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doc Postcard from U. [Usami] Terada to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas, October 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-4-5)

The postcard is correspondence from Usami Terada, an incarceree at the Rohwer incarceration camp, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in Lawndale, California. Usami Terada discusses his arrival to El Paso, Texas, on the way to Arkansas, describing the styles of the houses in Texas, comparing them to homes in Hermosa Beach, California. The postcard depicts a …

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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 [Emiko] A. Terada to Mrs. and Mrs. Thomas, August 27, 1948 (ddr-csujad-4-26)

A letter from Emiko Amy Terada in Los Angeles, California to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas in Lawndale, California. The letter contains news of her mother's death. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nis_06_028

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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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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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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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img Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, Edna Anderson, and Eleanor Thomas at a picnic table (ddr-csujad-47-306)

Photograph of L. Josephine Hawes, Edna Anderson, Eleanor Thomas and a woman, sitting at a picnic table near the Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0455

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img Photograph of Edna Anderson, L. Josephine Hawes, Eleanor Thomas and Elizabeth Moxley at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-288)

Photograph of Edna Anderson, L. Josephine Hawes, Eleanor Thomas and Elizabeth Moxley sitting under a stand of trees near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0437

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doc Baby announcement (ddr-csujad-55-1952)

Birth announcement card for baby, William Thomas, born to Mr. and Mrs. Roy Mayes on July 14, 1942. From the Masako Adachi scrapbook. See also sac_jaac_1953. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1955

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img Military Police barracks (ddr-densho-37-800)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. "Old Glory" is lowered for the last time over the Military Police barracks at the Jerome Center. Corporal Thomas Savage stands at attention as the emblem begins its descent. As most of the Military Guards had returned to their base at Monticello, Arkansas, formal retreat …

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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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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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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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