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![Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 24, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-109)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/ef/69/ef69ebd0d80826414a4cb1c72e26334d.jpg)
![Letters from Naoji and Kenjiro Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-152)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/92/a0/92a0ed98095ed1c9adb5b2bf5a5fbdd7.jpg)
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
![Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, September 24, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-109)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/59/b2/59b24f9093990e1bb2c4c280f571d9bf.jpg)
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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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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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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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Tokio Yamane Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-432-32)
Arriving in Japan and agreeing to work for the U.S. government's occupation army (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview. This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations …
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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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Sailing on "Tartan" (ddr-one-2-59)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Lt. Hughes (wearing cap), Tami Okamura, Lt. Col. Glenn and Olinda Saito seated on boat with sail in upper portion of image. While Lt. Col. Glenn was attending the U.S. army language school, Lt. Hughes invited Shiuko Sakai, Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito for outing on Lt. Col. …
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Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-49)
Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at American Club in Tokyo, Japan, with (from left): Col. Stewart, unidentified, Mrs. Stewart, Capt. Waddington, Lt. Downs, unidentified, unidentified, Olinda Saito (bride), Capt. Humphries, Shiuko Sakai, Maj. Bach, Lt. Zuretti, unidentified, Maj. Dickie, unidentified, Mrs. Bach, and Capt. Townsend. Shiuko …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 4 (July 29, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-31)
Selected article titles: "100th Awarded Distinguished Unit Citation" (p. 1), "Report Death of Mesa Nisei at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "14 Segregees Stage Hunger Strike at Tule" (p. 2), "Omura, Seven Others Arrested On Draft Conspiracy Charges" (p. 2), "Soldier Regains Citizenship Through Service in U.S. Army" (p. 6), "Salt Lake Police Hunt Youths Who Fired …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 12 (September 22, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-38)
Selected article titles: "Coast Terrorists Burn, Attack Homes of Gis. Anti-Evacuee Hoodlums Destroy Placer County House of Family With Four Sons in U.S. Army" (p. 1), "Police Arrest Two Suspects in Alameda County Shootings" (p. 1), "Third Battalion of 442nd Wins Unit Citation. Highest Organization Honor Given Japanese Americans For Rescue of 'Lost Battalion'" (p. 3), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 14 (October 12, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-41)
Selected article titles: "Northern California ACLU Says Government Still Holding 631 Persons at Texas Camp" (p. 1), "Protest Restrictive Covenants At West Los Angeles Meeting. Civil Rights Groups Support Right of Japanese American Family to Occupy New Home" (p. 1), "500 Japanese Canadians Deported to Japan Aboard United States Army Vessel" (p. 2), "Federal Judge Raps …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 3 (January 22, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-3)
Selected article titles: "Federal Appeals Court Sets Hearing on Case Affecting 5,000 Tule Lake Renunciants" (p. 1), "Reveal Attempt to Destroy Utah Mountain Memorial Ill-Fated Japanese Aviator" (p. 1), "Army Order Bars Marriages Between GIs, Japanese Girls" (p. 1), "U.S. Supreme Court Considers Validity of Hawaii Wartime Law on Language Schools" (p. 2), "Report Problems Affecting …
![Letters from Naoji and Kenjiro Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-152)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/b1/3d/b13da8f6782454bf7a3242008feab307.jpg)
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Letters from Naoji and Kenjiro Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 23, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-152)
Contains two letters and an envelope. The letters are written by brothers of Seiichi Okine in Hiroshima, Japan, Naoji and Kenjiro Okine. Both letters are enclosed in an envelope and mailed by Masao Okine who is stationed in Japan as a U.S. Army soldier. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. 2, No. 19 (ddr-densho-156-196)
Article titles: "June 24 Moving Date for Evacuees at Marysville Center"; "Marysville Not to be Used as Assembly Point in Evacuating Area No. 2"; "White-Collar Men, Japanese Saved Beets"; "Japanese Leave Walerga for Tule Lake Daily"; "Books are Sought for Japanese in Centers"; "Officials Say Walerga Will be Used for Other Purposes"; "Letters to Editors"; "3 …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 42 (December 11, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-67)
Selected article titles: "Inspectors Register All Aliens" (p. 1), "Nisei Casualties in Italy Released by War Dept." (p. 1), "Nisei in Italy Draws Major's Praises; Hit Hard Opponent" (p. 1), "Myer Answers Dies Investigation Charges" (p. 1), "Coast Fair Play Committee Backs WRA on Tule Program" (p. 1), "U.S. Circuit Court Upholds Legality of Evacuation" (p. …
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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), …
Narrator Joe Yasutake
Nisei male. Born May 25, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Father employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until separated from family on December 7, 1941 and interned as an enemy alien. Removed from Seattle with mother, sister and two brothers in 1942. Attended school (fifth through sixth grades) while incarcerated …
Narrator Sab Akiyama
Nisei male. Born April 7, 1924, in Oak Grove, Oregon. Grew up in the Hood River, Oregon, area, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during the …
Narrator Henry Ueno
Kibei male. Born December 29, 1928, in Pendleton, Oregon. Father passed away at an early age, and Henry was taken by mother with several siblings to Katsuura, Japan. Attended school in Japan and worked in factories to support the war effort during World War II. Left Japan after the war, and was drafted by the U.S. …
Narrator Spady Koyama
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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Naval leaders of Japan and other countries at a wake for Heihachiro Togo (ddr-njpa-4-1780)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Osumi, Minister of the Navy, invited the commanders-in-chief of every country. [Tokyo 1934 June 7]. Minister of the Navy Osumi held a party after the national funeral of Togo, who was the General of the Army. Traiyer, Commander-in-Chief of the support fleet, and three others attended the party. They came from England. …