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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 132 (November 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-65)

Selected article titles: "New York Nisei Committee Backs Roosevelt for 4th 4-Year Term"; "University's Action Hit"; "On the Other Hand"; "Want Ads"; "Nisei Named Attorney General"; "Canadians are Preparing for Post-war Era"; "Picked Company Demonstrate"; "In Single Day Sergeant Knocks Out 3 Nazi Snipers Prisoner"; "More Than $1950 Contributed to War Fund Drive at Hunt Camp"; …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 146 (December 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-232)

Selected article titles: "Postonians in Navy Barracks"; "Henry Sugimoto's Paintings Exhibited in New York"; "On the Other Hand"; "Warship to Transport Repatriates to Nippon"; "She Wasn't Bluffed"; "Plans Not Enough"; "Gift Sent to Legion Fund"; "Veterans Shun Anti-Bias Stand at Convention"; "200 Sail for Hawaii"; "Decline Release"; "Community Church Program for this Week-end"; "Sono Osato in …

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img Thomas Edison and Mina Miller sitting in a garden (ddr-njpa-1-236)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Edison Said to Have Been Briefly Seriously Ill. (New York) Rengo. The American inventor Thomas Alva Edison, who invented and discovered most of the necessities of our modern cultural life and has made the greatest human contribution to so-called material civilization, had been seriously ill for some time but has now reported …

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img Helen Keller's Akita, Kenzan-go on board a ship (ddr-njpa-1-756)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Akita Given to Ms. Keller Travels to America. (Tokyo) June 2, 1939. The Akita Kenzan-go (male, 3 years old), a messenger of US-Japanese goodwill being sent to Helen Keller, the saint of three burdens, was accompanied by his former owner Ichiro Ogasawara, a kendo instructor for the Akita Police, to Wharf B …

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vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)

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 …

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vh Shig Moritani Interview (ddr-densho-1001-21)

Nisei male. Born April 10, 1921. Grew up in Bainbridge Island, Washington, where family ran a strawberry farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago and New York before eventually returning to Bainbridge Island.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the …

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doc 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 …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 12 (May 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-139)

Selected article titles: "Sec'ty H. Ickes Denounces Attacks Against Returnees" (p. 1), "'Sole Surviving Son' Policy Changes Revealed" (p. 1), "Red Cross to Aid Families of Soldiers" (p. 1), "Nisei Family Unwelcome in Seattle; Home Defaced" (p. 1), "Legal Aid Receives Regulations on Unblocked Funds" (p. 1), "New York Leaders Discuss Evacuee Resettlement Aids" (p. 2), …

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av Interview with Manny Goldberg, part 1 of 6 (ddr-densho-1007-1562)

Goldberg discusses his service on Iwo Jima and Saipan, his work with Nisei, his education at New York University and the University of Michigan, his time at the MISLS, his thoughts on evacuation/internment and the difference in treatment of white and Nisei students at the MISLS. Video starts at 0:36. Loni Ding can be heard asking …

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doc News clippings regarding the incarceration of Japanese Americans, F.C. 19, December, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-761)

Collection of newspaper clippings covering Japanese Americans during World War II. Topics include incarceration camps, Japanese American soldiers, race, prejudice, work, and other commentary. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0763

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. IV, No. 4 (ddr-densho-156-226)

Article titles: "Santa Claus in Eden"; "Eden Relocation Project Workers Pledge $4,500 Weekly in War Bonds"; "Shirrell Speaks to Lions Club"; "Canners Fear Shortage of Tomato Labor; Reject Japanese Labor"; "Enemy Aliens Get Transfer to Denver"; "Seven Japs Given Fines for Gambling"; "Location of Kelp Beds Kept Secret by Japs"; "Date is Set for Sale of …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 20 (May 20, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-20)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Upholds Nisei Citizenship" (p. 1), "WRA Centers Recognized As Mistake, Says Myer; Relocation to be Speeded" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldier is Reported War Prisoner of Japanese" (p. 1), "No Race is 'Unassimilable' Says Vancouver Columnist" (p. 2), "Conference on Resettlement Convened in New York City" (p. 3), "Hawaii's Nisei May Volunteer …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 6 (August 9, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-32)

