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Portrait of Mary Murakami (ddr-janm-1-3)
Black and white portrait of Mary Murakami. She has curly hair, wears eyeglasses, colored shirt and vest. Written on photograph: "To Molly. Love Mary". One of four photos on a portion of a scrapbook page.
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Richard M. Murakami Interview (ddr-manz-1-161)
Sansei male. Born January 29, 1932, in Florin, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, where father ran a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, returned with family to Florin. Removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943, transferred to the Jerome concentration …
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Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-284)
Nisei female. Born March 25, 1928, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo, where father worked for a Japanese-language newspaper. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and detained at the Kilauea Military Camp and Sand Island internment camp. After the war, attended the University of Hawaii, then returned to Hilo in 1950.
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Kazue Murakami Tanimoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-285)
Nisei female. Born January 28, 1919, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo before moving to Japan in 1934. Attended school in Japan, returning to Hilo before the outbreak of World War II. During the war, father was arrested and removed to the Kilauea Military Camp and Sand Island internment camps, Hawaii. During father's absence, took …
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Two photos of Sueo Ohye and another athlete (ddr-njpa-4-1562)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Welcome field meet for both players Ohye and Murakami. (Tokyo) May 23, 1937. A welcome field meet for both players Ohye and Murakami, hosted by the Japanese Field League, was held at Shiba Park stadium on the 22nd. Entries for this competition were led by both Ohye and Murakami, and after the …
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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani sitting on steps outside house (ddr-densho-467-2)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani. Cleveland, OH after relocation from Minidoka
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High school physics class (ddr-densho-159-72)
Left to right: unknown, Mits Omoto (student teacher), George Yonemura, Harry Williams (teacher), Martha Murakami.
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Student essay: "War" (ddr-densho-171-121)
Excerpt: "As civilizations have progressed, wars have become more and more destructive."
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Student essay (ddr-densho-171-158)
Excerpt: "As the silhouette of summer slowly desends upon Minidoka, the fragrant smell of garlic blooms and the sewage plant drifts about with the playful breezes."
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Group of women and girl standing outside house (ddr-densho-467-5)
Modern note on back: Some of the Murakami sisters, Seattle, WA. Originalinscription handwritten on back: Mitzi
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Campers at night (ddr-densho-336-1833)
The 1986 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Left to right: Jeff Murakami, Gary Gargano, Allan Iida.
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Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani with daughter Pauline Otani sitting on couch (ddr-densho-467-1)
Modern note on back: Mitsuko (Murakami) and Seigo Otani with daughter Pauline. Born in Cleveland, OH after relocation
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Shigeo & Chiseko (Murakami) Nagaishi Family (ddr-densho-459-11)
Nagaishi family standing outside. Back row: Shiego Nagashi and Chiseko Nagaishi. Front row: Amy Nagaishi, Haruko Nagaishi, and Kikue Nagaishi
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Ryuichi Murakami, President of S.C.G.F (ddr-jamsj-1-153)
Seventh Annual Landscape Gardener's Convention held in Southern California.
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Postcard to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (November 1, 1943) (ddr-janm-1-35)
Postcard to Molly Wilson from Mary Murakami (November 1, 1943). It is postmarked November 1, 1943 from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Travel permit (ddr-densho-16-8)
This permit was issued to Matsuyo Murakami during World War II. It authorizes her travel within the West Coast region, restricted to Japanese Americans without written approval from the government.
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Woman on a ferry dock (ddr-densho-16-22)
Chiyo Murakami's family owned Higo Ten-Cent Store in Seattle's Nihonmachi or Japantown.
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Travel permit (ddr-densho-16-7)
This permit was issued to Matsuyo Murakami during World War II. It authorizes her travel within the West Coast region, restricted to Japanese Americans without written approval from the government
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Testimony of Robert T. Mizukami (ddr-densho-67-188)
Written testimony of Robert T. Murakami, of Fife, Washington. Incarcerated in Puyallup Assembly Center and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Impact on Japanese American Veterans." Personal information excised by Densho.
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Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-2)
The Higo Ten-Cent Store, located in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown), was owned and operated by Sanzo and Matsuyo Murakami. Established in the early 1900s, the store sold a wide variety of American- and Japanese-made goods to serve the surrounding Issei and Nisei community.
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Exterior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-1)
Sanzo and Matsuyo Murakami owned and operated the Higo Ten-Cent Store which was located on Weller Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. The Higo Ten-Cent Store is currently called the Higo Variety Store and continues to be a landmark business in Seattle's International District which was known as Nihonmachi before World War II. The store is …
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Interior of Higo Ten-Cent Store (ddr-densho-16-3)
The Higo Ten-Cent Store, established in the early 1900s by Sanzo Murakami and his wife Matsuyo, is one of the last prewar Japanese American businesses in Seattle's International District, formerly known as Nihonmachi. The store sold a wide variety of American- and Japanese-made goods to the surrounding Issei and Nisei community.