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doc Alien tax receipt (ddr-csujad-38-539)

An alien tax receipt issued by Nihon Yuisen Kabushiki Kaisha. It certifies that Tomosuke Masukawa, who boarded on Tatuta [Tatsuta] Maru from Yokohama, Japan, on November 1, 1938, and arrived at Los Angeles Harbor, paid 8 dollars of alien tax required by the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Life in camp: three different views (ddr-csujad-38-581)

A term paper submitted to Professor Donald Teruo Hata at CSU Dominguez Hills Department of History. The author summarizes three interviews conducted and adds their biographical information. The interviewees are the author's mother, uncle, and aunt, and talk about their camp experiences during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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Letter from Wilbur E. Peacock, Manager, and H. L. Gee, Senior Interviewer, War Manpower Commission, United States Employment Service, to George Naohara, April 29, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-556)

doc Letter from Wilbur E. Peacock, Manager, and H. L. Gee, Senior Interviewer, War Manpower Commission, United States Employment Service, to George Naohara, April 29, 1943 (ddr-csujad-38-556)

A letter from War Manpower Commission and United States Employment Service to George Nobuo Naohara in Salt Lake, Utah, where he has been employed as a farm laborer. It informs that his request for certificate of separation from the work was denied due to insufficient reasons. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Ukichi Taenaka's family, Japan (ddr-csujad-25-288)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are six photographs of Ukichi Taenaka's son in Japan, including photographs taken at school. All photographs are probably taken in the late 1940s. The three photographs on the left are also found in: ucsb_jia_0286. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Poston camp (ddr-csujad-35-8)

A a travel journal written by Kenji Kawabe of his time away from the Poston camp, Arizona from May 9 through June 2, 1944. He visited the Granada camp in Colorado and Salt Lake and the Topaz camp in Utah, meeting his friends and going sightseeing and shopping. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Letter from Kazuyoshi Nagashima to Mr. Wells regarding poor performance in class (ddr-csujad-48-54)

A letter from Kazuyoshi Nagashima, a student in period 1 History, to Mr. Wells explaining why he has not completed his final assignment on the civilization of Egypt and why he performed poorly on the test given that day. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9054. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, September 12, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-167)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics covered include the women's auxiliary, the "Tradewind," suggestions for JACL's participation in the Monterey County Fair, the proposal to sponsor a carnival in conjunction with the planned benefit drawing, and the anti-alien fishing bills. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc Washington D.C.: you wouldn't want to live there (ddr-csujad-49-222)

Article titled, "Washington, D.C.: You Wouldn't Want to Live There," by Gil Bailey from "Southland Sunday, (February 21, 1971)." Also included is a newspaper clipping about freezing temperatures in Washington, D.C. dated on February 8, 1977. Item from: pages 108 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Little Kauai in the War (ddr-csujad-19-41)

This is the article "Little Kauai in the War" by Stella M. Jones from the magazine, "Asia and the Americas" vol. 43, no. 2 (February 1943), which describes how the northern Hawaiian island of Kauai entered the war after the attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc [Interview Minutes with D.S. Myer, WRA National Director, March 18, 1944] (ddr-csujad-2-21)

Meeting minutes between incarceree-led Tule Lake Camp government and War Relocation Authority Director D.S. [Dillon Seymour] Myer. Question-answer session between Co-ordinating Committee and Myer. Includes questions about legitimacy and self-governance of Co-ordinating Committee, concerns about camp food, employment, and martial law in the camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc Medical certificate [for Tsugitada Kanamori, English translation] (ddr-csujad-12-14)

English translation of medical certificate for Tsugitada Kanamori. The original certificate in Japanese is found in item: csudh_tsu_0015. This medical certificate, issued by Toshiko Takahashi, M.D., Konan Hospital, confirms that Tsugitada Kanamori has bronchial asthma and has received treatment. The translator is Henry Tanisaki, Manager, Japan Chemical Service. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-304)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are family photographs including Japanese men hiking, a group of Japanese men and women, and a Japanese man standing in a farm. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. Location is unknown. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img 9A Class McCarver School (ddr-csujad-25-345)

