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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 29 (October 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-277)

Selected article titles: "Second Reservist Group Called. Ten to Leave Friday Morning for Fort Douglas" (p. 1), "New York WRA Head Here to Counsel Resettlers" (p. 1), "Casualty List Compiled" (p. 1), "Future Violators Face Bishop Jail" (p. 3), "Release Statistics on WRA Center Population" (p. 3), "Thomas Flays Opposers of West Coast Return" (p. 3), …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 14 (September 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-157)

Selected article titles: "Consolidation of Blocks Seen" (p. 1), "Permanent Council for Canal Takes Office Oath" (p. 1), "Editorial: Job Must be Done" (p. 2), "New York: Committee Writes to F.D.R." (p. 2), "Tule Lake Rumors Discredited" (p. 3), "High School Class Room Renovation Plans Given" (p. 3), "27 Not Criteria for Loyalty" (p. 3), "Hot …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 99 (August 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-141)

Selected article titles: "Employment Cut to 4,575 by September 1 -- Bennett. Post Segregation Job Outlook Good" (p. 1), "Inoculation for Dogs to Start" (p. 1), "Trend: Rivers Faces Meat Shortage" (p. 1), "Editorial: Cincinnatus Lives Up to Name" (p. 2), "New York City Union Welcomes Evacuee Help" (p. 2), "Limited: Family Reunion at Crystal City" …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 3 (ddr-densho-156-243)

Article titles: "Newsnotes from Manzanar"; "Delta County Beet Growers Agree to Employ Japanese"; "Missouri College Accepts Japanese Despite Protests"; "10,000 Best Workers Needed in Montana"; "Idaho Relocation Center is Half Filled"; "Brandt Urges Farmers Seek Labor Now"; "Inquisitive Cameraman"; "Japanese Center Should Not Cause Any Shortages Here..."; "FBI Seizes Japanese Alien in New York"; "Japanese Center, …

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img Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling (ddr-njpa-1-1196)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(New York) Domei. Pre-match expectations were undone in the Schmeling-Louis world heavyweight championship match which drew the attention of the world when rather than the expected Schmeling victory, 'Brown Bomber' Louis delivered a crushing defeat via technical knockout a mere two minutes, four seconds into the match. Photograph: Schmeling grabs the ropes …

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vh Tomiko Takeuchi Interview (ddr-one-7-68)

Sansei female. Born April 18, 1942, in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, moved as an infant with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved for a time to New York, then returned to Oregon. Tomiko's father created and edited the Minidoka Interlude while in …

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doc Passenger's evidence of air priority, ATC-PT-49, Mary Frances Clark (ddr-csujad-55-1493)

Scrapbook page containing a form for Clark's government air travel from New York to Texas. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 132. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1495

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vh Dorothy Kuwaye Interview (ddr-manz-1-68)

Nisei female. Born May 7, 1928, in Covina, California. At young age, suffered an accident in which she was hit by a car, and was raised by a non-Japanese American family. During World War II, rejoined biological family in the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Lived for a time in New …

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Narrator Takayo Tsubouchi Fischer

Nisei female. Born November 25, 1932, in Harwick, California. During World War II, at the age of nine, removed with family to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp resettled in Chicago for a time before moving to Florida to attend college. In 1958, appeared in the …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 12 (September 20, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-38)

Selected article titles: "JACL Will Push Statehood For Hawaii, Says Masaoka" (p. 1), "Anti-JACL Attacks Will Be Discussed at District Parley" (p. 1), "Brief Case Burglar Admits Looting 80 Homes of Nisei" (p. 2), "Atom-Blasted City Needs Help, Says Nisei from Hiroshima" (p. 2), "Objections of Nisei Close Interracial Play in New York" (p. 3), "Hundreds …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 17 (October 25, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-44)

Select article titles: "Col. Rasmussen recalls Gettysburg speech at Arlington rites for Nisei war dead" (p. 1); "Supreme court hears arguments on nishikawa citizenship case" (p. 1); "No need of mass evacuation in wartime in future, Myer says" (p. 3); Canadian Nisei protest filming of anti-Nisei film over upstate new York TV station by writing to …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 22 (November 26, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-47)

Selected article titles: "JACL submits drafts for cabinet committee for AA" (p. 1), "Pres. Nixon cites Japanese in U.S. at Whing Ding" (p. 1), "White House confab on aging includes Asian American group" (p. 1), "New York law barring resident aliens in public jobs ruled unconstitutional" (p. 1), "Asian social work task force holds 1st nat'l …

