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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-566)
img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-359-566)
Caption written beneath photograph in the album states "Mr. and Mrs. S. Kanogawa". Sho and Shizu Kanogawa. Shizu was Eddie Otsuka's sister.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-359-566/
Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-39)
doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-39)
1 envelope from Amache Relocation Center, Colorado, to Mr. and Mrs. John Bonomi, Long Beach, CA. dated 12/23/43. No letter.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-39/
Masao Watanabe Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-103-13)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-103-13)
Father's arrest by FBI, impact on the family

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-13/
Masao Watanabe Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-103-8)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-103-8)
Memories of attending school: conscious of ethnic differences

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-8/
Masao Watanabe Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-103-24)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-103-24)
Maintaining close ties with fellow soldiers from Seattle

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-24/
Masao Watanabe Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-103-47)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-103-47)
Feeling a fondness for the city of Seattle

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-47/
Masao Watanabe Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-103-20)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-103-20)
Working outside of camp while waiting for induction

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-20/
Masao Watanabe Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-103-41)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-103-41)
Reunion with family in Nebraska after the war

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103-41/
Charles Reed Hemenway posing with a microphone, while Walter Dillingham shakes hands with Varsity Victory Volunteers members (ddr-njpa-2-395)
img Charles Reed Hemenway posing with a microphone, while Walter Dillingham shakes hands with Varsity Victory Volunteers members (ddr-njpa-2-395)
Text on reverse: "2/2/43. C. R. HEMENWAY SPEAKS TO VVV MEMBERS. Your offer to serve in February, last year, was a remarkable demonstration of your deep loyalty to America," Mr. C. R. Hemenway, president of the Hawaiian Trust Co. and longtime chairman of the University of Hawaii's board of regents, told inactivated VVV members at the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-395/
Group of people wearing leis (ddr-njpa-5-1243)
img Group of people wearing leis (ddr-njpa-5-1243)
Caption on reverse: "Milwaukee theater man arrives: L.F. Gran, prominent theater man of Milwaukee, Wis., came here on the President Cleveland yesterday for a short vacation, accompanied by Mrs. Gran. They will be at the Royal Hawaiian Hotel for two weeks. They were greeted at the dock by their friends. Mrs. Lillian Hazelton; Miss Blanche Jikaku, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-5-1243/
Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. A.W. Thomas, February 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-4-23)
doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. A.W. Thomas, February 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-4-23)
A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to a Mr. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. In the letter, Usami discusses about returning to California and asks Mr. Thomas how Lawndale has changed during the past three years. He also asks for photographs of Mr. Thomas' family, Terada's home, and their neighbor, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-4-23/
Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-23)
vh Tokio Hirotaka - Toshio Ito - Joe Matsuzawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-23)
Mr. Hirotaka was born in 1910, Mr. Matsuzawa was born in 1913, and Mr. Ito in 1922. All three are Nisei males, born and raised in Bellevue, Washington. They and their families were incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, their families were part of a …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-23/
Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-86-12)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-86-12)
The incarceration as "part of history, not only of the Japanese American people, but of America"

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-86-12/
Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-83-4)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-83-4)
Assisting Japanese American students avoid the curfew and get off the West Coast

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-83-4/
Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-83-3)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-83-3)
Finding inland universities willing to accept Japanese American students at the beginning of World War II

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-83-3/
Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-83-8)
vh Floyd Schmoe Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-83-8)
Comparing Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor to the U.S.'s atomic bombing of Japan

In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-83-8/
Tsurukichi Maruyama and a man on board a ship (ddr-njpa-4-1043)
img Tsurukichi Maruyama and a man on board a ship (ddr-njpa-4-1043)
Caption on reverse [translation: "Maruyama, the envoy of the International Exposition, departed to ask for approval from Central and South American countries to hold the International Exposition. Mr. Maruyama Tsurukichi, as the Invitation Envoy of the International Exposition, departed on a mail steamer. The picture is Envoy Maruyama (right) and Mr. Ichikawa (left) on the ship."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1043/
Letter from Bertha Wylder to Kida family (ddr-one-3-63)
doc Letter from Bertha Wylder to Kida family (ddr-one-3-63)
Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, postmarked December 30, 1943. Letter from Bertha Wylder to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and family dated Wednesday. Mr. Hedley (Mary Hedley's husband) passed away. Bertha writes with news about the plans for the funeral and let them know she had bought flowers for Mr. Hedley in the Kidas' …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-63/
Minutes of the council called by the independent Japanese Congregational Church, June 11, 1942 (ddr-densho-498-28)
doc Minutes of the council called by the independent Japanese Congregational Church, June 11, 1942 (ddr-densho-498-28)
Minutes of the council called by the Independent Japanese Congregational Church in Oakland, California (now at Tanforan Assembly Center, San Bruno, California) and the Plymoth Congregational Church in Oakland, California, to be held at the Tanforan Assembly Center to proceed with the examination and ordination of Mr. George Aki and Mr. Masayoshi Wakai, on June 11, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-498-28/
Blue print (ddr-densho-430-118)
doc Blue print (ddr-densho-430-118)
Blueprint for the Projection booth at the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple building. Written on the back is "Mr. Travis Ke9400" in red pencil.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-430-118/
Japanese Americans in front of a house (ddr-densho-106-5)
img Japanese Americans in front of a house (ddr-densho-106-5)
Back (L to R): Mr. Junkichi Hachiya, Grandfather Kashichi, Paul, Father, Claude. Front (L to R): Junior, Betty Morita Shibayama, Mother, Ruth, Flora.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-106-5/
Farmhouse in winter (ddr-densho-138-3)
img Farmhouse in winter (ddr-densho-138-3)
This Issei-operated farm was located at 6020 Sandpoint Way in North Seattle. (L to R): Tomiko, Kame, Mrs. Uyeji, Mr. Uyeji, Tak.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-138-3/
Family on porch (ddr-densho-138-2)
img Family on porch (ddr-densho-138-2)
This family operated a small farm at 6020 Sandpoint Way in North Seattle. (L to R): Tomiko, Kame, Mrs. Uyeji, Mr. Uyeji, Tak.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-138-2/
Letter from Issei man to wife (March 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-63)
doc Letter from Issei man to wife (March 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-140-63)
Excerpt: "Sorry Mr. Shigekagu Hagama L.A. man, dead this morning. He's 2nd man passed at here, we going have his funeral service tomorrow."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-140-63/
Opera singer Toshiko Sekiya (ddr-densho-259-232)
img Opera singer Toshiko Sekiya (ddr-densho-259-232)
Portrait of opera singer Toshiko Sekiya. Inscription on front of photograph: "To Mr. + Mrs. Yasui from Toshiko Sekiya September 22 1931 Hood River."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-259-232/
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