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May Minami Interview (ddr-densho-400-16)
av May Minami Interview (ddr-densho-400-16)
May Minami was born on January 26, 1914, in Oxnard, California. She grew up in Gardena, California, where her father was the first person to sell insurance to other Japanese community members. During WWII, her parents were arrested by the FBI and the family was sent to the concentration camp at Rohwer, Arkansas. When she returned …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-16/
Namiye Fukuzawa Interview (ddr-densho-400-3)
av Namiye Fukuzawa Interview (ddr-densho-400-3)
Namiye Fukuzawa was born on June 30, 1925, in Los Angeles, California. Namiye's father was a vegetable hauler and her mother was a housewife living in Gardena, California. During World War II, Namiye and her family relocated to Logan, Utah. After the war they moved back to Gardena, California. This interview is part of the South …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-400-3/
Message to Bill Yoshino from Art (ddr-chijacl-1-139)
doc Message to Bill Yoshino from Art (ddr-chijacl-1-139)
Includes clipping from China-Burma-India Veteran Association newsletter and Resolution from Chicago Nisei Post No. 1183
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chijacl-1-139/
Letter from Mike Masaoka to Chet Tanaka on the subject of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1465)
doc Letter from Mike Masaoka to Chet Tanaka on the subject of Nisei Soldier (ddr-densho-1007-1465)
Loni Ding cc'd. Also discusses an upcoming project of Ding's, which would become The Color of Honor. Expresses Masaoka's concern that a film on Nisei soldiers may spur anti-Japanese sentiment.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1465/
MIS Association of Northern California meeting minutes from February 22, 1987 (ddr-densho-1007-1466)
doc MIS Association of Northern California meeting minutes from February 22, 1987 (ddr-densho-1007-1466)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1466/
Nisei soldier holding a French child (ddr-densho-164-68)
img Nisei soldier holding a French child (ddr-densho-164-68)
Nisei soldier's caption: Savage Tanaka. Nice, France. A city known as Miami or LA of France with a tropical climate, vegetables grown the year round. Center of perfume industry with most manufactured at Grasse some 20 miles away. Beautifult resorts by the beach.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-164-68/
Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-22)
img Nisei soldiers in France (ddr-densho-164-22)
Nisei soldier's caption: Our entry into France. Ham and Windbag, Tanaka. Our kitchen hasn't been set up yet. K-ration and C for us. It was so good, like H -- we stayed at a staging area 20 miles from Marseilles and Dijon.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-164-22/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 06, (August 10, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-31)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 06, (August 10, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-31)
Select article titles: "Racial Slur Spikes Watergate Inouye Cool, Wilson Heated" (p.1); "Nixon, Tanaka Hold Second Summit Talks" (p.1); "Racial Prejudice and Bigotry Still a Part of American Life: JACL Says" (p.1); "EDC-MDC Confab Details Revealed" (p.3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-31/
Beach party (ddr-densho-134-6)
img Beach party (ddr-densho-134-6)
Students of Lincoln High School on an outing to Richmond Beach in Seattle, Washington. Panel one (L to R): Roy Tanagi, Nobi Sasaki. Panel two (L to R): Ken Tanaka, Hiroshi Yahagi. Panel three (L to R): Yoshino Kano, Alice Ota, Mariko Kumasaka.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-134-6/
Dancers and instructors (ddr-densho-298-41)
img Dancers and instructors (ddr-densho-298-41)
Caption in album: "'Rec' #1908 Dance and be gay!' Tule Lake dance instructors and their proteges. Back row: Dollie Saito tap, Bill Kawada, Kay Uchihara ballet. Center: Lucy Tanaka, Jean Kawaguchi, Aiko Hirota, Molly Muranaka, Aki Saito. Front: Reiko Kumasaka, Keiko Onouye."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-298-41/
Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-9)
img Class photo of nursery school at Minidoka (ddr-densho-543-9)
Dickie, Eddie and Norma identified on photo front. Written on back: Nursery school in Hunt Idaho. Eddie Masaru Hirota 5 years / Norma Kayoko Hirota 4 / Dickie Yoshihiro Hirota 3 / Teachers (from left) Miss Takahashi / Miss Ota / Miss Tanaka / Mrs. Hanamura / August 1943
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-543-9/
[Mini-reunion, Masato Doi, Toro Hirose, Henry Ikemoto, and Seiya Tanaka] (ddr-csujad-1-84)
img [Mini-reunion, Masato Doi, Toro Hirose, Henry Ikemoto, and Seiya Tanaka] (ddr-csujad-1-84)
A photograph of Masato Doi, Toro Hirose, Henry Ikemoto, and Seiya Tanaka from left to right. Recorded number on the back side of the photograph: "100995-16." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ike_02_08_010
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-84/
Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-459)
img Memorial service for fallen soldiers (ddr-fom-1-459)
Father Leopold Tibesar saying a prayer at the memorial service for Pvt. John Ryoji Kawaguchi, Pvt. Tomoyuki Kikuchi, S. Sgt. Francis Tsukasa Kinoshita, Pvt. John Hiroshi Kyono, Pfc. William Kenzo Nakamura, Pvt. Satoru Onodera, Sgt. George Sawada, 1st Sgt. Tami Takemoto, and Pfc. Matsusaburo Tanaka.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-459/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-50-13)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 13 (ddr-manz-1-50-13)
Choosing to sign 'yes-yes' on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-13/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-50-5)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 5 (ddr-manz-1-50-5)
Attending junior high school
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-5/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-50-16)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 16 (ddr-manz-1-50-16)
Family's experiences in camp
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-16/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-50-19)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 19 (ddr-manz-1-50-19)
Joining the 442nd Regimental Combat Team as a replacement soldier
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-19/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-50-6)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 6 (ddr-manz-1-50-6)
Celebrating holidays
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-6/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-50-20)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 20 (ddr-manz-1-50-20)
Returning to California after the war
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-20/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-50-17)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 17 (ddr-manz-1-50-17)
Transferring to Topaz
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-17/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-50-9)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 9 (ddr-manz-1-50-9)
Preparing for mass removal: "we lost everything"
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-9/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-50-8)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 8 (ddr-manz-1-50-8)
Dealing with restrictions following the bombing of Pearl Harbor
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-8/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-50-15)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 15 (ddr-manz-1-50-15)
Purchasing goods from catalogs
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-15/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-50-3)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 3 (ddr-manz-1-50-3)
Attending grammar school with very few other Japanese Americans
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-3/
Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 23 (ddr-manz-1-50-23)
vh Taketora Jim Tanaka Interview Segment 23 (ddr-manz-1-50-23)
Reflections: speaking to schoolchildren
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-50-23/
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