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doc War isn't over at home (ddr-csujad-49-254)

Clipping titled, "The War Isn't Over at Home," from "New York herald tribune, (November 4, 1945)," a condensed version of an address given by Ben Kuroki. An item from: pages 128-129 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_079_02

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img Working at the Regimental Command Post (ddr-densho-114-62)

Original caption: PREPARATION FOR PARADE OF 442nd COMBAT TEAM (JAPANESE AMERICAN TROOPS) TO BE HELD IN WASHINGTON, D.C., 15 July 1946. Issuing out overseas bars at the Regimental Command Post left to right are: 1st Lt. George H. Vogt, 1446 Ridge Road, Webster, New York (Personnel Adjutant), T/Sgt. George Miki, Honolulu, T.H. (Personnel Sergeant Major), Sgt. …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 20 (August 29, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-389)

Selected article titles: "Resettler's Committee Plans Get-Together for Issei Residents" (p. 1), "Relocation Receives Booklet on Schools in Western New York" (p. 2), "Two Nisei Girls Work with Army Signal Corps" (p. 2), "W.M.C. Helps Evacuees Find Jobs with Housing" (p. 2), "Issei, Nisei Attend Cosmo Club Picnic with Caucasians" (p. 2), "Discrimination Against Nisei 'Outrageous'" …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 40 (May 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-132)

Selected article titles: "Sugar Available for Preservers of Canned Goods" (p. 1), "Job Opportunities to Nisei Offered in Various Cities" (p. 1), "New York Church Group to Aid in Resettlement" (p. 1), "Housing Shortage in Salt Lake City" (p. 1), "Cigarette Butts Cause of Fires" (p. 1), "No Definite Job Offer Needed for Resettlement. Travel Permits …

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-462)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about job hunting in New York, adventures in the city, and spending time with her family. postcard store in the same envelope as the letter is postmarked 6/19/1945, Dick writes about getting caught in the rain and meeting a mutual friend. Item tied …

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-530)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about looking to transfer his job to another location, and tells Yuri not to rush down to New York after she finishes school. Included is a sketch of a theater and a clipping of a drawing of the play "Bloomer Girl." Item tied …

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img Herbert Hoover on a fishing trip with Lawrence Richey (ddr-njpa-1-613)

"Caption on reverse [translation]: "(New York) Domei. Former US President Herbert Hoover and his former secretary Lawrence Richey departed on a fishing trip, away from the pressures of governing. The two enjoyed spending their day talking about fishing, far from politics. Photographs: 1. Secretary Richey uses his hands to show the size of a wonderful fish …

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img Albert Einstein with 3 other Novel Prize winners (ddr-njpa-1-285)

Caption on reverse: "Four winners of the Nobel Prize meet in New York to honor the founder of the award: The guests of honor at a dinner given at the Hotel Roosevelt in commemoration of the 100th birthday of the Swedish chemist who founded the prizes. Reading from the left, they are: Sinclair Lewis, Frank B. …

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vh Grace Watanabe Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-249)

Nisei female. Born 1925 in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Boyle Heights, where father was a prominent Baptist minister, establishing his own church. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Obtained student leave to finish high school in Abilene, Texas. Post-World War II, …

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vh May Ota Higa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-174)

Nisei female. Born March 14, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and Ellensburg, Washington, before going to Japan to teach just prior to the onset of World War II. Returned to Seattle in 1941, and was removed with family to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, resettled in …

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doc Postcard to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell, February 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2560)

Postcard from a Japanese American Nisei to Mr. and Mrs. Henry Waegell regarding the fact that he landed at Chicago Illinois about 2 p.m. He is staying in Chicago for a few days and then going to New York City. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2668

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vh Shiuko Sakai Interview (ddr-manz-1-128)

Nisei female. Born 1923 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle where parents operated a hotel. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to live and work in New York, then worked for several years in Japan for the U.S. occupation forces. Returned to …

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doc Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr. Makoto Okine, October 22, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-173)

A letter from Ayame May Okine in Chicago to her brother-in-law, Makoto Okine in Whittier, California. She expresses her delight about her husband's returning home from Japan and updates on their lives including traveling to New York and visiting her sister in New Jersey. She also expresses that she is awaiting for the day when Masao …

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