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Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 62 (ddr-densho-1000-118-62)
vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 62 (ddr-densho-1000-118-62)
Hearing about poor wartime conditions in Japan

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-118-62/

Narrator Henry Ueno

Kibei male. Born December 29, 1928, in Pendleton, Oregon. Father passed away at an early age, and Henry was taken by mother with several siblings to Katsuura, Japan. Attended school in Japan and worked in factories to support the war effort during World War II. Left Japan after the war, and was drafted by the U.S. …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/687/
U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 3 of 26. (ddr-one-5-122)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 3 of 26. (ddr-one-5-122)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 6b - 9 of 111. Dr. Koyama writes that he lived in Shibata in Niigata Ken, Japan from October 7, 1897 to December 1914. He states that he is a Japanese male, 5'4" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-122/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 16 (October 20, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-42)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 16 (October 20, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-42)
Selected article titles: "U.S. Army Reveals Work of Nisei in Pacific. Japanese Americans in ATIS Provided U.S. With Human 'Secret Weapon' During War" (p. 1), "Federal War Agencies Modify Remove Special Restrictions Against Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Police Kept Close Watch on Nisei Caught by War in Japan" (p. 1), " Tule Lake Group Will Initiate …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-42/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 1 (January 2, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-1)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 1 (January 2, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-1)
Selected article titles: "War bride studies for naturalization while in hospital, discharged as citizen" (p. 1), "Sansei youth return $4,000 found in bag given them to wrap small purchase items" (p. 1), "Race bias charged in employment of clerical workers" (p. 1), "Mass naturalization rites of 126 Issei, integration of evacuees into So. Jersey community recalled …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-31-1/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 39 No. 25 (December 17, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-51)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 39 No. 25 (December 17, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-51)
Selected article titles: "Best Story in 50 Years: The Issei Votes" (p. 1), "It Took Guts for the Issei to Stay in this Country" (p. 4), "More Logical FDR Had Selective Evacuation in Mind Signing Order" (p. 6), "Can't Find 100% Anti-American in Japan" (p. 12), "Speculating on JACL's Chances in the 84th" (p. 30), "Getting …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-26-51/
Sgt. Okeef (ddr-csujad-38-479)
img Sgt. Okeef (ddr-csujad-38-479)
Photographed is Sgt. Okeef standing on a bridge. The photo was probably taken in Korea. George Nobuo Naohara's handwritten notes described Sgt. Okeef in the scrapbook: Okeef was G-1, but he had many friends of Nisei G-2 and also spoke in Japanese. After he was discharged from the army, he often visited George Naohara Barber Shop …
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Emanuel Feuermann seated with Mr. Kitzenger [?] (ddr-njpa-1-345)
img Emanuel Feuermann seated with Mr. Kitzenger [?] (ddr-njpa-1-345)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Unsurpassed King of the Cello. Feuermann's Long-Awaited Trip to Japan! (Tokyo) October 4, 1934. Emanuel Feuermann, an unparalleled genius cellist known throughout the world who is now at Columbia, and his accompanist Mr. Kitzenger [?] entered Tokyo at 8:25 a.m. on the 4th. Driven from his post as a cello instructor at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-345/
Nobuko Miyake-Stoner Interview (ddr-densho-1000-242)
vh Nobuko Miyake-Stoner Interview (ddr-densho-1000-242)
Japanese female. Born Feburary 10, 1952, in Hiroshima, Japan. Descendant of survivors of the atomic bombing in 1945. Father was a kamikaze pilot during World War II who was unable to fulfill his mission due to the war's end. Nobuko attended the Hiroshima Jogakuin, a missionary school established for young women. Graduated with an M.A. in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-242/
John Kats Marumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-322)
vh John Kats Marumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-322)
Nisei male. Born 1927 in Terminal Island, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, where father was a fisherman. Lived in Japan for a short time in 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Compton after the Japanese Americans were excluded from Terminal Island. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-322/
Kiyo Maruyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-1)
vh Kiyo Maruyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-1)
Nisei male. Born August 28, 1920, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Glendale area, where father ran a gardening business. Was in college at UC Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Chicago. Drafted into the army and served …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1003-1/
Matsuo Sakagami Collection (ddr-densho-326)
Collection Matsuo Sakagami Collection (ddr-densho-326)
The Matsuo Sakagami Collection consists of photographs and ephemera from the 1930s through the 1950s. Topics include: recreational activities such as fishing and picnicking, weddings and funerals, and sports such as baseball and judo. Second accession consists of two photo albums from the 1930's. Album 1 contains photos of Matsuo Sakagami's tour of Japan with his …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-326/
Japanese American Courier Collection (ddr-densho-96)
Collection Japanese American Courier Collection (ddr-densho-96)
This collection consists of selected articles from the Japanese American Courier, which 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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96/
Letter from Ayame [Okine] to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-117)
doc Letter from Ayame [Okine] to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-117)
A new year's greeting letter from Ayame Okine in Bartlett, Illinois, to her parents-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okines in Hawthorne, California. This letter is mailed from Fred S. Tange's place where Ayame stays. In the letter, she appreciates the monetary gift from her parents-in-law while she feels ashamed to have them to still worry about her …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-117/

