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doc Memo from Shyogo Iwamoto, Secretary, Heart Mountain Community Council, to Mr. Shoji Nagumo, February 11, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-522)

Memorandum of understanding regarding the date, time, and location of a council meeting. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0524

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doc Card from Katsu, K. Kato and co., to Mr. and Mrs. Shinji Tsuchida (William and Martha) (ddr-densho-422-649)

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doc Baby Announcement card to Kaneji Domoto and Sally Domoto from Mr. and Mrs. Richard King Beardsley (ddr-densho-329-147)

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img Kunihiko Nanbu and his wife waving (ddr-njpa-4-1358)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mr. & Mrs. Kunihiko Nanbu return home. Nanbu, who worked with Sojin Kamiyama in the movie 'Thief of Baghdad,' returned home with his loving wife Takane, who is known as 'Madam Butterfly' at the Philadelphia Grand Opera, by the ship Wilson, which left Honolulu on the 28th. They returned home after an …

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img Onoe Kikugoro VI and a man (ddr-njpa-4-1770)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Yogyo conference of the sixth generation. (Tokyo) November 28, 1936. After finishing negotiations with the sixth generation of Onoe Kikugoro, Mr. Tsurumi reported he will go into [?] of classic Kabuki [?] on the 27th. To make concrete plans such as the production of [?], the first conference was held at 12:30 …

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vh Junkoh Harui Interview (ddr-densho-1000-11)

Nisei male. Born June 23, 1933, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. His family built and operated Bainbridge Gardens, 27 acres of meticulously landscaped property, with a nursery, grocery store and gas station. At the onset of World War II, family moved to Moses Lake to avoid being incarcerated where they farmed and lived amidst a fairly hostile …

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img Takiko Mizunoe posing with a man and woman (ddr-njpa-4-745)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Takiko goes to America. Takiko Mizunoe will be going to the U.S. for a 3-month recital after finishing an 11-year contract with Shochiku. She will leave from Yokohama on May 11th by the ship Tatsuta Maru. Takiko visited the Ministry of Foreign Affair, accompanied by her vocal teacher, Mr. Murayama, and an …

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img Sueo Ohye on a train (ddr-njpa-4-1554)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ohye joined the sacred war. (Tokyo) January 6, 1939. The world famous pole-vaulter of the track and field world Mr. Ohye accepted the honorable call and let on the morning of the [?] by a train departing from Tokyo Station, where active and O.B. members of his old school's athletic club and …

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img Kocho Otani with his wife (ddr-njpa-4-1890)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Otani, head of Higashi Honganji. Otani, who is the head of Higashi Honganji, left Yokohama to console and encourage Japanese who live in the southern region of Japan called Nanpo Kyoei prefecture. He used the Yamashiro Maru to get to the region and is accompanied by Tomoko, Otani's wife. Mr. and Mrs. …

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img Suiun Komuro at Tokyo Station with wife and daughters (ddr-njpa-4-497)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Komuro returns. The painter Komuro came back to Japan from Europe by the ship Asama Maru at 10 a.m. on July 9th. The ship entered Yokohama port, then he took a train from there, arriving in Tokyo Station at 10 p.m. The photo is Mr. Komura with his wife and daughters, who …

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img Ryushi Kawabata with his son and other men (ddr-njpa-4-545)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "During his trip to Manchuria, Ryushi Kawabata, the last Western painter, who was nominated to be a member of the Imperial Art Institute, arrived at Tokyo Station at 9 p.m. on the 27th, escorted by his second son, Takashi, 26. He announced that he had given his resignation to Mr. Kitaura. The …

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img Yorinaga Matsudaira speaking at a dinner party (ddr-njpa-4-817)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Celebration of Matsudaira's appointment. (Tokyo) June 26, 1937. A party was held to celebrate the appointment of Count Yorinaga Matsudaira as president of the House of Peers at Maru no Uchi at Tokyo Hall on the night of the 25th. The vice president of the House, Mr. Matsudaira, and more than 200 …

