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doc Letter to Nobuko from Beverly Fitting | July 26,1944 (ddr-janm-17-69)

1 envelope, 2 paged letters. Written to Nobuko Nakamura, George Nakamura's sister, from Beverly Fitting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, dated July 26, 1944 at 9:30 pm. The letter writes about George being moved into various hospitals. The letter is partially torn on one side, resulting in lost text.\n\nOn recto of envelope, green Air 20 cent stamps …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 17 (October 23, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-43)

Selected article titles: "20 tons of relief clothing crated in L.A. for Nagoya" (p. 1), "U.S. Civil Rights Commission starts 3rd year program" (p. 1), "Sansei school safety patrol officer acts quickly to save life of another" (p. 1), "Temporary farm workers return to Japan, very little said favorably of program" (p. 3), "African official hails …

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-25-3)

The Iseris were a prominent Japanese American family in the White River Valley. Front (left to right): George, Matahichi, Oscar (in front of Matahichi), Dan, and Kisa holding Carl. Back: Alice, Tom, Mitsuo (Mike), Mun, Masato, and Mae. Matahichi Iseri and his wife, Kisa, started farming in Thomas around 1914. They also ran a small grocery …

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img Governor signing the Washington State Redress Bill (ddr-densho-10-7)

Governor John Spellman of Washington State signs a state bill allocating redress payments of $5,000 each for thirty-eight Nisei state employees who lost their jobs during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. Front row (left to right): Cherry Kinoshita, Governor John Spellman, Miye Ishihara, and Frank Kinomoto. Back: unidentified, Representative Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, …

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doc Letter from Robert A. Allison, Project Director, Jerome Relocation Center, War Relocation Authority, February 22, 1944 (ddr-csujad-38-562)

A letter from Robert A. Allison, Project Director of the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It certifies that George Nobuo Naohara has made an application for repatriation/expatriation. It also states that WRA is not authorized to approve or disapprove his application. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_014

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img Anju, N. Korea (ddr-csujad-38-522)

A photograph of buildings in Anju, North Korea. The caption reads: Anju, N. Korea. Gen. MacArthur come by this street by __ing jeeps. Anju, N. Korea. 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_113_002

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img Community enterprises store no. 1 (ddr-csujad-38-258)

Photographed are staff members of the community enterprises store no. 1 in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. Includes Yoshiye Dorothy Naohara, a cousin of George Naohara. The caption reads: Jerome, Arkansas, 1944. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 14. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_14_003

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img Mr. Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, cooks (ddr-csujad-38-39)

Photographed are Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, and cooks of the mess hall at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Mr. Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, cooks. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Camps for farm laborers in Idaho (ddr-csujad-38-6)

A photograph of Tadashi Sakaida posing in front of Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps in Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Camps for farm laborers in Idaho. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 1. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_01_001

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img Lt. Vorobyov (ddr-csujad-38-483)

Photographed are Lt. Vorobyov and other soldiers. The annotation reads: Came to this group to inquire if there were any prisoners for interrogation. LT. Bolvidff [Vorobyov] asked. Reply was "Not to-day!" 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: …

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img Covered truck leaving Jerome camp for Tule Lake camp (ddr-csujad-38-86)

Photographed are a covered truck and incarcerees presumably in the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. It was probably taken when the volunteers were leaving for the Tule Lake camp in California. 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_001

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img Nisei farm workers (ddr-csujad-38-70)

Photographed are Nisei farm workers. It is probably taken in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: we used to play together like this on a day off. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. 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: …

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img Handsome guy, Keny Kuwahara (ddr-csujad-38-63)

Photographed is Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara standing in a sugar beet field probably in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: Handsome guy, Keny Kuwahara. Japanese-English bilingual, Kenji Kuwahara. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 17. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Sgt. Tamura and Sgt. Uyekawa (ddr-csujad-38-492)

A photograph of Sgt. Tamura and Uyekawa standing under apple trees. The caption reads: Sgt. Tamura is shaving his face by an electric shaver while Sgt. Uyekawa is guarding Sgt. Tamura. 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: …

