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Japanese American farmer talking with land owner (ddr-densho-151-88)
img Japanese American farmer talking with land owner (ddr-densho-151-88)
Original caption: Stockton, California. Henry T. Futamachi (left), superintendant of a 1300-acre mechanized ranch, discusses agricultural problems with the ranch owner, John B. MacKinley. Before evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry, Futamachi, 45, was paid $4000 a year and bonuses. He came to this country 28 years ago with his father. Evacuees will be housed in …
Two boys with Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-467)
img Two boys with Easter baskets (ddr-ajah-6-467)
Photo is from an album page with caption on page: Shiek Imazumi and Me. Caption below photo: Tsutomu Inouye (left) and Shigeo "Sheik" Imazumi of Alameda, Ca. Circa early 1920s
Kanjiro and Tsutomu Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-475)
img Kanjiro and Tsutomu Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-475)
Photo is from an album page with caption on page: Father and Son. Caption above photo: Kanjiro Inouye and son, Tsutomu, of Alameda, CA Tsutomu was born October 1, 1916, making this photo the early 1920s
Henry Tsuno and Helen Akahoshi in the cashier office, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1551)
img Henry Tsuno and Helen Akahoshi in the cashier office, Amache Co-op (ddr-csujad-55-1551)
Black and white photograph of Henry Tsuno and a Helen Akahoshi in the cashier office at Amache Consumer Enterprises, Amache incarceration camp. From the Amache Co-op Souvenir Album, page 21. See also sac_jaac_1530 through sac_jaac_1589. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1553
[442nd Regimental Combat Team reunions and Ikemoto family] (ddr-csujad-1-179)
img [442nd Regimental Combat Team reunions and Ikemoto family] (ddr-csujad-1-179)
Six images of 442nd Regimental Combat Team reunions held in different locations along with, potentially, Henry Y. Ikemoto and his family members. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_105
Students outside Suzzallo Library (ddr-densho-383-226)
img Students outside Suzzallo Library (ddr-densho-383-226)
Written on album page below photograph: "Henry Yamada, Shizuo, & Myself. Columbia River Highway, 1931". However, the picture was actually taken on the steps of Suzzallo Library on the University of Washington campus. Labeled identifications may be incorrect. Pictured on right is Isamu Ito and next to him (left) is George Tokuda.
Portrait of Ruth Aiko Fukuhara as young girl (ddr-densho-383-102)
img Portrait of Ruth Aiko Fukuhara as young girl (ddr-densho-383-102)
The Fukuharas were neighbors of the Tokuda family in Seattle in the 1930s. The Fukuhara family included Shigesaburo and Yasuko Fukuhara (c. 1905-1938) and their children Ruth Aiko Fukuhara (1921-1986), Francis Masateru Fukuhara (1925-2016), and Henry Kiyotaka Fukuhara (1928-1977). Written on album page below photograph: "Aiko".
Portrait of Masateru Fukuhara as young boy (ddr-densho-383-213)
img Portrait of Masateru Fukuhara as young boy (ddr-densho-383-213)
The Fukuharas were neighbors of the Tokuda family in Seattle in the 1930s. The Fukuhara family included Shigesaburo and Yasuko Fukuhara (c. 1905-1938) and their children Ruth Aiko Fukuhara (1921-1986), Francis Masateru Fukuhara (1925-2016), and Henry Kiyotaka Fukuhara (1928-1977). Written on album page below photograph: "Masateru Fukuhara".
Two memos in regards to public assistance (ddr-densho-356-908)
doc Two memos in regards to public assistance (ddr-densho-356-908)
Memo one from Henry Halliday to John J. O. Moore regarding the need for public assistance grants to be reviewed by multiple departments before disbursal requires at least 24 hours. Second memo is to case workers from John J. O. Moore regarding special diet requests needing authorization from chief doctor.
Eleanor Katherine Roosevelt posing as queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival (ddr-njpa-1-1481)
doc Eleanor Katherine Roosevelt posing as queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival (ddr-njpa-1-1481)
Caption on reverse: "The Queen of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington: Miss Eleanor Roosevelt, daughter of Colonel Henry Latrobe Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Roosevelt, chosen to preside at the Annual Festival of the Japanese Cherry Trees in the capital. Harris & Ewing from Times World Wide Photos.)"
Letter from Tsuna Watanabe to Honorable Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, November 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2002)
doc Letter from Tsuna Watanabe to Honorable Henry L. Stimson, Secretary of War, November 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2002)
Correspondence from Tsuna Watanabe to Henry Stimson regarding loyalty to the United States and requesting release from Topaz incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2105
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Winter 2014 (ddr-sjacl-1-600)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Winter 2014 (ddr-sjacl-1-600)
Selected article titles: "Remembering Henry Miyatake: A Man with the Plan" (p. 1-2), "JACL Membership on the Rise" (p. 4), "Annual Day of Remembrance" (p. 4), "Nikkei Trilogy Screening" (p. 4-5), "The Future of the Mikado Dialogue" (p. 5), "Rest in Peace Hugo Kurose, 1950-2014" (p. 9).
