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img Northwest corner of 6th and King Street (ddr-densho-353-119)

Japanese businesses included Asakura Jewelry on the corner, Togo Meshiya, Sun Express, and a small grocery and tobacco shop run by the Sumiokas.

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img Last laundry drying in sun before mass removal (ddr-densho-151-178)

Original caption: San Lorenzo, California. Washday 48 hours before evacuation of persons of Japanese ancestry from this farming community in Santa Clara County. Evacuees will be housed in War Relocation Authority centers for the duration.

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doc Chicago Sun: Ai Chih Tsai Ordination Reception Article (ddr-densho-446-387)

Photo of Doc #417 and related commentary

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img Portrait of person in dress and sun hat (ddr-densho-1007-132)

Attached to letter from Kiyo Morikami (ddr-densho-1007-134).

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doc Resettlement articles from scrapbook (ddr-densho-35-352)

Articles from the Christian Science Monitor, Minidoka Irrigator, and Pacific Citizen. One of the articles is titled: "Economic Rivalry Influenced Army's Exclusion Ban - Sun."

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img Uhachi with Nisaku Araki (ddr-densho-333-57)

Inscription on back: "12-15-1972 Mr. Uhachi Tamesa + valued friend Mr. Nisaku Araki with award of the rising sun by the Japanese Government."

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 66 (June 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-233)

Selected article titles: "WRA Answers Charges Made By Denver Post: Declares Post Articles Misrepresented Facts" (p. 1), "Coverley Back" (p. 1), "Concessions Will Move to 2108 in Case of Rain Sun." (p. 1), "Greenhouse Men Wanted" (p. 1), "Cablegram Held" (p. 1), "Events For Young Sold at City Field Day Sun." (p. 2), "Plan Newspaper: Boy …

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img Harvesting beets (ddr-densho-298-40)

Caption in album: "Tiring of camp life, Stan succumbed to the seasonal leaves, left Tule for beet-topping in Idaho, 'where yawning canyons greet the sun.'"

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img Harvesting beets (ddr-densho-298-39)

Caption in album: "Tiring of camp life, Stan succumbed to the seasonal leaves, left Tule for beet-topping in Idaho, 'where yawning canyons greet the sun.'"

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img Two men sitting by fountain (ddr-densho-475-513)

Black and white photograph of two unidentified men sitting in front of a fountain by the Tower of the Sun at the Golden Gate International Exposition.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-355)

He is going to be part of a group interview on the Army Radio station for a show called "the Outlook on Germany" where they have G.I.s from different units and he is representing the 442nd;they were issued their summer fatigues called Sun Tans; asks them to send a Sun Tan shirt. Parents' note on envelope …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 4 (August 6-19, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-29)

Select article titles: "JACL denounces firebombings" (p. 1); "New York coalition protests Rising Sun" (p. 1); "Asian Pacific group criticizes Clinton's restrictions on political asylum" (p. 1).

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img "Tower of the Sun" at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1497)

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img Tower of the Sun" at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1502)

Inscription on back: photo by Roy Weston

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img "Tower of the Sun" at Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-426-1660)

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img Wood Sign (ddr-densho-477-2)

Wooden sign that reads "please use other door" in pale writing that seems to be sun-bleached onto the wood. Donor states it was possibly made in camp.

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img Julie Asami in profile (ddr-densho-336-501)

The 1972 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.\nCaption on front: "Shooting into the sun, with my cheap Accura Supertel 85mm f1.9 preset lens, caused this wonderful lens flare."

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 12, No. 575 (January 21, 1939) (ddr-densho-96-610)

Selected article titles: "Former Sun Aide Asks China Peace" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Benefit Planned by Student Club in Film Program" (p. 4)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-96-610/

img A man in an art show with sumi-e paintings (ddr-densho-377-313)

The man may be Priest Bon Jan. The envelope this series of photograph was found in notes that they are related to Priest Bon Jan and Sun Ock Lee.

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doc Front page of The New World-Sun Daily, Issue #1184 (ddr-densho-410-280)

Full page with article by Henri Takahashi titled "Nippon No Haiku"

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 117, No. 3 (July 23-August 5, 1993) (ddr-pc-65-28)

Select article titles: "Texas Nikkei gets support in Jap Road fight" (p. 1); "Rising racism?" (p. 1); "JACL, MANAA comment on 'Rising Sun'" (p. 3); "Nisei Week Festival" (p. 4).

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img Musashiyama Takeshi (ddr-njpa-4-1113)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "People photo. Musashiyama (3,016). The West's new ozeki, 24 years old, height 6 shaku 1 sun 5 bu [approx. 6 feet], weight 30 kan [approx. 248 pounds]."

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img Japanese American knitting (ddr-densho-37-562)

Original WRA caption: Topaz, Utah. Knitting warm woolen clothing for her children against the coming winter, this Japanese mother, at the Topaz Relocation Center, takes advantage of the warm Utah sun.

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img Group photograph of seven young men (ddr-densho-518-185)

Written next to photograph in scrapbook: [left to right, back row] Pop Yamamoto, Hank Ozawa, [middle row] Sun Tsuji, Gabby Hirata, "Rastus" Hiraeo, [front row] Kay Fukuma, Tomi Hamasaki, Hide Fujii.

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img Kaneji Domoto with Priest Bon Jan and a woman at an art show (ddr-densho-377-318)

Left to right: Unknown, Priest Bon Jan, Kaneji Domoto. The envelope this series of photograph was found in notes that they are related to Priest Bon Jan and Sun Ock Lee.

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