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Letter from Frank Kumamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-66)
doc Letter from Frank Kumamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-66)
A 2 page letter from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA. Letter dated 7/1/42 to John Bonomi, c/o Brunswig Drug Co., L.A., CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-66/
Letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-48)
doc Letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-48)
A 2 page letter mailed with letter, ID#2006.22.30a, from Kiku and Masy Masuoka, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA. Letter is dated Aug. 27, 1942.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-48/
Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-65)
doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-65)
1 envelope to mail letter, ID#2006.22.39a, from Frank Kumamoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, Arcadia, CA. Letter dated 8/3/42 to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-65/
Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-49)
doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-49)
1 envelope to mail letters, ID#2006.22.30a and ID#2006.22.30b, from Kiku and Masy Masuoka, dated 8/27/42, to John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-49/
Letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-44)
doc Letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-44)
A 3 page letter from Kiku and Masy Masuoka, dated 7/1/42, to Mr. & Mrs. John Bonomi, Monterey Park, CA.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-44/
Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-33)
doc Envelope addressed to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-33)
Envelope to mail letter, ID#2006.22.20a, from Kiku Matsumoto, Santa Anita Assembly Center, to Mrs. J. Bonomi, Long Beach, CA, dated 9/5/42.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-janm-21-33/
The Matayoshis cutting their wedding cake (ddr-densho-1007-249)
img The Matayoshis cutting their wedding cake (ddr-densho-1007-249)
Caption on back.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-249/
Letter from George Yoshioka to Rev. [Wendell L.] Miller, [September 11, 1942] (ddr-csujad-20-6)
doc Letter from George Yoshioka to Rev. [Wendell L.] Miller, [September 11, 1942] (ddr-csujad-20-6)
Personal letter written from Santa Anita Assembly Center. Yoshioka discusses the start of "movement to Relocation Centers," naming Parker Dam; Wyoming; Granada, Colorado; Arkansas; and Gila, Arizona, along with locations from which people are being removed, including San Diego, Los Angeles, Hollywood, Long Beach, and other Southern California locations. He also mentions that his family has …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-6/
Richard Onishi Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-2)
vh Richard Onishi Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-2)
Nisei male. Born October 15, 1931, in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii. Moved to San Jose, California, from Hawaii in 1936. Grew up in San Jose's Japantown before the onset of World War II. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned with family to San Jose, after the war, and helped …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-2/
Tonko Doi Interview (ddr-chi-1-19)
vh Tonko Doi Interview (ddr-chi-1-19)
Nisei-Sansei female. Born December 6, 1941, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, sent with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived in a Quaker-run hostel in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois, where parents ran a cleaners business. (This material is based …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-19/
Sumiko Higashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-521)
vh Sumiko Higashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-521)
Sansei female. Born August 5, 1941, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, the family was sent to the Santa Anita assembly center, California, and the Amache concentration camp, Colorado. After the war, returned to Los Angeles, where father was a gardener and mother worked in LA's fashion district in garment factories. Graduated from UCLA …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-521/
Hy Shishino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-386)
vh Hy Shishino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-386)
Nisei male. Born June 25, 1924, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area where parents owned a flower shop. During World War II removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp and worked in Minneapolis, Minnesota, for several years before returning to Los …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-386/
Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-8)
vh Kay Uno Kaneko - Hana Shepard - Mae Matsuzaki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-8)
Nisei females, sisters. Grew up in Los Angeles, California, before World War II. During the war, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, so family could be reunited with father. The sisters had several brothers who served in the U.S. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-8/

Narrator Michiko Hara Kawaguchi

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/narrators/600/

Narrator Kazuo Shiroyama

Nisei male. Born September 15, 1930, in Monterey, California. Grew up in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Heart Mountain concentration camp. Returned to Los Angeles after the war.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/802/
Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Yoneko Takano, June, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-50)
doc Letter from Tsuruno Meguro to Yoneko Takano, June, 1942 (ddr-csujad-42-50)
A letter from Tsuruno Meguro in the Pomona Assembly Center to her daughter, Yoneko Takano in the Santa Anita Assembly Center. In the letter, Tsuruno describes the lives and conditions in the camp, including the hot weather, classes and entertainment, church, allowance and wages, and other incarcerees who she met in the camp. She writes about …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-50/

Narrator Christie O. Ichikawa

Sansei female. Born April 4, 1928, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento before moving to Boyle Heights, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, attended school in Chicago before returning to Los Angeles. Established a career in nursing and teaching.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/629/

Narrator Marshall M. Sumida

Nisei male. Born August 26, 1921, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area prior to World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. Drafted into the military and served in the Military Intelligence Service. Eventually returned to …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/570/

Narrator Tonko Doi

Nisei-Sansei female. Born December 6, 1941, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, sent with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, lived in a Quaker-run hostel in Cincinnati, Ohio. Eventually moved to Chicago, Illinois, where parents ran a cleaners business.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/959/
John Y. Hayakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-401)
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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-401/
Mo Nishida Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-380)
vh Mo Nishida Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-380)
Nisei male. Born August 11, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. During World War II, was removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California and became involved in numerous civil rights organizations and movements postwar. Founded the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-380/
Mo Nishida Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-382)
vh Mo Nishida Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-382)
Nisei male. Born August 11, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. During World War II, was removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California and became involved in numerous civil rights organizations and movements postwar. Founded the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-382/
Hitoshi
vh Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview (ddr-densho-1000-286)
Nisei male. Born April 20, 1926, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family was transferred to Tule Lake in response to father's answers on the so-called …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-286/
Letter from T. Takahashi and Family to Rev. Wendell L. Miller, May 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-5)
doc Letter from T. Takahashi and Family to Rev. Wendell L. Miller, May 14, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-5)
Personal letter written from the Santa Anita Assembly Center; thanks Miller for his "kind treatment and wonderful assistance in our evacuation" and mentions that his or her mother is now recovering with them after suffering from worry and tiredness. Takahashi states that their life was previously too materialistic, and that this is a "God-given opportunity ... …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-5/
Letter from Geo. Yoshioka to Rev. [Wendell] Miller, September 22, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-10)
doc Letter from Geo. Yoshioka to Rev. [Wendell] Miller, September 22, 1942 (ddr-csujad-20-10)
Personal letter written en route to Granada, Colorado from the Temporary Assembly Center at Santa Anita, describing the train ride thus far, one day into their journey. Included are a description of the food, the terrain in Utah, where they have currently made a stop, and the train itself, a Pullman with two cars out of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-20-10/
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