295 items
295 items
Narrator Minoru J. Shibata
Nisei male. Born 1928 in San Francisco, California. Spent most of childhood on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and the rest of the family moved to Ogden, Utah, to farm. Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. …
Narrator Min Tonai
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …
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Lone Rooms and Apartments and Busy Bee Cafe (ddr-csujad-43-175)
Photograph number 1523 of the [Lone] Rooms and Apartments (hotel) and Busy Bee Cafe on Terminal Island. Cars pictured parked across the street. The sign on the train tracks reads: East San Pedro Tract 215A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_073
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Three story building labeled East San Pedro Tract 064 (ddr-csujad-43-86)
Photograph number 1230 of a three story building, possibly a house or hotel, on Terminal Island. Shipping containers are pictured in the background. The sign in front of car the reads: East San Pedro Tract 064. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_112
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 144A (ddr-csujad-43-45)
Photograph number [1185] of a house numbered 427 on Terminal Island. The sign over the entrance to the house reads: The Little Tree. The sign posted in front of the fence reads: East San Pedro Tract 144A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_066
Narrator Takeshi Minato
Nisei male. Born July 13, 1922, in Park City, Utah. Family moved several times prior to World War II, and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. After the war, lived and worked in Chicago, Illinois, and Seabrook, …
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House labeled East San Pedro Tract 214A (ddr-csujad-43-110)
Photograph number 1294 of a house numbered 147 on Terminal Island. A federal government warning sign is attached to the pole in front of the house. The sign in front of the pole reads: East San Pedro Tract 214A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_141
Narrator Toshiro Izumi
Nisei male. Born May 7, 1918, in Villa Park, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, relocated to Detroit, Michigan, before being drafted into the Military Intelligence Service. Served in …
Narrator George Kiyo Wakatsuki
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1931, in Guadalupe, California. Grew up in Santa Monica, California, where father was a fisherman. Family moved to Terminal Island, California, just before World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Served in the navy during the Korean War. The family's wartime experiences were chronicled in …
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Frank Endo Interview (ddr-densho-400-1)
Frank Endo was born in Wilmington, California, on April 20,1923, and grew up on Terminal Island, California. He taught gymnastics at Santa Anita, California, Race Track and at the concentration camp in Amache, Colorado, where he was imprisoned. Endo worked in Chicago during WWII and served in the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Service. He participated in …
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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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Real Estate office and building labeled East San Pedro Tract 214B (ddr-csujad-43-96)
Photograph number 1279 of a two story building, possibly a hotel, on Terminal Island. An insurance real state office and possibly Phillips Furniture Co. [Company] are pictured in front of the two story building. The sign in the street reads: East San Pedro Tract 214B. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …
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Min Tonai Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-302)
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …
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Min Tonai Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-354)
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1929, in San Pedro, California. Grew up on Terminal Island, California, where father ran several successful stores. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp returned to California to attend school. Served in Korea and …
Narrator Charles Oihe Hamasaki
Nisei male. Born October 7, 1922, in Japan, while parents were visiting family. Came to the U.S. at three months old, and grew up in Terminal Island, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, picked up along with Issei father and taken to Fort Lincoln (Bismarck), North Dakota. Transferred from Fort Lincoln to the Santa Anita …
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From Citizen to suspect: Long Beach and Terminal Island stories (ddr-csujad-51-1)
A discussion panel recorded at the Historical Society of Long Beach gallery during the "Long Beach Remembers Pearl Harbor" exhibition. Panel members included Joe Ozaki and Naomi Hirahara with moderator Karen Harper. Guests told their stories of life in Long Beach and Terminal Island before, during, and after World War II. The Speaker Series was a …
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Hitoshi "Hank" Naito Interview (ddr-densho-1000-286)
Nisei male. Born April 20, 1926, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family was transferred to Tule Lake in response to father's answers on the so-called …
Narrator Hitoshi "Hank" Naito
Nisei male. Born April 20, 1926, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family was transferred to Tule Lake in response to father's answers on the so-called …
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Tetsuo "Ted" Hasegawa Interview (ddr-densho-400-4)
Ted Hasegawa was born on January 16, 1921, in Sacramento, California, and educated in Japan. When he returned to Torrance, California, where his parents farmed, he started kindergarten at the age of 11. After high school, he took automotive classes at a trade school in Los Angeles. Hasegawa witnessed the mass eviction of Japanese residents from …
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Charles Oihe Hamasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-274)
Nisei male. Born October 7, 1922, in Japan, while parents were visiting family. Came to the U.S. at three months old, and grew up in Terminal Island, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, picked up along with Issei father and taken to Fort Lincoln (Bismarck), North Dakota. Transferred from Fort Lincoln to the Santa Anita …
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Terminal Way looking west (ddr-csujad-43-254)
Photograph number SP-5325 of Terminal Way. Note on the back side reads: Terminal Way in East San Pedro looking west. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_04_057_001
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Harbor Boat Building Company (ddr-csujad-43-22)
Photograph number 1095 of Harbor Boat Building Company. California Marine Curling and Packing Company can be seen off to the right side. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_01_039
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Cafe on the corner of Ocean Avenue (ddr-csujad-43-169)
Photograph number 1517 of a cafe on the corner of Ocean Avenue and Bayone Place. Sign reads: East San Pedro Tract 199A. Negative scan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ter_02_067