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doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, October 29, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-15)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. In the letter, he describes his life and the conditions of the Rohwer incarceration camp. He also describes the Japanese American soldiers visiting the camp: among the soldiers, he finds Sam Kita, one of his …

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doc Letter from Usami Terada to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, September 17, 1943 (ddr-csujad-4-16)

A letter from Usami Terada, an incarceree in the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. It is a condolence letter for their family members' passing. This letter also includes updates on: the weather in Arkansas, Usami's garden in the camp, and his younger brother, "Tsuyoshi." This letter is enclosed …

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doc Letter from Emiko [Nakawaki] to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, December 15, 1951 (ddr-csujad-4-27)

A holiday letter with greetings on the occasion of Christmas and New Year from Emiko Nakawaki [= Emiko Amy Terada] in Anaheim, California to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in Lawndale, California. In the letter, she informs them of her new address in Cypress, California and talks about her 10-month old son. See this object in the …

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doc Letter from Amy [Narawaki] to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, December 15, 1971 (ddr-csujad-4-29)

A holiday letter of greetings on Christmas from Amy Nakawaki [=Emiko Amy Terada] in Stanton, California to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California, which contains basic correspondence. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_06_031

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Narrator Grant Hirabayashi

Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …

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doc Poindexter Favors Oriental Labor. (September 10, 1910) (ddr-densho-56-181)

The Seattle Daily Times, September 10, 1910, p. 6

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img A grassland expert receives an award (ddr-njpa-2-735)

Caption on reverse: "GRASSLAND AWARD WINNER: Recognition of his accomplishment with grassland improvement on Maui for 1952 was given recently to Frank Thomas Murphy (left), former county agent by the National Fertilizer Association of Washington, D.C. An engraved silver plaque symbolic of his outstanding achievement in grassland farming was presented to Murphy by associate extension director …

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doc Correspondence regarding the Northwest District chairmen (ddr-densho-277-167)

A letter from the JACL headquarters requesting information about the Northwest District chairmen previous to 1931.

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doc Letter to Topaz High School seniors from Paul Tani (ddr-densho-484-10)

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doc Article titled: Third Battalion of 442nd Wins Unit Citation (ddr-densho-539-110)

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doc Letter to Sally Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-235)

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img Terada and Miyamoto families (ddr-csujad-4-11)

A photograph of Terada and Miyamoto families taken in Lawndale, California, 2005. Includes Emiko Amy Terada and Laura Thomas. The inscription of the backside reads: Terada, and Miyamoto, Lawndale, CA 2005. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_06_006

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doc Letter from Sue Ogata Kato to Agnes Ogata, March 25, 1945 (ddr-csujad-49-143)

Postcard from Sue Ogata Kato to Agnes Ogata including an image of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. An item from: pages 88-89 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_058_04

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img Tsutakawa Company photo (ddr-densho-128-134)

Tsutakawa Co. employees in front of Jin Tsutakawa's home in Seattle. Back row (L to R): Mr. K. Tsuji, Mr. F. Moriguchi, Mr. Geo. Tsutakawa, Mr. Frank Kubo, Miss M. Kimura, Thomas Tsutakawa, James Tsutakawa. Front row (L to R): Mrs. Moriguchi, Mrs. M. Tsutakawa, Hideko Tsutakawa, Mr. Jim Tsutakawa, Mr. Geo. Tsutakawa, Bob Tsutakawa, Mrs. …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 56 (May 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-145)

Selected article titles: "Curb Commercial Issei Fishing"; "Mounting Casualty List Disclosed"; "Red Cross Seeking Kins"; "League Finance Drive Mark Told"; "Birth Reported"; "Denver Bowles Garner Major Share of Honors"; "Thomas Speaker for Conclave"; "Want Ads Today"; "Optometrist Opens Office"; "Nebraskans Aroused"; "California Senate Committee Opposed to Evacuees' Return Before V-J Day"; "Up-State New York"; "Ando at …

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Narrator Jim Hirabayashi

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …

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doc Letter from Amy [Emiko Nakawaki] to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas, December 11, 1957 (ddr-csujad-4-28)

A holiday letter with greetings on Christmas and New Year from Amy Nakawaki [=Emiko AmyTerada] in Anaheim, California to Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Thomas in Lawndale, California. The letter includes general correspondence, including updates on her, Sam [=Usami], and Tsuyoshi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_06_030

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doc Seattle Japs Charged With State Lobbying, 'Spying' On Yarnell (February 27, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-652)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 27, 1942, pp. 1, 12

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doc Masuda Cleared of U.S. Charge (May 15, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-795)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 15, 1942, p. 5

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doc Dies Group Plans to Probe Release of Japs From Camps (May 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-921)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 27, 1943, p. 10

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doc Absentee Japs' Vote Challenged (February 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-883)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 21, 1943, p. 4

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 4 (July 23, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-29)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Appellate Court Rules INS Raids Violate Constitutional Rights" (pp. 1, 3), "Kokekokko: 'Japanese Camps'" (p. 6), "Inouye's 6 Steps to Reduce Tensions for War" (p. 8), and "Chief Justice Warren and the Japanese Detention Cases" (pp. 8, 12).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 18 (October 29, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-43)

Selected article titles: "Coroner Noguchi's Case Due Final Oral Arguments" (p. 1), "Portuguese-Japanese Festa-Matsuri Slated Nov. 19-20" (p. 3), and "Warren and the Newspapers" (p. 5).

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doc Democracy and Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-38-580)

A booklet describing the forced evacuation and incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. The author states that "the method of handling Japanese Americans has been neither constitutional nor democratic." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_18_001

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Charles Reed Hemenway posing with a microphone, while Walter Dillingham shakes hands with Varsity Victory Volunteers members (ddr-njpa-2-395)

img Charles Reed Hemenway posing with a microphone, while Walter Dillingham shakes hands with Varsity Victory Volunteers members (ddr-njpa-2-395)

Text on reverse: "2/2/43. C. R. HEMENWAY SPEAKS TO VVV MEMBERS. Your offer to serve in February, last year, was a remarkable demonstration of your deep loyalty to America," Mr. C. R. Hemenway, president of the Hawaiian Trust Co. and longtime chairman of the University of Hawaii's board of regents, told inactivated VVV members at the …

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