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vh Kan Yagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-103)

Nisei male. Born July 31, 1926, in Kelton, Utah. Grew up in Kelton, where father worked for the railroad. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was fired from the railroad. Mr. Yagi was drafted into the military during World War II. Eventually moved to Portland, Oregon.

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img Classroom with men studying at desks and wooden burning stove (ddr-ajah-2-805)

Caption: Nisei soldiers study in a classroom at Camp Savage, Minnesota, where the Military Intelligence Service Language School was held during WWII. At far left is their "sensei" or instructor, Mr. Itami. October 1942 to June 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-429 with additional notes

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img A group in front of a house (ddr-densho-353-33)

Shoichiro Katsuno at Pontiac (now the Windermere/Sand Point area) Written on back: "House built by Mr. Katsuno c.1913. Paid only for glass, nails, stovepipe, all the wood was free for clearing the land, knew how to make cedar shakes from work in sawmill earlier."

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img Group of men with a car (ddr-densho-353-82)

Okayama men on Main Street in front of the Mitsuwado. Note on back: " NW Nikkei caption 6-89: Mr. Yanagi (leaning against car) with friends, celebrates his graduation from the U of W's pharmacy school before returning to Japan." Another note says "set at 100, 2 sec"

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doc [ Letter to Mrs. Whitney from Fumiko Fukuda, May 31, 1942 ] (ddr-janm-22-6)

4-page handwritten letter written on recto and verso from Fumiko Fukuda to Mr. and Mrs. Whitney on May 31, 1942. Fumiko writes about Mrs. Whitney's letter being the first contact she has had with the outside world, the weather, and lack of privacy in the bathrooms.

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doc Seventh-day Adventist Church photograph album (ddr-densho-433-661)

A photograph album gifted to Mr. Fujii who donated money to the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Gunma-ken, Japan to build a school (named in his honor, Fujii cottage) and another building. Loose inside the album are some additional miscellaneous items belonging to Kimi Fujii.

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img Shuhei Nishida (ddr-njpa-4-1435)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, National News, No. 416. Pole-vaulter Nishida called. (Tokyo) August 23, 1938. World-famous Nishida received a call, and he is going to join the army as an engineer, with a pickaxe instead of a pole. Mr. Nishida worked in a division at Hitachi. While he worked there he practiced everything for …

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img Mitzi Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-99)

Colorized photograph of Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima standing in front of a bush. Written on photo is "July 1941" in blue ink. Caption below photo is "1941" in black ink. Caption at the bottom of page is "MITSUKO'S EMPLOYMENT: *Governess for Mr. & Mrs. Yanase, New York, New York (8/38 to 10/39) *Governess for Mr. & Mrs. …

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img Nisei inside barracks (ddr-densho-151-276)

Original caption: Sacramento, California. Harvey Akio Itano, 21, 1942 graduate from the University of California where he received his Bachelor of Science [in] Chemistry degree. He was chosen by the faculty as University Medalist for 1942 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Mr. Itano went to the Assembly center prior to …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-23)

Two letters from Sohei (John) Hohri & Valeria Engelbretson to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce, dated January 24, 2011 and June 26, 2011. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landon in Granada Hills, CA from Mr. and Mrs. Sohei Hohri in New York City, NY. Sohei writes to thank Harold and his …

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img Group photo of 15 people (ddr-densho-474-6)

First row: Rev. Dr. J. Henry Carpenter, Miss April, Toyoshiko Kagura, Rev. Gennosuke Shoji; and Kane (Nagase) Shoji. Second Row: Unidentified, Mr. Arima, Rev. Ulysses Grant Murphy, Shuzo William Terazawa (also known as Shuzo or Akizo), Mr. Davis, unidentified, unidentified, Riku Hashiguchi, unidentified, and Chosuku Hashiguchi Rev. Gennosuke Shoji, Rector of St Peter’s Japanese Episcopal Mission …

