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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 18 (May 7, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-18)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Supreme Court Reaffirms Ruling Against Enforcement of Race Restrictive Covenants" (p. 1), "Judge Goodman Refuses U.S. Request to Delay Granting Citizen Rights to Renunciants" (p. 1), "Attorney in 'Tokyo Rose' Case Charges Intimidation by Army" (p. 1), "High Cost of Racial Bigotry Told by Masaoka in Minneapolis" (p. 1), "Nisei, White, Negro …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 24 (December 14, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-50)

Selected article titles: "Semi-Gov't Japan Agency to Step Up Temporary Farm Laborers Program" (p. 1), "Annual immigration quota for Japan may be raised to 563" (p. 1), "Urge middle ground in current textile, quota controversy" (p. 2), "Tokyoite answers Keyes Beech's article on Japanese indifferentism to communism" (p. 2), "Marysville fetes Japan farm laborers" (p. 3), …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 23 (December 6, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-49)

Select article titles: "U.S. Admits 6,000 Immigratnts from Japan in 1956-57" (p. 1); "Idaho governor urges Nisei help rid Intolerance, 1000ers celebrate" (p. 1); "Confusion among Nisei on U.S.-Japan affairs draws comment from Tokyo writer" (p. 2); "Bandits slug Issei, attempt to rob Nat'l JACL quarters" (p. 3); "Obnoxious term in 'Fuzz Young' textbook story to …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 17 (October 25, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-43)

Select article titles: "Cemetery Sued. Refuses to Bury Child of Negro" (p. 1); "Supreme Court smashes another Southern attempt to block school desegregation" (p. 1); "Problem of internment of Japanese reported nil" (p. 1); "First Nisei International Convention opens in Tokyo; Kishi welcomes 500 delegates, hopes Nisei can help link nations" (p. 1); "Minority bias in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 2, (July 10, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-27)

Selected article titles: "JACL Convention Delegates' Special Edition" (p. 1), "Greater emphasis on education urged in 9-point JACL program" (p. 1), "Nisei veterans at Reunion told own war record is 'hallmark of patriotism'" (p. 1), "Japanese Class at Dorsey High O.K. but status of teacher unsettled" (p. 3), "Little Tokyo redevelopment project approved by U.S. govt." …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 3 (July 16, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-28)

Selected article titles: "Miyako apologizes for bias" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project: HUD extends $6 million" (p. 1), "Temple City teacher arbitrarily denied tenure, JACL intervenes" (p. 1), "Mineta inaugural" (p. 1), "Interim nat'l JACL board sessions set" (p. 1), "New Jersey Sansei garners Pop Warner honors--first team of Little Scholars" (p. 2), "16 win …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 11 (March 16, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-11)

Selected article titles: "Ham Say Naim case refused 2nd time by Supreme Court" (p. 1), "Slur Against Japanese Americans in radio broadcast reported by JACler" (p. 1), "'No spectators in democracy--each of us must help make it work', Issei told" (p. 1), "Nat'l JACL credit union declared 5% dividend again as growth reflected" (p. 4), "Minnesota …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 151 (December 14, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-237)

Selected article titles: "Returnee Farmers are in Better Position Than Small Shop Men"; "On the Other Hand"; "Births are Reported"; "Watch for Booby Traps, Watchword of Wary Japanese American Vets"; "Nisei Veterans Invited by AVC"; "Phone Call Caught Attention of Hoover"; "Housing Problem Grows as Population Swells"; "Cal. St. Community Church Program for This Week-end"; "Episode …

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vh Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-542)

Sansei female. Born May 7, 1948, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Boyle Heights, attending the Maryknoll Catholic School. Went to the University of California, Berkeley, during the Asian American Studies movement. Involved in numerous activist community groups in Los Angeles, such as the Asian Women's Group and the Community …

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vh Kathy Nishimoto Masaoka Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-544)

Sansei female. Born May 7, 1948, in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Boyle Heights, attending the Maryknoll Catholic School. Went to the University of California, Berkeley, during the Asian American Studies movement. Involved in numerous activist community groups in Los Angeles, such as the Asian Women's Group and the Community …

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img Eugen Ott (ddr-njpa-1-1006)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) February 23, 1939. In response to a prior gift from His Majesty the Emperor, Fuhrer Hitler (via Ambassador Ott) gifted a vase from the National Porcelain Factory in Berlin on the 23rd. The ambassador visited the palace at 10:20 a.m. on that day and had an audience with the Emperor in …

