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doc Landmark victory for children of voluntary evacuees; Court upholds Consolo decision (ddr-csujad-55-2112)

Two newspaper clippings reporting on court cases regarding restitution payments for the children of "voluntary evacuees." Clippings discuss the cases of Douglas Ishida and Linda Yae (Kawabe) Consolo, both of which won in the U.S. Court of Appeals. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2215

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doc Outline plan of proposed Consumer Cooperative submitted by Temporary Delegates Committee (ddr-csujad-55-614)

Proposal for Heart Mountain Consumer Cooperative, Inc. at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Plan outlines purposes, practices, place of business, incorporation, eligibility, membership, voting, reserve fund, distribution of patronage refunds, committee of delegates, board of directors, dissolution, amendments, and expulsion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0616

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doc Community analysis report, no. 8, January 28, 1944 (ddr-csujad-19-58)

This issue is titled as Japanese Americans educated in Japan. The document describes about what happened to the children who grew up in California for a while, then went to school in Japan and finally returned back to California. It emphasizes on what effect did living and growing up in two such different places have on …

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doc Postcard from U. [Usami] Terada to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, October 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-5)

The postcard is correspondence from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in Lawndale, California. Usami Terada discusses his arrival to El Paso, Texas, on the way to Arkansas, describing the styles of the houses in Texas, comparing them to homes in Hermosa Beach, California. The postcard depicts a …

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doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. A.W. Thomas, February 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-4-23)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to a Mr. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. In the letter, Usami discusses about returning to California and asks Mr. Thomas how Lawndale has changed during the past three years. He also asks for photographs of Mr. Thomas' family, Terada's home, and their neighbor, …

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doc Letter from Mrs. K. Befu to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, January 15, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-119)

A letter from Komaki Befu in Los Angeles, California to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, in Hawthorne, California. She thanks Mr. and Mrs. Okine for their visit and the mochi mailed to her. She also informs that Mr. Yoshikawa has given her son, Masuo Befu, a farewell gift. The handwritten notes on the back of the envelope …

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doc Letter from Morio Tanimoto to Seiichi Okine, January 16, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-122)

A letter from Morio Tanimoto in Lodi, California, to Seiichi Okine in Hawthorne, California. He thanks Seiichi for his gift and also congratulates on his daughter, Hatsuno's marriage, enclosing the monetary gift for her. This letter is sent by Akiko Tanimoto and addresses Dorothy Okine. The handwritten notes on the back of the envelope read: Arrived …

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Narrator Jim Hirabayashi

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …

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img George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-118)

Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara in U.S. Army uniform at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. The handwritten note on the backside reads: George Naohara, 1950-1956. Title from note. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 27. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_27_002

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img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-242)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs including the Taenakas' children. Those photographs appear to be taken in front of school in the early 1920s in Los Angeles, California. Also include Caucasian children. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_037

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img Nisei woman carrying a beam (ddr-csujad-44-50)

A photograph of a Nisei woman walking while carrying a beam at Tule Lake, California. Two other people are walking behind her, each carrying a chair. Another person behind her is carrying an American flag. A barrack is in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0050

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img Nisei man performing jump shot (ddr-csujad-44-54)

A photograph of a Nisei man incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. He is wearing a basketball uniform and jumping in mid-air with arm raised in a jump shot position. In the background is a basketball goal and two men looking on. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0054

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img Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-264)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs of a family picnic, including Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko Taenaka. The photographs are taken between 1923 and 1924 in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_059

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img Mohei and Sadae Umeda (ddr-csujad-25-234)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are four photographs of the Umeda family, including Mohei and Sadae Umeda, who are Kamie Taenaka's sister and her husband most likely taken in California between 1910s and 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_029

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img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-246)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a family portrait of the Taenakas, including Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko. The photograph is probably taken in Los Angeles, California, between 1924 and 1925. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_041

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img Taenaka family, picnic (ddr-csujad-25-265)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are seven photographs of a family picnic, including Tamesaburo, Kamie, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko Taenaka. The photographs are probably taken between 1923 and 1924 in Los Angeles, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_060

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img Mohei and Sadae Umeda (ddr-csujad-25-235)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are five photographs of the Taenaka family's relatives. Includes: Mohei and Sadae Uemeda who are Kamie Taenaka's sister and brother-in-law, most likely taken in California between 1910s and 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_09_01_030

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img Haruko Taenaka, friends (ddr-csujad-25-260)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are eight photographs. Include Haruko Taenaka and Caucasian female children and adults. The photographs are most likely taken in front of a school in Los Angeles, California in the early 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Taenaka family, children (ddr-csujad-25-224)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Five photographs are pasted on the page. Three of the photographs depict the Rose Grocery store most likely in California. Also include Haruko Taenaka and Ukichi or Toshikuni Taenaka. The photographs are taken in 1920s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Naohara, Okumura (ddr-csujad-38-142)

Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and Okumura in U.S. military uniform. It is taken at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. The caption reads: Naohara, Okumura. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 30. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_01_30_003

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doc Alien's travel permit (to be used only in cases of terminal departure), WRA-394 (ddr-csujad-38-547)

An alien's travel permit, WRA-394, for Koyuta Masukawa an incarceree in the Poston camp, Arizona. It certifies that her travel to Glendale, California, has been permitted by the Department of Justice and is singed by Project Leave Officer in the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_11_002

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img Fukumitsu, Geo (ddr-csujad-38-116)

Photographed are two Nisei soldiers in U.S. military uniform at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California. Includes Fukumitsu and George Nobuo Naohara. The caption reads: Fukumitsu, Geo. Title from caption. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 26. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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doc Policy of title insurance (ddr-csujad-42-9)

Title insurance policy which insures Southern California Building and Loan Association on the property, Lot 21 in Block 11 of G. W. Morgan's Sycamore Grove Tract, Los Angeles, owned by Robert John Landry, Jr. Issued by Title Guarantee and Trust Company. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_09_001

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img Aerial view of naval drydocks (ddr-csujad-43-258)

Aerial photograph number 5838 of Terminal Island, San Pedro and Long Beach. Note on the back side reads: Naval Drydocks, Terminal Island, San Pedro, California. Long Beach Entrance Channel, Retractable Pontoon Bridge, looking east toward Long Beach. Contract Noy-8012. Aerial. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_063_001

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img Large group of Nisei students with a teacher in front of barrack (ddr-csujad-44-41)

A large group photograph of young Nisei men and women incarcerated at Tule Lake, California, with their teacher. The group is posing in two rows outside a barrack. The front row is women seated in chairs and the back row is men standing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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