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doc Diary: February 13, 1942 - April 8, 1942 (ddr-janm-23-3)

Big Mountain Composition Book; Blue composition book with illustrations of mountains and trees. Written between February 13, 1942 to April 8, 1942, Paul Hiratzka wrote daily about the various activities in the detention camp, temperature, calendar of events and newspaper articles. His diaries covered from Dec. 7, 1941 through 1963 when he passed away. Diary 3 …

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doc Diary: Dec. 7, 1941 - Jan. 18, 1942 (ddr-janm-23-1)

Tru-Line Wire-o Composition Book; A diary starting on December 7, 1941 by Paul Masuo Hiratsuka (Hiratzka) after arriving at a LA Police Department. for questioning. Entries were made everyday until January 18, 1942. Entries are daily activities & Paul Masuo Hiratsuka's thoughts as he wrote them down. His last name was changed from Hiratsuka to Hiratzka. …

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doc Diary: August 25, 1942 - October 24, 1942 (ddr-janm-23-6)

University School Composition Book; Orange composition book, designs in blue and spine is also blue. Written between August 25, 1942 to October 24, 1942. This covers Paul Hiratzka travels, job hunting and working in Salt Lake City, in the canning company. Paul received many letters and notes from friends at Poston Relocation Center, Gila Relocation Center, …

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doc Diary: January 1, 1943 - December 31, 1943 (ddr-janm-23-7)

Dailyaide: The Silent Secretary; Red hardcover planner used as a diary by date. Written between January 1, 1943 to December 1, 1943. Paul Hiratzka wrote about weather conditions, communications, friends and workers, letter correspondence, church activities and meals that he ate. His activities are between Salt Lake City and Ogden areas. His diaries covered from Dec. …

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doc Diary: April 29, 1942 - May 21,1942 (ddr-janm-23-4)

Big Mountain Composition Book; Blue composition book with illustrations of mountains and trees. Written between April 29, 1942 through May 21,1942. Paul Hiratzka covers daily weather reports, camp activities and church activities. His diaries covered from Dec. 7, 1941 through 1963 when he passed away. Diary 4 of 25.

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doc Diary: Jan 18, 1942 - Feb 13, 1942 (ddr-janm-23-2)

Tru-Line Wire-o Composition Book; Written between January 18, 1942 - February 13, 1942. Paul Hiratzka and other Japanese were taken to Lincoln Heights Jail and later to county jail, then boarded by train to Fort Missoula, Montana Detention Camp. Covers his daily activities from weather reports and various activities throughout the daily entries. His diaries covered …

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doc Diary: May 23, 1942 - August 25, 1942 (ddr-janm-23-5)

Planner; No cover. This diary planner is written between May 23, 1942 - August 25, 1942. Paul Hiratzka covers moving from Ft. Missoula to Ogden and Salt Lake City via the Union Pacific Train and camp activities. His diaries covered from Dec. 7, 1941 through 1963, when he passed away. Diary 5 of 25.

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doc Envelope (ddr-janm-19-4)

1 envelope postmarked November 29, 1944, U.S. Army Postal Service. Red 6 cent stamp with airplane in top right corner. Addressed to the Crusaders from P.F.C. Bill Kochiyama. "William J. Collins" written on bottom left corner under postal cancellation. Card that was inside is object 94.144.4.

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doc Poem (ddr-janm-19-2)

Poem or song written on paper in ink and crayon. "Good Luck" written in red and blue crayon at top. "Carry On" written in blue crayon surrounded by red flag in bottom left corner. Signed by the "Crusaders." Folded in thirds horizontally and half vertically.

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doc Christmas Card (ddr-janm-19-3)

1 Christmas card with picture of soldier in uniform seated on brick wall with boy and girl sitting on his lap. Boy wearing blue sailor suit outfit and girl wearing white dress with red dots, holding doll. Rifle against wall on right, tree on left, buildings and woman working in background. On opposite side, letter written …

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doc Santa Anita Crusaders (ddr-janm-19-1)

1 brown hardcover scrapbook, bound on left with brown cord and embossed design in gold in middle of cover. , 94 p. , Compiled by Rinko Shimasaki, one of many high school girls in camp who corresponded with soldiers. Started at Santa Anita Assembly Center.

