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doc Notes sent from Tomoye Takahashi from Japan (ddr-densho-424-762)

Information collected during buying trip about products and sources, including clipping of dragon sketch

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doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to ? Takahashi (ddr-densho-424-879)

Sent from Japan during buying trip with details about what she is finding

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doc Letter from Tomoye Takahashi to ? Takahashi (ddr-densho-422-16)

Sent from Japan during buying trip with details about what she is finding

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img Photo postcard of Henri Takahashi sent from Japan (ddr-densho-426-2128)

Note on back from Kelly [?] about meeting Henri Takahashi.

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doc Postcard sent to Shigenori Oiye (ddr-densho-350-33)

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doc Graduation letter sent to Kenji Fujiwara (ddr-njpa-5-1111)

Visiting professor from Doshisha University in Japan, and the oldest son of Fujiwara, Shuji. This letter was sent to Kenji Fujiwara from the Nippu Jiji.

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doc Censored postcard from Japan (ddr-densho-13-22)

This postcard was sent to Yoshi Asaba in Minidoka concentration camp from her mother, Iku Asaba, who was living in Kanagawa prefecture in Japan.

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doc Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-173)

Reassures her that the 442nd is not going to be sent to Japan, couldn't get the stockings yet, Archie will be returning from Switzerland soon.

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doc Labels from medicine sent from Japan to internees at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1410)

Three medication labels printed in Japanese and sent to internees at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp from Japan. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 70. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1412

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doc Letter from Shizuka Nishimura to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, October 30, [1947?] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-216)

A letter from Shizuka Nishimura in San Juan Bautista, California, to her uncle and aunt, Seiichi Okine. She thanks them for chrysanthemum flowers which they sent to her. She receives letters from her family members in Japan and learns that Fumiko Yamanaka is planning to return from Japan to the U.S. soon and that Jogi sent …

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img Bando family in Manchuria (ddr-densho-494-41)

Photograph of the Densaburo (Muraki) Bando with his three children, Takahashi Bando, Tadao Bando, and Katsumi Bando. Caption on website: "Brother in Manchuria / After the Russo-Japanese War (1905), Japan took over Russia's influence in Manchuria. To exploit the badly needed resources Japan needed from Manchuria, it sent Japanese citizens to colonize the area. One of …

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doc Official Red Cross message sent from Henri Takahashi to his father, Otoharu Takahashi in Japan (ddr-densho-410-588)

Assuring him they are all fine

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img Natsuno and Kanjiro Inouye (ddr-ajah-6-453)

Caption below photo: Natsuno & Kanjiro Inouye of Alameda, CA, circa 1910s. Natsuno came from Japan to Washington state at age 17 with no money. She was sent as omiyage to Kanjiro for doing a favor for her father back in Fukuoka.

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doc Four-part article regarding Juji Kasai's report on Japan-U.S. relations (ddr-njpa-4-630)

Article title and sub-heading [translation]: "Japan-U.S. Relationship in Crisis Kasai Juji reporting from Washington, D.C." Article text [translation]: "The following serial reports are from telegrams Juji Kasai sent to Tokyo while he met with politicians, diplomats, news reporters, and friends during his 6-day visit to Washington..."

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doc Postcard to Kaneji Domoto in Japanese (ddr-densho-329-937)

Postcard with message and signature in Japanese, addressed to Kaneji Domoto in Oakland. Image on the front shows a person watching as the calligraphy they are writing becomes animated and leaves the sheet. Postage mark shows that the card was sent from Japan.

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doc Letter to project directors about the "Kibei problem" (ddr-densho-381-23)

Myer describes Kibei as a "complex problem" in his letter to the project directors. He encloses a report from January 28, 1944, detailing differences between Kibei and Nisei, reasons Kibei were sent for education in Japan, and Kibei reactions to being detained in concentration camps.

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 125 (October 19, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-211)

Selected article titles: "Peace Officers Hear Cozzens"; "Abiko Visitor Here"; "On the Other Hand"; "League Will Sponsor Talk by Army Officer"; "Nisei Linguists Trained and Being Sent to Japan"; "Sugiharas Return from Visit to New York City"; "Returnees Still Don't Have to Sleep in Parks"; "Nisei Attorney Opens His Office in Raisin City"; "Approve Sake Factory …

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img Portrait of Shigeko Iwaihara Koga (ddr-ajah-6-168)

Caption below photo: Shigeko Iwaihara graduates from Alameda High School, circa 1931. She would have been about 20. she was sent to japan with her two siblings to live with their grandparents in 1919 for a Japanese education. Perhaps this put her behind in school. She would later marry Matao Koga in 1949.

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doc History of U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan (ddr-densho-1007-1829)

Historical narrative to Chief of Naval Operations from the Chief of U.S. Naval Technical Mission to Japan. This narrative, or report, was sent November 1, 1946 and details intelligence gathered to assess the state of Japanese scientific and technological capabilities following the end of World War II. Page 7 of the report is missing.

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-153-32)

While delivering groceries to Japanese families, being exposed to different dialects from various regions of Japan

Although Mr. Matsumoto does not identify himself as a Kibei (American-born person of Japanese ancestry sent to Japan for formal education and socialization when young and later returned to the U.S.), some of his life experiences are similar to those …

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doc Red Cross Telegram (ddr-densho-430-52)

Telegram sent through the Red Cross from Tsuneji Arai to Kichio Arai. Form is in French, filled out in English, with a message in Japanese. The messages informs of the sender's mother's death, inquires about everyone's safety in the US, and says everyone in Japan is alright. Send date is September 21, 1943; the received date …

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img Street in Hiroshima, Japan (ddr-ajah-6-812)

Caption below photo: Born in Alameda, CA, Hatsuyo Ozeki was sent back to Hiroshima, Japan in 1912 when she was about 5-years-old. There she lived with her grandmother and received a Japanese education. She returned to Alameda 12 years later in June 1924. This photo is almost certainly from time there and was taken in or …

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vh Warren Koichi Suzuki Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-410-2)

Sent to Japan at age ten for education

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.

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vh Kiwamu "Kiyo" Tsuchida Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-405-5)

Two older siblings sent to Japan

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.

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vh Peggy S. Furukawa Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-399-6)

Sent by father to Japan before the war

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.

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