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img Meriko in bed (ddr-densho-494-26)

Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and Washington, …

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img Franklin D. Roosevelt presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor (ddr-njpa-1-1652)

Caption on reverse: "President honors U.S. naval hero through son. President Franklin D. Roosevelt awards the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumoushly to Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan of the U.S. Navy, who lost his life in the Americal naval victory over the Japanese in the Solomon Islands in November. Admiral Callaghan's son, Lieut. Daniel J. Callaghan, …

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img Newspaper clipping regarding Robert Frost (ddr-njpa-1-328)

Caption on front: "Robert Frost 'wise old woodchuck! And if he has not got the whole 'United States stated,' he has got a good deal of life stated in original analogy and phrase. And if anybody should ask me why I still believe in my land, I have only to put this book ['A Further Range'] …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 35 (April 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-215)

Selected article titles: "NTA Will Hold Forum On The Post-War World" (p. 1), "Speakers Discuss Various Aspects of Relocation Life" (p. 1), "3 Leave For Chicago, N.Y." (p. 1), "Michigan Growers Ask Nisei to Take Jobs" (p. 1), "An Editorial: Hospital Staff Has Big Job" (p. 2), "'Resettlement Fever' Affects Tuleans As Friends Write" (p. 2), …

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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 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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Collection Mae Hara Collection (ddr-densho-308)

The Mae Hara Collection is comprised of photographs and documents from the personal family collection of Mae Hara, a Japanese American who was interview by Densho in 2004. The photos depict Mae's prewar life in Seattle, Washington. The documents concern her family's Oyster business pre-war, relocation to Minidoka, and post war life.

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Collection Kinuta Uno Collection (ddr-densho-324)

The Kinuta Uno Collection consists of letters and documents regarding the Uno Family's life in Seattle, Washington pre-World War II through their removal and life in Pinedale Assembly Center, Tule Lake and Minidoka concentration camp. Pre-war topics include: family business dealings and Kinuta Uno's work with the Northwest American Japanese Association, Seattle Zairyudobo, and the Consulate …

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vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1002-7-39)

Postwar life: working as a farmer in California

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …

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vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1002-5-7)

Issei life: community associations, cultural traditions

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on …

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vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-5-3)

Community life prewar: picnics, Japanese language school, church group

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …

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vh Art Hansen Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-122-23-12)

Ending of Nisei magazine Current Life

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues surrounding …

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vh Art Hansen Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-122-23-14)

Jimmie Omura's life in Denver during World War II

This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-145-30)

Positive memories of cannery life: lasting relationships with Nisei peers

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-145-29)

Positive memories of cannery life: lasting relationships with Nisei peers

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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Collection Haruko Nagaishi Collection (ddr-densho-459)

11 photographs depicting life of the Nagaishi family before, during, and after WWII. Most photos show Hasuko Nagaishi.

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img Charles Edison (ddr-njpa-1-246)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "In the Prime of His Life at 49. Son of the Great Inventor. New Secretary of the Navy. (Washington) 30th, Domei. President Roosevelt formally appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison to fill the the position of American Secretary of the Navy on the 30th, which had been vacant since the …

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vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-148-39)

Learning of oldest brother's life in Japan and his participation in the clean up after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; reaction to hearing of the end of the war

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview III Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-125-5)

Speaking about race issues and life experiences to students

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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