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vh Chester Tanaka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1007-6-5)

Getting along with soldiers from Hawaii (audio only)

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vh Kenji Goto Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1007-2-10)

Reforming the school schedules in Kona, Hawaii

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vh Kenji Goto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1007-2-7)

Rumors in Hawaii after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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Narrator Elsa Kudo

Sansei female. Born September 29, 1936, in Canete, Peru. Grew up in Peru where parents ran a successful store. During World War II, father was arrested by the FBI and removed from the family. Elsa and her mother and siblings were deported from Peru and taken by ship to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, and …

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img Jodo missionary with his wife and son (ddr-njpa-4-1519)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Reverend Reikai Nozaki, who resided at the Jodo mission in Hawaii for a couple years, came to Hawaii on his way home with his wife, Shizuyo, and son, Reijun, and visited our company led by [?] of Haleiwa Jodo and talked with the press. He will stay until the Asama Maru arrives …

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img Portraits of elderly couple (ddr-densho-107-29)

Roy Matsumoto's paternal grandparents. Roy's paternal grandfather, Wakamatsu, was the youngest son of the Matsumoto family. He married his sweetheart and came to Kauai, HI, as a government contract laborer to work in the sugar cane fields. Upon completion of the contract, he came to the mainland United States, leased land in southern California, and operated …

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vh Susumu Oshima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-283)

Nisei male. Born August 15, 1926, in Kainaliu-Kona, Hawaii. Grew up in Kona, where parents established a successful dry goods store, barber shop, and taxi service. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was immediately arrested by the FBI and held in the Kilauea Military Camp on the Big Island of Hawaii. During the war, father …

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doc Short article regarding Kosho Otani (ddr-njpa-4-1916)

Article [translation]: "Abbot K. Otani, Feeling Better, Heads for Home. Buddhist Abbot Kosho K. Otani, heir to the leadership of the 10 million member Higashi Hongwanji Sect, will leave tonight for Tokyo after recuperating in Hawaii from an attack of mumps. The Abbot had reservations for Japan Air Line's flight 603, arriving at Tokyo 9:30 a.m. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 7 (February 18, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-7)

Selected article titles: "7425 Nisei Volunteer for Army in Hawaii. Response to War Department's Announcement Swamps Draft Boards in Hawaiian Islands" (p. 1), "Court Reviews Army Orders On Evacuation" (p. 1), "27 Evacuees Arrested at Gila Center" (p. 1), "California Group Starts Drive For Permanent Exclusion of Japanese Evacuated from State" (p. 2), "Topaz Citizens Send …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 17 (October 28, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-44)

Selected article titles: "President Lifts Martial Law From Hawaii" (p. 1), "Ninety Percent of Combat Unit Win Badges" (p. 1), "Renunciation of Citizenship is Permitted by New Federal Law" (p. 2), "McWililams Declares West Coast Anti-Evacuee Drive Does Not Express Will of Majority" (p. 3), "Ickes Describes Nisei Colony Rumors as 'Pure Bunkum'" (p. 3), "Eight …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 16 (April 17, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-16)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Government Challenges Validity of California Ban. Justice Department Intercedes By Filing Friend of Court Brief In Takahashi Test Case" (p. 1), "Los Angeles Supervisors Urge Congress to Remove Race Bans from Naturalization Law" (p. 1), "JACL Endorses Immediate Statehood for Hawaii Islands" (p. 2), "Japanese Canadians Continue Campaign to Win Franchise Right …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 18 (October 30, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-43)

Selected article titles: "Bruyeres' Citizens Remember Heroism of Nisei Troops on Lost Battalion Anniversary" (p. 1), "Waive Government Restrictions Against Issei Fishermen Leaving West Coast Ports" (p. 1), "28 Japanese Americans Seek Territorial, County Offices in Hawaii Elections Tuesday" (p. 2), "L.A. County Seeks to Oust Evacuees from Trailer Homes" (p. 2), "38 Nisei GIs, Veterans …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 1 (July 3, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-26)

Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Win Rights in British Columbia" (p. 1), "President Truman Signs Bill Eliminating Race Bias from U.S. Deportation Procedures" (p. 1), "Japanese American Attorneys Enter Hawaii Public Service" (p. 1), "Government Witnesses Testify on Acts of Brutality Charged To Prison Camp Interpreter" (p. 2), "San Francisco JACL Declares Slum Clearance Project Does …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 15 (October 14, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-41)

Selected article titles: "McCarran Act May Be Used to Review Status of Issei" (p. 1), "Japanese Americans Make Strong Showing in Hawaii Primary Election Contests" (p. 1), "San Francisco AFL Council Passes Resolution Backing Test of Alien Land Law" (p. 2), "New McCarran Law Seen as 'Catchall' Which Affects All" (p. 3), "JACL ADC Believes New …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 20 (May 20, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-20)

Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Seek Federal Bill of Rights" (p. 1), "JACL Joins Three Groups in Brief Upholding Court's Decision Outlawing Land Law" (p. 1), "21 Reluctant Nisei Witnesses May Face Contempt Charges. House Un-American Activities Group Asks Prosecution" (p. 2), "Mass Exodus of Japan-Bound Tourists, Visits by Nipponese Artists Drain Hawaii Purses" (p. 3), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 7 (August 14, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-33)

Selected article titles: "Japan flood victims qualify as non-quota immigrant refugees. 'Natural Calamity' provision aiding Dutch flood victims in assist" (p. 1), "New Jersey congressmen seeks ban of Peru-Japanese deportation to Japan" (p. 3), "East Los Angeles Couple Fight Anti-Japanese Housing Sentiments" (p. 5), "Warbride inadaptability: Nonsense" (p. 5), "'Picture bride' marriages in Hawaii stir [remarriage] …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 8 (February 19, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-8)

Selected article titles: "President Signs Bill Extending Time for Vested Claims Filing" (p. 1), "JACL ready to present testimony in support of FEPC legislation again" (p. 1), "JACL-ADC in process of dissolution; final report to be released soon" (p. 1), "Nisei sentenced to 50 days for robbing $4" (p. 1), "Four Japanese take naturalization oaths in …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 2 (January 8, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-2)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii statehood leads CL 10-pt. program" (p. 1), "Refugee Relief Act forms available soon, citizens wanting to bring Japanese must fill" (p. 1), "Pioneer rice grower of Texas revisists Japan, hopes we don't stumble in future dealings" (p. 2), "Masaoka recalls days when only 5 Nisei were in U.S. civil service before war" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 21 (November 20, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-47)

Selected article titles: "Civil Rights Commission plans hearings in California discrimination against Nisei" (p. 1), "Rep. Inouye raps census work hiring" (p. 1), "Charges by Japan farm workers held as needless insult" (p. 1), "Husband-wife relationship in Japan being changed by young couples, professor says" (p. 3), "Lollipop dries more tears of a frightened tot than …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 13 (March 26, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-13)

Selected article titles: "How Best Can JACL Meet Challenge of Voting Rights Fight" (p.1), "Century-Old Hawaiian Law Requiring 'Christian' Name Brought to Light in Sen. Abe's Bill Asking for Elimination of Same" (p.1), "Clarence Pickett Dead, Stood Up for Nisei in WW2" (p.1, 6), "History Project: Evacuation Camp Paintings Donated" (p.3), "JACLer Marches in Alabama" (p.5), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 21 (June 2, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-21)

Selected article titles: "House Strips $250 Million Set for Redress from Emergency Bill" (p. 1), "Three-Year Battle Won: UCLA Grants Don Nakanishi Tenure" (pp. 1-2), "Entire Hawaii State House Legislators Urge Pres. Bush for Full Redress Payment" (p. 2), "JACL Resolution on Civil and Human Rights in Japan Seen Filled with Misunderstanding" (p. 5), and "Assembly …

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img 100th Infantry Battalion training (ddr-densho-114-114)

Original caption: Japanese-Americans in Army Train to Avenge Pearl Harbor: 100th Infantry Battalion Officers and some of the enlisted men are of Japanese ancestry. American citizens, born in the Hawaiian Islands of unquestioned loyalty and patriotism. Formerly part of the Hawaiian National Guard: S/Sgt. Harry Mijamoto, who was a professional boxer in his days as a …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. II No. 30 (April 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-52)

Selected article titles: "Co-op Instructions on Relocation Released" (p. 1), "Friends Center Sponsors an Evacuee Art Exhibit" (p. 1), "M.I. School Opened. Interested Applicants Will be Interviewed Here Soon" (p. 1), "Residents Catch Queer 'Things'" (p. 2), "Intelligence School to Induct by July 1" (p. 2), "Center Waiting W.P.B. Approval for Entry Porch Extensions" (p. 5), …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 88 (July 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-176)

Selected article titles: "Tenney Seeks to Stop Antagonism"; "On the Other Hand"; "Now Less Than 4000"; "Men Commits Suicide"; "Work for Cartoon Studio"; "Directive May Get Action in Seattle"; "Denver Relocation Office Open Monday Evenings"; "Alien Title Claim is Denied by Judge Ronald"; "Returnee News"; "Bereaved Father Gets Medal for His Son"; "425 Will Return"; "Veterans …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 55 (May 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-144)

Selected article titles: "Casualty List"; "Investigate Sources of Race Hatred Pamphlets"; "Hits California Group"; "Bussei to Honor Parents"; "Chronicle Lashes at Defeatist Sheriff"; "Hawaii, Alaska Check-up Urged"; "Matron Honored at Recent Baby Shower Fete"; "Business Opportunity"; "Lee Puts Blame on 'Little Hitlers'"; "Ask High Court to Hear Case"; "President Signs Bill to Assist Evacuee Resettlers; Transfer …

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Narrator Elsa Kudo