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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 3 (January 21, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-3)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 3 (January 21, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-3)
Selected article titles: "Larger claimants organize to liberalize law" (p. 1), "Five GI war orphans arrive in San Francisco, first of group to be admitted from Japan under Refugee bill" (p. 1), "Trust Japanese good judgment rules rearmament" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-27-3/
Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,250, Vol. 97, No. 6 (August 5, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-30)
doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,250, Vol. 97, No. 6 (August 5, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-30)
Selected article titles: "1st legislative hearing on redress held in Senate" (p. 1), "San Francisco pays first reparations pay to evacuee" (p. 1), "JACL Leadership Development... On Recruiting New Leaders" (p. 4), "Mike Masaoka Fellow: new JACL fund established" (p. 6).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-30/
Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 36 (May 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-233)
doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 36 (May 3, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-233)
Selected article titles: "Buddhist Church to Move to New Location" (p. 1), "33 Nisei Girls Sought by WACs" (p. 1), "Remove 'Trouble Makers' From Tule Lake Project" (p. 2), "Solicitors Arrested San Francisco" (p. 3), "Expect More Evacuees" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-233/
Miss Marian Nakahara (ddr-densho-378-246)
img Miss Marian Nakahara (ddr-densho-378-246)
Photograph of a woman identified as Marian Nakahara standing on a sidewalk next to a car. Inscribed on the photograph is "To Ralph:- Sincerely, Marian 5/10/29" Caption on album page: "Taken at San Francisco" and "Miss Marian Nakahara:
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-378-246/
Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-18)
doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-18)
Has an opportunity for a good job with Archer-Daniels-Midland, but would have to start right away and wouldn't be able to come see Tomoye or help move to San Francisco, encourages her to consider moving to mid-west
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-18/
img "Evacuation sale" at store run by Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-151-138)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. A close-out sale- prior to evacuation- at store operated by proprietor of Japanese ancestry on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. The evacuees of Japanese descent will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-138/
img "Evacuation sale" at shop run by Japanese Americans (ddr-densho-151-139)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. A close-out sale- prior to evacuation- at store operated by proprietor of Japanese ancestry on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. The evacuees of Japanese descent will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-139/
Father and son preparing for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-273)
img Father and son preparing for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-273)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Dave Tatsuno, graduate of University of California in 1936, is making preparations for evacuation which is due in a few days. In packing his possessions, he came across college notes and is shown re-reading them.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-273/
Two friends at lunchtime (ddr-densho-151-96)
img Two friends at lunchtime (ddr-densho-151-96)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Lunch hour at the Raphael Weill Public School, Geary and Buchanan Streets. Children of Japanese ancestry were evacuated with their parents to spend the duration in War Relocation Authority centers where educational facilities will be established.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-96/
Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-103)
doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-103)
Has an opportunity for a good job with Archer-Daniels-Midland, but would have to start right away and wouldn't be able to come see Tomoye or help move to San Francisco, encourages her to consider moving to mid-west
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-103/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-271)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-271)
Glad they made it to San Francisco; asks about the house and new job; went to Leghorn (Livorno) for show and dinner; still waiting for order to return to service company. Parents' note on envelope back: 273 Tuesday Oct. 23, 1945
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-271/
Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (ddr-densho-1007-1809)
img Nisei Soldier: Standard Bearer for an Exiled People (ddr-densho-1007-1809)
Caption: Honor Guard, 442nd Regimental Combat Team; all-Japanese American infantry unit, November 1944, after liberation of Bruyeres, France (on German boarder), and rescue of Texan 'Lost Battalion,' 36th Division. Information: Vox Productions, Inc. Loni Ding, Executive Director. San Francisco, CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1809/
General -- All Stirred Up. San Francisco Labor Unions Get After Japanese Labor. (July 22, 1901) (ddr-densho-56-23)
doc General -- All Stirred Up. San Francisco Labor Unions Get After Japanese Labor. (July 22, 1901) (ddr-densho-56-23)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 22, 1901, p. 4
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-23/
Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 75 (March 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-319)
doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 75 (March 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-319)
Selected article titles: "Twenty-Four Residents Receive Notices for Army Examinations" (p. 1), "Burn Evacuee Home in San Jose District" (p. 1), "Get Hearing Notices from Army Board in San Francisco" (p. 1), "Washington Changes Policy on Relocation to Outside Cities" (p. 1), "Advise Evacuees of Regulations on Deferment Request" (p. 2), "Names Restored on Hood River …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-319/

Narrator K. Morgan Yamanaka

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/567/

Narrator Hisaji Q. Sakai

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/921/

Narrator Art Okuno

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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/444/
Aboard USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (ddr-one-2-680)
img Aboard USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (ddr-one-2-680)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Bessie Matsuoka, Kiku Shimazaki, and Shiuko Sakai seated on deck lounge chairs aboard “Gen. Daniel I. Sultan” en route to San Francisco from Japan. Inscribed on the back: "July '49/USAT SULTAN/ME KIKU BESSIE."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-680/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 17 (April 28, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-17)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 17 (April 28, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-17)
Selected article titles: "Sansei Not as Parochial as Parents, New Survey Reveals" (p. 1), "San Francisco Newspaper Reports Issue of Kawakita Release Not on Ikeda Agenda" (p. 1), and "Stockton JACLers Participate in Sister City Program Honoring Visitors from Shimizu" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-33-17/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 22 (June 9, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-22)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 22 (June 9, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-22)
Selected article titles: "'Hot' Asian American Studies Topics Aired" (pp. 1, 7), "JACL National Board Meets in San Francisco" (pp. 1-2), "LEAP Examines Asian American Agenda" (pp. 1-2), and "Japanese Press Translation: The United States of Japan" (pp. 5, 8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-61-22/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 8 (February 28, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-8)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 8 (February 28, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-8)
Selected article titles: "JA Court Challenges Recalled" (pp. 1, 5), "San Francisco Screening of 'Yankee Samurai' to Benefit Go For Broke, Inc." (pp. 1, 4), "East Wind: The Japanese Rockettes" (p. 4), and "From the Frying Pan: No Racial Epithets" (p. 5).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-8/
Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,253, Vol. 97, No. 9 (August 26, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-33)
doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,253, Vol. 97, No. 9 (August 26, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-33)
Selected article titles: "Nisei state employees fired in '42 receive first checks" (p. 1), "Initiative filed in San Francisco to use English-only ballots" (p. 1), "Retired journalism teacher reflects on discrimination" (p. 2), "Heritage Dictionary plans to drop offensive abbreviation" (p. 6).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-33/
Ronald - Gerry - Bobby (ddr-densho-378-1073)
img Ronald - Gerry - Bobby (ddr-densho-378-1073)
Photograph of three children identified as Ronald. Gerald, and Bobby sitting atop one another with a beach umbrella in the background. Caption on album page: "San Francisco Beach" and "Ronald - Gerald - Bobby" Photograph was loose from page, may not be associated with captions.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-378-1073/
Mass removal sale (ddr-densho-151-81)
img Mass removal sale (ddr-densho-151-81)
Original WRA caption: San Francisco, California. A close-out sale- prior to evacuation- at store operated by proprietor of Japanese ancestry on Grant Avenue in Chinatown. The evacuees of Japanese descent will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-81/
Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-115)
img Japanese Americans registering for mass removal (ddr-densho-151-115)
Original caption: 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-151-115/
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