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doc WRA digest of current job offers for period of April 16 to April 30, 1944, Chicago, Illinois (ddr-csujad-55-839)

Report on job vacancies and opportunities for "resettlers" in Chicago, Illinois. Includes summary of jobs, housing, and a list of job titles and pay for males and females. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0841

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doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt, Administrator for Redress, U.S. Department of Justice to Dear Recipient, February 8, 1990 (ddr-csujad-55-91)

Form letter sent to eligible individuals regarding compensation per section 105 of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Includes instructions for receiving and refusing payment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00095

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Memo from C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to all residents and staff members, October 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-767)

doc Memo from C.E. Rachford, Project Director, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to all residents and staff members, October 13, 1942 (ddr-csujad-55-767)

Memorandum of understanding from C. E. Rachford to "all residents and staff members" regarding the formation of a City Planning Board at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0769

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doc Certificate of identification, Form AR-AE-23, Misao Nakano (ddr-csujad-55-177)

Certificate of identification for Misao Nakano including personal data, photograph, registration number, fingerprint, signature, and, "Notice to Holder of this Certificate." Form AR-AE-23. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0179

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img Tule Lake landscape photograph (ddr-csujad-3-3)

Photograph taken from high vantage point, with electical tower in foreground, of Tule Lake incarceration camp depicting expanse of camp buildings against the basin landscape. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tos_01_001_003

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img Holiday greeting card (ddr-csujad-3-15)

Christmas card of Santa Claus presenting a photo of the Tule Lake incarceration camp featuring buildings, fencing, a snowy road, and vehicles. Card reads "Season's greetings." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tos_01_001_016

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doc Michi Nishiura and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair in Multicultural Studies (ddr-csujad-24-25)

This brochure that explains the purpose of the Michi Nishiura and Walter Weglyn Endowed Chair in Multicultural Studies. The brochure includes a brief biography of Michi Weglyn and an assessment of the impact of her book "Years of Infamy." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_025

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doc What we're fighting for (ddr-csujad-55-359)

Pamphlet of reprinted statements by United States Servicemen regarding support, misconceptions, and opinions of Americans of Japanese descent. Includes stories of Japanese Americans in combat and descriptions of military personnel's experiences. Statements reprinted from popular newspapers and magazines. "C-1775." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0361

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doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. Thomas, September 30, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-13)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. Thomas in Lawndale, California. It details his journey from the Santa Anita temporary assembly center, California, to the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas, describing the route and what he saw along the way. He also describes the conditions of the incarceration camp. See …

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doc Administrative instruction (United States. War Relocation Authority), no. 85 (Februrary 26, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-741)

Instructional document regarding trial and punishment of offenses in incarceration camps. Includes list of "offenses punishable by the project director, penalties," "procedure for taking disciplinary action by project director," "offenses punishable by judicial commission, penalties, procedure," "reference of cases to project director for disciplinary action, to judicial commission, or to state and federal prosecuting officials," and …

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doc Meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, September 15, 1938 (ddr-csujad-44-117)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the county fair parade, dance, and garden project; expenses and policies relating to the Pacific Citizen newspaper; the benefit show; the State Elks Convention Parade; and the inaugural ball. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0116

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doc Letter from Beverly Toyama and Hideki Obayashi to [Miyoshi-san], January 2010 (ddr-csujad-4-25)

A letter from Beverly Toyama and Hideki Obayashi to [Miyoshi-san], informing him of the Kurata Ranch Reunion, which will take place in Gardena, California. The letter provides instructions regarding the time and location of the event, as well as suggested items for attendees to bring with them. It also includes a copy of a hand drawn …

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img Art Club (ddr-csujad-44-34)

A photograph of Nisei students incarcerated at Tule Lake, California posing in front of a barrack with their teacher. They are presumably the members of Art Club. Two young men are standing behind a row of four women seated in chairs. Their Caucasian teacher is seated in a chair on the end of the front row. …

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doc Military Intelligence Service Language School: Camp Savage, Minnesota, 1942-1944 (ddr-csujad-1-187)

