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Joseph Grew and his wife returning to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-542)
img Joseph Grew and his wife returning to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-542)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "US Ambassador Grew Returns to Post. (Tokyo) October 11, 1939. US Ambassador to Japan Joseph Conrad Grew, who had returned to the US in connection to his mission of realigning relations between the US and Japan, and his wife entered Yokohama port at 5:30 p.m. on the 10th aboard the Tatsuta Maru …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-542/
Japanese Americans revisit their painful past (ddr-csujad-55-2109)
doc Japanese Americans revisit their painful past (ddr-csujad-55-2109)
Newspaper clipping published in the Los Angeles Times regarding former incarcerees dismantling barracks at Heart Mountain incarceration camp to send back to Little Tokyo in Los Angeles as a permanent reminder of the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2212
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2109/
Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Chiong-hui (ddr-densho-446-348)
doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Chiong-hui (ddr-densho-446-348)
Getting attention and support from mission boards for Formosa project is frustrating, but Ai Chih Tsai is still trying. He accepted UNRRA assignments and will be in Formosa for 1 year starting in about 5 weeks. Ryou (Morikawa) Tsai and are going to San Diego until he can call them to Formosa or until he returns …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-348/
Jose Naza (ddr-njpa-1-987)
img Jose Naza (ddr-njpa-1-987)
Caption on reverse: "U.N. President-Jose Naza of Chile, president of the General Assembly of the United Nations, who arrived via Pan American Airways last night from San Francisco, departs via PAA tonight enroute to Tokyo and a scheduled audience with Emperor Hirohito, Prime Minister Ichiro Hatoyame and other top government leaders. Later he will fly to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-987/
Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-309)
doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-309)
He is packing up the watch and clock to send; might go to Florence; heard the regiment is getting replacements soon; John got a letter from Ted Matsushima from Tokyo Bay; if they see Bob (Yatabe) say hello for him and tell him his company is acting as riot companies in they have trouble with the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-535-309/

