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doc Letter from Joseph Conard to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-103)

Letter from Joseph Conard, Executive Secretary, National Japanese American Student Relocation Council West Coast Committee with instructions on how to proceed with student leave process.

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doc Letter from Helen G. Duggan to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-147)

Refusal of admission to the University of Colorado

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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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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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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 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 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 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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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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doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 9 (December 1969) (ddr-densho-297-9)

Selected article titles: "Asian Americans to March for Peace" (p. 2), "U.S. to Return to Okinawa" (p. 2), "Arm Busted at UCLA" (p. 3), "Hi Pot Victory!" (p. 3), "A Requiem for O.C." (p. 7), "The Conscientious Objector" (p. 11), "Change the Draft" (p. 11).

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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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img Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company (ddr-csujad-43-7)

Aerial photograph number 635 of Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Company. Handwritten note on negative sleeve reads: Los Angeles Shipbuilding and Drydock Corp. [Company] Alt. [Altitude] 2000' Direction north. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_008

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doc Letter from Louis F. De Martini, Jr., President, Los Angeles County Farm Bureau to Mr. Masao Okine (ddr-csujad-5-279)

A letter from Louis F. De Martini, Jr., President, Los Angeles County Farm Bureau to Masao Okine. It confirms Masao Okine's membership with Los Angeles County Farm Bureau Flower Department. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_14_001

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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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doc Letter from RW Goss to Joseph Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-117)

Letter noting that transcript from UCLA lists honorable dismissal, not bachelor's degree.

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doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Mr. Gardner (ddr-densho-468-112)

Letter explaining Ishikawa's application to University of Nebraska with request for assistance (no date)

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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 Hy Shishino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-386)

Nisei male. Born June 25, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where parents owned a flower shop. During World War II removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for several years before returning to Los …

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vh Archie Miyatake Interview (ddr-densho-1000-299)

Nisei male. Born November 6, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where father, renowned photographer Toyo Miyatake, established a photo studio. During World War II, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. In camp, father became the camp's photographer. After the war, Archie Miyatake returned to Los Angeles and eventually took …

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vh Akira Kageyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-15)

Nisei male. Born July 2, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. Lost both parents at an early age, and was responsible for younger siblings. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. In camp, was a key figure in Manzanar's guayule project. After leaving camp, returned to …

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vh Chikaye Sande Azeka Hashimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1003-6)

Nisei female. Born May 29, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, with family. After leaving camp, returned to Los Angeles where parents reestablished the family business. Studied and performed Japanese classical dance during and after …

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vh Nancy Kyoko Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-463)

Sansei female. Born May 20, 1945, at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shortly after birth, parents returned to the Los Angeles, California, area, where they had been living before World War II. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and was involved in judo along with father, who was a judo instructor. …

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