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img Nisei soldiers at a dance (ddr-densho-114-469)

Original caption: Civilians and soldiers, attached to the Allied Translator and Interpreter section, General Hq, Army Forces in the Pacific, and quartered in the Nippon Yusen Kaisha Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, attend weekly dance for members of their unit. It is a popular activity in Tokyo planned for the Nisei. 9/3/46.

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img Family on a dock (ddr-densho-107-8)

Front row (L to R): Takeshi, Roy, Uncle Frank Matsumoto. Back row (L to R): unknown, Mr. Nakatani, unknown, Roy's grandfather Wakamatsu Matsumoto, Mrs. Kitahara, unknown, Mrs. Muranaka, unknown, Tom (baby) held by Roy's mother, Tei Matsumoto. This picture was taken by Roy's father, Wakaji, when Roy's grandfather left for Japan to retire.

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 27 (September 27, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-275)

Selected article titles: "Ralph Merritt Attends Denver Conference" (p. 1), "Industrial Division to Cease Operations September 30" (p. 1), "Messages From Japan Awaiting Recipients" (p. 1), "Houser Predicts Return of Nisei to West Coast" (p. 2), "Three Youths Caught Outside of Boundary" (p. 2), "Local Resident Returns to Los Angeles Home" (p. 3).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. IV No. 26 (April 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-153)

Selected article titles: "Quarterly Census Initiated" (p. 1), "Housing Unit Committee Release Regulations, Data" (p. 1), "Draftees Must Notify Board" (p. 1), "Japanese 'Okay' as Army Insurance Beneficiaries" (p. 2), "Mail from Japan for Rohwer Residents Increases in Volume" (p. 2), "Evacuee Voting Status Clarified" (p. 3), "'We are Not Alone'" (p. 6).

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img Formal portrait of eight Japanese men in Nanukaichi (ddr-densho-259-190)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group portrait of 8 Japanese men, of whom [Masuo Yasui] is sitting front left; and seated to his left, is his father Shinataro Yasui this picture must have been taken in 1926 when the Yasui family visited Japan. The other men may have been Masuo's schoolmates and friends."

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ai-le (ddr-densho-446-166)

Draft of letter to Ai Chih Tsai's elder brother. Ai Chih Tsai just returned from Japan and is now working for War Dept. in D.C. Intends to return to Taiwan and establish mission work, but must wait until U.S. Government's position on Taiwan is clear. Ai Chih Tsai is contacting mission boards.

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Chiong-hui (ddr-densho-446-340)

[Handwritten Draft] Ai Chih Tsai just returned from special mission for US government in Japan. He met Khe-an and many Formosans in Tokyo. Formosa is facing difficult a period. He focused on meeting the post-war spiritual needs of Formosas: educational institutions, missionaries and securing the help of the Foreign Missionary Boards.

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img Yoshio Ichikawa in Sacramento, California (ddr-csujad-55-2216)

Black and white formal portrait photograph of Yoshio Ichikawa, age 21, two years after his arrival in Sacramento, California from Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2319

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doc Orders from the Headquarters 24th Infantry Division, to Masako Adachi, September 9, 1947 (ddr-csujad-55-2199)

Orders from the Headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division to Masako Adachi regarding her visit to the American Consul in Kyoto, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2301

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img Issei father (ddr-densho-151-310)

Original caption: Near Florin, California. This Issei, the father of seven children, came to the United States from Japan when he was a boy. Formerly he was in the wholesale grocery business in Los Angeles and came to Florin, California just before the freezing order came through for all persons of Japanese ancestry.

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img Two generations of Yoshida men (ddr-densho-495-39)

Photograph of the Yoshida family. Standing: Kitaro Yoshida (left) and Tadashi Francis Yoshida (right). Sitting: Kakuji Yoshida (left) and Tomesaku Yoshida (right). Caption on album page reads " Two Generations of Yoshida Men / August 1937 / Misumi, Kumamoto, Japan / Kitaro Yoshida (5th son), Tadashi Francis (my father) / Kakuji Yoshida (3rd son) / Tomesaku …

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vh Celeste Teodor Interview (ddr-manz-1-78)

Nisei female. Born June 24, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Placed for adoption and was living in an orphanage when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Transferred to Manzanar's Childrens Village during World War II. After the war, lived with various foster families in Los Angeles before becoming independent at age eighteen.

