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Japanese Americans inside barracks (ddr-densho-151-330)
img Japanese Americans inside barracks (ddr-densho-151-330)
Original caption: San Bruno, California. Old Mr. Konda in barrack apartment, after supper. He lives here with his two sons, his married daughter and her husband. They share two small rooms together. His daughter is seen behind him, knitting. He has been a truck farmer and raised his family who are also farmers, in Centerville, Alameda …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-330/
Neville Chamberlain walking (ddr-njpa-1-13)
img Neville Chamberlain walking (ddr-njpa-1-13)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News June 23, 1937. The Life of British Prime Minister Chamberlain. (London) Domei. The leisurely daily routine of Mr. Neville Chamberlain, who has succeeded Baldwin as prime minister of the British Empire: (1) Prime Minister Chamberlain leaving No. 10 Downing Street for his first visit to the House of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-13/
Alfred M. Landon waving (ddr-njpa-1-853)
img Alfred M. Landon waving (ddr-njpa-1-853)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Caution: please use this only after final electoral results are released. If Republican candidate Alfred M. Landon is elected: 1. The happy new President Alfred Mossman Landon (raising his left hand). 1. Happiness at New President Landon's Family Home. New First Lady (the president's wife) Mrs. Landon, Mr. Landon, and citizens of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-853/
View of large crowd on dock by ship with streamers taken from ship (ddr-ajah-6-595)
img View of large crowd on dock by ship with streamers taken from ship (ddr-ajah-6-595)
Caption below photo: Streamers connect departing Japanese friends and relatives aboard ship, likely in San Francisco, CA. Every person seen here appears to be Japanese. On the back of the photo: To: Mr. (Takuritsu) Morita, taken on April 17, 1926. Morita's friend must have taken this photo and sent it to him. Morita was living in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-595/
Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-208)
img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-208)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in front of crowd. Obon dancers inner circle from front to back: Tomi Tsujimura, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ninomiya) Onishi, and Mr. Tsujimura. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community. This image was …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-208/
Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Balloon Darts (ddr-one-1-90)
img Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Balloon Darts (ddr-one-1-90)
Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). Group of men watch an unidentified Issei throw a dart. Identified on the far left hand side is Walt Asakawa, sitting behind the dart thrower is Mr. Murahashi, standing on the far right wearing …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-90/
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-300)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-300)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers practicing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. From left to right male Obon dancers: Hiro Okayama, Mr. Tsujimura, Kenneth Yasutome, Yonezo Fujii, and unidentified. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-300/
Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-302)
img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-302)
Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers practicing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Some dancers wear straw hats. Dancers from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, Dennis Kasubuchi, Mr. Tsujimura, unidentified, and Toraichi Kobayashi. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-302/
Funeral Announcement for Tsune Tahnuma (ddr-densho-329-943)
doc Funeral Announcement for Tsune Tahnuma (ddr-densho-329-943)
Funeral announcement card sent from "A. Tanuma" to "Mr & Mrs. R. Fujii & Family". Card with template format is filled in with specifics. "In profound sorrow we announce the death of Tsune Tahnuma on Sept. 3, 1951 Services will be held Friday-Sept. 7, 1951 from Columbus Circle Chapel at 2 p.m. o'clock Reposing at 43 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-943/
Two Issei in front of barracks (ddr-densho-37-327)
img Two Issei in front of barracks (ddr-densho-37-327)
Original WRA caption: Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho. Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto, 80, and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, 80, on their golden wedding anniversary. 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 and one of the first vegetable …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-327/

Narrator Mits Koshiyama

Nisei male. Born August 7, 1924, in Mountain View, California. Grew up in the Santa Clara Valley, California, working on his family's leased strawberry farm. In June of 1942, he was involuntarily "evacuated" to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, then to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Graduated from high school in camp and at the age …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/125/

Narrator Take Murayama

Issei female. Born 1895 in Nagano, Japan. Married Mr. Kazuyoshi Murayama, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily for an arranged marriage. Immigrated to the U.S. in August of 1916. Worked for a wealthy family in North Dakota, then settled in Seattle. Went back to Japan in 1924, but returned to Seattle in 1925. Owned a …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/110/

