearl Harbor; fears of FBI arrests
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
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Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview (ddr-densho-1000-316)
Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …
Narrator Minoru J. Shibata
Nisei male. Born 1928 in San Francisco, California. Spent most of childhood on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and the rest of the family moved to Ogden, Utah, to farm. Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. …
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Information Digest No. 42 (ddr-densho-156-400)
Section titles: "Senate Hearings Continue"; "WPB Approvals"; "Sentry Held for Court-Martial"; "Budget Sent to House"; "Supreme Court to Hear Cases"; "Leupp Ready for Occupancy"; "Leave Applications Sent to FBI"; "Population Rosters Received"; "Military Areas Established"; "Water Situation Critical at Gila"; Public Attitude Improves in Michigan"; "Motion Picture Scheduled"; "Plans for Financing Recreation Programs"; "Memorandum to Field …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 22 (ddr-densho-156-223)
Article titles: "Last of State's Japs Will Leave for Arizona"; "Manzanar Free Press Makes Printed Debut"; "FBI Agent Takes Two from Manzanar"; "Manzanar to Build Its Own Schools"; "Olson Inconsistencies"; "Only 63 Evacuees at Portland Assembly Center Want Repatriation"; "Wipe-Out of Santa Anita Race Track Assessment Refused"; "Groups Agree on Schools at Alien Center"; "We Probably …
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Jimmy Naganuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-480)
Born May 23, 1936, in Callao, Peru. Spent early childhood in Peru, where parents ran a laundry business, and father was a prominent community leader. During World War II, the FBI arrested Jimmy's father and the entire family was placed on a ship and sent to the Department of Justice camp at Crystal City, Texas. After …
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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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Kazumu Naganuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-482)
Born July 28, 1942, in Callao, Peru. Before World War II, parents ran a laundry business and father was a prominent community leader. When Kazumu was still an infant, the FBI arrested his father and sent the entire family to the Department of Justice camp at Crystal City, Texas. After leaving camp, the family was not …
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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-118-44)
Hearing stories of FBI searches and arrests
During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.
Narrator Maria Sato
Nisei female. Born November 19, 1930, in Trujillo, Peru, where father ran a construction company. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and taken to the United States. The family joined him in Crystal City, Texas, then went to Japan after the war. Maria lived and worked in Japan until the …