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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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doc Letter from Bob Quintella to the Coliseum Complex Board of Directors (ddr-densho-433-482)

Bob Quintella forwards to the Coliseum Complex Board of Directors an article from the San Francisco Chronicle titled, "A's Owners Ready."

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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.

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vh Minoru Endo Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-9)

Nisei male. Born February 14, 1917, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco and attended the University of California at Berkeley. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Served in the Military Intelligence Service. After the war, resettled in New York.

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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).

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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);

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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).

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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"

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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/

Collection Henri and Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi Personal Papers, 1932-1946 (ddr-densho-410)

The Henri and Tomoye Takahashi Personal Papers, 1932-1946 is comprised of letters, documents and photos of Henri Takahashi and Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi during their years in college in California, marriage in 1941 and incarceration and birth of their two children until their return to San Francisco. Included are correspondence with Tomoye's sister Martha and father Tomoyuki …

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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 …

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-111-10)

First impressions of Hawaii and San Francisco: relief at being allowed to use chopsticks (Japanese language)

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

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

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doc Letter from Harry Konda to United States Attorney, San Francisco (ddr-densho-491-28)

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doc Letter from Harry Konda to Federal Reserve Bank, San Francisco (ddr-densho-491-23)

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img USNS General Daniel I. Sultan Arriving at San Francisco Port (ddr-one-2-683)

Black and white photographic print of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge and Marin Headlands taken through a porthole aboard the “Gen. Daniel T. Sultan.” Inscribed on the back: "JULY 49/GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE/FROM PORTHOLE."

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