Narrator Iwao Peter Sano

Nisei male. Born June 9, 1924, in Brawley, California. Grew up in Brawley until the age of eleven, when family decided to send him to Japan to be adopted by an uncle and aunt. Attended school in Japan and was conscripted into the Japanese military. After Japan surrendered, was captured as a prisoner of war and …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/521/
Red Cross Telegram (ddr-densho-430-52)
doc Red Cross Telegram (ddr-densho-430-52)
Telegram sent through the Red Cross from Tsuneji Arai to Kichio Arai. Form is in French, filled out in English, with a message in Japanese. The messages informs of the sender's mother's death, inquires about everyone's safety in the US, and says everyone in Japan is alright. Send date is September 21, 1943; the received date …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-52/
Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-67-23)
doc Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer (ddr-densho-67-23)
Letter from John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, to Dillon S. Myer, Director of the War Relocation Authority. Reporting recommendations of Dr. Dedrick, head of the Statistical Division of the Wartime Civil Control Administration. Urges segregation of the "pro-Japan" Kibei and Issei, and expresses fear of internal security incidents in the camps, and "contamination" of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-23/
German citizens and Nazi guards welcoming Yosuke Matsuoka to Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-890)
img German citizens and Nazi guards welcoming Yosuke Matsuoka to Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-890)
Captions on reverse [translation]: (Right photo): "An excited Berlin welcomes Foreign Minister Matsuoka. 1, On his way to the house of the German chancellor, Foreign Minister Matsuoka was given an enthusiastic welcome from the people on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin, where flags of both Japan and Germany were hoisted." (Left photo): "1, Berlin citizens and Nazi Party …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-890/
Article about Horyu Asaeda (ddr-njpa-5-281)
doc Article about Horyu Asaeda (ddr-njpa-5-281)
Translation of article: Mr. Horyu Asaeda came to Hawaii on the Tatsuta maru ship as a missionary of Daigo Temple on Riliha Street. He is from Iwakuni city in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from Koya Mountain Secondary School in 1927. He became chief priest of a Buddhist temple at Konsho-In in Iwakuni. He was born …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-5-281/
Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-174)
img Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-174)
Black and white photographic print of Olinda Saito standing outside in plaid skirt and holding branch. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met Olinda when Olinda began working as librarian at Detachment S, the officers school. Inscribed on …
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Visit from Ms. Mahon (ddr-one-2-156)
img Visit from Ms. Mahon (ddr-one-2-156)
Black and white photographic print of Ms. Mahon (center) and unidentified individuals standing outside on lawn. Ms. Mahon served as the principal at Donor’s school, Bailey Gatzert grade school in Seattle, Washington. After Ms. Mahon retired, she visited Tokyo in 1950. Seattle’s Nikkei community raised the funds to pay for Ms. Mahon’s Japan trip. Inscribed on …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-52)
img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-52)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan, with Raymond Funakoshi (groom, on right) feeding a piece of cake to Olinda Saito (bride, on left) as they stand behind table with cake, flowers and candles. Shiuko Sakai, the donor, organized this wedding party for Olinda Saito, with whom she …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-52/
Fujiya Hotel (ddr-one-2-117)
img Fujiya Hotel (ddr-one-2-117)
Black and white photographic print of cars parked in front of a bridge with the Fujiya Hotel in background. Printed in the lower left corner: "'Entrence'/Fujiya Hotel Miyanoshita Spa, Japan." According to the donor, the Fujiya Hotel was a resort hotel that the U.S. military commandeered for “R and R” (rest and relaxation). Both military and …
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Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 1 of 5. (ddr-one-5-213)
doc Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 1 of 5. (ddr-one-5-213)
Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Eva Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Eva writes about her brother and sister, their ages, and status as American Citizens. She adds that her parents have been in the United States for 25 - 30 years and have …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-213/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 20 (November 23, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-47)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 20 (November 23, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-47)
Selected article titles: "British Columbia Groups Call For Voting Privileges for Citizens of Oriental Descent" (p. 1), "National JACL Enters Case Challenging Segregation of Mexican American Children" (p. 1), "Army Trains 1500 Nisei GIs for Jobs in Japan Occupation" (p. 2), "Canadian Evacuees Advised Not to Accept Payment Checks" (p. 2), "Returned Evacuees Discover Graves Desecrated …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-18-47/
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