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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 128 (October 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-214)

Selected article titles: "Estimate Return Will be One-Half"; "Council Awards Rank to Boy Scout Matsumoto"; "Thank Bay City Mayor"; "Births are Reported"; "He Volunteers for Service to See Sister in Shanghai"; "Equity Censures Frank Fay for Criticism"; "Policy Stated"; "Returnees Donate $700 to JACL, Other Groups"; "Hayasaka-Takeuchi Rites Held in Whitemarsh, PA"; "Rose was Signing Snorter …

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doc Digest of Information No. 25 and 26 (ddr-densho-156-386)

Section titles: "Regional Chiefs in Washington"; "1,000 Apply for Leave"; "WRA Movie Released"; "Background Bulletin Completed"; "Welfare Agencies Map Program"; "Plan WRA Office in Chicago"; "Complete Agricultural Conferences"; "Meets with legion Officials"; "Dr. Thompson Here"; "Arnold Leaves for Hawaii"; "To Survey Project Requirements"; "Change Script in 'Little Tokyo'"; "Railroads Seek Workers"; "Progress in Land Purchase"; "Marks …

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vh An Oral History with Katsuma Mukaeda (ddr-csujad-29-56)

Chairman of Japanese American Cultural Center and former president of Japanese Chamber of Commerce recounts conditions of prewar Los Angeles's Little Tokyo, its wartime conversion into a black community, postwar reestablishment as a Japanese-American cultural and commercial center. Includes comments on discriminatory legislation, prewar Japan-American relations. World War II removal and incarceration, camp conditions, wartime repatriation …

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img W. Cameron Forbes (ddr-njpa-1-372)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "US Ambassador to Japan W. Cameron Forbes ended his leave of absence of approximately 6 months, returning to work after entering Yokohama harbor before daybreak on the 5th aboard the Empress of Asia from Vancouver accompanied by Mrs. Forbes and Ms. Kendall [?]. The ambassador said the following aboard the ship: 'Although …

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vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-195)

Nisei female. Born July 18, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi (Japantown) where parents ran the U.S. Hotel. Attended Bailey Gatzert Grade School and Washington Junior High School before moving to North Seattle with older siblings to operate a produce stand. Graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1937 and worked as a waitress …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 25 (August 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-51)

Selected article titles: "Marcantonio Bill Calls for Support of Every Issei, Nisei" (p. 1), "Camp Shelby Calls Three More Volunteers" (p. 1), "Noteworthy: California Chinese Americans Asks Fair Play for Loyal Nisei" (p. 1), "Myer States WRA Policies. WRA Plans Leaves Simplification; Predicts Large Scale Relocation" (p. 1), "Spanish Consul Visits Here" (p. 1), "Pamphlets Explain …

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Japanese Girls to Entertain at A.-Y.-P. Fair. Ten Tiny Maidens Who Helped While Away Hours for Admiral Sperry's Officers in Tokyo Coming to Seattle. Tea Garden Afternoons to Be Feature of Show. (January 31, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-143)

doc Japanese Girls to Entertain at A.-Y.-P. Fair. Ten Tiny Maidens Who Helped While Away Hours for Admiral Sperry's Officers in Tokyo Coming to Seattle. Tea Garden Afternoons to Be Feature of Show. (January 31, 1909) (ddr-densho-56-143)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 31, 1909, p. 22

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Consular Report Tells Story. Japanese Representative in United States Sends Account of San Francisco Affair to His Government. Document Will Be Made Public at Tokyo Tomorrow -- Tale is Told in Graphic but Unsensational Manner. (June 14, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-90)

doc Consular Report Tells Story. Japanese Representative in United States Sends Account of San Francisco Affair to His Government. Document Will Be Made Public at Tokyo Tomorrow -- Tale is Told in Graphic but Unsensational Manner. (June 14, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-90)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 14, 1907, p. 4

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doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-161)

English translation of the annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 12: [Right] Japan declared a war, and Japanese Imperial Army attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. When the war broke out, Yuta Masukawa was visiting Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. He rode on a streetcar to get to Little Tokyo and bought a record, "Shina no …

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img Toraji Onaka seated at a piano (ddr-njpa-4-1687)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) February 11, 1936. The Music Department of the Imperial Court is going to produce Japanese court music which will be played by Western musical instruments. The melody of the Imperial Court music is expected to be popular worldwide. The Music Department of the Imperial Court hired newcomers to organize the wind …

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img Yukio Ozaki being filmed with others (ddr-njpa-4-1239)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Domei National News. (Tokyo) January 17. Before opening of congress Mr. Ozaki appeared in constitutional talkie. In honor of the new capital, a Japanese movie studio decided to produce a talkie titled 'Our Constitutional Hall.' Cast for this movie was Kentaro Kaneko, Yukio Ozaki, Suzuki, Keisuke Mochizuki, Adachi, Tanaka, and others. They …

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img Mold for a statue of a Nichiren monk (ddr-njpa-4-1418)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Nichiren. (Tokyo) March 7, 1935. The world's first bronze statue will be built at Mount Ise in the town of Fujisawa. The pattern has been finished by [?] Nakatani of the Imperial [?]. The model for the bronze statue is the Nichiren monks' style of doctrine on the road and using a …

