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doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, March 21, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-138)

Contains two letters and one envelope mailed by Makoto Okine from Italy where he is stationed as an U.S. Army soldier. He writes to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine in Hawthorne, California, separately and encloses two letters in one envelope. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_60_001-003

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doc Letters from Makoto Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 9, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-84)

Contains an envelope and two letters sent from Makoto Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Makoto writes from Lecco, Italy, where he is deployed as a U.S. Army soldier to his parents who are incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Nisei captain giving medical treatment (ddr-densho-114-32)

Original caption: Castrellina Sector, Italy. Capt. George Takahashi, San Mateo, Calif., 422nd Inf. Regt., 34th Div., calms an aching tooth for Pvt. James Hoshi, Los Angeles, Calif., 522nd Field Artillery, assisted by Tec 5 Abraham Tokioka of Honolulu, T. H., who holds a flashlight. The scene is in a wine cellar of a recently evacuated German …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 17 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-144)

Selected article titles: "W.R.A. Centers Face Closure Before Jan. 1, 1946 Deadline" (p. 1), "Members of 442nd Guard German Prisoners in Italy" (p. 1), "U.S. Court Upholds Inductions of 98 Poston Youths" (p. 1), "Soldiers Protest Evacuee Treatment on West Coast" (p. 1), "Church Council in Seattle Starts Intensive Program" (p. 1), "New Rules Give Better …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 33 (October 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-77)

Selected article titles: "U.S. Army Seeks Nets" (p. 1), "Spike That Rumor" (p. 1), "Block Managers Hold Meeting" (p. 1), "Family Arrives From Tanforan" (p. 1), "Beet Furlough Work Cuts Down Manpower Twenty-five Per Cent" (p. 1), "Welcome Dillon Myer" (p. 1), "Housing Problems Tackled" (p. 1), "Greyhounds to Chase Rabbits" (p. 1), "Publicity and the …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 80 (July 5, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-16)

Selected article titles: "McNeil Island and Leavenworth Bound"; "On the Other Hand"; "Notices of Appeal Filed in the U.S. Court"; "Farmer Dies in Accident"; "Blood of All Peoples"; "Name Chairman at Conference of Ministers Here"; "Supporting Fair Cause"; "For Sale"; "Busseis Will Honor Graduates"; "Stabbed"; "Boogie Woogie Lecture in Professor Hayagawa Set"; "Reclassification Act Clarified at …

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img Family photograph (ddr-densho-154-1)

Photo donor's aunt, Masako Nakagawa, pictured with husband Masato, holding their infant daughter Seiko. Also in the photograph are Masako's uncle and aunt, the Yamasakis. Masako was born in Seattle, Washington, but was sent back to Japan at a young age and never returned to the U.S. She died of disease in Hiroshima during World War …

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doc Highways of honor, Military Intelligence Service, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion (ddr-csujad-1-185)

A booklet of California memorial highways to honor three entities of the United States Army, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service. Includes an article, "The Nisei soldiers of U.S. Intelligence: America's superb secret weapon of World War II" by Dan Nakatsu. Images and map during the Pacific War are included. See …

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vh Hiroshi Terry Terakawa Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-12)

Nisei male. Born January 3, 1929, in Kyoto, Japan. Came to United States as a young child with parents. Moved frequently as a child due to father's role as a Buddhist minister, living in places like Walnut Grove and Marysville, California. During World War II, was living in Salt Lake City. Drafted into the army and …

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vh Masao Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-103)

Nisei male. Born December 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up near the Nihonmachi area of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In 1943, volunteered for the army while in camp. Served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company. Returned to Seattle after the war and …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 3 (March 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-80)

Selected article titles: "Project Council Takes Up Many Community Problems. Commission at First Meeting last Friday Eight Candidates Nominated for Judicial" (p. 1), "War Dept. Clarifies Army Policy In Replay to Petition by Mothers" (p. 1), ";Puka Puka; Boys of 100th Battalion Prove Worth Under Fire in Italy" (p. 1), "Removal of Nisei From Camp Grant …

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Narrator Norman I. Hirose

Nisei male. Born June 22, 1926, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943 because of mother's wish to have the family move to Japan. …

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Narrator Minoru J. Shibata

Nisei male. Born 1928 in San Francisco, California. Spent most of childhood on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and the rest of the family moved to Ogden, Utah, to farm. Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. …

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Narrator Hitoshi "Hank" Naito

Nisei male. Born April 20, 1926, in San Diego, California. Grew up in Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed with family to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Family was transferred to Tule Lake in response to father's answers on the so-called …

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Narrator Ehren Watada

Male of Japanese and Chinese American descent. Born 1978 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Graduated from Hawaii Pacific University in 2003, and enlisted in the U.S. Army. Received his officer's commission, and served in Korea in 2004 and 2005. While stationed in Fort Lewis, Washington, in 2006, asked for permission to resign his commission based on his understanding …

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doc Keynote address by Bob H. Suzuki for Nisei Honorary Degree Ceremony (ddr-densho-446-363)

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Narrator James Yamazaki

Nisei male. Born July 6, 1916. Grew up in the Los Angeles area, where father was a Buddhist minister. Attended medical school before World War II. During the war, served in the U.S. Army as a doctor with the 106th Infantry Division in Europe. Captured during the Battle of the Bulge and was held in several …

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Narrator Grant Hirabayashi

Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …

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Narrator Tetsuo Nomiyama

Kibei-Nisei male. Born January 20, 1916, in Alameda, California. At the age of five, family returned to live in Japan. Attended school in Japan before returning to the U.S. in 1937. Drafted into the U.S. Army, and was in training when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Resisted military orders while in basic training, …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 3 (January 21, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-3)

Selected article titles: "New California Anti-Alien Law Gains Support" (p. 1), "Governor of Utah Denies Evacuees Being 'Pampered'" (p. 1), "Sen. Wallgren Introduces Bill To Transfer Evacuee Centers Back Under Army Jurisdiction" (p. 1), "Resettlement of Evacuees to Be Accelerated Under New WRA Job Placement Setup" (p. 1), "Relocation Centers Will Soon Be on Self-Sustaining Basis; …

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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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doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 24, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-109)

A letter from Makoto Okine who is probably stationed in Italy as a U.S. military soldier to his father, Seiichi Okine in the Rohwer incarceration camp, Arkansas. He describes his vacation, staying in a hotel and eating at a restaurant. He states that he has not had a chance to sleep in a bed with sheets …

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Narrator Eddie Owada

Nisei male. Born December 22, 1925, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up primarily on Vashon Island, Washington. Removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and the Tule Lake concentration camp, Washington, later transferring to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army and served with the Military Intelligence Service. Worked for the U.S. Forest Service and eventually …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 61 (January 30, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-147)

Selected article titles: "Nisei May Now Join U.S. Army: Stimson Issues Order, Program Enables Jobs in War Production" (p. 1), "Barriers Removed to Bear Arms" (p. 1), "18-Year Old Boys Must Register Now" (p. 1), "Coverley Hopes for Complete Harvest of Potentialities" (p. 1), "T.B. Test Results Good" (p. 1), "Guest Editorial: Too Elaborate" (p. 2), …

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doc Memo from Delos Emmons to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-45)

Memorandum from Delos Emmons, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to John J. McCloy, Assistant Secretary of War, regarding a previous report on the Japanese in Hawaii. In this memo, Emmons refutes much of the information in the report. He dispels many of the rumors about the Hawaiian Japanese and admonishes the author of the report for being …

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