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doc Scrapbook page (ddr-densho-35-375)

Newspaper clippings from a scrapbook page, one of which is titled: "Farm Returned To Japanese By Jury Order." Newspapers include the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, and Pacific Citizen.

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doc Scrapbook page: "Hood River Area" (ddr-densho-35-377)

Newspaper clippings from scrapbook page, one of which is titled: "Hood River Unabashed By Its Anti-Nisei Action." Newspapers include the Oregonian, Oregon Journal, and Minidoka Irrigator.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 11 (December 9, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-224)

Selected article titles: "Want Japanese Out of Oregon" (p. 1), "Home is Where the Heart is" (p. 2), "Bedbug Control is a Centerwide Job -- Udell" (p. 3).

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 13, No. 630 (February 10, 1940) (ddr-densho-96-665)

Selected article titles: "Oregon Son Lauds Japanese Fathers" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hoop Sked" (p. 3), "Drive Conducted on Registration; Time Ends Today" (p. 4)

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vh George Tsugawa Interview (ddr-one-7-57)

Nisei male. Born June 20, 1921, in Everett, Washington. Grew up primarily in Hillsboro, Oregon, where family ran a produce business and farm. During World War II, removed with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Oregon and eventually moved to Woodland, Washington, establishing a …

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vh Dan Hinatsu Interview (ddr-one-7-60)

Nisei male. Born April 3, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Lake Oswego, 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, worked for a time and then was drafted into the army. Eventually returned to Portland and …

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vh Mae Hada Interview (ddr-one-7-20)

Nisei female. Born July 5, 1922, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where father owned a clothing store. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Ames, Iowa, and Detroit, Michigan, before returning to Oregon and raising a …

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vh Paul Saito Interview (ddr-one-7-38)

Nisei male. Born 1923 in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Carver and Ontario, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Remained in Ontario during World War II. Drafted into the military in 1945 and served in the Counterintelligence Corps in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Oregon after military service and continued to farm.

(This material …

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img Obon Festival- Mayoral speech (ddr-one-1-206)

Black and white photographic negative of Portland Mayor Dorothy McCullough Lee giving a speech at the Portland Obon festival while dancers and spectators watch. Photographers are taking pictures near the podium. Man behind stairs leading up to the podium is Matsutaro Muramatsu. Woman on right edge of image behind a photographer is Mitsy (Kiyomura) Takeoka. A …

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doc Travel Itinerary (ddr-one-3-65)

Travel itinerary from Ontario, Oregon, to Spokane, Washington. Possibly for Sarah "Sade" Pyatt or Mrs. Sidney Miller when she was traveling to Medical Lake Hospital in Spokane, Washington.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,267, Vol. 97, No. 23 (December 2, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-47)

Selected article titles: "Reagan cites Issei 'grape king' in speech to Japanese Diet" (p. 1), "Yasui honored by Oregon ACLU" (p. 1), "Nikkei Opposition to Redress" (p. 4).

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img "Third Yasui Brothers Store under construction" (ddr-densho-259-283)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "The Texaco service station being built on the corner of First and Oak Streets in Hood River, Oregon Third Yasui Brothers Store under construction."

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img Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-789)

Handwritten caption: "Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka visited Multnomah Falls, Portland Oregon. Visited Fort Lewis to see Masaru." Masaru Yoshioka, their son, was stationed at Fort Lewis after WWII.

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doc Scrapbook page (ddr-densho-35-392)

Newspaper articles titled: "Racial Test Arrives in California," "MacNaughton Will Speak on Japanese," and "'On Being Nisei...'" Newspapers include the Christian Science Monitor, Minidoka Irrigator, and Oregon Journal.

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img Camp construction (ddr-densho-37-248)

Original WRA caption: Construction begins on a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry near Tule Lake in Modoc County, California, south of the Oregon border.

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img Camp construction (ddr-densho-37-249)

Original WRA caption: Construction begins on a War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry near Tule Lake in Modoc County, California, south of the Oregon border.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 52 (May 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-262)

Selected article titles: "Two More Returnee Families Fired Upon" (p. 1), "Oregon CIO Council Backs Evacuee Return" (p. 3), "Raps Nisei as One of Subversive Forces" (p. 5).

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img Misty (Kiyomura) Takeoka (ddr-one-1-724)

Black and white photographic negative of Misty (Kiyomura) Takeoka sitting in front of a black backdrop inside the Oregon Camera Club's studio. She is wearing a formal dress.

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vh Frances Ota Interview (ddr-one-7-13)

Nisei female. Born January 22, 1923, in Wilsonville, Oregon. Taken to Japan to live with family for a few years before the outbreak of World War II. Returned alone to Oregon to join sister at age sixteen with the help of a white benefactor. Removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, but then left immediately to …

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Collection Yasui Family Collection (ddr-densho-259)

The Yasui Family Collection consists of two photograph albums and 173 additional photographs belonging to Homer Yasui. The photographs document the Yasui family's life in Hood River, Oregon before the outbreak of World War II.

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 18 of 26 and contains the right side of the questionnaire only. (ddr-one-5-139)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 75 - 76 of 111 and contains the right side of the questionnaire only. This portion of the questionnaire asks where any children are currently attending school. William is at a grade school …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-331)

Black and white photographic negative of members of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at a Buddhist convention at Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington. Back row left to right: Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, unidentified, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, remaining unidentified. Front row left to right: Sumi …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-242)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with one arm touching their straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-239)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera with arms outstretched wearing straw hats. From left to right: Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando, and Eddie Tamiyasu. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church …

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-246)

Black and white photographic negative of six Obon dancers posing for the camera holding small Japanese and American flags. From left to right: Eddie Tamiyasu, Atsuko "Alice" Kida, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, Jean Yasuko (Kida) Tomita, Shizuko "Shiz" (Ochiai) Ota Okazaki, Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now …

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