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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-190-48)

Looking back on life experiences

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.

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vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-197-14)

Family's adjustment to postwar life

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.

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Collection Kenneth Nobuji Iyeki Collection (ddr-densho-392)

The Kenneth Nobuji Iyeki Collection consists of photographs of the Iyeki Family and documents telling the story of their life before, during, and after World War II. The bulk of the collection is made up of pencil sketches done by Kenneth Nobuji Iyeki while he was incarcerated in Tanforan Assembly Center and Topaz concentration camp. These …

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Collection Kimiko Fujii Kitayama Collection (ddr-densho-433)

The Kimiko Fujii Kitayama Collection consists of materials related to the Fujii family's incarceration at Topaz Concentration Camp, Kimiko's time in college, her work as a florist and with various community organizations, and diaries from later in her life. The collection is in large part made up of meeting notes and other materials related to her …

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Collection Ishikawa Hayes Collection (ddr-densho-111)

The Ishikawa Hayes collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Elaine Ishikawa Hayes, who was interviewed by Densho in 2004. Many of the photographs depict life in Tule Lake concentration camp, California.

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Collection Yasui Family Collection (ddr-densho-259)

The Yasui Family Collection consists of two photograph albums and 173 additional photographs belonging to Homer Yasui. The photographs document the Yasui family's life in Hood River, Oregon before the outbreak of World War II.

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Collection Yoshioka Family Collection (ddr-densho-391)

Collection of 69 photographs and 4 documents from the Yoshioka family. The photographs are of Kiyoko Yoshioka nee Maeda's life, mainly pre-war California and Japan, some from Poston, and some in post-war California.

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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.

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vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-197-1)

Parents' immigration and early life in Wapato, Washington

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.

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Narrator Joseph Frisino

Male of Italian and Irish descent. Born 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. Grew up in the countryside outside of Baltimore with his parents, younger sister, and maternal grandmother. Raised Catholic, he attended public schools until graduating in 1936 at age seventeen. Began working for the Baltimore News Post in 1937 until the draft of 1940 when he …

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Collection Mabel Sugiyama Eto Family Collection (ddr-densho-298)

The Mabel Sugiyama Eto Family Collection contains one photograph album and 20 loose photographic prints. Subjects range from life in Tule Lake and Topaz (Central Utah) concentration camps to temporary agricultural leave and post-war relocation.

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Collection M. Nakagawa Collection (ddr-densho-64)

The M. Nakagawa collection consists of photographs and documents from the personal collection of Mako Nakagawa, who was interviewed by Densho in 1998. Some of the materials depict life in the Crystal City internment camp, Texas.

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Collection Katayama Collection (ddr-densho-154)

The Katayama collection contains photographs from the Katayama family. The photos include portraits taken in Japan in the early 20th century, as well as photographs depicting life in Tule Lake concentration camp, California, during World War II.

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img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-11)

Original WRA caption: "One of the most imposing and beautiful buildings in the city of Milwaukee is the Milwaukee County Building which was built at a cost of $10,000,000. With its well-laid out street, its inviting parklanes, and orderly lawns, Milwaukee not only offers Nisei new homes and new jobs, but gives them the advantage of …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 1 (January 4, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-1)

Selected article titles: "Best kept secret from Mike Masaoka was his appearence on 'This Is Your Life as a background recalled by George Inagaki" (p. 1), "Personal Sago of Mike Masaoka Unfolds on TV" (p. 1), "Nisei Organization Play Key Role in Developing Leadership" (p. 1), "Nisei reputation in Japan" (p. 2), Mistreatment of Koreans by …

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doc Letter from Yoshihiko Matsuura to Kiyoko Noda, April 30, 1949 (ddr-csujad-10-3)

A letter from Yoshihiko Matsuura, an internee in the Crystal City Internment Camp, Texas, to his grandmother, Kiyoko Noda, in Lima, Peru. He includes updates on day to day life in the Crystal City camp, including the event on the Emperor's birthday [April 29] and a play performed in the camp. He details the Boy Scouts …

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doc Program of control in one's school room (ddr-csujad-48-106)

Title: "A Program of Control in One's School Room." Report by Lois Hosford on the methods of control in a classroom. The author identifies school as another phase of community life, in which the teacher aim is training individuals to make a living and live well with others. He discusses a number of essential characteristics for …

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av From Citizen to suspect: Long Beach and Terminal Island stories (ddr-csujad-51-1)

A discussion panel recorded at the Historical Society of Long Beach gallery during the "Long Beach Remembers Pearl Harbor" exhibition. Panel members included Joe Ozaki and Naomi Hirahara with moderator Karen Harper. Guests told their stories of life in Long Beach and Terminal Island before, during, and after World War II. The Speaker Series was a …

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img [Dorothy Ai Aoki photo album] (ddr-csujad-5-305)

A family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, who is a Nisei daughter born to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Includes photographs depicting her family's life in California before the war, their incarceration in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, and reestablishment in California after the war. Also includes photographs of the family members in Hiroshima, Japan, …

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