5887 items
5887 items
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Letter from Rose Yamada Kono to Ruth and Lillian Yamada (ddr-densho-432-24)
Letter from Rose Yamada Kono to her sisters, Ruth and Lillian. Rose discusses her life in Japan, her husband Shiro, and her pregnancy.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend (ddr-ohs-1-189)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend (ddr-ohs-1-195)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: Mitsuye Yabe and unidentified. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend (ddr-ohs-1-200)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend in Garden (ddr-ohs-1-199)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend Next to Bust (ddr-ohs-1-197)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend Next to Bust (ddr-ohs-1-177)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend (ddr-ohs-1-190)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye Yabe and Friend in Garden (ddr-ohs-1-198)
Photograph of two women. Left to right: unidentified and Mitsuye Yabe. Photograph appears to have been taken while on a trip to Japan.
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-135-15)
Mitsuye's upbringing: raised differently by mother as the only girl, being raised in Japan, and having poor health
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Isami Nakao - Kazuko Nakao Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-68-11)
Pearl Harbor: "Japan seemed so far away that it's not going to affect us... but I was wrong"
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Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-148-33)
Living in Japan during the war: leaving the family home and moving into a house built by father
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Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-250-11)
Experiencing prejudice in school following the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "At that point, I was mad at Japan"
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George H. Morishita Interview Segment 2 (ddr-manz-1-137-2)
Father's adoptive family in Japan
This interview has audio problems due to the equipment used during taping.
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Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-165-20)
Dealing with the pro-Japan atmosphere in Tule Lake: trying to remain inconspicuous by not acting "too American"
Collection
Meriko Maida Collection (ddr-densho-494)
A memorial website to Meriko Maida's life. Includes biographical essays and photographs from Meriko's life. Meriko was born in Richmond, California to Torayoshi (Muraki) Maida and Kane Maida in 1920. She grew up in Richmond, traveling to Japan in 1937 to receive additional education. She returned to California in 1939. She and her family were incarcerated …
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Kyota Watanabe Collection (ddr-densho-278)
The Kyota Watanabe Collection consists of one photograph album, photographic prints, and documents related to the Watanabe family's life in Seattle, Washington and in Japan.
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Hajime Kawakami (ddr-njpa-4-678)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "International Communist Party, Japan Branch, Japanese Communist Party. International Communist Party Branch, Japanese Communist Party, Central Committee. Doctor of Law."
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Shozo Makino swimming (ddr-njpa-4-1009)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "First day of Japan national junior high wimming tournament. New Japanese record, 800-meter freestyle 10:21.4. Swimmer Shozo Makino."
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Natsu Furushima (ddr-njpa-5-685)
Article on reverse [translation]: Originally from Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. Attended Iwasaki sewing school in Lilliha, Honolulu, in 1933, and graduated from the master course.
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Envelope of Kasuke Benihiro photographs (ddr-njpa-5-377)
Caption on front [translation]: "Kasuke Benihiro came to Hawaii by ship, and returned to Japan on the Takita-maru after fifty-two years' absence."
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Article about Chiyomi Furukawa (ddr-njpa-5-644)
Translation of article: Hawaiian singer Chiyomi Furukawa records her first single, "Hawaii Nadeshiko." She traveled to Japan to study under popular singer Hamako Watanabe.
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Visit to Maizuru (ddr-one-2-84)
Black and white photographic print of Nori seated outside by small structure with Japanese writing at Maizuru, Japan. Inscribed on back: "MAIZURU OCT 49."
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Acadia Arriving at Port of Honolulu (ddr-one-2-283)
Black and white photographic print of voyage on ship Acadia from Seattle, Washington, to Japan, arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, harbor with view of harbor.
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Beach at Ama No Hashidate (ddr-one-2-69)
Black and white photographic print of beach and hills in background at Ama No Hashidate, Japan. Inscribed on back: "30 JUNE 49/AMANO HASHIDATE."