Looking toward Genbaku Dome (atomic bomb dome) located near the epicenter of atomic destruction of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. This building was a commercial exhibition hall. Roy Matsumoto's mother and other members of his family lived two blocks from this dome.
Selected article titles: "War Dept., WRA Plans to be Heard Tonight" (p. 1), "Art School Head and Wife Speak at University" (p. 1), "President Endorses Combat Team Plans" (p. 1), "Letter from FDR" (p. 1), "Dining Hall to Cook Diet Foods" (p. 1).
Selected article titles: "Tule Nisei Dies from MP's Shot " (p. 1), "New Gate Control Method Released. Red & Blue Badges to Identify Hikers, Shoppers" (p. 2), "Hospital Mess Hall Cleaned by Block Managers, Painters Needed" (p. 2), "Sentry Shoots Nisei at Tule " (p. 3).
Caption by Homer Yasui: "A group of the young Dee Nisei boys pictured with [Japanese language teacher] Haru Tsuji. Since Toru Hasegawa is also in this picture, maybe some of the Oak Grove Nisei attended the language school at the Dee Community Hall."
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Five Nisei girls who lived in Dee [Oregon]. This picture was taken on the south side of the old Dee Japanese Community Hall. I can identify Mikie Kageyama and Hannah Kinoshita but I don't recognize the other three."
Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii was the guest of honor at this dedication honoring fallen Nisei soldiers from Washington State. The memorial is located at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Senator Daniel Inouye, unidentified, unidentified, and Seiji Hata.
U.S. Assistant Deputy Attorney General James Turner presenting a redress check to Mr. Frank Yatsu, 105 years old. The check-presentation ceremony, honoring five Issei who were 100 years old or more, took place at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington.
Black and white photographic negative of small audience watching the Obon dance rehearsal inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.
Caption on reverse [translation]: "2nd Day of the Qingdao Conference. (Qingdao 26th). 1. The conference continued with Wang taking the lead. Photograph: (from right) Wen, Liang, Wang, Wang, Wang Kemin (taken at the reception hall on the 25th). [Stamped] January 26, 1940."
Group photograph of the attendess of the 4H Club Camp in 1931 at State College of Washington in Pullman, Washing. Written on the back of the photograph "Mrs. Pearl Munn Leland, Wash. Jefferson Co. Staying at Stevens hall. 10 annual Alice Kawamoto".
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Thoughts on induction into the Ranger Hall of Fame
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.
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Being selected for the Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame
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Prewar community events at the Japanese Community Hall
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Description of prewar Yamato Hall: raided during Prohibition
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The Yanagihara collection contains materials from the pre-War, War, and post-War years. The pre-War photographs show life for the Yanagihara family. The Wartime photographs show life at Minidoka concentration camp in Hunt Idaho. The post-War photographs include events such as the redress movement and the memorial to Japanese American soldiers at the Nisei Veterans Hall in …
