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img 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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av 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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doc 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 …

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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 …

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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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vh 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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vh 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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List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with four letters from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to Howard Travers, Visa Division, Department of state (ddr-densho-564-8)

doc List of civilians returned to Hawaii, with four letters from A.M. Tollefson, Director Prisoner of War Operations Division to Howard Travers, Visa Division, Department of state (ddr-densho-564-8)

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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 17 (October 27, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-43)

Selected article titles: "War Department Credits Nisei Graduates of School With Major Role in Pacific War" (p. 1), "WRA to Terminate Services at Tule Lake Camp on Feb. 1" (p. 1), "2 More WRA Camps Close Before Deadline. Central Utah, Minidoka Become Ghost Towns as Final Groups of Evacuees Leave for Coast" (p. 3), "Fantastic Rumors …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 25 (June 30, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-26)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii Nisei Leaders Helped Formulate Plans for Wartime Activity, Says 442nd Chaplain" (p. 1), "California Newspaper Covers 'Six Years Overdue' Story of Nisei Soldiers in Combat" (p. 2), "Federal Appeals Court Upholds Treason Conviction, Sentence of Death Given to Kawakita" (p. 3), "Rule Evacuee May Receive Compensation for Insurance" (p. 3), "Nisei Organizations …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 15 (April 21, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-16)

Selected article titles: "Replacement Problem Faced By 442nd Cited by Holifield in Opposing Army Segregation" (p. 1), "MGM to Launch 'Go for Broke' With Premiere Showing in Hawaii, Washington, Hollywood" (p. 1), "Charge MPs Knocked Down Photographer in Honolulu" (p. 1), "442nd Combat Team Veterans Urged to Take Active Part in Affairs in Community" (p. 3), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 18 (May 12, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-19)

Selected article titles: "First Japanese American From Hawaii Appointed to U.S. Military Academy" (p. 1), "Assembly Committee Approves Bill to Return Escheat Funds" (p. 1), "House Judiciary Committee Approves Bill to Restore Citizen Rights of Two Nisei" (p. 2), "Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Review Citizen Status of Tule Lake Renunciants" (p. 3), "Group Identification Tendency …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 13 (September 25, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-39)

Selected article titles: "Aiso first Mainland Nisei named judge, to L.A. municipal bench" (p. 1), "JACL to join gov't fight on job bias" (p. 1), "Largest mass swear-in rites of Hawaii includes 136 Japanese" (p. 1), "Naturalization barred to Issei who requested draft exemption by alienage" (p. 1), "Seattle JACL honors 151 naturalized Issei at 'I …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 11 (September 11, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-37)

Selected article titles: "Here's welcome greets Medal of Honor GI at dockside, home" (p. 1), "Japanese refugees urged to apply immediately for visas to U.S." (p. 1), "Seattle plans Issei fete on 'I Am An American Day' Sept. 17" (p. 1), "Stowaways Still Big Talk in Hawaii" (p. 1), "Kinsey's report on sexual behavior of female …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 26 (June 26, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-26)

Selected article titles: "Citizenship process eased for alien Gis" (p. 1), "Enthusiastic response of Issei to citizenship privilege delights IN&S" (p. 1), "Hawaii statehood chances slim as hearings reordered" (p. 1), "First Nisei to be convicted under Smith Act await sentences" (p. 1), "60-year-old anti-Oriental law" (p. 2), "Expect up to 700 Issei to be naturalized …

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