The Kawamoto family stand for a portrait. Back row from left to right: Shigeko, Joe, Masaaki Nakata, Kenji Nakata, Pauline Nakata . Front row from left to right: Jeanette Otsuka, Kaichi and Itsuno Kawamoto, Alice Kawamoto, Donnie Nakata
The Kawamoto family sit for a portrait. Back row from left to right: Shigeko and Joe Kawamoto, Masaaki and Pauline Nakata. Front Row from left to right: Jeanette Otsuka, Kaichi Kawamoto, Kenji Nakata, Itsuno Kawamoto, Alice Kawamoto
Caption: Joe Iwataki photographs fellow U.S. Army soldiers Andy (left) and Mike while on training maneuvers in Washington State in August 1941. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-247 with additional notes
Peggie Yorita sits in a truck used at the Minidoka concentration camp. Peggie Bain believes that the trucks and farming equipment shown in this photo were being readied for sale since the camp was about to close.
Selected article titles: "GI Joe: Nisei Broadcast at 4 P.M. Today" (p. 1), "Ochikubo: Case Does Not Affect Others" (p. 2), "Omaha's War Industries Face Labor Shortage" (p. 4), "Myer Speaks in Behalf of Japanese Americans" (p. 5).
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"
Caption: Joe Iwataki likely photographed this farm scene while driving to the St. Paul Minnesota U.S.O. army club. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA.. Photo October 1942 - June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-556 with additional notes
Koby, who refers to himself "the jerk" and "Joe College," writes to Kim Fujii about complaints he has about a woman he calls "the ship," his recreational activities, a recent date he went on, and his draft status.
Photograph of the Nakahara family having a picnic at Jefferson Park. Identified left to right: Shohei Nakahara, Yoshiko (Nakato) Nakahara, Midori (Nakahara) Chikamura. Written on the photograph is: "1937" in blue ink. The caption below the photo reads "Family picnic at Jefferson Park - 1937 / father Shohei, Mother Yoshiko, sister Midori" in black ink.
An oral interview with Joe Yamakido, an incarceree at the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Jerome incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0168. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3733_T01
Experiences speaking in classrooms about parallels between the Japanese American experience and September 11, 2001
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings …
Encountering discrimination when trying to join a fraternity at Lawrence College
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …
Memories of Crystal City internment camp, Texas: "I feel like I'm goin' to a prison."
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings …
Joining the military, getting married, and being sent to Europe
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their …
Feeling upset by the U.S. government's actions following September 11, 2001
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …
Parents' experiences as domestic help; "I was ashamed of the fact that my parents were servants."
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Experiences as one of the only Asian Americans in Terrace Park, Ohio, isolated incidents of racism
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Being one of the few Asian American families in Denver, Colorado, not much awareness of Japanese ethnic identity
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Realization of responsibilities as a military officer, maturing as a person
Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.
Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …
