1831 items
1831 items
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 7 (August 18, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-33)
Selected article titles: "Believe V-J Will Not Affect WRA Closing Program; Quota System for Return Disclosed" (p. 1), "National VFW Sends Apology To Nisei Over Rejection. Regret Told Over 'Stupidity' Of Spokane Unit in Refusing Application of Wounded Veteran" (p. 1), "Bulletin! 442nd to Help Occupy Japan!" (p. 1), "Five Segregees Held Illegally, ACLU Charges" (p. …
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New Japanese Congregational Church (ddr-csujad-57-21)
Two-story church building with five people standing on the front steps. There are two mentions of a Japanese Congregational Church in Montebello in the Whittier Daily News (1945-05-15, p. 8, c. 6 and 1948-11-03, p. 4, c. 6). [Handwritten caption on photo] New Japanese Congregational Church [Handwritten on verso] 44. Title from caption. See this object …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 103 (August 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-190)
Selected article titles: "Denver Court to Hear Appeal Case"; "On the Other Hand"; "Niseis to Leave for Turkey to Teach at School"; "Assurances Demanded Before Permits Issued"; "Press for Early Return of Soldiers"; "Returnee News"; "Widow Receives Posthumous Silver Star Award for Her Husband from Sen. Quade"; "Race Called Sole Issue in Issei's Real Estat Brokers' …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 106 (September 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-193)
Selected article titles: "Deportation is Definite Now"; "Indiscriminate Act Hit"; "'Fought, Hoped and Prayed'"; "Public Opinion Poll Will be Launched in Seattle"; "$50,000 Fire in Former Japanese Town Revealed"; "Stockton Unit Suspended"; "Misunderstanding Told in Bay City"; "Army Removes All Bars on Loyal Returnees; Effective September 1"; "Farmer Complains Two Men Ordered Them to Depart"; "Oyama …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-252)
Article titles: "Five Who Urged Revolt in Harlem and Aid to Japanese are Indicted"; "Evacuated Japanese Leave Director Lot of Headaches"; "150 Pickers are Needed in Prune Harvest"; "Farm Labor Camp Prepared for Japanese"; "New Mexico Cotton Crop Threatened"; "Civil Liberties Union Asks Roosevelt's Policy on Nisei"; Wyoming Farm Labor Shortage to be Probed"; "Smith Hits …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 8 (ddr-densho-156-248)
Article titles: "Summary of News from Heart Mountain Relocation Center"; "'Heart' Proper Spelling, Powell Paper Declares"; "Unfounded Rumors Circulate About Japanese Center"; "Pictorial Record of the Heart Mountain Center's Growth"; "One Hundred Days Old"; "Family Groups at Heart Mountain"; "Japs Help Relieve Labor Shortage"; "Use of Jap Labor in Prowers Beet Fields Approved"; "Government Asked to …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 2 (ddr-densho-156-242)
Article titles: "Wickard Assures Californians of Mexican Aid on Sugar Beets"; "President Upheld on Alien Roundup"; "L.A. Schools Offer 40,000 Youths to Plug Labor Gaps"; "FSA Declares No Mobile Camps Available for Mexican or Japanese This Year"; "Items from Tule Lake"; "City News in Brief"; "Never the Twain Shall Meet"; "Condemned Japanese Murderer Asks Commutation"; "Veterans …
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Weekly Press Review No. 39 (ddr-densho-156-352)
Original summary excerpt: The past week saw the development of only a few new stories of interest to WRA; clippings were considerably less than usual. The progress of the Nisei soldiers in Italy continued to draw favorable comment, both in news columns and on editorial pages. Several papers carried an INS release on the use of …
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Weekly Press Review No. 31 (ddr-densho-156-343)
Original summary excerpt: Segregation continued to hold top honors as a source of news this week. Reports on the appointment of Raymond R. Best as Tule Lake director stressed his previous experince at Minidoka, Moab and Leupp, and quoted denial of field administrator, Robert Cozzens, that changes were a "shakeup". Reports of a proposed enlargement of …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 17 (ddr-densho-156-219)
Article titles: "Loyal American-Born Japanese Helped to Trap Trouble Makers"; "It's News to Me"; "Chinook Area Hopes to Import More Japs"; "Nelson Named Sacaton School Superintendent"; "Life Goes on as Usual in Relocation Camp"; "Laborers Needed to Complete Japanese Relocation Project Near Eden"; "Dr. Neher to be Head Physician at Jap Camp"; "Worth Keeping in Mind"; …
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Honolulu Fire Chief and his wife posing with leis (ddr-njpa-2-76)
Caption on news clipping: "TO FIRE CHIEFS MEET: Honolulu Fire Chief William Blaisdell, accompanied by Mrs. Blaisdell, left via Pan American Airways for San Francisco Friday night of last week enroute to attend the International Association of Fire Chiefs convention at Grand Rapids, Michigan. He carries an invitation to the organization to hold its 1960 convention …
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William Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury speaking in the Royal Albert Hall (ddr-njpa-1-90)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Archibishop of Canterbury as Moderator. (London) Domei. An anti-Japanese public meeting held by The News Chronicle, a paper aligned with the Liberal Party, was moderated by the Archbishop of Canterbury on the night of October 5 at Royal Albert Hall and attended by people from all over. The Archbishop's address was followed …
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Benito Mussolini at a commemorative ceremony (ddr-njpa-1-936)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Overseas Photographic News No. 679 November 17, 1931. Mussolini Attends Commemorative Ceremony for Expansion of Naples Harbor. (Rome) Rengo. Italian Prime Minister Mussolini recently attended a celebration for the expansion of Naples harbor while visiting Naples. He gave a congratulatory address and received a passionate welcome from tens of thousands of …
