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img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-303)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers practicing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Second dancer from the left is identified as Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando. Young boy and third standing audience member from the left is identified as Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 99 (July 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-253)

Selected article titles: "Hospitality Committee is Organized in New England" (p. 1), "Myer Talks Tonight" (p. 1), "More Civil Service Exams to Be Given in Project" (p. 1), "Manzanar Has Jr. College" (p. 1), "Four-Week Period Mess Hall Judgings Given" (p. 1), "Advisory Committee: Avoid Starting New "Little Tokios" in Relocating" (p. 2), "Speeches Made in …

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doc Domoto Family induction program (ddr-densho-329-843)

Program from the award presentation and induction of the Domoto family into the California Floriculture Hall of Fame, presented by the Kee Kitayama Research Foundation and the California Ornamental Research Foundation. Program includes a schedule of events, a two-page history of the Domoto family's nursery and its impact on the floriculture industry, and credits to event …

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img Christmas celebration (ddr-densho-37-503)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Christmas at the Granada Relocation Center didn't provide a Christmas tree for each barracks room home, but there was one at each mess hall, and it is the steward himself in a pair of red pajamas and a Santa Claus mask that makes the yuletide real for these …

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img Group posing for photo, including children in costume, for 75th Anniversary of Buddhist Temple of Alameda (ddr-densho-512-134)

Caption below photo: 1991 Buddhist Temple of Alameda 75th Anniversary - Chigo procession participants and parents. Caption includes names

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 2 (January 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-110)

Selected article titles: "Delegates Hit New WRA Co-op Regulations; Air Doubts in Stormy Session" (p. 1), "Stabbing Case Trial Set in Cody" (p. 1), "7,000 Printed but 10,000 Sentinel Copies Sent Out" (p. 1), "Paint Murals on Celotex Panels in Mess Hall" (p. 2), "Residents Here Commended for Good Behavior" (p. 2), "Editorial: To Strike or …

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img Park Hotel (ddr-one-2-371)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Gracia Becker, Asa, and Aya Taketomi standing outside the Park Hotel in Tokyo, January 1947. Aya was at the hotel trying to generate business for a dressmaker by taking measurements. Aya and Asa were sisters. Gracia and Ann Grazick were roommates with Shiuko and Tami Okamura at the …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 9 (August 27, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-34)

Selected article titles: "Nixon import surtax stuns west coast Nikkei traders" (p. 1), "More racist matters show up in Congress" (p. 1), "City Hall official asserts 'all Japanese sneaky, treacherous'" (p. 1), "JAL base at Napa irks PH vet" (p. 1), "Seattle JACL to celebrate 50th anniversary at Oct. 30 banquet" (p. 1), "Kenzo changes label, …

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img Mr. Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, cooks (ddr-csujad-38-39)

Photographed are Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, and cooks of the mess hall at the Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: Mr. Hashimoto, Jimmy Oda, cooks. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 18, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-133)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the anti-alien fishing bills, the Japanese Association Hall lawn project, and the proposal to have the Southern District Council pay the deficit incurred by the anti-alien legislation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0132

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doc Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 8, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-146)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Includes discussion of funds raised for the National Infantile Paralysis Fund, the Japanese Association Hall lawn project, transportation to the District Council meeting in San Jose, and suggestions for increasing membership. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0145

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 12, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-123)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics discussed include the upkeep of the Japanese Association Hall, the anti-alien fishing bill, the Northern California District Council gathering, and the skating party for the commemoration of the President's Ball. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0122

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doc North Portland Evacuazette Vol. I No. 6 (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-120-4)

Selected article titles: "Volunteer Beet Workers Leave Sunday" (p. 1), "Graduation Wednesday" (p. 1), "520 Arrived Today From Washington. 627 More Evacuees Due on Saturday" (p. 1), "2000 Persons Attend Show" (p. 1), "'Hi Neighbor' Jig This Sat!" (p. 3), "Shower Schedule" (p. 3), "Hospital Adds New Mess Hall" (p. 3), "Mattresses Available" (p. 3), "500 …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 44 (May 31, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-241)