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doc Crystal City Times / Los Andes (ddr-janm-20-1)

17 sheets total of Crystal City newspapers. 11 pages of Crystal City Times in English. 6 pages of Los Andes newspaper in Spanish (mimeographed, typewritten Spanish newspapers published probably by Japanese Peruvians interned at Crystal City).

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av An Oral History with Margaret Masuoka (ddr-csujad-29-25)

An interview with Margaret Masuoka, a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), conducted for the Japanese American Project at California State Fullerton's Center for Oral and Public History. Specifically, this interview provides insight to Masuoka's personal history dealing with the prejudice that she and her family faced due their Japanese ancestry; her family's settlement …

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vh Art Hansen Interview (ddr-densho-122-23)

White male. Born October 10, 1938, in Hoboken, New Jersey. Education History: BA, MA, Ph.D. at University of California, Santa Barbara. Work History: Professor of History and Asian American Studies, California State University, Fullerton (1966-Present); Visiting Professor, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, 1979-1980; Editor, Oral History Review, 1980-1987; President, Southwest Oral History Association (1991-1992); …

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 32 (ddr-densho-537-42)

Issue 32 includes a redress update, a letter to President Clinton; letters to the editor, and more.

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doc Crystal City Chatters Issue 28 (ddr-densho-537-38)

Issue 28 includes an article about Japanese New Year, health advice, letters to the editor, and more.

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 34 (ddr-densho-537-44)

Issue 34 includes a message from the association president, personal stories from WWII, letters to the editor, and more. Included in the personal stories section is newsletter author, Sumi Utsushigawa-Shimatsu's story.

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 72 (ddr-densho-537-81)

Issue 72 includes mention of the death of Bert Nakano, humorous articles, a book review for Tetsuden Kashima's book "Judgment Without Trial," and more.

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Collection Fumio Nakamura Collection (ddr-janm-2)

One panoramic photograph of Corporal Edward Nakamura's military funeral. Taken in 1946 in Puʻunēnē, Maui, Hawai'I, when the remains of Corporal Edward Etsuzo Nakamura were finally returned to the family (KIA in November 1943). The photograph was taken in front of the family's home in a plantation village, McGerrow Camp, which no longer exists.

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Collection Tsuyako Kitashima Collection (ddr-janm-4)

Various materials from Topaz, Redress, the National Coalition for Redress and Reparations (NCRR), and the Japanese American Citizens' League (JACL) by Tsuyako "Sox" Kitashima. Kitashima was born in Hayward, California in 1918. Her and her family were among the 120,000 Japanese Americans forcefully interned in war relocation camps during World War Two. They were first taken …

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Collection Santa Anita Pacemaker Newspapers Collection (ddr-janm-5)

The Santa Anita Pacemaker was a newspaper published for approximately 19,000 Japanese Americans who were relocated to the Santa Anita racetrack turned assembly center for the temporary internment of Japanese Americans. The newspaper ran for six months in 1942 and was the longest running newspaper out of all the Japanese American assembly centers. It was published …

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Collection The Rohwer Outpost Newspapers Collection (ddr-janm-6)

Newspaper of the Rohwer Incarceration camp located in McGehee, Arkansas which had a peak population of 8,475 in November of 1943. The Rohwer Outpost ran from October 24, 1942 to July 21, 1945 and was published twice a week on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It was then renamed the Rohwer Relocator released by the WRA to provide …

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Collection Mollie Wilson Murphy Collection (ddr-janm-1)

Mollie Wilson Murphy was an African-American woman who lived in Boyle Heights during World War II. She had many Japanese-American friends who were forced into concentration camps during the war. This collection comprises of the correspondences between Mollie and her friends in camp. The Mollie Wilson Papers include correspondence, school photographs, and miscellaneous photos in Boyle …

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Collection Sohei (John) Hohri and Harold Landon Letters Collection (ddr-janm-18)

This collection contains handwritten, illustrated letters sent from Sohei (John) Hohri while incarcerated at Manzanar in California to his friend, Harold Landon. The bulk of the documents are dated from 1941 to 1943. A few letters date from the postwar period, ranging from 1972 to 1982 and 1997 to 2011.

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Collection Fukuda and Whitney Families Collection (ddr-janm-22)

Approximately 115 letters from the Fukuda family to the Whitney family, sent primarily from Fumiko and Louise Fukuda at Poston to their friend Mrs. Olive Whitney of Upland, California.

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