Narrator Bruce T. Kaji

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/506/

Narrator Yoshihiro Uchida

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1920, in Calexico, California. Grew up in the Orange County area. Drafted into the army during World War II, while family was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Father and brothers were all transferred to Department of Justice camps, and eventually went to Japan. After military service, Mr. Uchida returned …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/665/
Letters from Itsuko Nakatomi and Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, February 25, 1949 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-258)
doc Letters from Itsuko Nakatomi and Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, February 25, 1949 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-258)
Contains two letters to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine along with an envelope. The letters are written by Itsuko Nakatomi and Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan respectively and enclosed into the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_88_001-003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-258/
Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Miyoko Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-250)
doc Letters from Naoji, Miyuki, and Miyoko Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-250)
Contains three letters written from the Okine's in Japan to Mr. Seiichi Okine along with an envelope. The three letters are written by Naoji Okine, Miyuki Okine, and Miyoko Okine respectively, and enclosed in the same envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_81_001-004
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-250/
Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)
doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr and Mrs. S. Okine, April 26, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-142)
A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago, Illinois, to her father-in-law, Seiichi Okine in Whittier, California. Learning about the Okine's moving from Hawthorne to Whittier, she expresses her concerns about the neighborhood in the new location, and updates on her life in Chicago and Makoto Okine in Japan. The arrival date of the letter, April …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-142/
Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 30, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-208)
doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, August 30, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-208)
A letter from Yuka Yamasaki in Chicago, Illinois, to her aunt or friend, Tomeyo Okine. Yamasaki thanks Seiichi and Tomeyo for their warm welcome during her stay in their place in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_47_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-208/
Postcard from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Mr. Seiichi Okine, January 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-226)
doc Postcard from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Mr. Seiichi Okine, January 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-226)
A postcard from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Seiichi Okine. It informs of their general meeting scheduled at 1:00 PM on January 18, 1947. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_63_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-226/
Letter from Ayame and Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, October 18, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-172)
doc Letter from Ayame and Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, October 18, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-172)
A letter from Masao and Ayame Okine to their parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Masao reports to his parents about his arrival to Chicago after his discharge from the U.S. Army, serving as a Nisei solder in Japan. He describes his life in Chicago, such as buying a car and driving to New York to see …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-172/
Letters from Naoji Oine and Setsu Tamaki to Mr. Seiichi Okine, July 17, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-220)
doc Letters from Naoji Oine and Setsu Tamaki to Mr. Seiichi Okine, July 17, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-220)
Contains two letters and one envelope. The letters are written by Naoji Okine and Setsu Tamaki in Hiroshima, Japan. Both letters are enclosed in the same envelope and mailed to Seiichi Okine. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_59_001-003
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-220/
Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-209)
doc Letter from Y. [Yuka?] Yamasaki to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 14, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-209)
A letter from Yuka Yamasaki in Chicago, Illinois, to her aunt or friend, Tomeyo Okine. She hopes to visit California to see Tomeyo again and also to move to California. The handwritten notes on the backside of the envelope read: Arrived on September 3, replied on 24 [in Japanese]. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-209/
Memo from Temporary Protective Committee to Mr. C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain, November 6, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-311)
doc Memo from Temporary Protective Committee to Mr. C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain, November 6, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-311)
Memorandum of understanding from the Temporary Protective Committee to C. E. Rachford regarding "mediation on police controversy" and response to proposals. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0313
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-311/
Translation of a report to Mr. H. Bruppacher of the Legation of Switzerland, July 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1398)
doc Translation of a report to Mr. H. Bruppacher of the Legation of Switzerland, July 2, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-1398)
Report to Mr. H. Bruppacher of the Legation of Switzerland regarding the state of medical services and health care at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From Mary F. Clark scrapbook, \nBefore I Forget, 1942-1947,; page 60. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1398/
Letter from Jutaro Ryugo to Mr. E. L. Shirrell, Director, WRA Tulelake Project, July 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2243)
doc Letter from Jutaro Ryugo to Mr. E. L. Shirrell, Director, WRA Tulelake Project, July 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2243)
Correspondence from Jutaro Ryugo to E.L. Shirrell regarding marriage between Ida Ryugo and Private Masatoshi Yamaguchi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2346
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2243/
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