Narrator Bruce T. Kaji

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/506/

Narrator Alan Kondo

Sansei male. Born in 1946 in Toronto, Canada, where parents settled after their wartime incarceration. Father initially worked for The New Canadian newspaper and then opened a print shop. As a teenager in Toronto, Alan became the lead singer of a band, the Asian Minors. After attending the University of Toronto, moved to Los Angeles and …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/1087/
Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 18, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-190)
doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, February 18, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-190)
A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, along with a note in English. He writes from Tokyo, Japan, where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. The letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Postal Service. In the letter, Masao informs that he has been transferred from Sagamihara to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-190/
Fusetsu Nakamura looking at a photo album with his daughter and others (ddr-njpa-4-1170)
img Fusetsu Nakamura looking at a photo album with his daughter and others (ddr-njpa-4-1170)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "After finishing 10 years of studying English literature, daughter of artist Fusetsu Nakamura returned to Tokyo. After graduated from a women's university in Meijiro the daughter of artist Fusetsu Nakamura, Mineko, went to America to study at a university. After she graduated from the American university she went to England to study …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1170/
Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 49 (December 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-209)
doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 49 (December 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-209)
Selected article titles: "FDR Hails 'Wonderful' Record" (p. 1), "Colorado Asks Coast Return" (p. 1), "Tokyo-Born Youth Volunteers to Fight Japanese Fascists" (p. 1), "Okay is Needed for Re-Entry" (p. 1), "New Relocation Plan to Stress Action in Center" (p. 1), "Liberals to Aid Postwar Japan" (p. 1), "Poll Discloses Majority Think Japanese Misled" (p. 2), …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-209/
Onoe Kikugoro VI posing in costume (ddr-njpa-4-1762)
img Onoe Kikugoro VI posing in costume (ddr-njpa-4-1762)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "April show at Tokyo Theater. 1st 'Okura'. Kikugoro Ogami played Lord Okura, which he had not done before. The techniques of his performance to maintain the dignity of the court noble were great. He could act the fool without opening his moth. The play became a completely different one, based on the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-1762/
Merry Go Round (ddr-one-2-249)
img Merry Go Round (ddr-one-2-249)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito wearing a plaid print dress standing outside at unknown Tokyo location with “Merry Go Round” sign in background. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-249/
Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-50)
img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-50)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Six individuals standing behind a table featuring a cake, flowers and candles, (from left): Olinda Saito (bride), Raymond Funakoshi (groom), unidentified, Olinda Saito’s mother, Olinda Saito’s sisters Aki Saito and Yoshi Saito. Shiuko Sakai, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-50/
Park Hotel (ddr-one-2-371)
img Park Hotel (ddr-one-2-371)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Gracia Becker, Asa, and Aya Taketomi standing outside the Park Hotel in Tokyo, January 1947. Aya was at the hotel trying to generate business for a dressmaker by taking measurements. Aya and Asa were sisters. Gracia and Ann Grazick were roommates with Shiuko and Tami Okamura at the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-371/
Sailing on
img Sailing on "Tartan" (ddr-one-2-60)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Lt. Hughes, Tami Okamura, Lt. Col. Glenn and Olinda Saito seated on a boat with ships on right side of image and in background. While Lt. Col. Glenn was attending the U.S. army language school, Lt. Hughes invited Shiuko Sakai, Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito for outing on …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-60/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 19 (May 12, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-19)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 19 (May 12, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-19)
Selected article titles: "Sgt. Ben Kuroki Participates In B-29 Raids Against Tokyo" (p. 1), "Truman Signs Bill to Aid Evacuee Group" (p. 1), "Seek to Repeal California Code Permitting Segregated Schools" (p. 1), "Neighbors Express Regret Over Vandalism Which Defaced Home Of Returned Nisei in Seattle" (p. 3), "New Statewide Anti-Evacuee Group Asks Confiscation of Property …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-17-19/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 14 (April 9, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-14)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 14 (April 9, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-14)
Selected article titles: "House Appropriatins Group Approves $1,200,000 Fund for Payment of Evacuee Claims" (p. 1), "Two Nisei Strandees Win Test Case on Citizenship" (p. 1), "Justice Department Reports Forms Now Available for Claims on Contraband Losses" (p. 2), "Urge Legislation of Stay of 300 Japanese Peruvians" (p. 2), "Expect Few Evacuees Back in British Columbia …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-21-14/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 14 (October 1, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-39)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 14 (October 1, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-39)
Selected article titles: "'Tokyo Rose' Defense to Appeal Conviction. Report Jury Majority Favored Acquittal Verdict But Unable to Sway 'At Least Two Jurors'" (p. 1), "Masaoka Urges White House Support of Early Passage of Issei Citizenship Proposal" (p. 1), "Los Angeles City Council Defeats Ordinance Proposing Fair Play as in Employment" (p. 3), "Federal Housing Agency …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-21-39/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 25 (June 26, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-25)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 25 (June 26, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-25)
Selected article titles: "12 named for 'JACLer of Biennium'" (p. 1), "Oriental home found assessed 280 per cent above its average" (p. 1), "'Go For Broke' East Los Angeles youth organize to fight delinquency issues" (p. 1), "Issei want to live in Little Tokyo" (p. 1), "San Francisco Schools seek specialist in Asian American studies, workshop" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-42-25/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 7 (February 12, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-7)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 7 (February 12, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-7)
Selected article titles: "Warren's 1942 Stand Demanding Evacuation Hit" (p.1), "Agricultural Exploits of Early Day Issei in San Luis Obispo, Watsonville, Role in Monterey Fishing Told History Project" (p.1, 4), "Great Lack of Communication between Nisei and Sansei Note by Psychologists" (p.1), "Utah Governor Signs Mixed Marriage Bill" (p.1), "'Nisei: the Pride and the Shame'" (p.2, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-7/
Waseda University Hoshien Scott Hall] (ddr-csujad-25-254)
img Waseda University Hoshien Scott Hall] (ddr-csujad-25-254)
A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a group photograph of Japanese students. It appears to be a commencement of Waseda University taken in front of Waseda University Hoshien Scott Hall, Tokyo, Japan between 1938 and 1940. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-25-254/
Checking documents used in war crimes trials (ddr-densho-114-142)
img Checking documents used in war crimes trials (ddr-densho-114-142)
Original caption: Nisei Capt. Steve S. Yammoto of Chicago, Ill., International Prosecution section, International Military Tribunal in the Far East, center, checks Japanese documents used in the war crimes trials, held in the War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan. He is assisted by two members of the Allied Translator and Interpreter section. They are, l. to r., …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-142/
Nisei translators (ddr-densho-114-139)
img Nisei translators (ddr-densho-114-139)
Original caption: These Nisei character writers, Takashi Kikuta of Maui, T.H., left, and Hiroshi Yoshida of Los Angeles, Calif., right, insert Japanese characters following the romanization of Japanese proper names and special phrases in documents which have been translated. Characters must be written neatly in a size comparable to typewriter type. They are employed by the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-139/
Matsutake Dinner with family (ddr-densho-477-778)
img Matsutake Dinner with family (ddr-densho-477-778)
Photograph of Isoshima and Shimono women enjoying a matsuake dinner at a onsen in Japan. From right to left counterclockwise around the table: Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Susan Isoshima, and Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura. The caption below the photo reads "Enjoy a matsuake dinner at kampo no yado at ome (oonsen) Don's …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-778/
Wang Chonghui seated with Prime Minister Okada (ddr-njpa-1-1021)
img Wang Chonghui seated with Prime Minister Okada (ddr-njpa-1-1021)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Wang Chonghui Visits Prime Minister Okada. (Tokyo) February 21, 1935. Wang Chonghui, currently visiting Japan, visited Prime Minister Okada at the prime minister's office at 9:20 a.m. on the 21st, accompanied by Councillor Zheng of the Chinese legation. He paid his respects, exchanged the firm handshake of Sino-Japanese goodwill, and talked comfortably …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-1021/
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