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Laurie Sasaki Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-97-1)
vh Laurie Sasaki Interview Segment 1 (ddr-manz-1-97-1)
Born in Imperial, California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-97-1/
Wakako Yamauchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-253-4)
vh Wakako Yamauchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-253-4)
Growing up and attending school in the Imperial Valley, California
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-253-4/
Marriage License for Kenden Yabe and Mitsuye Jyoko (ddr-ohs-1-274)
doc Marriage License for Kenden Yabe and Mitsuye Jyoko (ddr-ohs-1-274)
The couple were married on August 28, 1919 in Imperial, California. The license was filed in September of 1919.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ohs-1-274/
Laurie Sasaki Interview (ddr-manz-1-97)
vh Laurie Sasaki Interview (ddr-manz-1-97)
Nisei female. Born January 31, 1932, in Imperial, California. Grew up in Imperial, where family ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-97/
Kame Nakamura's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-9)
doc Kame Nakamura's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-9)
Kame Nakamura's Alien Registration Card from the Agricultural Commissioner of Imperial County, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-9/
Gonkichi Nakamura's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-10)
doc Gonkichi Nakamura's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-10)
Gonkichi Nakamura's Alien Registration Card from the Agricultural Commissioner of Imperial County, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-10/
Sonoko Miyagi's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-8)
doc Sonoko Miyagi's Alien Registration Card (ddr-densho-416-8)
Sonoko Miyagi's Alien Registration Card from the Agricultural Commissioner of Imperial County, California.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-416-8/

Narrator Laurie Sasaki

Nisei female. Born January 31, 1932, in Imperial, California. Grew up in Imperial, where family ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to California.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/501/
Japanese Band of the Tama (ddr-densho-357-13)
img Japanese Band of the Tama (ddr-densho-357-13)
The Japanese band of the "Tama" marches in the 1925 Diamond Jubilee Parade. For the California Diamond Jubilee celebration, the Japanese government sent the battle cruiser "Tama" with representatives from the Japanese Imperial Court. Hanako Yoshioka Terakawa's caption: "Welcome Tama."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-13/
[Gift packets] (ddr-csujad-5-311)
img [Gift packets] (ddr-csujad-5-311)
Photographed are a Japanese man and a group of Japanese women with "imonbukuro" [= a gift packet to Imperial Japanese Military soldiers]. It appears that the packets are prepared by local Issei women societies to be sent to Imperial Japanese Military soldiers. A photograph from "Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album" (csudh_oki_0300), page 2. See this object …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-311/
Truck in parade (ddr-densho-357-12)
img Truck in parade (ddr-densho-357-12)
A large truck followed by a smaller car participate in the 1925 Diamond Jubilee Parade. For the California Diamond Jubilee celebration, the Japanese government sent the battle cruiser "Tama" with representatives from the Japanese Imperial Court. Hanako Yoshioka Terakawa's caption: "Welcome Tama."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-12/

Narrator Kenge Kobayashi

Nisei male. Born July 25, 1926, in the Imperial Valley, California. Incarcerated at the Tulare Assembly Center, California, Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In his interview, he discusses his memories of Tule Lake concentration camp after it became a segregation center, including the killing of a camp inmate rioting, implementation …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/44/
Kenge Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-37)
vh Kenge Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-37)
Nisei male. Born July 25, 1926, in the Imperial Valley, California. Incarcerated at the Tulare Assembly Center, California, Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. In his interview, he discusses his memories of Tule Lake concentration camp after it became a segregation center, including the killing of a camp inmate rioting, implementation …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-37/
Banquet (ddr-densho-411-5)
img Banquet (ddr-densho-411-5)
Photograph of a group attending a banquet. Imprinted on the photograph is "Banquet given Dr. R. Honda to honor his assignment of the Degree of Igaku-Hakushi from the Tokio Imperial University by the Southern California Japanese Med. Sch." Rikita Honda is standing at the head of the table.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-411-5/

Narrator Wakako Yamauchi

Nisei female. Born October 23, 1924, in Westmorland, California. Grew up in the Imperial Valley before being removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. After leaving camp, attended art school in San Diego before marrying and moving to Los Angeles. Published short story And the Soul Shall Dance, which was …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/408/
Wakako Yamauchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-253)
vh Wakako Yamauchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-253)
Nisei female. Born October 23, 1924, in Westmorland, California. Grew up in the Imperial Valley before being removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. After leaving camp, attended art school in San Diego before marrying and moving to Los Angeles. Published short story And the Soul Shall Dance, which …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-253/

Narrator Cedrick M. Shimo

Nisei male. Born October 1, 1919, in Heber, California, in the Imperial Valley. Grew up in Boyle Heights. Received draft notice one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and joined the Military Intelligence Service. After being denied furlough to visit his mother in Manzanar concentration camp, refused to serve overseas with his unit. Was placed …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/414/
Japanese Peruvian baseball team
img Japanese Peruvian baseball team "Asahi" (ddr-csujad-33-19)
A photograph of a Japanese Peruvian baseball team, Asahi. It was taken when the team won the championship. The players hold a champion cup and a Imperial Japanese flag. A photo from an album: Colonisation Japonaise au Perou (csudh_cjp_0001), page 3. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: cjp_01_03_201
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-33-19/
Kamikaze goes to college: a Japanese suicide pilot starts his freshman year at Lafayette on a scholarship started by a dead GI (ddr-csujad-49-263)
doc Kamikaze goes to college: a Japanese suicide pilot starts his freshman year at Lafayette on a scholarship started by a dead GI (ddr-csujad-49-263)
Article, titled "Kamikaze Goes to College," that is about Robert Yukimasa Nishiyama, a former pilot in the Imperial Japanese military who later attended college in the United States. An item from: page 130 and the inner back cover of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-263/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 18 (May 10, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-19)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 18 (May 10, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-19)
Selected article titles: "Urge President's Committee to Protect Nisei Liberties. Masaoka Asks Federal Action In Opposing Constitutionality of California Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "U.S. Authorities in Japan Process Requests of Stranded Nisei to Return to America" (p. 1), "JACL Official Will Testify Against Alien Land Law Fund" (p. 1), "Dispel Rumors of Anti-Evacuee Antagonism in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-19-19/
Japanese family, Japanese Imperial Navy (ddr-csujad-25-21)
img Japanese family, Japanese Imperial Navy (ddr-csujad-25-21)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese women in western dress and Japanese men in Japanese Imperial Navy uniforms at a picnic. Also include photographs of houses. See this object …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-21/
Bright Spots of the Chysanthemum History of California (ddr-densho-329-842)
doc Bright Spots of the Chysanthemum History of California (ddr-densho-329-842)
Four-page pamphlet describing the history of chrysanthemum cultivation in California. Explains that chrysanthemums have a long tradition in Japan, including the popular Kiku Matsuri chrysanthemum festival in October and their use in the Imperial Seal of Japan, but are generally not commercialized. Spans history of commercial cultivation methods in early 20th century America and innovations by …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-842/
Cedrick M. Shimo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-260)
vh Cedrick M. Shimo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-260)
Nisei male. Born October 1, 1919, in Heber, California, in the Imperial Valley. Grew up in Boyle Heights. Received draft notice one day after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and joined the Military Intelligence Service. After being denied furlough to visit his mother in Manzanar concentration camp, refused to serve overseas with his unit. Was placed …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-260/
Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, July 24, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-151)
doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, July 24, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-151)
A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He writes from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. In the letter, he writes about his duties as a jeep driver, working a night shift from 10PM to 6AM. He drives for Japanese coworkers who speak English and serve as interpreters …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-151/
Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 19, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-124)
doc 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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-124/
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