1938 items
1938 items
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Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-92)
Original caption: Oahu, T.H. Pvt. Naoto Mausuura, Hamakuapoko, Maui, and Tec/Sgt. David Malo, Jr., 110 A. Keaukaha St., Hilo, Hawaii, check the locations of some of the battles in which they fought in Italy, Africa and Southern France. Both men are members of the 100th Infantry Battalion, and have received the Purple Heart and Presidential Citation. …
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Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-60)
Original caption: PREPARATION FOR PARADE OF THE 442ND REGIMENTAL COMBAT TEAM (JAPANESE AMERICAN TROOPS) TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON THE 15TH JULY 1946. Color bearers polishing metal of staff are left to right: M/Sgt. Mitsuomi Tanaka, Honokaa, Hawaii, T/Sgt. Hiroshi Yamamoto, Brigham, Utah, and 1st /Sgt. Tom Harimoto, 3745 Maunaloa Ave, Honolulu. Fort Belvoir, …
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Military housing (ddr-densho-114-151)
Original caption: An effort is made to find housing for military personnel by a house-to-house canvass of homes in the Tokyo, Japan, area. Nisei Tec 5 Tom T. Aoyagi, Hq. Co., dependents' housing section, GHQ, Army Forces in the Pacific, of Milo, Hawaii, assists Major Clarence L. Dufgeans, Pacusa Chofu Flight section, of Montgomery, Ala., right. …
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Members of the French Resistance with Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-114-25)
Original caption: Two members of the Free French of the Interior, act as guides for man of the Japanese-American Combat Team in France, 2nd Lt. Arthur McColl of Chicago, Ill., (not in this picture,) stands in front of a jeep driven by Pfc. William I. Soma, of Kealia, Hawaii. 10/14/44. 2nd Bn., 442nd Combat Team, Chambois …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 23 (September 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-60)
Selected article titles: "New Police Chief Assumes Duties" (p. 1), "Unclaimed Packages Still at Office" (p. 1), "Indian Lecturer" (p. 1), "Block Chiefs Remain. Community Council to be Distinct Body" (p. 1), "Hawaii Group in Meeting" (p. 1), "Poston Visitors Study Guayule" (p. 1), "Caucasians in Arrival Group" (p. 1), "Make Requisition for Clothing Issue" (p. …
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 12 (September 18, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-155)
Selected article titles: "FDR Backs Resettlement; DeWitt Out, Emmons In" (p. 1), "Rivers' Leaves Shoots Higher" (p. 1), "Editorial: Wanted: Taxidermist" (p. 2), "OPA Ration Book Filing to Use 70 Butte Workers" (p. 2), "Idaho Nisei Opens Hostel" (p. 3), "Rivers Receives Baby Clothes From Hawaii" (p. 3), "Gripsholm Sails; 314 on Board" (p. 3), "U.S. …
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Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 4 (July 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-182)
Selected article titles: "Labor Decrease Policy Affects Many Divisions" (p. 1), "More Fish to Arrive Today" (p. 1), "6300 Disloyal to be Separated... Myer" (p. 1), "Relocation: Church Group Assists Nisei" (p. 3), "Application to Return to Hawaii Accepted at Rec 23" (p. 3), "Ask Fair Play for Orientals" (p. 3), "Hearing on Repatriation Changes Scheduled …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 66 (June 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-155)
Selected article titles: "To Write History of From a War Returnee"; "Hawaii Boys Wounded"; "Slate Art Show"; "Japanese Repatriation Figure High in Canada"; "Panel to Try Charges Against Union Members"; "Production Viewpoint"; "Want Ads Today"; "Physician Dies in N.Y."; "Philosophy of Soldier"; "Sift Blame for Group Settlement of Japanese"; "Interpreters Will be Kept in Army, Report"; …
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XVII No. 4 (December 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-451)
Selected article titles: "Travel Law Must be Obeyed by Workers" (p. 1), "Policies for Use of School Hall Announced" (p. 1), "Residents Anxious to Cooperate with Law and Order" (p. 1), "Editorial: Watch Your Step" (p. 2), "Household Goods May be Shipped from Hawaii" (p. 4), "Council Passes Resolution to Increase Wages" (p. 4), "Christmas Message. …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 144 (December 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-78)
Selected article titles: "Busseis of Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska Hold Successful Conclave"; "On the Other Hand"; "Tokyo-Born Boy to Enter Army"; "Relocation Office to Open in Pittsburgh"; "Oversea Service"; "Say Bill Was Poorly Written"; "Yatabe's Report Will be Given"; "Want Ads Today"; "Civil Liberties' Wirin Speaker at Conference"; "Casualty Toll Stands at 263"; "Segregants From Hawaii …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 58 (May 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-147)
Selected article titles: "Some Nisei Vets Will be Released"; "Hawaii Issue Tabled"; "On the Other Hand"; "Rock Hurled Through Window of His Home"; "Pfc. Tanaka, Nebraska"; "Doubt Portions of Oregon Law"; "Veterans Testify at Session on New Bill"; "Want Ads Today"; "Ickes Says Terrorists Try to Set Up Economic Beachhead on Evacuee Property"; "Name More Casualties …
