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img Members of the Central Raw Silk Association of Japan (ddr-densho-300-254)

Caption in album: "The Central Raw Silk Association of Japan. Japanese Pavilion, Treasure Island, San Francisco, California. The Silk Girls."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-300-254/

img Mrs. Yoshimoto (ddr-densho-357-284)

Mrs. Yoshimoto poses for a professional photograph in Lodi. A raised stamp reads: "Fusaki Studio, 1747 Buchanan Street, San Francisco."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-284/

img Baby Face (ddr-densho-378-131)

Photograph of Lessie Suyenaga standing outside in garden. Caption on album page: "San Francisco" "Baby Face" and "Miss Lessie Suyenaga"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-378-131/

doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-95)

Plans for possibly visit my Tomoye to see her, plans to get her things sent to San Francisco after graduation

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-95/

vh Jun Dairiki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-326)

Nisei female. Born September 2, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in the Japantown area of San Francisco. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, family lived for a time in Weiser, Idaho, running a farm. Eventually returned to California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-326/

img Japanese Americans waiting with baggage (ddr-densho-151-120)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Evacuees of Japanese descent among a contingent of 664, first to be removed from San Francisco, awaiting buses at 2020 Van Ness Avenue to transport them to Santa Anita Park assembly center at Arcadia, California. Evacuees are transported later to War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-120/

vh Michiko Hara Kawaguchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-115)

Nisei female. Born September 30, 1925, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco where father ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, lived in Indiana and attended college. Eventually returned to California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-115/

doc Postcard to Yuri Tsukada from Lynn (ddr-densho-356-172)

Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Lynn providing news of completing school and moving to an new home in San Francisco.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-172/

doc Letter from Henri Takahashi to Tomoye Nozawa (ddr-densho-410-355)

Spending time with family members and finishing shopping before leaving to return to San Francisco. In envelope of Oriental Archaeological Society.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-355/

doc Letter from Asako Furuya to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-422-665)

Thanking her for her kindness during their visit to San Francisco, description of winter in Canada, concerns about getting a job

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-422-665/

img Goods for sale in Japantown (ddr-densho-151-233)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. A common sight on the streets of the Japanese quarter of the city prior to evacuation.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-233/

vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-111-15)

Arriving in America: shopping for Western-style clothes in San Francisco (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-111-15/

img Japanese Americans waiting for the bus (ddr-densho-151-105)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. With baggage stacked, residents of Japanese ancestry await bus at Wartime Civil Control Administration station, 2020 Van Ness Avenue, as part of the first group of 664 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-151-105/

doc Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 13 (February 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-558)

Selected article titles: "Redwood City" (p. 1), "Palo Alto" (p. 1), "Stanford University" (p. 1), "Menlo Park" (p. 1), "Atherton" (p. 1), "Mountain View" (p. 2), "San Jose" (p. 2), "San Francisco" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-558/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50 No. 6 (February 5, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-6)

Select article titles: "San Francisco Police Chief Lauds Low Crime Rate of Orientals" (p.1); "Apartment house sued for bias" (p.7);

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-32-6/

doc Gila Bulletin, Vol. I No. 1 (September 8, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-430)

Selected article titles: "Hostels: Freight Not Accepted" (p. 1), "Visitors: Leave Regulations" (p. 1), "San Francisco: Navy Man Backs Nisei" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-430/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 12, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-31)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 12, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-31/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 11, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-30)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 11, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-30/

doc Schedule for the Public Hearing by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 13, 1981) (ddr-janm-4-32)

Schedule for the Public Hearing in San Francisco, California by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (August 13, 1981).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-4-32/

img Hawaiian-American Buddhist Conference (ddr-densho-357-364)

Attendees of the Hawaiian-American Buddhist Conference visit the beach near San Francisco. Hanako Terakawa's caption: "What are the wild waves saying?"

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img Miss Tsuny Kinoshita (ddr-densho-378-221)

Photograph of a woman identified as Tsuny Kinoshita standing on a dock. Caption on album page: "San Francisco-" and "Miss Tsuny Kinoshita"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-378-221/

doc Scene the Pictorial Magazine Vol. 4 No. 2 (June 1952) (ddr-densho-266-43)

Selected article titles: "San Francisco beckons" (p. 24), "Putting the myth back into Japanese mythology" (p. 36), "City of Shizuoka" (p. 39).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-266-43/

vh Yoshiye Handa Yasuda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-485)

Nisei female. Born August 26, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco's Japantown neighborhood, where father ran a carpentry business. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, returned to San Francisco with parents and finished high school. While still in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-485/

doc Magazine of California State Florists' association Sept. 1956 Vol. VI No. 2 (missing pages 1, 14) (ddr-densho-329-847)

Featuring headlines "Floral elephant presented to Republican convention; San Francisco flower terminal; Picture story of the flower industry's past; A look at our Florida competition." List of businesses in the new San Francisco flower terminal. Photos are washed out possibly due to a printing error. To review missing pages and photographs, see object ddr-densho-329-846.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-329-847/

doc Letter from Toshima Fujita to Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco (ddr-densho-491-24)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-491-24/

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