230 items
230 items
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Brigadier General Jimmy Doolittle (ddr-njpa-1-185)
Caption on reverse: "Smiling Jimmy. Brigadier General James H. (Jimmy) Doolittle, who led the U.S. bombers in the air raid on Tokio [sic], had this big smile for the camera at a dinner in New York City at which he was made a life member of the Army and Navy Legion of Valor. (Not for use …
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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 Edward K. Honda
Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
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Manuel L. Quezon riding in a parade car (ddr-njpa-1-1438)
Caption on reverse: "500,000 marchers demonstrate America's fighting spirit in nation's greatest parade. The United States of American flung down its gauntlet to the Axis with a grim, fighting 'New York at War' parade which outstripped any spectacle that famous city of spectacles has ever staged. It was a gigantic procession in which a cross section …
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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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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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Roger Daniels Interview (ddr-densho-122-25)
White 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 …
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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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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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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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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 …
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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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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Edward K. Honda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-244)
Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
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Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-862)
Letter from New York City. On his interactions with the landscape architect running the World's Fair garden project, Nagao Sakurai. On working with Japanese gardeners on the project and what everyone eats for lunch. On the weather. Kan reflects on what he's learning from his work and declares, "One thing that I have found out and …
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Letter to Yuri Domoto from Mildred Allen (ddr-densho-356-542)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mildred Allen. Mildred provides a list of contacts in New York City that may be able to help Yuri find a job on the East Coast. Additionally she writes about press about the war, her thoughts about Japanese Americans being released from camps and her observations of others reactions to …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 11 (March 15, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-11)
Selected article titles: "Wartime Record Cited by Japan U.N. Envoy. New York JACLers Told Heroism Aided in U.S.-Japan Amity" (p. 1), "Hal Kim, Lois Yut top bowlers in JACL Nationals hosted by Seattle" (p. 1), "Rights program for NC-WN chapters being proposed" (p. 1), "Dayton JACL 'Operation Pink Petal' helps city win cleanest town trophy" (p. …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 24 (June 18, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-24)
Selected article titles: "St. Mary's Drum & Bugle Corps: Chinese rejects Elks parade invite" (p. 1), "New York JACL fights in court to have 'JAP' trademark banned" (p. 1), "Industrialist predicts private clubs will drop restrictive policy in '70s" (p. 1), "Seattle human relations dept. needs more bite in subpoenas, from budget" (p. 1), "Japan publicizes …
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Letter from Sally (Fujii) Domoto to Hanako Fujii (ddr-densho-329-941)
Letter from Sally to her sister Hanako in Topaz sharing general updates. She will have pictures taken of the kids soon and send them. Andy, a young cousin, has been coming to visit from a nearby college. Hasn't heard from her sister Sue (Sumiko), trying to get in touch. Lots of visitors: a visit from Wak …
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Nisei soldiers entertaining the wounded (ddr-densho-37-307)
Original caption: Private First Class George Inouye, an American of Japanese descent who was wounded in Italy, listening to a Japanese American band that entertained wounded U.S. soldiers at Halloran General Hospital in New York City. The entertainers, who had been defense workers and students before volunteering for the U.S. Army in Hawaii a year earlier, …
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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 …
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Miss Hawaii pageant winner and two runners up (ddr-njpa-2-388)
Caption on reverse: "MISS HAWAII AND RUNNERS-UP: Miss Claire Heen, chosen Miss Hawaii of 1951 at the Miss Hawaii pageant at the 49th State Fair last night, is shown at center. Miss Gloria Kanemura (left) and Miss Joan Scott were runners-up in that order. All three are leaving Sunday by United Airlines for New York City …
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Nisei defense attorney in war crimes trial (ddr-densho-114-145)
Original caption: Nisei defense attorney for Tojo, one of the major war criminals to be tried before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, is George Yamaoka, a civil service employee, who stands at the addressing stand. Mr. Yamaoka, who lives in N.Y. City, was attached to the Japanese delegation, …
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Yuri Kochiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-257)
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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Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-34)
Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon & Thelma Jo Bruce, dated July 12, 1972. The envelope is addressed to Harold & Thelma Jo Landon in Granada Hills, CA from John Sohei Hohri in New York. Along the bottom is a drawing of a ship passing under a bridge with tall city buildings on the …