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vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-108-1)

Family background: born in Midorii in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in …

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vh Asano Terao Interview II Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-109-23)

Reaction to hearing of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English …

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img [Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album] (ddr-csujad-5-305)

A family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, who is a Nisei daughter born to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Includes photographs depicting her family's life in California before the war, their incarceration in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, and reestablishment in California after the war. Also includes photographs of the family members in Hiroshima, Japan, …

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doc Inspection card (ddr-densho-493-10)

Surgeon's inspection card for Kuni Itabashi's journey on the S.S. Chicago Maru between Kobe, Japan, and Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. Front of card reads: "INSPECTION CARD / (Immigrants and Steerage Passengers)." Filled portion of front of card reads: "Port of departure, KOBE, JAPAN. Date of departure, Kobe, 25th, March, 20 / Name of ship, S.S. Chicago Maru …

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Collection Naoko Wake Collection of Oral Histories of US Survivors of the Atomic Bombs (ddr-densho-1021)

This collection consists of ten interviews that historian Naoko Wake conducted in 2011-15 for her book American Survivors: Trans-Pacific Memories of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Five of the interviews are with US survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, while the other five are with medical and legal professionals and community activists who …

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Narrator Izumi Hirano

Kibei male. Born February 25, 1929, in Hilo, Hawaii. At the age of four, moved to Japan, where family operated a farm. Attended school in Japan during World War II. Was in school in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Survived the bombing along with mother and brother. In 1949, returned …

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Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/555/

Collection Ben Mayewaki Collection (ddr-densho-563)

The collection contains materials from and related to Ben Mayewaki time serving the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) at Fort Snelling in Minnesota, with the 5th Air Force Headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, and in the New Guinea campaign. In 1944 Ben was reassigned to Military Intelligence in Washington DC and attached to the Pentagon. While in D.C. …

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doc Photograph and article regarding Japanese University of Bonn professor (ddr-njpa-4-856)

Article [translation]: "Takuaki Matsumoto talks about German withdrawal from League of Nations. Dr. Matsumoto, who is from Hiroshima and has many acquaintances there, spoke on board a ship as follows: 'Japan has been internationally isolated wince its withdrawal from the league, but I want to introduce the true Japan to the educated class in Germany. Germany …

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vh Asano Terao Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-108)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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vh Asano Terao Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-109)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 23 (December 8, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-49)

Selected article titles: "Chicago Nisei [Lieutenant] Finds Mother, Brother Alive in Atom-Bombed City of Hiroshima" (p. 1), "Anti-Nisei Boycott Dropped By Los Angeles Market Union" (p. 1), "Child Found Murdered at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 1), "Japan Occupation Ineffective Without Nisei GIs, Says Moore" (p. 1), "Repatriates Permitted to Take Securities Back to Japan" (p. 2), …

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Narrator Kanji Sahara

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/896/

Narrator Paul Yamazaki

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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Narrator Tadashi Sakuma

Nisei male. Born May 20, 1913, in Hiroshima, Japan, and immigrated to the United States at the age of eleven. Lived on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, later transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Moses Lake, Washington, for a time before …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/285/

Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Okine Collection (ddr-csujad-5)

The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers …

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img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 99, No. 7 (August 17, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-32)

Selected article titles: "American Bar Assn. recognizes wrong but rejects reparations" (p. 1), "Memorial marker for slain Asian student vandalized" (p. 1), "U.S. wrestler refers to opponent as 'that Jap'" (p. 1), "'A-Team' episode receives protests" (p. 1), "Mondale's 'Hong Kong' reference criticized" (p. 2), "Schmoe attends Hiroshima ceremony" (p. 3), "Nisei officiates at Olympic gymnastics …

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vh Miyoko Kaneta Interview (ddr-densho-1000-449)

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …

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img Portrait of Hatsuyo Ozeki (ddr-ajah-6-813)

Caption below photo: Hatsuyo Ozeki of Alameda, CA. She was born in 1907 and is 5-years-old here. It is one of the many portraits that her father Mataichi, took of her. A professional photographer, Mataichi wanted to document his daughter, as he was about to send her back to Japan for her education in 1912. She …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 84 (ddr-densho-1000-153-84)

Reactions to visiting Hiroshima after the atomic bombing

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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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-153-85)

Reuniting with mother in Hiroshima after the war

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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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 4 (July 23, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-29)

Selected article titles: "Farm labor crisis hits JACL" (p. 1), "Watsonville Elks against white-only rule" (p. 1), "Fear low cost housing may kill Japan Center and Nihonmachi" (p. 1), "San Francisco JACL prepared to object to opening of Kenzo's boutique in area" (p. 1), "Japan will not rely on nuclear power" (p. 2), "In Sacramento, this …

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Narrator Keiko Shinmoto

Keiko Shinmoto's father migrated from Hiroshima to Portland, Oregon, where his brother was an owner of a grocery store. After returning to Hiroshima to see his ailing father, Keiko's father found it impossible to return to America as his mother hid his passport to keep him in Japan. Shortly, Keiko's mother joined him in Hiroshima, also …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/965/

doc Inspection card (ddr-densho-493-13)

Surgeon's inspection card for Buichiro Itabashi's journey on the S.S. Shinano from Kobe, Japan, to Seattle, Washington, U.S.A. . Itabashi's name appears misspelled on the card. Front of card reads: "INSPECTION CARD / (Immigrants and Steerage Passengers)." Filled portion of card reads: "Port of departure, Kobe, Japan. Date of departure, JUL 26th 1902 / Name of …

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vh Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-86-5)

Building homes in Hiroshima, Japan after the atomic bombing

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. Schmoe is 102 …

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