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WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 16 to April 30, 1944, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota (ddr-csujad-55-844)
doc WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 16 to April 30, 1944, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota (ddr-csujad-55-844)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0846
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-844/
WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 1 to April 15, 1944, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota (ddr-csujad-55-837)
doc WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 1 to April 15, 1944, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota (ddr-csujad-55-837)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in Minneapolis, Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0839
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-837/
Joseph Norio Uemura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-3)
vh Joseph Norio Uemura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-3)
Nisei male. Born July 3, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before moving to Denver, Colorado, where his father, a Baptist minister, was transferred. Lived in Denver during World War II, where family helped Japanese Americans leaving camps to find housing and work. Paul Robert and Jean Schuman Hanna Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, since …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-3/
Audience of men in uniform facing speaker at podium (ddr-ajah-2-814)
img Audience of men in uniform facing speaker at podium (ddr-ajah-2-814)
Caption: Joe Iwataki and a number of Nisei soldiers graduate from the Military Intelligence Service Language School at Camp Savage, Minnesota on June 18, 1943. Speaking that day was Major General George W. Strong, the Assistant Chief of Staff, G-2. He is seated just to the left of the microphone. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-564 with additional …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-814/
Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-273-20)
vh Marjorie Matsushita Sperling Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-273-20)
Leaving camp and going to school in Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-273-20/
Don Maeda Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1014-15-11)
vh Don Maeda Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1014-15-11)
Moving with family to St. Paul, Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-15-11/
George Murakami Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1014-16-12)
vh George Murakami Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1014-16-12)
Going to college and moving to Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-16-12/
Sally Sudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1014-13-6)
vh Sally Sudo Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1014-13-6)
Leaving camp and moving with family to Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-13-6/
Lucy Kirihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1014-18-13)
vh Lucy Kirihara Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1014-18-13)
Leaving camp and joining sisters in Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-18-13/
Lucy Kirihara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-18-9)
vh Lucy Kirihara Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1014-18-9)
Sister's leaving camp early to work in Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-18-9/

Narrator Shigeya Kihara

Nisei male. Recruited to teach at the army's language school in fall of 1941. Helped to establish the Military Intelligence Service Language School in Presidio San Francisco and helped with the move to Minnesota. Postwar, established a career teaching with the Defense Language Institute.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/480/

Narrator George Murakami

Nisei male. Born 1934 in Guadalupe, California. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to the Sacramento area. Served in the U.S. Air Force, and eventually resettled in Minnesota.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/563/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 10 (September 4, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-36)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 10 (September 4, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-36)
Selected article titles: "Minnesota-Born Girl Named '53 Winner of Masaoka Scholarship" (p. 1), "Nisei POW says he was brutally beaten by Reds because of race" (p. 1), "U.S. immigration bars Canadian Nisei because Japanese quota filled" (p. 1), "Top AP executive uses Sgt. Miyamura award of Medal of Honor as springboard on U.S. minority treatment" (p. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-25-36/
In Fort Ceremony: two U.S. Ja_s wed; First Sgt Toshio Ansai; First MIS-WAC-EM engagement announced (ddr-csujad-49-78)
doc In Fort Ceremony: two U.S. Ja_s wed; First Sgt Toshio Ansai; First MIS-WAC-EM engagement announced (ddr-csujad-49-78)
Newspaper clippings about the marriage of WAC Pfc. Toyome Uyeno and T-5 Toshio Nakanishi at Fort Snelling, Minnesota and Sgt Toshio Ansai. Items from: pages 62-63 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_043_01
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-78/
Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-109)
img Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-109)
A photograph of a Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform with Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) insignia on the arm. He crouches, feeding pigeons. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_051
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-109/
Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-125)
img Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-125)
A photograph of a Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform with Technician Fourth Grade (T/4) insignia on the arm. He crouches, feeding pigeons. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_067
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-125/
Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-124)
img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-124)
A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, and another Japanese American soldier in US Army uniform. They pose standing outside. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_066
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-124/
Poston Press Bulletin Vol. IV No. 7 (September 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-98)
doc Poston Press Bulletin Vol. IV No. 7 (September 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-98)
Selected article titles: "Poston III Population Increased to 4421" (p. 1), "Postonian Niseis Afforded Domestic Work Chances in Minnesota" (p. 1), "Recreation Department Faces Equipment Shortage" (p. 2), "Traffic Ordinance for Poston Cities" (p. 2), "Editorial: Some Simple Truths" (p. 3), "Let's Not Be So Rude. If It's Humanly Possible?" (p. 4), "Repatriation Forms Available at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-98/
Postcard from Paul Takagi to Mrs. Waegell, September 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2323)
doc Postcard from Paul Takagi to Mrs. Waegell, September 16, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2323)
Correspondence from Paul Takagi to Mrs. Waegell on a postcard. Front depicts a black and white photograph of the Historic Round Tower at Fort Snelling, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Verso includes a handwritten note from Takagi to Waegell. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2429
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2323/
Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview (ddr-manz-1-126)
vh Robert Katsuto Fujioka Interview (ddr-manz-1-126)
Nisei male. Born in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a farm and then father became a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to finish high school in Chicago, Illinois, and attend college in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Drafted into the military. Eventually returned to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-126/
Harry Umeda Interview (ddr-densho-1014-10)
vh Harry Umeda Interview (ddr-densho-1014-10)
Nisei male. Born May 12, 1915, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents ran a successful farm. Drafted into the military in 1941, prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the Military Intelligence Service, interrogating Japanese prisoners of war in New Guinea and the Philippines. After returning to the U.S., settled in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-10/
Bill Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1014-4)
vh Bill Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1014-4)
Nisei male. Born September 12, 1923, in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in small town of Thomas, where family was part of the White River Valley farming corporation. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved to Chicago and managed a large estate farm. Eventually …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-4/

Narrator Helen Tanigawa Tsuchiya

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.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/396/
Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-3-2)
vh Spark M. Matsunaga Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1007-3-2)
Conducting a survey in Minnesota to determine the area's receptiveness to Japanese Americans

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-3-2/
George Katagiri Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-24-8)
vh George Katagiri Interview Segment 8 (ddr-one-7-24-8)
Drafted into the Military Intelligence Service while working in Minnesota

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-24-8/
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