1328 items
1328 items
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Wedding party (ddr-densho-363-1)
Photograph of the wedding party at Sam Sakamoto and Hanaye (Fujiwara) Sakamoto's wedding. The photograph was taken by Frank C. Hirahara. To view more photographs of the Sakamoto wedding and other photographs taken by Frank C. Hirahara please visit the Oregon Nikkei Endowment's Frank C. Hirahara Collection.
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Sorelles Beach Outing (ddr-one-1-398)
Black and white photographic negative of Nisei at the Oregon Coast sitting in the sand at a beach outing planned by the Sorrelles (a high school social group). Front row from left to right: Masae "Elsie" (Morita) Onishi, Joe Namba, and Nobyo Sato. Back row from left to right: Jean Matsumoto, Grace (Sakano) Robbs, and Atsuko …
Narrator Shig Imai
Nisei male. Born January 16, 1920, in Dee, Oregon. Grew up in Dee, a former sawmill town, where father worked for the Oregon Lumber Company. Shig went to live in Japan for three years at the age of seven before World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the U.S. Army and eventually …
Narrator George Azumano
Nisei male. Born June 9, 1918, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a hotel and grocery business. Was drafted into the army prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was transferred to the army reserves. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, …
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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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Chiye Tomihiro Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-93-1)
Born in Portland, Oregon
This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited to one hour. The interviews therefore …
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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 3 of 26. (ddr-one-5-122)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 6b - 9 of 111. Dr. Koyama writes that he lived in Shibata in Niigata Ken, Japan from October 7, 1897 to December 1914. He states that he is a Japanese male, 5'4" …
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Yoji J. Matsushima Interview (ddr-one-7-54)
Nisei male. Born January 31, 1933, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where parents ran a general merchandise store. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp for the East Coast because parents wanted to repatriate to Japan. Did not secure a place on …
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Letter from Mrs. A.C. Goodenough to the Honorable Carl Donaugh, United States District Attorney for Portland, Oregon on behalf of Dr. Keizaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-151)
Photocopy of a declassified letter signed by Mrs. A.C. Goodenough to the Honorable Carl Donaugh, United States District Attorney for Portland, Oregon. She writes that she has known the Koyama family for 14 years and praises Dr. Koyama for his loyalty, honesty, and the high Christian standards that he has raised his family in. She does …
Narrator Miyoko Tsuboi Nakagawa
Nisei female. Born March 8, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. Lost mother at an early age and helped to take care of the family. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, worked for a War Relocation Authority office helping to return confiscated property to …
Narrator Mary Kato
Nisei-Sansei female. Born in February 23, 1924, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Mosier, Oregon, where parents worked on an orchard and did truck farming. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943, family transferred to the Topaz …
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Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-22)
Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Miyuki "Kay" Kida, dated July 6, 1942. Mrs. Pyatt writes that she wishes she could be there with Kay as she is alone at the Portland Assembly Center since her husband Kenjiro and son George have left for temporary work leave in Eastern Oregon. Sarah "Sade" Pyatt tells Kay about …
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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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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 15 (October 18, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-42)
Selected article titles: "Battle Monuments Commission Holds Up Project to Honor Nisei Gis in French City" (p. 1), "Counsel in Oyama Test Case Will Declare California Land Statute is Race Legislation" (p. 1), "Rights of Japanese Aliens Under Oregon Land Ban Clarified in Court's Verdict" (p. 2), "Majority of Adult Residents of Denver Favor Segregation of …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 20 (November 15, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-46)
Selected article titles: "History Project Repeats Need for All Documentary Matter" (p. 1), "Portland Attorney Honored by JACL for Fight Against Oregon Alien Land Law" (p. 1), "JACL Policy on Kawakita When Prime Minister Ikeda Visited U.S. Recalled as Nisei Pastor Seeks Presidential Pardon" (p. 1), and "Last Japanese Soldier to Leave Guadalcanal Hosted by North …
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Letter from Pvt M. Shellhaas to Sue Ogata Kato, February 10, 1944 (ddr-csujad-49-174)
Letter from "Shelly," that is, Pvt M. Shellhaas at Camp White, Oregon to Sue Ogata Kato, dated February 10, 1944. An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_15
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 8 (January 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-98)
Selected article titles: "Oregon Governor Keeps Own Views"; "He's Not Afraid"; "On the Other Hand"; "Priority System Set"; "Manchus Will Play Granada's Quintet"; "50% May Return to West Coast: Myer"; "Reduce Temperatures"; "Here's an Idea"; "Mysterious Fires"; "Want Ads Today"; "Casualties Revealed"; "151 Niseis Wounded"; "Grave Problems Confronting Those Who Come Back to Farms Analyzed"; "Photo …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 58 (May 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-147)
Selected article titles: "Some Nisei Vets Will be Released"; "Hawaii Issue Tabled"; "On the Other Hand"; "Rock Hurled Through Window of His Home"; "Pfc. Tanaka, Nebraska"; "Doubt Portions of Oregon Law"; "Veterans Testify at Session on New Bill"; "Want Ads Today"; "Ickes Says Terrorists Try to Set Up Economic Beachhead on Evacuee Property"; "Name More Casualties …
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Large group (ddr-densho-388-1)
Photograph of large group of men, women and children gathered on a hops farm. Captions on front of photograph: "Sept 1936" in black ink and "K.Chiquo, Hop Grower Sec-1 1936 No. 14." from the negative. Caption on the back is partially obscured, reads "Sept. 8 193 Chas. Chikuo Ranch, Independence Aug" and stamped in purple ink …
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Takeo Isoshima and Mitzi Nakahara wedding photo (ddr-densho-477-115)
Wedding portrait of Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. The caption above the photo reads "The Marriage of Takeo Isoshima and Mitsuko Nakahara February 2, 1942" in blue printed text. The caption below the photo reads "Honeymooned in Portland, Oregon for three days. Stayed at Belmont Hotel" in black ink. Inscribed on the left side is …
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Joseph Norio Uemura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-3)
Nisei male. Born July 3, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before moving to Denver, Colorado, where his father, a Baptist minister, was transferred. Lived in Denver during World War II, where family helped Japanese Americans leaving camps to find housing and work. Paul Robert and Jean Schuman Hanna Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, since …
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Helen Takeshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-471)
Sansei female. Born February 27, 1935, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco's Japantown. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, family lived for a short time in Oregon before returning to California and finding temporary housing in Hunters Point. Eventually …
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Mae Iseri Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-267)
Nisei female. Born August 22, 1918, in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in Thomas, where parents ran a grocery store and farm. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Married in camp, and went to work in Weiser, Idaho, and Ontario, Oregon. After the war, returned …
Narrator Mary T. Yoshida
Nisei female. Born June 6, 1923, in Central Point, Oregon. While in elementary school, sent to live with a foster family in Medford, Oregon. Was attending college when World War II broke out, and was removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in St. Paul, Minnesota, as a housegirl. Finished college …
Narrator Elliot Yoshinobu Horikoshi
Nisei male. Born December 26, 1938, in Salem, Oregon. Family moved frequently before the war due to father's profession as a Methodist minister. During World War II, removed to Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. After leaving camp, family moved to Boston, Massachusetts, where father could attend graduate seminary school. Eventually …