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Fumiko M. Noji Interview (ddr-densho-1000-72)
vh Fumiko M. Noji Interview (ddr-densho-1000-72)
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1909, in Bellingham, Washington. Lost her United States citizenship when she married an Issei through an arranged marriage. Before 1920, her husband's family established Columbia Greenhouse, one of the first Japanese American-owned greenhouse businesses. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Husband was held by the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-72/
Kazuko Uno Bill Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-211)
vh Kazuko Uno Bill Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-211)
Nisei female. Born June 5, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in South Park, Washington where family operated a small produce farm. Attended Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Was in senior year of college on December 7, 1941. Father picked up by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and sent to Missoula internment …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-211/

Narrator Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto

Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/147/
Proceedings and Debates of the 77th Congress, Second Session (ddr-csujad-19-46)
doc Proceedings and Debates of the 77th Congress, Second Session (ddr-csujad-19-46)
This document contains the proceedings and debates of the 77th Congress. Miss Rankins of Montana raises a few questions about some of the activities which led to the attack on Pearl Harbor. She also debates on whether any responsible American source foresaw the Japanese attack. She goes on to present some documents and statements which suggest …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-46/
Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 49 (November 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-8)
doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 49 (November 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-8)
Selected article titles: "First Groups Return From Montana. 143 Workers Home in Last Two Days" (p. 1), "No Deductions for Clothing" (p. 1), "Almost Three Hundred Colleges Approved by Army for Japanese" (p. 1), "Residents Warned on Private Business" (p. 1), "Leadership Class Offers Opportunity" (p. 1), "Leave for Heart Mt." (p. 1), "October Checks to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-8/
Hannah Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-493)
vh Hannah Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-493)
Nisei-Sansei female. Born 1938 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the town of Christopher, now part of Auburn, Washington, where parents ran a grocery store. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and sent to the Fort Missoula internment camp, Montana. The rest of the family went to the Puyallup Assembly …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-493/
Yae Aihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-221)
vh Yae Aihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-221)
Nisei female. Born August 18, 1925 in Tacoma, Washington. Raised in Seattle, Washington, where family operated a grocery store. Attended Washington Grammar School and Garfield High School in Seattle. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and sent to Missoula internment camp, Montana. Family was removed to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-221/
Mihara Collection (ddr-densho-140)
Collection Mihara Collection (ddr-densho-140)
The Mihara Collection features photographs of the Mihara family as well as the personal correspondence written by Genji Mihara to his wife during his World War II imprisonment in various detention camps. Mihara, a prominent Issei leader of the Japanese American community, was arrested immediately following the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-140/
Envelope and three letters to Dr. Keizaburo
doc Envelope and three letters to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Koyama family (ddr-one-5-1)
White envelope addressed to Mr. Kei Koyama in Missoula, Montana, from the Koyama family in Portland. The envelope is postmarked December 31, 1941. A purple "CENSORED" stamp is on the front of the envelope. Inside the envelope are three letters from Kei's daughter, Miriam Kiyo Koyama; his son, William Koyama; and his wife, Teru Koyama. Miriam …
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Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-116)
doc Department of Justice memo from the United States Attorney Director of Oregon Carl C. Donaugh on the Matter of the Detention of Keizaburo Koyama, a Japanese alien (ddr-one-5-116)
Photocopy of a declassified memorandum from Carl C. Donaugh, United States Attorney from the District of Oregon to the Attorney General in Washington, D.C., on the detention of Dr. Keizaburo Koyama. The filled out form letter notes that the FBI took Dr. Koyama into custody on December 10, 1941 in Portland, Oregon and that he is …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-116/
Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-265)
doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-265)
Article titles: "YMCA to Aid Jap Evacuees"; "Legion Scores Admission of Japs to College"; "Japanese Girl Barred from Hunter College"; "Local FBI Arrests Jap"; "Jap Chef Saved by Dinner Bell"; "Postoffice Established at Relocation Center"; "Japanese Servant of Royal Rank Held"; "Beet Hands Needed Badly Says Sugar Firm Official"; "Delay is Sought in Jap's Trial"; "Japanese …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-265/
General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 12 (September 17, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-646)
doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 12 (September 17, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-646)
General information bulletin, series 12, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 17, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Clothing issue situation clarified; Judges, alternates approved; 35 beet workers leave for Montana; Center population now 10,867; Colonists install celotex walls; Mail order house unit to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-646/
Typed and notarized letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 4 of 13. (ddr-one-5-231)
doc Typed and notarized letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 4 of 13. (ddr-one-5-231)
Photocopy of a typed letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis concerning the rehearing of Keizaburo Koyama's case. On the forth page, Mrs. Koyama asks her husband's acquaintance why Dr. Koyama would even subscribe to such a newsletter. He answered that it was because the Japanese community in Portland is small and very tightknit and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-231/
Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 20 (ddr-densho-156-260)
doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 20 (ddr-densho-156-260)
Article titles: "Japanese Unfamiliar with Cotton Picking"; "Limitations of Jap Labor in Cotton Picking Are Told"; "Santa Anita Internees Sent On Way to Arkansas"; "Call for 160 Japanese Beet Workers"; "Work Going Ahead on Camp at Hunt"; "Indian Service Men at Manzanar"; "Japs Afraid to Go Into Beet Fields"; "Japanese Lads Help Get in Big Montana …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-260/
Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)
vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)
Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-148/
Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)
av Interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 8 of 8; interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 1 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1776)
Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Oka discusses his recovery from tuberculosis, entering and winning a cartoon contest, going to art school after recovery, starting to work in advertising, returning to cartooning after retirement, and serving in JICPOA, and working with white officers. Yagi discusses working in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1776/
Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 5 of 6. (ddr-one-5-102)
doc Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 5 of 6. (ddr-one-5-102)
Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama's sworn statement to Inspector Clarence J. Wise. The report states Koyama's biographical history and physical measurements. It lists his entry date to the United States as December 31, 1914. He states that he is a member of the Portland Chamber of Commerce and the Japanese Methodist Church, but …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-102/
Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-114)
doc Letter written on behalf of Keizaburo Koyama by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. Page 3 of 4. (ddr-one-5-114)
Photocopy of a declassified letter written to Dr. William G. Everson, President of Linnfield College in McMinneville, Oregon and Chairman of the Alien Enemy Hearing Board by Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Goodenough. This is the third page of a four-part letter. Mrs. Goodenough notes that per the morning newspaper, the Examining Board for Dr. Koyama's hearing …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-114/
General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 16 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-650)
doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 16 (September 24, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-650)
General information bulletin, series 16, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 24, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: First report beet farms in Wyoming, Montana; Wyoming Governor visits Heart Mountain; Statement on compensation released; Block administrators, Chairmen listed; Dramatic classes to be held bi-weekly; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-650/
General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 14 (September 22, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-648)
doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 14 (September 22, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-648)
General information bulletin, series 14, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on September 22, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Issue call for 1200 more beet workers; Three granted release to attend colleges; Colonists with law training sought; What to do in case of rattlesnake bite; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-648/
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