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Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-309)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-309)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers rehearsing an Odori folk dance in front of a small audience inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon dancers from left to right: Tom Shigeto Tamiyasu, and Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) …
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-300)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-300)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers practicing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. From left to right male Obon dancers: Hiro Okayama, Mr. Tsujimura, Kenneth Yasutome, Yonezo Fujii, and unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by …
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-302)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-302)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers practicing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Some dancers wear straw hats. Dancers from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, Dennis Kasubuchi, Mr. Tsujimura, unidentified, and Toraichi Kobayashi. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) …
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, July 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-584)
doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, July 7, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-584)
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on draft of Fair Labor Practice Committee, wages, Obon ceremony, paint for recreation hall, optical equipment, and lost property. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0586
Information bulletin (Cody, Wyoming), no. 1 (August 20, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-874)
doc Information bulletin (Cody, Wyoming), no. 1 (August 20, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-874)
Form belonging to the Nagumo family outlining barrack assignment, mess hall location and meal times, and the location of the information office and medical center at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0876
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent (ddr-csujad-55-2001)
doc Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu, Petitioner, v. United States of America, Respondent (ddr-csujad-55-2001)
Proceedings from the petition of Fred Korematsu for writ of error coram nobis and the government's motion to vacate conviction and dismiss indictment of Korematsu before the honorable Marilyn Hall Patel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2104
Memo from Marlin T. Kurtz to Mr. Ted Chiba and Mr. Shoji Nagumo, January 28, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-686)
doc Memo from Marlin T. Kurtz to Mr. Ted Chiba and Mr. Shoji Nagumo, January 28, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-686)
Memorandum of understanding from Marlin Kurtz to Ted Chiba and Shoji Nagumo regarding construction in Recreation Hall 12-26 at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. "Rec. Dept. Form no. 12." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0688
Harry Ueno Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1002-7-14)
vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1002-7-14)
Working to build a pond for the camp residents to enjoy while waiting in line for the mess hall

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the …

Letter from Jimmie Tabata, First Vice President, Japanese American Citizens League Monterey Peninsula to Japanese American Citizens League of Monterey Peninsula Board Members, September 17, 1945 (ddr-csujad-44-3)
doc Letter from Jimmie Tabata, First Vice President, Japanese American Citizens League Monterey Peninsula to Japanese American Citizens League of Monterey Peninsula Board Members, September 17, 1945 (ddr-csujad-44-3)
Letter from Jimmie Tabata, First Vice President of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) Monterey Peninsula Chapter, explaining to other board members of the JACL Monterey Peninsula Chapter that the JACL Monterey Chapter Hall will be released by the California State Guards, and Guy Curtis, who had been given power of attorney to represent the JACL …
Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 53 (November 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-11)
doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 53 (November 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-11)
Selected article titles: "Relocation Story. Good Jobs Offered" (p. 1), "Polls Will Open Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Kimball Attends Directors Meet" (p. 1), "Language Profs Still Sought" (p. 1), "Domestic Jobs Still Offered" (p. 1), "Fancy Turkey Dinner on Tap" (p. 1), "Fire Water Goes to Hospital" (p. 1), "Election Notice: Don't Forget to Vote" (p. 1), …
Cast of kabuki play at Columbia University, 1927 (ddr-densho-242-1)
img Cast of kabuki play at Columbia University, 1927 (ddr-densho-242-1)
Caption below photo written by Kumezo Hatchimonji: 'Yoshitsune K no Hashi, presented at Earl Hall, Columbia University in 1927. 3rd from left, back row, our instructor, an actor from the Imperial Theatre, Tokyo. My role was a humble one but as a character actor, maybe I played well. Anyway, I made the audience laugh.' Kumezo is …
Pomona Center News Vol. I No. 4 (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-193-4)
doc Pomona Center News Vol. I No. 4 (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-193-4)
Selected article titles: "Election Plans Made. Center Split Into Five Districts; Meetings Set" (p. 1), "Hey, Kids! It's Back to School" (p. 1), "Aliens Here to Register Next Week" (p. 1), "1192 Employed; More Work Orders Issued" (p. 2), "If You Don't Return Empty Bottles, Then --" (p. 2), "Cooks, Mess Hall Workers Thanked" (p. 3), …
Masanori Katsu and a Seiyu Party leader (ddr-njpa-4-664)
