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doc Uniform express receipt (ddr-csujad-42-118)

A receipt issued by Railway Express Agency on December 14, 1945. It details the shipment that Fumio Fred Takano shipped from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California, including three boxes, one tool box, one footlocker, and one carton. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_66_001

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doc Japanese address-book, L.A., Cal. 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-296)

A directory compiled by Roy Tazawa in 1945. It lists addresses of the Japanese and Japanese Americans who returned to Los Angeles, California after the forced evacuation and incarceration. It also includes Japanese American business guide and advertisements. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_33_001

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doc Subscription to international welfare and uplift (ddr-csujad-5-263)

A receipt for five dollars donation made by Seiichi Okine on April 23 to the international welfare and uplift program sponsored by Seventh-Day Adventists. The receipt is issued by the Japanese Seventh-Day Adventist Church in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_01_004

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vh Kiyoko Morey Kaneko Interview (ddr-densho-1000-225)

Nisei female. Born September 3, 1911, in Pasadena, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father operated a successful import/export business with retail stores. Graduated from UCLA, then lived and worked in Japan for a few years. Was married and living in Hawaii in 1941. Witnessed Japanese bomber planes overhead from home in Pearl City on …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon (ddr-janm-18-1)

Letter and envelope from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon, dated October 6, 1941. John writes about Harold not being confused with Harold Larson who attends school in North Hollywood. He refers to a "surprise" but does not explain, along with a drawing of an exasperated face waiting for the surprise. The envelope is postmarked October …

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vh Nobu Shimokochi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-7)

Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp eventually returned to California.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and …

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vh Florence Ohmura Dobashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-434)

Nisei female. Born October 1927 in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California where father was a minister, but was living in Riverside, California, when World War II broke out. During the war, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to finish high school in Ohio, then attended UC Berkeley and …

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vh Norm Hayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-468)

Sansei male. Born September 11, 1939, in Oakland, California. Grandfather, father, and other family members established a nursery business in San Francisco, California prior to World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to San Francisco and …

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vh Hatsuko Mary Higuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-456)

Nisei female. Born January 31, 1939, in Los Angeles County, California. At a young age, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona, with family. After leaving camp, returned to family's farm in Lawndale, California. Father passed away early, leaving her mother to run the farm. Hatsuko Mary became a teacher, establishing an education career in Torrance, …

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vh Jim Matsuoka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-281)

Nisei male. Born July 27, 1935, in Los Angeles, Califonia. Grew up in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo neighborhood prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles and attended school. Became involved in gang activity in L.A. in …

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doc Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Mr. and Mrs. Waegell, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-51)

Handwritten correspondence from Tom Yamamoto to the Waegells describing his current situation, future plans, and the status of incarcerees in the Los Angeles area. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00055

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doc Speech: Lessons from the Past (ddr-densho-1007-1826)

Speech by Cedrick Shimo at the Florin Area Reunion on October 8, 1988 in Buena Park, California discussing the impact of incarceration in Japanese American communities and calls for support for redress. Object also contains an article from the Los Angeles Japanese Daily News on September 3, 1988 titled Bert Nakano Delivers Speech on Redress.

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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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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-374)

Nisei female. Born October 23, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Moved to Los Angeles, California, with family around age six. Had graduated from high school and was attending a trade school in dressmaking when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. …

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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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doc Card from Margaret Elizabeth Toy to Mitzi Naohara, March 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-392)

A birthday card from Margaret ElizabethToy in Los Angeles, California to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara for her 22nd birthday. It was sent to her while Mitzi was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 25. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_26_001

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img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-242)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs including the Taenakas' children. Those photographs appear to be taken in front of school in the early 1920s in Los Angeles, California. Also include Caucasian children. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_037

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-242/

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