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img Erich Ludendorff's funeral procession (ddr-njpa-1-1222)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Dome Photographic Overseas News January 13, 1938. Giant Star Comes Down to Earth. (Munich) Domei. The state funeral for General Ludendorff, the father of the German Wehrmacht, was held here on the 22nd of last month. Photograph: 1. The public mourns as the Giant Star's soul passes through the town. = No. …

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vh John Tateishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-469)

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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doc 1952 Pictorial Guidebook (ddr-densho-266-78)

Select article titles: "Rare photographs capture beauties of Fuji" (pg 19-34); "The Issei Story" (pg. 35-58); "Pictures: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Twin Cities, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Japan" (pg. 59-112); "Organizations: Bird's-eye view of Nisei groups in the U.S." (pg. 113-138). Removed pages 140-167 from public website to protect personal information.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 37 (August 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-33)

Selected article titles: "Free Subsistence For All Colonists" (p. 1), "Monthly Food Rations Raised" (p. 1), "Mass Meeting: Shirrell to Reveal New Policies" (p. 1), "Guest Editorials: Public Sanitation" (p. 2), "Health Education" (p. 2), "Block Managers Serve the People" (p. 3), "Art Exhibit of Standouts' Works" (p. 3), "Coal Crew Works Hard for Colony" (p. …

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doc Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 17, 1941 (ddr-densho-356-759)

Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 17, 1941. Topics covered in the meeting include: Japanese travel restrictions, public school reactions, summary of conference with State Employment Department on employment of Japanese Americans, financial issues facing Japanese nationals due to the war, situation facing Italian and German immigrants, and community responses to …

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Narrator Miyoko Kaneta

Nisei female. Born December 16, 1926, in El Centro, California. Grew up in various places in California, where parents owned a barbershop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with her family to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, resettled in Hazelton, Idaho, and Oakland, California, before moving to Seattle, Washington. After the war, …

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Narrator Sharon Maeda

Sansei female. Born February 16, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where parents had resettled after leaving the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, during World War II. Moved at an early age to Portland, Oregon, and then Seattle, Washington. Attended the University of Washington where she was active in student groups. Got involved in numerous political campaigns supporting Asian …

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av An oral history with Lucy Adams (ddr-csujad-29-35)

An oral interview with Lucy Adams, an assistant project director in charge of community management at the Manzanar 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_0122. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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vh An oral history with Togo Tanaka (ddr-csujad-29-61)

An oral interview with Togo Tanaka, newspaper editor, documentary historian, and businessman who was incarcerated at the Manzanar 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_0102. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1271.1_T01

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av Oral history with Shonin Yamashita (ddr-csujad-29-385)

An oral interview with Shonin Yamashita, an Issei and incarceree at the Poston War Relocation Center. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0950. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1519_T01

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-84-39)

The so-called "loyalty questionnaire," brothers volunteer for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to prove loyalty

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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vh Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-87-4)

Personal need to get out of camp, feeling children should be in a "normal situation"

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

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Memo from Ben B. Lummis, Sr. Engineer, Public Works Division, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to Janitors Superintendents, January 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-626)

doc Memo from Ben B. Lummis, Sr. Engineer, Public Works Division, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to Janitors Superintendents, January 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-626)

Memorandum of understanding from Ben Lummis to janitors and superintendents regarding the duties and workload of janitors and boiler firemen at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0628

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 11 (March 18, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-12)

Selected article titles: "Rep. Eberharter Challenges Dies Report on Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Announce Reopening of Hawaii Draft" (p. 1), "Heroism of Nisei Soldiers Now In Italy Has Good Effect on Public Opinion, Says Captain" (p. 2), "Hold Hearings For Residents of Tule Lake" (p. 3), "Federal District Court Rules Gen. DeWitt Had No Right to …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 20 (May 24, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-21)

Selected article titles: "Public Hearings Will Open This Week in Congress on Evacuation Claims Measure" (p. 1), "California Assembly Votes To Retain Land Law Fund" (p. 1), "Two Evacuees File Suit For Property Sold by U.S. Agency" (p. 1), "Importance of Nisei Soldiers Stressed at MISLS Ceremony" (p. 7), "Canadian Senate Committee Stages Heated Debate Over …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 22 (December 2, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-48)

