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doc Miyoshi Family History part 1 (ddr-densho-480-174)

Details Miyoshi family history, including Japanese ancestry, immigration to the United States, individual family member's life stories, and life at the Gila River Concentration Camp.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-480-174/

doc "Three Generations of the Miyoshi Family" presentation with notes (ddr-densho-480-177)

Presented at the Santa Maria Historical Society.

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doc Miyoshi Family History part 2 (ddr-densho-480-175)

An autobiographical account of Toru Miyoshi's life, including his incarceration at the Gila River Concentration Camp, military service, public service, and family life.

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Collection Toru Miyoshi Family Collection (ddr-densho-480)

The Toru Miyoshi Family Collection includes negatives retrieved from the basement of the family’s drug store in Santa Maria, California. The collection also includes the 1934-1935 Southern California Nisei Directory, which includes information on Japanese Americans living and working in Southern California, and the 1940-1941 Commemorative Issue 2600th anniversary Yearbook and Directory, primarily for Japanese Americans …

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img Toru and Susumu Miyoshi in front of Guadalupe General Merchandise Store (ddr-densho-480-154)

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img Fairlawn Elementary School first grade class photo (ddr-densho-480-153)

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doc Letter from Evacuee Police to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, February 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-13)

Letter from Evacuee Police Force to Raymond Best, Director of Tule Lake Camp, requesting the release of Hiroyoshi Tsuda from the army stockades at Tule Lake Camp. Signed names: Kataoka, H.; Okusako, Thomas; Ogata, Roy K.; Miyamoto, H.; Tanaka, K.; Haruyama, N.; Yoshida, Maeko; Hanagata, Ken; Ayabe, Toshi S.; Ono, I; Kanno, Thomas K.; Sato, R.; …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 49 (May 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-365)

Selected article titles: "Mess Halls Judged Again. Improvement" (p. 1), "Pegler Writes on Evacuees After Visiting Gila Center" (p. 1), "Procedure to Obtain Shoes is Changed Again. Thousands of Previous Applications Returned" (p. 1), "A Big Day is Planned: Co-op Invites Everyone to Grand Picnic on May 23" (p. 3), "Return Confiscated Goods at Granada" (p. …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 69 (June 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-236)

Selected article titles: "Co-op Mail Order Dept. Moves to Canteen 4: New Rules Announced" (p. 1), "Civil Service Exams For Junior Stenos Set Soon" (p. 1), "New Procedure Revealed in Unemployment Compensation Plan" (p. 1), "Construction on Fish Market Started Tuesday" (p. 1), "TSO Committee Works to Overcome Obstacles" (p. 2), "Urged to Use Evacuee Labor" …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 100 (July 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-254)

Selected article titles: "Many From Centers: Camp Savage Graduates Arrive at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "1100 Chicks Arrive Here" (p. 1), "397 Seniors to Receive Diplomas at Exercises" (p. 1), "Ariz. State Law Void" (p. 1), "To Observe 'Obon' Here" (p. 1), "Speakers to Relate Conditions on Outside at Forum on July 20" (p. 3), "Recreation …

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doc Crystal City 50th anniversary reunion program (ddr-densho-537-133)

The program includes personal essays about mass removal by numerous families in addition to other reunion information.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-133/

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