112 items
112 items
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Department of Justice files for James Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-20)
Correspondence with MIlton Simpson and Department of Alien Property concerning efforts to claim James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property
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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-7)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "5/20/72 Eddie is one year old! Stephen, 8 years & 7 mons, Dad, Jim, 4 years & 6 mons, Faunny face! Eddie, One year old! Jackie, 7 years & 1 mon., In our backyard @ 28738 Golden Meadow Drive, Palo Verde Ren., Calif. 90274".
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Grads of 1938 (ddr-densho-475-732)
Black and white photograph of four young men in suits standing in a row. Identified left to right: Hollister Kaufman, James Ito, Frank Hidenobu Miwa, and Tony Gulli. Written on album page below the image: "'Grads' of '38" in white pencil.
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Miwa family portrait (ddr-densho-437-8)
Inscribed on the back of the photograph "9/2/73 Mom, Grandma, Uncle Nihei, Aunty Katherine, Jackie, Eddie, Stephen, Jimmy, at our family room, Nin Valley, Honolulu".
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Letter from Seigo Miwa to Leon Gross, Office of Alien Property (ddr-densho-437-58)
Requesting Leon Gross provide information about the J.S. Miwa Company to his daughter, Katherine Kiyoko Sato
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James Seigo Miwa Family Collection (ddr-densho-437)
The collection contains materials from James Seigo Miwa's family, with a focus on James Seigo Miwa's arrest and detainment during World War II, and his son Lawrence Miwa's lawsuit against the Office of Alien Property to recoup the family's properties and business assists seized by the US government during World War II.
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Life Insurance policy for Seigo Miwa (ddr-densho-437-294)
Listing Katherine Kiyoko Miwa as beneficiary
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Translation of James Seigo Miwa's biography (ddr-densho-437-88)
Written by his wife, Yoshio (Taketa) Miwa
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Notes on claim for return of confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-31)
Handwritten timeline of disposition of James Seigo Miwa's assets confiscated in WWII
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Baseball team photo (ddr-densho-475-729)
Black and white photograph of Horsehiders baseball team. Identified left to right, back row: Carl Peterson and Lloyd Perry. Middle row: Leonard Caetano, George Gulli, Harry Sakae, James Ito, Frank Miwa, and Ray Sakae. Front row: Tony Gulli and Joe Gulli. Written below the photograph on the album page is: "'Horsehiders' of '37-'38 4 wins-1 defeat" …
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Power of Attorney document (ddr-densho-437-59)
Giving Shigeru Nakata Power of Attorney over Seigo Miwa's property
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JS Miwa Building (ddr-densho-437-15)
Caption in Japanese: Miwa Shoten and it's employees. Showa 7 NGN 3 Gatsu 6. With information sheet about building and identifying individuals.
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James Tabata (ddr-densho-475-615)
Black and white photograph of James Tabata looking at the camera from over his shoulder on track field. Written on the album page is: "James Tabata" in white pencil.
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Letter from Minoru Yasui to Katherine Sato (ddr-densho-437-32)
Advising her on the transfer of James Seigo Miwa's assets
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Testimony of Toshio Iwamoto (ddr-densho-437-236)
Witness statement from Toshio Iwamoto about James Seigo Miwa's experiences in Japan during the war
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Testimony of Toshiko Kawano (ddr-densho-437-237)
Witness statement from Toshiko Kawano about James Seigo Miwa's experiences in Japan during the war
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-242)
Thanking him for his work on the case
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-256)
Thanking him for his help and clarifying what happened to his father during the war in Japan
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-258)
Asking about the timetable for the case
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-250)
Updates on the case, and the possibility of congress taking up legislation about property claims
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-222)
Hoping that claim will be reviewed in the Spring
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-252)
Hoping to have some progress on the case
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Letter from Lawrence Miwa to Oliver Ellis Stone concerning claim for James Seigo Maw's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-278)
Hoping there will be some progress on the case in the coming year