Selected article titles: "Early House Vote Seen On Issei Citizenship Bill. Judiciary Committee Urges Passage of Legislation For Equality in Naturalization" (p. 1), "No Need for Special Nisei Aid Program Seen in Coast Floods" (p. 2), "Nisei, Peruvians, DPs Attend New Kind of Public School. New Techniques Developed for Seabrook Children" (p. 2), "Resettlement Broadened Nisei …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 23 (December 6, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-49)

Selected article titles: "Public interest still high on WRA camps" (p. 1), "S.I. Hayakawa heads strife-torn San Francisco State College" (p. 1), "Elementary school with over 50 pct. Enrollment of Oriental pupils big factor in high reading factor" (p. 1), "Poor Peoples Theater to stage play based on Dr. King's civil rights dream" (p. 2), "Oriental …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 19 (May 12, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-20)

Selected article titles: "JACL only ethnic group called in Ill. Housing study" (p. 1), "Venice-Culver worried PSW confab to success" (p. 1), "Gardeners have tree contractor bill amended" (p. 1), "Japan-America society in Washington elects its first Nisei president" (p. 1), "Maryland governor picks Nisei to county board of education" (p. 1), "Nisei tax cases in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 23 (December 8, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-50)

Selected article titles: "Anti-Alien Ban in Public Jobs Invalid: Santa Barbara Judge Upsets 52-Year-Old Law" (p. 1), "'What Now--JACL?' Challenge Beckons All-Out Effort to Help Disadvantaged" (p. 1), "Mexican American Study Project: Unintentional discrimination affects hiring of manual labor" (p. 3), "UCLA ethnic tally announced" (p. 3), "Issei emphasis on education pays off for Nisei: Shimasaki" …

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img Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-29)

Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado. She was formerly employed in public health nursing by Los Angeles Health Department. April 6, 1943. Photo by Francis Stewart. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_029

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 14, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-137)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the expenses of the Public Relations Board, the Fourth of July parade, and plans for various social events. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0136

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. IV No. 17 (November 3, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-181)

Selected article titles: "Propose Boost in Local Postage Charges" (p. 1), "Views on Japanese Minority Problems in Legion Magazine" (p. 1), "2000 in Tulelake Under Surveillance in Form Sit-down" (p. 1), "Deny Nisei Entrance Into Public School" (p. 2), "Gives Set-up at Tulelake Project" (p. 2), "Attempt Eviction of Nisei Couple" (p. 3), "Remind Residents of …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 4 (January 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-202)

Selected article titles: "Public Works Explains Difficulty in Giving Maintenance, Repair Service" (p. 1), "Council Announces College Clearances" (p. 1), "Paroled Aliens Eligible for Leaves" (p. 1), "Newspaper Quotes From Free Press" (p. 1), "Chicago War Plant Offers Jobs to Evacuees on Seasonal Basis" (p. 1), "Roosevelt Proposes Domestic Program" (p. 2), "Articles on Nisei Appears …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. II No. 31 (April 17, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-53)

Selected article titles: "General DeWitt Opposes the Return of California 'Japs'" (p. 1), "Obtain Photos for Leaves in Near Future" (p. 1), "Relocation Series Start" (p. 1), "Public Health is Excellent" (p. 2), "Kessler Here to Aid Aliens" (p. 3), "Resident Views Farming Opportunities in Mich." (p. 3), "Japanese Food Orders Stopped" (p. 3), "Editorial: Is …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 91 (September 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-300)

Selected article titles: "Farm in Final Clean-up Stage" (p. 1), "May Hire Nisei in Center Civil Service Posts" (p. 3), "Philippines Nisei GI's Rap Hearst Paper Attitude" (p. 5), "Official Text: Public Proclamation No. 24" (p. 7), "Parolees Must Abide by Specific Regulations" (p. 7), "Movement to Japan to Start" (p. 9), "Protest Repatriation of Japanese …

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