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doc Letter to Wakako Domoto from Ralph Carr (ddr-densho-356-162)

Letter and envelope from Ralph Carr (former Governor of Colorado) to Wakako Domoto (his former housekeeper) thanking Wakako for her Christmas card, asking her to write back with more information about her move to San Francisco, and informing her of the developments in his family life (two new grandchildren and a new wife.)

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doc Letter from Ryo Tsai to Robert Cashman (ddr-densho-446-284)

Situation is more complicated. Mixed information about next steps. Ai Chih Tsai will work with Shanghai Consulate and Ryo (Morikawa) Tsai will work with Immigration and Naturalization Service in Philadelphia. Ryo is trying to find Ai Chih a job through working with the Reverends Kikuchi, Ogawa, and Chapman (Presbyterian office in San Francisco)

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img Jean Kohatsu and her record player (ddr-densho-443-45)

Photograph of Jean Kohatsu with her record player. Written below the image on the album page is "J.K. & Her New / Packard Bell / those f. Carle / Records!" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - 1949 …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Albert Einstein (ddr-njpa-1-287)

Caption on front: "Professor Einstein sails homeward after his second visit to America: the great scientist, with Mrs. Einstein, waving to friends on the dock at Los Angeles as they start back to Germany on the motorship San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal. (Times Wide World Photos. Los Angeles Bureau.)"

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vh William Hohri Interview (ddr-densho-1000-264)

Nisei male. Born March 13, 1927, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. One of the major players in the movement for Japanese American redress and reparations, Mr. Hohri founded the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR).

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img View of large crowd on dock by ship with streamers taken from ship (ddr-ajah-6-594)

Caption below photo: Streamers connect departing Japanese friends and relatives aboard ship, likely in San Francisco, CA. On the back of the photo: To: Mr. (Takuritsu) Morita, taken on April 17, 1926. Morita's friend must have taken this photo and sent it to him. Morita was living in Alameda, CA at this time.

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img Portrait of Shuzo Takeda and his mother (ddr-ajah-6-512)

Caption below photo: At right is Shuzo Takeda, 14, just prior to leaving Japan for American. His mother is to the left. He was her eighth son. He arrived in San Francisco, CA aboard the last ship allowed to come from Japan, as laws enacted in 1924 effectively ended Japanese immigration to America

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img Family standing on sidewalk (ddr-ajah-6-328)

Caption below photo: An Issei man, wearing a straw hat and western shoes and what appears to be his family, perhaps right after the women arrive in America. Note the traditional geta shoes worn by his daughter. Location unknown, but probably San Francisco, CA circa 1915-1924. Japanese Immigration ended in 1924.

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img Portrait of Takuritsu and Toyo Morita (ddr-ajah-6-634)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita poses with Toyo Miyamoto Morita sometime just after their arrival in American on October 27, 1924. The just married couple would live at 2324 Clement in Alameda, CA. This portrait was likely made not long after they disembarked from their ship, the Taiyo Maru, in San Francisco, Ca.,

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img Students reciting Pledge of Allegiance (ddr-densho-151-153)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Flag of allegiance pledge at Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets. Children in families of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents and will be housed for the duration in War Relocation Authority centers where facilities will be provided for them to continue their education.

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img Schoolchildren with American flag (ddr-densho-151-53)

Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. Flag of allegiance pledge at Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets. Children in families of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents and will be housed for the duration in War Relocation Authority centers where facilities will be provided for them to continue their education.

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img Some of the first arrivals to the assembly center at Tanforan Race Track, near San Francisco in 1942 (ddr-csujad-52-4)

A LaserPhoto copy of an Associated Press image, taken in 1942, shared in 1981. Caption on photo reads "These were among the first Japanese to be moved into the newly built assembly center at Tranforan Race Track, near San Francisco in 1942. The people here were watching a horse race at the track." A message from …

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vh Mo Nishida Interview I Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-380-21)

Thoughts on Governor Reagan's speech at San Francisco State University

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 …

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vh Shig Yabu Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-272-4)

Growing up in San Francisco: recreational activities, attending Japanese language school

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vh Fred Y. Hoshiyama Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-275-30)

Beginning career with the YMCA in Hawaii before returning to San Francisco

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vh John Y. Hayakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-401)

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1918, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Jose, California, where father ran a farm. Was an active member of the Japanese American Citizens League and helped to run the San Jose office after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 9 (September 8, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-36)

Selected article titles: "Grand Jury Indicts First Evacuee For Claims Fraud. San Francisco Man Faces Trial for Alleged Attempt To Defraud Under Claims Act" (p. 1), "JACL Sends Formal Protest To Guatemala Ambassador on Ban Against Visas for Nisei" (p. 1), "Immigration Service Grants Reentry Permit to Issei on Basis of Recent Amendment" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol 68, No. 8 (February 21, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-8)

Select article titles: "Jerry Enomoto: Understanding Students" (p. 1); "Immigration Centennial Dinner After Monument Dedication Set" (p. 1); "San Francisco JACL members volunteer as grade school tutors; more help requested" (p. 2); "'Peace at Home and Abroad: Prime 1969 Objective'" (p. 3) "Chicago JACL Credit Union striving for $500,000 mark for student loans" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 2 (January 8, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-2)

Selected article titles: "Prop. 14 Upheld in First Test at Orange County" (p.1), "President Johnson Outlines His Thoughts of Great Society" (p.1-2), "California Braceros No More-Growers Uncertain about Future" (p.1), "San Francisco Main Port for Issei Emigres" (p.3), "Preparation Needed to Cope with Japanese Visitors to Hawaii" (p.3).

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img Japan Day (ddr-csujad-11-56)

A photograph taken at the Japan Day celebration at the Japan Pavilion, San Francisco, California. From page 22 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_22_001

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img Just strolling along (ddr-csujad-11-41)

A photograph of two ladies strolling together. "Treasure Island San Francisco, California, 1939," is printed. From page 17 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_17_001

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img Takarazuka ballet (ddr-csujad-11-53)

Takarazuka girls and elected festival queens, photographed in the Sigmund Stern Grove in San Francisco. From page 20 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_20_001

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img Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-443-47)

Photograph of Wakako "Wak" Domoto sitting in a corner. Written below the image on the album page is "My Corner! / Oh oh! These blankets / (did "Mac" see this?)" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - 1949 …

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img Wakako Domoto and Jean Kohatsu (ddr-densho-443-44)

Photograph of Jean Kohatsu (left) and Wakako "Wak" Domoto (right" playing cards. Written above the image on the album page is "Roommate Jean Kohatsu / Glendale, Arizona / A Swell Gal!" in white pencil. Written on the top of the album page is "314 Walnut St / San Francisco / Nov. 1946 - Mrs. MacLeod - …

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img Exclusion orders posted in vacated restaurant (ddr-densho-151-127)

Original caption: San Francisco, California. Civilian Exclusion Order Number 5, ordering evacuation of residents of Japanese ancestry, posted in a vacant store window on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. This establishment, like many others in Chinatown, was operated by proprietors of Japanese descent. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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