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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 119 (October 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-205)
Selected article titles: "Revolution or Reform, Choice"; "On the Other Hand"; "Two Returnee Families' Homes Destroyed by Fire"; "Matron Involved in Auto Accident on Wednesday"; "Ando Committee Member of Council"; "Art Hayashi to Introduce His Hand at League Dance"; "Nisei CIO Leaves from Hawaii Mainland Visitor"; "6 Injured in Accident"; "Monday Evening Consulting Hours Eliminated by …
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A basket shop owner and his family (ddr-densho-299-22)
Caption on reverse: "FEC-48-3062. 23 April 1948 / Living standards in Japan: / This photograph of a Japanese family / is to be used in a S & S feature story / on the difference in living standards / throughout Japan. Mr. T. Kakizawa / (extreme right), directs an employee / in his lacquer basket shop …
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Prime Minister Yoshida dicussing rumors of resignation with some U.S. army troops (ddr-densho-299-188)
Two captions. Bottom side caption: "17 Jan 1947 Tokyo, Japan / Shown chatting with Prime Minister Yoshida and his secretary concerning / The resignation rumors which now prevail are: Lt. Ted Akimoto, U.S. Army / Photographer (extreme right) and T/4 Robert Shintani, Interpreter, ATIS, GHQ, / Far East Command." Right hand side caption: "I was the …
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Japanese American family (ddr-densho-37-429)
Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Bill Hosokawa, Editor of the Sentinel, Heart Mountain Relocation Center newspaper, and the Nisei leader in center activities, and American citizen, a graduate of the University of Washington, former West Coast reporter and foreign correspondent. Bill has traveled throughout the Orient, has lived in Tokyo and …
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Ms. Felicita at her divorce suit hearing (ddr-njpa-1-329)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Felicita Court Hearing Ends. The public hearing for the divorce suit of Hideto Nakano (37) and Felicita (28), sparked by the break up of their international love, is still ongoing with Judge Shirakata of Tokyo Regional Court's First Civil Section presiding and the lawyers Kiyose and Sugiura for the plaintiff and Hatoyama …
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Letter from Grace Sumida to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-13)
Letter describes Little Tokyo as a "ghost town", with the majority of stores closed, and the produce houses either closed or sold. She is the only one in the immediate family that is still working, and describes current evacuation news of friends. Also mentions that Emmy was marrying Ken Ito on Saturday. Expressed sadness of the …
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Wang Chonghui speaking with General Mazaki (ddr-njpa-1-1020)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) February 23, 1935. Wang Chonghui, who spent the morning of the 23rd visiting General Araki and Deputy Chief of the Navy General Staff Admiral Kato, visited Inspector General of Military Education General Mazaki after finishing his meeting with Admiral Kato and conferred with him for about 30 minutes from 11:30 a.m. …
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Wang Chonghui at his farewell luncheon (ddr-njpa-1-1022)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Farewell Luncheon for Wang Hosted by Vice Minister Shigemitsu. (Tokyo) February 25, 1935. A farewell luncheon for Wang Chongjing hosted by Foreign Vice Minister Shigemitsu was held at the Koyokana from 12:30 p.m. on the 25th. Wang and Ambassador Jiang were the major guests to attend, as well as Kenkichi Yoshizawa. Vice …
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Bert Nakano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-67)
Nisei male. Born March 5, 1928, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Incarcerated at the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Resettled in Gardena, California. Member of the Little Tokyo People's Rights Organization (LTPRO) and National Coalition for Redress/Reparations (NCRR).
