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Henry Nishi Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-manz-1-60-26)
vh Henry Nishi Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-manz-1-60-26)
First impressions of Manzanar, primitive living conditions

Narrator Henry Nishi

Nisei male. Born March 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California, where father owned and operated several nurseries and a landscaping business. Attended University of California at Davis prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where, along with a group of friends, …

Narrator Nancy Nishi

Nisei female. Born June 25, 1936. One of four sisters, grew up near Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a nursery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Following the war, returned to Los Angeles.
Psotcard from Nishi Hongwanji Betsuin to Mr. S. Okine, May 14, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-183)
doc Psotcard from Nishi Hongwanji Betsuin to Mr. S. Okine, May 14, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-183)
A card from Hompa Hongwanji Los Angeles Betsuin to Seiichi Okine. It informs of their Buddhist service to commemorate the anniversary of the birth of Reverend Shinran. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_28_001
School portrait of a boy in Japan (ddr-densho-259-58)
img School portrait of a boy in Japan (ddr-densho-259-58)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "This is a schoolboy portrait of [Masuo Yasui] in Japan around [age] 14 or 15. He attended Kojokwan High School, which was located in Nishi (west) Ibara [He] didn't graduate from high school because he emigrated to the United States before then. At best, he may have been the equivalent of an …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 6, June 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-354)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 6, June 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-354)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle JACL responds to Cong Al Swift, anti-Redress remarks, ??trivializes the events and smacks of ?conscience money??as a way of buying our way out?;" former Seattle School clerks donate $10,000 to Redress causes from School Redress payment; scholarship winners: Tamesa-Cara Kadoshima, Michelle Kumata, Jana Nishi, Jan Okiyama ($500); Andrews-Terry Tsue ($500); …

Narrator Kyoko Nishi Tanaka

Nisei female. Born February 26, 1927. One of four sisters, grew up near Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a nursery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Following the war, returned to Los Angeles.

Narrator Ayako Nishi Fujimoto

Nisei female. Born January 28, 1930. One of four sisters, grew up near Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a nursery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Following the war, returned to Los Angeles.

Narrator Frances Kajita Nishi

Nisei-Sansei female. Born in February 24, 1934, in Mosier, Oregon. Grew up in Mosier, where parents worked on an orchard and did truck farming. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943, family transferred to the Topaz concentration camp, …
Mary Kato - Frances Kajita Nishi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-494-5)
vh Mary Kato - Frances Kajita Nishi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-494-5)
Memories of growing up in Mosier, Oregon, where parents worked on an orchard and farm
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