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av Oral history with Lillian Baker (ddr-csujad-29-383)

An oral interview with Lillian Baker, founder of the Americans for Historical Accuracy and opposer of the words "concentration camp" to describe incarceration camps during WWII. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0946. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-128)

A photograph of U.S. Army language school buildings in Presidio of Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_28_007

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Mr. W.W. Ferguson, April 18, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-14)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Mr. W.W. Ferguson, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0014

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Dr. Albert Julien, April 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-8)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Dr. Albert Julien, in response to the mass evacuation in California See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0008

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doc Letter from Tsuneo Iwata to Dr. E.A Julien, April 11, 1942 (ddr-csujad-46-10)

Letter of gratitude from Tsuneo Iwata president of the Turlock Social Club to Dr. E.A. Julien, in response to the mass removal in California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0010

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img Parade (ddr-csujad-11-154)

Photographed are three men participating in the Fourth of July parade in Monterey, California. From page 56 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_56_002

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img Just strolling along (ddr-csujad-11-41)

A photograph of two ladies strolling together. "Treasure Island San Francisco, California, 1939," is printed. From page 17 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_17_001

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doc All-inclusive membership card (ddr-csujad-5-238)

Tomeyo Okine's membership card for the National Congress of Parents and Teachers, located in Los Angeles, California. She is a member of Excelsior High. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_02_69_001

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doc Tulelake reunion III (ddr-csujad-55-2709)

Pamphlet of Tule Lake reunion III held at Sacramento, California, May 27-30, 1988. Includes historical photographs of people incarcerated at Tule Lake camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2873

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Narrator Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney

Yonsei. Born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Ohio. During World War II, members of their family were incarcerated in the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps in California. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Ethnic Studies. Moved to Chicago, involved in numerous community groups.

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doc Alaska: the indigenous church at work (ddr-csujad-57-4)

A history of the partnership between the First Friends Church of Whittier, California, and the people of the Kotzebue Sound area of Northwestern Alaska. Verso: [Stamped] Harry Haworth Photography / P. O. Box 575 - Altadena, California. [Handwritten] Kotzebue Friends Church [Handwritten, faded] Please return to Helen Stanton. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Community analysis report, no. 70 (April 18, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1662)

Report on "Destination of Leaves to the Evacuated Area, January to March, 1945." Covers number of incarcerees taking indefinite leave from Poston incarceration camp, their destination in California, and the conditions for incarcerees returning to regions of California. "Community analysis section." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1664

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doc Veterans of Military Intelligence Service: second national reunion (ddr-csujad-1-197)

A booklet published for the second national reunion of Military Intelligence Service veterans. Includes a directory of veterans of Military Intelligence Service personnel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_03_10_001

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av Oral history with Alan W. Bock (ddr-csujad-29-83)

An oral interview with Alan W. Bock, senior editor (1980 to 2011) of the Orange County Register. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0202. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2381_T01

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av An oral history with Ronald Tanimoto (ddr-csujad-29-44)

An oral interview with Ronald Tanimoto, internee at the Crystal City Department of Justice internment camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0144. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2473_T01

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doc Copy of the contents of a certificate of search (ddr-csujad-55-2569)

Affecting the NE1/4 of the NW1/4 of Section 14, Tp. 8 North of Range 11 West, M.D.M., in California, containing forty acres of land. More or less, prepared by the undersigned from a Certificate of Search prepared by the Sonoma County Abstract Bureau, Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img [Nisei Week] (ddr-csujad-29-233)

Photograph of the street view of Nisei Week. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P176

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img [House] (ddr-csujad-29-137)

Photograph of a side view of a house. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P078

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img Tomoye Hotel (ddr-csujad-29-241)

Photograph of the front of the Tomoye Hotel. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P184

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img [Manzanar mess hall] (ddr-csujad-29-139)

Photograph of the front of Manzanar mess hall. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P080

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doc E. Company (ddr-csujad-55-1284)

Handwritten list of names of the "E. Company." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1286

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vh An Oral History with Katsuma Mukaeda - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-56-1)

Chairman of Japanese American Cultural Center and former president of Japanese Chamber of Commerce recounts conditions of prewar Los Angeles's Little Tokyo, its wartime conversion into a black community, postwar reestablishment as a Japanese-American cultural and commercial center. Includes comments on discriminatory legislation, prewar Japan-American relations. World War II removal and incarceration, camp conditions, wartime repatriation …

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img Sloat Monument (ddr-csujad-38-122)

A photograph of Sloat Monument in Monterey, California. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_28_001

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img Terminal Island looking west (ddr-csujad-43-264)

Aerial photograph number 2008 of Terminal Island. Caption reads: Terminal Island, Calif. [California] Alt. [Altitude] 9000' looking west. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_05_002

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img Three Nisei couples dancing (ddr-csujad-44-55)

A photograph of three Nisei couples dancing in a dimly lit room while incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0055

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