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img Fan mail for Kohei Murakoso (ddr-njpa-4-1153)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Praise for Murakoso. Many letters from around the world. (Tokyo) October 9, 1936. The hero of the running world, the athlete Murakoso, who ran in the 5,000-meter and 10,000-meter races at the Berlin Olympics, received admiration and consolation from his fans all over the world. Two of those letters: "Dear Mr. Murakoso, …

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img Ikkaku Matsuzawa seated at a table with other men (ddr-njpa-4-909)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) May 31, 1937. The Oriental Athletic Society Extraordinary General Meeting will be held on June 3rd. However, the request for a postponement of the first championship series, planned to held next year, by the Philippines is causing a problem of whether it will be canceled or delayed and has made the …

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img Gentaro Kodama's sister (ddr-njpa-4-507)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Remembering Mr. Kodama. (Tokyo) April 25, 1935. It has been 30 years since the great commander Gentaro Kodama died. General Ono, General Oe and others organized a memorial group. The members gathered at Chuo-tei to remember Mr. Kodama on the 25th. His eldest son, Hideo, lives with two elderly women. One is …

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img Hideichi Fukunaga standing with three other men (ddr-njpa-5-852)

Caption on reverse: "Borg-Warner Official Visits Here: Claude Pitts (second from left), manager of the industrial and utility section, Borg-Warner International Corporation, recently visited here to service his leading accounts, Service Motor Co., Ltd., and Easy Appliance Co. of Honolulu, territorial distributors for Norge Home Appliances and Hamilton Beach Appliances. He left here Monday for Guam, …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Dottie [Dorothy] Okine, May 10, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-181)

A letter from Masao Okine to his sister, Dorothy Okine. He writes from Tokyo, Japan, where he is stationed as a U.S. Army soldier. He asks Dorothy to send him cigarettes, candies, and gum. He sent the letter to her on April 23, 1946, however, it returned to Masao. He adds the notes, explaining why the …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 92 (May 9, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-337)

Selected article titles: "Two More Mess Halls Close as Population Decreases" (p. 1), "Final Civil Service Exams to be Given" (p. 1), "Persons Found Outside Center Boundary to be Denied Readmittance" (p. 1), "Washington Discloses Civilian Sugar Supply Cut Beginning May 1" (p. 1), "Merritt Warns on Water Supply for Garden Use" (p. 1), "Vandals Damage …

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img Helen Keller and Polly Thomson meeting with Senjuro Hayashi in Japan (ddr-njpa-1-759)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ms. Helen Keller has Discussion with Prime Minister Hayashi with her 'Heart's Eye.' (Tokyo) April 17, 1937. Helen Keller, the 'saint of three burdens,' visited the foreign ministry, home ministry, and imperial household ministry on the morning of the 17th. Accompanied by her secretary Ms. Thomson, Iwahashi Takeo, and others, she visited …

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vh Wally Yonamine Interview (ddr-janm-13-2)

Nisei-han male. Born June 24, 1925, in Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in a small village on a sugar plantation. Played football in high school, transferring to Honolulu. Signed with the San Francisco 49ers in 1947, but ended football career with an injury. In 1951, signed with the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, the first American to play in …

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img Wang Chonghui seated with Ambassador Jiang (ddr-njpa-1-1019)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Goodwill Ambassador Wang Chonghui Comes to Japan. (Tokyo) February 19, 1935. With Sino-Japanese relations recently improving, Wang Chonghui, justice of the Permanent Court of International Justice, has been dispatched as an envoy from Chiang Kaishek, who wishes to see the intentions of the Japanese government and people towards taking concrete steps to …

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img Franco-Japanese Author Exchange dinner (ddr-njpa-1-33)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Franco-Japanese Author Exchange. De Croisset Invited to the Koyokan. (Tokyo) August 3, 1934. A round-table discussion was held at the Koyokan on the night of the 2nd between a French author who came to Japan because he intends to make it the subject of a play and Japanese dramatists and kabuki actors. …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 13 (May 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-40)

Selected article titles: "Nation's Press Misleading On Center's Closing Time" (p. 1), "Ousted Nisei Report Back To Work For Candy Firm" (p. 1), "WRA Centers Termed Undesirable; Myer Foresees 'Eventual Closing'" (p. 1), "Myer Stresses Necessity of Active Participation in Agricultural Program" (p. 1), "Highest Court Upholds Right of U.S. Born" (p. 1), "Holland Teams Absorption …

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img Onoe Kikugoro VI and a man (ddr-njpa-4-1770)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Yogyo conference of the sixth generation. (Tokyo) November 28, 1936. After finishing negotiations with the sixth generation of Onoe Kikugoro, Mr. Tsurumi reported he will go into [?] of classic Kabuki [?] on the 27th. To make concrete plans such as the production of [?], the first conference was held at 12:30 …

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img Kaneo Nakamura (ddr-njpa-4-1181)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Boxer Kaneo Nakamura returns home. Featherweight titan. Boxer Kaneo Nakamura, who is affiliated with the Japan Boxing Club, returned to Tokyo on the 6th. This boxer went to America with Kawada Takahashi and other boxers on the Japan Boxing Club's first trip to the U.S. He fought in the U.S. and returned …

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