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doc Letter from Lizzie Clark to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and George Kida (ddr-one-3-53)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from Lizzie Clark to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and George Kida dated November 21, 1943. Mentions they are sorry to hear about Mrs. Pyatt's health. Wishes them a nice Thanksgiving. Hopes they will be able to return home soon. Additional letter sent in same envelope please see …

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vh Alice E. Sumida Interview (ddr-one-7-44)

Nisei female. Born July 18, 1914, in Osco Flaco, California. Grew up in Pismo Beach, California. During World War II, moved to a farm labor camp near Nyssa, Oregon. Lived and farm for a time in Idaho before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

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doc Letter from Ethel Crow to Kida family (ddr-one-3-59)

Letter from Ethel Crow (Vickie's daughter, Sarah "Sade" Pyatt's niece) to the Kida family in Nyssa, Oregon, dated December 15, 1943. Tells the Kida family that Aunt Sade (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) was taken to Medical Lake the previous Friday because she could not be left alone and could not be cared for properly where she was. …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-38)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated February 14, 1943. Writes to Kida family that she is homesick and misses them. Asks if they have heard anything about being let home. Says that Maud Chamberlain's husband was killed in the Soloman …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-64)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated January 1, 1944. Al had returned home from visiting the Kida family. Asks what he owes Kay for the produce and food she had given him. Deputy Walker had taken Mrs. Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to the Eastern Washington Hospital at …

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Collection Kenjiro and Miyuki “Kay” Kida Family Collection (ddr-one-3)

This collection consists of personal correspondence, legal documents, photographic prints, news clippings, and other materials related to a Japanese American family from White Salmon, Washington. These historical records trace a journey that included hurdles of federal and state laws, war and incarceration, exile and resettlement. Significantly, the collection includes firsthand accounts of the Portland Assembly Center …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-30)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) in Nyssa, Oregon, dated December 2, 1942. She writes that she is angry about Kay's treatment in town. Writes that she wishes they were home. Talks about Ethel Crow, her sister Vickie, and Vickie's granddaughter Victoria, as well as general news about other people …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-32)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated December 18, 1942. Mentions that there is some hope that the Kidas might be able to come home soon. She also writes that the Kidas found good people to work for (Rosella and J.P. …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-43)

Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated April 13, 1943. She wishes the war would end so they can come home. Asks Kay to not send her any more dresses. Asks if they got the ten dollars she sent them the …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-44)

Envelope address to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) dated April 21, 1943. She writes that she forgot about Easter and says that she will try to send the Kida family an Easter card when she gets a chance (Kay sent her an Easter …

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doc Letter from Charlie and Flora Pyatt to George Kida (ddr-one-3-41)

Envelope addressed to George Kida in Nyssa, Oregon. Letter from Charlie and Flora Pyatt, addressed to George, Kay, and Kida (meaning Kenjiro) dated March 28, 1943. Mentions that they hope that Sarah "Sade" Pyatt lives long enough for the Kidas to come back so that she can go back home. Says that it would have been …

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doc Letters from Reeves family to Kida family (ddr-one-3-61)

Two letters dated December 22, 1943, one from Miriam Reeves to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, the other from George Reeves to the Kida family. The letter from Miriam Reeves describes her new hobby of knitting. Mentions that she had just finished knitting a suit for a Japanese American girl who was an evacuee from Los Angeles but …

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doc Letter from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-58)

Letter and envelope from James Albert "Al" Johnson to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, dated December 14, 1943. Mentions having to pay income tax for "all of us down here." Says that the Kida family shouldn't try to visit Mrs. Pyatt because she would not know them. She was moved to Medical Lake after trying …

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 7 (ddr-one-7-43-7)

Moving to Oregon to finish high school

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 13 (ddr-one-7-43-13)

Receiving correspondence from husband in the service

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-43-16)

Raising a family

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 11 (ddr-one-7-43-11)

Hearing about family friends who had to go to camp

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 17 (ddr-one-7-43-17)

Reflections

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-43-9)

Establishment of the Japanese community hall

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 5 (ddr-one-7-43-5)

Attending elementary school

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 2 (ddr-one-7-43-2)

Parents' early life in the United States

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-43-12)

Meeting future husband and getting married Mississippi

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 6 (ddr-one-7-43-6)

Visiting Nampa, Idaho

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-43-14)

Meeting Japanese Americans who had left camp to work on farms

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vh Alice Nishitani Interview Segment 1 (ddr-one-7-43-1)

Father's family background

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