2577 items
2577 items
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Memo from the Hearing Committee, Community Council Office, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Keijiro Hoshizaki, April 20, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-926)
Memorandum of understanding from the Heart Mountain Community Council Hearing Committee to Keijiro Hoshizaki regarding the date for an upcoming hearing about the "poultry project" dispute. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0928
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Memo from J.K. Corbett to Mr. Joe Carroll, Relocation Officer, Heart Mountain on Monday, June 12, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-997)
Memorandum of understanding from J. K. Corbett to Joe Carroll regarding a meeting of the Powell Club in Powell, Wyoming. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0999
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Letter from the Women of Heart Mountain Center to Mr. C.E. Rachford, Project Director, October 19, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-293)
Correspondence from the "Women of Heart Mt. Center" to C.E. Rachford regarding allowances for winter clothing at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0295
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Letter from Shoji Nagumo, Agriculture Committee, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Glen Hartman, Agriculture Division, May 1, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-928)
Correspondence from Shoji Nagumo to Glen Hartman regarding the presence of witnesses at the "poultry project" hearing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0930
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Judges of the 5.15 Incident trial (ddr-njpa-4-1585)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Last trial for 5.15 Incident. (Tokyo) October 24, 1935. The last appeal for the accessory charge of Dr. Shumei Okawa was held on the 24th at 10:25 a.m. The four defendants, Shumei Okawa, Shuzo Kashirayama, Kenichiro Honma, and [?] Yoshioka, did not show up, and the empty bar created a strict atmosphere. …
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Minidoka Project Director H.L. Stafford (ddr-densho-37-672)
Original WRA caption: H.L. Stafford, project director of Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho, formerly administrative officer in Idaho for the Agricultural Adjustment Administration of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Boise. Mr. Stafford was born in 1893 at Tarkio, Missouri and has lived in Idaho since 1912. Before entering government service, he engaged in farming, banking, and …
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Ryushi Kawabata looking at an art book (ddr-njpa-4-548)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kawabata goes to South Seas to explore 'Pacific Ocean.' (Tokyo) September 14, 1934. After releasing two great works consecutively, Ryushi Kawabata now dedicates himself to his new work, "Pacific." He has been planning to go around the Pacific next February, but because of his enthusiasm he hurried to leave on the 15th …
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Memorandum from Leon C. High, Principal, Manzanar High School, to Harry Bentley Wells, August 5, 1942 (ddr-csujad-48-66)
Letter from Roy Nash and Leon C. High to Harry B. Wells indicating a number of forms need to be filled out to finalize Mr. Wells' appointment as a teacher at Manzanar. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9066. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_wells_0066
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Iimine family (ddr-csujad-25-55)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page is a photograph of the Iimine family, including Mr. and Mrs. Iimine and their children. It appears to be taken in Washington in 1925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_055
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Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-38-24)
Photographed is Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto standing in a horse ranch. It is probably taken at Axel Johnson Ranch, Utah. The caption reads: Mr. Larry Hashimoto. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 7. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_07_001
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Family and friends in Nihonmachi (ddr-densho-12-2)
This photograph was taken in the backyard of the Kunitsugu home at 515 Yesler Way in Seattle's Nihonmachi area. In the background is a row of four-story structures with a series of housekeeping rooms. Front: an unidentified son of the Fujitas. Middle (left to right): two unidentified sons of the Fujitas and Tomie Kunitsugu. Back: Mr. …
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Japanese man instructs maid on chores (ddr-densho-299-47)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3063. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of Japanese home life / is to be used in a S & S feature story / on the living standards throughout Japan. / Mr. Miyata, who lives with his son, a / Japanese harp maker, in Chuo-Ku, Tokyo, / Japan, …
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King of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-3)
Original WRA caption: King of Hunt High School May Day festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with his attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Prince Victor Fujioka, princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, King Johnny Okamoto, Princess Sue …
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Joseph Grew receiving the Holland Society's Gold Medal for Distinguised Achievement (ddr-njpa-1-538)
Caption on reverse: "Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan honored in New York. Joseph C. Grew (left), Special Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of State and former U.S. Ambassador to Japan, - receives the Holland Society's Gold Medal for Distinguished Achievement from Ottomar H. Van Norden, president of the Society, at ceremonies in New York City. The …
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James Nishimura Interview (ddr-manz-1-33)
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 …
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Herbert Hoover on a fishing trip with Lawrence Richey (ddr-njpa-1-613)
"Caption on reverse [translation]: "(New York) Domei. Former US President Herbert Hoover and his former secretary Lawrence Richey departed on a fishing trip, away from the pressures of governing. The two enjoyed spending their day talking about fishing, far from politics. Photographs: 1. Secretary Richey uses his hands to show the size of a wonderful fish …
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Charlie Chaplin and Paulette Goddard (ddr-njpa-1-507)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hollywood Pictorial Romance. (Hollywood) Domei. If you're wondering how the romance between Charlie Chaplin and Ms. Paulette Goddard, one of the great romances of not just in Hollywood but in the entire world, is proceeding, it's going fine. The two [illegible] walking the world together and openly go to dinner and the …
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Mitsuwado salmon derby (ddr-densho-353-407)
The salmon derby had a contest for the longest rainbow trout. The winning trout was a 26 inch, 7.5 pound fish caught in the Skykomish River by Yoshiro Osawa. Mitsuwado was located at 522 Main Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. The store sold a variety of items including books, records, record players, and fishing tackle. …
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Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-153-24)
A typical day while in high school: waking up at 3 o'clock in the morning to start work, attending school, then studying in the evening
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.), …
Narrator Marian Asao Kurosu
Issei female. Born March 10, 1907, in Fukui prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Jinai Girls School. After grandfather's death, came to Seattle, Washington in 1924 to join father and uncle, working in family-run agricultural greenhouse. Arranged marriage to Mr. Roy Naoe Kurosu, an Issei working in Tacoma sawmills. Started new greenhouse in Sunnydale, Washington until all people …
Narrator Hiroshi Kashiwagi
Nisei male. Born November 8, 1922, in Sacramento, California. Spent childhood and adolescence in Loomis, California, before spending senior year in high school in Los Angeles, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Marysville Assembly Center, California, and then to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Resisted the draft and renounced U.S. citizenship, remaining with …
Narrator Dave Kawamoto
Nisei male. Born December 16, 1916, in Cupertino, California. Attended San Jose State College, where he was an NCAA wrestling champion. Immediately after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, tried to enlist in the U.S. Air Corps, but was refused on account of his Japanese ancestry. Was one semester short of earning a business degree when he …
Narrator Ramsay Yosuke Mori
Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …
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Bill Thompson Interview (ddr-densho-1000-90)
Nisei male of Japanese and Scottish descent. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, 1924. Volunteered and served in the all Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Headquarter's Company, Second Battalion's Anti-tank Platoon. Returned to Hawaii following the war where he attended the University of Hawaii, and later worked for the municipal government. Active in the 442nd Veterans Club …
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Joseph Frisino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-117)
Male of Italian and Irish descent. Born 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland. Grew up in the countryside outside of Baltimore with his parents, younger sister, and maternal grandmother. Raised Catholic, he attended public schools until graduating in 1936 at age seventeen. Began working for the Baltimore News Post in 1937 until the draft of 1940 when he …