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Informal discussion on relocation between Isseis and the Relocation Team (ddr-csujad-55-811)
doc Informal discussion on relocation between Isseis and the Relocation Team (ddr-csujad-55-811)
Transcription of a discussion regarding Issei and leaving the incarceration camps ("relocation"). Topics cover financial, social, and economic issues related to Issei. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0813
Military Intelligence Service Language School Christmas Festival Service (ddr-csujad-55-155)
doc Military Intelligence Service Language School Christmas Festival Service (ddr-csujad-55-155)
Program for the Christmas Festival Service at the Military Intelligence Service Language School. Includes order of the service, songs, readings, and prayers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0157
Orders from the Headquarters 24th Infantry Division, to Masako Adachi, September 9, 1947 (ddr-csujad-55-2199)
doc Orders from the Headquarters 24th Infantry Division, to Masako Adachi, September 9, 1947 (ddr-csujad-55-2199)
Orders from the Headquarters of the 24th Infantry Division to Masako Adachi regarding her visit to the American Consul in Kyoto, Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2301
Letter from Harvey M. Coverley, Project Director, to George Hideo Nakamura, April 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2418)
doc Letter from Harvey M. Coverley, Project Director, to George Hideo Nakamura, April 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-2418)
Correspondence from Harvey Coverley to George Hideo Nakamura regarding Nakamura's recognition in the Order of Merit at Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2524
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, November 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-307)
doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, November 4, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-307)
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting. Includes discussion on Judicial Commission, "repatriation problems", and reinstating members of the police department. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0309
Notice of claim for property deposited pursuant to alien enemy regulations (ddr-csujad-55-2423)
doc Notice of claim for property deposited pursuant to alien enemy regulations (ddr-csujad-55-2423)
Blank form for former incarcerees to make claims for loss of personal property due to forced removal during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2529
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, March 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-533)
doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, March 6, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-533)
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion with members of the Fair Play Committee on petitions and selective service. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0535
Comparison of former skills with present offers of employment (ddr-csujad-55-18)
doc Comparison of former skills with present offers of employment (ddr-csujad-55-18)
List of incarceree skills and employment offers including occupational classification, former number, occupation percentage, employment number, offer percentage, and unspecified offers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00021
General meeting of all appointed staff and evacuee leaders, December 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1689)
doc General meeting of all appointed staff and evacuee leaders, December 18, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1689)
Minutes from the meeting between staff and evacuee leaders at Poston incarceration camp. Covers issues related to the revocation of exclusion orders. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1691
Charles Martel (ddr-csujad-55-2535)
img Charles Martel (ddr-csujad-55-2535)
Illustrated portrait of Charles Martel created for a World History class at an incarceration camp, probably Minidoka or Heart Mountain camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2642
Florin Basket Factory (ddr-csujad-55-1589)
img Florin Basket Factory (ddr-csujad-55-1589)
Black and white photograph depicting a man of Japanese ancestry standing next to a Seybold machine at the Florin Basket Factory. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1591
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, February 25, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-429)
doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting, February 25, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-429)
Minutes from the Heart Mountain Block Chairmen meeting. Includes "review of Chairmen's work," discussion on "food problems" and camp facilities and services. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0431
The Imperial Japanese Government Passport for Moritaro Ishida, in Japanese (ddr-csujad-29-6)
doc The Imperial Japanese Government Passport for Moritaro Ishida, in Japanese (ddr-csujad-29-6)
A passport for Moritaro Ishida issued on April 8, 1916. Registered by Consulate General of Japan in Seattle on June 21, 1923. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1339_M01_01

Narrator Yoshihiro Uchida

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1920, in Calexico, California. Grew up in the Orange County area. Drafted into the army during World War II, while family was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Father and brothers were all transferred to Department of Justice camps, and eventually went to Japan. After military service, Mr. Uchida returned …
