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img Row of tents (ddr-ajah-2-178)

Caption below photo: Army Day at San Francisco, Camped at Polo Grounds, Golden Gate, October 1941

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-2-178/

doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 4 No. 60 (November 1932) (ddr-pc-4-1)

Selected article titles: "1932-1934 Program for the J.A.C.L." (p. 1), "Japan at Geneva" (p. 1), "The Structure of the J.A.C.L." (p. 3), "Japanese in California" (p. 5).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-4-1/

doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 5 No. 65 (April 1933) (ddr-pc-5-1)

Selected article titles: "Recognition From President Roosevelt" (p. 1), "Matsuoka Addresses Japanese Audience" (p. 1), "Argument Opposed to a Japanese Quota" (p. 3), "Beware of Rabbits" (p. 4).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-5-1/

img Aboard USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (ddr-one-2-678)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Heidi Okihara, Bessie Matsuoka, and Shiuko Sakai (kneeling) on deck of ship “Gen. Daniel I. Sultan” en route to San Francisco from Japan. Inscribed on the back: "July '49/USAT SULTAN/TO SAN FRANCISCO/BESSIE HEIDI/ME."

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vh Hisaji Q. Sakai Interview (ddr-densho-1000-475)

Nisei male. Born February 28, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, where parents had a grocery store business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved to Iowa to attend college and avoid the mass incarceration. Attended college in Nebraska and Michigan. Drafted into the Military Intelligence Service and served in Japan during …

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vh Dave Tatsuno Interview Segment 1 (ddr-jamsj-2-6-1)

Family background: parents met through arranged marriage, lived and worked in San Francisco, California

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.

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vh Richard Konda Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-8)

Sansei male. Born February 27, 1951, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco and attended UC Berkeley. Went to law school at Santa Clara and became involved in Asian law student groups and the Asian Law Alliance. Continued community work after law school and was involved in founding the Nihonmachi Outreach Committee in San …

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doc Poster informing the public about a Redress workshop (ddr-janm-4-13)

Poster informing the public about a Redress workshop taking place in San Francisco, California (February 14, 1992).

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doc Manzanar from the Inside (ddr-densho-342-3)

Text of an address delivered before the Commonwealth Club of California, San Francisco, California, July 31, 1942.

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img Bussei Conference (ddr-densho-357-358)

Left to right: Yoshie Takagi and Hanako Terakawa attend the Bussei (Buddhist Nisei) Conference in San Francisco.

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doc Empty ticket book for travel to Golden Gate International Exposition held on Treasure Island (ddr-densho-410-267)

Issued to Tomoye Nozawa, as employee of Japan Association of New York and San Francisco International Expositions

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doc Letter from Helen to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-174)

Has arrived in Salt Lake City and will stay a few days before heading to San Francisco.

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img USNS General Daniel I. Sultan Arriving at San Francisco Port (ddr-one-2-685)

Black and white photographic print of taken aboard the “Gen. Daniel T. Sultan” of a tugboat in the San Francisco Bay with the city in background to left and part of the Golden Gate Bridge in background to right. Inscribed on the back: "SAN FRANCISCO July 49."

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doc Notes on conference theme, youth, Bear your cross (ddr-densho-341-107)

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doc Form letter to conference groups re: purchasing literature (ddr-densho-341-108)

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vh K. Morgan Yamanaka Interview (ddr-densho-1000-329)

Nisei male. Born April 14, 1924, in San Francisco, California. Went to Japan with family at a very young age before returning to San Francisco. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Answered "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and transferred to Tule Lake concentration …

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img Bussei Conference (ddr-densho-357-355)

Reverend Sasaki and girls from the Young Buddhists Association attend the Bussei (Buddhist Nisei) Conference in San Francisco.

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doc Steerage check ticket (ddr-densho-390-11)

A steerage check ticket for Juyo Matsuoka's voyage on the S.S. Persia Maru from Nagasaki to San Francisco.

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img Bishop Kenju Masuyama (ddr-densho-357-356)

Bishop Kenju Masuyama (center front) sits with other attendees of the Bussei (Buddhist Nisei) Conference in San Francisco.

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doc Letter from Charles E. Frank to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-207)

Immigration and Naturalization Service office in San Francisco is being furnished with Tsai's change of name, citizenship, etc.

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doc Memo from Shinjo Nagatomi to David Bromley (ddr-manz-4-276)

Memo regarding Shinjo Nagatomi's ability to travel to review evacuee property stored at the San Francisco Buddhist Church.

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doc Letter from Helen Takahashi To Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-446)

Will be coming to San Francisco Saturday night after she finishes teaching, asks him to get some groceries

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vh Art Okuno Interview (ddr-manz-1-80)

Nisei male. Born September 15, 1921, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, served as scoutmaster …

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img Japanese American waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-103)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. An early comer arrives with personal effects at 2020 Van Ness Avenue as part of the 664 residents of Japanese ancestry to be evacuated from San Francisco on April 6, 1942. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-103/

img Registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-80)

Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. Bush Street, San Francisco. Japanese family heads and persons living alone form a line outside Civil Control station located in the Japanese American Citizens League Auditorium at 2031 Bush Street, to appear for "processing" in response to Civilian Exclusion Order Number 20.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-80/

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