(This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the …
Narrator Minoru Kiyota
Kibei male, born October 12, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Raised primarily in San Francisco, California, spending four years in Hiratsuka, Japan. Was incarcerated with his family at Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and as a consequence was moved to Tule Lake Segregation Center, California. In Tule, he renounced his U.S. …
Narrator Paul Nagano
Sansei male. Born, June 17, 1920, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in "Little Tokyo," and the Boyle Heights area. During World War II, was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Became ordained as a Baptist minister while incarcerated, ministering to fellow camp inmates and leading ecumenical worship services in camp. Left Poston to attend …
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Short article regarding a Japanese journalist (ddr-njpa-4-1473)
Article [translation]: "Correspondent Nishijima's post in New York. Correspondent Tokumaru Nishijima, of the Daimaitonichi's New York branch, is a graduate of the Department of Economics at Tokyo University, and he used to work at the Shanghai branch. For his first trip abroad to the U.S., Mr. Fukumoto, of the same company, transferred and promoted him to …
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Uichiro Ogura working on a relief memorializing Heihachiro Togo (ddr-njpa-4-1737)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) May 7, 1935. Master craftsman Uichiro Ogura completed a relief sculpture which features army general Togo, who is recognized as a hero on the 27th. The 27th will memorialize the 30th anniversary of the Russo-Japanese War. Togo is with his staff officers on the warship Mikasa in the relief. This relief …
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Kocho Otani reading a speech at a party (ddr-njpa-4-1897)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Buddha's [?] in the Imperial capital. An invitation party for Higashi Honganji. (Tokyo) On the night of December 4th, Abbot Kocho Otani and his wife Tomoko advocated a radical reformation of teaching and learning. They held a tea party at the Imperial Hotel on the afternoon of the 4th. Kocho Otani is …
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A trial defendant with his lawyer and another man (ddr-njpa-4-1517)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "'Parachute that did not open' trial. November 21, 1937. When a test to establish the minimum dive world record was conducted with a Nonaka-style parachute, Seizo Higo (18 at the time) died because the parachute did not open. This incident has become known as 'the parachute that did not open,' and the …
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Shuhei Nishida (ddr-njpa-4-1435)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei photo, National News, No. 416. Pole-vaulter Nishida called. (Tokyo) August 23, 1938. World-famous Nishida received a call, and he is going to join the army as an engineer, with a pickaxe instead of a pole. Mr. Nishida worked in a division at Hitachi. While he worked there he practiced everything for …
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Rokuro Moroi's obituary (ddr-njpa-4-1104)
Article [translation]: "Former Honolulu Consul-General Rokuro Moroi passed away. Enjoyed the hobby of mountain climbing during his stay. From April 1916 to August 1919 he worked at the consulate as the Consul-General. After his last post as the minister in Argentina he retired from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Rokuro Moroi passed away from a stomach …
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Mineo Osumi, Hisaichi Terauchi, and other naval and military officers (ddr-njpa-4-1820)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Nazi Party convention. Admirals Terauchi and Osumi will attend the meeting. The 11th convention of the Nazi Party will be held from September 2nd to September 11th in Nuremburg in Southern Germany. Hisaichi Terauchi, government advisor of the military, and Admiral Osumi, another advisor, will leave Tokyo for Europe at 9 a.m. …
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Sueo Ohye receiving an award (ddr-njpa-4-1555)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) May 28, 1937. An award ceremony for the winner of the pole vault, Ohye, was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the night of the 27th. He received a trophy from the U.S. Track and Field League, and a plaque was passed to Ohye by Intelligence Department Executive Director …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 16 (April 20, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-16)
Selected article titles: "Colorado Nisei Named as Top Farmer of Year" (p. 1), "State supreme court backs up Nisei in damage suit against sand-rock firm" (p. 1), "Senate Passes Bill Amending Fulbright Act" (p. 1), "JACL Regional Office Vandalized, Burglarized for Sixth Time" (p. 1), "JACL raps flood of anti-Semitic letters" (p. 1), "Tokyo Rose to …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 21 (November 22, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-47)
Selected article titles: "Buddhist prelate lauds Placer fete as Americanism at its best" (p. 1), "Hosokawa calls MIS veterans to battle present-day social ills" (p. 1), "Not safe anymore to walk, drive through Seattle central district" (p. 1), "Hawaiians reject constitutional change to drop voting age to 18" (p. 1), "2 Japanese in South Africa ired …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4366 (September 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-77)
Selected article titles: "Evacuee Parents of Deceased Soldiers Should File Reclaims"; "Report First Nisei Signs Contract With Pro Football Team"; "Nisei Born in Placer Wants No Part of Tokio"; "WRA Sees Only Half of Nisei Back on Coast"; "Anti-Nisei Terrorism. S.F. Police Set All-Night Guard at Nisei Quarters"; "Lathrop Workers Quit Work Because of Japanese"; "Two …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. VI, No. 6 (ddr-densho-156-270)
Article titles: "Editorial: 'Too Much'"; "Forced Jap Labor Urged": "Italian and German Evacuees from Coast are Arrivals Here"; "German Group Declared Secretly Working Since War Began"; "Hawaii Born Jap Yields Seat He Won"; "Curfew Law Puzzle Arises"; "Japs to be Moved"; "Mine Owners Seek Okeh on Jap Labor"; "Last 500 of Mexican Crop Workers Here"; "Employment …
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An Oral History with John Yukio Mori (ddr-csujad-29-2)
A Sansei and conscientious objector to the Vietnam war discusses alternate service as partner in Amerasia Bookstore, a nonprofit organization serving Los Angeles's Little Tokyo; activities in Young Buddhist Association; parent's reaction to his current life-style; and long term effect of World War II incarceration. This oral history was conducted for the Japanese Oral History Project …