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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 5 (August 11, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-32)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 5 (August 11, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-32)
Selected article titles: "U.S. Army Plans Documentary Motion Picture on Life of Japan War Bride in America" (p. 1), "Senate Passes Compromise Settlement Proposal for Paying Evacuation Claims" (p. 1), "Role of Nisei in Future Set as Panel Topic" (p. 1), "Relocated Japanese Americans Conquer Race Prejudice in Snake River Valley Area" (p. 2), "Anti-Oriental Laws …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-23-32/
Letter from T. Takahashi and Family to Rev. Wendell L. Miller, May 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-5)
doc Letter from T. Takahashi and Family to Rev. Wendell L. Miller, May 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-5)
Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Assembly Center; thanks Miller for his "kind treatment and wonderful assistance in our evacuation" and mentions that his or her mother is now recovering with them after suffering from worry and tiredness. Takahashi states that their life was previously too materialistic, and that this is a "God-given opportunity ... …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-5/
Photograph at Heart Mountain (ddr-csujad-45-95)
img Photograph at Heart Mountain (ddr-csujad-45-95)
A facsimile of a photograph depicting life at Heart Mountain. In this photo two young children walk outside the barracks in the winter time. The annotation is transcribed from the back of the original photo which reads, "(Back) This is what some of the camp looks like. Row after row of tar-papered barracks. Burt West took …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-45-95/
Letter from [Frank] Chin to David (ddr-csujad-24-199)
doc Letter from [Frank] Chin to David (ddr-csujad-24-199)
A letter from [Frank] Chin to David about buying space for a classified ad in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, that will mention the tribute to Michi Weglyn in February of 1998. The purpose of the ad is to solicit "photos and artifacts depicting the different phases of Michi's life." Chin writes that the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-199/
Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Mizuko Noda, September 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-10-1)
doc Letter from Kiyoko Matsuura to Mizuko Noda, September 5, 1944 (ddr-csujad-10-1)
A letter from Kiyoko Matsuura, an internee in the Crystal City Internment Camp, to her sister in Lima Peru. In the letter, she includes updates on day to day life in the Crystal City camp and expresses her appreciation for the money sent by her father. Kiyoko states that she is anxiously waiting for a ship …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-10-1/
Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)
doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)
A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. Learning about the Okine's moving from Hawthorne to Whittier, she expresses her concerns about the neighborhood in the new location, and updates on her life in Chicago and Makoto Okine in Japan. The arrival date of the letter, April …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-142/
Letter from Natsue Okine to Seiichi Okine, [May?] 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-246)
doc Letter from Natsue Okine to Seiichi Okine, [May?] 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-246)
A letter from Natsue Okine in Itsukaichi, Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. She updates on her life, the barley harvest, and that she will start planting rice soon. She also shares appreciation for the gift of winter clothes from the Okines and looks forward to the winter to wear the clothes. The arrival date …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-246/
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 25 (February 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-114)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 25 (February 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-114)
Selected article titles: "Ex-Tule M.P. Chief Heards P.W. Camp"; "Saito's Alien Registry Card at U.S. Post Office"; "On the Other Hand"; "Nisei Girl Thief Wins Leniency of Judge"; "Hostel to Open in Boyle Heights District"; "Casualty List"; "Oregon Group Decides to Change Its Name"; "Blood Plasma Saves Life of Delirious Nisei Youth"; "Colliers' Lashes at Action …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-114/
Territorial fire department employees and fire prevention engineer (ddr-njpa-2-1177)
img Territorial fire department employees and fire prevention engineer (ddr-njpa-2-1177)
Caption on reverse: "RE-DRAFTING OF T.H. FIRE CODE UNDERWAY: Plans for the adoption of a revised fire prevention code for the protection of life and property from fire in the territory were announced at a press conference called yesteday by the territorial fire marshal's office. Among those attending yesterday's confab were, left to right: front row--Carl …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-1177/
Drawing of the northwest corner Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-14)
doc Drawing of the northwest corner Tanforan Assembly Center (ddr-densho-392-14)
Caption written by Kenneth Iyeki: "This is a scene near the north west corner of camp. The metal scraps seen on the ground were used by the internees in hammering out useful utensils for use in camp life. The guard part shown, is the scene of the only harshness shown by a guard during my entire …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-392-14/
Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-37)
doc Page of Hisa Nimura Horiuchi Scrapbook (ddr-densho-325-37)
This page of the scrapbook shows documents from two distinct periods of Hisa's wartime life. At the top is the form where Hisa formally requests to drop out of high school after her father is forced to move to the Santa Fe Department of Justice Internment Camp after being branded a trouble maker. While not directly …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-37/
Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (March 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1636)
doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 8 (March 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1636)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes "Nisei America" by Riley O'Suga, "What Makes Peter Run?" by Frances Okomoto, "Haiku and Painting" by Ken Yasuda, "Tule in Rhyme" by Iku Wada, "Ramblings" by Eugene Okada, "It's the Little Things of Life" by Sachiko Higashi, "Looking Back" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1636/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. I, No. 8, August 1965 (ddr-sjacl-1-75)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. I, No. 8, August 1965 (ddr-sjacl-1-75)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Picnic, Telephone Directory, Dance Club, Ladies Golf Club; Japanese Community Float, Queen?s Trophy, ?The flapping of the huge multi-colored lighted butterfly in the warm summer night was just too much for the judges; Seattle Chapter Approves Open Housing Resolution ?The JACL in its best tradition is dedicated to the removal of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-75/
Maida sisters at Tokuno family reunion (ddr-densho-494-27)
img Maida sisters at Tokuno family reunion (ddr-densho-494-27)
From left to right: Meiko Maida, Junko (Maida) Kimura, and Asako (Maida) Tokuno attending a Tokuno family reunion. 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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-494-27/
Henry Shimizu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-198)
vh Henry Shimizu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-198)
Nisei male. Born November 26, 1928, in Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada. Grew up in Prince Rupert, and was removed with other Japanese Canadians to Hastings Park, Vancouver, Canada, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Moved to the New Denver incarceration camp and then resettled in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, with his family. Studied and practiced medicine …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-198/
Larry
vh Larry "Shorty" Kazumura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-199)
Nisei male. Born November 7, 1920, in Mountain View, Hawaii. Grew up in Hawaii, where parents ran a sugar cane plantation. Was working hauling lumber when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Was not dismissed from work like other Japanese Americans, and was required to clean up the aftermath of the bombing. Volunteered for …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-199/
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 39 (November 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-64)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 39 (November 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-64)
Selected article titles: "Myer Releases True Facts About Tule Lake Rumors" (p. 1), "New Group 'Asks' Demands at Tule" (p. 1), "Hunt Census Instructions Released by Statistics. Plans Set For Tuesday Evening Round; Accuracy of Information Requested" (p. 1), "Burglar Breaks In Canteen Forty" (p. 1), "Volunteers Save Tule Lake Crops" (p. 1), "Life in New …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-119-64/
Grace Kubota Ybarra Interview (ddr-densho-122-14)
vh Grace Kubota Ybarra Interview (ddr-densho-122-14)
Sansei female. Daughter of Guntaro Kubota, an Issei immigrant and one of the leaders of the Heart Mountain Fair Play Committee. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, as a child, and has memories of receiving letters with cartoon drawings from her father while he was in prison.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-14/
Kenji Taguma Interview (ddr-densho-122-28)
vh Kenji Taguma Interview (ddr-densho-122-28)
Sansei male, born 1969. Editor for the Nichi Bei Times, the oldest Japanese American bilingual newspaper in northern California. Son of a draft resister from Granada concentration camp. Attended California State University at Sacramento and became involved in civil rights activism.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-28/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 96 (March 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-178)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 96 (March 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-178)
Selected article titles: "Unsigned Aliens Are to Register" (p. 1), "Naturalization Rights Bill For Orientals Introduced: Proposal to House of Representatives Would Establish Equality For Asiatics" (p. 1), "146 Are Relocated For Work, College" (p. 1), "Buttons Are Issued to Protect Workers" (p. 1), "Register Says Girls Smarter" (p. 2), "Hirabayashi Explains Reason Why He Refused …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-178/
Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-236)
doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-236)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he talks about the press a Marine office gave about Nisei soldiers learning Japanese in Minnesota and using it in the Pacific theater, the announcement of the formation of 442nd/100th Battalion, a recent proposal to relocate Japanese Americans into Midwestern states in defense and agricultural jobs, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-236/
Shizuko and Shigenori Oiye Collection (ddr-densho-350)
Collection Shizuko and Shigenori Oiye Collection (ddr-densho-350)
The Shizuko and Shigenori Oiye Collection consists of photographs, works of art, correspondence, and documents related to the Oiye's life in Tacoma, Washington before the war, their removal to Tule Lake concentration camp, and their return to Seattle, Washington post-war. Included are drawings and paintings done by Shigenori Oiye while he was at Tule Lake, some …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-350/
Toshiyuki Robert Kubota Family Collection (ddr-densho-471)
Collection Toshiyuki Robert Kubota Family Collection (ddr-densho-471)
A family photo album containing 201 pictures in total. Includes personal photos and photos gifted to the Kubota family, many of which show the family's life in Tule Lake and Rohwer.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-471/
Ansel Adams Collection (ddr-densho-93)
Collection Ansel Adams Collection (ddr-densho-93)
This collection is comprised of photographs from the Library of Congress's repository of photographs from the collection of photographer Ansel Adams. The photographs document life in the Manzanar concentration camp during 1943.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-93/
Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-196-20)
vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-196-20)
Difficult family life: losing first wife during childbirth

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-20/
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