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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-861)

Letter from New York. Kan has heard that Wakako has appendicitis and will have her appendix removes, and jokes with her about it. He is continuing to read Frank Lloyd Wright's autobiography and learning German.

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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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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 67 (August 29, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-427)

Selected article titles: "Pamphlets Here on Relocation" (p. 1), "Draft Case Appealed" (p. 2), "Advice: Get Assistance Before Leaving" (p. 3), "Anti-Japanese Leaders Charged" (p. 3), "New York City: Issei Couple Helps Evacuees" (p. 4).

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img Mitzi Nakahara with Shige Ogura (ddr-densho-477-105)

Photograph of Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (left) and Shige Ogura (right) standing in a yard. The caption below the photo reads "Mitsuko & Shige Ogura / Governess & translator for NYK Manager's son in New York City" in black ink.

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img Douglas Fairbanks and Sylvia Ashley aboard a ship (ddr-njpa-1-394)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Overseas News January 20, 1937. Douglas to America. (London) Domei. Douglas Fairbanks, who had been staying in his new wife's home country, left on January 8 from Southampton on the steamship Bremen bound for New York to appear in his new film accompanied by his wife. With his beautiful, young …

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img Lou Gehrig speaking to an officer candidate (ddr-njpa-1-506)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei Photographic Sports News September 29, 1936. Extremely Popular Gehrig. (New York) Domei. Officer candidates from our Training Fleet, which is currently visiting New York City on a training cruise, attended a baseball game between the Yankees and St. Louis Browns at Yankee Stadium on August 27. Since there were many [illegible] …

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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to his sisters Wakako and Yuri (ddr-densho-329-865)

Letter from New York. Kan has finished the New York World's Fair garden job, and his relationship with Nagao Sakurai has improved. The World's Fair has opened and he has been exploring it in his week off; he describes various exhibits and critiques the Japanese exhibit (with a sketch of the floorplan and traffic flow). He …

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doc Japanese Prince in New York Will Play Golf With Hayakawa, Tennis With Shimizu. (November 5, 1925) (ddr-densho-56-398)

The Seattle Daily Times, November 5, 1925, p. 7

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 41 (October 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-201)

Selected article titles: "Farm Crops Damaged by Hail, Frost" (p. 1), "Editorial: Proudly We Hail" (p. 4), "Relocation Report; Resettlers Aided by New York Hostel" (p. 5), "Evacuees Urged to Accept Challenge of Relocation Now" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 6 (February 9, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-6)

Selected article titles: "40 Groups Urge National Origins Formula Repeal" (p.1), "Warren Speaks on Evacuation before New York Law Center" (p.1), "1942 Emergency Meeting" (p.2), "Strong Family Ties Urged to Fight Delinquency" (p.4).

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doc Clipping regarding Alexander Troyanovsky (ddr-njpa-1-2172)

Caption on front: "The Russian Ambassador visits a museum in New York: Alexander Troyanovsky is welcomed to the Museum of Modern Art by A. Conger Goodyear, president, at the Exhibition of Stage Designs. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-476)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes how he spent his afternoon in New York City. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-457 and ddr-densho-540.

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doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-877)

Letter from Richard J. Miller saying he has a letter for Wak from Mr. Kaoru Nakashima for her and would like to send it if he can have her current address; response from Toichi with Wak's address in Boston; envelope showing Boston address crossed out and a New Rochelle, New York address penciled in.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 75, No. 14 (October 6, 1972) (ddr-pc-44-39)

Selected article titles: "Chavez Hurls Threat at Nisei Farm League" (p.1, 5), "Yen Claims Bill: Questions Raised, Answers Furnished" (p.1), "Immigrants Changing New York" (p.1), "A Nisei View of Japan: Understand the Japanese?" (p.2).

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doc Baptism Certificate (ddr-densho-335-248)

Baptism certificate of Agnes Rockrise (Asbury) at St. George's Church in Brooklyn, New York. Her parents are listed as Francis B. Asbury and Tennessee Asbury. Her sponsors/witness are listed as Olive Effie Asbury and Harry F. Asbury.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 20 (January 12, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-133)

Selected article titles: "Center Survey to be Made" (p. 1), "Nisei Farmers' Outlook Dark" (p. 2), "Many Nisei Dreams Come True in New York City" (p. 3), "Santa Marians Oppose Return of Evacuees to West Coast" (p. 6).

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img Group in front of the Oriental Trading Company (ddr-densho-353-161)

Toyo Boeki Kaisha (the Oriental Trading Co.) was established in 1898, at 212 5th Avenue S. A note on the back indicates that the photo was taken "before 1920 when CT died on a trip to New York."

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-23)

Two letters from Sohei (John) Hohri & Valeria Engelbretson to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce, dated January 24, 2011 and June 26, 2011. The envelope is addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Harold Landon in Granada Hills, CA from Mr. and Mrs. Sohei Hohri in New York City, NY. Sohei writes to thank Harold and his …

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doc Letter to Governor Herbert Lehman from President Roosevelt (ddr-densho-67-95)

Letter to New York Governor Herbert Lehman from President Roosevelt on Italians and Germans in the U.S. In response to a letter from Lehman, Roosevelt assures him that there will be no evacuation of German or Italian aliens/Americans.

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doc Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 7 (June 2, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-374)

Selected article titles: "Encourage Resettlers to Notify of Leaves" (p. 1), "Undeveloped Land in Mojave Desert Area Offered to Families" (p. 1), "300 Missourians Attend Social" (p. 1), "New York WRA Office Distributes Pamphlet for Issei Businessmen" (p. 2).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 100 (April 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-255)

Selected article titles: "Tsuyuki: First Nisei Paratrooper" (p. 1), "Twelve to Leave for Texas Camp" (p. 1), "New York Described in 16-Page Pamphlet" (p. 2), "No Swimming in Canals Allowed" (p. 2), "Ice Cream Sale Announced" (p. 3).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 45 (June 6, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-404)

Selected article titles: "200 Seniors to Receive Diplomas at Graduation" (p. 1), "New York: N.W.L.B. Praises Nisei Employees" (p. 2), "Parlier Gunman Gets Probation" (p. 2), "West Hoodlums Called Yellow" (p. 4), "CIO: Stockton Unit Resents Nisei" (p. 4).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. IX No. 7 (October 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-142-351)

Selected article titles: "Health Program: Dental, Ambulance, Diet Services to Improve" (p. 1), "Relocators in Distress Aided. Social Security Funds Help Sick Persons, Those in Need of Money" (p. 2), "Pamphlet Tells About New York in Japanese" (p. 2).

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doc Newspaper article: "See Some 'Give' by Merriam on THAT Word" (ddr-densho-274-38)

New York Nichibei article on the attempt to stop G & C Merriam Company from using the word "Jap" in dictionaries. Part of a broader campaign, spearheaded by Shosuke Sasaki, against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.

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img Kenzo Nakazato, a Mitsukoshi executive (ddr-njpa-4-1282)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kenzo Nakazato, chief director of decorations at Mitsukoshi, who is in charge of display decorations for the Japan pavilion at the New York International Exhibition, stopped at port on his way to the country via Ryuyo Maru."

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Narrator Ken Roger Inagaki