A group photograph of the 9A Class students at Morton Matthew McCarver Middle School in Tacoma, Seattle. The photograph is taken by A. B. Read Photo Studio in Tacoma, Washington in front to the school building in June 1933. Japanese American students are included. Inscription reads: Read A3102. See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Toshikuni Taenaka in US Army uniform (ddr-csujad-25-119)

A photograph of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier, in US Army uniform with Technician Fifth Grade (T/5) insignia on the arm and another Japanese American soldier in US Army service uniform. They pose standing outside. The photograph is probably taken in Camp Savage, Minnesota. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Commemorative photograph of Takako Matsui's wedding (ddr-csujad-25-208)

A page from tthe the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a group photograph of the Matsui family and other relatives taken on Takako Matsui's wedding day, most likely in Osaka Japan. Includes Saki, Takako, Ukichi, Yone, Harue, Kinoko, and Yanosuke Matsui. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-40)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two family portraits and a portrait of a man are pasted on the page. Include Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and children. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img U.S. soldiers in Korea (ddr-csujad-38-527)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers in Korea, including George Nobuo Naohara. The caption reads: Sgt. Otsuka, Capt. Takahashi, Sgt. Miyamoto, Naohara, Sgt. Tamura, 1st Sgt. Asakura. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0660. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img U.S. military tank (ddr-csujad-38-491)

A photograph of U.S. military tank in a field. The caption reads: I heard that U.S. military tank platoon consisting 20 tanks arrived here. This is my first time to see a military tank. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities …

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img Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. (ddr-csujad-38-453)

A photograph of Second Lieutenant Vorobyov standing in a field. The captions read: Second Lieutenant Vorobyov and others from I.P.W. were photographed together. The background includes a good house. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img George Naohara and Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara (ddr-csujad-38-34)

Photographed are George Nobuo Naohara and Kenneth Kenji Kuwahara standing in front of a Civilian Conservation Corps mobile camps, Rupert, Idaho. The caption reads: George, Keny. [In Japanese]. The same image is found in item: csudh_nao_0020. A photo from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 10. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Card to Mitzi Naohara, May 18, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-368)

An invitation card to a dance program, "Adios Amigos" held at 318 Mess Hall of the Poston camp in Arizona, on May 18, 1945. It was sent to "Mitsuko" who is Mitzi Masukawa Naohara incarcerated at the camp. An item from: Mitzi Naohara scrapbook (csudh_nao_0400), page 13. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Estimate of economic losses (ddr-csujad-42-138)

A draft estimating economic losses of presumably Fumio Fred Takano. It itemizes his properties to be sold prior to the forced evacuation, the expenses in the camp while incarcerated, and the costs after returning to home including repairs on his house and property damaged during the absence. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from James L. Shelly, Area Supervisor, U.S. Department of the Interior, to Mr. Fumio Takano, April 19, 1946 (ddr-csujad-42-132)

A letter from James L. Shelly, Area Supervisor, United States Department of the Interior, responding to Fumio Fred Takano's wage claim. It appears that Fumio has submitted a wage claim to recover unpaid wages for two days. It instructs him to submit the further information. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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img House in front of Long Beach City limits sign (ddr-csujad-43-16)

Photograph number 949 of a house with a Long Beach City limits sign behind it. A car is parked behind the sign. Handwritten note on negative sleeve reads: Habitation near N.A.S. [Naval Air Station] and N.O.B. [Naval Operation Base] Roosevelt Base T.I. (Terminal Island). Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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Tei Bukkyokai [=Given by Bukkyokai] (ddr-csujad-5-230)

A photograph of Bukkyokai members possibly taken at the Rhower incarceration camp, Arkansas. This photograph is given by the Bukkyokai to Seiichi Okine. The date, "August 15, 1944," is recorded on the backside. This item is enclosed in an envelope, which is found in item: csudh_oki_0223. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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