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Letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Mr. Fumio Fred Takano, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-128)
doc Letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Mr. Fumio Fred Takano, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-128)
A letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Fumio Fred Takano. It informs that Public Proclamation no. 24 revokes all individual exclusion orders and certifies that his exclusion is terminated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_68_001
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-128/
Memo from Robert Y. Kodama, Executive Sec'y, Relocation Planning Commission, United States Department of the Interior to Mr. Joe Carroll, Relocation Program, April 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-933)
doc Memo from Robert Y. Kodama, Executive Sec'y, Relocation Planning Commission, United States Department of the Interior to Mr. Joe Carroll, Relocation Program, April 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-933)
Memorandum of understanding from Robert Kodama, Executive Secretary of the Relocation Planning Commission, to Joe Carroll regarding recommendations to the Program Officers conference. Covers Liberalizing Egress and Ingress to the Centers for the Evacuees, Increase of Subsistence Allowance for Grants, Community Adjustment Advisor Should Work Hand in Hand with an Evacuee Staff Member, Evacuee Public Relations …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-933/
Envelope and letters to Dr. Keizaburo
doc Envelope and letters to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Teru and Eva Koyama (ddr-one-5-33)
Envelope addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston from his wife, Teru Koyama, and daughter, Eva Koyama. Postmarked Sep 21, 1942. To the left of the postmark is “9/26/42” written in red pencil. On the left side of the envelope is a purple "Censored" stamp. The left edge of the envelope is torn so that …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-33/
Men meeting with a lawyer to resolve a patent dispute (ddr-njpa-4-421)
img Men meeting with a lawyer to resolve a patent dispute (ddr-njpa-4-421)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Jippo Kineya Mitsugi, Hiroshima Nagauta master (People #1, March 14, 1931). Electric Shamisen's Head Family Fights. To solve the head family's fight over the electric shamisen, a new worldwide instrument, 'Igen,' tried by Sakichi Kineya, the Metropolitan Police Department counsel called Jippo Kineya, nagauta master, who lives in Miyashi town, Fukuyama city, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-421/
Kocho Otani reading a speech at a party (ddr-njpa-4-1897)
img Kocho Otani reading a speech at a party (ddr-njpa-4-1897)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Buddha's [?] in the Imperial capital. An invitation party for Higashi Honganji. (Tokyo) On the night of December 4th, Abbot Kocho Otani and his wife Tomoko advocated a radical reformation of teaching and learning. They held a tea party at the Imperial Hotel on the afternoon of the 4th. Kocho Otani is …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1897/
A trial defendant with his lawyer and another man (ddr-njpa-4-1517)
img A trial defendant with his lawyer and another man (ddr-njpa-4-1517)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "'Parachute that did not open' trial. November 21, 1937. When a test to establish the minimum dive world record was conducted with a Nonaka-style parachute, Seizo Higo (18 at the time) died because the parachute did not open. This incident has become known as 'the parachute that did not open,' and the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1517/
Rokuro Moroi's obituary (ddr-njpa-4-1104)
img Rokuro Moroi's obituary (ddr-njpa-4-1104)
Article [translation]: "Former Honolulu Consul-General Rokuro Moroi passed away. Enjoyed the hobby of mountain climbing during his stay. From April 1916 to August 1919 he worked at the consulate as the Consul-General. After his last post as the minister in Argentina he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rokuro Moroi passed away from a stomach …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1104/
Article about Yoshinori Akinaka (ddr-njpa-5-98)
doc Article about Yoshinori Akinaka (ddr-njpa-5-98)
Translation of article: Civil engineer, Mr. Akinaka Yoshinori, opens his office from July 1st. The assistant engineer of the state planning department, Akinaka Yoshinori opened his office at 1061 Alakea St. He is a certified public civil engineer as well as a surveyor. He graduated from McKinley High School and the University of Hawaii. In 1930, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-5-98/
Niseis problems today (ddr-csujad-48-32)
doc Niseis problems today (ddr-csujad-48-32)
Assignment by Mitsuko Mitsui for class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mitsuko starts by stating the questions relating to the future, and that the answers are nothing but rumors that don't help to solve any of the problems. The Nisei are said to be a people without a country, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-32/
Our future (ddr-csujad-48-34)
doc Our future (ddr-csujad-48-34)
Assignment by Mary Mitsuuchi for period 5 Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Mary discusses the future for Japanese Americans. She says the day of forced evacuation brought a number of uncertainties. However, those that have left camp for work have found very favorable conditions. Schools have …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-34/
Assignment (ddr-csujad-48-25)
doc Assignment (ddr-csujad-48-25)
Assignment by Tetsuro Yamaguchi (most of name missing due to torn upper right corner, full name determined via class roster) for L10 History class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Tetsuro recounts a memory from the summer when his brother went to help his sister with a broken radio and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-48-25/
Portrait of a Marine (ddr-njpa-2-1047)
img Portrait of a Marine (ddr-njpa-2-1047)
Caption on reverse: "QUANTICO, Va. (FHTNC) -- Attending a six-week Junior Platoon Leaders Course at the Marine Corps Schools here is Marine Platoon Leader Candidate Ray H. Westfall, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray H. Westfall of 1510 Bertram st., Honolulu, T. H., and husband of the former Miss Geraldine Gordon of Cleveland, Tenn. Westfall …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-1047/
Japanese American pointing at Honor Roll sign (ddr-densho-37-748)
img Japanese American pointing at Honor Roll sign (ddr-densho-37-748)
