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doc Letter to Rev. Robert Inglis from Kay Yamashita (ddr-densho-498-47)

Letter to Robert Inglis from Kay Yamashita explaining what life in Topaz looks like. She also asks for help for Seichi Adachi who is looking to continue his education.

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img Seven women and teacher posing on steps outside church (ddr-ajah-4-41)

Caption below photo: Mas Miyauchi poses with his Sunday School students on the steps of the Sunday School building, now known as the social hall of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda, CA.. Marge was born in 1915 making this photo circa the early 1930s.

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img Group Portrait of Nisei women (ddr-ajah-6-148)

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doc Culinary Division (ddr-csujad-55-1452)

Scrapbook page containing the first page of an essay on the history and activities of the Culinary Division at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. For full essay see sac_jaac_1455. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 102. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the …

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doc Letter from Bruno Miller to Larry R. Elwood, Liaison Officer, Internment Camp Crystal City, July 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1393)

Correspondence from Bruno Miller, internee, to Larry R. Elwood, Liaison Officer at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp regarding Miller's request for larger living quarters to accommodate his growing family. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 60. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-215)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers performing before a crowd. Obon dancers from left to right: Susanne Mineko (Sasaki) Myer, Susan Shizuko (Yoshida) Kurimoto, Mrs. Okayama, unidentified, Mary Yamaguchi, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, Noburo Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, remaining dancer unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-197)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in front of a crowd with one arm raised. Obon dancers: second from the left dressed in a pattered kimono is Shiz (Fujita) Inaba, fourth from the left is Ben Kasubuchi, fifth from the left in back is Mary Yamaguchi. Obon is an annual event hosted by the …

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doc Family record for Hamachi family (ddr-densho-491-54)

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doc Court Upholds Curfew on Japs (April 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-756)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 15, 1942, p. 19

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img Mitzi Isoshima with family on Hawaii vacation (ddr-densho-477-752)

Photograph of the Isoshima and Shimono families in front of a helicopter. From left to right: Donald Shimono, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Maryann Shimono. The caption below the photo reads "Kauai, Hawaii vacation with Don, Elaine & Maryann Shimono" in black ink.

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img Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-365)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I think that this gathering took place in front of what was then called the Centenary Wilbur Methodist Church, in Portland I suspect that this was a YPCC--Young People's Christian Conference--because many of the Nisei are wearing identification badges."

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 9 (ddr-csujad-26-50)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Question 28" by Shuji Kimura; "Mandy's dream" by Frank Hijikata; "Toppers in camp" by Yuri Kobukata, Mary Harumi Sakai, Lorraine Takayama; "Band leader" by Bryan Mayeda, "Bachelors' quarter" by George Nakamura, "Poultry farm" by Makoto Kobukata, "Looking back" by …

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doc Medical certificate (concerning ability of alien to travel), Form I-142 (ddr-csujad-55-1487)

Blank form used for the purposes of providing a medical certificate for chronically ill internees preparing to be repatriated to their home country from the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Form I-149. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 129. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the …

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doc Letter from Dr. Adolph L. Kappus to the spokesmen of the German and Japanese group, August 27, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1391)

Correspondence and report by Adolph Kappus to the spokesman of the German and Japanese group regarding health concerns in Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Covers current and potential health concerns, environmental factors, and medical equipment shortages. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 60. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See …

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img E.L. Play "Cabbages and Kings" (ddr-csujad-55-2214)

Black and white photograph of actors in the play, "Cabbages and Kings," put on by the Sacramento Japanese Methodist Church. Pictured from left to right (first row): Bacon Imai, Alice Abe (second row) fourth from left is Mary Abe (third row) George Kambara is first from left, Shijo is fourth from left. Title from caption. See …

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img Kumagoro Takagi family (ddr-ajah-6-881)

Caption above photo: Kumagaro (sic) Takagi family of Alameda, CA

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img Girl Scout Troop 15 at Heart Mountain (ddr-ajah-2-924)

Caption below photo: Girl Scout Troop 15 at Heart Mountain, Wyoming, 1943-1944

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img Group of children outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-913)

Caption below photo: Young Nisei sisters and brothers in front of Block 23, Barracks 15, where the Nakatas, and Hiroses all lived in Heart Mountain, Wyoming, circa 1943-1944

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av Words, Weavings, and Songs (ddr-densho-1024-93)

2002 documentary film profiling three Nisei women who drew on their experiences as teenagers in American concentration camps to pursue different types of creative expression both in camp and afterwards. The three artists featured are writer, playwright, and painter Wakako Yamauchi , weaver Momo Nagano, and singer Mary Nomura. See this item in the Densho Resource …

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doc Report of Business Meeting of New England Chapter of the JACL 7/22/1980 (ddr-densho-523-751)

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img Second grade class (ddr-densho-174-4)

Bellevue School. Teacher Mrs. Carlson. Top row (L to R): Harold Bennett, William Hardman, Vivian Drummond, Dorothy Collins, Sophia L. Huquel, Phyllis Hill, Priscilla Martin, Gertrude Hentchel, Muriel Sandfords, Ralph (last name unknown), Keith Manfull, Stuart Gravis. Middle row: Joe Matsuzawa, Charles Emerson, Winnifred Evans, Haruko Aramaki, Mineko Yamaguchi, unknown, Wesley Bovee, David Thompson, Marguerite Schafer, …

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img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn with Japanese American Activists] (ddr-csujad-24-21)

An annotated photocopy of a photograph of Michi Weglyn, her husband Walter, and other Japanese American activists. The other people that appear in the photo are: Babe Karasawa, Akira Matsumoto, Art Emi, Dave Kawamoto, Toshiko Kawamoto, Clifford Uyeda, Yosh Kuromiya, Irene Kuromiya, Tak Hoshizaki, Frank Emi, Bob Suzuki, Mits Koshiyama, James Omura, Mary Karasawa, and Harry …

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doc History of the Internal Relations Division (ddr-csujad-55-1451)

Essay covering the history and activities of the Internal Relations Division at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Covers the behaviors of internees, the Internee Mail and Censorship Unit, camp security, peace disturbances, and interpersonal issues between internees. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 101. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. …

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doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 9 (April 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1637)

Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes "Question 28" by Shuji Kimura, "Mandy's Dream" by Frank Hijikata, "Toppers in Camp" by Yuri Kobukata, Mary Harumi Sakai, and Lorraine Takayama, "Band Leader" by Bryan Mayeda, "Bachelor's Quarters" by George Nakamura, "Poultry Farm" by Makoto Kobukata and "Looking …

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img Christmas party at Saburo and Edna Nakahara's (ddr-densho-477-354)

The caption below the photo reads "Christmas party at Sab (Santa) & Edna's" in black ink. Saburo Nakahara is dressed up as Santa. Front row left to right: Julie Nakahara, unidentified, Sharon Nakahara, Mark Isoshima, Michael Chikahara, and Richard Chikahara. Second row left to right: Elaine Isoshima, Susan Isoshima, Saburo Nakahara, and Eileen Chikahara. Third row …

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