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Article about donated radios (ddr-njpa-5-566)
doc Article about donated radios (ddr-njpa-5-566)
Translation of article: Radios were donated to the Schofield Barracks army training school for selected call-up soldiers.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-5-566/
Issei and Nisei family (ddr-densho-259-200)
img Issei and Nisei family (ddr-densho-259-200)
Portrait of the Yasui family on the courthouse lawn in Hood River, Oregon. Shidzuyo Yasui, Yuka Yasui, Masuo Yasui, and Renichi Fujimoto are in the back row. Homer, Roku, Shu, Michi, Minoru, and Ches (Tsuyoshi) Yasui are in the front row.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-200/
May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)
doc May the committee further recommend the release of the following (ddr-csujad-2-76)
Document presents a list of 52 incarcerees; names are introduced with the text, "May the committee further recommend the release of the following" [presumably from the army stockades]. Nakao, Masaru; Inoue, Tetsuo; Hayashioa, Bob; Tahara, Tom; Saito, Shu; Shingu, Tadashi (Fred); Ogata, Tanji; Fujimoto, Tadao (Wm); Yamamoto, Kazuo; Tanabe, Yaichi; Wada, Shozo; Takaoka, Yoshio; Komiya, Shunichi; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-76/
Ayako Nishi Fujimoto - Kyoko Nishi Tanaka - Nancy Nishi Interview (ddr-manz-1-43)
vh Ayako Nishi Fujimoto - Kyoko Nishi Tanaka - Nancy Nishi Interview (ddr-manz-1-43)
Nisei females. Ayako Nishi Fujimoto born January 28, 1930, Kyoko Nishi Tanaka born February 26, 1927, and Nancy Nishi born June 25, 1936. Grew up near Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a nursery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, all three sisters were removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Following the war, returned …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-43/
Letter from Harry Konda to Mrs. F.O. Garcia (ddr-densho-491-26)
doc Letter from Harry Konda to Mrs. F.O. Garcia (ddr-densho-491-26)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-491-26/
Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-454)
img Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-454)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Issei men dressed in feudal Japanese costumes These ancient Japanese costumes represented the samurai, and possibly some of the entourage of a daimyo (a samurai lord); some of the priestly class; the artisan class represented by men in workmen's clothing and carrying framing squares; and interestingly, a couple of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-454/
Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-229)
img Issei men in feudal Japanese costumes (ddr-densho-259-229)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of Issei men dressed in feudal Japanese costumes These ancient Japanese costumes represented the samurai, and possibly some of the entourage of a daimyo (a samurai lord); some of the priestly class; the artisan class represented by men in workmen's clothing and carrying framing squares; and interestingly, a couple of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-229/
Redefining Community: The Evolution of Sawtelle Japantown (ddr-densho-1024-120)
av Redefining Community: The Evolution of Sawtelle Japantown (ddr-densho-1024-120)
Redefining Community: The Evolution of Sawtelle Japantown is an animated documentary about the history of Japanese Americans in the Sawtelle Japantown area of Los Angeles. Narration of the documentary comes directly from over 20 oral history interviews of people who resided in Sawtelle before and after World War II. The film covers the initial formation of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-120/

Narrator George Fujimoto

Nisei male. Born January 13, 1920 in Colusa, California. Raised in Ault, Colorado, where family operated produce and sugar beet farm. Assumed responsibility for farm at age 15 when father suffered debilitating accident. Drafted into Army in 1942. After basic training in Camp Robinson, Arkansas, transferred to Fort Riley, Kansas. Attended second basic training in Camp …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/323/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-223-11)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-223-11)
Guarding German prisoners in Alabama
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-11/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-223-10)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-223-10)
Experiences interacting with Nisei from Hawaii and those from concentration camps
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-10/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-223-6)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-223-6)
Turning in "contraband" items following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-6/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-223-8)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-223-8)
Going through basic training
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-8/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-223-4)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-223-4)
Attending school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-4/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-223-18)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-223-18)
Reflections
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-18/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-223-16)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-223-16)
Retiring from farming and opening a bowling alley
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-16/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-223-7)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-223-7)
Drafted into the army
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-7/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-223-1)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-223-1)
Family background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-1/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-223-3)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-223-3)
Description of family's farm
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-3/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-223-14)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-223-14)
Moving to Texas, trying to establish a farm
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-14/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-223-17)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-223-17)
Description of children
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-17/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-223-15)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-223-15)
Hiring Mexican laborers on Texas farm
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-15/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-223-2)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-223-2)
Growing up in the small town of Ault, Colorado
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-2/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-223-12)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-223-12)
Injured in a terrible army truck accident
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-12/
George Fujimoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-223-13)
vh George Fujimoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-223-13)
Getting married
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-223-13/
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