1156 items
1156 items
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 3 (March 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-184)
Selected article titles: "Schools to Open: Teachers Are Wanted" (p. 1), "Newspaper Delivery System to Be Set Up" (p. 1), "Spring Carnival Slated for April 10 by Rec. Dept.: 3 Halls Will Be Setting" (p. 1), "Tax Forms to Be Filed" (p. 1), "8 Depart For Idaho" (p. 1), "Dispatchers Leave City" (p. 1), "Teacher Rides …
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Yanagihara Collection (ddr-densho-26)
The Yanagihara collection contains materials from the pre-War, War, and post-War years. The pre-War photographs show life for the Yanagihara family. The Wartime photographs show life at Minidoka concentration camp in Hunt Idaho. The post-War photographs include events such as the redress movement and the memorial to Japanese American soldiers at the Nisei Veterans Hall in …
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Okano Family Collection (ddr-densho-359)
The Okano Family Collection is comprised of photographs, letters, and ephemera from the personal family collection of Pam Okano. The photographs depict the lives of the of the Kawamotos, Okanos, and Otsukas prewar in Japan and Western Washington, as well as during the war when the family was granted leave to work in Caldwell, Idaho, and …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 23 (June 5, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-23)
Selected article titles: "Oregon governor names JACLer to state agricultural board" (p. 1), "Toronto editorial asks Canadian gov't to apologize for its Japanese evacuation" (p. 1), "Control of Seabrook farms transferred" (p. 1), "2,600 U.S. Issei naturalized in 1958 fiscal year" (p. 1), "Editorial samplings of nation's press supports Justice Dept. view on evacuation; one columnist …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 25 (June 19, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-25)
Selected article titles: "FHA, VA assisted tract housing target of Calif. civil rights bill" (p. 1), "Arizona Sansei competes in nat'l finals of spelling bee, misses at 30th round" (p. 1), "100th Infantry Battalion reorganized as battle group, retaining same numerals" (p. 1), "Integration of Pacific Coast Japanese Methodists with regional groups planned" (p. 6), "Idaho, …
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Mr. Seki (ddr-csujad-38-15)
Photographed is Mr. Seki, who is a friend of George Nobuo Naohara, standing in a farm field. It is presumably taken at Civilian Conservation Corps Camp, Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The caption reads: Never buy cheap stuff. Mr. Seki. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 2. See this …
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Desert Sentinel, Vol. I No. 12, May 14, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-2)
School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp. Features and items include a report on a bond drive and on a "Kampus Karnival"; news about the debate team and about a talent show, as well as about goings-on at Topaz, Utah; Manzanar, California; Echoes, Wyoming; Hunt, Idaho; and Amache, Colorado; and illustrations. See this object …
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Mr. Keny, Tadashi Sakaida, and George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-60)
Photographed are Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara, Tadashi Sakaida, and George Nobuo Naohara siting on the beds and holding a bottle of sake. It is taken inside a Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camp in Rupert, Idaho. The same image with a caption is found in item: csudh_nao_0028. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 16. See …
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George Naohara photo album (ddr-csujad-38-1)
A photo album compiled by George Nobuo Naohara, a Kibei Nisei, who was incarcerated at Manzanar, Jerome, and Tule Lake incarceration camps during World War II. Included are photographs taken during/after World War II, depicting his farm labor experience in Idaho and Utah, incarceration in the Jerome incarceration camp, and Army language school training. See this …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 26 (September 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-66)
Selected article titles: "Nash Leaving for Washington Post. Project Director Named to Important Post Heading S.A. Division of Economic Warfare" (p. 1), "Grand Openings Held by Kitchens" (p. 1), "Manzanar Farm Nets Thousands" (p. 1), "Idaho Furlough" (p. 1), "Japanese Music Policy Explained" (p. 1), "Plant Physicists Arrive from Santa Anita" (p. 1), "300 Off to …
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Japanese Americans leaving camp (ddr-densho-39-9)
Original museum description: Photograph, black and white matte of a scene at the Minidoka, Idaho internment camp. Picture shows people boarding bus. Evidently this was due to the closing of the camp, and the people are leaving. Bus says Sun Valley in front and the words Hunt and Shoshone can be read on the side of …
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Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview (ddr-densho-1000-213)
Nisei female. Born April 9, 1925, in Malden, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. From Minidoka, relocated with family to Utica, New York. Worked in Japan for the U.S. Army of Occupation, and for the Tokyo General Army Hospital …
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Yukiko Katayama Omoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-38)
Nisei female. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, eventually transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge Island.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 38 (November 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-114)
