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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 11 (September 12, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-36)

Selected article titles: "EDC-MDC Airs 3 Issues: Vietnam Refugees, Budget, '74 Mandates" (p. 1), "EDC-MDC Workshops Stress 'Action'" (pp. 1-2), "Little Tokyo Redevelopment: Ground Broken for Higashi Hongwanji" (p. 1), and "Chiaroscuro: How Can We Not Get Involved in Community Affairs" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 110, No. 15 (April 20, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-15)

Select article titles: "1916-1990: Matsunaga Will Not Be Forgotten"(p.1); "Overseas Japanese Assn. to Hold 31st Convention in Tokyo May 16-18"(p.3); "Fear and Loathing of Japan"(p.5); "English Novelist Ishiguro Revisits Japan for the First Time in 30 Years"(p.6).

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img Nisei draftsman preparing maps (ddr-densho-114-157)

Original caption: Tec 5 George Fuyasho of Portland, Oregon, a Nisei Japanese draftsman for the Allied translator and interpreter section, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, prepares sketches and maps necessary for the production of documents, Floor plans and blueprints. Tokyo, Japan. 9-3-46.

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img A barge in a flood control canal (ddr-densho-299-33)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1869. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Flood control (public works) on a / drainage canal of the Ara River, not / far from the heart of Tokyo, which / is also used for navigation. River / barge used for transportation. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Dyed and washed fabric drying (ddr-densho-299-21)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-1861. 18 March 49 / NRS Project: / Extensive use of wood - Japanese drying rack used for drying dyed / and washed materials. Standard length / of Japanese kimono material drying / is 6 yards and approximately 1 foot / wide. Tokyo. / Photographer - Dunn / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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doc Letter from Takuo Endo to Agnes Rockrise (ddr-densho-335-14)

Takuo Endo writes to Agnes Rockrise of his memories of learning of George's birth and the Rockrise family photograph his grandmother kept. He then shares that he has a three year old daughter and that he currently works for the Tokyo Imperial University Hospital and teaches pediatrics.

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doc Crossroads, Vol. 1, No. 41 (March 11, 1949) (ddr-densho-358-15)

Selected article titles: "City Now Buying Lil Tokyo Sites" (p.1), "Brothers-in-Law in Reburial of Five Nisei War Heroes Here" (p.1), "More Strandee Cases Set for Trial, May 17" (p.2), "Scientist Decries Lack of Equipment to Carry on Research in Cancer" (p.3).

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vh Yoneko Watanabe Okamoto Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-7)

Nisei female. Born 1918 in Tokyo, Japan. Immigrated to the U.S. with parents at age five, and grew up in Hollywood, California. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pomona assembly center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Left camp to resettle in Philadelphia, California.

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img Kubutsu Otani laughing with two priests (ddr-njpa-4-1650)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) January 21, 1936. Kubutsu Otani left the priesthood on April 18, 1929 because of [?]. Since he left the priesthood seven years ago, he was granted a restoration of his priesthood before his father's [?] ceremony on February 8th. This ceremony marks his father's 13th anniversary of his father's death. He …

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vh Mo Nishida Interview II Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-382-5)

Protesting redevelopment in Little Tokyo

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Yukio Kawaratani Interview Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-377-39)

Community activities in Little Tokyo

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Kiyo Maruyama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1003-1-7)

Visiting Los Angeles' Little Tokyo

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vh Bill Watanabe Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1003-9-26)

Visiting Los Angeles' Little Tokyo

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Narrator Frank Shinichiro Tanabe

Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …

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Narrator Noboru Richard Horikawa

Nisei male. Born 1926 in San Francisco, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, moved with family to stay with relatives in Watsonville, California. During World War II, removed to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, then to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp early to attend school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drafted into the military and …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Joseph Grew (ddr-njpa-1-472)

Caption on front [translation]: "Ambassador Grew to Retire After 9 Years in Tokyo. Plans to Return to America in Early May. (Tokyo 21 Domei). According to today's Yomiuri Shimbun, US Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew will likely return home on a leave of absence in early May. The same paper also stated that Ambassador Grew hopes …

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doc Four-part article regarding Juji Kasai's report on Japan-U.S. relations (ddr-njpa-4-630)

Article title and sub-heading [translation]: "Japan-U.S. Relationship in Crisis Kasai Juji reporting from Washington, D.C." Article text [translation]: "The following serial reports are from telegrams Juji Kasai sent to Tokyo while he met with politicians, diplomats, news reporters, and friends during his 6-day visit to Washington..."

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 9 (August 27, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-34)

Selected article titles: "Refute Temperance Leader's Lie by Inference' on Alleged Pearl Harbor Drunkenness" (p. 1), "'Tokyo Rose' Defense Witness Contradicts Own Story; Alleges Intimidation by FBI Agents" (p. 1), "Nisei Quaker Faces Jail for Tax Refusal" (p. 1), "Court Criticizes Gen. DeWitt In Decision on Renunciants" (p. 1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 1 (January 6, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-1)

Selected article titles: "PC with Membership Starts Today with 10,000 Circulation" (p. 1), "Column Left: JACL History Project: Issei Story" (pp. 2, 4), "Tokyo Topics: New Ikeda Cabinet Organized, Not Likely to Last; Socialist Mission Called 'Joke'" (p. 3), and "Living with JACL: The 1929 Conference" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 75, No. 11 (September 15, 1972) (ddr-pc-44-36)

Selected article titles: "Major PSW Push Still in Education" (p. 1, 5), "Personalized Calif. License Plates with Racial Slur Distresses Senator" (p.1), "Nixon-Tanaka Statement" (p.2), "West Coast Nisei Express Fear in Being Caught in Trade War" (p.3), "Little Tokyo Health Fair Sept. 24" (p.4).

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img Supply clerks (ddr-densho-114-156)

Original caption: Nisei Japanese supply clerks, work in the supply room from which supplies are issued to the Allied translator and interpreter section, General Headquarters, Allied Powers in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan. L-R: Pfc. Hideo Ikeuchi, Tec 5 Tom Maruyama, and Pfc. Francis Nakagawa. 9-3-46.

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 8 (August 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-394)

Selected article titles: "Rocky Shimpo Carries False Statement" (p. 1), "'Report from Tokyo' Translated into Japanese" (p. 1), "1468 Segregants to Leave in Early Oct." (p. 1), "Foreign Property Owners Must File Report" (p. 1), "Newell Supplies Poston with Vegetables" (p. 3), "Use of Electrical Appliance Banned" (p. 4).

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img Japanese glassworker cools down a cocktail glass with a fan (ddr-densho-299-67)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-2057. 23 April 49 / Manufacturing glassware in Japan / After twisting, a Japanese worker at / the Hoya Glass Factory, Tokyo, Japan, / fans the stem of a cocktail glass to / cool it to prevent it from losing its / shape. / Photographer - Girard / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img A woman cultivating crops in a bombed out area (ddr-densho-299-23)

Caption in reverse: "FEC-49-1946. 25 March 49 / NRS Project: / Utilization of every available space / for production of food crops, even / among the rubble of bombed ruins / and foundations. Woman with baby / on her back cultivating winter wheat / Tokyo metropolitan area. / Photographer - Crowe / Photograph by U.S. Army."

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img Panorama of two baseballs teams on field (ddr-ajah-5-88)

Caption below photo: 1928 Alameda Taiiku Kai baseball team vs. Keio University of Tokyo, Japan. Alameda, CA. L to R of the men in suit and tie: Ryosaku Akagi: President of the Alameda Japanese Association and then Hikotaro "Harry" Kono, ATK President. Includes handwritten note describing the photo

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