2651 items
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Robert Katsusuke Ogata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-543)
Nisei male. Born February 16, 1934, in Anaheim, California. Grew up in Selma, California, where parents ran a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Family returned to the Selma area after leaving camp. Mr. Ogata attended California State University Fresno and served in the army. Became a high school …
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An oral history with Wayne Omura (ddr-csujad-29-49)
An oral interview with Wayne Omura, the youngest son of the late James Matsumoto Omura. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The oral history was conducted in connection with the interviewer's editing of the senior Mr. Omura's autobiographical memoir. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0154. See …
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Panorama of funeral (ddr-densho-426-249)
Printed on front: Proof / Wakasa Studio / 1626 Geary St., S.F. / Phone Fillmore 7688. Names listed on back
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Letter from E.M. Rowalt, Acting Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, to Mr. Joseph Smart, Regional Director, War Relocation Authority, September 29, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-620)
Correspondence from E.M. Rowalt to Joseph Smart regarding the transportation and storage of incarcerees personal belongings. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0622
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Letter from Dillon S. Myer, Director, War Relocation Authority, to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Center, May 13, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-565)
Correspondence from Dillon S. Myer to Guy Robertson requesting that Robertson provide instructions to incarcerees regarding "seasonal leave." Instructions cover working under contract with the War Food Administration, unemployment complaints, permission to traveling outside the "travel district," breaking labor contract, converting to indefinite leave, selective service, and work record. See this object in the California State …
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Letter from Gene Kenyon, Manager Sacramento Assembly Center, to Mr. E. M. Shirrell, Acting Manager, Tule Lake Relocation Project, June 23, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-2240)
Correspondence from Gene Kenyon to E.M. Shirrell regarding the transfer of Ida Ryugo from the Walerga Temporary Assembly Center to Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2343
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Letter from F. de Amat, Consul of Spain, to Mr. Shizuo Sasaki, Secretary, Spanish Consul Joint Committee, Topaz, Utah, February 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-886)
Correspondence from F. de Amat, Consul of Spain, to Shizuo Sasaki, Secretary, Spanish Consul Joint Committee, regarding selective service of the Japanese American citizens. Includes information from the Embassy in Washington. D.C. regarding obligations of American citizens of Japanese descent to serve in the U.S. Army. Letter relayed from the Consul of Spain in San Francisco …
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Letter from Miles. E Cary, Principal, McKinley High School, Honolulu, to Mr. Dallas C. McLaren, Principal, Poston II School, August 15, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1877)
Correspondence from Miles E. Cary to Dallas McLaren regarding receipt of "El Chaparral." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1880
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WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-9)
Original WRA caption: It's suppertime for the kiddies and in their well-furnished, well-stocked kitchen Mrs. George Isoda, left, and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko, right, are preparing the evening meal for their children. With a pair of "ohashis", Mrs. Isoda is preparing a vegetable dish for her 2-1/2 -year-old son, Robin, on the left, while Mrs. Kaneko is …
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Suisei Matsui talking to an actress at a Hollywood studio (ddr-njpa-4-825)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Suisei Matsui is popular in Hollywood (Hollywood, CA). Without anybody's notice, the popular Mr. Suisei Matsui disappeared from the film world. He has now reappeared in Hollywood and is very popular. He is eagerly sought by many different studios and is negotiating starring roles. However, he does not take these offers, saying, …
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Photographs and article regarding a Japanese consul and his replacement (ddr-njpa-4-1470)
Article [translation]: "Consul Nishibori meets uncle. Liliha, Kiyotaro Kitamura. Consul Nishibori, on his way home with his loving wife and children, worked at the San Francisco overseas bureau for about two years and three months since it opened. Consul Nishibori is the same age as Consul Toru Kira, who works at this location, and Seishi Kitamura, …
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Saburosuke Okada being greeted at Tokyo Station (ddr-njpa-4-1993)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "The painter Okada traveled on foot to view works of art in Europe. After he finished his carefree travel, he got to Tokyo at [?]:55 [?] on the 26th. Pupils and friends didn't know when he got onto a train, so they didn't know when the train got to Tokyo. They were …