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img U.S. soldiers swimming in a river (ddr-csujad-38-451)

Photographed are U.S. soldiers swimming in a river. The annotation reads: No bath houses. Therefore, took a dip in the river to wash ourselves. Patrol plane kept an eye out for enemies. 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 …

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doc Letter to Michi Weglyn, February 26, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-65)

A letter to Michi Weglyn about efforts to get signatories to an open letter to U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa, criticizing his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The author discusses their relationship with George Takei and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Large farm field (ddr-csujad-38-16)

Photographed is a farm field, presumably at Camp Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: It was a large farm field spreading far beyond the horizon. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 2. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_02_004

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doc Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, March 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-376)

A postcard from Lily to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from New York where she and her husband, George, are going to be settled after leaving the camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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Letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, July 15, 1942; Temporary travel permit and identification (ddr-csujad-38-550)

doc Letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Naohara, July 15, 1942; Temporary travel permit and identification (ddr-csujad-38-550)

A letter from E. R. Fryer, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Manzanar camp in California. The letter permits his travel to engage in agricultural labor in Minidoka and Cassia County, Idaho. It includes general instructions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_002

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img U.S. soldiers swimming in a river (ddr-csujad-38-452)

Photographed are U.S. soldiers swimming in a river. The annotation reads: No bath houses. Therefore, took a dip in the river to wash ourselves. Patrol plane kept an eye out for enemies. 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 …

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 174 (February 24, 1944) (ddr-csujad-55-1603)

News bulletin published at Heart Mountain incarceration camp covering administrative announcements, events, vital statistics, and other necessary information concerning daily life in the camp. Current issue includes information on sedition charges against George Fuji, wake services, discussion forum, employment, and general information. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1605

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Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, copy (ddr-csujad-55-2424)

doc Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry, Form no. Cl. 1, George Hideo Nakamura, copy (ddr-csujad-55-2424)

Copy of the form, "Claim for damage to or loss of real or personal property by a person of Japanese ancestry" distributed by the Japanese American Citizens League. Current form completed by George Hideo Nakamura including an itemized list of personal property claims. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Newsletter, February 7, 1962 (ddr-sjacl-1-53)

Bulletin covering the following topics: JACL Office 318-Sixth Ave S, Secretary on duty daily, ?JACL Convention and Land Repeal Office; Nikko Restaurant Chef instructs JACL members; no SeaFair Float, due to Seattle National Convention; 1962 National Convention, George Fugami Chair, Same time as Seattle World?s FairMixer, Issei; Testimonial Dinner, National Recognition Luncheon, Outing-Puget Sound Cruise, Banquet, …

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img Group photograph (ddr-janm-17-30)

1 photographic print: 1 photographic print: b&w; Photo of George with the Fitting family in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 8 adults and 2 children sitting and standing near or on a log; 2 men standing standing behind the log, 2 men and 3 women sitting on the log with the man and woman at the end holding …

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Employee information for Shutaro George Hayashi, Shintaro Ishigami, Kazuo Jack Iwaki, Masakatsu Kato, Masaaki Redwood Komazawa, Tomio Maruyama, Teruo Nagura, Hitoshi Ogi, Minoru Okamoto, Tadasige Ohkubo, Yasutaro Sayeguse, Takasaburo Sekino, Shigeo Uyeno, Iwao George Wada, Moichi Yamaguchi, Tomojiro Yuoka, Masakatsu Nakashima, Takeyoshi Omura (ddr-densho-423-301)

doc Employee information for Shutaro George Hayashi, Shintaro Ishigami, Kazuo Jack Iwaki, Masakatsu Kato, Masaaki Redwood Komazawa, Tomio Maruyama, Teruo Nagura, Hitoshi Ogi, Minoru Okamoto, Tadasige Ohkubo, Yasutaro Sayeguse, Takasaburo Sekino, Shigeo Uyeno, Iwao George Wada, Moichi Yamaguchi, Tomojiro Yuoka, Masakatsu Nakashima, Takeyoshi Omura (ddr-densho-423-301)

From Starlight Laundry

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