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Theodore Richards, Walter F. Frear and others celebrating Richards' 80th birthday (ddr-njpa-2-1105)
img Theodore Richards, Walter F. Frear and others celebrating Richards' 80th birthday (ddr-njpa-2-1105)
Caption on reverse: "KAMAAINAS HONOR DR. RICHARDS AT BIRTHDAY TEA: Dr. Theodore Richards, who is observing his 80th birthday today, was honored at an international tea yesterday afternoon at the Waioli Tea Room. Above are some of Dr. Richards' old friends, all 80 years old or above, who attended the celebration. Left to right, they are: …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-1105/
Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi standing in front of Japanese Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition by Japanese flag (ddr-densho-426-2145)
img Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi standing in front of Japanese Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition by Japanese flag (ddr-densho-426-2145)
Inscription on back: Oct 9th 6:00 eve. Stamped on back: Oct. 10 '39
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-426-2145/
Group photograph of Kanekazu Okada, his wife, Waseda University wrestlers, and others (ddr-njpa-4-1988)
img Group photograph of Kanekazu Okada, his wife, Waseda University wrestlers, and others (ddr-njpa-4-1988)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Consul General Okada invites the players of Waseda University to Hawaii. Consul General Okada invited the wrestlers of Waseda University to the official residence for a tea party yesterday afternoon. The consul general talked about international goodwill through sportsmanship at the tea party. The audience was moved by Okada's speech. The representatives …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1988/
Nisei defense attorney in war crimes trial (ddr-densho-114-145)
img Nisei defense attorney in war crimes trial (ddr-densho-114-145)
Original caption: Nisei defense attorney for Tojo, one of the major war criminals to be tried before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, is George Yamaoka, a civil service employee, who stands at the addressing stand. Mr. Yamaoka, who lives in N.Y. City, was attached to the Japanese delegation, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-145/
Reactions to laborers from relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-1279)
doc Reactions to laborers from relocation centers (ddr-csujad-55-1279)
An article published in "Sociology and social research: an international journal," vol. 29, no. 1 (September/October, 1944). Essay reporting the results of a survey given to employers regarding Japanese farm laborers. Covers wages, types of crops, character traits, quality of the work, and other opinions of the employers towards farm laborers of Japanese ancestry. See this …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1279/
Interview with Barry Saiki, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1705)
av Interview with Barry Saiki, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1705)
Saiki discusses the loyalty questionnaire given to Nisei in camp, visiting his father in New Mexico, being drafted, being recruited for intelligence work, moving to Japan in 1967, his work in international business, and the formation of the Military Intelligence Service Language School Association and other such organizations. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1705/
Japanese American Courier Collection (ddr-densho-96)
Collection Japanese American Courier Collection (ddr-densho-96)
The Japanese American Courier was the first English-language weekly published exclusively for the Nisei community. It was published and edited by James Sakamoto, one of the founding members of the Japanese American Citizens League. The Courier's first issue was published on January 1, 1928, and its last issue was dated April 24, 1942. The newspaper's content …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96/
Program for an international conference on
doc Program for an international conference on "Coming of Age in the Thirties: The Nisei and the Japanese Immigrant Press" (ddr-densho-338-155)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-155/
Envelope with two humorous certificates issued to Tomoye Takahashi from Pan-Am airlines for crossing the international date line (ddr-densho-424-1039)
doc Envelope with two humorous certificates issued to Tomoye Takahashi from Pan-Am airlines for crossing the international date line (ddr-densho-424-1039)
Front and back of certificates and envelope
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-424-1039/
Takuo Godo and other Japanese envoys in Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-1062)
img Takuo Godo and other Japanese envoys in Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-1062)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, International News. December 3, 1937. Envoy Godo playing an active part. (Berlin) Domei publication. The former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Admiral Takuo Godo, who is in Germany to present the correct position of Japan, received an enthusiastic welcome from the people and officials of Germany, and he is gathering …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1062/
Nisei soldiers in jeep (ddr-densho-114-99)
img Nisei soldiers in jeep (ddr-densho-114-99)
Original caption: A group of five Hawaiian-American soldiers of the 100th Inf. Bn., 442nd Inf. Regt., 34th Div., move up in the battle for Leghorn in a captured German jeep. American born Japanese composing the 442nd Inf. Regt., have established an outstanding record with the international Fifth Army - educated in West Coast schools, and numbering …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-99/
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 132 (November 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-218)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 132 (November 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-218)
Selected article titles: "League to Appear in Escheat Case"; "Letter from Sergeant"; "Co-ed Elected Cheer Leader for Grid Season"; "Propose to Form Girls' Domestic Aid Union"; "Miaoka-Yoneyama Wedding"; "Citizens Group Will Confer"; "Educator Known"; "Congressmen on Receiving End of Joke on Vessel"; "International House"; "Hits 'Baiting'"; "Say Espionage Thorough Where Radar Absent"; "Acquire Marriage License"; "Teacher …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-218/
Honolulu Fire Chief and his wife posing with leis (ddr-njpa-2-76)
img Honolulu Fire Chief and his wife posing with leis (ddr-njpa-2-76)
Caption on news clipping: "TO FIRE CHIEFS MEET: Honolulu Fire Chief William Blaisdell, accompanied by Mrs. Blaisdell, left via Pan American Airways for San Francisco Friday night of last week enroute to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefs convention at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He carries an invitation to the organization to hold its 1960 convention …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-76/