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Interview with Jacob Herzog, part 5 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1543)
Herzog discusses his experiences with Nisei soldiers in Saipan, his first deployment to Hawaii in 1942, and serving with the 27th Infantry Division. Video starts at 0:53. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 45, II NY #27, 6-85, Herzog. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1544/
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 2 (July 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-256)
Selected article titles: "Many Job Opportunities in Kansas City Area Cost of Living is Low" (p. 1), "Social Welfare Office Moves" (p. 1), "Irrigation of Farm Begins" (p. 1), "Yasui's Sentence Cut; Citizenship Retained" (p. 1), "Hostel Open in Omaha" (p. 1), "Shelby Soldiers Aid Hawaii Paralysis Fund" (p. 1), "Fine Workmanship: Local Furniture Factory Supplies …
Narrator Fred Matsumura
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
Narrator Akira Otani
Nisei male. Born January 26, 1921, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father owned a successful fish auction business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, volunteered for the Hawaiian Territorial Guard. Eventually was able to join the U.S. Army, and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Honolulu …
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Fred Matsumura Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-46-2)
Parents' backgrounds
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and Louise Kashino's daughter.
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Fred Matsumura Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-46-34)
Reflections
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro and Louise Kashino's daughter.
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Letter from Oren E. Long, Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction, Territory of Hawaii, to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, Princpial, Poston Two High School, August 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1876)
Correspondence from Oren E. Long to Dallas McLaren acknowledging receipt of "El Chaparral" and commenting on the incarcerated Japanese-American students. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1879
Narrator Kenneth Okuma
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1917, in Hanapepe, Hawaii. During World War II, served with I Company, part of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, an all-Japanese American fighting unit and one of the most highly decorated military units in U.S. history. During his interview he discusses his experiences training at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, and fighting in …
Narrator Kiyoko Morey Kaneko
Nisei female. Born September 3, 1911, in Pasadena, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father operated a successful import/export business with retail stores. Graduated from UCLA, then lived and worked in Japan for a few years. Was married and living in Hawaii in 1941. Witnessed Japanese bomber planes overhead from home in Pearl City on …
Narrator Emlei "Emi" Kuboyama
Born in Honolulu, Hawaii. During the Redress Movement, the Department of Justice's Office of Redress Administration (ORA) was established to identify and administer reparations payments to eligible individuals. Worked as an Attorney with the ORA from 1995 to 1998. After leaving the Department of Justice, continued working as a civil rights attorney with the U.S. Department …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 15 (April 13, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-15)
Selected article titles: "Racial discrimination in home-buying" (p. 1), "Gov't urged to promote integration in housing as well as in schools" (p. 1), "Denver Issei tour group allowed to place wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier, unaware of Army red tape involved for tribute" (p. 1), "Hawaii statehood gets first mention on Senate floor during tax …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 5 (January 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-113)
Selected article titles: "Stimson Opens Army to Nisei; Volunteers Will Form Active Combat Unit" (p. 1), "WRA Wages Ruled Taxable" (p. 1), "Hint Removal of Loyal Citizens in WRA Centers" (p. 1), "Editorial: Vindication" (p. 1), "Editorial: To Keep the Record Straight" (p. 4), "Evacuee Problems Present Test of U.S. Citizenship" (p. 4), "Hawaii: An Eye-Witness …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 25 (June 24, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-25)
Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Rules Coast Curfew Legal" (p. 1), "Dies Investigators 'Amazed' by Crowded Conditions at Poston" (p. 1), "California Republicans Urge Firmer Control of Evacuees" (p. 2), "Minidoka Canal Claims Life of Boy Evacuee" (p. 3), "Japanese Problem In Hawaii Exaggerated, Says Honolulu Mayor" (p. 7), "Spanish Consul To Investigate Alien Treatment" (p. …