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doc Manzanar and its purpose (ddr-csujad-48-27)

Assignment by Mary Honda for period II History class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mary describes the reason for being at Manzanar and the need to do everything possible to make Manzanar as home-like as possible. Safety and avoiding further unhappiness from the thoughts of war are the reasons …

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doc Britannia rules the social scene (ddr-csujad-49-231)

Newspaper article on the then Canadian Secretary of State, Judy LaMarsh, a former Canadian WAC from "The herald examiner." An item from: pages 112-113 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_071_02

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doc This isn't Japan (ddr-csujad-19-54)

This is an article from the magazine "Common Ground," autumn 1942, by Mary Oyama which describes the cultural differences between the younger Japanese American Nisei and the older Issei generations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WRA_02-10_02

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img Kubota Garden path between Terrace and Grand fit (ddr-densho-354-1726)

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img Portrait of Hisae "Mary" Kondo in graduation robes (ddr-ajah-6-158)

Inscription front: Sincerely Yours, Hisae Kondo '37. Caption below photo: Misae "Mary" Kondo, Alameda High School Graduation photo, Alameda, CA 1937

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. McWilliams, October 18, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2)

Mary writes about the hardships of her first year in Jerome incarceration center, the loyalty questionnaire, regrets by those who chose to repatriate to Japan, and the kindess of the everyday people she met on a tour of Indiana. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00003

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doc Letter from Mary Kuwabara to Mrs. Waegell, June 8, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2563)

Letter from Mary Kuwabara to Mrs. Waegell regarding arriving at Pinedale Assembly Center. She writes about daily life at the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2671

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to USO Advisory Board Member, November 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-117)

Correspondence from Mary Tsukamoto to the United Service Organization Advisory Board Member updating members on activities and programming of the USO program at Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0119

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doc Letter from the Tsukamotos, 1949 (ddr-csujad-55-114)

Christmas letter from the Tsukamoto family including an update on family life and activities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0116

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doc Letter from Mary Morimoto to Mrs. Eada Silverthorne, June 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-135)

Correspondence from Mary Morimoto to Eada Silverthorne. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0137

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doc Over-all plan for relocation (ddr-csujad-55-1804)

Report on a plan for developing a school curriculum based on educational and vocational guidance for students. Proposes a program that includes vocational and personality inventories and achievement and IQ test results and other strategies for preparing students for careers post-incarceration. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1807

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto, USO Secretary, to Mr. Orsburn, October 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-116)

Correspondence from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. Orsburn regarding United Service Organization programming at Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0118

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doc Letter from the Tsukamotos, 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-113)

Christmas letter from the Tsukamoto family including an update on family life and activities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0115

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doc Letter from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. Orsburn, September 16, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-115)

Correspondence from Mary Tsukamoto to Mr. Orsburn requesting support for the formation of a United Service Organization program at Jerome incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0117

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doc Letter from the Tsukamoto family, December, 1947 (ddr-csujad-55-111)

Christmas letter from the Tsukamoto family including an update on family life, farm, school, and church. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0113

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doc Letter from Al and Mary Tsukamoto, December 1948 (ddr-csujad-55-112)

Christmas letter from Al and Mary Tsukamoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0114

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doc My only crime is my face (ddr-csujad-55-2118)

Clipping from the magazine "Liberty" detailing one Japanese-American woman's experience of being removed from the west coast military zone during World War II and incarcerated in Heart Mountain incarceration camp before relocating to Denver, Colorado with her family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2221

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img Group of 6 (ddr-densho-462-117)

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img Mary Alice in willow tree, July 1948 (ddr-densho-462-49)

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img Florence Denton (ddr-njpa-1-167)

Caption on reverse: "Meet the American 'Mayor' of Kyoto. Tokyo - Often dubbed the Mayor of Kyoto, Miss Florence Denton, American missionary-school marm, has Japan's ancient capital at her command. Half a century of servicce to Doshisha University of that city has brought her this unique recognition. Miss Denton who came to Japan from Pasadena, California, …

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img Portrait of a woman (ddr-densho-359-315)

The photograph is signed "Lovingly Shigeko Iseri May 1937"

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doc Letter to Nobuko from Mary Smythe | June 3, 1944 (ddr-janm-17-68)

1 envelope, 1 letter written on front and back. Letter written from Mary Smythe to Nobuko Nakamura, dated June 3, 1944. Smyth writes about George Nakamura being in the hospital, for Nobuko to write to the Red Cross for her brother's release, Smythe also writes to Nobuko to not mention Smyth's name because they are only …

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img Cast of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-182)

Mary Mon Toy second from left. Caption on back: "World of Suzie Wong" Broadhurst N.Y.C. 1958. Front row: France Nuyen / Wm. Shatner / Takayo Doran. Back Row: [unidentified] / Mary Mon Toy / Flavia Kingman / Vie Von Thom / Linda He / Jin Jin Mai / Sirat. Stamped on back: Friedman-Abeles

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