93 items
93 items
Narrator Darlene Mukoda
Sansei female. Born May 27, 1938, in Loomis, California. At the age of four, removed with family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Family left camp in 1944 to live and work at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Attended nursing school in New Jersey, worked as a nurse, and raised …
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Mickey Norman sitting on a table (ddr-njpa-1-993)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mickey Likes Tobacco. (Paterson, New Jersey) Domei. Seven year old Mickey Norman likes cigars more than candy. His mother has scolded him, but in the end she tolerates him smoking one a day. Photograph: Mickey being bad, puffing on his cigar."
Narrator Michael Asada
Sansei male. Born 1953 in Seabrook, New Jersey, where parents lived and worked following their incarceration experience during World War II. Grew up in Seabrook, participating in Japanese American community activities. Enrolled in the West Point military academy and spent military career in the armor corps, then became a deputy program executive for the army as …
Narrator Ken Roger Inagaki
Sansei male. Born January 3, 1940, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp and resettled in New York and New Jersey. Established a career in safety and health consulting.
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Art Hansen Interview I Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-295-2)
Early memories of growing up in New Jersey
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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Atsumi Ozawa Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-348-16)
Living and working in Seabrook, New Jersey
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.
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Bruno Hauptmann in prison (ddr-njpa-1-598)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Transmitted International News January 29. Killer of Lindy's Beloved Son to Finally Go to the Electric Chair? (New York) Domei. Although Bruno Hauptmann, the man believed to be the killer of Colonel Lindbergh's beloved son, a crime that captivated all of America, still continues to firmly deny his guilt, the death …
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Shigeo Kihara Interview (ddr-manz-1-114)
Sansei male. Born January 15, 1935, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Florin area where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with family to live and work at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Eventually returned to Sacramento.
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 51 (December 16, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-211)
Selected article titles: "Opposing Lines on Coast Drawing Tighter. Church Council President Threatened Anonymously for Protest Against Post" (p. 1), "Halt Program to Laud Nisei" (p. 1), "Former Heart Mountaineer Finds New Jersey City Friendly" (p. 4), "From Camp to Campus: Finance -- Greatest Stumbling Block" (p. 5), "Group Helping Race Problem" (p. 8).
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Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 104 (April 20, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-259)
Selected article titles: "Ex-Gilans: Nisei Commended for War Work" (p. 1), "Selected Service: Eighteen Gilans to Go to Phoenix for Physicals" (p. 1), "Deport Disloyal Urges Bricker" (p. 1), "Cleveland Poll: Seeks Extent of Discrimination" (p. 2), "New Jersey Prejudice" (p. 2), "Utah Restrictions Relaxed for Men Entering Army" (p. 5).
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Rokuro Kurihara Interview (ddr-manz-1-69)
Nisei male. Born July 11, 1927, in Glendale, California. Grew up in Glendale where parents had a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked briefly with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, then attended college in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually returned to California.
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Grace K. Seto Interview (ddr-manz-1-140)
Nisei female. Born September 23, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in California, where father worked as a bookkeeper. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with the family to a rural community in Maryland, then to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before eventually returning to California.
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Albert Bunji Ikeda Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-15)
Sansei male. Born July 12, 1934, in Salinas, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, the family moved to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Mr. Ikeda attended Drexel University and studied mechanical engineering.
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Letter from Sally (Fujii) Domoto to Kimiko Fujii Kitayama (ddr-densho-329-947)
Letter from Sally from the hospital where she has given birth to her fourth child. Kan has returned from a trip to New Jersey with a puppy. Hana visited recently. Thoughts about her sister-in-law Yuri's kids. Debates about what to name the baby, leaning towards Christine. Cousin Andy has gone out west.
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 138 (November 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-224)
Selected article titles: "Halt Order Set on Deportation"; "Waiting Period Short"; "Sergeant in Saigon Fray"; "War Vet Flier Candidate for Election to Diet"; "Close Chicago Office Dec. 15"; "Bussei Service Sunday"; "Kuroki to Speak"; "Myer Lauds New Nisei Committee"; "Philadelphia Resettler Buys Farm in New Jersey"; "Remains of Fallen Men Will be Brought Home Soon"; "Say …
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Sumiko Yamauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-135)
Nisei female. Born January 11, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, where parents ran a florist shop. During World War II, sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived and worked with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before leaving to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Eventually returned to …
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Helen Amerman Manning Interview (ddr-densho-1000-147)
White female. Born March 23, 1916, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Attended Michigan State College, then Stanford University for graduate courses, before becoming a high school teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp. After World War II, worked for various organizations in the field of race relations, including the San Francisco Council for Civic Unity, and the Oakland …
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Takashi Moriuchi Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-18)
Nisei male. Born August 31, 1919, in Livingston, California. Grew up in Livingston and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp to farm in Fort Collins, Colorado. Eventually started a family and moved to New Jersey.
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Glen Gardner Sanatorium NJ, 1946 (ddr-csujad-24-141)
Photographs from Glen Gardner Sanatorium in New Jersey in 1946 and Mt. Kipp Sanatorium in 1949, where Michi Weglyn was treated for tuberculosis. Weglyn appears to be in both photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_009
Narrator Shigeo Kihara
Sansei male. Born January 15, 1935, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Florin area where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with family to live and work at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Eventually returned to Sacramento.
Narrator Rokuro Kurihara
Nisei male. Born July 11, 1927, in Glendale, California. Grew up in Glendale where parents had a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked briefly with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, then attended college in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually returned to California.
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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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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4315 (May 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-29)
Selected article titles: "Legion Post Refuses to Rent Hall to Anti-Nisei Promoters"; "Art Work of Issei and Nisei Exhibited in New Jersey"; "Navy to Employ Some Nisei Vets"; "West Coast Terror"; "Army Urged to Help Nisei"; "Japanese P.O.W.s Escape, May Be in Chicago"; "Two Nisei in Big Ten Meet at Chicago"; "St. Louis Nisei Sponsor Dance"; …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4331 (July 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-45)
Selected article titles: "Coast Guard Official Says Ban on Port Entry Still in Effect"; "Statement on Japanese Relief Issued in Fresno"; "Tells Attitude of Colleges"; "Kalifornians Get Off to Flying Start in Windy City"; "Fairer Deals to Nisei Grow Despite Pacific War Fury"; "What's Going On? News of Californians You May Know"; "Alien Who Posed as …
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Oral history with Judith Matthias Pendleton (ddr-csujad-29-384)
An oral interview with Judith Pendleton, former resident of Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0948. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1514_T01