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![Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr. Makoto Okine, October 22, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-173)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/31/6e/316e34f6d5bfe03092444901c37be259.jpg)
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
![Letter from [Ayame] May Okine to Mr. Makoto Okine, October 22, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-173)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/73/7c/737ceb986093eeffe4f366af9add2c2a.jpg)
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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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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 125 (October 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-211)
Selected article titles: "Peace Officers Hear Cozzens"; "Abiko Visitor Here"; "On the Other Hand"; "League Will Sponsor Talk by Army Officer"; "Nisei Linguists Trained and Being Sent to Japan"; "Sugiharas Return from Visit to New York City"; "Returnees Still Don't Have to Sleep in Parks"; "Nisei Attorney Opens His Office in Raisin City"; "Approve Sake Factory …
Narrator Aya Uenishi Medrud
Nisei female. Born April 9, 1925, in Malden, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. From Minidoka, relocated with family to Utica, New York. Worked in Japan for the U.S. Army of Occupation, and for the Tokyo General Army Hospital …
Narrator Yuri Kochiyama
Nisei female. Born May 19, 1921, in San Pedro, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Mississippi before marrying and moving to the Harlem neighborhood of New York City. Became involved in a number of political causes …
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Roger Daniels Interview (ddr-densho-1012-17)
Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …
Narrator Shosuke Sasaki
Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi-ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative use …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 23 (June 11, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-23)
Selected article titles: "JACL, Asians protest use of epithet in New York ad" (p. 1), "South Africa bars entry of Nisei minister from Canada for visit" (p. 1), "Slurs seem bolder in East" (p. 1), "Economics strain U.S.-Japan ties" (p. 1), "State school supt. Riles backs Asian bid for United Way funds" (p. 1), "Fresno Issei …
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Postcard from Lily to Mitzi Naohara, March 22, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-376)
A postcard from Lily to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara in the Poston camp in Arizona. Lily writes from New York where she and her husband, George, are going to be settled after leaving the camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 16. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 103 (June 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-348)
Selected article titles: "War Service to Reconsider Selective Service Classifications" (p. 1), "Shortage of Workers Effects Residents" (p. 1), "Residents Urged to Notify Free Press" (p. 1), "Instructions Given Residents Leaving on Special Buses" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Makes Inspection Tour" (p. 1), "Proposals to Naturalize Loyal Asiatics Up Before Congressional Subcommittee" (p. 1), "WRA Removes …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4294 (April 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-7)
Selected article titles: "Resettlement Assistance Fund to be Available to Nisei After Liquidation of WRA"; "Shopping and School Activities Occupy Family of Issei Architect in New York City"; "Ickes Believes West Will Not Tolerate Evacuee Persecution"; "Probe of Titles of Japanese Land Opens in Placer"; "2 Nisei Girls Commissioned Nurse"; "Nisei Bowlers' League"; "Manchu Bears Take …
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Information Digest No. 57 (ddr-densho-156-415)
Section titles: "Tule Lake Policy"; "Relocation Team to Visit Seven Centers"; "Director Visits New York, West Coast"; "Spanish Consuls Visit All Projects"; "Construction Program Summary"; "Cost of Building by Primary Types of Construction"; "Cost of Construction by Centers"; "Nisei Enrollment In Colleges Made Easier"; "Business Enterprises Profits Pass Million Mark"; "Sales and Net Earnings of Business …