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High school portrait (ddr-densho-359-4)
Students pose for high school group photograph. Alice Kawamoto is in the 3rd row 7th from right, Elva Shinozaki is in the same row, 3rd from right. Joe Ono is in the first row, 8th from left. On the back of the photograph each student has signed their name in correspondence to their position in the …
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Double wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-970)
Left to right: Sadako Nakata, Itsuno and Kaichi Kawamoto, Saburo Hayashida, Mo Nakata (seated), Alice Kawamoto, Mrs. Dagood, Masaaki and Pauline Nakata, the minister, Rev. Osgood, Shigeko and Joe Kawamoto, Shinichi Seike, Ken Nakata in front of Mr Seike, Yonchan Nakata, Jitsuzo and Shima Nakata, Gerald Nakata in front of his grandparents, Kameno Seike, Eddie and …
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Men shoveling snow from roof of barracks (ddr-ajah-2-782)
Caption: Snow makes life for Army soldiers difficult. Location is either Belden, in Northern California, or somewhere near Reno, Nevada. The U.S. Army sent Joe Iwataki ad his outfit to this area of California to guard trains, tracks and tunnels. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. January 1942. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-290 with additional notes.
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Sorelles Beach Outing (ddr-one-1-398)
Black and white photographic negative of Nisei at the Oregon Coast sitting in the sand at a beach outing planned by the Sorrelles (a high school social group). Front row from left to right: Masae "Elsie" (Morita) Onishi, Joe Namba, and Nobyo Sato. Back row from left to right: Jean Matsumoto, Grace (Sakano) Robbs, and Atsuko …
Narrator George T. "Joe" Sakato
Nisei male. Born February 19, 1921, in Colton, California. In 1942, moved with family to Glendale, Arizona, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Volunteered for the military and served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement troop. Fought in Italy and France in 1944, and was the recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, which was …
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Japanese Still Deal in Pike Place Market (December 9, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-531)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 9, 1941, p. 13
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Third District Court of Honor invitation and program (ddr-densho-390-119)
An invitation and program for the Amache Boy Scouts of America's Third District Court of Honor.
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Minidoka camp queen and her court (ddr-densho-2-34)
Minidoka concentration camp queen and her court. Left to right: Unidentified, Aiko Heyamoto, Grace Kawata, unidentified, and Ann Nakamura.
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Letter to a Nisei man from a friend (ddr-densho-153-42)
Excerpt: "Received your letter a few days ago and was sorry learn you haven't been feeling normal." Sent from Van Nuys, California, to Chicago, Illinois.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 10 (March 13, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-10)
Selected article titles: "White-only membership of Elks' struck on three fronts" (p. 1), "Kashiwa lauds Buddhism in U.S. for keeping crime rate down" (p. 1), "City Councils, local groups continue to be approached by JACLers" (p. 1), "Honolulu Elk member protests racial restriction" (p. 2), "Campus violence due to drop, says Heyns" (p. 3), "Resolutions Against …
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-23-33)
Working outside camp, labor crews: topping sugar beets in Utah
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-23-41)
Mr. Ito's military service
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-23-6)
Importance of Nisei sports and social events
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-23-17)
Clearing the land, contributions of farmers to Seattle's Eastside land development
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-23-26)
Working at Pinedale Assembly Center, California, a makeshift fire department
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 38 (ddr-densho-1000-23-38)
A Japanese American draftee: basic training
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-23-8)
Tom Matsuoka and the Vegetable Growers Association, Bellevue, Washington
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-23-44)
Reestablishing farms after the war
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-23-37)
Mr. Hirotaka's experiences on an agricultural work crew
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Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-23-20)
Events following Pearl Harbor: curfew, wasted farm work