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Takuo Godo and other Japanese envoys in Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-1062)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, International News. December 3, 1937. Envoy Godo playing an active part. (Berlin) Domei publication. The former Minister of Commerce and Industry, Admiral Takuo Godo, who is in Germany to present the correct position of Japan, received an enthusiastic welcome from the people and officials of Germany, and he is gathering …
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Kimitomo Mushakoji with a large carp streamer (ddr-njpa-4-1125)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Presenting a carp streamer to the new Foreign Minister of Germany. The carp streamer which former Ambassador to Germany Mushakoji was to present to the new Foreign Minister of Germany, Joachim von Ribbentrop, for his inauguration was completed and delivered to the embassy in Germany on the 4th. This carp streamer is …
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Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-42)
Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated April 9, 1943. She worries about the Kidas and hopes they aren't working too hard. Mentions that Marian Locke came by perhaps wanting to learn something about the Kida family, and Mrs. Pyatt describes …
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Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto (ddr-csujad-38-26)
Photographed is Tetsuo Larry Hashimoto. The caption reads: I went to Utah and Idaho to grow sugar beets. This is Mr. Larry Hashimoto who took the role of our group leader when we left the Manzanar camp. People say that he used to be a catcher of a college baseball team. [In Japanese]. A photo from …
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Essay: you can't have everything (ddr-csujad-48-28)
Essay by Yoshio Kusayanagi for Senior Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Yoshio describes the need to try to get the most out of every day, and not waste away your life. He identifies the need to preserve through any hardship and give one's all to win past …
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Photograph of Ralph Merritt officially closing Manzanar with his dog Sandy at his feet (ddr-csujad-47-14)
Description taken from original photo album, "Manzanar is now officially closed. Mr. Merritt addressing the staff that gathered at the gates of Manzanar to witness the departure of the last evacuee from the Center. November 21, 1945." This photograph includes his dog Sandy laying at his feet. Includes the sign, "This project officially closed November 21-1945 …
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R. Ishikawa (ddr-csujad-25-48)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two photographs are pasted on the page, including a portrait of "Mr. R. Ishikawa" taken at a studio and singed as "Photo by Tay Takano," and a scenic photograph of a railroad in snow. The photographs appear to be taken in the early 1900s. Also includes a …
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Nisei farm workers (ddr-csujad-38-44)
Photographed are probably George Nobuo Naohara, Mr. Sugi, Yoshio Oda, Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara, and Tadashi Sakaida in a farm field. It is presumably taken in Rupert, Idaho, or Utah. The same photo is found in item: nao_01_02_005. The caption reads: Five "Shina" men look anxious. Tired, tired. [In Japanese]. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" …
George and Kuni Yamanaka [wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-1)
A wedding photograph of George and Kuni Yamanaka taken at a Buddhist temple by Fred Jumura Studios in San Jose, California. Includes Seiichi, Tomeyo, and Masao Okine, and Jokichi Yamanaka. On the backside of the photograph, there is a note that addresses the photograph to "Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine" [= Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine] and …
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Green Lake Young People's Club (ddr-densho-136-39)
Members of the Green Lake Seinenkai (young people's club), a social club primarily for Nisei in their teens and twenties. This club organized athletic, cultural, and social activities. Back row (L to R): Tadashi Kumagai, Toge Fujihara, Tak Nakawatase, Akira Kumasaka, Tom Nishitani, Naoshi Kumagai, Nobuo Tanagi, Nobi Yamada, Shuichi Abe. Middle row (L to R): …
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Green Lake Young People's Club (ddr-densho-130-6)
Members of the Green Lake Seinenkai (young people's club), a social club primarily for Nisei in their teens and twenties. This club organized athletic, cultural, and social activities. Back row (L to R): Tadashi Kumagai, Toge Fujihara, Tak Nakawatase, Akira Kumasaka, Tom Nishitani, Naoshi Kumagai, Nobuo Tanagi, Nobi Yamada, Shuichi Abe. Middle row (L to R): …
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Japanese American extended family (ddr-densho-259-105)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Group picture of the Hood River Yasui family and relatives In the first row, George Katayama is seated on a tricycle Kay [Yasui] is seated on the toy dog, also in the first row. In the second row, left to right, is Shizuyo Katayama; Ches [Yasui] on the lap of Shintaro Yasui …
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Ramsay MacDonald holding his grandson (ddr-njpa-1-911)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister MacDonald A Happy Grandfather. (London) Rengo. British Prime Minister MacDonald, who gave a grand speech on his disarmament plan at the peace conference in Geneva and was willing to commit even honorable betrayal [?] for his homeland and world peace, looks like a simple happy old man in this photograph. …