Memorandum to Mr. E.R. Smith, Project Director from Morton J. Gaba, re: Community Activities Section report, July 21-August 21, 1942 (ddr-csujad-26-29)
doc Memorandum to Mr. E.R. Smith, Project Director from Morton J. Gaba, re: Community Activities Section report, July 21-August 21, 1942 (ddr-csujad-26-29)
Memo to camp director of the development of the Community Activities Section regarding the selection and development of staff; designing, building, and equipping of recreation halls and play fields; and the planning and initial development of program. Includes a list of activities with attendance counts. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
Union Pacific Rail Road Company private road (ddr-csujad-43-249)
img Union Pacific Rail Road Company private road (ddr-csujad-43-249)
Photograph number SP-5206 of a private road. Note on the back side of photograph reads: Private Road of the Union Pacific R. R. Co. [Railroad Company], immediately adjacent the southerly side of Cerritos Channel looking westerly. In foreground showing portion of background of photograph SP-5205. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 24, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-169)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, October 24, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-169)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the JACL-sponsored carnival, the benefit drawing, and the new issue of the "Tradewind." Also features discussion on JACL membership and how to attract new members, transportation to the Northern California District Council meeting in Sacramento, and the annual New Years dance. See this …
Nisei men sitting outside with building in the background (ddr-csujad-44-6)
img Nisei men sitting outside with building in the background (ddr-csujad-44-6)
A photograph of three young Nisei men incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. Two of them are crouching on the ground and the third young man is sitting on the edge sidewalk outside a building. They are positioned in a half circle facing each other. Another building with several windows is in the background. See this object …
George Naohara at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-127)
img George Naohara at U.S. Army language school (ddr-csujad-38-127)
Photographed is George Nobuo Naohara at U.S. Army language school in Presidio of Monterey, California, playing wrestling during break. The backside note reads: Dear Mitzi, Look who is fighting. It is Superman. It is George! It is a husband of Mitzi. Love, George. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 28. See this object …
Group of Nisei 7th graders outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-30)
img Group of Nisei 7th graders outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-30)
A large group photograph of boys and girls who are Nisei 7th graders incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. The group of children is posing in three rows outside a barrack. The boys in the back two rows are standing. The girls in the front row are seated in chairs. Photo inscription on back: "7th." See this …
Mid-air jumping over raised horizontal bar (ddr-csujad-44-14)
img Mid-air jumping over raised horizontal bar (ddr-csujad-44-14)
A photograph of an incarceree in mid-air as they jump over a raised horizontal bar at Tule Lake, California. The person is just above the bar with their hands and feet tucked in. Spectators are crowded in the background and to the side of the bar. Barracks are in the far background. See this object in …
S.B. Council outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-36)
img S.B. Council outside a barrack (ddr-csujad-44-36)
A photograph of Nisei students incarcerated at Tule Lake, California with their teacher. They are presumably student board council members. They are posing for the photo in two rows in front of a barrack. The back row is standing and the front row is seated in chairs. Photo inscription on back: "S.B. Council." Title from inscription. …
Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 5 (ddr-densho-121-12)
doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 5 (ddr-densho-121-12)
Selected article titles: "California Demands Federal Government Maintain Financial Responsibility for Evacuees" (p. 1), "Window Smashed in Penryn Store Opened by Nisei Ex-GI" (p. 1), "Deportation Cases Will Be Handled by International Institute" (p. 1), "Hearing on Thirty Deportation Cases Postponed, Says Wirin" (p. 1), "Nisei Specialists Worked Behind Lines in Japan" (p. 1), "The Alien …
An Oral History with John Yukio Mori (ddr-csujad-29-2)
av An Oral History with John Yukio Mori (ddr-csujad-29-2)
A Sansei and conscientious objector to the Vietnam war discusses alternate service as partner in Amerasia Bookstore, a nonprofit organization serving Los Angeles's Little Tokyo; activities in Young Buddhist Association; parent's reaction to his current life-style; and long term effect of World War II incarceration. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese Oral History Project …
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4328 (June 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-42)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4328 (June 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-42)
Selected article titles: "The Open Forum: Action by Our Government And Attorney General Urged Against Vigilantes. Both Branches of the California ACLU Send Messages to Top State Officials"; "Land Acquired by Aliens in Cal. Declared State Property by Court. Dummy Real Estate Deals Held Fraud in Legal Decision"; "Half of Housing Facilities at Poston, Gila Will …
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