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Family photograph (ddr-densho-25-89)
img Family photograph (ddr-densho-25-89)
The Iseri family. Front (left to right): Mae, Matahichi, George, Kisa with Dan on lap, Alice, and Masato. Back row: Mitsuo (Mike) Tom and Mun.
Issei man and his son (ddr-densho-15-3)
img Issei man and his son (ddr-densho-15-3)
George Sataru Mitsuoka (right) and his son, Masayoshi (Roy), are standing in the backyard of their home located at 112 15th Avenue in Seattle's Nihonmachi.
Ready Go (ddr-densho-378-196)
img Ready Go (ddr-densho-378-196)
Photograph of a man identified as George in a basketball uniform standing in profile holding a basketball. Caption on page: "Ready - Go--" "-Geo.-"and "1933"
Nurse with patient and others outside barracks (ddr-densho-93-3)
img Nurse with patient and others outside barracks (ddr-densho-93-3)
Original Ansel Adams caption: Nurse Aiko Hamaguchi and patient Tom Kano. Others: George Nakano, Keiko Kamahara. (Note: original caption contains misspelling, "Kamahara" should be, "Kawahara".)

Narrator Katsugo Miho

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …
Visit to New York (ddr-one-2-703)
img Visit to New York (ddr-one-2-703)
Black and white photographic print of George Nakamura, military linguist (standing), and (from left) Shiuko Sakai and Mrs. Jorgensen seated on lounge chair at Jorgensen property.
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 90 , No. 2088 (April 11, 1980) (ddr-pc-52-14)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 90 , No. 2088 (April 11, 1980) (ddr-pc-52-14)
Selected article titles: "Chol Soo Lee near personal freedom" (p. 1), " 'For one George Shima, there were...' " (p. 2 and 8), "A Noncomplying Nemesis" (p. 4)
Letter from Issei man to wife (February 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-59)
doc Letter from Issei man to wife (February 17, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-59)
Excerpt: "I received telegram just after sent letter yesterday afternoon. I am glad dear George went to Fort Robinson Arkansas capital as a soldier U.S. Army."
Group photograph at Fresh Air Camp (ddr-sbbt-6-125)
img Group photograph at Fresh Air Camp (ddr-sbbt-6-125)
Written on verso: Left to right front row - Katsumi Okamoto, Kayo Fukuhara, George Nakagawa, Sat Ichikawa, Hideo Naganawa. Back row - Rev. Ikuta (Canada), Rev. Kai (Seattle).
FBI report on incidents at various camps (ddr-densho-122-891)
doc FBI report on incidents at various camps (ddr-densho-122-891)
Report files by Blaney Barton and George Blair based on information provided by confidential informants inside the camps, pages identifying names of informants redacted from report,
Group of men at desk in White House, Signing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Citizens Act into law (ddr-densho-393-3)
img Group of men at desk in White House, Signing of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Citizens Act into law (ddr-densho-393-3)
Left to right: Clifford Uyeda (half hidden), Ted Stevens, Daniel Inouye, Ron Ikejiri, Barbara Ikejiri, Norm Mineta, Pres. Jimmy Carter, George Danielson. Photo front and back.
Cutout portrait of Floyd and Satomi Tokuda (ddr-densho-383-325)
img Cutout portrait of Floyd and Satomi Tokuda (ddr-densho-383-325)
Floyd Tokuda, brother of George Tokuda, with wife. The couple married in 1926 and divorced in 1930. Written on album page below photograph: "Floyd and Satomi".
Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Masaki and George Aki (ddr-densho-498-54)
doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Masaki and George Aki (ddr-densho-498-54)
Letter to Robert Inglis from George Aki discussing his move from Topaz to Jerome, the state of the church within the camp, and his wife's pregnancy.
