2577 items
2577 items
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Letter to Richard and Yuri Tsukada from Mr. & Mrs. W. Senda (ddr-densho-356-395)
Letter to Richard Tsukada and Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Wataro Senda and Seki Senda in which they thank the Tsukadas for a copy of their wedding portrait and inquire about if they plan to return to the West Coast. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
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Ryushi Kawabata working on a large painting (ddr-njpa-4-547)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kawabata paints at his studio in Omori. This fall his great work depicting trimmed plants, painted onto twelve panels, will be introduced to the world. Mr. Kawabata is shown working on the piece, title undecided, in the photo."
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Poston Press Bulletin Vol. VII No. 14 (December 1, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-169)
Selected article titles: "252 Beet Toppers Return to Poston; 100 More Expected Today" (p. 1), "No Rented Typewriters After December 15 Is Latest O.P.M. Order" (p. 1), "FPB Requests All Complaints in Writing" (p. 1), "Att: Mr. Hearst! Equality of Rights" (p. 2).
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Issei man receiving his redress check (ddr-densho-26-17)
U.S. Assistant Deputy Attorney General James Turner presenting a redress check to Mr. Frank Yatsu, 105 years old. The check-presentation ceremony, honoring five Issei who were 100 years old or more, took place at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington.
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Letter regarding the dictionary definition of "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-4)
Letter from Raymond Okamura to Shosuke Sasaki regarding a dictionary changing its definition of the word "Jap." In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.
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Men and women pose for a group photograph (ddr-densho-395-88)
Men and women, some wearing kimonos, pose for a group photograph on the steps between two buildings. Accompanying materials indicate that this photograph may be from a Japanese Chamber of Commerce queen competition and that a man in back is possibly Mr. Fuji.
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Repatriates arrive in Japan (ddr-densho-397-370)
The caption in the photo album reads "Mr. Tsutsui, ex colonel of intendence and the austere looking man Mar '47". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.
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Nisei interpreter on board Unzen Maru (ddr-densho-397-373)
The caption in the photo album reads "Mr. Hatae, a Nisei interpreter, who returned to Japan 10 years ago.". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War II.
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Clipping regarding Brand Whitlock (ddr-njpa-1-2458)
Caption on front: "A famous wartime diplomat: Brand Whitlock, former American Ambassador to Belgium, with Mrs. Whitlock, in the garden of their hotel at Cannes, where Mr. Whitlock is now devoting his time to his literary career. (Times Wide World Photos, Paris Bureau.)"
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Affidavits from Heart Mountain poultry farm employees, April 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-923)
Affidavits from poultry farm employees regarding termination of Mr. K. Ichiro Hoshizaki. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0925
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Funeral gathering of family (ddr-densho-477-726)
Photograph of family members gathered for a memorial service for Takeo Isoshima. From left to right: Tatsuko Watanabe, George Watanabe, Michael Gave, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Helen Shimizu, and Monzaburo Nakahara. The caption reads "Mrs & Mr. George Watanabe, Michael, Helen, Monzo" in black ink.
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Meat market (ddr-densho-34-61)
Mrs. Tom Omura (second from left) and Mr. Tom Omura, holding one-year-old Masaaki (John) Nakata, in front of the meat market and restaurant along Winslow Way East on Bainbridge Island, Washington. The identity of the person on the left is unknown.
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Group photograph with an infant (ddr-densho-433-577)
Written on verso: Michio's father Kiyomi [standing, left], Kenji's father Ryutaro Fujii [seated, left], my sister's husband [standing, middle], my mom Sadai and Hideko's son Yasuo [seated, right], my sister Hideko [standing, right], my parents worked for Mr. Fujii till [sic] 1932.
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80th birthday party (ddr-densho-495-71)
Large family portrait at Francis Tadashi Yoshida's 80th birthday celebration. Back row left to right: Eddie T., Mrs. Yamashita, Mrs. Onuma, Sue Ellen Yoshida, Mr. Onuma, Reggie, Randall "Randy" Yoshida. Row 5: Tadashi, Rhoda Yoshida, Nan, Peter, Christine Nakamura, Row 4: Wally Yoshida, Leona, Kenny, Cary Nakamura, Fay (Yamashita) Yoshida, Carol (Yoshida) Sunahara, Geraldine "Geri" (Yoshida) …
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Merrill Collection (ddr-densho-155)
The Merrill Collection consists of personal papers belonging to Mr. Kenneth Merrill, who worked in the procurement office at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The collection includes personal correspondence with Japanese Americans who had already left camp, as well as War Relocation Authority publications. Also included are forms for the procurement of items for the camp, and …
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WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-1)
Original WRA caption: Mrs. George Isoda (left) and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko (right) are preparing supper for their husbands in the kitchen of their large Milwaukee home. The Isodas lived in Los Angeles and came to Milwaukee from the Granada Relocation Center. The Kanekos were from Seattle, and lived at the Hunt Relocation Center before coming to …
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Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S.F. (ddr-csujad-38-503)
A photograph of George Nobuo Naohara and his family and relatives, including Mr. Masukawa, Mr. Yokota, Mitzi Naohara, and Lester Naohara. It was taken when his family and relatives visited George Naohara who was hospitalized in the Letterman Army Hospital in San Francisco. The caption reads: Visiting at Letterman Hospital in S. F. Title from caption. …
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Letter from Grace Sumida to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-13)
Letter describes Little Tokyo as a "ghost town", with the majority of stores closed, and the produce houses either closed or sold. She is the only one in the immediate family that is still working, and describes current evacuation news of friends. Also mentions that Emmy was marrying Ken Ito on Saturday. Expressed sadness of the …
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Alfred M. Landon waving from a parade car (ddr-njpa-1-851)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Landon on Top. American Magazine's Voting Prediction. (Des Moines, Iowa) Domei. With the American presidential election ten days away, [illegible] the Literary Digest, a notable American weekly magazine, has announced today that Republican candidate Alfred Landon has a lead of 300 thousand votes on Mr. Roosevelt, the current president, according to their …
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George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-4)
English translations of handwritten annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 6: [Right top] I (George Naohara) and Keny Kuwahara [Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara], who had been drafted but was discharged. He was fluent in Japanese and English. Immediately after arriving at the C.C.C. Camp, an announcement of the U.S. government order was made in English. …
Narrator Dale Minami
Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …
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WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-10)
Original WRA caption: "It's good to have a private bath of your own again," says Mrs. George Isoda as [she] gives her 2-1/2-year-old son Robin his daily bath. "After the community showers at the relocation centers, there's nothing quite so good as to be able to come home to your own warm tub and all the …