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doc The Japanese Community in the Twin Cities (ddr-densho-1007-1839)

Essay by Gladys I. Stone describing the development of Japanese American communities in Minnesota from the early 1900s through the post-World War II period. It was published in the Hennepin County History, Quarterly Publication of the Hennepin County Historical Society, Volume 47, Number 1, Winter 1988.

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-242)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he informs Yuri of his new mailing address.

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doc Easter greeting to Domoto family from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-217)

Telegram and envelope to Domoto Family from Yoshito Shibata with an Easter greeting to the Domoto family.

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Narrator Sakaye Aratani

Nisei female. Born December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, where parents ran a chicken farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved temporarily to live with family in Reedley, California, then was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While on a visit to a different camp, Sakaye met her future …

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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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av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)

Matsumura discusses being discharged from the military, moving to Minneapolis, working for Lew Bonn Company, attending the University of Minnesota, being ordered to report for duty in 1949, his difficulty talking about Dachau, his thoughts on war and America's role in international politics, the importance of fighting for what is right, his efforts against discrimination at …

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vh Frances Sumida Palk Interview (ddr-one-7-72)

Nisei female. Born July 31, 1939, in Portland, Oregon, where parents ran a hotel. During World War II, removed with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Minneapolis, Minnesota, before returning to Oregon. Was living in Vanport, Oregon, during the flood in …

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vh Bennie Ouchida Interview (ddr-one-7-31)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1917, in Oregon. Grew up in Gresham, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Drafted into the army before December 7, 1941. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was segregated from fellow soldiers along with other Japanese Americans. Recruited to the Military Intelligence Service and trained in Minnesota. After the war, lived …

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vh Sakaye Aratani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-442)

Nisei female. Born December 11, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, where parents ran a chicken farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved temporarily to live with family in Reedley, California, then was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. While on a visit to a different camp, Sakaye met her future …

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1014-12-2)

Parents' divorce

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1014-12-5)

Hearing about the bombing of Pearl Harbor

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1014-12-1)

Family background: descendant of the first Japanese American pioneer to Oregon

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1014-12-11)

Family's wartime experiences

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1014-12-6)

Preparing for mass removal

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-12-9)

Living in New York and meeting future husband

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1014-12-13)

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1014-12-12)

Experiencing housing discrimination

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1014-12-14)

Raising children

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1014-12-8)

Leaving camp and attending a school of design

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1014-12-3)

Attending elementary school

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1014-12-7)

Memories of Minidoka

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1014-12-10)

Studying to be a fashion designer

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1014-12-15)

Reflections

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vh Pearl Yoshikawa Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1014-12-4)

Holidays and recreational activities

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vh Ed Yoshikawa Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1014-11-2)

Description of siblings

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