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doc Alien tax receipt (ddr-csujad-38-539)

An alien tax receipt issued by Nihon Yuisen Kabushiki Kaisha. It certifies that Tomosuke Masukawa, who boarded on Tatuta [Tatsuta] Maru from Yokohama, Japan, on November 1, 1938, and arrived at Los Angeles Harbor, paid 8 dollars of alien tax required by the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Telephone pole destroyed by tank (ddr-csujad-38-507)

A photograph of the wreckage of a telephone pole in Korea. It captures a military tank of U.S. Marine Division. The caption reads: Telephone pole destroyed by tank. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600), page 67. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Ukichi Taenaka's family, Japan (ddr-csujad-25-288)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of Ukichi Taenaka's son in Japan, including photographs taken at school. All photographs are probably taken in the late 1940s. The three photographs on the left are also found in: ucsb_jia_0286. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Letter from Major Paul Rusch to Emma, Kai, and everybody, November 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-104)

Letter from Major Paul Frederick Rusch to Emma, Kai, and everybody at MISLS dated November 7, 1945. It was written while he stayed in Japan as a member of General Douglas MacArthur's General Staff. An item from: page 72 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Nisei and Issei find that this is America (ddr-csujad-19-44)

This is an article from the "Magazine of America," published on June 5, 1943, by Yoichi Matsuda which describes the life of the people of Japanese ancestry and their fear of the mob and the "FBI" after Japan executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Medical certificate [for Tsugitada Kanamori, English translation] (ddr-csujad-12-14)

English translation of medical certificate for Tsugitada Kanamori. The original certificate in Japanese is found in item: csudh_tsu_0015. This medical certificate, issued by Toshiko Takahashi, M.D., Konan Hospital, confirms that Tsugitada Kanamori has bronchial asthma and has received treatment. The translator is Henry Tanisaki, Manager, Japan Chemical Service. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Commemorative photograph of Takako Matsui's wedding (ddr-csujad-25-208)

A page from tthe the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a group photograph of the Matsui family and other relatives taken on Takako Matsui's wedding day, most likely in Osaka Japan. Includes Saki, Takako, Ukichi, Yone, Harue, Kinoko, and Yanosuke Matsui. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Headquarters of Hawaiian Department (ddr-csujad-24-107)

Written by . What appears to be an official document, addressed to the adjutant general of the War Department by O. H. McDole, Lt. Col., Assistant Adjutant General, about deporting people in Hawaii of Japanese descent to Japan. The document mentions Kenzi Kimura, Torataro Onoda, Ryoichi Tanaka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 26, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-104)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about a woman named Kiyoko Mozaki who was teaching a class on Japanese Americans at a university in Koyoto, Japan. Weglyn states that Mozaki's father was incarcerated in the Tule Lake incarceration camp and later received a redress check. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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img U.S. soldiers in Korea (ddr-csujad-38-527)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers in Korea, including George Nobuo Naohara. The caption reads: Sgt. Otsuka, Capt. Takahashi, Sgt. Miyamoto, Naohara, Sgt. Tamura, 1st Sgt. Asakura. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0660. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Wake (ddr-csujad-38-489)

A photograph of a U.S. soldier posing in an apple orchard and holding a gun. The caption reads: Wake. Translation of the Japanese annotation: He liked poker games although he was still young. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities …

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img U.S. military tank (ddr-csujad-38-491)

A photograph of U.S. military tank in a field. The caption reads: I heard that U.S. military tank platoon consisting 20 tanks arrived here. This is my first time to see a military tank. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. (ddr-csujad-38-453)

A photograph of Second Lieutenant Vorobyov standing in a field. The captions read: Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. were photographed together. The background includes a good house. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Letters from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, December 23, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-185)

Contains one envelope, two letters written by Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, one note, and one Japanese yen bill. All are enclosed in the same envelope and mailed by Masao Okine from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Letter from Miyuki Matsuura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 17, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-201)

A letter from Miyuki Matsuura to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She informs that her family is doing well and Fumiko works as a translator. She also mentions that she sent to the relatives in Japan the photographs that they took together. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4350 (August 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-62)

Selected article titles: "Grandson of Tokyo Lawyer in Texas Ready to Take on Japan. Major Robert Saibara of Webster, Texas, Has 3 Battle Stars"; "Racial Problem May Come Up in Calif. As Initiative Measure"; "Anti-Japanese Unit Formed in California"; "An Editorial That Ranks Well in the Big Parade for Right Thinking!"; "'And Little Children Shall Lead …

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vh James A. Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-245)

Nisei male. Born November 12, 1933, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, and was nine years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Father was arrested by the FBI, and family went to the concentration camp at Jerome, Arkansas, to reunite with him. Transferred to Tule Lake, California, following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire." After the war, …

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doc Repatriation statistics and clipping (ddr-csujad-55-1494)

Scrapbook page containing statistics on repatriation from Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp and a newspaper clipping including a photograph of a Japanese family as they returned to Japan. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 133. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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Petitions from Temporary Council of Block Chairmen on behalf of the Japanese nationals of Heart Mountain Relocation Project (ddr-csujad-55-878)

doc Petitions from Temporary Council of Block Chairmen on behalf of the Japanese nationals of Heart Mountain Relocation Project (ddr-csujad-55-878)

Petition request for medical supplies, food for those on a special diet, release of non-propaganda Japanese films, clothing allowances, release and shipment of cameras and long-wave radios, increased vegetables, spending money, communication with relatives in Japan, equal treatment as Germans and Italians, and repatriation instructions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Report on renunciation suits (ddr-csujad-55-2249)

Report from attorney Wayne Collins to clients regarding developments in renunciation suits. Covers habeas corpus proceedings, mass equity suits, results achieved by mass suits, alien enemy act, effects of Supreme Court decisions, individual hearings, what renunciants must not do, renunciant plaintiffs in Japan, and conclusions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. II, No. 4, April 1965 (ddr-sjacl-1-71)

Bulletin covering the following topics: Land Law Repeal Drive, Co-Chairs Toru Sakahara and James Matsuoka; Land Repercussions recalled from Past-Note, 1st step accomplished constitutional requirement will be on 1966 ballot (S.J.R 20), Secretary of State was able to change ?Japanese? to ?Alien? to assuage Japan?s sensitivities. California has repealed. Issei allowed to be citizens, yet law …

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Narrator Susumu Iwasaki

Nisei male. Born June 18, 1927, in Terminal Island, California. Grew up in Terminal Island before being removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. Joined the Military Intelligence Service, working as an interpreter in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Married in Japan and eventually returned to California.

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vh Dorothy Michiko Ishimatsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-398)

Nisei female. Born June 17, 1927, in Mayfield, California. Grew up in the Mountain View area, where family ran a berry farm. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, family decided to move to Utah to avoid mass removal. Attended high school in Utah before returning to California to enroll in San Jose State University. Remained in San …

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vh Larry R. Pacheco Interview (ddr-densho-1000-397)

White male. Born November 4, 1922, in San Jose, California. Drafted into the military after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, served as a military police guard at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shipped overseas, and was captured in France as a prisoner of war and held in Germany. After completing military service, …

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doc Letter from Megumi Sasaki to Mr. S. Okine, January 22, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-244)

A letter from Megumi Sasaki in Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Megumi introduces himself as though he has never met them nor been in contact with them before. He is a son of Matsuyo Sasaki and a brother of Minoru Sasaki. He explains that he was drafted into the Japanese military in 1944 and …

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