696 items
696 items
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Henry Fukuhara Interview I (ddr-manz-1-3)
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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Adolf Hitler giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-667)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "4. Fuhrer Hitler announced the complete occupation of Poland at Kroll Opera House in Berlin on October 6 and stated that Germany would never surrender to Britain and France. (3 and 4 were transmitted to New York from Europe and arrived in Yokohama on October 28)."
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-515)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about this plan for his day off, what he's done at work, plans for their apartment and for her visit to New York. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.
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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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Fred Y. Hoshiyama Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-275-29)
Struggling to find a job in New York, deciding to attend Yale Divinity School
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 …
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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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 10 (March 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-222)
Selected article titles: "More Support Gives Impetus to Relocation" (p. 1), "'With Deep Sincerity'; 'Lost Battalion' Honors 442nd" (p. 1), "Editorial: 'Exemplifying the Highest Traditions'" (p. 4), "Family Reunions Aided in Middle Atlantic Area. New Plan Provide Urban and Rural Opportunities" (p. 5), "New York People are Friendly, Declare Heart Mountain Issei " (p. 5), "538 …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 98 (May 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-343)
Selected article titles: "Majority of CIO Men Sign Pledge Cards" (p. 1), "Manzanar Teachers Seek New Jobs as Schools End" (p. 1), "Center Buddhists Hold Memorial Day Service" (p. 1), "Hollywood Film Studio Seeks Japanese Actors" (p. 1), "Ex-Tulean Kills Self in New York" (p. 2), "Manhattan Reader Hints to Race Discriminators" (p. 2), "Exhibit Paintings …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 125 (October 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-58)
Selected article titles: "Farmers Decide Not to Sell Them Land"; "On the Other Hand"; "League's Education Program Under Way"; "Well Earned Furlough"; "Talks Scheduled"; "Speech Was Success in New York Cities"; "Want Ads"; "Ordnance Depot Job Promises Good Wages"; "McWilliams Slated to Talk About Evacuees"; "Bachelor Kills Self With Straight Razor"; "Bill of Rights for Soldiers …
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Charles Edison, Rear Admiral Clark H. Woodward, and Gov. William Wilkins Horton (ddr-njpa-1-249)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News November 25, 1937. Age of Military Expansion. (New York) Domei. New 10 million dollar battleships, said to be the US Navy's best ships, began construction at Brooklyn Navy Yard on October 27, Navy Day. Photograph: (from left) Assistant Secretary of the Navy Charles Edison, Commandant of the Navy …
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Postcard from Y.O. to Donald Miyagi, June 29, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-2025)
Postcard from Y.O. to Donald Miyagi in the Poston incarceration camp depicting New York City. Includes a brief greeting from Y.O. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2128
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Sonja Henie (ddr-njpa-1-629)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Sports News February 25, 1937. Recent News of Sonja Henie. (New York) Domei. Photograph: Queen of the rink Sonja Henie presenting a celebratory bouquet to the President's mother at a great gala held here at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel on January 30 to celebrate President Roosevelt's birthday."
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-242)
Tad recounted watching prisoners butcher a euthanized horse and reflected on news reports about riots in New York and San Francisco and celebratory deaths of soldiers in Italy, after the war was ended; Tad requested magazines and socks. Parents' note on envelope back: 244 Tuesday Sept. 4, 1945 request for magazines and socks
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-529)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Tak Negi in which Tak writes asking in Yuri will be visit New York next week or if Yuri would be free enough to host Tak in Boston for a few days. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-461)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about his weekend in New York and contemplating changing his goal from finding a job in his field to finding another type of work. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-397)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Tak Nomi in which Tak writes about her life in New York City, how she celebrated the holidays, plans for a 10 year college reunion, and thanks for the wedding portrait. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.
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 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 …
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 …
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Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)
Accessions 1-2: The Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto collection consists mostly of correspondence to Kaneji Domoto from his wife Sally, and his sisters Wakako and Yuriko. The letters primarily date between 1942 and 1952, when Kaneji was on the East Coast looking for work and his family was held at Amache, and after WWII when his …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 3 (July 19, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-29)
Selected article titles: "American Newspaper Guild Asks Papers to Stop Using Word 'Jap' in Stories, Heads" (p. 1), "Member of New York Guild Initiates Drive on Word 'Jap'" (p. 1), "Truman Signs Bill Restoring Seniority Lost in Wartime By Civil Service Nisei" (p. 3), "Start $25 Thousand Campaign For Shonien Child Care Center" (p. 3).
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 103 (August 28, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-38)
Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Damages Extensive"; "Refute Charge by Paper, Chieftain"; "Solicitor Blocks Fund from Scholarship Use"; "Warning Given on Draft Evasion"; "Tashirogi, Oyama Win"; "League Tax Status Set"; "More Evacuees Settle in New York Area"; "Potential Menace Still Existing"; "Want Ads"; "Nisei GI's Training in Fresno, California"; "Concealed"; "War Casualties."
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 67 (June 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-156)
Selected article titles: "Nisei and Unions"; "Bears Lose First Major Encounter"; "Tri-State YBA Send Flowers to Nisei Dead"; "New York WLB Praise Nisei Employees"; "NWAA Softball Gets Start"; "300 Seasonal Workers for Vegetable Sheds"; "Bears Fete Min Sano"; "'Only a Shotgun' Used on Nisei"; "Farmers Urged to Plant Many Late Crops"; "Want Ads Today."