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Crowd outside large building, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1882)
Inscription on Front Japan Day (16)
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Postcard from Wade to Tommie, International House, UC Berkeley (ddr-densho-426-1486)
Inscription: Dear Tommie, Had dinner here last night on my way East. Wade
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Five women outside building, at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1895)
Inscription on front: Japan Day / April 29, 1939 / Japan Pavilion / (Queens) / (18)
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Letter and booklet about 26th Centennial International Essay Contest (ddr-densho-410-239)
Contest sponsored by the Kokusai Bunka Shinkokai commemorating the founding of the Japanese empire and requesting Henri Takahashi's help finding contestants.
Narrator Elmer Tazuma
Issei male. Born March 30, 1916, in Kure, Japan. Immigrated with parents to Seattle as a child, where parents ran several hotels and apartment buildings in the International District, as well as the Tazuma Ten Cent store. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel …
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Envelope of Sanji Abe photographs (ddr-njpa-5-1)
Caption on front [translation]: "The Senator 1941. The former vice chief of the police department. visiting Japan 6/29/40. coming back 8/24/40. the president of international performance Inc. 7/25/41 – going to the U.S. 9/10/41 – coming back."
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 12 (March 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-12)
Selected article titles: "Laud Board Meeting Most Productive" (p. 1), "Rep. Inouye Warns JACL Bowling Dinner Audience of Grave International Situation" (p. 1), "East of the River: Strategy of Protest Against Use of 'Jap'" (p. 2), and "Nat'l Board Recommends..." (p. 4).
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Sankuro Ogasawara and two other Ministry of Finance officials (ddr-njpa-4-1718)
Caption on reverse: "JAPAN FINANCE MINISTER HERE: Sankuro Ogasawara (center), Japanese finance minister, was a brief visitor here Saturday night enroute to Washington, D.C., where he will attend general meetings of the International Monetary Fund and of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was accompanied by Gengo Suzuki (left), financial commissioner, and Taroichi Yoshida, …
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George Nakata Interview Segment 39 (ddr-one-7-29-39)
Doing business with international companies
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 the Interior.
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Ayako Murakami - Masako Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-63)
This interview was conducted with sisters Masako and Ayako Murakami, who were coproprietors of the Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District. Both sisters were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Both resettled in Seattle, Washington, after the war
Narrator Chiyoko Yano
Nisei female. Born February 27, 1918, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland before being removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. In Topaz, worked for the War Relocation Authority in the Central Statistics Division. Husband served in the OSS, the Office of Strategic Services. Lived in Japan during the …
Narrator Mary Jane Mikuriya
Born December 8, 1934, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Born to a father from Japan and mother from the Austria-Hungary region. Grew up in Pennsylvania during World War II, where family was monitored by the FBI. Attended Pembroke College and then worked for the federal government's Department of Education, then as an administrator in the education field. Volunteered …
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A man and woman at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-316)
Caption in album: "Kazu Moriyama. Mr. Kojima. Treasurer. Commerce and Industry Japan."
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Inside the Japan Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-149)
Caption on front: "Travel Hall, Japan Pavilion."