Raymond A. Spruance greeted by Gov. and Mrs. Samuel Wilder King (ddr-njpa-1-1828)
img Raymond A. Spruance greeted by Gov. and Mrs. Samuel Wilder King (ddr-njpa-1-1828)
Caption on reverse: "Enroute back to Manila post: Raymond A. Spruance, left, U.S. ambassador to the Philippines is shown being greeted by Gov. and Mrs. Samuel Wilder King at the Honolulu International airport, as he passed through Honolulu last night on his way back to Manila from Washington. The ambassador spent a week in Washington on …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-1828/
Helen Keller's Akita, Kenzan-go on board a ship (ddr-njpa-1-756)
img Helen Keller's Akita, Kenzan-go on board a ship (ddr-njpa-1-756)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Akita Given to Ms. Keller Travels to America. (Tokyo) June 2, 1939. The Akita Kenzan-go (male, 3 years old), a messenger of US-Japanese goodwill being sent to Helen Keller, the saint of three burdens, was accompanied by his former owner Ichiro Ogasawara, a kendo instructor for the Akita Police, to Wharf B …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-756/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 90 (October 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-86)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 90 (October 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-86)
Selected article titles: "Harvest Festival is Saturday" (p. 1), "Cafe International: Cabaret Premiere Tonight" (p. 1), "Concessions, Parade, Side Shows Slated" (p. 1), "Scouts, Reserves to Have Xmas Toy Drive" (p. 1), "Two Colonists Violate Law" (p. 1), "False Fire Alarm Ringing is Dangerous" (p. 1), "Helen Topping: 'Cooperative Development in Japan' is Lecture Topic" (p. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-86/
Group photo outside Japanese Pavilion at Golden Gate International Exposition. Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi standing in second row, 6th from right. (ddr-densho-426-1807)
img Group photo outside Japanese Pavilion at Golden Gate International Exposition. Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi standing in second row, 6th from right. (ddr-densho-426-1807)
Inscription on front in Japanese. Stamped on back: Japanese Pavilion, Treasure Island, 1939.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-426-1807/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.25 (December 19, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-51)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No.25 (December 19, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-51)
1958 Holiday Issue Select article titles: "Nisei challenged to regain American prestige abroad" (p. A-3); "Fred's Bleakest Christmas Eve" (p. A-4); "Policy Statement of JACL on International Relations" (p. A-5); "1st round opens for JACL role on U.S.-Japan issue" (p. A-7); "A measure of success" (B-5). The holiday issue included advertisements bought by JACL members and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-30-51/
Ms. Felicita at her divorce suit hearing (ddr-njpa-1-329)
img Ms. Felicita at her divorce suit hearing (ddr-njpa-1-329)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Felicita Court Hearing Ends. The public hearing for the divorce suit of Hideto Nakano (37) and Felicita (28), sparked by the break up of their international love, is still ongoing with Judge Shirakata of Tokyo Regional Court's First Civil Section presiding and the lawyers Kiyose and Sugiura for the plaintiff and Hatoyama …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-329/

Narrator Charles Z. Smith

Born February 23, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida. Left home at age fourteen to live under the educational supervision of Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., attended Florida A & M, and graduated with a degree in business administration from Temple University. Graduated from University of Washington Law School in 1955, then served as law clerk for Supreme …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/182/
Sueko Asuka (ddr-njpa-5-17)
img Sueko Asuka (ddr-njpa-5-17)
Caption on reverse: "MISS ASKUA DANCES: Miss Sueko Asuka, noted dance teacher who took advanced lessons from Film Star-Dancer Kazuo Hasegawa for six months in Japan last year, gave a dance recital at International Theater last night. The show was an invitational affair and packed to capacity. Miss Asuka's pupils did numerous dances and she herself …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-5-17/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 14 (October 5, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-40)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 14 (October 5, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-40)
Selected article titles: "Note Sansei in Hawaii Politics, 2 Seek Offices" (p. 1), "Sansei scores 190 pts. out of possible 110 in Oregon State entrance examination" (p. 1), "New Justice Dep't Procedures for Renunciants Follows JACL Policy" (p. 1), "Effective campaign to carry 'Yes on Prop. 13' urged in Nisei vernacular" (p. 1), "Detroit JACLers open …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-40/
Consolidated Amusement Co. president and employee posing with Japanese actors (ddr-njpa-2-969)
img Consolidated Amusement Co. president and employee posing with Japanese actors (ddr-njpa-2-969)
Caption on reverse: "Shown above, left to right, are Toei Actress Yoshiko Mita, President John Traut of the Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd., Toei Actor Chiyonosuke Azuma and Stanley Miyamoto of the Consolidated Amusement Co., Ltd. Traut and Miyamoto greeted Azuma and Miss Mita yesterday at the Honolulu International Airport. Azuma and Mita, together with Kinya Kitaoji …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-969/
Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)
av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)
Matsumura discusses being discharged from the military, moving to Minneapolis, working for Lew Bonn Company, attending the University of Minnesota, being ordered to report for duty in 1949, his difficulty talking about Dachau, his thoughts on war and America's role in international politics, the importance of fighting for what is right, his efforts against discrimination at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1773/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 5 (January 30, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-5)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 5 (January 30, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-5)
Selected article titles: "Hawaii's mixed population seen as boon for Statehood" (p. 1), "Sweeping civil rights bill with stiff penalties dropped in Sac'to hopper" (p. 1), "Union City council elects Nisei mayor" (p. 1), "French Camp JACL to honor Issei" (p. 1), "Judge Aiso hands opinion in union race bias issue" (p. 1), "International Institutes to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-31-5/
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