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Recommendation letter for Chimata Sumida from Nat R. Griswold (ddr-densho-379-38)
Chimata Sumida worked under his supervision for two and one-half years. His duties included lecturing nightly in Japanese to the Isseis about "news of the world." He said that Chimata Sumida had a "mind of his own," but he has cooperated with the WRA and his community even though he did not always agree with the …
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Sentinel supplement, series 48 (March 22, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1040)
News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on Rocky Mountain spotted fever, an announcement on the transfer of warehouse and property control section, nurses aid positions, and plans for a service flag honoring former Heart Mountain incarcerees currently serving in the …
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Albert and Elsa Einstein aboard a ship (ddr-njpa-1-286)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Rengo Overseas Photographic News No. 793 January 13. Dr. Einsten and Wife - Towards their American Trip - (Brussels) Rengo. Germany's Dr. Einstein, who immediately became known as this century's greatest scientist for presenting difficult principles such as the theory of relativity and is also famous as a brave champion against the …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 99 (March 19, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-181)
Selected article titles: "Tri-State High School Credits: Meet Entrance Requirements For College, Kenneth Harkness Says" (p. 1), "Colonel to Interview Language Candidates" (p. 1), "Federal Civil Service Approves Nisei Workers" (p. 1), "Buttons to Be Returned" (p. 1), "Red Cross Unit Slate Election on Sunday" (p. 1), "Ex-Tulean Feted By Shirrell; Taken on Sight-Seeing Trip" (p. …
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CSU Northridge Reverend Wendell L. Miller Collection (ddr-csujad-20)
Reverend Wendell L. Miller was pastor of the University Methodist Church, Los Angeles. He became involved in local politics when gambling and prostitution began edging toward the area surrounding the University of Southern California (USC) campus. Miller founded the Citizens Independent Vice Investigating Committee (C.I.V.I.C.), which also campaigned against crime and corruption in City Hall, ultimately …
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Masayo and Reiko Osawa being cheered by students (ddr-njpa-4-1667)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Welcome party for Ozawa sisters of diving. (Tokyo) October 9, 1936. A welcome party for Misses Masayo and Reiko Osawa, Olympic swimming representatives, was held at [?] on the afternoon of the 9th. This party was planned by their old schools, alumni, [?] and [?]. About 1,300 people attended this party, which …
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Letter from George Kida to Sarah "Sade" Pyatt (ddr-one-3-24)
Letter from George Kida, addressed to "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt). George writes that there had been a misunderstanding about his mother, writing that Mrs. Pyatt had wrote that his mother "was in the worst scrape of any of us" and so had assumed she was ill. He called the Krogmans for news of his mother, who …
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Christmas card and letter from Opal Yarnell to Kida family (ddr-one-3-60)
Envelope addressed to Mr. and Mrs. K. Kida and son in Nyssa, Oregon. Christmas card from Opal Yarnell to the Kida family dated December 16, 1943. Says she is afraid that Mrs. Pyatt doesn't have long to live. Hopes the war will end. Talks about her son Bucky in the navy and the places he has …
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Data card with biographical information of Keisaburo Koyama - a continuation of 2016.23.07 (ddr-one-5-97)
Photocopy of a declassified data card with biographical information on Keisaburo Koyama. The card is labeled "1a" and has a white check mark along the bottom center. Information on the card was acquired from two Japanese newspapers: The Great Northern Daily News and The North American Times. Translations of both articles was provided by Confidential Informant …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 10 (September 11, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-35)
Selected article titles: "Wyoming Legion Backs Evacuees With Resolution" (p. 1), "Gripsholm Sails With Repatriates For Far East. 1330 Japanese Aboard Liner Will Be Exchanged For American Prisoners" (p. 1), "Laxity in Handling Properties Of Nisei, Aliens Charged by Santa Clara County Grand Jury. Report Says Sheriff Admits Some Property May Have Disappeared; Suggests Adequate Warehouse …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 18 (March 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-215)
Selected article titles: "Delegates Meet With Director for Draft Discussion. Merritt Leaves for Washington With Local Citizens' Message" (p. 1), "Seven Boys Held on Unauthorized Leave" (p. 1), "First Manzanar Group in Tule After 36-Hour Trip" (p. 1), "House Passes Bill Aimed at Disloyals" (p. 1), "Responsibility to U.S. Told Delegates" (p. 1), "Lift Curfew Law …
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 13 (ddr-densho-121-18)
Selected article titles: "Eleventh-Hour Releases Save 102 Persons from Internment in Crystal City Camp in Texas" (p. 1), "National YMCA Urges Issei Naturalization" (p. 1), "'Third Evacuation" Under Way for California Evacuees' (p. 1), "Nisei Attorney Will Take Part in Trials of War Criminals" (p. 2), "Immigration Service Travel Restrictions on Nisei, Other Oriental Americans Protested" …