Selected article titles: "National USO Acknowledges Local Unit" (p. 1), "Spanish Consul to Receive Town Hall Petitions; Queries" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Nisei Dies From Bullet Wound" (p. 1), "Farm Opportunities for Older Evacuees" (p. 2), "125 Japanese Arrive at Tule Lake Center" (p. 2), "Orchestra Plans Visit to Camp Shelby" (p. 2), "Young Nisei Congregate …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 138 (November 17, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-72)

Selected article titles: "Project Gets Instructions on Sending Youths to Outside Schools"; "On the Other Hand"; "Say Crippled Soldier Ejected"; "Soldier's Wedding at Hattiesburg, Miss."; "McWilliams Speaker Before Chicago Niseis"; "One Hundred Sixty-One More Niseis Ordered to Report to Army Camps"; "200 Resettled in Indiana Area"; "Thanksgiving Message Feature of Sermon"; "Want Ads Today"; "Deny Institute …

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img Wilfred C. Tsukiyama and two men at an Anti-Communist rally in Honolulu (ddr-njpa-2-379)

Caption on reverse: "ANTI-COMMUNIST DRIVE LAUNCHED: Dr. Boris M. Stanfield (center), visiting professor of economics at the University of Hawaii, was the principal speaker at an Anti-Communist rally sponsored by the Hawaii Residents' association (IMUA) last night at the American Legion hall, Kapiolani Blvd. and McCully street. Pictured with him are John F. Harper (left), president …

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doc Senior edition (ddr-csujad-55-1932)

Yearbook for Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Includes dedication, forward, list of staff, honorary cabinet members, messages from the school principal and class president, hall of fame, class will, calendar of events, class prophecy, and page for signatures. Includes illustrations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Color photographs of Crystal City, Texas (ddr-csujad-55-1502)

Scrapbook page containing four color photographs of the entrance, water tower, "Sumio," and German recreation hall at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 139. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1504

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img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-318)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers rehearsing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon dancers from left to right: Shig Yuzuriha, Hiro Okayama, Yonezo Fujii, and Tom Shigeo Tamiyasu. First seated women in the audience on far left is Sakae (Fujii) Ando. Obon is an annual event hosted by the …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 67 (February 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-153)

Selected article titles: "President F.D. Roosevelt Endorses Army Induction, Employment Program For Nisei" (p. 1), "Planning Board: Nisei Will Re-Register Eventually -- Coverley" (p. 1), "Tsukahara is Nisei Recruiter" (p. 1), "Sale of Clothing Report is Wrong" (p. 1), "'Hidden Talent' Search On" (p. 1), "Buddhist Speaks: This, Training Hall of Life" (p. 2), "Resettlers Warned" …

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img Christmas Eve party (ddr-densho-37-507)

Original WRA caption: Granada Relocation Center, Amache, Colorado. Mrs. Tomiye Funai brings her two year old daughter Carol to the Christmas Eve Party for the children of Block 7-H at the Granada Relocation Center. There were no trees for the barracks room homes, but each mess hall provided a trimmed tree and presents for the children. …

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doc Fresno Grapevine Vol. I No. 6 (June 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-6)

Selected article titles: "Visitor's Day to Start Tomorrow" (p. 1), "For Protection and Peace" (p. 1), "New Mess System Will Be Inaugurated Soon" (p. 1), "Here's How Much We Really Eat" (p. 1), "Public Don'ts" (p. 2), "New Time Announced for Typhoid Shots" (p. 3), "Warehousemen Lug 15 Tons of Food" (p. 3), "Mess Hall Kids …

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doc Postcard to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Lois Sato (ddr-one-5-18)

Postcard addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston from Lois Sato at the Portland Assembely Center. Postmarked Jul 9, 1942. On the left side of the front of the postcard is a red Censored stamp with an unknown signature. On the back of the postcard is a handwritten message from Lois Sato. She writes about …

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doc Log of books checked out by students, taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School (ddr-csujad-48-112)

Log of books checked out by seventeen students for a course taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School. The authors include Jennie Hall, Beatty, Robinson, and Louise M. Mohr. Several of the names have been crossed out. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9921. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 23, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-136)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the Japanese Association Hall lawn project and the Fourth of July parade. Discussion topics include the Northern District Council Convention, and whether to propose Monterey as the location of the 1941 convention. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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