Select article titles: "Matsudaira sorry on acceptance of 'Jap'" (p. 1); "Senate Passes Civil Rights Bill By 72 to 18 Vote" (p. 1); "Amb. Matsudaira's acceptance of word 'Jap' viewed as setback in JACL national campaign to elimiate racial slur" (p. 1); "L.A. consul feels protest 'appropriate'" (p. 2); "New York: Protest Delegation Planned by Chapter …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 24 (June 14, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-24)

Selected article titles: "Oriental actors of America seek more roles in New York show" (p. 1), "Housing, jobs, school main areas of Chi Concern: JACL chapter issues human relation policy" (p. 1), "37 Nikkei delegates elected to Hawaii constitutional convention meeting" (p. 1), "Dr. Noguchi heads autopsy team in Kennedy murder" (p. 1), "Nisei GIs changed …

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doc Letter from [Frank] Chin to David (ddr-csujad-24-199)

A letter from [Frank] Chin to David about buying space for a classified ad in the New York Times Sunday Book Review, that will mention the tribute to Michi Weglyn in February of 1998. The purpose of the ad is to solicit "photos and artifacts depicting the different phases of Michi's life." Chin writes that the …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 135 (November 10, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-69)

Selected article titles: "Coloradoans Help Boost New York Parcel for Soldiers Gift Donation. Albert Einstein Among Donors; Urges Fight for Freedom Effort of Niseis"; "Deny San Jose Report of Evacuees Returning"; "On the Other Hand"; "Seven Guilty One Released by Court"; "Return Engagement"; "'Soon Return in Droves'"; "3 Discharged Soldiers Will Return 'Home'"; "5 From Hunt …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 68, War Extra! (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-4)

Selected article titles: "Progress of Invasion Draws Attention of U.S."; "Progress of War Watched"; "Hotels Tell Guests to Make Own Beds"; "All Teachers in School Sign Up for War Work"; "Sow Bears Two Litters of Pigs in Three Weeks"; "Colored Ack-Ack Fire Shows Up in N. Guinea"; "Washington Busy, Tense"; "He Needs Extension of Leave to …

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img 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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av Midori Kamei Interview (ddr-densho-400-11)

Midori Kamei was born on July 21, 1923, in Redondo Beach, California. She grew up in North Torrance where her parents farmed. Kamei was imprisoned briefly with her family at the Santa Anita Race Track in California and at the concentration camp at Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Kamei left Heart Mountain to attend college in Colorado. She …

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vh Lury Sato Interview (ddr-one-7-6)

Nisei female. Born January 25, 1915, in Montavilla, Oregon. Grew up in Portland and attended college before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with husband and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. Eventually returned to Portland.

(This material is based …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-119)

Tad and Shiro saw "Roughly Speaking" at the movies; it was "a nice picture." So far, Tad has been "running around having a nice time" at Fort Meade. Says the living quarters are very nice, just like a college campus. Tad and company are living in the fort itself, not in the camp. The weather is …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 24 (August 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-274)

Selected article titles: "Advanced Aid Course Set" (p. 1), "Mail Order Department Discontinued at Canteen: Effective Monday, Aug. 16" (p. 1), "More Vegetables Are Harvested" (p. 1), "Father Dai Back From Journey" (p. 1), "In New York Area: Find Jobs After Arrival Says Olds" (p. 1), "Helen Keller Sends Message To Handicapped Student Here" (p. 2), …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-223)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he recalls a month long recruitment trip to some of the WRA camps for qualified Niseis to join MIS. His writing includes a mention for being present to an incident at Poston (possibly the Poston Strike or the incidences that lead to the strike). He talks …

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doc Letter and photos to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-264)

Letter and three photographs to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. In the letter he talks about the things he has seen on the front, his feelings on death, news from their hometowns and mutual friends, and his opinion on if Yuri should relocate. Mailed with the letter are three photographs, the first one is of …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 40 (November 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-65)

Selected article titles: "Hunt Boosts Third War Fund Drive $1,907.93" (p. 1), "New York Church Groups Aid Nisei Relocatees" (p. 1), "Income Tax Must Be Filed Before December 15" (p. 1), "Christian Week Begins Tomorrow" (p. 1), "Repatriates Reach Yokohama Harbor" (p. 1), "15,000 lbs. Mochi-gome Ordered for New Years" (p. 1), "Groups Oppose Selling Land …

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