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doc Petition for Reuniting Family in Internment Center (ddr-one-5-176)

Photocopy of a declassified form filled out by Keizaburo Koyama requesting that he be reunited with his family in Minidoka in Twin Falls, Idaho.

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img The Tango Belles in "House of Flowers" (ddr-densho-367-130)

Caption on reverse: "Tango Belles 'House of Flowers' / Alvin NYC 1955 / Lev Camancho, Pearl Reynolds, Margot Small, Glory Van Scott / Mary Mon Toy."

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img The Tango Belles in "House of Flowers" (ddr-densho-367-131)

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doc Note from Zen Amano to Mary Okada (ddr-densho-488-40)

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doc Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 3 of 5. (ddr-one-5-215)

Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Eva Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Eva said her mother used to work at the War Relocation Authority Center for a few dollars a month, but has been unable to do so recently due to health. Over the …

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doc Letter from Miriam Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 1 of 2. (ddr-one-5-211)

Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Miriam Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director Enemy Alien Control Unit. Miriam writes about her family and how much she misses her father. She mentions that she spent her 9th birthday in the Portland Assembly Center and her 10th at Minidoka. Due to …

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doc Letter from Eva Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Alien Enemy Control Unit. Page 2 of 5. (ddr-one-5-214)

Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Eva Koyama, daughter of Teru and Keizaburo Koyama, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. She adds that both of her parents came to the United States in High School and went on to college. They worked hard to Americanize and raised their children to think of …

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doc Letter from A.C. Goodenough to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 1 of 2. (ddr-one-5-219)

Photocopy of a declassified handwritten letter from Mrs. A.C. Goodenough to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. She is petitioning for a rehearing for Dr. Keizaburo Koyama. She writes about how long she has known him and his family, how Americanized they are, and how loyal Dr. Koyama is to the United States. She …

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doc Sympathy card from Mary Higuchi and Fuku Okabe to Mary (Mon Toy) and Frank (Watanabe) (ddr-densho-488-57)

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doc Evacuee Report for Umene family (ddr-ajah-7-37)

Includes property survey

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doc Sympathy card from Dina, Maurice and Tanya Langustin to Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-488-36)

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doc From Saja, Arthur and Diane Jones to Mary Mon Toy (ddr-densho-488-38)

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doc Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Andrew "Uncle Chape" Goodenough and Eva "Aunt Eva" Goodenough (ddr-one-5-25)

Envelope addressed to Dr. Kei Koyama in Camp Livingston from Andrew "Uncle Chape" Goodenough and Eva "Aunt Eva" Goodenough in Portland. Postmarked Aug 31, 1942. On the left side of the envelope is a purple "Censored" stamp. Inside the envelope was a newspaper clipping about Boy Scout Troop at the Portland Assembly Center. William Koyama's name …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXII, No. 6, June 1985 (ddr-sjacl-1-348)

Newsletter covering the following topics: New look; Scholarship Awardees: Tamesa Michael Denis Ishii, Sheri Masami Nakashima, Jill Teiko Nishi ($500) and Andrews-Lee Ann Teru Tanagi ($500). Dave Okimoto talks about both Uhachi and Minoru Tamesa, ??I believe that loyalty is like a covenant between a citizen and his country. ?A man should fight for his country. …

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img Cast of The World of Suzie Wong (ddr-densho-367-182)

Mary Mon Toy second from left. Caption on back: "World of Suzie Wong" Broadhurst N.Y.C. 1958. Front row: France Nuyen / Wm. Shatner / Takayo Doran. Back Row: [unidentified] / Mary Mon Toy / Flavia Kingman / Vie Von Thom / Linda He / Jin Jin Mai / Sirat. Stamped on back: Friedman-Abeles

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doc Envelope and letter to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Andrew "Uncle Chape" Goodenough and Eva "Aunt Eva" Goodenough (ddr-one-5-3)

Envelope addressed to Dr. Kei Koyama at Missoula from an unknown sender (possibly the Andrew and Eva Goodenoughs). Postmarked January 19, 1942. Purple "CENSORED" stamp on the lower left side of the envelope. On the back of the envelope “Goodenough” is written in pencil. Letter dated Jan 18, 1942, with a return address in Portland from …

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img Tea ceremony demonstration (ddr-densho-259-135)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "[Shidzuyo Yasui] teaching a tea ceremony class at the [Hood River] Japanese Community Hall. Most of the women are dressed in kimono, but all of them probably had been taking lessons."

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av Speak Out for Justice: August 6, 1981 - Part 5 (ddr-densho-1024-113)

As the final day of the CWRIC hearings conclude, testifiers continue to speak out on the impact of EO 9066 on Japanese American communities and unite in their demand for monetary redress. The testimonies recall business property loss, resettlement difficulties, and racial prejudice. Introduction by Richard Katsuda, educator and co-chair of NCRR. Part 5 Testifiers: Akemi …

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doc Letter from Hank to Kim Fujii (ddr-densho-433-27)

Hank writes to Kizie (Kimiko) Fujii about families leaving the concentration camp, flowers his mother made her, and updates on their friends.

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doc Japanese Will Give Reception For Symphony (October 6, 1936) (ddr-densho-56-467)

The Seattle Daily Times, October 6, 1936, p. 12

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doc Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 2 of 6. (ddr-one-5-99)

Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama. This page further elaborates that Confidential Informant SE N-1 has, on several occasions, mis-translated Japanese names. In this case, he mistook the name "Iwao Oyama" for Keizaburo Koyama. The informant said that his original source for the names, a Japanese newspaper, has since been destroyed. The informant went …

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Collection Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)

Accessions 1-2: The Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto collection consists mostly of correspondence to Kaneji Domoto from his wife Sally, and his sisters Wakako and Yuriko. The letters primarily date between 1942 and 1952, when Kaneji was on the East Coast looking for work and his family was held at Amache, and after WWII when his …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 21 (November 22, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-47)

Selected article titles: "JACL Policy Statement: Stand on Japanese temporary farm workers cautions gov't" (p. 1), "Grievance Committee to hear job discrimination in Fresno set up" (p. 1), "Japanese farm laborers from Hokkaido happy working on truck crops in Oxnard area, but 'homesick' too; climate like home" (p. 1), "Soviet-Japan relations" (p. 2), "34 Nisei win …

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