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img Katsumi Shigamatsu (ddr-csujad-57-17)

A man holds the hand of a little girl. Behind them is a truck and a building. [Handwritten on photo] At mission Whittier, Katsurmi Shigamatsu, 1924 [Handwritten on verso] Katsumi Shigematsu / 9 yes old girl / June 10, 1924 at Japanese Mission Whittier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Henry Katsumi Fujita (ddr-csujad-23-9)

Sunset Studio (Petaluma, California) portrait of Henry Katsumi Fujita upon his graduation from Petaluma High School in June 1925. He was born on July 4, 1908 in Salinas, California where his parents worked on the Spreckels sugar beet farm. He was 16 years of age when this graduation photo was taken. The portrait is signed by …

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vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-24)

Nisei male. Born July 5, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned and operated a grocery store. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Served in Japan with the Military Intelligence Service following World War II.

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img Man standing outside building (ddr-densho-466-346)

Caption on right of photo on album page: Katsumi Pologee[?] Matsunami

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img Soldiers stand outside a plane (ddr-densho-451-37)

Written on verso: Hank Iwakini, Katsumi Ohka, Danny, Douglas, Keichi Hirata, Kishimoto.

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img [Katsumi and Kango Kunitsugu] (ddr-csujad-29-97)

Photograph of Katsumi and Kango Kunitsugu, presumably at a party. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P012

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img Portrait of Katsumi Hirooka (ddr-janm-1-123)

Black and white portrait of Katsumi Hirooka. She has curly hair with a bow in it and is wearing a white collared shirt with a dark blazer over it. Written next to the photography is: "Katsumi Hirooka". One of eight photographs on a portion of a scrapbook page.

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img Shirtless man standing in field near tents (ddr-densho-466-251)

Caption below photo on album page: POLOGIS[?] Matsunami

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vh An oral history with Katsumi Kunitsugu (ddr-csujad-29-66)

An oral interview with Katsumi Kunitsugu, longtime volunteer and leader in Little Tokyo. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0164. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3378_T01

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img [Photograph of Katsumi and Kango Kunitsugu] (ddr-csujad-29-99)

Photograph of Katsumi and Kango Kunitsugu, presumably at a party. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P014

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img Family digging clams on Puget Sound (ddr-densho-39-1)

Clam digging was a favorite pastime for Seattle's Japanese American community. This is the Takakoshi family. Left to right: Fumiko, Sumijiro, Katsumi and Shizuko Takakoshi.

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img Group photograph at Fresh Air Camp (ddr-sbbt-6-125)

Written on verso: Left to right front row - Katsumi Okamoto, Kayo Fukuhara, George Nakagawa, Sat Ichikawa, Hideo Naganawa. Back row - Rev. Ikuta (Canada), Rev. Kai (Seattle).

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img Two wooden chests, Henry Katsumi Fujita, 8305, Granada (Amache) incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-23-7)

Two wooden chests that Henry K. Fujita fabricated from wood "borrowed" from the Amache High School site in the block adjacent to the Fujita family barracks. The number "8305" was the label assigned to the family by the War Relocation Authority. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: lp028-08-006

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. and Mrs. Davis, October 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-14)

Describes in detail the long train ride from Sept. 15-18 between Merced and the Granada (Amache) incarceration camp: the layout of the train cars, times to different towns, tunnels and coal smoke, eating and sleeping arrangements, military troops and equipment staged along the railway, desert scenery, late arrival at Amache, an extra night aboard the train, …

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doc Letter from Henry [Katsumi] Fujita to Mr. H. A. Strong, Electrolux Corporation, August 9, 1942 (ddr-csujad-23-13)

Letter from Henry K. Fujita to his boss Mr. H. A. Strong of the Electrolux Corporation in San Francisco dated August 9, 1942. Rich in details, the letter describes the physical layout of the Merced Assembly Center, the poor-quality construction of the barracks, the daily schedules, the camp organization and facilities, the hardships and illnesses and …

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img George Ueki (ddr-densho-475-752)

Black and white portrait of George Ueki in graduation regalia. Inscription in faded blue ink reads "Always, George Ueki '42"

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img Bando family in Manchuria (ddr-densho-494-41)

Photograph of the Densaburo (Muraki) Bando with his three children, Takahashi Bando, Tadao Bando, and Katsumi Bando. Caption on website: "Brother in Manchuria / After the Russo-Japanese War (1905), Japan took over Russia's influence in Manchuria. To exploit the badly needed resources Japan needed from Manchuria, it sent Japanese citizens to colonize the area. One of …

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vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-24-13)

Making friends in camp

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vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 24 (ddr-manz-1-24-24)

Visiting relatives in Japan

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vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-24-19)

Working on a sugar beet farm

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vh Katsumi Okamoto Interview Segment 7 (ddr-manz-1-24-7)

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