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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 9 (March 5, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-9)
Selected article titles: "House Passes Judd Naturalization Bill. Measure to Open Citizenship To Issei Gains Overwhelming Approval of Representatives" (p. 1), "Nine Strandees Seek Restoration of Citizenship" (p. 1), "Government Asks Individual Trials in Bid of Renunciants to Regain Citizenship Rights" (p. 2), "Case Histories of Maladjusted Nisei Studied at New York Meet" (p. 1), "Expect …
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Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section V (ddr-densho-121-9)
Selected article titles: "'To Make Our Future Secure'" (p. 1), "J.A.C.L. President: California Escheat Cases, A Threat To Nisei Security" (p. 1), "Relocation Center Nursery School" (p. 2), "Where Do We Go From Here? The Story of the JACL" (p. 3), "Nisei Violinist" (p. 4), "'Evacuee'" (p. 5), "Yuriko Amemiya Will Make Debut as Solo Artist …
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
A 2001 biographical documentary film on the life and work of Issei artist Henry Sugimoto, based on the artist's memoirs and testimony before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. The film highlights Sugimoto's art through archival and contemporary footage and follows his life's journey from immigration to his incarceration with his family during …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-118)
Check-in letter from New York City. Tad and Shiro are in town all weekend, staying at the Times Square Hotel. That night, they saw Artie Shaw and his orchestra. As for the city, Tad "never saw anything like it." Letter written at 2 a.m., but Tad says ?it's just like 6:00 p.m. right now.? Parents' note …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-128)
The day before, Tad and Shiro visited Shiro's brother, who is also a soldier and is stationed about 40 miles from D.C. There's a rumor that Tad's group may ship out in mid-February. If they're shipped out, they'll go to New York first. Says Washington "sure is a crowded place. We wait in line for everything." …
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Interview with Hideko Seo, part 3 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1537)
Hideko Seo talks about her life during the war, her brother's feelings about service, and seeing her brother in New York before he was sent overseas. Video starts at 0:52. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: 41, II NY #21, 6-85, Hideko Seo. Interview continues at ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1538/
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Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-864)
Letter from New York. Kan talks about his impressions of the skill of the two landscape architects he's working for" Shogo Myaida, his immediate boss on the World's Fair job, and Nagao Sakurai, the landscape architect running the World's Fair garden project. He is weighing whether to go to school for architecture and is leaning towards …
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Exhibition program (ddr-densho-329-840)
Program for the exhibition "Kaneji Domoto at Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonia" held at the Center for Architecture in New York City in summer of 2017. Front of pamphlet shows the title of the exhibition and a photograph of the Bier house; back contains a two-paragraph description of the exhibition focus, dates of programs associated with the …
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Returning Nisei Vets Pleased at Welcome (July 6, 1946) (ddr-densho-56-1159)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 6, 1946, p. 3
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Japanese in Custody (March 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-662)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 3, 1942, p. 24
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Civil Liberties Union Protests Ouster of Japs (February 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-646)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 23, 1942, p. 3
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Signed photograph of a ballet dancer (ddr-manz-10-54)
Handwritten note on front: "To Dearest Grace, With all my love from, Dottie."
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Portrait of a woman (ddr-manz-10-55)
Handwritten note: "For dear Gracie, Lovingly yours, Dorothy Maruki."
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Opera singer Madame Amelia Galli-Curci (ddr-densho-259-351)
Portrait of opera singer Madame Amelia Galli-Curci, signed to Kay Yasui. Signature reads, "To Kay Yasui, very sincerely, Amelia Galli-Curci."