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img Wedding photo of a Kabuki actor (ddr-njpa-4-1172)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Marriage of Fukusuke. The son of Nakamura Utaemon, who is very famous for [?], Nakamura Fukusuke (23), and Tsuruko, the daughter of Mr. Hirano, were married on October 12th. Their wedding ceremony was held at a house in Shiba, Tanawa from 10 a.m. in the konko style. In the afternoon a wedding …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-17)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) addressed to "folks" (meaning the Kida family) on June 16, 1942. Mrs. Pyatt asks after the family's well being after they had been vaccinated. Also tells of visits from several friends, including George Clark, Mr. Johnson, and Mrs. Crogman, who expressed her appreciation of having the Kidas' car to use. …

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doc Letter from Ohashi to Jack Noda, March 18, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-20)

Letter from Mr. Ohashi of the Stockton chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League to Jack Noda, president of the Stanislaus Merced chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League regarding the Stockton chapter's constitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0020

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img Shirai Keizo's funeral (ddr-csujad-25-356)

A group photograph of the attendees of Keizo Shirai's funeral held at a Buddhist temple in Salt Lake, Utah. Mr. Shirai died at the age of 51 on October 10, 1934 in Salt Lake, Utah. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_018

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doc Card from the Lights to Mitzi Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-385)

A card from Mr. Light and family to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. It was probably sent to Mitzi while she was incarcerated at the Poston camp in Arizona. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 21. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_03_22_001

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doc Envelope from J. M. Lowery, County Auditor to [Seiichi Okine], January 10, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-198)

An envelope from J. M. Lowery, County Auditor probably to Seiichi Okine. The handwritten notes record: arrived on January 11 [1946], received $148.04 from Mr. Abe, paid 14 cents for cashing [in Japanese]. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_38_005

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George and Kuni Yamanaka [wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-3)

A photograph from George and Kuni Yamanaka's wedding given to "Mr. and Mrs. Mas Okine" [Masao and Ayame Okine]. The photograph is taken at a Buddhist temple by Fred Jumura Studios in San Jose, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_01_003

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doc Fresno West Side (ddr-csujad-8-13)

Oral history interview with Mr. Nori Masuda, Mrs. Masako Inada, Mrs. Fumi Nakajima, and Mrs. Setsu Hirasuna. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Fresno West Side

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doc Rohwer Relocator Vol. I No. 15 (August 18, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-296)

Selected article titles: "Statement by Mr. C.B. Price Regarding September Train" (p. 1), "Bring Your Own Interpreters" (p. 1), "Relocation Officer to Visit the Center" (p. 2), "Scholarships for Nisei Students" (p. 2), "News of Rohwer Relocatees" (p. 3), "Navy Paper Defends Nisei" (p. 3), "End of New Jersey Incident" (p. 4), "Japanese Language Newspaper for …

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img Oahu businessman and civic worker (ddr-njpa-2-466)

Caption on reverse: "For TUESDAY, Feb. 24 HELPS GUIDE CAMPAIGN---Paul Johnson, well known businessman and civic worker, has accepted appointment as a vice chairman of the March-long Red Cross roll call and fund drive. Mr. Johnson, working directly with an estimated 3,000 volunteers on Oahu alone, will play an important role in the drive to obtain …

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img George Barati (ddr-njpa-2-52)

Caption on reverse: "CONDUCTOR RETURNING: George Barati will return to the islands tonight (Friday) by United Air Lines for his fourth season as conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Barati has been on the mainland for the past three months interviewing musicians, guest conducting at the Watergate Theater in Washington, D. C., studying and composing …

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img Joseph and Mary Ann Sakamoto (ddr-fom-1-910)

WRA caption on reverse: "Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto, 80, and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, 80, on their golden wedding anniversary, Dec. 11, 1943, at the Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho. Mr. and Mrs. Sakamoto came to the United States from Japan in 1894. He was the first Japanese second-hand furniture store proprietor, first Japanese express man …

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img Hood River Japanese community band (ddr-densho-259-319)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Hood River Japanese community band--or maybe it was the Hood River Japanese Methodist Church Band I think that LeRoy Burns used to lead this band and maybe later on it was a Mr. Savo, but in this picture, neither of them are pictured. This was taken on the wooden front steps …

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