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Narrator Yoshiye Handa Yasuda

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/narrators/973/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 17 (April 30, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-17)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 17 (April 30, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-17)
Selected article titles: "Seattle to Dedicate Memorial to Nisei GIs" (p. 1), "Prejudice in San Francisco Against Nisei Group Told in Report to Mayor's Committee" (p. 1), "JACL Asks for Ending of Segregation in Army. Masaoka Urges Positive Action to Abolish Discrimination in United States Armed Forces" (p. 1), "Japan's Press Watches U.S. Move to Repeal …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-21-17/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 16 (April 20, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-16)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 16 (April 20, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-16)
Selected article titles: "Colorado Nisei Named as Top Farmer of Year" (p. 1), "State supreme court backs up Nisei in damage suit against sand-rock firm" (p. 1), "Senate Passes Bill Amending Fulbright Act" (p. 1), "JACL Regional Office Vandalized, Burglarized for Sixth Time" (p. 1), "JACL raps flood of anti-Semitic letters" (p. 1), "Tokyo Rose to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-16/
Shig Yabu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1011-10-1)
vh Shig Yabu Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1011-10-1)
Growing up in San Francisco

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1011-10-1/
Testimony of Catherine Treadgold (ddr-densho-67-165)
doc Testimony of Catherine Treadgold (ddr-densho-67-165)
Written testimony of Catherine Treadgold of San Francisco, California. Worked for the U.S. government during World War II. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Political Attitudes and Camp Treatment." Personal information excised by Densho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-165/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 7 (August 18, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-33)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 7 (August 18, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-33)
Selected article titles: "Column Left: Nisei Week Festival' (p. 1), "Four More Contribute $1,000 Each to Issei Story; General Push Later" (p. 1), "New San Francisco Japanese Consul Gen'l. Welcomed 'Home' at Community Function' (p. 2), and "'Panel of Americans' Discuss Role of Collegians Before NC-WNDC" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-33/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 12 (March 26, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-12)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 12 (March 26, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-12)
Selected article titles: "JACL--Organizational Structure: Appraising JACL: A Need for Change" (p. 1), "'Go for Broke!' vs. 'Farewell to Manzanar'" (pp. 1-2), "Mixed Marriage Rate Among Japanese in San Francisco Still 6 Out of 10" (p. 1), and "Washington Newsletter: In Memoriam: Mas Satow" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-48-12/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 12 (September 16, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-36)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 12 (September 16, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-36)
Selected article titles: "Judge Cites Residency Law in Hawaii 'Unconstitutional'" (p.1-2), "Sansei Slain in S.F. Chinatown Restaurant" (p.1, 3), "The Okubo-Yamada Case: Seven Years Later" (p.1), "Tax Credit Proposed as Reparations" (p.3), "San Francisco Kimochi Seeks Issei 'Board and Care' Home" (p.7).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-49-36/
Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,224, Vol. 96, No. 4 (February 4, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-4)
doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,224, Vol. 96, No. 4 (February 4, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-4)
Selected article titles: "Oxnard Councilman Kato under investigation for shoplifting" (p. 1), "And in San Francisco... S.F. Mayor Feinstein signs redress bill for city workers" (p. 1), "Sansei physicist writes book on nuclear power controversy" (p. 2), "U.S.-Japan problems topic of Shimomura talk at SFV" (p. 6).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-4/
Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 17 (February 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-375)
doc Gila News-Courier Vol. IV No. 17 (February 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-141-375)
Selected article titles: "Arsonists Will Face Trial" (p. 1), "500 Return to West Coast" (p. 1), "Myer Coming Saturday for Three Day Visit" (p. 1), "Movie Bonfire Strictly Taboo" (p. 3), "CIO Accepts Nisei Girl at San Francisco Office" (p. 4), "Employer Sorry Nisei Must Go" (p. 4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-141-375/
Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Topaz concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-19)
doc Letter sent to T.K. Pharmacy from Topaz concentration camp (ddr-densho-319-19)
Basic translation: Saw your ad for Japanese sake in Japanese newspaper. One of my friends had a grocery store in San Francisco but recently went to Tule Lake, leaving a lot of sake behind. We also have Japanese medicine. Would like to send you a list if interested.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-319-19/
Obituary, Dillon S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-2414)
doc Obituary, Dillon S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-2414)
Newspaper clipping published in "San Francisco chronicle" of the obituary of War Relocation Authority Director, Dillon S. Myer. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2520
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2414/
Bargain and sale deed (ddr-csujad-55-2570)
doc Bargain and sale deed (ddr-csujad-55-2570)
W. E. Schwarz, of San Francisco, California sold property to Hideo Nakamura of Marysville, California for ten dollars. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2682
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Japanese American discussing financial affairs (ddr-densho-151-98)
img Japanese American discussing financial affairs (ddr-densho-151-98)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. A business man of Japanese ancestry confers with a representative of the Federal Reserve Bank at Wartime Civil Control Administration station to arrange disposition of his financial affairs prior to evacuation. Evacuees will be housed at War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-98/
Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-116)
img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-116)
Original caption: The full caption for this photograph reads: San Francisco, California. In response to the Army's Exclusion Order Number 20, residents of Japanese ancestry appear at Civil Control Station at 2031 Bush Street for registration. The evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-116/

Narrator Alice Setsuko Sekino Hirai

Nisei/Sansei female. Born November 8, 1939, in San Francisco, California. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Family resettled in Salt Lake City, Utah. Moved to San Francisco after one year and back to Salt Lake City in 1950. Attended University of Utah and studied nursing. Speaks to school groups about family's …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/311/

Narrator Ayako Tsurutani

Nisei female. Born May 6, 1913, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, and was married before World War II. During the war, removed with husband to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, husband, an attorney, worked for the legal aid division, then served with the Office of Strategic Services. After leaving …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/493/

Narrator Shirley Nagatomi Okabe

Nisei female. Born February 7, 1937, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Francisco, where father was a prominent Buddhist minister. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to California. Father was instrumental in the planning and building of the cemetery …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/746/
California Idea of Japanese Situation: Cartoon Published in San Francisco Indicating Extreme Jingo Viewpoint (May 9, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-231)
doc California Idea of Japanese Situation: Cartoon Published in San Francisco Indicating Extreme Jingo Viewpoint (May 9, 1913) (ddr-densho-56-231)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 9, 1913, p. 16
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-231/
Letter from Frank Herron Smith to C. I. O. Reporter, Station KYA, San Francisco, May 5, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-3)
doc Letter from Frank Herron Smith to C. I. O. Reporter, Station KYA, San Francisco, May 5, 1945 (ddr-csujad-21-3)
Letter to popular local radio reporter requests that he speak out against injustices perpetrated against Japanese American citizens during World War II. Smith notes his responsibility for "the care of our 37 Japanese churches," states that he is concerned that church members are not being allowed to work in canneries in Sacramento by the union, and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-21-3/
Wire Copy reports from San Francisco hearings of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-280)
doc Wire Copy reports from San Francisco hearings of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-280)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-280/
Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-281)
doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-281)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-281/
Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-283)
doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-283)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-283/
Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-284)
doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-284)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-284/
Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-282)
doc Wire Copy report from San Francisco hearings of Commission of Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) (ddr-densho-122-282)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-282/
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