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img Issei man at house of Japanese Consul General (ddr-densho-259-553)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of Senichi Tomihiro He's standing on a sloping lawn in front of a fine house, and in front of this house is a tall white flagstaff. The flag on the staff could be the Japanese rising sun flag. If it is, then that house probably belonged to the Japanese Consul General …

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img Group photo (ddr-densho-287-545)

Black and white photograph of three adult women and four children standing on the steps of a house. Written on the bottom of the photograph is "1952" in black ink.

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img Ayako Morita (ddr-densho-287-421)

Black and white photograph of Ayako Morita standing on the steps of a house. Written across the lower right corner of the photograph is "Dear Molly Sincerely Ayako Morita" in blue ink. Written on the album page below the image is "Ayako Morita" in white.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 86, No. 7 (February 24, 1978) (ddr-pc-50-7)

Selected article titles: "School Board Refusing to Reinstate Nisei" (p. 1); "Asian Americans Meet in White House" (p. 1); "The Camp Rabble Rousers" (p. 4-5).

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img Family picture (ddr-densho-287-544)

Black and white photograph of two young girl seated on the steps of a house with two older adults. Written on the bottom of the photograph is "1951" in black ink.

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img Skiing (ddr-one-2-721)

Black and white photographic print of Dick H. standing on skis in front of a house in Japan. Inscribed on the back: "My ski trip/DICK H."

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img Sakai Relatives (ddr-one-2-662)

Black and white photographic print of Noriko Sakai, daughter of Ataru Sakai (Shiuko Sakai’s cousin), holding a doll and standing in the family house. Inscribed on the back: "Noriko 1953."

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doc Letter from Tomoye to Henri Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-151)

Extensive details about what needs to be done at the S.F. house and how to plant vegetable garden in yard. Tells him not to admit that he owns the house, but make sure white people know they all work with strategic services and that Helen will be teaching at Stanford.

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img Visiting Asa's Home (ddr-one-2-385)

Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai dressed in a kimono standing in front of Asa’s house with lattice shadow pattern visible on ground to the right.

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img People sitting in front of house (ddr-densho-468-288)

Black and white photo of group of people sitting on the front step of a house. Caption on album page: "Ye Cornhusker club" written in black ink or pencil.

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img Family in front of house (ddr-one-3-86)

Color polaroid photograph of George Kida's family visiting from Japan standing in front of the Kidas' house on Pucker Huddle Road in White Salmon, Washington. Top left corner is damaged.

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doc Herbert H. Lehman seated with Franklin D. Roosevelt (ddr-njpa-1-837)

Caption on reverse: "The President meets his successor as chief executive of New York State: Governor Lehman calls upon Mr. Roosevelt at the summer White house at Hyde Park. (Times Wide World Photos.)"

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img Wakako learning to ride a bicycle (ddr-densho-443-49)

Photograph of Wakako "Wak" Domoto sitting on a bicycle. Written below the image on the album page is "1st Lesson- / Teacher- Jean K. / Cliff House- S.F. / early Sat. Morns. / Aug 1947" in white pencil. Written at top of album page is "Autumn 1947" in white pencil.

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img Group of 4 (ddr-densho-287-210)

Photograph of four women posing together outside a house. From left to right: Mary, Masa, Ruby and Emi. Written on the album page below the image is "Mary Masa Ruby Emi" in white ink.

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Narrator David R. Boyd

White male. Born February 2, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where his father, Gene Boyd, worked for the Seattle Parks Department. Gene Boyd was the athletic director for the Collins Field House, and had a close relationship with members of the Japanese American community in Seattle. Notably, during World War II, Gene Boyd …

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Narrator Marietta Boyd Gruner

White female. Born July 25, 1943, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where her father, Gene Boyd, worked for the Seattle Parks Department. Gene Boyd was the athletic director for the Collins Field House, and had a close relationship with members of the Japanese American community in Seattle. Notably, during World War II, Gene Boyd …

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img Visit to Okimura Island (ddr-one-2-649)

Black and white photographic print of Okimura’s shore, taken from aboard a boat. Paternal relatives had a house near the shore, close to boat dock, where Shiuko Sakai stayed for a few days.

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img Nakashima family outside their home in Japan (ddr-densho-443-31)

Photograph of the Nakashima family standing in front of their house. From left to right: Naoye Nakashima, Masato Nakashima Itoko Nakashima, and Kaeko "Kaiich" (Domoto) Nakashima. Written on the album page below the image "For 3 yrs their 'home'" in white pencil. Written on center of the album page is "August 24, 1947 / Kutsukake / …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 1 (January 2-9, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-1)

Selected article titles: "Ushio Appeals for White House Concern" (pp. 1, 3), "Topaz WRA Center Historical Plaques Set in Delta City Park" (p. 1), and "Pacific Citizen Calendar for the Bicentennial" (pp. 5-6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-48-1/

img Photograph of sisters, Chiyeko, Kazuko, and Yoko Akahoshi (ddr-janm-1-142)

Black and white photograph (from left to right) of sisters Chiyeko, Kazuko, and Yoko Akahoshi. Chiyeko and Kazuko are wearing short-sleeved dresses. The three sisters are posed in front of a porch of a house.

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img [House] (ddr-csujad-29-144)

Photograph of the side entrance of a white house. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P085

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img Visit to Miyajima Island (ddr-one-2-595)

Black and white photographic print of house with lantern and small tree in foreground and bridge in middle ground leading to house. This is where Shiuko Sakai lived in 1930 at age seven. To walk to her aunt’s house she would cross bridge, climb hill, and then descend. Shiuko Sakai's family home had a shop on …

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img Nakashima family (ddr-densho-443-33)

Photograph of the Nakashima family standing in front of their house. Back row from left to right: Kaoru Nakashima, Kaeko "Kaiich" (Domoto) Nakashima, and Naoye Nakashima. Front row from left to right: Masato Nakashima and Itoko Nakashima . Written on the album page below the image "The Family" in white pencil. Written on center of the …

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img Trio (ddr-densho-287-165)

Photograph of three woman sitting on the ground outside a house. Two of the women are winking, the woman in the middle is identified as Mary. Written on the photograph is "Milt [illigible]" in blue ink. Written on the album page below the image is "? Mary ?" in white ink.

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img Boys playing on swings (ddr-ajah-6-740)

Caption below photo: Nisei boys play on a swing in Alameda, CA., circa 1910-1930s. The white house in the background is 2327 Buena Vista Avenue. A few years after World War II ended, it would become the home of Bill Takeda and Nellie Itahara.

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