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Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-4-9)
Description of family's activities after the war
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Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-4-1)
Born in Alameda as a twin, adopted out to family members
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Mary Nakata Tomita Interview Segment 8 (ddr-ajah-1-4-8)
Japanese American community activities in Alameda, California
Collection
Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection (ddr-densho-336)
The Lake Sequoia Retreat Archive Collection consists of photographs and documents from the Lake Sequoia Retreat (LSR), a summer camp for Japanese American Christian youth which ran from 1946 until 1990. This retreat was organized after Japanese Americans returned to California after World War II. It was organized by the Central California Young People's Christian Conference …
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First day orientation notes (ddr-densho-336-1282)
The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. These are Brad Shirakawa's notes for the first day of camp, as he was the camp manager in 1979 and would have introduced all the pertinent info to the campers on day one.
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Dance music list (ddr-densho-336-1283)
The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. The dance list was Brad Shirakawa's list of the songs to be played during the Thursday night dance and was recorded from vinyl records to tape.
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Leslie Shirakawa holding coffee and an iron (ddr-densho-336-1064)
The 1977 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Leslie Shirakawa playing frisbee (ddr-densho-336-834)
The 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Leslie Shirakawa leaning against another camper (ddr-densho-336-653)
The 1974 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Leslie Shirakawa and other campers during games (ddr-densho-336-1295)
The 1979 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Camp fire on the last night of camp (ddr-densho-336-1619)
The 1985 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Campers during the candlelight service (ddr-densho-336-1439)
The 1984 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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On the road from Fresno to Lake Sequoia (ddr-densho-336-1772)
The 1986 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.
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Campers pulling a prank (ddr-densho-336-1225)
The 1978 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp. Campers wedging a tree stump against a cabin door.