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Letter from Cy Donner to Michi Weglyn, June 2, 1967 (ddr-csujad-24-149)
doc Letter from Cy Donner to Michi Weglyn, June 2, 1967 (ddr-csujad-24-149)
A letter from Cy Donner to Michi Weglyn encouraging her to come out to California to talk to producers about two shows called "Youthquake" and "Pretty Talk". See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_017
Letter from Mrs. T. Nakagawa to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 17, [1946], [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-188)
doc Letter from Mrs. T. Nakagawa to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 17, [1946], [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-188)
A letter from Mrs. T. Nakagawa, a former incarceree in the Rhower incarceration camp, to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She informs that her family is doing well and thanks them for their kindness when her daughter, Shizue, visited them. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_32_001
Suisei Matsui talking to an actress at a Hollywood studio (ddr-njpa-4-825)
img Suisei Matsui talking to an actress at a Hollywood studio (ddr-njpa-4-825)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Suisei Matsui is popular in Hollywood (Hollywood, CA). Without anybody's notice, the popular Mr. Suisei Matsui disappeared from the film world. He has now reappeared in Hollywood and is very popular. He is eagerly sought by many different studios and is negotiating starring roles. However, he does not take these offers, saying, …
Chinese Theatre (ddr-densho-325-326)
img Chinese Theatre (ddr-densho-325-326)
Written on back of photograph " [illegible] Hollywood, Calif. Chinese Theatre"
family studio portrait (ddr-densho-378-1163)
img family studio portrait (ddr-densho-378-1163)
Photograph of an unidentified couple with a baby. Inscribed on the front of the photograph is "To Dearest Braihee Lovingly Hajime & Sia 9/16/33."
James O. Ito Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-308-3)
vh James O. Ito Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-308-3)
Growing up in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …

Clyde Taylor Interview (ddr-manz-1-82)
vh Clyde Taylor Interview (ddr-manz-1-82)
White male. Born February 16, 1930, in Hollywood, California. Grew up in Oregon before family moved to Big Pine, California, prior to World War II. Was involved in a high school football game with Japanese American students from the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, served in the military and eventually settled in Sacramento, California.
Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-8)
vh Bo T. Sakaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-8)
Nisei male. Born 1925 and raised in North Hollywood, California. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Attended high school in camp, then left in 1945 to attend college. Drafted into the army, then lived and worked in various locations after World War II.
George Oda Interview (ddr-manz-1-151)
vh George Oda Interview (ddr-manz-1-151)
Nisei male. Born December 24, 1923, in Burbank, California. Grew up in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and worked for a time in Denver, Colorado, before eventually returning to the Los Angeles area to farm.
Ayame Tsutakawa Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-95)
vh Ayame Tsutakawa Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-95)
Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …
Ayame Tsutakawa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-94)
vh Ayame Tsutakawa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-94)
Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …
Letter from Allan A. Hunter, Minister, Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church to Shoji Nagumo, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-910)
doc Letter from Allan A. Hunter, Minister, Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church to Shoji Nagumo, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-910)
Correspondence from Allen Hunter to Shoji Nagumo expressing Hunter's gratitude for cleaning up the grounds and manse at Mt. Hollywood Congregational Church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0912
Kazumi Yoneyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-412)
vh Kazumi Yoneyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-412)
Nisei male. Born March 10, 1932, in Hollywood, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Sanger, California, to avoid mass removal, but were sent to camp anyway when the removal area was expanded. Removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles, finished school, and became a …

Narrator Bo T. Sakaguchi

Nisei male. August 11, 1925, and raised in North Hollywood, California. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, following the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Attended high school in camp, then left in 1945 to attend college. Drafted into the army, then lived and worked in various locations after World War II.

Narrator Clyde Taylor

White male. Born February 16, 1930, in Hollywood, California. Grew up in Oregon before family moved to Big Pine, California, prior to World War II. Was involved in a high school football game with Japanese American students from the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, served in the military and eventually settled in Sacramento, California.
Hal Keimi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-458)
vh Hal Keimi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-458)
Nisei male. Born October 23, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, where parents ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, lived for a time in a trailer park …

Narrator George Oda

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1923, in Burbank, California. Grew up in the North Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and worked for a time in Denver, Colorado, before eventually returning to the Los Angeles area to farm.
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 99, No. 11 [14] (October 5, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-39)
img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 99, No. 11 [14] (October 5, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-39)
Selected article titles: "Attacks drive Southeast Asians from city" (p. 1), "California attorneys endorse monetary compensation" (p. 1), "Student witnesses recount high school slaying of refugee" (p. 2), "Asian film festival touring country" (p. 2), "Asian Vietnam vets form organization" (p. 3), "Little-known story of Alaska Issei" (p. 7), "A Nisei in Hollywood" (p. 8), "Mineta: …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 98, No. 22 (June 8, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-22)
img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 98, No. 22 (June 8, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-22)
Selected article titles: "Pathetic Hordes, Inscrutable Fiends: News media, Hollywood revive slurs" (p. 1), "Candidates for JACL national office announced" (p. 1), "Memorial to internees of WW2 center defaced" (p. 1), "Legal maneuvering begins on Hirabayashi coram nobis case: 'challenge of the century'" (p. 2), Landmark dedicated to Issei 'Grape King'" (p. 2), "A Visit to …

Narrator Ayame Tsutakawa

Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …

Narrator Kazumi Yoneyama

Nisei male. Born March 10, 1932, in Hollywood, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Sanger, California, to avoid mass removal, but were sent to camp anyway when the removal area was expanded. Removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles, finished school, and became a …

Narrator Hal Keimi

Nisei male. Born October 23, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, where parents ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, lived for a time in a trailer park …

Narrator Richard E. Yamashiro

Nisei male. Born February 13, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Hollywood, California, and was living there when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and the family was transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, then designated as a …

Narrator Frank Emi

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Attended Los Angeles City College for one year before leaving to run the family produce business. Married and had a daughter before being removed to Pomona Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The leader of Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee, was convicted of …
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