826 items
826 items
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New Years party (ddr-densho-477-765)
The caption below the photo reads "Bringing in the Millennium with a bang!"
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Mitzi Isoshima winning at the slots (ddr-densho-477-761)
The caption around the photo reads "Lady Luck Casino & Harrah's Casino treated Mitzi like Queen for a Day with free rooms, limp rides, free plane fares & of course winnings! She loved it all. Another big win!" in black ink.
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Ensemble curtain call at the "Folies Bergeres" show at the Desert Inn (ddr-densho-367-85)
Mary Mon Toy center, in white
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"Folies Bergeres" performers party at the Desert Inn (ddr-densho-367-83)
Mary Mon Toy on the left.
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Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, and Mary Mon Toy performing in "It's the Same" (ddr-densho-367-87)
Caption on reverse: "L. to R. Ruby Richards, Lee Sharon, Mary Mon Toy / 'It's the Same' / Latin Quarter Revue / Desert Inn / October 25, 1953."
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Program for Lou Walters' "Folies Bergeres" at the Desert Inn (ddr-densho-367-80)
Mary Mon Toy performed in the "Folies Bergeres" show in 1953.
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Mary Mon Toy in costume (ddr-densho-367-315)
Written on back: Mary Mon Toy (Comedienne) The original "Minnie Ho" in "The world of Suzie Wong" on Broadway and on Tour. On cardboard backing: "Who, Me?" Minnie Ho "World of Suzie Wong" Riviera Hotel Las Vegas 1960
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Mary Mon Toy performing in "Mardi Gras" (ddr-densho-367-86)
Caption on reverse: "'Mardi Gras' Latin Quarter Revue, Desert Inn '54 / Starring / Mary Mon Toy."
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Gila River Relocation Camp Reunion (1997) (ddr-densho-469-10)
A memory book from the Gila River Relocation Camp Reunion from June 6-8, 1997. Pictures of the Gila River Reunion Committee, reunion, and reunion registrants are included. The book also includes a note from the advisor Sei Dyo, a transcript of a speech delivered by California Assemblyman Nao Takasugi, a reunion update, and a directory of …
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James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. After leaving camp, Mr. Nishimura moved to …
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Taira Fukushima Interview (ddr-manz-1-124)
Nisei male. Born February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father did custodial work. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Finished high school at Manzanar, and left camp to attend Drake college in Des Moines, Iowa. Drafted into the military and served as a medic …
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George Kiyo Wakatsuki Interview (ddr-manz-1-150)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1931, in Guadalupe, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California, where father was a fisherman. Family moved to Terminal Island, California, just before World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Served in the navy during the Korean War. The family's wartime experiences were chronicled in …
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Arthur Nishimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-129)
Nisei male. Born August 28, 1923, in Honolulu, Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the army and served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. After discharge, was called back to active duty and served with the U.S. Counterintelligence Corps in Japan.
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Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-manz-1-23)
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
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Edwin "Ed" L. Rothfuss Interview (ddr-manz-1-163)
White male. Former superintendent of the Death Valley National Park. Involved with the establishment of the Manzanar National Historic Site.
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Shimako "Sally" Kitano Interview (ddr-manz-1-54)
Nisei female. Born April 6, 1932, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, and was eight years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Before the war was over, moved to Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Bainbridge Island after World War II.
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Arthur Ogami - Kimi Ogami Interview (ddr-manz-1-109)
Arthur Ogami: Nisei male. Born April 10, 1922 in Whittier, California. Spent childhood in California, before being removed to Manzanar concentration camp in 1942. Left Manzanar several times to work as a beet topper for local farmers. Decided to expatriate to Japan because of mother's wishes, and was transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp. In 1945, …
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Dennis Bambauer Interview II (ddr-manz-1-79)
Male of Japanese and French-Irish descent. Born October 1, 1934, in Los Angeles, California. As a child, resided in the Children's Home Society Orphanage in Los Angeles. During World War II, was transferred to Manzanar concentration camp's "Children's Village" for orphans. Was adopted out of camp by a family from Bishop, California. Eventually became a teacher.
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Celeste Teodor Interview (ddr-manz-1-78)
Nisei female. Born June 24, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Placed for adoption and was living in an orphanage when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Transferred to Manzanar's Childrens Village during World War II. After the war, lived with various foster families in Los Angeles before becoming independent at age eighteen.