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223 items
223 items
![Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Natsue Okine to Seiichi Okine, December 31, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-248)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/62/7f/627f854a432b11047d74099a54dcc924.jpg)
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Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Natsue Okine to Seiichi Okine, December 31, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-248)
Contains three letters and one envelope. The letters are written by Naoji, Miyuki, and Natsue Okine in Hiroshima, Japan and enclosed into one envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_79_001-004
![Letters from Jokichi Yamanaka and Itsuko Nakatomi to Seiichi and Tameyo Okie, June 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-259)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/fc/ad/fcad9ddc14185a9a9db1fec89eaf77d3.jpg)
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Letters from Jokichi Yamanaka and Itsuko Nakatomi to Seiichi and Tameyo Okie, June 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-259)
Contains two letters and one envelope. Both letters are written by Jokichi Yamanaka and Istuko Nakatomi in Hiroshima, Japan, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_89_001-003
![[Sueno, Kamekichi, Yaeko, Sawako, and Hideo Nakano] (ddr-csujad-5-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/39/e0/39e031d4f2f177d0fd9196f4a21d5a63.jpg)
[Sueno, Kamekichi, Yaeko, Sawako, and Hideo Nakano] (ddr-csujad-5-13)
Photographed are Sueno Nakano and probably Kamekichi, Yaeko, Sawako, and Hideo Nakano. It is presumably taken in Hiroshima, Japan. The backside's note indicates that they are drinking sake. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_04_008
![Sawako [Nakano] (ddr-csujad-5-11)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/1a/2f/1a2f425a70a110796299e11be15034c2.jpg)
Sawako [Nakano] (ddr-csujad-5-11)
A photograph of Sawako Nakano at age 15. Sawako is a niece of Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. It is taken by Tonen Hisashi in Hiroshima, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_04_006
![Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 19, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-124)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9c/ba/9cba07a33ea3ab48964bdf48f9ae2f5d.jpg)
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Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 19, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-124)
A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California. This letter is written in Japan where Masao is stationed as a U.S. military soldier and mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. Masao describes his stay in Japan, being transferred from Sagamihara, Kanagawa, to Tokyo, possibly being …
![Letters from Naoji and Kenjiro Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-152)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b1/3d/b13da8f6782454bf7a3242008feab307.jpg)
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Letters from Naoji and Kenjiro Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-152)
Contains two letters and an envelope. The letters are written by brothers of Seiichi Okine in Hiroshima, Japan, Naoji and Kenjiro Okine. Both letters are enclosed in an envelope and mailed by Masao Okine who is stationed in Japan as a U.S. Army soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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Paul Yamazaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-507)
Sansei male. Born April 17, 1949, in Cincinnati, Ohio. Shortly afterward, moved with parents to Hiroshima, Japan, where father worked with the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission. Returned from Japan and grew up in Los Angeles, California, where father was a physician. Moved to San Francisco to attend San Francisco State, joined the Asian American Political Alliance, …

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Kanji Sahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-448)
Issei male. Born April 4, 1934, in Hiroshima, Japan, while mother and older siblings were visiting Japan for an extended period. Came to the United States at a few months old, and grew up in the Uptown area of Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the …
![Letter from Masao Okine to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, April 23, [1946] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-291)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/c0/b9/c0b94f8fdd875278e70d3c1d4f0f5b68.jpg)
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Letter from Masao Okine to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, April 23, [1946] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-291)
A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He writes from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. He reports to his parents about their relatives and friends in Hiroshima: He took ten days vacation to visit Hiroshima and found that the Hiroshima City was completely destroyed by the atomic …

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Messages between Tomosuke Masukawa in the Poston in Arizona and Hidetaro Myoren in Hiroshima, Japan, October 29, 1942-September 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-545)
Messages exchanged between Tomosuke Masukawa at the Poston camp in Arizona and his father-in-law, Hidetaro Myoren, in Hiroshima, Japan. The original message informed Hidetaro of the safety of Tomosuke's family in the camp. The reply message informed of deaths of Hidetaro and Kazuko Myoren. The two messages were exchanged with the assistance of the Red Cross, …

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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 83 (ddr-densho-1000-153-83)
Taking a side trip to Hiroshima while stationed in Japan
Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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Michie Taniguchi (ddr-densho-252-52)
A woman dressed in a kimono, standing next to potted flowers. Caption on Post-it: "Michie Taniguchi (Tadashi's oldest daughter)."

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Red Cross Telegram (ddr-densho-430-52)
Telegram sent through the Red Cross from Tsuneji Arai to Kichio Arai. Form is in French, filled out in English, with a message in Japanese. The messages informs of the sender's mother's death, inquires about everyone's safety in the US, and says everyone in Japan is alright. Send date is September 21, 1943; the received date …


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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-667)
Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai’s paternal cousin Ataru Sakai’s wife standing on far right of frame, holding one of her children, with her other child standing in front of her. The other two women and child are unidentified.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-576)
Black and white photographic print with a large building in left middle ground.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-575)
Black and white photographic print of Hiroshima with a large building in right foreground.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-665)
Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai’s paternal relatives posing, with six unidentified adults and five children, one child seated on group’s far left.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-668)
Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai’s paternal relatives, five unidentified adults and five children, posing for picture at Hiroshima train station to see Shiuko off back to Tokyo.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-577)
Black and white photographic print with a free-standing smokestack in center of the image.


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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-664)
Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai’s maternal relative’s daughter standing in front of wood fence.

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Visit to Hiroshima (ddr-one-2-574)
Black and white photographic print of a damaged cupola building.