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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-879)

Letter from New Rochelle on Kan's studio stationery. Kan asks Wak how her recent trip to Japan was, and asks for updates on the relatives she saw there. He offers updates on all his children. He has "two small jobs starting to build" and hopes to start on another one in Usonia soon.

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img Portrait of Shigeko Iwaihara Koga (ddr-ajah-6-168)

Caption below photo: Shigeko Iwaihara graduates from Alameda High School, circa 1931. She would have been about 20. she was sent to japan with her two siblings to live with their grandparents in 1919 for a Japanese education. Perhaps this put her behind in school. She would later marry Matao Koga in 1949.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-84-14)

Double discrimination, no jobs for Japanese American women in the U.S. or Japan

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Mas Akiyama Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-188-7)

Moving with family to Japan as a teenager

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-193-15)

Brother's experience in Japan during the war

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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doc Pomona Center News Vol. I No. 5 (June 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-193-5)

Selected article titles: "550 Attend First Day of School" (p. 1), "900 Dishes and Bowls Missing!" (p. 1), "Registration of Aliens Continues" (p. 1), "Check Health of Center Cooks" (p. 1), "110 New Extinguishers Installed by Fire Crew" (p. 2), "Center Residents Leave for Japan" (p. 3), "Piano Lessons Reported Coming Along Nicely" (p. 3).

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img Kimitomo Mushakoji speaking at a ceremony in Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-1124)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, International News. March 16, 1937. Presenting the Rising Sun flag to the city of Berlin. (Berlin). The picture shows Ambassador Mushakoji speaking at the ceremony where he presented the Rising Sun flag to Berlin mayor Lippert, sponsored by the Japan-Germany Association and held on the past February 23rd."

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img Article regarding Nobuteru Mori (ddr-njpa-4-769)

Article title [translation]: "Faith and Effort. A prodigy of the industry. Those who wish to dominate the modern industry have to be experts in the electric industry, and Nobuteru Mori is rapidly rising in this industry; it is not too much to say that he is the founder of the electric industry in Japan. ..."

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 18 (November 4, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-44)

Selected article titles: "Promise Made by Rescued Men Kept as 442nd Veterans Proclaimed 'Honorary Texans'" (p. 1), "Gov. Warren Asked to Appoint Qualified Nisei to State Posts" (p. 2), "Secretary Acheson to Await California Decision Before Intervening in Land Law Case" (p. 3), "Issei Veterans of U.S. Navy In Japan to Get Pensions" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 7 (February 13, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-7)

Selected article titles: "No red tape for application of naturalization, assures official" (p. 1), "95-year-old Issei recalls days of old Hawaiian monarchy of the 1880s" (p. 3), "Democratic ideal in Japan can remain if Western nations apply Christianity" (p. 5), "Nisei girl submits Japanese sushi recipe in high school competition" (p. 7).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 68, No. 22 (May 30, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-22)

Select article titles: "Rep. Mikva Title 2 repealer tied to prison bill to avoid HISC" (p. 1); " Urge Nisei to attend June 7 rites" (p. 1); " Congress told history of Japanese colony" (p. 1); "Reischauer Calls for reversion of Okinawa to Japan" (p. 3); "Twin Cities JACL Completes Own Afro-American History Course" (p. 6).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 2 (July 8, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-27)

Selected article titles: "Hillings introduces new claims bill to best criticism" (p. 1), "Many strandees in Japan giving up attempts to restore American citizenship; red tape, office help being blamed" (p. 2), "Senate committee urges proscribed list of organizations be clarified" (p. 3), "Ex-Kamikaze pilot recalls Hiroshima destruction, now working in Chicago" (p. 5.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 6 (August 6, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-32)

Selected article titles: "Apartments Outside Minority Section Won't Rent to Nisei" (p.1), "Future of Youth Is in Our Own Making: Y. Wada" (p.1, 4), "Official U.S. Supreme Court Includes Section of Japanese Americans" (p.1, 5), "U.S. and Vietnam" (p.2), "Union Leader Asks Some 700 Tanno Be Returned to Japan"(p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-32/

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