CSU Dominguez Hills George and Mitzi Naohara Papers (ddr-csujad-38)
Collection CSU Dominguez Hills George and Mitzi Naohara Papers (ddr-csujad-38)
The George and Mitzi Naohara Papers consists of photo albums and scrapbooks compiled by George and Mitzi Naohara, and other documents pertaining to the Naohara and Masukawa family. Contained are photographs, correspondence, documents, and memorabilia depicting their experiences during World War II. George Nobuo Naohara is a Kibei Nisei, and his experiences include his farm labor …
Fishing on the Snake River (ddr-densho-201-707)
img Fishing on the Snake River (ddr-densho-201-707)
Caption in album: "'Days catch' Snake River / Idaho."
WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-8)
img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-8)
Original WRA caption: Every man likes to put on his slippers, light up his favorite pipe, and read the evening paper before the fireplace. Mr. George Isoda is no exception. After a hard day's work as a Milwaukee auto mechanic, Mr. Isoda likes to relax in the large living room of the home which he shares …
WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-3)
img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-3)
Original WRA caption: Mrs. George Isoda and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko patronize this well-stocked shopping center. This shopping center in the Shorewood district in Milwaukee is a short walk from the home of the Isodas and the Kanekos. Not only is this an excellent shopping center, but it is a meeting place for the young wives of …
WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-1)
img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-1)
Original WRA caption: Mrs. George Isoda (left) and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko (right) are preparing supper for their husbands in the kitchen of their large Milwaukee home. The Isodas lived in Los Angeles and came to Milwaukee from the Granada Relocation Center. The Kanekos were from Seattle, and lived at the Hunt Relocation Center before coming to …
WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-12)
img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-12)
Original WRA caption: When Mrs. Masumi Kaneko goes shopping, she likes to take her young 2-1/2-year-old son, Wayne, to the store with her. Here Mrs. Kaneko, comfortably dressed in a sport coat and slacks, is leaving her Milwaukee home to visit the nearby shopping center. The Kanekos live at 4301 with another Nisei family, Mr. and …
Japanese in Our Midst (ddr-csujad-19-50)
doc Japanese in Our Midst (ddr-csujad-19-50)
This is an article from the magazine "The Atlantic Monthly," April 1943 which provides a detailed description about the large number of Japanese American people settled in "permanent relocation centers" on the West Coast. It also talks about the distinction between citizen and non-citizen among "the Japanese evacuees." See this object in the California State Universities …
Memorandum from George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, to Tsugitada Kanamori, July 28, 1953 (ddr-csujad-12-6)
doc Memorandum from George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, to Tsugitada Kanamori, July 28, 1953 (ddr-csujad-12-6)
This memorandum issued by George H. Zentz, American Consul, American Consulate General Yokohama, confirms that Tsugitada Kanamori is a citizen of the United States based on his birth records. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tsu_01_02_001
Letter from George J. Fukumoto, Home Service Chairman, American Red Cross, to Home Service Director, American Red Cross, [1945] (ddr-csujad-5-105)
doc Letter from George J. Fukumoto, Home Service Chairman, American Red Cross, to Home Service Director, American Red Cross, [1945] (ddr-csujad-5-105)
A copy of a letter written by George J. Fukumoto, Home Service Chairman, American Red Cross, in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, to Home Service Director, American Red Cross. In the letter he requests American Red Cross to aid the Okine family in reestablishing their lives after leaving the incarceration camp. See this object in the …
Letter from George Yamanaka to Mr. Masao Okine, November 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-177)
doc Letter from George Yamanaka to Mr. Masao Okine, November 26, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-177)
A letter from George Yamanaka to his cousins, Masao, Makoto, and Dorothy Okine. He expresses his appreciation for having met them and his interest in being in touch with them in the future. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_22_001
Men on ship's deck (ddr-densho-15-33)
img Men on ship's deck (ddr-densho-15-33)
These Japanese Americans are on their way to work in the Alaskan canneries. The man lying down on the far left is Mike Hirahara. The three men closest to the camera from top to bottom are Min Kanazawa, (first name unknown) Sano, and George Nojiri.
Two men holding their halibut catch (ddr-densho-15-25)
img Two men holding their halibut catch (ddr-densho-15-25)
George Munato (left) and Takeo Dozen hold their catch of halibut from the Shear Water Bay area of Kodiak Island. The item on top of the halibut is a skate.
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