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img Two photos of Sueo Ohye and another athlete (ddr-njpa-4-1562)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Welcome field meet for both players Ohye and Murakami. (Tokyo) May 23, 1937. A welcome field meet for both players Ohye and Murakami, hosted by the Japanese Field League, was held at Shiba Park stadium on the 22nd. Entries for this competition were led by both Ohye and Murakami, and after the …

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img Artist posing with hagoita (ddr-njpa-4-1477)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Tribute to Terunomiya and Takanomiya. This coming September, leading artist Teki Nishizawa will make a set of hagoita for a tribute to Princesses Terunomiya and Takanomiya. These hagoita are designed after the traditional Noh play design, 'Crane and Turtle,' as the main motif, but he made a design more intimate to children. …

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doc Nobusuke Kishi's son (ddr-njpa-4-426)

Caption on front: "PREMIER'S SON: Nobukazu Kishi, 35-year-old son of Japanese Prime Minister Nobusuke Kishi, arrived in Honolulu this morning at 7:55 from Tokyo by Japan Air Lines, accompanied by one of the premier's private secretaries, Michio Kawabe. They plan to leave here Sunday night for San Francisco to join the prime minister on his official …

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img Mineo Osumi and visiting Japanese Americans (ddr-njpa-4-1813)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Visit by Japanese living abroad to the Minister of the Navy. (Tokyo) 1934 April 6. Nisei from Los Angeles came to Japan to see the flowers of their homeland, which they had not seen before. They arrived on Entatsu [Tatsuta?] Maru, which arrived in the port of Yokohama on the 5th. They …

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img Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-270)

Black and white photographic print of Olinda Saito’s house outside of Tokyo with seven individuals standing or seated around dining table. From left: Olinda Saito seated, Olinda’s boyfriend Raymond Funakoshi (standing), unidentified Japanese athlete (seated), unidentified woman, Olinda’s youngest sister Aki Saito (standing), Tami Okamura (seated) and Olinda Saito’s mother (seated). Olinda was a Japanese citizen …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 23 (December 13, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-50)

Selected article titles: "Little Likelihood Seen for Early Supreme Court Decision on Validity of Alien Land Act" (p. 1), "Seek Federal Intervention in Yolo County Incidents. Ask Justice Department Action as Retrial Set for Lopez in Beating of Nisei" (p. 1), "Canadian Evcuees File Suit For Three Millions in Losses" (p. 2), "Los Angeles City Council …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 7 (February 17, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-7)

Selected article titles: "Attorney General Estimates $450,000 in Evacuee Claims Will Be Paid Before July 1" (p. 1), "Omnibus Bills Would Repeal Exclusion Act, End Racial Restrictions in Naturalization" (p. 1), "Rule Against Damages for Death in Camp" (p. 1), "Renunciants Seek Rehearing on Appellate Court's Verdict" (p. 1), "New Procedures Will Speed Action on Stays …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 5 (February 3, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-5)

Selected article titles: "Early Senate move on Mongolian labor bill urged by JACL" (p. 1), "'Home Again' lauded by Utah congressman as clear testimony of U.S. way of life" (p. 1), "White River Valley civic, business leaders sign petition to aid evacuees" (p. 1), "Nisei nominations by Ike in Senate" (p. 1), "Nisei columnist sees repercussions …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 18 (May 1, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-18)

Selected article titles: "Fair Housing Act in Colorado out on shaky start" (p. 1), "Calif. fair housing bill pending in Senate committee" (p. 1), "Aged Issei dies without known survivors, had refused to make will leaving $50,000" (p. 1), "Racial differences noted in attack of cancer, Japanese high in stomach cases" (p. 2), "New York telecasting …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 20 (November 15, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-46)

Selected article titles: "A great day for Mike and American Nisei" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka to speak on JACL - past, present and future at Chicago" (p. 1), "Enomoto sanctions Chicago JACL protest" (p. 1), "Inouye, Matsunaga, Mink roll up record setting vote" (p. 1), "Seattle JACLers hear local Negro militants" (p. 1), "Agnew worried over …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 9 (August 30, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-35)

Selected article titles: "Tone for JACL emphasis in next biennium set by Whitney Young" (p. 1), "JACLer of Biennium: Tak Kubota of Seattle" (p. 1), "Convention pays tribute to Inagaki" (p. 3), "Oriental influx to Monterey Park deplored by Negro. Wants 'out' if it's to be yellow ghetto" (p. 3), "Little Tokyo scouts to greet Japanese …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 9 (March 6, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-9)

Selected article titles: "Sparky lead witness at Title II hearings" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo plan cleared by council" (p. 1), "'Grandfather' clause included in bill to license gardeners in California" (p. 1), "Nisei back federal plan to boost cultural heritage" (p. 1), "Japanese American Curriculum finishes TV series, to write textbook" (p. 1), "Aerospace firm shutdown …

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img Ko Umeda Michiko sogi kinen satsuei [Commemorative photograph for the late Michiko Umeda funeral] (ddr-csujad-25-240)

