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doc Kenjiro Kida's diary (ddr-one-3-123)

Bound diary with gray cover. The year on the front cover is based on the Japanese imperial calendar and says Meiji 43 (1910). Written in by Kenjiro Kida while working for George Pyatt. He wrote in it in both Japanese and English. Contents of diary about weather and daily life working for George Pyatt in White …

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doc Department of Justice Alien Enemy Control Unit memo for The File (ddr-one-5-226)

Photocopy of a declassified Alien Enemy Control Unit memo concerning Keizaburo Koyama. It gives a brief biographical account of Dr. Koyama's life, his internment and that of his family's in Minidoka, and that he has made no pro-Japan claims. In pencil along the bottom of the memo is written, "Re-order parole (4)/to War Relocation Center./ABD"

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 74, No. 18 (May 12, 1972) (ddr-pc-44-18)

Selected article titles: "CBS Drops 'Fu Manchu,' Local L.A. TV Rejects Plea" (p.1), "Relocation Camp Life Recalled When Reflecting on Today's City Problems" (p.1, 6), "Anti-Mineta Document Circulated" (p.1-2), "May 1, 1942: Our D-Day for Camp Harmony" (p.2), "Asian American Mental Health Meet Concludes in San Francsisco" (p.6).

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doc Deserted Senses [spoof title for Desert Sentinel], Vol. I, No. 9, April 1, 1943 (ddr-csujad-17-3)

School newspaper published at the Gila River incarceration camp; this is an April Fools' Day issue with articles and illustrations making fun of life at camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JARC_04-01_03

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-17-3/

doc Japanese American News clippings, September 1943 (ddr-csujad-19-17)

News clippings which describe the life of the Japanese American people moved from the Pacific Coast to different parts of the country and other significant events. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_01-08_01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-17/

doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 47 (December 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-295)

Selected article titles: "Airborne Troop Life Tough Says Visiting Nisei Paratrooper" (p. 1), "Capacity Crowd Attends Social Event of Year" (p. 1), "Cigarettes Stolen From Poston Co-op Warehouse" (p. 2), "Students Favor Return of Nisei to School" (p. 3), "Mail Christmas Gifts Early Says Postmaster" (p. 3), "Canada-Born Nisei Refused License to Operate Own Shop" (p. …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 64 (August 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-156)

Selected article titles: "Carter Reveals School Program for Next Year" (p. 1), "Leave Dates for Tulelake Given" (p. 1), "Remind Relocatees About Draft Boards" (p. 1), "Minnesota Post Against Nisei Deportation" (p. 1), "Over-Taxed Hospital Staff Augmented" (p. 1), "Economic of Farm Life Told in Study" (p. 3), "Manzanar to Form Business Club Soon" (p. 3).

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 22 (September 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-270)

Selected article titles: "WFA to Recruit Harvest Laborers in Idaho Area" (p. 1), "To Place Guards to Stop Thefts" (p. 1), "Issue Latest Regulations on Yule Parcels Sent Overseas" (p. 1), "Penicillin Flown to Poston Saves Life of Youth" (p. 3), "Canned Goods Go Ration Free Soon" (p. 3), "Eastern Visitor to Center Urges Nisei Relocation" …

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img Hawaii Cancer Society presidents posing with leis (ddr-njpa-2-479)

Caption on reverse: "HAWAII TIMES. Mr. J. Robert Judd (left), newly elected president of the Hawaii Cancer Society's Oahu Chapter, is shown with Dr. Grover H. Batten, outgoing president, following the Society's annual meeting and premiere of the locally produced cancer movie 'Decision For Life' on Tuesday, September 24, at MacNeil Hall on the Punahou campus."

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img Portrait of couple (ddr-ajah-6-7)

Caption below photo: Sojourners in a Strange Land / Passenger lists show that Karoju (b. 1881) and Shime (b. 1884) Kawamura arrived in Honolulu in 1902, and later boarded the ship Mongolia to arrive in San Francisco in 1910. They became life-long members of the church, bringing up their son Shizuto and daughter, Katsumi, in the …

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doc Letter from Dorothy Sakasegawa to Mr. Dallas McLaren, May 26, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-1884)

Correspondence from Dotty Sakasegawa to Dallas McLaren regarding her experience after leaving Poston incarceration camp, her studies and life at Bucknell University, and expressing gratitude for McLaren's support. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1887

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doc Letter from Aileen Oita to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, October 3, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1881)

Correspondence from Aileen Oita to Dallas McLaren regarding her move from Poston incarceration camp, life as a college student, and expressing gratitude for McLaren's support. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1884

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doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1920)

Sociology essay written by Sawae Iwamoto for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers population and it's impact on community life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1923

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doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1927)

Sociology essay by Shoya Sakazaki for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers how population influences social life and customs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1930

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doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1929)

Sociology essay by Yumi Matsumoto for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers how population influences social life and problems. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1932

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doc Truth about Jap camps (ddr-csujad-55-2136)

Magazine clipping, "The truth about Jap camps," reporting on the daily life, activities, and environment at Poston incarceration camp. Includes one page of handwritten commentary on the article. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2239

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doc Letter from Mom and Dad to Hideo Nakamura, January 6, 1945, English translation (ddr-csujad-55-2374)

Translation from Japanese to English of correspondence from "Mom and Dad" to George Hideo Nakamura regarding life in Amache incarceration camp. For original in Japanese please see sac_jaac_2479. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2480

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doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1921)

Sociology essay by Takahashi Kamine for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers population size as it relates to social life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1924

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doc Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Waegell family, April 25, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-55)

Handwritten correspondence from Tom Yamamoto to the Waegells describing the weather, conditions, sleeping arrangements, food, administration, and daily life at Topaz incarceration camp in Utah. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00059

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doc Letter from Leo Uchida to James Waegell, November 8, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2338)

Correspondence from Leo Uchida to James Waegell regarding military service during World War II, family relocation to do farming work, and updates on daily life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2444

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doc Sociology essay (ddr-csujad-55-1928)

Sociology essay by Jitsuso Tamura for a class assignment at Tri-State High School at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Covers how population influences social life and problems. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1931

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img Portrait of a woman in kimono (ddr-densho-494-42)

Caption on website: "Life in Osaka for the new teacher / Torayoshi appears to have had two teaching jobs after graduating from teaching college, both at the elementary level. He lived in a boarding house, and his scrapbook contains a couple pictures of other residents. At least one is labeled 'lover'." and "Girlfriend in Osaka, ca …

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img Royal Ambassador Boys' Camp (ddr-densho-462-284)

Group photograph of attendees and staff at the Royal Ambassadors Boys' Camp. In the second to last row, in the center is Tsutomu Tom Fukuyama, in his life guard's uniform on the left of the other two lifeguards. Caption on the image: Royal Ambassadors Boys' Camp; Ocean Park, Maine - Third Period - 1943 / Photo …

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doc Tomoye Takahashi's 1943 diary from Topaz (ddr-densho-410-568)

Written on 1943 planner/calendar book from Buckbee Thorne Real Estate. Containing descriptions of camp life, her work on the Topaz Times women's page, sewing projects, meetings and social events, visitors and family news. Blank from March 27 to December 31 (blank pages not processed) except for four pages of names and contact information at back

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img 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-782/

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