This book was published "to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Military Intelligence Service Language School and to document the records of wartime episodes of Japanese-American Nisei soldiers in the Pacific Theater of Operation and to compile a collection of treasured remembrances of Camp Savage ..." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

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doc S. 2553 (102nd) [Civil Liberties Act amendments of 1992] (ddr-csujad-55-2066)

Senate bill to amend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to include authorization of a trust fund, payments in the case of deceased persons, termination of the duties of the Attorney General, and exclusion of payments as income for veterans benefits. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2169

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img Toshio Oku photo album (ddr-csujad-3-22)

Photo album is a collection of landscape and panoramic photos of Tule Lake incarceration camp, holiday greeting cards, photos of a fire, graduation portrait of Toshio Oku, group photo of the Electrical Department, and inside the print shop of the Newell Star. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tos_01_001_023

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Narrator Ryo Imamura

Sansei male, born April 28, 1944, in the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. His father was the late Rev. Kanmo Imamura, a former Bishop of Hawaii and a minister for the Hawaii Kyodan and the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). His mother Jane Imamura composed many of the children's gathas sung in the Dharma Schools. Both …

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doc Japanese in California: comments in the California press (ddr-csujad-55-360)

Collection of articles on Japanese in California reprinted from California newspapers. Articles include "Anti-Japanese agitation", "Lyman Gage on the Japanese", "Always at hand", "Senator Phelan and the Japanese", "California mission to Japan", "Church Federation on the Japanese question", "Proposed initiative measure" "The Japanese in California", "Cultivate friendly relations with Japan", "The picture bride", "Stephens is right", …

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doc Invoice, correspondence, card and envelope regarding rental of caps and gowns for March 7, 1943 (ddr-csujad-48-52)

Assorted communication for the rental of graduation caps and gowns for the graduating senior class at Manzanar High School between Harry Bentley Wells and Manzanar Cooperative Enterprises, and between the Cap and Gown Company of California and Mr. S. Sugimoto at Manzanar Cooperative Enterprises. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9052. See this object in the California …

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img Nisei men grouped around the back of truck (ddr-csujad-44-48)

A photograph of seven Nisei men, incarcerated at Tule Lake, California, grouped around the back of a large truck. The truck is loaded with furniture and boxes. Three men are in the truck bed. Four men are on the ground bending over a crate. A barrack is visible behind them. See this object in the California …

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doc From the Immigrant and Negro Press-AMERICA'S YOUNGEST NEWSPAPER (ddr-csujad-19-52)

This is an article form the magazine "Common Ground," summer 1942, which discusses in detail about a lively mimeographed news paper called the "Manzanar Free Press" from the Manzanar incarceration camp which was one of the first camps in California for the people of the Japanese ancestry forced to evacuate. See this object in the California …

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img Taenaka family portrait (ddr-csujad-25-253)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page are three photographs including a portrait of the Taenaka family taken in Los Angeles, California between 1921 and 1923 and a photograph of the Taenaka family members along with other people in the Japanese community having a picnic. See this object in the California …

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img Football players (ddr-csujad-44-38)

A photograph of twelve young Nisei men incarcerated at Tule Lake, California. They are presumably football players. They are posing in two rows in front of a barrack. Six young men are standing in the back row behind six young men kneeling on the ground. Photo inscription on back: "B Football." See this object in the …

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George and Kuni Yamanaka [wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-2)

A wedding photograph of George and Kuni Yamanaka. The photograph is taken at a Buddhist temple by Fred Jumura Studios in San Jose, California. On the backside of the photograph, there is a note that addresses the photograph to "Mr. Makoto Okine" and signed from George and Kuni Yamanaka. See this object in the California State …

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img Photograph of Japanese surrender (ddr-csujad-55-2618)

Chinese and American Officers outline surrender procedures to representatives of the Japanese China Expeditionary Forces at Chihchiang, China. Left to right: Lt Akiji Yoshimura, Colusa, California; Brig General Hayden Boatner, New Orleans, LA; Lt. General, Chief of Staff, Chinese Army; Lt. General Ching; and Lt. Colonel Wang Wu, Interpreter, Chinese Army. See this object in the …

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