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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XXII No. 8 (January 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-145-606)

Selected article titles: "Auburn Incident: Clarified by WRA" (p. 1), "Region National Commander Asks Hood River Post to Restore Nisei Soldier Names to Honor Roll" (p. 1), "New Mess Quota will be Met by Not Replacing Terminating Workers. Mills Approves Manpower Commission Recommendation" (p. 1).

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img Young People's Christian Conference (ddr-densho-259-365)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "I think that this gathering took place in front of what was then called the Centenary Wilbur Methodist Church, in Portland I suspect that this was a YPCC--Young People's Christian Conference--because many of the Nisei are wearing identification badges."

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doc Letter to project directors about the "Kibei problem" (ddr-densho-381-23)

Myer describes Kibei as a "complex problem" in his letter to the project directors. He encloses a report from January 28, 1944, detailing differences between Kibei and Nisei, reasons Kibei were sent for education in Japan, and Kibei reactions to being detained in concentration camps.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-381-23/

vh Hitoshi Thomas Tamaki Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-8)

Nisei male. Born 1917 in Eatonville, Washington, and grew up in nearby Tacoma, Washington. Was in Boston attending medical school when World War II started, so was not incarcerated in concentration camps with other family members. Practiced medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after the war.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 44 (March 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-45)

Selected article titles: "Open Classes in Japanese" (p. 1), "Clothing Pleas are Rejected" (p. 1), "Fishing Licenses for Aliens Banned" (p. 1), "Amache, Japanese Camps Compared" (p. 3), "Nisei Enlistees Allowed to Visit Any WRA Center" (p. 3), "Must Get Permits for Gatherings" (p. 6).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 18 (January 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-231)

Selected article titles: "First Amache Family to Leave for Coast" (p. 1), "Ickes -- Ban Lifting Due to Valiant Nisei GIs" (p. 1), "New Manual Release: Gives Details of WRA Post-Exclusion Plan" (p. 1), "'Bigotedest Little Town'" (p. 3), "Vandals Damage Home" (p. 4).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 36 (March 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-249)

Selected article titles: "Illegally Excluded Contend Three Nisei" (p. 1), "Prior Relocation Plan Condition Suspended" (p. 1), "Editorial: Dangerous Nonsense" (p. 2), "Proposes to Sterilize Japanese Internees" (p. 3), "Says Returnees Bring New Social Problems" (p. 4), "Finds Sentiment on Coast Good" (p. 5).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 25 (January 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-138)

Selected article titles: "Aliens Must Notify Change of Address" (p. 1), "WRA to be Placed Under Ickes's Jurisdiction" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property Policy Revisions Recommended" (p. 1), "Hints of Violence Force Nisei Wife to Move" (p. 2), "Evacuees Develop Bread-Line Complex" (p. 6).

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doc They work for victory: the story of Japanese Americans and the war effort (ddr-csujad-55-331)

Pamphlet on Nisei in the United States during World War II. Includes photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0333

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vh Karlene Koketsu Interview (ddr-manz-1-95)

Nisei female. Born January 7, 1935, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Sawtelle area of Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving Manzanar, lived briefly with family in Utah before eventually returning to California.

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vh Marion I. Masada Interview (ddr-manz-1-155)

Nisei female. Born in California. Grew up in Salinas, California. During World War II, incarcerated in the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, lived and worked in San Francisco for a time before moving to Ogden, Utah.

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vh Miyoko Uzaki Interview (ddr-manz-1-156)

Nisei female. Born January 15, 1920, in Fresno, California. Grew up in the Fresno area where parents farmed grapes. During World War II, removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome and Rohwer concentration camps, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Fresno.

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vh Dorothy Ikkanda Interview (ddr-manz-1-42)

Nisei female. Born February 10, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. Married prior to World War II. During the war, removed with husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, and eventually moved to Los Angeles.

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vh Art Imagire Interview (ddr-manz-1-34)

Nisei male. Born August 1, 1933, in Oakland, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, moved with family to Reno, Nevada, during the "voluntary evacuation" period. Attended the University of Nevada and later worked for an aerospace company. Presently resides in Sacramento, California.

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vh Bob Fuchigami Interview (ddr-manz-1-28)

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1930, in Marysville, California. Family operated a farm prior to World War II. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Remained in Colorado after the war.

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vh Margaret Stanicci Interview (ddr-manz-1-66)

Nisei female. Born December 28, 1918, in La Crescenta, California. Grew up in California where father operated a flower business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Lived in Chicago and New York after leaving camp, before eventually returning to California.

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vh Heidi Sakazaki Interview (ddr-densho-1010-15)

Nisei female. Born March 28, 1928, in Clarksburg, California. Grew up in the Sacramento area prewar. During World War II, was removed with family to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked in Utah and Los Angeles before eventually returning to Sacramento.

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vh Toshiko Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1010-14)

Nisei female. Born April 29, 1925, in Clarksburg, California. Grew up in the communities of Clarksburg and Courtland before the war. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to the Clarksburg area.

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vh Chiyoko Yagi Interview (ddr-densho-1015-1)

Nisei female. Born July 25, 1920, in San Juan Bautista, California. Raised in Watsonville, California, and married prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, returned to Watsonville.

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doc Keisen 50th Anniversary Brochure (ddr-densho-446-433)

Ryo is in the 1941 Picture of Nisei Graduates, second row, third from left on Page 4. She had another year of study to graduate but decided to leave Japan in June 1941 for fear of being stranded there if war broke out. (1979)

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vh Yukiko Llewellyn Interview (ddr-chi-1-13)

Nisei female. Born April 22, 1939 in Los Angeles California. During World War II, sent with mother to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp for Cleveland, Ohio, under the sponsorship of a Buddhist church. Grew up in Cleveland, where mother ran a boarding house.

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vh Ryoko Kobayashi Interview (ddr-chi-1-16)

Nisei female. Born September 20, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle during the Great Depression. In the late 1930s, moved with family to the Los Angeles area. During World War II, removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After camp, resettled in Chicago.

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vh Akio Hoshino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-26)

Nisei male. Born April 28, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Central area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft orders and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Resettled in Seattle area after release.

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vh Gerald Fukui Interview (ddr-densho-1000-291)

Yonsei male. Born February 14, 1953, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. After graduating from college, took over the family's prestigious mortuary business. Active in several community organizations in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo including Nisei Week and the Japanese American National Museum.

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vh Lucius Horiuchi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-230)

Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-230/

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