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img Sweden Hall at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-350)

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img Denmark Hall at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-349)

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img Japanese Americans waiting in line for mess hall (ddr-densho-37-812)

Original WRA caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Ready to pass into dining room at Manzanar, a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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doc Grade Report from Barbour Hall Junior Military School (ddr-densho-355-61)

Nazareth Association

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img Three women and a man in mess hall (ddr-densho-464-74)

Inscription on front: 21-27 Mess / 1944

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img Campers sitting in front of the mess hall (ddr-densho-336-392)

The 1970s Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camps. \nCaption on front: "Eileen Yemoto, Fred Yamamoto, Sophy Ozaki (back), Chris Honda, June Toshiyuki (back), ??."

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img Mess hall staff posing for a group photo (ddr-densho-292-3)

Caption on reverse: "Torakichi Nishioka 4th from left, top row. Washed dishes for $16 month, doctors just $19 month. Mess hall staff, Topaz. Top row, 2nd from right Hosoda (last name). This family owned mochi stores in San Francisco."

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img Group posing for photo outside Mary Helm Hall (ddr-ajah-4-36)

Caption below photo: An early group of Issei men and one woman gather for a portrait in front of Mary Helm Hall, at the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA. In the second row, second from the right side is Masaharu Oba, who came to Alameda in 1907 and shortly after, began working as …

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img Christmas Exercise (ddr-hmwf-1-461)

"Christmas Exercise 22-25, Rec Hall, Dec 22 1943, Project Photographer- Bud Aoyama" as described on back, group of kids practicing for a Christmas Exercise

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img Group of adults and children, the children in costume (ddr-ajah-3-217)

Caption below photo: 1925 Buddhist Temple of Alameda dedication on the new social hall. Chigo procession led by Rev. Koryu Iino (4th from the left).

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doc Letter from Mits Kojimoto to Bill Iino (ddr-densho-368-621)

Mits writes to Bill to help him find John H. Yamamoto. Mits includes a photograph from a mess hall where Bill sits next to John.

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vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1005-1-4)

Served food in the mess hall

Eiichi Edward Sakauye shot footage of the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, from 1943-1945, on 8 mm film. This interview is of Mr. Sakauye providing voice-over descriptions for his original footage.

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doc Letter from a camp teacher to her family (ddr-densho-171-60)

Excerpt: "After writing you a week ago, Barbara Barrett and I went over and helped paint the staff mess hall." Sent from Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.

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doc Poem: In front of the mural in the New Otani, LA (ddr-densho-383-566)

Prob. Written by Tamako Inouye Tokuda. Handwritten note at top: for class July '83 [?] Hall, sent to Marilyn Oct 23 for "get well celebration" after accident.

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doc Takami Hibiya suspended leave clearance form (ddr-densho-381-143)

Leave form with a notation from Robert K. Thurber. stating that J.B. (possibly Captain John Hall) does not recommend Takami for leave from the Minidoka camp.

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doc Santa Anita Pacemaker Vol. I No. 8 (May 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-146-7)

Selected article titles: "Civic Hall Opens. Self-Government Plans Progress; 1st Meeting Held" (p. 1), "'I Pledge'" (p. 1), "Inspection of Barracks" (p. 1), "May 17 -- I am an American Day" (p. 1), "Unclaimed Packages Accumulate. Residents Urged to Check Stations" (p. 2), "New Banking System Announced" (p. 2), "Partitioning Nears End" (p. 3), "'Wear Mess …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 14 (September 30, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-39)

Selected article titles: "Housing Prejudice" (p. 1), "Californians urge liberal claims law" (p. 1), "First Nisei teaches at Univ. of Calif. Boalt Hall Law School" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 11 (October 1-7,1993) (ddr-pc-65-36)

Select article titles: "Kimura fires PC board chair" (p. 1); "Mas Satow named to bowling Hall of Fame" (p. 1); "What happened in San Francisco" (p. 7).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. I No. 27 (December 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-142-37)

Selected article titles: "Constitution Ratified by Councilmen" (p. 1), "Obtain Winter Clothing at Reduced Price" (p. 1), "Public Library Formally Opens at Rec Hall 16" (p. 1).

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doc Denson Tribune Vol. II No. 17 (February 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-144-147)

Selected article titles: "Procedures for Hostels are Set Up" (p. 1), "From School Hall to Gate of Life" (p. 2), "Relocation, Residence in Centers Voluntary" (p. 3).

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img A recreation hall set up to house people transferred from Tule Lake (ddr-fom-1-913)

WRA caption on reverse: "Recreation Hall in which moveable screens were set up to provide bedrooms for Tule Lake transferees due to shortage of regular barrack space."

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img University of Oregon coed (ddr-densho-259-24)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Michi [Yasui] was a [University of Oregon] coed here, standing on the steps of what may have been her dormitory, Susan Campbell Hall."

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img Japanese Americans playing go (ddr-densho-151-398)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Playing the Japanese game Goh in the Relocation Hall at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Bulletin, April 6, 1955 (ddr-sjacl-1-19)

Bulletin covering the following topics: President, Howard ?Chip? Sakura; New Citizens Testimonial Banquet, 4/22/55, Chapter of Commerce Hall (Arctic Room?), 300 invites, $3.00; evacuation claims?

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Narrator Wally Yonamine

Nisei-han male. Born June 24, 1925, in Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in a small village on a sugar plantation. Played football in high school, transferring to Honolulu. Signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 1947, but ended football career with an injury. In 1951, signed with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, the first American to play in …

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