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vh Henry Nishi Interview II (ddr-manz-1-64)

Nisei male. Born March 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California, where father owned and operated several nurseries and a landscaping business. Attended University of California at Davis prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where, along with a group of friends, …

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vh Henry Nishi Interview I (ddr-manz-1-60)

Nisei male. Born March 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California, where father owned and operated several nurseries and a landscaping business. Attended University of California at Davis prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where, along with a group of friends, …

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img Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians photograph album (ddr-densho-346-1)

Paul Bannai's photograph album documenting the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings in Seattle, Washington, Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, California.

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-300)

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …

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doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Joseph Conard (ddr-densho-468-102)

Letter concerning Ishikawa's admission to the University of Nebraska

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img Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (ddr-csujad-43-4)

Aerial photograph number 339 of Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Handwritten note on negative sleeve reads: Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Co. [Company] San Pedro, California Alt. (Altitude) 6000'. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_004

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vh Sue Kunitomi Embrey Interview (ddr-manz-1-2)

Nisei female. Born January 6, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, incarcerated at Manzanar concentration camp. Wrote for Manzanar Free Press while incarcerated. Resettled during World War II in Madison, Wisconsin, and Chicago, Illinois. Returned to Los Angeles, California, in 1948. Founding member of Nisei Progressives and the Manzanar Committee. Ms. Embrey passed …

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img Woman inside Shirokawa Grocery Store (ddr-densho-373-44)

Photograph of a young woman standing inside the front doors of the Shirokawa Grocery Store in Los Angeles, California. She is daughter of the owners.

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doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Marian Norton (ddr-densho-342-25)

Letter from Marian Norton, Los Angeles Librarian, to Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, California, regarding donation of books to Manzanar.

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vh Taira Fukushima Interview (ddr-manz-1-124)

Nisei male. Born February 8, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father did custodial work. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Finished high school at Manzanar, and left camp to attend Drake college in Des Moines, Iowa. Drafted into the military and served as a medic …

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vh George Kikuta Interview (ddr-manz-1-40)

Kibei male. Born March 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. At only a few months of age, removed to the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps, California. Expatriated to Japan with family during World War II. Grew up in Japan before returning to Los Angeles for high school. Later studied accounting, and became one of the …

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vh Michiko Frances Chikahisa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-347)

Nisei female. Born January 9, 1929, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles where father ran a successful produce business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles and attended college, eventually earning a master's degree in …

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doc "Dislocations Hit California Young" (ddr-densho-96-15)

Full headline: "Dislocations Hit California Young. National Headquarters And All Chapters Busy Lending Assistance; Jobs Lost In Civil Service; No More Later. Los Angeles Will Make Survey"

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vh Celeste Teodor Interview (ddr-manz-1-78)

Nisei female. Born June 24, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Placed for adoption and was living in an orphanage when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. Transferred to Manzanar's Childrens Village during World War II. After the war, lived with various foster families in Los Angeles before becoming independent at age eighteen.

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Collection Japanese American National Museum Collection (ddr-janm-13)

This collection consists of interviews conducted in by the Japanese American National Museum of Los Angeles, California in partnership with Densho. For more information about the museum, please visit www.janm.org.

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vh M. Jack Takayanagi - Mary Takayanagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-123)

Nisei male and female, married couple. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left to attend college in Des Moines, Iowa, and eventually settled in Portland, Oregon.

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Letter from Fred C. Bold, Assistant Manager, Los Angeles Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to Mr. Fumio Takano, April 15, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-87)

doc Letter from Fred C. Bold, Assistant Manager, Los Angeles Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to Mr. Fumio Takano, April 15, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-87)

A letter from Fred C. Bold, Assistant Manager, Los Angeles Branch, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, to Fumio Takano in Los Angeles, California. The letter follows up the inquiry from Fumio Takano regarding his home mortgage and automobile loan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_42_001

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vh Kazumi Yoneyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-412)

Nisei male. Born March 10, 1932, in Hollywood, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family moved to Sanger, California, to avoid mass removal, but were sent to camp anyway when the removal area was expanded. Removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles, finished school, and became a …

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vh Michiko Wada Interview (ddr-manz-1-162)

Nisei female. Born in California. Grew up in Watts, California, where parents ran a grocery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles.

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Collection Lordsburg Times Collection (ddr-densho-536)

The Lordsburg Times or Lordsburg Jiho is a periodical published at the Lordsburg detention facility, written primarily in Japanese. Physical copies are held at the University of California, Los Angeles Library Special Collections.

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img Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (ddr-csujad-43-9)

Aerial photograph number 868 of Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Handwritten note on negative sleeve reads: Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. [Company] San Pedro. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_011

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vh Mary Jean Spallino Interview (ddr-manz-1-168)

White female. Born June 18, 1919, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Grew up in Los Angeles, California, and attended UCLA. During World War II, recruited to teach at the Manzanar concentration camp.

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vh Henry Fukuhara Interview II (ddr-manz-1-65)

Nisei male. Born April 25, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California prior to World War II. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. Left Manzanar in 1943 and lived in various locations, eventually settling in New York and California. Mr. Fukuhara was a prominent artist.

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vh Henry Fukuhara Interview I (ddr-manz-1-3)

Nisei male. Born April 25, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California prior to World War II. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. Left Manzanar in 1943 and lived in various locations, eventually settling in New York and California. Mr. Fukuhara was a prominent artist.

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img Beverly Lake (ddr-njpa-1-854)

Caption on reverse: "This 'Dream Girl' is Beverly Lake, who won her title in a personality-beauty contest in Los Angeles last june. Miss Lake, a senior at the University of California at Los Angeles, was selected from among 10 contestants to be 'Dream Girl' in a 'Blanding's Dream House Contet' to raise funds for a new …

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