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vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview Segment 12 (ddr-manz-1-126-12)

Leaving camp to attend school in Chicago and Minnesota

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vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-126-11)

Passing time in camp

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vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-126-17)

Returning to California

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vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-126-9)

Hearing about friends who were moving to Utah to avoid mass removal

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img Fumiko Kawabata and two young women (ddr-njpa-4-589)

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img Fumiko Kawabata and two young women in formal dresses (ddr-njpa-4-590)

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img Fumiko Kawabata and two young women (ddr-njpa-4-591)

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img Fumiko Kawabata and two young women posing with a refrigerator (ddr-njpa-4-592)

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Narrator Robert Katsuto Fujioka

Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a farm and then father became a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to finish high school in Chicago, Illinois, and attend college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Drafted into the military. Eventually returned to …

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doc Memo from Shoji Nagumo, Co-operating with Block Chairmen to Mr. Hatchimonji, October 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-956)

Memorandum from Jiro Fujioka to Speaker, Mr. Hatchimonji regarding his "resettlement problem" talk at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes Japanese handwritten notes. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0958

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img King of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-3)

Original WRA caption: King of Hunt High School May Day festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with his attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Prince Victor Fujioka, princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, King Johnny Okamoto, Princess Sue …

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img Queen of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-4)

Original WRA caption: Queen of Hunt High School May Day Festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with her attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Pri[n]ce Victor Fujioka, Princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, Queen Betty Aoki, Princess Sue …

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doc Memo to John Tateishi from Clifford Uyeda (ddr-chijacl-1-173)

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 148 (December 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-234)

Selected article titles: "Jammed Hostel Closed by Police"; "Shinagawa President of Bay City Board"; "Stilwell Pays Respect to Family of Soldier"; "Nishino Files Court Suit"; "A Disappointed Expatriate"; "Home of Nisei Destroyed"; "Inter-denominational Services at Philly"; "'Inescapable Obligations'"; "Investigate Ax Death at Tule"; "Confusion Explained"; "Produce More Facts, He Urges"; "Seabrook, N.J. Activities"; "Fight Niseis at …

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av Voices Behind Barbed Wire (Hawai'i Island Version) (ddr-densho-1024-42)

Short film that tells the story of Japanese Americans on Big Island of Hawai'i who were interned during World War II using a combination of contemporary interviews, historical photographs and footage, and historical reenactments. It is one of a series of four films produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i about the internment experience in …

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av Voices Behind Barbed Wire (O'ahu Version) (ddr-densho-1024-43)

Short film that tells the story of Japanese Americans on O'ahu who were interned during World War II using a combination of contemporary interviews, historical photographs and footage, and historical reenactments. It is one of a series of four films produced by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawai'i about the internment experience in each of the …

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doc Document with photo of baseball team titled Junior All-Star Team, Gila River, Arizona (ddr-ajah-5-49)

Includes history of Gila River team and players identified

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doc University of Wisconsin graduation materials (ddr-densho-433-980)

A collection of materials related to Kimiko Fujii's 1947 graduation from the University of Wisconsin, including a student association membership card, a commencement red book, and a commencement program.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 9 (March 3, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-9)

Selected article titles: "Wapato Sansei denied entry in Sigma Chi Frat: Nine Whitman College Students Quit, Protest Racial Discrimination" (p. 1), "Anthropological arguments used in JACL anti-miscegenation brief" (p. 1), "Once folksy Honolulu neighborhood now scared after three acts of violence" (p. 2), "Contra Costa youth trade views with Nisei parents" (p. 4).

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 23 (December 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-114)

Selected article titles: "Canteens Advise Holiday Candies Will Be Scarce" (p. 1), "Dr. Ichihashi to Hold Series of Lectures" (p. 1), "Japanese Studies Planned for Nisei" (p. 1), "Scrips to Be Sold at Canteens Shops; Means of Purchase Record" (p. 1), "Affiliations With U.S. Movement Considered by Colony Co-op Board" (p. 1), "Forum: Conditions of Sugar …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 11 (March 13, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-11)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii statehood bill passes Senate, 76-15" (p. 1), "Utah House OK's Civil Rights Measure 52-11" (p. 1), "Negro judge urges Philadelphia JACLers work with other minorities to fight bias" (p. 2), "Oldest U.S. Japanese Christian church seeking new building site" (p. 3), "Washington State Alien Land Law Referendum Set for 1959" (p. 8), …

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doc New Herald Vol. 3 No. 5 (July 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-91)

Selected article titles: "Relocatees" (p. 1), "Let's be fair" (p. 1), "Scholarships" (p. 1), "Herald editor" (p. 1), "Center closure" (p. 2), "Visit sick friends" (p. 2), "Here and there" (p. 2)

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img "RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944" (ddr-densho-201-403)

Caption on reverse: "Property of Masao Sakagami. Nob [?] Sakagami [illegible] #34. RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944. 1st row: 1. Nukaya, 2. [unidentified], 3. Enro Okada, 4. [unidentified], 5. Shig Matsukawa, 6. Joe Matsuzaki, 7. Mitsuru Sakurada, 8. Tamio Sakata, 9. Satoru Sakuma, 10. Ishida, 11. ?? Sakuma. 2nd: 1. …

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doc 50th Anniversary of the Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-densho-474-52)

This book traces the first fifty years of the history of the JCC in Seattle. The first four pages covering the introduction from Rev. Archie H. Hook and the brief overview of the church's history are in English, as are the photo captions throughout the book.The bulk of the text is in Japanese. The JCC members' …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 13 (September 25, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-39)

Selected article titles: "Inouye prays U.S. stay firm after 'K' visit" (p. 1), "Negroes urged by newspaper columnist to maintain close ties with Nisei" (p. 1), "Private bill signed to admit Japanese ex-TB immigrant" (p. 1), "Nisei VFW post poker palace license fight ends, more clubs may be opened" (p. 3), "JACL's long-standing record on civil …

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