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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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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-153-33)

Story of a relative who was "tricked" by the Japanese government into going to Japan and being drafted into the Japanese army

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 …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-153-41)

Memories of mass removal: traveling to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, becoming head of the "vegetable department" at Santa Anita

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 …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 71 (ddr-densho-1000-153-71)

The mental strain of being surrounded on Nhpum Ga hill; sent on a mission to secretly try to overhear enemy plans

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 …

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 52 (ddr-densho-1000-153-52)

Description of relationship between Kibei and Nisei at Camp Savage, Minnesota; thoughts on the level of Japanese language education at the language school

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 …

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Narrator Roy Ebihara

Nisei male. Born January 11, 1934, in Clovis, New Mexico, where father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. On January 19, 1942, officials rounded up all of the Japanese Americans in Clovis and removed them from the town without warning in the middle of the night in response to an angry mob of townspeople who were …

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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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