Original WRA caption: Fumi Onodera, 20, proudly points at the names of her 3 brothers, Kid, 26; Kaun, 24; and Satoru, 22, on the Honor Roll of Japanese-Americans serving in the U. S. Army from the Minidoka Relocation Center, Hunt, Idaho. The 3 brothers are training in a combat team at Camp Shelby, Mississippi with other …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-37-748/
doc "People from the Prefecture" 20th Anniversary book by the Hiroshima Kenjinkai in Seattle (ddr-densho-493-38)
Business and biographical directory of the Hiroshima Kenjinkai, created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the founding of the organization and celebrate the successes of many of the Washington State Issei. Includes photographs and biographical blurbs of notable figures and Kenjinkai members. Page 415 is marked with a post-it note identifying Koichiro Itabashi ("younger brother"), Buichiro …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-493-38/
Tule Lake orchestra (ddr-csujad-55-2212)
img Tule Lake orchestra (ddr-csujad-55-2212)
Black and white photograph of the Tule Lake orchestra at Tule Lake incarceration camp. Pictured from left to right (front row): Terry Irakawa, Shizu Ishida, R. Ishiyami, Emi Matsumoto, Mr. A. Umemoto (conductor), Yuichi Takahashi, Sachi Matsui, Miya Nagata, Ruth Temmu, Grace Matsuda. Second row: Shichio Nishida, Hayashi, Hayuo Motoyama, Hamachi, Richard Tanaka, Morioka, Tom Matsuda, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2212/
Portrait of the new French cabinet (ddr-njpa-1-634)
img Portrait of the new French cabinet (ddr-njpa-1-634)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "In France, where the left wing radical faction displayed unusual strength in the recent general election, the important job of forming the next cabinet has fallen to Eduard Herriot, leader of the Radical Socialist Party. He announced the members of the updated cabinet on the 3rd. Photograph: a commemorative photograph of the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-634/
Charles Kingsford Smith holding a model airplane in a crowd of admirers (ddr-njpa-1-727)
img Charles Kingsford Smith holding a model airplane in a crowd of admirers (ddr-njpa-1-727)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Sydney). When a model airplane fair for young people opened in Syndey recently, Kingsford Smith, famous as Australia's hero of the air, was invited as an honorary member. Seeing this world famous pilot in person, each of these youths asked for technical advice from this great hero about their own airplanes and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-727/
Farewell party for Rudolf Sieber (ddr-njpa-1-197)
img Farewell party for Rudolf Sieber (ddr-njpa-1-197)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Hollywood) Rengo. Marlene Dietrich, whose unique appearance and decadent voice have rightly caused her to be considered the epitome of a modern actress ever since her debut in Morocco, recently held a grand farewell party for her husband, the famous German movie director Rudolf Sieber, on the occasion of his return to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-197/
Sam Naito Interview (ddr-one-7-1)
vh Sam Naito Interview (ddr-one-7-1)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1921, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where father ran a store. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, family took advantage of the "voluntary evacuation" period and moved to Salt Lake City. Mr. Naito attended the Utah and served in Military Intelligence during the war. Returned to Portland and established …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-1/
Paul Takagi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-327)
vh Paul Takagi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-327)
Nisei male. Born May 3, 1923, in Auburn, California. Grew up in the Sacramento Valley, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked as a hospital orderly in camp. Forced to sit with a young man who had been shot during the "Manzanar Riot," and quit job …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-327/
Bruce T. Kaji Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-300)
vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-300)
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/ddr-densho-1000-300/
Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-24)
doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-24)
Letter from Sohei (John) Hohri to Harold Landon & Thelma Jo Bruce, dated March 26, 2004. Envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landon in Granada Hills, CA from Sohei Hohri in New York City, NY. Sohei thanks Harold for his letter with Coach Jim Purcell's obituary and the drawing of the Disney Music Hall …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-18-24/
Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-26)
doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-26)
Letter from Sohei (John) Hohri to Harold Landon & Thelma Jo Bruce, dated May 4, 2004. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landon in Granada Hills, CA from Sohei Hohri in New York, NY. Sohei mostly writes to Thelma Jo to discuss her condition of atrial fibrillation, and mentions that he has been …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-18-26/
Letter from Oren E. Long, Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction, Territory of Hawaii, to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, Princpial, Poston Two High School, August 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1876)
doc Letter from Oren E. Long, Superintendent, Department of Public Instruction, Territory of Hawaii, to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, Princpial, Poston Two High School, August 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1876)
Correspondence from Oren E. Long to Dallas McLaren acknowledging receipt of "El Chaparral" and commenting on the incarcerated Japanese-American students. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1879
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1876/
Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 18 (December 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-340)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. IV No. 18 (December 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-340)
Selected article titles: "Outside Relocation JACL Confab Pledge" (p. 1), "Scrip Book Purchases Declared Not Taxable" (p. 1), "To Feel Outside Sentiment" (p. 2), "200 Parents Meet Recruiting Officers" (p. 2), "Trip to Salt Lake Conclave Increases Outside Confidence" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-340/
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