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doc Receipt for registered article no. 1426 (ddr-csujad-5-91)

A receipt for registered article to mail the letter written by Carson Boothe, Project Attorney, War Relocation Center Branch to Yokohama Specie Bank, Ltd, Los Angeles, California. The letter is found in item: csudh_oki_0091. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_27_002

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doc The first Rohwer Reunion (ddr-csujad-1-50)

A booklet was published to commemorate the first Rohwer Reunion held at Stouffer Concourse Hotel, Los Angeles, California, July 20-21, 1990. It provides a historical background and information about the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, including the description of the life, activities, and events in the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Letter from Yasu Ikuma to Shoji Nagumo, September 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-892)

Letter from Yasu Ikuma in Tokyo, Japan to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California. It was sent via the Red Cross and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceration camp where Shoji Nagumo was incarcerated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0894

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doc Letter from Kan'ichiro Nagumo to Shoji Nagumo, March 23, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-890)

A message sent via the Red Cross from Kanichiro Nagumo in Gunma-ken, Japan, to Shoji Nagumo in Los Angeles, California, and forwarded to the Heart Mountain incarceraton. For English translation, see: sac_jaac_0893. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0892

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vh Mary Hamano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-215)

Nisei female. Born July 14, 1921, in San Gabriel, California. Spent childhood in Los Angeles where father operated a shoe repair business and grocery store. Family was removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Resettled in Denver after the war and worked in several businesses in Japantown. Married in 1947 and …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 3 (January 15, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-3)

Selected article titles: "Another Angle Proposed to Eliminate Alien Land Law" (p.1), "Texas Issei Pioneers in Farming Had Little Thought of 'Hiki-Age'" (p.1-2, 4), "Japanese Supplemental Farm Workers Program in California Jeopardized by Latest U.S. Labor Dept. Rule to Remove Braceros" (p.1), "Los Angeles Area Oriental Groups Form Council" (p.3-4).

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img Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp (ddr-csujad-14-52)

Young incarcerees from Los Angeles at Heart Mountain incarceration camp volunteering to top beets in Wyoming, Montana, and Colorado. September 27, 1942. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f17

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img Kamie Taenaka and Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party (ddr-csujad-25-148)

A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_020

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img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party (ddr-csujad-25-146)

A photograph of the tourists of the Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, including Kamie Taenaka, taken in Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_018

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img Kamie Taenaka, Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist Party, San Francisco International Airport (ddr-csujad-25-136)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and other tourists of Koyasan Los Angeles Branch Tourist taken at San Francisco International Airport. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_008

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doc Full reconveyance (ddr-csujad-42-10)

Full reconveyance issued by Title Insurance and Trust Company on the property, Lot 21 in Block 11 of G. W. Morgan's Sycamore Grove Tract, Los Angeles. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_09_002

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doc Psotcard from Nishi Hongwanji Betsuin to Mr. S. Okine, May 14, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-183)

A card from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Seiichi Okine. It informs of their Buddhist service to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Reverend Shinran. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_28_001

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doc Postcard from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Mr. Seiichi Okine, January 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-226)

A postcard from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Seiichi Okine. It informs of their general meeting scheduled at 1:00 PM on January 18, 1947. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_63_001

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 14 (February 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-612)

Selected article titles: "Evacuee Hostel will Open in Los Angeles On or About March 1" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Will Visit, March 6 and 7. Mass Meeting with Director Planned" (p. 1), "San Diego Sentiment Okay Say Returnees" (p. 1), "Hood River Legion Will Not Replace Nisei Names" (p. 1), "Former Residents Lose Land to California" …

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vh Tomiye Terasaki Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-122-7)

Raising three children in Los Angeles, California (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. It was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terasaki's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English, in order to …

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vh Harry Ueno Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1002-7-3)

Getting married, selling produce in a market 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 collection are typically not life …

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vh Robert Moriguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-515)

Sansei male. Born November 11, 1931, in San Francisco, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, moved to Utah for a time before eventually returning to California and becoming a pharmacist. Served on the board of the Japanese American Citizens League and …

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vh Ron Osajima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-486)

Nisei-Sansei male. Born July 8, 1935, in Gardena, California. Spent childhood in Gardena, where father had a wholesale produce business. During World War II, removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Returned to Southern California after leaving camp, living briefly in a hostel set up at the Evergreen Baptist Church of Los Angeles. Moved …

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vh Takenori Yamamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1003-7)

Nisei male. Born February 21, 1938, in Los Angeles, California. Age three when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, and was removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles. After World War II, served in the U.S. Air Force, and later became involved in numerous Japanese American community organizations, including …

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img Masukawa and Ujita family (ddr-csujad-38-317)

A photograph of the Masukawa and Ujita family. It is taken in Los Angeles, California after returning from the incarceration camps. The house belongs to the Ujitas. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_20_002

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img Masukawa and Ujita family (ddr-csujad-38-316)

A photograph of the Masukawa and Ujita family. It is taken in Los Angeles, California after returning from the incarceration camps. The house belongs to the Ujitas. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 20. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_02_20_001

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img Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-201)

A group photograph of the Taenaka family with Tamesaburo Taenaka's grave stone at a cemetery taken in 1955 probably in Los Angeles, California. Includes Kamie Taenaka and Toshikuni Taenaka. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_073

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img Grave stone (ddr-csujad-25-200)

A group photograph of the Taenaka family with Tamesaburo Taenaka's grave stone at a cemetery taken in 1955 most likely in Los Angeles, California. Includes Kamie Taenaka, her daughters, and Toshikuni Taenaka. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_072

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img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-241)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs of the Taenakas' children, including Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, and Toshikuni. The photographs are probably taken in Los Angeles, California between 1915 and 1920. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_036

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img Taenaka family, kimono (ddr-csujad-25-268)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs of the Taenaka family, including Haruko, Yaeko, Chiyoko, and Saiko in kimono. The photographs are taken around 1930 in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_063

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-268/

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