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CSU Dominguez Hills Indonesian Sailors Deportation Photograph Collection (ddr-csujad-27)
Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Indonesian Sailors Deportation Photograph Collection (ddr-csujad-27)
This collection of nine images documents the detention of a group of Indonesian seamen in 1947 as they await the outcome of deportation proceedings in the federal courts. The images show these roughly 200 men at an immigration detention center in downtown San Francisco, at the Southern Pacific depot in San Francisco, and on ship called …
Masako Murakami Interview (ddr-manz-1-166)
vh Masako Murakami Interview (ddr-manz-1-166)
Sansei female. Born March 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Parents were both Kibei from Seattle, Washington, and Bakersfield, California. Grew up in San Francisco, California, where father was in sales. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After father signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule …
San Francisco Chronicle Collection (ddr-densho-69)
Collection San Francisco Chronicle Collection (ddr-densho-69)
This collection contains selected articles from the San Francisco Chronicle. The articles are all from the early 1900s, and demonstrate the anti-Asian sentiment depicted in the U.S. media at the time.
Mass removal sale (ddr-densho-151-78)
img Mass removal sale (ddr-densho-151-78)
Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. Shortly before evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry from the Post and Buchanan Streets neighborhood, San Francisco. This dry goods store is closing out its merchandise. Evacuees will be housed at War Relocation Authority centers for duration.
Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-5)
vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 5 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-5)
A difficult childhood: living alone in San Francisco with an unfit guardian

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

Questions and Answers for Evacuees pamphlet (ddr-densho-382-5)
doc Questions and Answers for Evacuees pamphlet (ddr-densho-382-5)
Information regarding the Relocation Program. Issued by the War Relocation Authority Regional Office, San Francisco, California
Visitor permit (ddr-densho-356-179)
doc Visitor permit (ddr-densho-356-179)
Visitor's permit to visit the Tenyo Maru on October 23, 1915 while docked in San Francisco.
Cable Car Turn-Table (ddr-densho-359-1380)
img Cable Car Turn-Table (ddr-densho-359-1380)
The caption on the photograph "Cable car turn-table at Market and Powell Ste San Francisco".
Letter from Helen (?) to Tomoye and Martha Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-246)
doc Letter from Helen (?) to Tomoye and Martha Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-246)
Thanking them for the gifts they sent, telling them about her new job in San Francisco
Letter from Henri Takahashi to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-363)
doc Letter from Henri Takahashi to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-363)
Written aboard the China Clipper, is looking forward to settling down with her in San Francisco
Letter from Martha Nozawa to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-98)
doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-98)
Giving details of her plan to come to Topaz and help Tomoye move to San Francisco
Books in Print: Japanese in America (ddr-densho-422-429)
doc Books in Print: Japanese in America (ddr-densho-422-429)
Books available through the San Francisco Center for Japanese American Studies. Includes order form for books.
Issei man boarding the bus (ddr-densho-151-108)
img Issei man boarding the bus (ddr-densho-151-108)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Just about to step into the bus for the Assembly center.
Men standing next to tents (ddr-ajah-2-179)
img Men standing next to tents (ddr-ajah-2-179)
Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941
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