822 items
822 items
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-237-19)
Shipped overseas, serving as a linguist in Burma and India
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-237-24)
Returning to Seattle, still experiencing discrimination
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-237-27)
Documenting life experiences, writing a book
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-237-17)
The competitive nature of training for the Military Intelligence Service
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-237-23)
Being asked to enlist in the regular army
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-237-7)
Recreational activities, participating in sports
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-237-14)
Being drafted while families were sent to concentration camps
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Hiro Nishimura Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-237-25)
Meeting future wife, having children
Narrator Peggie Nishimura Bain
Nisei female. Born March 31, 1909, in Vashon Island, Washington. Raised in Vashon Island and Des Moines, Washington, before being removed with her two children to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California. Later transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago, Illinois. Lived and worked in Chicago before eventually returning to …
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Tomio Itabashi and Frances (Itabashi) Nishimura Collection (ddr-densho-493)
This collection consists of objects, documents, photographs, and pamphlets from the Itabashi family, siblings Tomio Itabashi and Frances Nishimura (Itabashi) and their aunt and uncle, Kuni and Buichiro Itabashi. The family lived in Auburn, Washington prior to the war, where they operated a dairy farming business and were involved in a Supreme Court of Washington State …
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Isoshima family wedding picture (ddr-densho-477-382)
Photograph of the Isoshima family with Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono on her wedding day. From left to right: Susan Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mark Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura. The caption below the photo reads "Elaine's Wedding to Don Shimono June 15, 1968 at First Baptist Church" in black ink.
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Tomio Itabashi with his aunt Kuni Itabashi (ddr-densho-493-43)
Caption below photo: Kuni 1965 - adopted by Frances. Caption at top of page: 12 F 10 F Amache Barracks
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Children sitting outside (ddr-densho-477-322)
Photograph of siblings Naomi Isoshima (left) and Mark Isoshima (center) with family friend Jean Miyake. The caption below the photo reads "Naomi, Mark, Jean Miyake" in black ink.
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Joe Kino Interview (ddr-densho-1001-33)
Nisei male. Spent early years in Japan before returning to Bainbridge Island, Washington. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Chicago, Illinois, for a time before eventually returning to Bainbridge.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from …
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Nisei WACs stationed at Fort Snelling (ddr-csujad-49-74)
Newspaper clipping about Nisei WACs Sue Ogata and Bette Nishimura at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. An item from: page 55 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_039_02
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Ed Tokeshi, Yuriko Hohri, Hannah Holmes signing with Jan Nishimura, Nelson Kitsuse, Tomiko Miyake, and a friend (ddr-csujad-29-290)
Hannah Holmes signs at event. Photograph titled: "The Capitol Hill hotel: Ed Tokeshi, Yuriko Hohri, Hannah Holmes signing with Jan Nishimura, Nelson Kitsuse, Tomiko Miyake, and a friend." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P233
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Nisei soldiers at train station (ddr-densho-397-331)
The caption in the photo album reads "Some of 14 EM on Hakata Asgmt all from Hawaii; Arakawa, Okubo, Nakagawa, Otake, Nishimura, Ikeda". The Nisei soldiers are waiting at Shimonoseki station in southern Japan. Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World War …
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Takeo and Mitzi Isoshima posing with present (ddr-densho-477-593)
Photograph of Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima (left) and Takeo Isoshima (middle) posing together in front of a large fortune cookie and present. The cookie was made to hold the fortune "YOU ARE GOING ON A TRIP SOON" as part of a celebration of their 45th wedding anniversary. Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura (right), who made the cookie looks on.
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Family photo with Kazuko Morita (ddr-densho-477-779)
Photograph of the Isoshima women with cousin-in-law in Japan. Standing in the back is Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono. Middle row left to right: Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Susan Isoshima. Standing in the front is Kazuko Morita. The caption below the photo reads "Outside Yoshiaki's house with his wife, Kazuko" in black ink.
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Touring Miyajima Island (ddr-densho-477-777)
Photograph of the Isoshima women with Japanese cousin in front of a map of Miyajima Island. From left to right: Yoshiyaki Morita, Susan Isoshima, Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura. The caption below the photo reads "Touring Miyjima [sic] Island with nephew Yoshiyaki Morita from Okayama (notice how much Yoshiaki resembles Takeo)" …
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Isoshima Siblings (ddr-densho-477-215)
Photograph of the Isoshima siblings sitting on steps. Back row left to right: Elaine Isoshima and Naomi Isoshima. Seated in the front is Glenn Isoshima. The caption below the photo reads "Elaine Naomi Glenn" in black ink.
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Seattle Japanese Language School 1933 Graduation (ddr-densho-477-67)
Photograph of the 1933 graduating class from the Seattle Japanese Language School. The caption on the top of the photograph reads "Japanese School Graduation / March 26, 1933" in black ink, written on a piece of paper or tape. There are paper flags pointing out Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima and Helen Shimizu. Their is a caption along …