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doc WRA Citizen's Indefinite Leave card (ddr-densho-383-475)

Issued to Tamako Inouye at Minidoka, April 26, 1943. Destination listed as Cincinnati, Ohio. Card back has fingerprint and restriction that holder is not permitted to enter the prohibited area of the Western Defense Command.

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doc Letter from Yuri (Alice) Sumida Endo to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-27)

Alice (Yuri) Sumida Endo's letter from underprivileged camp run by St. Barnabas Episcopal Church where she was working as a cook. She mentions that her husband Frank Aiji Endo started work at the McCall's factory in Dayton, Ohio.

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 37 (November 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-285)

Selected article titles: "McPhee Reports Change in Postal Rates" (p. 1), "3103 Internees Freed from Detention Camps" (p. 1), "Opportunities in Ohio Increase Monthly -- Heath" (p. 3), "7 Topaz Evacuees Hurt" (p. 3), "Former Resident Writes 'Outside Life Swell'" (p. 3).

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img Charles Abel seated at this desk (ddr-densho-298-227)

Caption in album: "Charles Abel, Incorporated, Photographers' Assn. of America - 520 Caxtow Bldg, Cleveland 15, Ohio. Chas. Abel, President of own firm & Exec. Mgr. of the Ass'n. A man with unparalled ability in the business world - i.e., the perfect boss."

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img Naomi Isoshima and Elaine Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-186)

Two young girls sit in front of a small Christmas tree sitting on a table. The caption below the photo reads "Naomi's 1st Christmas Living in 1st house owned by Tak & Mitzi 625-7 So. Lazelle St. Columbus, Ohio" in black ink.

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 46 (ddr-densho-156-359)

Original summary excerpts: Interest this week centered around the Dies sub-committee hearings on the Tule Lake disturbances. The hearings, however, received considerable competition as well as impetus from the reports of the now historic "bathtub story", discovered by the Wash. D.C. TIMES HERALD, in a WRA publication titled "Midwest Frontiers", which was released by the Cleveland …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 9 (March 6, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-9)

Selected article titles: "L.A. County: Commission Reports Rise in Hate Crime" (pp. 1, 3), "Chin Trial Moved to Ohio" (p. 1), "Focus on Japanese Americans: Opening Date, Ceremonies Set for Smithsonian Exhibit" (pp. 1, 4), and "Changes in JACL Personnel Manual Proposed" (pp. 1-2).

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. V No. 26 (September 23, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-204)

Selected article titles: "Application Procedures for Return to Hawaii, West Coast" (p. 1), "Vocation Training: Adult Classes Start in Oct." (p. 1), "Legal Matters Deemed Vital" (p. 1), "Boy Born to Rohwer Relocatees in Ohio" (p. 2), "Experiences on War Front Told" (p. 3).

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img Elaine Isoshima and Uncle Tsuyoshi Nakahara (ddr-densho-477-196)

The caption below the photo reads "Deciding to return to Seattle, Tak & Mitzi Left Elaine Behind to Sell House in Ohio & move back. Returned to Seattle 9/3/1946 & moved into duplex on 1033 King St. next door to Mitzi family." in black ink.

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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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doc Letter to Wakako Domoto from Carr family (ddr-densho-356-160)

Letter and envelope from Bonnie Carr (former Colorado Governor Ralph Carr's daughter-in-law) to Wakako Domoto (the governor's former housekeeper) thanking her for a gift for her daughter Kitty, inquiring if they will see each other soon, and recounting a recent trip to Ohio.

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doc Program from production of The World of Suzie Wong at Hanna Theater in Cleveland, Ohio (ddr-densho-367-240)

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img Naomi Isoshima and Elaine Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-179)

Photograph of Naomi Isoshima and Elaine Isoshima as very young children. The caption below the photograph reads "Marie Naomi Born May 23, 1945 At 10:02AM in Columbus, Ohio (6 lb 1 oz)" in black ink. The writing on the photograph reads "1945" in black ink.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 16 (October 15, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-41)

Selected article titles: "Honda Plant in Ohio Town Getting Unfriendly Welcome" (pp. 1, 6-7), "JA Population Had Low Growth in California During 1970-1980" (p. 1), "'Survivors' Film Gets High PBS Ratings, Good Reviews" (p. 5), and "East Wind: The Ethic of 'More for Less'" (p. 7).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 4 (August 31, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-146)

Selected article titles: "Shorter Hours for Hospital" (p. 1), "Canal Adopts Charter by Overwhelming Vote" (p. 1), "Rivers to Supply Own Meat Need" (p. 1), "Relocation Issue Being Ironed" (p. 1), "Editorial: Deplore Non-Interest in Self-Government" (p. 2), "Cleveland News Editorially Chides Ohio Legion Stand" (p. 5).

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doc Citizen's indefinite leave (ddr-csujad-55-156)

Card authorizing Woodrow Toshio Ishikawa to leave Rohwer incarceration camp for Cleveland, Ohio. Includes fingerprint on verso. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0158

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vh Richard Sakurai Interview (ddr-manz-1-106)

Nisei male. Born December 26, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Troutdale, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, attended college in Ohio before eventually returning to Oregon.

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img Bertha Starkey sitting on a log (ddr-densho-336-57)

The 1946 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.\nCaption on front: "Bertha Starkey: From Cleveland, Ohio. She was a missionary to Japan before WWII, then came to Reedley, CA. During the war, she lived in Poston with the internees. After the war she returned to Japan. (Per Ron Koda)."

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vh Henry Sakamoto Interview Segment 14 (ddr-one-7-33-14)

Leaving camp for Cleveland, Ohio

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview (ddr-chi-1-3)

Yonsei. Born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Ohio. During World War II, members of their family were incarcerated in the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps in California. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Ethnic Studies. Moved to Chicago, involved in numerous community groups.

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vh Ben Y. Tonooka Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-390-29)

Leaving Gila River and moving to Cleveland, Ohio

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Roy Ebihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-222)

Nisei male. Born January 11, 1934, in Clovis, New Mexico, where father worked for the Santa Fe Railroad. On January 19, 1942, officials rounded up all of the Japanese Americans in Clovis and removed them from the town without warning in the middle of the night in response to an angry mob of townspeople who were …

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vh Ann Sugimoto Interview (ddr-manz-1-72)

Nisei female. Born September 22, 1916, in Los Angeles, California, and grew up in Venice, California. Married before World War II, and removed during the war to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Had a child in camp. After leaving Manzanar, lived in Ohio for a number of years before returning to California.

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vh Rokuro Kurihara Interview (ddr-manz-1-69)

Nisei male. Born July 11, 1927, in Glendale, California. Grew up in Glendale where parents had a farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, worked briefly with family at Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, then attended college in Cleveland, Ohio. Eventually returned to California.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 16 (October 14, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-40)

Selected article titles: "Bakke Case Questions Right of Asians as 'Minority'" (p.1), "Pocatello in Pilgrimage to Minidoka" (p.1), "Ohio Governor Issues Public Apology" (p.1), "JACL Forum Explores Impact of Bakke Case" (p.2-3), "'Honor Thy Mother'" (p.5), "Sculptor Noguchi Speaking at UCLA to Initiate Art Council Lectures" (p.7).

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