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Narrator Yutaka Inokuchi

Nisei male. Born August 25, 1924, in Waipahu, Hawaii. Grew up on the Waipahu sugar plantation where parents worked. Was attending Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Father was picked up by the FBI and eventually interned in the Honouliuli POW camp. Mr. Inokuchi got a job in the …

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Narrator Elliot Yoshinobu Horikoshi

Nisei male. Born December 26, 1938, in Salem, Oregon. Family moved frequently before the war due to father's profession as a Methodist minister. During World War II, removed to Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where father could attend graduate seminary school. Eventually …

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doc Heart Mountain Relocation Project Fifth Community Council, 5th session (August 28, 1945) (ddr-csujad-45-56)

The council minutes feature a discussion by Mr. Guy Robertson on freight delivery and camp security operations. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMRC_01-01_085

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doc Letter from W. Freitas to Mr. and Mrs. Seiichi Okine, October 19, [1947?] (ddr-csujad-5-281)

A thank you letter from Mr. Freitas to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine for their visit and flowers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_03_15_001

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img A Honolulu Chamber of Commerce treasurer reading at his desk (ddr-njpa-2-241)

Caption on front: NEW CHAMBER TREASURER - James K. C. Doo, past president of Commerce, was elected chamber treasurer for 1955 by the b ... Directors at a meeting held Thursday. Mr. Doo, a partner ... Yat Loy Co., is shown reading Building Honolulu, official history of the chamber. (Camera Hawaii photo)."

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img Painting of roll call at Manzanar High School (ddr-manz-2-52)

Caption: "Roll call is taken. This was the first day of school he study hall. Converted from a former mess ahll, resounded with laughter as Mr. Vanderjagt aide would call a name a squeaky soprano would respond 'Here,' only to be followed by an off-pitch bass 'Heah.'"

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img American soldiers leaving dinner party (ddr-densho-397-175)

The caption in the photo album reads "Dr. Cotner, Mr. Utsunomiya, Driver look on after Col Allen + Capt Cross enter '42 Plymouth in front of Mitsukoshi". 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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img Percy Sherar driving car (ddr-densho-383-219)

The Sherars lived in Mukilteo at the same time as the Tokuda family in the 1920s. The Sherar family consisted of Archie and Eurda May as well as their children Percy (born c. 1910) and May (born c. 1914). Written on album page below photograph: "Mr. Percy Sherar".

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doc Recommendation letter for Chimata Sumida from Ray D. Johnston (ddr-densho-379-41)

Ray Johnston , Project Director of Rohwer, recommended employment for Chimata Sumida in cities that he wished to relocate. Mr. Johnston wrote that Chimata Sumida was a "leader" in the Center and was very "instrumental in maintaining cooperation and understanding between the resident evacuees and the Relocation Authority management staff."

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doc Memo from Jiro Fujioka, Co-operating with Block Chairmen, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Mimori, July 19, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-708)

Memorandum from Jiro Fujioka to Speaker, Mr. Mimori regarding his speech on literature at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0710

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doc Envelope from the Tri-State High School, Tule Lake Project, to Mr. Allan Minoru Hida, Granada Center (ddr-csujad-55-1990)

Envelope from the Tri-State High School, Tule Lake incarceration center to Mr. Allan Minoru Hida, Granada Center. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1993

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img Walt Disney receiving an honorary Master of Arts from Harvard University (ddr-njpa-1-396)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Old Man of Cartoons Receives a Degree. (Camp Leach, USA) Domei. Walt Disney, the American animated films master who has become internationally famous, has now received an honorary Master of Arts degree from Harvard University. Photograph: a happy Mr. Disney. [stamped] July 19 1938."

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 88 (ddr-densho-1000-153-88)

Meeting future wife in Japan

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 90 (ddr-densho-1000-153-90)

Having a daughter in Japan

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those who do identify themselves as such.

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