img Masanori Katsu and a Seiyu Party leader (ddr-njpa-4-664)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Both parties' leaders make announcement. The start of a joint campaign with both the Minsei and Seiyu parties will be announced at Hibiya Town Hall on the 15th. In advance of that, Mr. Sunada from the Seiyu Party and Mr. Katsu of Minsei spoke to people at 6:25 p.m. on the 13th. …
Manchuria activist at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-1052)
img Manchuria activist at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-1052)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mrs. Toshiko Masata's send-off party. Toshiko Masata, who has been working for the cultural improvement of 30 million Manchurians since 1937, has been staying in Tokyo before devoting the rest of her life to Manchuria. At 6:00 p.m. on the 10th at Tokyo Hall, she made her announcement at the send-off party. …
Yorinaga Matsudaira speaking at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-817)
img Yorinaga Matsudaira speaking at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-817)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Celebration of Matsudaira's appointment. (Tokyo) June 26, 1937. A party was held to celebrate the appointment of Count Yorinaga Matsudaira as president of the House of Peers at Maru no Uchi at Tokyo Hall on the night of the 25th. The vice president of the House, Mr. Matsudaira, and more than 200 …
Park Hotel (ddr-one-2-374)
img Park Hotel (ddr-one-2-374)
Black and white photographic print of Gracia Becker and unidentified friend trying on dresses that Aya Taketomi brought. Gracia has her left hand on her friend’s shoulder. Aya was at the hotel trying to generate business for a dressmaker by taking measurements. Gracia, Ann Grazick, Shiuko and Tami Okamura were roommates at the Park Hotel (the …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 11 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-11)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 11 (March 17, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-11)
Selected article titles: "Army Reveals Combat Team of Japanese Americans Now Part of 44th Artillery Group" (p. 1), "Fire Damages Japanese Hall in Valley City" (p. 1), "Anti-Evacuee Group Demands Resignation of WRA Director" (p. 2), "Segregee Bloc Broken Up at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Vandalism Aimed at Evacuee Reported in Pasadena Area" (p. 3), …
Geroge Naohara and Atsushi Ishida (ddr-csujad-38-92)
img Geroge Naohara and Atsushi Ishida (ddr-csujad-38-92)
A photograph of Atsushi Ishida (center) and George Naohara (right) posing at the entrance to a mess hall in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. 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_007
George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-93)
img George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-93)
George Nobuo Naohara is photographed wearing an apron outside the entrance to a mess hall, "Dining," at the Jerome incarceration camp in Arkansas. 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_008
Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 13, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-126)
doc Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 13, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-126)
Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive board meeting. Topics discussed include profits from recent JACL-sponsored events, the "lawn proposition" for the Japanese Association Hall, and the anti-alien fishing bill. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0125
Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)
doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. Johnson, April 1, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-6)
Letter from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. Johnson, Wartime Civilian Control Administration, concerning the leasing of the Turlcok Social Club Hall as a storage place for incarcerees' properties in Turlock, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0006
Turlock Social Club meeting minutes, April 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-24)
doc Turlock Social Club meeting minutes, April 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-24)
Turlock Social Club meeting minutes in regards to the mass removal including the discussion of the status of the Turlock Social Club Hall, the J.A.C.L division, writing "letters of appreciation," dues, and general announcements. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0024
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 25, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-141)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 25, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-141)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes discussion of the Japanese Association Hall lawn project, the New Years dance, and collecting donations to raise money for the JACL "sinking fund." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0140
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 32 (March 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-121)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 32 (March 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-121)
Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Mississippi Farm Resettlement Hit"; "Patrol 'Put On Alert'"; "See Masterpiece"; "Charge Husband Jeered at United States"; "Family of Nine Routed by Fire and Bullets"; "Congressman Criticizes Publicity Given to Japanese Americans by WRA"; "Want Ads Today"; "Nisei Girls Liked in Service Office"; "$4000 Fire Destroys Former Japanese Hall"; "Hiring …
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4315 (May 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-29)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4315 (May 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-29)
Selected article titles: "Legion Post Refuses to Rent Hall to Anti-Nisei Promoters"; "Art Work of Issei and Nisei Exhibited in New Jersey"; "Navy to Employ Some Nisei Vets"; "West Coast Terror"; "Army Urged to Help Nisei"; "Japanese P.O.W.s Escape, May Be in Chicago"; "Two Nisei in Big Ten Meet at Chicago"; "St. Louis Nisei Sponsor Dance"; …
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