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img Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-3)

Black and white photographic negative of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, Sophie …

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Organized Labor. Japanese Union Holds Meeting. Crowd Attends Initial Session of New Labor Organization -- Orientals Seek American Workers' Goal. (August 23, 1915) (ddr-densho-56-272)

doc Organized Labor. Japanese Union Holds Meeting. Crowd Attends Initial Session of New Labor Organization -- Orientals Seek American Workers' Goal. (August 23, 1915) (ddr-densho-56-272)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 23, 1915, p. 7

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doc Letter to Mike Masaoka from Ed Yamamoto (ddr-chijacl-1-63)

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img Yokota family (ddr-csujad-38-283)

Photographed is the Yokota family standing in front of their barrack in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Denson, Arkansas. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Shige Masukawa and the …

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img Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-1)

Original black and white photographic print of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, …

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img Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-2)

Black and white photographic negative of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, Sophie …

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doc Letter from Nora Sakaki to Fumi Yaki (ddr-densho-491-13)

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img Lumbering (ddr-csujad-38-288)

Photographed are male incarcerees lumbering. The handwritten note on the back side reads: We would bring the wood into the camp and prepare for the winter. We will cut 5000 acres of trees. We cut ___ acres last year. We will cut 10,000 acres total. [In Japanese]. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at …

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img Xmas (ddr-csujad-38-280)

Photographed are young children incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. It was taken during a Christmas event. The caption reads: Xmas, 1942, Denson, Arkansas. Title from caption. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Christmas day, Dec. 25, 1942. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa …

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img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-298)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers rehearsing an Odori folk dance inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Dancers form two lines in front of a small seated audience on the floor and in the balcony. Adult male Obon dancers on far right of image identified from right to left: Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki, Reverend …

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img Yokota family (ddr-csujad-38-281)

Photographed is the Yokota family, sitting in front of their barrack in the Jerome camp in Arkansas. Includes Yukie Masukawa. It was presumably taken when Yukie Masukawa, an incarceree at the Poston camp in Arizona, visited her family at the Jerome camp. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi …

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img Lumbering (ddr-csujad-38-291)

Photographed are incarcerees cutting trees. The handwritten note on the back side describes the trees. Some of the trees have holes in which squirrels, snakes, raccoons stay during the winter. Once the animals are found, 20-30 people chase them to capture. The trees with holes are __ [In Japanese]. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye …

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img Green Lake championship baseball team (ddr-densho-136-36)

This Green Lake Baseball Team beat White River 19-18 to win the 1934 Fourth of July Baseball Tournament. Back row (L to R): Mr. Kanno, Grandpa Mochizuki, Mr. Hayashi, Mr. Kawachi, Mr. Shimizu, Mr. Ito, Mr. Fukano, Mr. Yamada, Sumio Mochizuki (utility), Naoshi Kumagai (outfield), Mr. Y. Kumasaka, Mr. Tada, Mr. Tanagi, Mr. S. Kumasaka, Mr. …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 44 (January 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-347)

Selected article titles: "600 Apply for Leave Clearance, Employment Offers Lacking" (p. 1), "$300 Raised by Raffle; Hospital, Rec. Benefited" (p. 1), "New Jurors Find Fire-bug 'Not Guilty' in Mock Trial" (p. 2).

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img Lumbering (ddr-csujad-38-282)

Photographed are two male incarcerees lumbering. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The handwritten note on the back side reads: The tree survived for 50 years and did not expect to be cut down by us. Two people cut the …

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doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. S. Okine, September 12, 1947 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-218)

A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan, to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Jokichi congratulates on the Okines' grandchild and includes updates on issues of his family, the Sasaki family, and the Nakano family in Japan. He also describes high inflation in post-war Japan, listing high prices of food and other necessities. …

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img Inouye family portrait (ddr-densho-383-354)

Kameki and Toku Inouye with five children (Tetsumi, Tamako, Tomiko, Kiichiro Kibo, and Michiko), daughter-in-law (Seiko), and grandchild (Maruko). Back row, left to right: Tetsumi, Tamako, and Tomiko. Front row, left to right: Seiko (wife of Tetsumi) with daughter Maruko on lap, Kameki, Michiko, Toku, and Kiichiro Kibo. Stamped on photograph: "Aiko". Written on back of …

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 3 (ddr-densho-1024-111)

Testifiers continue to speak out on the economic loss and psychological impact of Japanese internment during World War II. Recollections of post-camp resettlement also demonstrate the discrimination and prejudice experienced by many Japanese Americans. Introduction by June Hibino of Nikkei Progressives and NCRR. Part 3 Testifiers: Rei Osaki, Peter K. Ota, John J. Saito, Linda Morimoto, …

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 2 (ddr-densho-1024-110)

Mental health professionals provide insight into the detrimental effects of camp trauma and the impact on psychological and physical health. Japanese Americans speak out on the extreme racial prejudice and discrimination experienced in post-camp life. Introduction by Karen Umemoto, Executive Director of the UCLA Asian American Studies Center, and Michael Nishimura, member of Nikkei Progressives. Part …

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doc Gem of Songs (ddr-densho-433-277)

A collection of songs compiled and published by the Butte Young Buddhist Association at the Gila River concentration camp.

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img Geo testing the jeep (ddr-csujad-38-459)

Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara riding on a jeep. The English caption reads: Geo testing the jeep. It turned out to be usuable [usable]. Translation of the Japanese caption: I tried the jeep which Sasaki-kun found. I thought it could be usable. Asakura-kun used it for his work. He ordered gasoline periodically and added 2 1/4 …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 24 (June 19, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-24)

Selected article titles: "Inouye fears age of terror, repression" (p. 1), "E. Warren for evacuee seeking retirement help" (p. 1), "Denver community relations commission, Yasui under fire" (p. 1), "Student letter to chapter board spurs parents to rap with college students" (p. 4), "Asian studies coalition formed" (p. 4), "Jr. JACLs have mixed emotions about Convention" …

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doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 2 (ddr-densho-390-134)

The second issue of the Reveille includes articles about upcoming events, information on Amache Senior High, a short story, hopeful predictions for the new year, a cartoon, and more.

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img Group photograph (ddr-densho-321-1401)

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doc Memo from Jim Murakami to Reparations Committee Members (ddr-chijacl-1-49)

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