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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 5 (February 1, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-5)

Selected article titles: "JACL's seven point legislative program for 85th Congress bard Larger quotas for Japan, speed up on claims program among JACL objectives" (p. 1); "Race Discrimination report submitted to Washington Governor" (p.1); "Protest against Dr. Sammy Lee moving to Santa Ana change to welcome signs" (p. 1); "Nisei killed in air crash over school" …

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vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview (ddr-densho-1016-2)

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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img Naval Minister Yonai and Captain Paul Wenneker (ddr-njpa-1-997)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) July 30, 1937. Captain Paul Wenneker, who has served as naval attache to the German embassy for three years, seven months, will depart from Yokohama on the 31st to begin a bright future as captain of the famous pocket battleship Deutschland. He will be replaced by Captain Richman. Wenneker visited the …

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-102)

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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img Shumei Okawa and others (ddr-njpa-4-1586)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) June 16, 1936. Dr. Shumei Okawa, who is a civilian accessory of the 5.15 Incident, President of [?] (51), was judged [?] of Chief Justice Shimizu as an accessory to the Navy on December 24th last year. He was referred to [?] and received a penalty of five years' imprisonment ([?]), …

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img Matsumoto Koshiro VII and his son (ddr-njpa-4-845)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Spring has returned to Koreiya. The rage of Koreizo has melted at last. (Tokyo) January 20, 1937. On the morning of the 20th, the day the snow melted, a happy spring has returned to the distinguished Koreiya in Shinaeu. The first son of Koshiro Matsumoto, Koreizo, left Shochiku and rushed into Toho. …

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img Tamekichi Ota (ddr-njpa-4-1927)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) 1936 August 17. Tamekichi Ota, Japanese Ambassador to Russia, returned home on the 13th. He visited Prime Minister Hirota at the official residence at noon on the 17th. While they ate lunch Ota reported on the latest trend of the relations between England and Russia, and between France and Russia. Ota …

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img The wife of Nobuaki Makino at Meiji Shrine (ddr-njpa-4-1016)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Elderly woman visits shrine before sunrise. The wife of Count Makino praying for peace during his trip. (Tokyo) October 7, 1946. There is an elegant old woman who has been walking the pebbled path to Meiji Shrine at 5:00 a.m., while it is still dark, since the 25th without missing one day. …

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img Judges of the 5.15 Incident trial (ddr-njpa-4-1585)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Last trial for 5.15 Incident. (Tokyo) October 24, 1935. The last appeal for the accessory charge of Dr. Shumei Okawa was held on the 24th at 10:25 a.m. The four defendants, Shumei Okawa, Shuzo Kashirayama, Kenichiro Honma, and [?] Yoshioka, did not show up, and the empty bar created a strict atmosphere. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 14 (April 5, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-14)

Select article titles:"Video Stations Agree With JACL Suggestions" (p. 1); "Nisei Victimized by Bandit Curious For Robbery by Daylight" (p. 1); "Street names for Japanese American to stay, despite objections" (p. 1); "Anti-trust suit to prevent block-booking of films for TV welcomed by JACL; may lift excuse to show anti-Nisei films" (p. 1); "Actor Haswgawa arrives …

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doc Postcard to brother Wendell Millermura [Wendell L. Miller], 1942 May 6 (ddr-csujad-20-2)

Backside of postcard with cartoon of U.S. plane bombing Tokyo and an angry Japanese citizen reacting, saying "Ho! You cannot do this to me! I am the son of heaven! What the hell?" Postcard is addressed to "My dear brother Wendell Millermura" and describes the writer as "a member of the Christian Church," asking Miller, "Where …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 27, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-153)

A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Tokyo, Japan as a Nisei solder, to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. The letter is mailed via San Francisco, California, by U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his duties driving a jeep and informs that he is going to mail his parents' …

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vh Frances Kaji Interview (ddr-densho-400-10)

Frances Kaji was born on April 30, 1928, in Gardena, California. She grew up in Gardena as the daughter of pioneer physician Kikuwo Tashiro. She remembers Gardena as it changed from a rural to suburban community. During World War II, her family moved to Fresno to avoid incarceration but was eventually imprisoned at the concentration camp …

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img Tamekichi Ota meeting with Koki Hirota (ddr-njpa-4-1930)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ambassador's report on important pending problems. (Tokyo) 1934 December 12. Tomekichi Ota returned home on the 10th. He visited Minister Hirota at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at 11:45 on the morning of the 12th. After Ota's formal greeting, he reported on the political situation of Russia. Ota talked about an agreement …

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img Tatsukichi Minobe announcing his resignation from the Diet (ddr-njpa-4-974)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Sogo Photo, News No. 1. After today, 'one scholar.' Dr. Minobe's longing feelings. (Tokyo) September 18, 1935. Dr. Minobe, who faced the big contradiction that he was appointed to the honorable position of Diet member for his achievements in the academic world and must now give up the post because of that …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 11 (ddr-densho-121-16)

Selected article titles: "California Nisei Awarded Medal of Honor. Nation's Highest Honor Given Japanese American Who Gave Life to Save Comrades in Italy" (p. 1), "Youth to Die in Gas Chamber for Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 1), "New Evacuation Faces Residents in L.A. Area" (p. 1), "California Seeks Confiscation of Farm Property" (p. 1), "Tule …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 16 (ddr-densho-156-328)

Original summary excerpt: From a public relations standpoint, the food situation at Heart Mountain was a major press issue of the week. Seven articles by Jack Carberry in the Denver Post attacked WRA's administration of the project. Appealing to the emotions of readers recently aroused by the Tokyo executions, these articles were notable for half truths, …

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img Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-527)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of Ryusuke Watanabe, from Kanagawa ken, and his bride, Sen Tokuda, who was born in Tokyo. Ryusuke came to the U.S. in 1907 and Sen came in 1922 It's been said that Ryusuke was one of the four Issei men who were arrested by the FBI and sent to an …

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img Leonid Kreutzer (ddr-njpa-1-37)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hounded by the Nazis. Musical Wandering. A World Master of the Piano. Kreutzer. (Tokyo) June 25, 1934. Leonid Kreutzer, a master pianist and teacher at the Berlin Academy of Music hounded by the Nazis and seeking a safe place for his music, wandered the world his arrival in Japan in February through …

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1008-5)

Nisei male. Born February 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 to …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Joseph Grew (ddr-njpa-1-473)

Caption on front [translation]: "Ambassador Grew Won't Come Back After Returning to the US? Personal Possessions Already Sent From Tokyo Last Fall. The President Believed to Be Already Looking for Successor. It has been reported that US ambassador to Japan Grew will return to the US for an important report to President Roosevelt at about the …

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-289)

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 …

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Collection Terakawa Collection (ddr-densho-357)

The Terakawa Collection consists of four photograph albums created by Hanako Terakawa. Hanako's parents, Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka, immigrated from Japan and settled in Hayward, California in the early 1900's. In Hayward, they started a family and had five children. They owned a nursery and maintained several greenhouses built around 1913. The earliest photograph album primarily …

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Narrator Tosh Yasutake

Nisei male. Born June 10, 1922, in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with …

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img Mineo Osumi meeting with Italian and German naval officers (ddr-njpa-4-1817)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Italian captain is a hero of the World War. (Tokyo) 1934 April 16. Briveoneshi is the captain of the warship Kuwaruto, which entered the port of Yokohama on the 16th. He is also the Chief Commander of the Navy of the Far East. He and an adjutant, Iretorait, visited Osumi, Minister of …

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