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img Eugen Ott standing with his wife (ddr-njpa-1-1008)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "German Ambassador Presents His Credentials. (Tokyo) April 28, 1938. New German Ambassador Eugen Ott visited the palace accompanied by a squad of guards at 9:30 a.m. on the 28th and saw His Majesty the Emperor at 10 a.m. in the Phoenix Hall and presented his credentials. He was in full court dress …

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vh An Oral History with Reverend Seytsu Takahashi - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-58-1)

Issei Buddhist bishop and superintendent of Kayasan Temple in Little Tokyo since 1931 recounts his wartime experiences and internment at Fort Missoula, Montana; Livingstone, Louisiana; and Crystal City, Texas. Transcribed in both Japanese and English. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Audio is found in …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 22 (June 7, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-23)

Selected article titles: "Kawakita Will Face Federal Treason Charge for Alleged Mistreatment of U.S. POWs" (p. 1), "California Senate Repeals School Segregation Law. Governor Warren Expected To Sign Measure Abolishing Anti-Oriental Education Code" (p. 1), "Recruiting Teams Seek Nisei For Japan Occupation Duty" (p. 2), "U.S. Court Upholds Order Of Deportation Served on Japanese Resident Aliens" …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 17 (May 5, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-18)

Selected article titles: "Two Hundred 442nd Veterans Will Be Guests at Tokyo Premiere of 'Go for Broke!' (p. 1), "Ruling by Supreme Court May Affect Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "JACL ADC Official to Testify in Favor of Fair Employment Law Before Assembly Group" (p. 2), "California Assemblyman Plans Resolution to Delete Racist Terms in State's Constitution. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 25 (June 25, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-25)

Selected article titles: "'Title II campaign: House Rules committee clears out two measures" (p. 1), "Manhattan court acknowledges slur but 'damage-loss' demanded" (p. 1), "Carnegie Corp. cites 'Nisei' book in own quarterly" (p. 1), "Low-rent public housing for minorities virtually out due to Valtierra case" (p. 1), "Laws barring welfare to aliens invalid, Calif. legal residency …

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img Nisei defense attorney in war crimes trial (ddr-densho-114-145)

Original caption: Nisei defense attorney for Tojo, one of the major war criminals to be tried before the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, War Ministry Bldg., Tokyo, Japan, is George Yamaoka, a civil service employee, who stands at the addressing stand. Mr. Yamaoka, who lives in N.Y. City, was attached to the Japanese delegation, …

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img Nisei translators (ddr-densho-114-164)

Original caption: Nisei Japanese civilians and soldiers of the U.S. Army, work in the translation and scanning sections, and the Allied translator and interpreter sections, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, located in the NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan. The majority of the personnel working in these sections are Nisei civilians and soldiers, who are responsible …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 46 (June 7, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-243)

Selected article titles: "New York Hostel Now Open to Servicemen" (p. 1), "Quell Rumors" (p. 1), "Death of First Nisei Reported in Pacific" (p. 1), "Myer Backs Japanese Return to Coast" (p. 1), "Aged-Issei Reported in Seattle for Health" (p. 1), "Tokyo Comments on Tule Lake Incident" (p. 1), "Seek to Prevent Colonization in East" (p. …

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img Louis Ferdinand and Kira Kirillovna watching judo (ddr-njpa-1-337)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kaiser's Grandson and his Wife Observe Jujutsu. (Tokyo) August 8, 1938. The Kaiser's grandson and his wife have spent their days since coming to Japan in a dazzled state as they've gone sightseeing and been welcomed everywhere. One example was their visit to the Kodokan at 2 p.m. on the 8th, where …

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vh Aya Uenishi Medrud Interview (ddr-densho-1000-213)

Nisei female. Born April 9, 1925, in Malden, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. From Minidoka, relocated with family to Utica, New York. Worked in Japan for the U.S. Army of Occupation, and for the Tokyo General Army Hospital …

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av Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1710)

Ogawa discusses growing up in Hollywood, spending a year in Japan as a child, his experiences with discrimination in high school, attending Japanese classes, being denied from universities for being Japanese, working in Tokyo when the war started, and convincing his parents to move back to Japan in 1941. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions …

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Narrator Tomiye Terasaki

Kibei female. Born October 5, 1910, in San Francisco, California. At age three, sent to live with grandfather and receive education in Fukuoka, Japan. After high school, temporarily moved to Tokyo and assisted family-owned business. In 1929, returned to U.S. to join parents in Sacramento. After arranged marriage to Mr. Tadao Sakita, moved to Los Angeles, …

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Narrator Harvey Watanabe

Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, January 10, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-121)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne. This letter is written in Japan where Masao is currently stationed as a Nisei soldier and mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao describes his work as a US Army solider in Japan: He has …

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