Selected article titles: "Former Beaverton Athlete Killed in Action; Nine Wounded in France" (p. 1), "Killed in Action" (p. 1), "New Employment Procedure For Evacuees Put Into Effect. New System Designed for More Efficiency, Declares Placement" (p. 1), "Aliens Now Eligible for Army" (p. 1), "Priorities Given in Property Shipment From West Coast" (p. 1), "Evader …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 8 (April 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-188)
Selected article titles: "Draft to Affect Farm Labor Supply in Idaho. Robertson Predicts Evacuee Help Will be Cut 50 Per Cent from 1943" (p. 1), "Two Holdouts Ask Induction" (p. 1), "Citizenship Lost Through Marriage May be Regained" (p. 1), "Dr. Schmoe Backs Relocation Based on Agriculture and Allied Fields" (p. 1), "Official 442nd Song Titled …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 1 (March 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-128)
Selected article titles: "Salt Lake All-Center Confab Studies Problems" (p. 1), "No Tuition Needed in Idaho Schools by Nisei Students" (p. 1), "Three Convicted for Draft Evasion" (p. 1), "Japanese Ban Asked By Three Oregon Counties" (p. 1), "Slow-down of Meal Service Brought About by New Rule" (p. 1), "Father Tibesar Writes: Evacuees Need Courage to …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 98 (November 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-94)
Selected article titles: "Gambling Prohibited in the Colony" (p. 1), "700 Ballots Cast by Nisei in Recent State Elections" (p. 1), "Education Week: Open House at Colony Schools" (p. 1), "Return Sugar Ration Books" (p. 1), "Drs. Baba, Hara and Hashiba Added to Medic Staff" (p. 1), "Dispatch Staff Digs Potatoes and Carrots on the Farm …
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CSU Bakersfield Edwin Sasaki Oral History Collection (ddr-csujad-9)
Oral history interview of Edwin (Ed) Sasaki, a professor of the Psychology Department, conducted by the Public History Institute at California State University, Bakersfield. Professor Sasaki was born in Sacramento, California, in November 1940 and grew up in Weiser, Idaho. He recollects his family’s experiences during the World War II, being arrested as a suspect and …
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Merrill Collection (ddr-densho-155)
The Merrill Collection consists of personal papers belonging to Mr. Kenneth Merrill, who worked in the procurement office at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The collection includes personal correspondence with Japanese Americans who had already left camp, as well as War Relocation Authority publications. Also included are forms for the procurement of items for the camp, and …
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Gates Family Collection (ddr-densho-211)
The Gates Family Collection, 1942-1943, contains correspondence from the Matsuda and Morishita families to Mrs. Charles Gates. The Gates, Matsuda, and Morishita families were friends in Seattle, Washington before the outbreak of World War II and the correspondence covers the Matsuda's and Morishita's life at Puyallup "Camp Harmony" Assembly Center, Washington and later at Poston (Colorado …
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Tazuma Collection (ddr-densho-23)
The Tazuma collection, 1917-1950s, focuses on the Tazuma family, owners of a store in Seattle's Nihonmachi. This collection contains photographs of the family, their store, and recreational activities such as football and judo. There are also several views of the family at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Documents include Bunshiro Tazuma's immigration papers and the Tazumas' …
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Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community Collection (ddr-densho-34)
The collection of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community, 1890s-1940s, consists primarily of photographs of strawberry farms, businesses, sawmills, and the church and school activities of the Japanese American community on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The collection also includes photographs of the Bainbridge Island community of Port Blakely, the mass removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island, …
Narrator Ron Magden
White male. Born August 30, 1926, in Mountain Home, Idaho. An enterprising child, took a job selling newspapers at age nine. High school age during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, remembers reading about anti-Japanese sentiment in Boise, Idaho. Attended the University of Idaho and taught in Orofino, Idaho, for three years before …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 25 (November 19, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-24)
Selected article titles: "Legality of Military Curfew Order on U.S. Nisei Citizens Questioned by Federal Judge" (p. 1), "Democracy in Action: JACL Leaders Discuss Problems" (p. 1), "Yasui Prefers Soldier's Death To Life in Relocation Center" (p. 1), "Challenging Discrimination Will Help Win War, Declares Wirin" (p. 2), "U.S. Nisei Battalion Trains For War Combat Duty …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 10 (March 9, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-10)
Selected article titles: "Lane-Hillings Evacuation Claims Bill Unanimously Passed by House" (p. 1), "Asia Reds keep up discrimination tales" (p. 1), "JACL Asks FBI Hunt 'Lincoln Yamamoto'" (p. 1), "Bob Sakata honored Colorado's young farmer of year" (p. 2), "Oregon governor praises Japanese Americans, say 'no group has better earned' right to citizenship at Snake River …