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vh Mits Koshiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1002-6)

Nisei male. Born August 7, 1924, in Mountain View, California. Grew up in the Santa Clara Valley, California, working on his family's leased strawberry farm. In June of 1942, he was involuntarily "evacuated" to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, then to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Graduated from high school in camp and at the age …

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img Two girls standing in front of barracks (ddr-densho-292-1)

Caption on reverse: "Topaz, Utah. Shigeko Omori on left, Mary Kaibe, right 17 years. 1943? Nishioka family residence Block 31A, family # 20752."

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doc Letter to T. Nishioka from H. Omori (ddr-densho-292-25)

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vh Hiroshi Kashiwagi Interview (ddr-densho-1002-4)

Nisei male. Born November 8, 1922, in Sacramento, California. Spent childhood and adolescence in Loomis, California, before spending senior year in high school in Los Angeles, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to Marysville Assembly Center, California, and then to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Resisted the draft and renounced U.S. citizenship, remaining with …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1002-1)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …

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vh Aiko Herzig Interview (ddr-densho-1002-8)

Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for Commission on Wartime Relocation …

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vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1002-5)

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …

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img Three women on their day off from the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-290)

Caption in album: "My day-off. May 8, 1939. At Placer Hi and J.C. Auburn, California. Miss Nobu Omori; Miss Aikiko Yamamoto; myself [Clara Hattori]."

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vh Frank Emi Interview (ddr-densho-1002-9)

Nisei male. Born September 23, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Attended Los Angeles City College for one year before leaving to run the family produce business. Married and had a daughter before being removed to Pomona Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. The leader of Heart Mountain's Fair Play Committee, was convicted of …

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img [Group at Wu Kong Restaurant] (ddr-csujad-29-172)

Candid photograph of group at Wu Kong Restaurant. With: Chizu Omori, Jimmy Omura, Emiko Omori, and Harry Ueno. Oral histories 1765, 2331.00 with James Omura; #1518 with Harry Ueno, COPH, Japanese American Collection. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P113

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img Mr. T. Omori at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-285)

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vh Harry Ueno Interview (ddr-densho-1002-7)

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1907, in Pauilo, Hawaii. Lived in Japan from 1915 to 1923, and settled on the mainland upon his return to the United States. Was married in 1930, and was removed along with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during World War II. While in Manzanar, organized the Mess Hall Workers Union. …

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Narrator Chizuko Omori

Nisei female. Born May 4, 1930, in Oxnard, California. Family resided in Oceanside, California, when World War II broke out. Removed with family to the Poston (Colorado River) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Los Angeles. Along with sister, produced the award-winning documentary Rabbit in the Moon.

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img Harry Ueno autographing Manzanar martyr (ddr-csujad-29-292)

Photograph titled: "Harry Ueno autographing Manzanar Martyr and Mary Omori." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P235

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img Four people (ddr-densho-287-362)

Black and white photograph of four people outside together. From left to right: Lena "Charlee" (Kageyama) Omori, Jeannie, Mikie (Kageyama) Yasui, and Robert "Bob" Kageyama. Written on the album page below the image is "Charlee - Jeannie - Mikie - Bob" in white pencil.

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doc Densho eNews, June 2008 (ddr-densho-431-21)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: New Neighbors Among Us: The Japanese American 'Resettlement,'" "Densho News: Densho and Collaborators Interview in Denver," "Densho Wins History Award," "Please Forward! Share the eNews with a Friend and Win a Prize," "National News and Events: Report to Congress for Camps Preservation Grants," "Reminders of National Conferences," "Honorary …

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