2657 items
2657 items
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Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-124)
Asking him to help Mr. Kawabata move his things from storage to his property before he gets to San Leandro, is worried about having no help when the baby is born and whether should try to get to S.F. before then.
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Photo of Topaz camp, take from above (ddr-ajah-6-145)
Inscription below photo front: Central Utah Reloc. Center Topaz, Utah 1944. Inscription on back in Japanese. Note on page: Kanji translation on the back of the photo: to M/M Tomine and Mr. Otsu, New Year Greetings - From Yoshioka family
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Group in Front of Bus (ddr-ohs-1-111)
Caption on Photo: Miyuki Yabe Yasui I.D. of following: "When Hisako and May Osuga left camp" (from Heart Mountain). L-R: Miyuki Yabe, Alice Tanouye, Hisako Takehara, Arvene Mukai, May Osuga, Kiyo Shimane, Mrs. Osuga, Mr __, Mrs. Takehara, unidentified boy
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Letter from David Miyamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-1)
A letter from David Miyamoto, Manzanar Relocation Center, Ca., to John Bonomi of Los Angeles, dated May 7, 1942. Mr. Bonomi was a drug salesman, still providing sales support to his former clients from the Little Tokyo area to Manzanar.
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Boy Scout Troop 53 of the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-353-364)
Captioned: "Taken in 1921. Troop 53 [was] organized in 1920 by Clarence Arai. Only eighteen, [he] could only be an assistant scoutmaster. Mr. Rex Strickland was scoutmaster for a while. Tr. 53 was the second troop of Japanese Americans in U.S."
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Portrait of four young men in suits (ddr-densho-474-161)
Caption: On the occasion of the departure of Mr. Nakamoto for Portland to enter the dental college (The North Pacific College in Portland , Oregon) Left to right: Yoshio Urakawa, Shigeru "Joe" Hirota, Takeo Charles Taiyoshi (in back) and Haruo Nakamoto.
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Postcard to K. Domoto (ddr-densho-356-187)
Postcard addressed to Mr. K. Domoto (likely Kanetaro Domoto) with a message written in Japanese. Postmarked 6.12.29 (Taisho 6- 1917, December 29 or Showa 6-1931, December 29). Tied together with objects ddr-densho-356-183 through ddr-densho-356-188.
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envelope to K. Domoto (ddr-densho-356-193)
Empty envelope addressed to Mr. K. Domoto & Co. (likely Kanetaro Domoto) postmarked 22.1.16 (Showa 22-1947, January 16) and 5.1.22 (Showa 5-1930, January 22, or Taisho 5-1916, January 22). Stamp on the back for M. Suzuki Exporters in Yokohama.
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Family outside house (ddr-densho-356-123)
Photograph of two couples outside their shared house. From left to right: Richard "Dick" Tsukada, Yuri (Domoto) Tsukada, Sally (Fujii) Domoto, and Kaneji Domoto. Post-it note on the back reads: "Mr. & Mrs. Richard Tsukada Yuriko & Kan & Sally Domoto Amache."
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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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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.
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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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) …
Narrator James Nishimura
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. After leaving camp, Mr. Nishimura moved to …