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vh Daryl Keck Interview (ddr-densho-1000-177)

White male of German descent. Born December 5, 1921, in Oketo, Kansas. Worked for a shipyard on Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Served in the United States Air Force during World War II, and presently lives in Hammett, Idaho.

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vh Grant Ujifusa Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-133)

Sansei male. Born January 4, 1942 in Worland, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard College in 1965, and went on to earn an M.A. in American History from Brandeis University and an ABT in American Civilization from Brown University. Worked for book publishers Gambit, Houghton Mifflin, Random House, Macmillan, and Reader's Digest magazine. Played an integral part in …

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vh Bob Santos Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-339)

Male of Filipino and Native American descent. Born 1934 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Chinatown/International District area of Seattle. In the 1950s, became involved in civil rights activist causes. Served as Executive Director of the International District Improvement Association (InterIm) from 1972 to 1989. In 1982, founded the Minority Executive Director's Coalition along with …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-418)

Caucasian male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

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vh Ron Magden Interview (ddr-densho-1000-162)

White male. Born August 30, 1926, in Mountain Home, Idaho. An enterprising child, took a job selling newspapers at age nine. High school age during the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, remembers reading about anti-Japanese sentiment in Boise, Idaho. Attended the University of Idaho and taught in Orofino, Idaho, for three years before …

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vh Akira Otani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-321)

Nisei male. Born January 26, 1921, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father owned a successful fish auction business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, volunteered for the Hawaiian Territorial Guard. Eventually was able to join the U.S. Army, and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned to Honolulu …

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vh Spady Koyama Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-39)

Nisei male. Born June 4, 1917, in Ferry County, Washington. Sent to Japan at age five following father's death, returning to Spokane, Washington, in 1927. Enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1942. Served with the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) in the Pacific Ocean theater during World War II where he was seriously injured during a …

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-237)

Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …

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vh Bill Braye Interview (ddr-densho-1000-178)

Caucasian male of Spanish and Irish descent. Born March 31, 1917, in Santa Monica, California. Moved to Salinas, California, as a teenager, and enlisted in the military. Stationed in the Philippines when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, and was captured by the Japanese military. Forced on the infamous Bataan Death March in 1942 and held as …

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vh Hubert Yoshida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-506)

Sansei male. Born April 20, 1939, in Salinas, California. Grew up in Watsonville, California, where father's parents farmed. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Colorado. Lived for a time in Colorado before the family returned to farm in Watsonville. Attended school in …

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vh Ron Kenmotsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-546)

Male, born October 18, 1943, at the Amache (Colorado River) concentration camp, Colorado. Grew up in San Francisco, California, where parents ran a hotel. At a young age, found out that he had been informally adopted at birth while at Amache. After high school, volunteered for the U.S. Army and served in Korea. While in the …

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img Nisei women filling our required registration (ddr-densho-122-753)

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img Two young Nisei men signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-756)

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img Two young Nisei men signing enlistment papers (ddr-densho-122-760)

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img Attending Meeting were Chet, Tom, Tubby, Meyer, Norman, Fumio, herman, John, Martin, Fred K., Fred S. (ddr-jamsj-1-160)

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img Attending Meeting were Chet, Tom, Tubby, Meyer, Norman, Fumio, herman, John, Martin, Fred K., Fred S. (ddr-jamsj-1-161)

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doc Letter to Joe Tanaka, Allan Hida, Tom Nakao, Frances Tojo, and Kaz Mayeda from Bill Yoshino (ddr-chijacl-1-250)

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img Captain William S. Fairchild discussing the army with two young Nisei volunteers (ddr-csujad-14-50)

Captain William S. Fairchild discussing the army with two young Nisei volunteers, George Kashiwagi and Ichiro Kato, who are about to fill out enlistment questionnaires at Granada incarceration camp. February 10, 1943. Photo by Tom Parker. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_f15

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doc Freight bill (ddr-csujad-42-108)

Two carbon copies of a freight bill for the shipment of mechanical hand tools from Tom Nakashima to Fumio Fred Tankano in the Gila River incarceration camp. Issued by Southern Pacific Company. See also item: csudh_tak_0107. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_57_001

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 56 (September 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-53)

Selected article titles: "Gila River Center Appreciates Farm Produce From Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Race Relations Course Given" (p. 1), "Forum On Co-op Monday Night" (p. 1), "Project Area is Varied" (p. 1), "Workers May Get Pay Before Going" (p. 1), "Buddhist 'Oshoko' at Sunday Service" (p. 1), "New Course Will Probe Family Ties" (p. 1), …

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doc Wedding Congratulations (ddr-densho-562-13)

Card to Hiro and Lillie Komai from Tad and Sachio Shintani

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Information concerning citizenship German, Italian and Japanese Farmers of Alameda County and associated documents for Ichiji Sakata family (ddr-densho-491-138)

doc Information concerning citizenship German, Italian and Japanese Farmers of Alameda County and associated documents for Ichiji Sakata family (ddr-densho-491-138)

Including Washington Township JACL property survey, property report and family record

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