Three generations of the Fujita family (ddr-csujad-23-11)
img Three generations of the Fujita family (ddr-csujad-23-11)
Shows 3 generations of the Fujita family in 1938 at the christening of Gary Yoshio Fujita at the First Presbyterian Church in Petaluma, California. In the front row from left to right are Grace Michi Fujita, Tsuneji Fujita (grandfather), Gary Yoshio Fujita (baby) and Ann Sumiko (Kashiwase) Fujita (mother). In the second row from left to …
Letter from Minoru Kishaba to Henry Y. Ikemoto with an 8th grader's letter (ddr-csujad-1-69)
doc Letter from Minoru Kishaba to Henry Y. Ikemoto with an 8th grader's letter (ddr-csujad-1-69)
Contains a letter from Minoru Kishaba to Henry Y. Ikemoto with an envelope, and a letter from an 8th grader at Sunnyside Middle School, Lafayette, Indiana, with an article on their school project. In the letter, the 8th grader discusses their school project of creating a tapestry dedicated to Japanese American WWII veterans and requests help …
Eastern California Museum (ddr-csujad-29-199)
img Eastern California Museum (ddr-csujad-29-199)
Photograph of the Eastern California Museum, which has a permanent exhibit on Manzanar. Photograph inscription: "Camp + Comm;" "O.H. 1387;" "Henry Raub Interview." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P141
Visiting the Hashitanis (ddr-densho-287-669)
img Visiting the Hashitanis (ddr-densho-287-669)
Photograph of a group of 9 people together outside. Written on the album page is "At the Hashitani's" in black ink. Front row left to right: unknown (possibly Takako Hashitani), Katsuji "Henry" Hashitani, Alice Hashitani, Milton Maeda, Roy Hashitani, Raymond Hashitani. Back row left to right: Paul, Kay, Bill, unknown, and George.
The pyramid o'boy (ddr-densho-378-34)
img The pyramid o'boy (ddr-densho-378-34)
Cutout image of 6 men posing together in a pyramid for the camera. Front row identified left to right: Tokio, Stogie, and Henry. 2nd row identified left to right: Nori and Jim. Back row identified as Al. Caption on page: "At F.A. Wilcon Ranch During Summer '1926'" and The pyramid O'boy Wate-melon!!"
Obon Festival- Mayoral speech (ddr-one-1-254)
img Obon Festival- Mayoral speech (ddr-one-1-254)
Black and white photographic negative of Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee speaking at Obon. Playing the taiko drum is Henry Matsunaga. Behind the drum is Tom Shigeto Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

Narrator Henry Bruno Yamada

Nisei male. Born 1923 on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service shortly after graduating from High School. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit in a mortar platoon during World War II. (The 442 was an entirely Asian American segregated fighting unit.) After the war, he lived on the U.S. mainland for many …
Henry J. Kaiser and Alyce Chester Kaiser on the date of their marriage (ddr-njpa-1-749)
img Henry J. Kaiser and Alyce Chester Kaiser on the date of their marriage (ddr-njpa-1-749)
Caption on reverse: "LAX 14-INP Soundphoto-Santa Barbara, Calif. 4/10/51 - Henry J. Kaiser, 68, and Alyce Chester, 34, (shown above) were married here today at the First Congregational Church. The new Mrs. Kaiser is assistant to the medical director of the Permanente Foundation. The newlyweds plan to leave for Miami after the reception. - Photo by …
[Three brothers and a car] (ddr-csujad-29-164)
img [Three brothers and a car] (ddr-csujad-29-164)
Photograph of Clarence T. Nishizu and his two brothers, John and Henry. Oral history 5a, 5b 1966-01-01, COPH, Japanese American Collection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P105
Portrait of Alexander Hume Ford (ddr-njpa-2-311)
img Portrait of Alexander Hume Ford (ddr-njpa-2-311)
Caption on front: "Alexander Hume Ford, Director of the Pan-Pacific Union, at the time he persuaded Woodrow Wilson to head the Pan-Pacific Union and got Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to secure from Congress the first appropriation for the Union, which he expressed a hope would develop into a Pan-Pacific League of Nations."
Booklet:
doc Booklet: "A Voice That Must Be Heard" (ddr-densho-356-844)
Booklet titled: "A Voice That Must Be Heard" containing excerpts about Japanese Americans from statements by various government officials including: President Franklin Roosevelt, Henry L. Stimson, Joseph C. Grew, Elmer Davis, W.P. Scobey, Milton S. Eisenhower, Harold L. Ickes, J. Edgar Hoover, Paul V. McNutt, Delos C. Emmons, Kendell Fielder, and Chester C. Davis.
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