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av An oral history with Kin'ichi Kimbo Yoshitomi (ddr-csujad-29-31)

An oral interview with Kinichi Kimbo Yoshitomi, an incarceree at the Tanforan Assembly Center and the Topaz incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0114. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1645.4_T01

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av Oral history with Lee Chamness Jr. (ddr-csujad-29-362)

An oral interview with Lee Chamness Jr., an Orange County, California, resident whose father acted as coordinator of Civil Defense during World War II. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0904. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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av An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)

Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …

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av Oral history with Fumiko Hayashida (ddr-csujad-29-371)

An oral interview with Fumiko Hayashida, incarceree at the Manzanar incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0922. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2542_T01

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av Oral history with Ruth King (ddr-csujad-29-380)

An oral interview with Ruth King, a newspaper correspondent for the Klamath Falls Herald and News. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0940. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1353_T01

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av Oral history with Masaka Oba Sugita (ddr-csujad-29-369)

An oral interview with Masaka Oba Sugita, incarceree at the Poston camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0918. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2267_T01

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av An oral history with Sam Masami Tanaka (ddr-csujad-30-10)

An oral interview with Sam Masami Tanaka, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0124. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2333.2_T01

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av An oral history with Sam Masami Tanaka (ddr-csujad-30-9)

An oral interview with Sam Masami Tanaka, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0122. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2333.1_T01

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av An oral history with Clara D. Hayashi (ddr-csujad-30-2)

An oral interview with Clara D. Hayashi, an incarceree at the Children's Village. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at Manzanar Oral History Project by California, Fullerton. The transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0104. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2334_T01

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av An oral history with Robert Yamashita (ddr-csujad-30-15)

An oral interview with Robert Yamashita, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0134. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 3502_T01

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av An oral history with Herbert Takashi Suyumatsu (ddr-csujad-30-11)

An oral interview with Herbert Takashi Suyematsu, an incarceree at the Children's Village orphanage. The interview was conducted for the Children's Village at the Manzanar Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_cvm_0126. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2336_T01

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av An oral history with Kin'ichi Kimbo Yoshitomi (ddr-csujad-29-28)

An oral interview with Kinichi Kimbo Yoshitomi, an incarceree at the Tanforan Assembly Center and the the Topaz incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0108. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin, California, …

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av An oral history with Kin'ichi Kimbo Yoshitomi (ddr-csujad-29-30)

An oral interview with Kinichi Kimbo Yoshitomi, an incarceree at the Tanforan Assembly Center and the Topaz incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0112. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1645.3_T01

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av Oral history with Lynn E. Iwasa (ddr-csujad-29-84)

An oral interview with Lynn E. Iwasa, incarceree born at the Manzanar incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0204. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 5865_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-84/

av An oral history with Kin'ichi Kimbo Yoshitomi (ddr-csujad-29-29)

An oral interview with Kinichi Kimbo Yoshitomi, an incarceree at the Tanforan Assembly Center and the Topaz incarceration camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0110. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1645.2_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-29/

av Oral history with Susie O. Shimada (ddr-csujad-29-367)

An oral interview with Susie O. Shimada, incarceree at the Poston camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0914. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2258_T01

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-367/

doc An oral history with Wayne Omura (ddr-csujad-29-49)

An oral interview with Wayne Omura, the youngest son of the late James Matsumoto Omura. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The oral history was conducted in connection with the interviewer's editing of the senior Mr. Omura's autobiographical memoir. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0154. See …

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Narrator John Tateishi

Nisei male. Born August 21, 1939, in Lawndale, California. Served as National Redress Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was involved in the movement to obtain redress and reparations for Japanese Americans. Founded Tateishi/Shinoda and Associates, a management and public affairs consulting firm. In 1999, became the National Executive Director of the JACL.

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Narrator Yoneo Yamamoto

Nisei male. Born March 26, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Boyle Heights area where father ran a pharmacy. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Cleveland, Ohio, before returning to Los Angeles and establishing a successful career in public health.

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/658/

img Japanese weight lifter (ddr-njpa-4-1363)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Minami sets new world record. The athlete Minami established a new world record in weightlifting on the second day of the third national all-Japan weightlifting competition, held at a public gym on the 18th at 5 p.m. The photo is Minami."

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 11 (September 12, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-37)

Select article titles: "Housing bias hits Minnesota Nisei, but public reaction comes to rescue" (p.1); "No school integration problem in Northwest, Seattleites welcome Hiroko from Kobe, Japan" (p.1); "Nisei in Canada in unique role to contribute to larger cultural pattern of their country" (p.3)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol 68, No. 6 (February 7, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-6)

Select article titles: "JACL public relation aims updated" (p. 1); "Orange County bans Hershy's 'Hiroshima'" (p. 1); "Canadian Nisei judge unbenched" (p. 3); "History of racism on California topic of Kitano speech to Contra Costa 'Clers" (p. 4); "Grim Tule Lake WRA riot recalled" (p. 6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-41-6/

doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2145, Vol. 93, No. 1 (July 3, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-26)

Selected article titles: "JACL lineup for redress hearing set" (p. 1), "Brown explains his 'Japan threat' stand" (p. 1), "Asian-Pacific Californians organize advocacy group" (p. 1), "At least 10 neighborhoods in L.A. County are 'Asians'" (p. 1), "Public outcry toughens anti-rape law" (p. 8).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-53-26/

doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. IV No. 49 (June 21, 1944) (ddr-densho-143-176)

Selected article titles: "Beware of Fire Dangers" (p. 1), "English Classes Formed Throughout the Center" (p. 1), "Practical Raffle Prizes Run from Luggage to Can" (p. 1), "Tule Lake to Limit Visits" (p. 2), "Chicago Still Open for Resettlement" (p. 3), "Editorial: Nisei Public Relations" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-143-176/

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