A page from the Taenaka family photo album. Pasted on the page is a photograph taken to commemorate the funeral for Michiko Umeda, who is probably a daughter of Mohei and Sadae Umeda, held on March 2, 1924 in California. The attendees include Tamesaburo, Kamie, Haruko, Yaeko, Ukichi, Toshikuni, Chiyoko, and Saiko Taenaka. The photograph is …

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doc Letter from Nobuyuki Tanimoto to Mr. Mas [Masao] Okine, November 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-178)

A letter from Nobuyuki Tanimoto to his brother-in-law, Masao Okine. Nobuyuki writes from Japan where he is stationed as a US Army soldier of Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers or General Headquarters (GHQ). He describes his work place, Prince Shimazu House, in Tokyo, Japan, and also improvement from inadequate supplies in Japan after the war. …

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img Translating Japanese documents (ddr-densho-114-152)

Original caption: Team G, Nisei Japanese, of the translation and scanning sub-section, General Headquarters, Allied Forces in the Pacific, NYK Building, Tokyo, Japan, work at translating Japanese documents requested by other organizations. This team is responsible for the full translation of letters for Gen. Douglas MacArthur, Supreme Allied Commander for the Allied Powers. L-R: Tec 4 …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 107 (September 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-194)

Selected article titles: "Camp Folks Ready for Relocation"; "'Tokyo Rose' Taken Into Custody by Yank M. P.S."; "On the Other Hand"; "'Gentlemen, He'll Have to Answer to Me!'"; "Over the Top"; "Heap Praises on Mayor of Bay City"; "Missionaries Prepare to Go Back to Japan"; "Medicaid Care for Veterans"; "These are Some of the Things Soldiers …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 126 (October 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-212)

Selected article titles: "Inertia Prevents Tule Relocation"; "'He Seems to Have Been Born Brave'"; "Interior Secretary States WRA to Drop Tule Lake Management by February 1"; "Fear Mother Atomic Bomb Victim in Japan"; "Committee Supporting Non-Deportation Plan"; "Tokyo Rose Jailed on Suspicion of Treason"; "'They Speak Only Japanese at Restaurant'"; "Still Remembered"; "Soldier Killed in Plane …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 103 (August 27, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-190)

Selected article titles: "Denver Court to Hear Appeal Case"; "On the Other Hand"; "Niseis to Leave for Turkey to Teach at School"; "Assurances Demanded Before Permits Issued"; "Press for Early Return of Soldiers"; "Returnee News"; "Widow Receives Posthumous Silver Star Award for Her Husband from Sen. Quade"; "Race Called Sole Issue in Issei's Real Estat Brokers' …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 12 (ddr-densho-156-214)

Article titles: "Seizes 3 Japanese Stores"; "American-Born Jap Wants to Enter War Poster Contest"; "The Chiseler is Here"; "Work Completed on 160 Houses Heart Mountain Project"; "Workers Needed"; "Refuses Farm Jobs to Coast Evacuees"; "Socorro Citizens Vote to Seek Establishment of Internment Camp"; "Evacuated 'Little Tokyo' May be Latin-American Quarter of City"; "If Americans in Japan …

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vh An Oral History with Mitsuhiko H. Shimizu (ddr-csujad-29-57)

Issei community leader and businessman in Los Angeles's Little Tokyo recounts his arrest by Federal Bureau of Investigation after Pearl Harbor, his experiences in internment camps in North Dakota and Louisiana, and the Manzanar incarceration camp, California. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project, Oral History Program, CSU Fullerton. Transcript is …

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

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. Transcript is found in …

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img William Hardy and Shigemitsu Mamoru (ddr-densho-259-326)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This sailor must have been William Hardy, who was a cabin boy aboard one of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's ships which were used to force an entrance to Japan in 1853 Corky Kawasaki translated the Japanese writing, which from left to right is: Yasui, Masuo Dono [Mister or Esquire]...It was signed by …

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img W. Cameron Forbes honoring the Girls World Basketball Free Throw champions (ddr-njpa-1-385)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Girls World Basketball Free Throw Championship Cup Award Ceremony. The girls team from Shoei Girls' High School in Shibashirokanezaru [?], Tokyo won the World Basketball Free Throw Championship. As the four championship trophies and four gold medals sent to Japanese committee member [illegible] by the committee in Memphis, Tennessee, USA had arrived, …

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img Helen Keller being filmed during her trip to Japan (ddr-njpa-1-761)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Miraculous Voice Goes to the Movies. (Tokyo) April 16, 1937. Helen Keller's miraculous voice and holy appearance were captured by a talkie camera under the luxuriantly blossoming cherry trees of the Imperial Hotel's courtyard on her first Sunday in Japan. With the assistance of Ms. Thomson [illegible] the dialog under the …

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img A statue of Kusunoki Masashige (ddr-njpa-1-355)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Statue of Kusunoki Masashige Gifted to General Franco. (Tokyo) January 28, 1939. A statue of Kusunoki Masashige was given at the Japanese-German-Italian Friendship Society to commemorate the occupation of Barcelona by the Spanish Franco government's forces. Society Director Ito visited Ambassador Vigo at the Spanish legation in Azabu-Hyoe at 10 a.m. on …

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