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Alien Japanese Are Caught in Portland. Inspector Ferrandini Arrests Two Men Wanted by Government Officers. Uncle Sam's Men Forced to Overpower One Oriental Who Resisted. Both at Large With a Dangerous and Contagious Disease. (May 7, 1904) (ddr-densho-56-41)

doc Alien Japanese Are Caught in Portland. Inspector Ferrandini Arrests Two Men Wanted by Government Officers. Uncle Sam's Men Forced to Overpower One Oriental Who Resisted. Both at Large With a Dangerous and Contagious Disease. (May 7, 1904) (ddr-densho-56-41)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 7, 1904, pp. 1, 2

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 4 (ddr-csujad-26-52)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Autumn" a poem by Ken Yasuda; "On a night Like this" by Frances Okamoto; "Sloop Nakano: fat guy" by Riley O'Suga; "Flower arrangement" by Grace Hosokawa; "Why co-op" by Tsuyoshi Nakamura; "Twilight emissary" by Tommy Sakiyama; "Hi school in …

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img Queen contest (ddr-densho-159-70)

Left to right: Fumi Sotomura, June Sato, Lucy Nakano, Yoshiko Oda, Asano Kasai.

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img Boy Scout troop (ddr-densho-259-62)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Boy Scout troop that Kay and Ches [Yasui] belonged to. It was taken inside of the scout cabin This cabin probably was located in the area we used to call 'Paradise Park', which was on the west side of [Hood River] just about at the area where Interstate Highway 84 now …

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img Christmas pageant at Japanese Community Hall (ddr-densho-259-179)

Caption in Japanese at top of photograph: "Iwa Kurisumasu [Christmas celebration]." Caption by Homer Yasui: "A Christmas pageant which was performed by the Nisei members of the Hood River Japanese Methodist Church The girl second left looks like Mika Asai to mel and it might have been Jessie Iwatsuki holding the star on the stick. I …

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img Group of men, women and children in car (ddr-ajah-6-744)

Caption below photo: Issei men, women and their children, circa 1910, pose with a car, Alameda, CA.

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img Co-op warehouse (ddr-densho-93-29)

Original Ansel Adams caption: Warehouse, M. Ogi, manager; S. Sugimoto, manager of co-op; Bunkichi Hayashi, Manzanar Relocation Center / photograph by Ansel Adams.

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doc Letter from Chizu Takeda to Dan Shields (ddr-densho-501-201)

Chizu Takeda requests two travel permits for her husband, Shoji Takeda, and her father-in-law, Tomiju Takeda.

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doc Letter from Rita Temples to Kimi Fujii (ddr-densho-433-131)

Rita Temples writes to congratulate Kimi Fujii on her new position on the Alameda-Contra Costa District (AC) Transit Board and asks her to visit soon.

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doc Letter from Joe Biderman to Aunt Kizi (ddr-densho-433-114)

Joe Biderman writes to his Aunt Kizi (Kimiko Fujii) thanking her for gifts and mentions candidates for a political race.

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doc Letter from Richard Oguro to Loni Ding (ddr-densho-1007-942)

Recounts the stories and service of Frank Fujita and Sergeant T. Fudenna.

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av Kanegai family dinner and Moose (John) Fujikawa interview, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1582)

Footage of the Kanegai family eating in their backyard. Unscripted. The younger mustached man is Bruce Kanegai; the older man to his right is his father George. Video starts at 0:29. Interview with Fujikawa starts at 10:44. Fujikawa talks about his childhood in LA, his decision not to go to college, his reaction to Pearl Harbor, …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 19 (May 8, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-19)

Selected article titles: "Future of Washington office to be mooted at '60 confab" (p. 1), "Comprehensive civil rights bill urged before House subcommittee" (p. 1), "Huge Watsonville fire hits old gakuen" (p. 2), "Washington anti bias board renders first decision on fair housing request" (p. 6), "Renunciant decision reversed by appellate court, burden of proof rule …

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Narrator George T. "Joe" Sakato

Nisei male. Born February 19, 1921, in Colton, California. In 1942, moved with family to Glendale, Arizona, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop. Fought in Italy and France in 1944, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which was …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 86 (October 24, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-82)

Selected article titles: "Planning Board Election Held" (p. 1), "Editor Imazeki Leaves Quietly For Beet Harvest" (p. 1), "Co-op and Canteen Meet" (p. 1), "'Sloppy' Coos" (p. 1), "'Keep 'em Clean' Week" (p. 1), "Apply for Absentee Ballots" (p. 1).

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doc Letter from Mary Hedley to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-26)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in the Portland Assembly Center, letter from Mary Hedley to "friends" meaning Kida family. Three clippings from the newspaper covering food rationing, the possibility of fuel rationing, and the possibility of incarcerated Japanese Americans working in sugar beet fields and other crops in the inner-United States. The letter mentions that …

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img Keimin Matsudaira with an English ambassador and other diplomats (ddr-njpa-4-807)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Sent to English embassy. On the 9th, the birthday of English emperor George III, the Emperor of Japan sent a congratulatory greeting. Moreover, on the same day at 11 a.m., he sent Matsudaira, master of ceremonies, to the embassy as an official messenger and expressed his congratulations through the clergy ambassador. The …

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doc Letter from Amelia Cattrell to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-67)

Letter from Amelia Cattrell to Miyuki "Kay" Kida dated January 17, 1944. Mrs. Cattrell once worked for Dr. Miller in Hood River and was an acquaintance of the Kida family's. She was a friend of Mrs. Condit. Tells the Kidas of Mrs. Miller's (Dr. Miller's wife) passing away several years ago and how much the Millers …

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img 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan held football game (ddr-csujad-38-418)

Football game held by 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan. The caption reads: 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan held football game. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_001_002

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img Yoshimi Oda (ddr-csujad-38-72)

Photographed is Yoshimi Jim Oda posing in a farm field. It is probably taken in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: Yoshimi Oda, young but well built. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 18. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_18_005

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img Train leaving the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-89)

Photographed are a train and incarcerees seeing off the people who are leaving the camp. It is taken at a train station near the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_21_004

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img Water tank (ddr-csujad-38-506)

A photograph of the wreckage of a water jar in Korea. The caption reads: Water tank (kame) broken by bullets. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600), page 67. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_067_002

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img Soldiers taking a rest (ddr-csujad-38-510)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers taking a rest in a house. The caption reads: Our soldiers taking [a] rest in empty house. Sleep in the dark room. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_067_006

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doc Action, 1950-1951 (ddr-csujad-38-440)

Chronology of the U. S. military actions in 1950-1951. Pages 13-14 from an issue of "Veterans of Foreign Wars magazine" published in June/July 2000. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_013-014

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 22, 1986 (ddr-csujad-24-7)

In a letter to Frank Chin, Michi Weglyn describes an "Interview with Bendetsen" from the Truman library that discusses an unsuccessful effort to let George Marshall know of Admiral Kimmel's fear that Pearl harbor was going to be attacked. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_007

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