158 items
158 items
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Japanese Americans in front of house (ddr-densho-359-250)
From left to right Alice Kawamoto, Shigeko Kawamoto, May, Nakashima, Itami, Kaichi Kawamoto, Joe Kawamoto, Smith
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Mother with two children and family friend (ddr-densho-118-13)
Hide Yasutake, her children May and Joe, and a Nisei soldier. Their barracks are in Block 4, Apartment C.
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Yasutake Collection (ddr-densho-118)
The Yasutake collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of siblings Mitsuye May Yamada, Tosh Yasutake and Joe Yasutake, who were each interviewed by Densho in 2002.
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview (ddr-densho-1000-135)
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. Individually and jointly, they and other family members had written and gathered material documenting their family history. They shared much of this with me to assist with research and preparation for the Densho interview. Mitsuye's daughter Jeni had coordinated …
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The Group (ddr-densho-378-1084)
Photograph of 7 adults and three kids posed around a log at the beach. Captions on album page: "Thornton Beach S. F. May 4, 1941 The Group" and "Richard - Ronald - Hede - Gerald - Sumi - Miya - Bobby - Mem - Joe - Paul"
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Topaz Times Vol. IX No. 16 (November 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-360)
Selected article titles: "FDR Uncertain Whether West Coast Will Open" (p. 1), "ACLU Fund" (p. 1), "Japanese Nationals May Volunteer for US Army" (p. 1), "State Cannot Prevent Evacuees' Return, Warren" (p. 2), "'Stop Hating,' Says Joe E. Brown" (p. 2).
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Joe Iwataki sitting with women at Camp Savage open house (ddr-ajah-2-812)
Caption: At the Camp Savage, Minnesota, open house, Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA., enjoys the company of Mary Hayano. The event included a concert band, buffet luncheon, and other entertainment. May 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-526 with additional notes
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Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, May 23, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-81)
Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9079. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-079
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Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, May 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-46)
Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9044. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-044
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Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, May 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-80)
Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9078. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-078
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 85 (ddr-densho-1000-135-85)
Joe's experience reuniting with father in Crystal City, Texas
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-135-18)
Tosh's and Mitsuye's recollections of brother Joe's birth, live-in nurse
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 71 (ddr-densho-1000-135-71)
Joe's experience attending school in Minidoka; memories of recreational activities
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-135-38)
Description of father's Japanese poetry club, influences on Mitsuye's later work as a writer
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-135-29)
Joe's childhood memories: learning Japanese on trip to Japan
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-135-12)
Moving to the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Seattle, memories of neighbors and an amusing Halloween incident
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 82 (ddr-densho-1000-135-82)
Mitsuye's recollections of leaving camp for Cincinnati
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-135-6)
Tosh's birth in Seattle, Mitsuye's birth in Japan
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-135-13)
Memories of elementary school: dealing with the language barrier and perceived cultural differences
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-135-33)
Parents' values: don't bring shame to the family
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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 52 (ddr-densho-1000-135-52)
Emotional responses upon returning to the site of the Minidoka camp many years after the war
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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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Mitsuye May Yamada - Joe Yasutake - Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-135-39)
Father's love of literature and reading