1232 items
1232 items
Narrator Henry Fukuhara
Nisei male. Born April 25, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California prior to World War II. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. Left Manzanar in 1943 and lived in various locations, eventually settling in New York and California. Mr. Fukuhara was a prominent artist.
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Current relocation opportunities and housing situation, middle Atlantic area and New York District for period ending February 25, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-822)
Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in the Middle Atlantic and New York area. Includes summary of jobs and opportunities and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0824
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Short article regarding a Japanese journalist (ddr-njpa-4-1473)
Article [translation]: "Correspondent Nishijima's post in New York. Correspondent Tokumaru Nishijima, of the Daimaitonichi's New York branch, is a graduate of the Department of Economics at Tokyo University, and he used to work at the Shanghai branch. For his first trip abroad to the U.S., Mr. Fukumoto, of the same company, transferred and promoted him to …
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Mary T. Karatsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-362)
Nisei female. Born April 23, 1924, in Baldwin Park, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with sister to New York under sponsorship of uncle to avoid incarceration. Attended school in New York before marrying and eventually returning to California. Active in numerous community and social service organizations in the Los Angeles area.
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Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-874)
Letter from Taliesin. Kan is working in the Taliesin kitchen, working on designing and fixing up his room as his main solo creative project, and working with other fellows on landscaping a hillside for which they are sourcing local plants from the area His old boss, landscape architect Shogo Myaida, has invited him back to work …
Narrator Lury Sato
Nisei female. Born January 25, 1915, in Montavilla, Oregon. Grew up in Portland and attended college before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with husband and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. Eventually returned to Portland.
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Letter from Mine Okubo to the Kitayamas (ddr-densho-433-311)
Mine Okubo writes to Ray Kitayama and Kimiko Fujii Kitayama including two articles about redress.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 16 (October 14, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-41)
Selected article titles: "Shinto temples on attorney general proscribed list redesignated" (p. 1), "Nisei auditor elected president of AFL lodge of government employees union" (p. 1), "Japan's No. 1 anti-American woman agitator -- Mrs. Ishizaki -- once lived in New York; regarded as queen by Japanese Reds" (p. 2).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 13 (September 26, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-38)
Selected article titles: "Anti-Asian Violence Seen as Nationwide Problem" (pp. 1, 8), "JACL Election Spawns Controversy: Do Delegates Obey Chapter or District?" (pp. 1-2, 4), "Task Force Hearings: New York Asians Speak on Community Issues" (p. 3), and "Asian Groups Unanimous in Opposing Prop. 63" (p. 6).
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Scrapbook page (ddr-densho-35-353)
Newspaper articles from the New York Times, Oregonian, and Pacific Citizen all describing public reactions to Japanese Americans returning to the West Coast. One of the articles is titled "Union Limits Nisei to Ex-Service Men: Teamsters' Union Says it Will Oppose All Other Japanese in West Coast Jobs."
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-458)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada in which Dick writes about how much he misses Yuri and the details of his week in New York looking for work. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.
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Relocation offices (ddr-csujad-55-856)
List of relocation offices in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Denver, New York, Kansas City, Boston, and Little Rock. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0858
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Information Digest No. 33 (ddr-densho-156-393)
Section titles: "Senate Hearings"; "Field Meetings"; "Field Relocation Offices Open"; "Evacuee Property Policy Clarified"; "Plans for Growing Pyrethrum Discontinued"; "Cheyenne Internal Security Conference"; "Employment"; "Granada Schools"; "Reports Division Staff in Field"; "New WRA Publication Under Way"; "Relocation Planning Division"; "Health Section"; "Marks in New York"; "Student Relocation"; "Library Notes"; "Correction"; "Priority Required"; "Project Procurement Procedure to …
Narrator Pearl Yoshikawa
Nisei female. Born April 25, 1926, in Vancouver, Washington. Grew up in Vancouver where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to New York City to attend a fashion design school. Eventually resettled in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Narrator Minoru Endo
Nisei male. Born February 14, 1917, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Served in the Military Intelligence Service. After the war, resettled in New York.
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Mary T. Karatsu Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-362-9)
Adjusting to life in New York: meeting other Japanese Americans
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 …
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Mary T. Karatsu Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-362-11)
Visiting family in Heart Mountain, taking younger siblings back to New York
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 …
Narrator Tamiko Honda
Nisei female. Born September 14, 1924, in Santa Clara, California. Grew up in Santa Clara and Redwood City, California, before World War II. During the war, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, resettled for a time in New York before returning to Redwood City.
Narrator Lily Kajiwara
Nisei female. Born July 26, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in the Gresham/Troutdale area of Oregon, where parents had a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, worked as an assistant teacher. After camp, lived in New York before returning to …
Narrator Marion Michiko Bernardo
Nisei female. Born July 25, 1930, in Walnut Grove, California. Grew up in Walnut Grove. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp to attend a boarding school in New York before eventually returning to Walnut Grove. Marion passed away …
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Sasha Hohri Collection (ddr-densho-352)
The Sasha Horhi Collection is comprised of paper documents related to the activities of the East Coast Japanese Americans for Redress, the National Council for Japanese American Redress, and the Redress movement broadly. Among the documents are personal testimonies that were presented to the Congressional Commission on the Wartime Internment and Relocation of Civilians, planning documents …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 30 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-138)
Selected article titles: "Byrnes Aids Evacuees' Position. Assistant to President Praises Nisei Soldiers in Official Statement" (p. 1), "Tule Lake Named for Segregees" (p. 1), "Relocating Family Groups Being Considered by WRA" (p. 1), "Editorial: Getting Back to Business" (p. 4), "Relocation Prospects: No Housing Shortage in New York" (p. 5).
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Masanori Katsu (ddr-njpa-4-658)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Diet member. Elected from the 4th precinct of Fukuoka. February 20, 1932. Masanori Katsu. Unemployed. Graduated from Tokyo University. Former financial administrator to New York. Kumamoto. Director of Tokyo Tax Administration. Councilor of Ministry of Finance. Deputy Mayor of Tokyo city. Elected 3 times (54 years old)."
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Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 18 (August 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-386)
Selected article titles: "N.Y. Church Committee Provides Scholarships" (p. 1), "Demand for Workers in New York High Despite V-E Day" (p. 1), "Chicago Passes Laws Favorably Effecting Security of Resettlers" (p. 1), "Outstanding Nisei Work Results in More Offers" (p. 1), "Explain How to Obtain Social Security Card" (p. 4).
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4311 (May 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-24)
Selected article titles: "The War Warmed Over"; "Memorial Service Held for Pfc. H. Endo"; "Hood River Not Only Place"; "Closing Dates Set for Center Schools"; "Seek to Repeal California Code Permitting Segregated Schools"; "Young Issei Takes Life in New York City"; "100 Infantry to Play 2 Softball Games This Sunday."