317 items
317 items
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Masaru Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-734)
Masaru Yoshioka trains for military service at Camp Savage in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Japanese Americans in the United States Army's Military Intelligence Service were trained in translating captured Japanese documents at Camp Savage during WWII.
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Man standing outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-807)
Caption: The commandant of the Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) at Camp Savage, Minnesota: Colonel Kai Rasmussen. Photo October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-422 with additional notes
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Charles Olds Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-121-5)
Interviewing potential relocation candidates in Tule Lake concentration camp, California; induction into the army in 1945, trained at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
This interview took place at the 2000 Tule Lake Pilgrimage in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1008-4-18)
Teaching at Military Intelligence Service Language School, Camp Savage, Minnesota: Emphasizing strict discipline, relationship with students
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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Group of men in uniform outside building with names on front (ddr-ajah-2-803)
Caption: Barracks 15, at Camp Savage, Minnesota. Military Intelligence Service Language School. Not pictured is this barracks' leader, Sgt. Lincoln Taira. October 1942-October 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-432 with additional notes
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Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-142)
Excerpt: "Sorry not to have written for so long but this workman's-school stuff begins to tell on a person and I happen to be victim of fatigue." Sent from Minnesota, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.
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Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-325-134)
Sumito Horiuchi posing in front of chalkboard at Military Language School at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. The front is inscribed "Hisa, Your Sincerely Sumito Horiuchi". On the back of the photograph is written "Sumito Horiuchi Fort Snelling - 1945".
Narrator Sally Sudo
Nisei female. Born December 1, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Spent many years raising a family and teaching in Japan before eventually returning to Minnesota.
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Clipping regarding G. Aaron Youngquist (ddr-njpa-1-2628)
Caption on front: "G. Aaron Youngquist Attorney General of Minnesota, who on Nov. 1 was appointed by President Hoover as U.S. Attorney General in charge of prohibition and taxation, the post held by Mrs. Willebrandt. Times Wide World."
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Portrait of Joe Iwataki in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-815)
Caption: Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA., has his portrait taken at Phyllis Brown Studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while he is stationed at Camp Savage. He was a member of the Military Intelligence Service during WWII. August 14, 1943
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Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-145)
Excerpt: "I certainly am not keeping up with my correspondence but I can tell you that I at least came home with a good grade on my report card." Sent from Los Angeles, California, possibly to Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-123-22)
Drafted into U.S. Army, enduring basic training and attending the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Fort Snelling, Minnesota
As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 2 (July 13, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-28)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Troops Will Parade Before President" (p. 1), "Stay of Deportation Seen For Traders, Hardship Cases. Proceedings Will Be Halted Pending Congressional Action On Bills to Aid Deportees" (p. 1), "Minnesota Vets Fight Nisei Housing Ban" (p. 3).
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Joe Iwataki standing in snow (ddr-ajah-2-797)
Caption: Joe Iwataki, of Alameda, CA., enjoys the winter conditions at Camp Savage, Minnesota. He was there as a member of the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). October 1942-June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-459 with additional notes
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Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-325-121)
Nisei soldiers enjoying roasting hot dogs over a fire. Sumito Horiuchi is second from left. The back of the photograph reads "Picnic Sumito Horiuchi Fort Snelling Minnesota" in blue ink and "8 July 1945" and a message in Japanese in black ink.
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Men studying at tables (ddr-ajah-2-804)
Caption: Nisei soldiers of the "famous" C-3 class study while at Camp Savage, Minnesota. They were members of the Military Intelligence Service Language School during WWII. Photo October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-428 with additional notes.
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Joe Iwataki sitting with women at Camp Savage open house (ddr-ajah-2-812)
Caption: At the Camp Savage, Minnesota, open house, Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA., enjoys the company of Mary Hayano. The event included a concert band, buffet luncheon, and other entertainment. May 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-526 with additional notes
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Holiday card from Kai Rasmussen to Joe Iwataki (ddr-ajah-2-829)
Caption: Holiday greeting card from kai Rasmussen to Joe Iwataki. 5.25" wide by 4" tall, when folded down the center of the paper. Iwataki was from Alameda, CA. Rasmussen was the Commandant of the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Ft. Snelling, Minnesota.
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Group of men posing for photo outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-809)
Caption: MIS Military Intelligence Service language school / Camp Savage, Minnesota. Iwataki graduated for the MIS in December 1942 / Taro Yoshihashi / Grant Hirabayashi (served in Burma) / Joe Iwataki of Alameda, CA (served in Australia) / Yasuharu Koike of Alameda, CA. (served in CBI campaign)
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Sally Sudo Interview (ddr-densho-1014-13)
Nisei female. Born December 1, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Spent many years raising a family and teaching in Japan before eventually returning to Minnesota.
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Narrator Sharon Tanagi Aburano
Nisei female. Born October 31, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Family owned and operated a successful grocery store prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp in 1944 to attend St. Mary's School of Nursing in Rochester, Minnesota. Worked …
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Man speaking at podium (ddr-ajah-2-813)
Caption: Speaking to the Nisei graduates from the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota is Major General George Strongs, the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, G-2, June 18, 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-561 with additional notes
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 11 (September 12, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-37)
Select article titles: "Housing bias hits Minnesota Nisei, but public reaction comes to rescue" (p.1); "No school integration problem in Northwest, Seattleites welcome Hiroko from Kobe, Japan" (p.1); "Nisei in Canada in unique role to contribute to larger cultural pattern of their country" (p.3)
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Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 37 (February 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-38)
Selected article titles: "Fireman Climbs 90-ft Pole to Rescue Flag" (p. 1), "Community Mixer Planned Monday" (p. 1), "Ten Questions about Co-operatives" (p. 4), "Importance of Library in Center Life is Stressed by Mabel Andow" (p. 5), "Students Get Friendly Receptions in Minnesota" (p. 6).
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Helen Tanigawa Tsuchiya Interview (ddr-densho-1014-2)
Nisei female. Born December 25, 1924, in Selma, California. Grew up in Parlier, Californa, where family worked on a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to work in Indianapolis, Indiana, before settling permanently in Minneapolis, Minnesota.