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img A camper standing in the doorway of the mess hall (ddr-densho-336-210)

The 1970 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.

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img Ruth Ogawa Tsubota and Michio Takahashi in the mess hall (ddr-densho-336-80)

The 1951 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Left to right: Ruth Ogawa, Michi Takahashi.

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img Woman standing by army jeep in front of Mess Hall (ddr-densho-466-5)

Caption below photo on album page: Ann Spinks

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 86, No. 8 (March 3, 1978) (ddr-pc-50-8)

Selected article titles: "House Hearing on A-bomb Survivors Bill Being Planned" (p. 1); "Seattle Japanese Hall Being Remodeled" (p. 10); "Ex-marine's Secret Cover Exposed by Routine Police Blotter Report" (p. 11).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 22 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-620)

Selected article titles: "Bus Service Arranged to Assist Departures" (p. 1), "Delano Japanese Hall Fired with Loss of $4000" (p. 1), "Presidential Distinguished Unit Citation Awarded to Units of 442nd Infantry" (p. 1).

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doc Letter from Lundwick and Brown Floor Company to the Buddhist Mission Society (ddr-sbbt-4-53)

A letter from Edgar A. Brown of the Lundwick and Brown Floor Company to the Buddhist Mission Society (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) about fir and maple floors for the gymnasium and social hall.

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img Issei woman waiting for her redress check (ddr-densho-26-39)

This ceremony at the Nisei Veterans Hall honored five Issei, all at least 100 years old, and presented them with their redress checks. Shown here are Norio Wakamatsu and his mother, Mrs. Wakamatsu.

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img Four men, two holding trophies (ddr-densho-326-564)

Caption: California Yudan Shakai vs Northern Yodan Shakai / Susumu Nitta, Kumagai, Chuji Sakata, Matsu Sakagami / Seattle Chamber and Commerce Hall; Caption on back: Portland 4/3-4/37 / Sakata Chuji / Kamagi / Susumu Nitta

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img Christmas decoration contest (ddr-densho-37-14)

Original WRA caption: Block 36 saw favor in the judges' eyes for fifth place in the Christmas dining hall decorations contest, by its homey atmosphere and clever decorations made out of waste material.

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img Camp Christmas decorations (ddr-densho-37-680)

Original WRA caption: Block 36 saw favor in the judge's eyes for fifth place in the Christmas dining hall decorations contest, by its homey atmosphere and clever decorations made out of waste material.

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doc Jackson Street Council Is Lesson in Race Cooperation (July 28, 1946) (ddr-densho-56-1164)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 28, 1946, p. 4

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doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 40 (February 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-103)

Selected article titles: "Registration Hall Swamped by Residents" (p. 1), "Block Workers to Clarify Forms and Questions" (p. 1), "Message on Loyalty Sent Dillon Myer" (p. 1), "WRA Assumes Resident Property Responsibility" (p. 2).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. VII No. 2 (July 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-284)

Selected article titles: "Special Coaches Cancelled. Equipment Needed for Military Use" (p. 1), "Mess Hall 5, 10, 14, 27, 32 to Close Soon" (p. 1), "Community Service for Evacuees Begun in LA" (p. 1).

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doc Poston Press Bulletin Vol. VIII No. 1 (December 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-177)

Selected article titles: "Name the Newspaper and Win a 5,000 Dollar Prize" (p. 1), "Chicken for Christmas to Arrive on Dec. 21" (p. 1), "Mess Hall Workers Assured They May Keep 'Work'" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-177/

img Nisei man with tennis racquet (ddr-densho-259-420)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Kay [Yasui] holding a tennis racquet behind his arms. This surely must have been taken at the dirt tennis court which had been built at the old Japanese Community Hall."

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img Mo'oheau Bandstand (ddr-densho-492-23)

Photograph of a bandstand in Mo'oheau Park with a crowd forming around it. Written in the upper left corner is "Hilo" in blue ink. Written on the back is "Mooheau Hall" in black ink.

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img Wang Jingwei giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-1072)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "China [illegible] News. Guangdong (8) (No. 7 is missing). 1. President Wang visits Guangdong. Wang Jingwei directing important Guangdong officials at Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall. [Stamped] April 15, 1940."

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Narrator Frank H. Hirata

Kibei-Nisei male. Born November 19, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. At the age of ten, went to Japan with grandfather. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese army, and was still in training when the war ended. After the war, continued education, graduating from Kyoto University with a law degree. Got married in 1957 and …

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img Issei gathered for memorial service (ddr-densho-259-364)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of mostly adult Issei men and women in formal dress in a small meeting hall. I believe that this was the Knights of Pythias Hall which the early Issei pioneers rented for their events. [In this picture,] the Issei remembered their comrades who had earlier died in Hood River...A friend …

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Collection Matsumoto Collection (ddr-densho-107)

The Matsumoto collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Ranger Roy H. Matsumoto, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. Mr. Matsumoto was one of the famed Merrill's Marauders, and the photographs depict aspects of his life from his childhood in California through his induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame.

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img Tea ceremony demonstration (ddr-densho-259-135)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui] teaching a tea ceremony class at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall. Most of the women are dressed in kimono, but all of them probably had been taking lessons."

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img Child standing between barracks (ddr-densho-37-777)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. It is a long time between meals at the mess hall for a hungry man, so the cracker box at the Kobayashi barracks gets a frequent raiding.

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img Six men (ddr-densho-471-83)

Six men pose in front of a building. Two of the men are crouching, and the other four men stand behind them. There is a sign behind the men about eating at the mess hall.

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img Rev. Joshin and Yukiko Motoyoshi sitting at banquet table (ddr-ajah-6-96)

Caption below photo: Farewell banquet for Rev. Joshin and Yukiko Motoyoshi, Buddhist Temple of Alameda social hall. The family was being transferred to the Fresno Buddhist Betsuin. The Motoyoshis served BTOA from 1932 to 1948.

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img Yukiko and Joshin Motoyoshi at farewell dinner (ddr-ajah-6-658)

Caption below photo: Farewell banquet for Rev. Joshin and Yukiko Motoyoshi, Buddhist Temple of Alameda Social hall. The family was being transferred to the Fresno Buddhist Betsuin. The Motoyoshi served BTOA from 1932 to 1948/

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Narrator Frank H. Hirata