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doc Letter from Joyce B. Pine to Alice Endo (ddr-densho-379-196)

Letter catching up with news in Los Angeles and mentions that Mr. Pine wrote to the "Officer in Charge" at Ft. Missoula on Chimata Sumida's behalf

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doc Letter from Chimata Sumida to Grace Sumida Nagai (ddr-densho-379-22)

Letter asks for help purchasing watches and used golf clubs for other internees. Chimata Sumida states that since some of the internees have returned to Los Angeles and filled the family in on news at Ft. Missoula, he no longer needs to let them know the daily news.

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doc Manzanar quiet under Army rule (ddr-csujad-36-17)

News clipping titled, Manzanar Quiet Under Army Role, from the Los Angeles Examiner. A news clipping from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_019

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doc Letter from [Emiko] A. Terada to Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas, August 27, 1948 (ddr-csujad-4-26)

A letter from Emiko Amy Terada in Los Angeles, California to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in Lawndale, California. The letter contains news of her mother's death. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_06_028

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img Welcome party for Dr. Furukoshi (ddr-csujad-36-12)

Group photograph of a welcome party for Dr. Furukochi held at Koyasan Betsuin, Los Angeles, California. The event was sponsored by three newspaper companies, presumably "Kashu mainichi shinbun = Japan-California daily news," "Rafu shimpo," and "Shin Nichibei = New Japanese American news." A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Japanese American artist (ddr-densho-114-165)

Original caption: Tec 3 Robert Tamura, Nisei Japanese of Los Angeles, Calif., artist and art editor of the "A Tiscope" unit newspaper of the Allied translator and interpreter section, General Headquarters, Allied Powers in the Pacific, Toyko, Japan, draws cover for weekly newspaper. This newspaper provides the section with information of local entertainment, announcements in and …

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img Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford (ddr-njpa-1-1134)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hollywood Pictorial Romance. (Los Angeles) Domei. [illegible] surprised by the news that Mary Pickford had divorced Douglas Fairbanks, the announcement this summer that she is now engaged to Buddy Rogers caused the Hollywood movie world to exclaim in wonder. Recently, [illegible] appearing in and out of Hollywood, giving the gossips [illegible]. Photograph: …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 94 (August 6, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-181)

Selected article titles: "Cozzens Praises Pratt's Statement"; "YMCA Worker on West Coast for Survey Work"; "On the Other Hand"; "Technical Sergeant Released from Ft. Logan"; "Responsibility"; "Investigate Shot"; "Returnee Unable to Get Re-Established: Suicide"; "Tule Lake Fire Fighters Give a Demonstration"; "Returnee News"; "Union Metes Out Punishment to 5"; "Masaoka Speaks at Conclave"; "California Girls Fete …

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vh Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1002-11-10)

First experience with Nisei journalism: editor of the New Japanese American News in Los Angeles, 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 …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 6 (ddr-densho-156-207)

Article titles: "Los Angeles Schools Lose 6,800 Japanese"; "Japanese Enjoy Community Dances"; "Government Efficiency"; "Summary of News at Manzanar"; "Carr Says Jap Transfers are Federal Affair"; "Shirrell Appointed Project Director of Japanese Center"; "Tulelake Growers Open Up Attack on Labor Problem"; "Jap Always Jap, Kiwaniana Told"; "More From Olson"; "Chinese Laborers in Harvest Urged"; "DeWitt Bans …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 31 (March 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-120)

Selected article titles: "Citation Awarded"; "Business Men of Parker Extend Hands to Poston"; "See Masterpiece"; "Citizen's League Regional Representative Masaoka to Open Los Angeles Office"; "Relocation Movement Record Shows Return to West Coast is Slow"; "Name Niseis Serving in Pacific"; "Nisei Girl Working for CIO Council"; "Draft Nurses"; "Want Ads Today"; "Tri-State Office to Move to …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 30 (ddr-densho-156-342)

Original summary excerpt: From Western sources came the major news items reviewed this week. Director Dillon S. Myer, after leaving the Denver conference of WRA officials, visited Granada Relocation Center at Amache on July 28, and addressed a large gathering of evacueees and personnel. On arriving in Los Angeles, he conferred with WRA officials in charge …

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doc Sentinel supplement, series 53 (April 6, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1044)

News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, private property stored in Los Angeles, clothing allowances, lectures sponsored by the Buddhist church, the hospitalization of three children, and construction. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Honolulu Fire Chief and his wife posing with leis (ddr-njpa-2-76)

Caption on news clipping: "TO FIRE CHIEFS MEET: Honolulu Fire Chief William Blaisdell, accompanied by Mrs. Blaisdell, left via Pan American Airways for San Francisco Friday night of last week enroute to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefs convention at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He carries an invitation to the organization to hold its 1960 convention …

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Collection CSU Northridge Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection (ddr-csujad-20)

Reverend Wendell L. Miller was pastor of the University Methodist Church, Los Angeles. He became involved in local politics when gambling and prostitution began edging toward the area surrounding the University of Southern California (USC) campus. Miller founded the Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (C.I.V.I.C.), which also campaigned against crime and corruption in City Hall, ultimately …

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doc Letters from Reeves family to Kida family (ddr-one-3-61)

Two letters dated December 22, 1943, one from Miriam Reeves to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, the other from George Reeves to the Kida family. The letter from Miriam Reeves describes her new hobby of knitting. Mentions that she had just finished knitting a suit for a Japanese American girl who was an evacuee from Los Angeles but …

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doc News clippings regarding the incarceration of Japanese Americans, F.C. 17, October-November, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-759)

Collection of newspaper clippings covering Japanese Americans during World War II. Topics include incarceration camps, Japanese American soldiers, race, prejudice, work, and other commentary. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0761

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 22 (ddr-densho-156-334)

Original summary excerpt: The Dies Committee investigation continued as most important news source. Statements by various committee representatives and reports of hearings at which former and present Colorado River officials testified received prominent play, particularly in West Coast papers, although the press in other areas also carried wire service dispatches. New accusations reported included one that …

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Collection Sumida Family Collection (ddr-densho-379)

The Sumida Family Collection contains material about Chimata and Masako Murakami Sumida and their six children, Alice Yuriko Endo, Grace Rayko Nagai, Emmy Ito, Marshall Masaru Sumida, Theodore Tetsuro Sumida, Marjorie Yohko Matsumoto, and their families. Before World War II, Chimata Sumida owned a music store located in Los Angeles’ Japanese Town that sold music, instruments, …

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doc News clippings regarding the incarceration of Japanese Americans, F.C. 19, December, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-761)

Collection of newspaper clippings covering Japanese Americans during World War II. Topics include incarceration camps, Japanese American soldiers, race, prejudice, work, and other commentary. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0763

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 5 (ddr-densho-121-12)

Selected article titles: "California Demands Federal Government Maintain Financial Responsibility for Evacuees" (p. 1), "Window Smashed in Penryn Store Opened by Nisei Ex-GI" (p. 1), "Deportation Cases Will Be Handled by International Institute" (p. 1), "Hearing on Thirty Deportation Cases Postponed, Says Wirin" (p. 1), "Nisei Specialists Worked Behind Lines in Japan" (p. 1), "The Alien …

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