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Narrator Elaine Akagi

In this session, Elaine Kim led a panel of Elaine Reiko Akagi's friends (Ann Fujii Lindwall, Arlene Oki, Karen Yoshitomi, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance conversation on Akagi. Elaine Reiko Akagi devoted her life to JACL, teaching children with special education needs, and a love of animals She was active in the Detroit Jr. JACL …

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Narrator Ann Fujii Lindwall

In this session, Elaine Kim led a panel of Elaine Reiko Akagi's friends (Ann Fujii Lindwall, Arlene Oki, Karen Yoshitomi, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance conversation on Akagi. Elaine Reiko Akagi devoted her life to JACL, teaching children with special education needs, and a love of animals She was active in the Detroit Jr. JACL …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1047/

vh Joseph Frisino Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-117-33)

Thoughts on life and appreciation of family and loved ones

Mr. Frisino was suffering from a slight cough during the two days of this interview.

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Collection Bob and Masa (Ogawa) Nakayama Collection (ddr-densho-420)

The Bob and Masa (Ogawa) Nakayama Collection consists of 43 photographic prints and a graduation announcement documenting Bob and Masa's experiences during World War II. Included are scenes from life in Manzanar and Minidoka concentration camps, as well as from military life both in the United States and abroad.

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doc Scatterbrain masterpieces: short stories, poetry, jokes, cartoons, carnival editions (ddr-csujad-26-45)

Student created magazine consisting of several drawings, poems, and short stories including: "Spectacular flight" by Mary Furuta, "Nisei learns to smile again" by Teiko Hamaguchi, "Small but solid" by Sam Himoto, "Terrific teens" by Rose Hiraoka, "Too young" by Toshi Iwasaki, "Glamour ain't hay" by Helen Kanemasu, "Alone with brother" by Natalie Nakamura, "17 a boy" …

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vh Marianne West Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-120-5)

Life in the Tule Lake concentration camp, working as a "block mother"

This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.

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vh Jim Akutsu Segment 49 (ddr-densho-1000-2-49)

Reflections on novel No-No Boy and its relationship to narrator's own life

Interview was conducted over two days because of delays caused by technical difficulties.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-92-6)

Life in Japan, hierarchy within the grade schools

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-111-14)

Life in Fresno, California: raising children and learning English (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh George Koshi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1008-1-2)

Father's early life in the United States

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Kimi Wakabayashi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1006-3-4)

Adjusting to life in Canada

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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vh Mitsu Ito Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1006-1-17)

Reflections on life in Toronto

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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doc Pinedale Logger Vol. I No. 3 (June 6, 1942) (ddr-densho-192-3)

Selected Article Titles: "1446 Votes Cast. Center Council to Name Mayor Next Week" (p. 1), "Comedy, Music, Dancers Highlight Show Saturday" (p. 1), "Rumor-Tism" (p. 2), "Comfort Foreseen in Barrack Life" (p. 3), "How to Crash Mess by Toots Nakamura" (p. 3), "Feeding Stations for Tots Soon" (p. 6), "Overflooding of Showers Problem" (p. 6), "First …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 21 (May 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-233)

Selected article titles: "First Special Train Coach Leaves for Coast. 43 Residents Return Home with Other Movements Scheduled for June 4, 18" (p. 1), "Officer Says 'Pro' Hate Chief Missing Chance to Best Hitler" (p. 1), "Speaker Raps Exclusionists at Demo Club" (p. 1), "Aliens Must Have Permits" (p. 3), "Youthful Issei Takes Own Life" (p. …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 28 (July 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-240)

Selected article titles: "2209 Leave Center in Six Months. Residents Must Formulate Plans to Avoid Hardships Later, Carroll Declares" (p. 1), "Reverend Murphy Fights League. Unsubstantiated Claims Made by Either Insincere Ignorant or Liars, He Says" (p. 1), "Soldiers Will Accept Nisei, Myer Predicts" (p. 1), "Most Evacuees are Returning to California" (p. 1), "Resettlers Find …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 20 (May 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-232)

Selected article titles: "Land Law May be Invalid" (p. 1), "One-Third of Residents Have Finished Program to Leave Center by June" (p. 1), "'A Fair Chance, a Fair Trial' Rabbi Asks for Issei Worker" (p. 2), "Editorial: The Battle Continues" (p. 4), "Says Discrimination Weakens Fibre of American Way of Life" (p. 5), "Center Residents are …

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img Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1909)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …

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img Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1908)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 16 of 26. (ddr-one-5-136)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 65a - b of 111. This question concerns ownership of property within the United States and its value. Dr. Koyama lists a car bought in 1936 for $300, his Oregon Life insurance policy, …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 24 (June 21, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-25)

Selected article titles: "Gov. Warren Signs Measure Repealing California Law on Separate Schools for Orientals" (p. 1), "House Passes Amendment To Law on Soldiers Brides. Will Permit Entry Into U.S. of Japan-Born, Canada Nisei Wives of American Soldiers" (p. 1), "Eighteen Issei Receive First Citizen Papers" (p. 3), "Nisei War Veterans Face Job Discrimination Upon Return …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 17 (October 23, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-43)

Selected article titles: "20 tons of relief clothing crated in L.A. for Nagoya" (p. 1), "U.S. Civil Rights Commission starts 3rd year program" (p. 1), "Sansei school safety patrol officer acts quickly to save life of another" (p. 1), "Temporary farm workers return to Japan, very little said favorably of program" (p. 3), "African official hails …

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doc Background for the relocation program (ddr-csujad-48-110)

Titled as: The background for the relocation program (prepared for information of Staff of the War Relocation Authority). It also describes the early Japanese migration to the United States and some of the economic and social aspects of American Japanese life. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9919. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Syllabi for classes taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High School (ddr-csujad-48-93)

Syllabi for 7th Grade Social Living, Social Living: Grade Eight, Ninth grade social living, World History and Geography: Grade Ten, American Life and Institutions: Grade Eleven, 12th Grade Social Social Problems. Taught by Harry Bentley Wells at Manzanar High school. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9902. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Nisei and Issei find that this is America (ddr-csujad-19-44)

This is an article from the "Magazine of America," published on June 5, 1943, by Yoichi Matsuda which describes the life of the people of Japanese ancestry and their fear of the mob and the "FBI" after Japan executed a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc JA community mourns death of historian and activist Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-129)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by her lifelong friend Sachi W. Seko and published in "Pacific Citizen," the newspaper of the Japanese American Citizens league (JACL). The article is an emotional tribute to Weglyn and a vivid description of the end of her life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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