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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 25 (February 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-114)

Selected article titles: "Ex-Tule M.P. Chief Heards P.W. Camp"; "Saito's Alien Registry Card at U.S. Post Office"; "On the Other Hand"; "Nisei Girl Thief Wins Leniency of Judge"; "Hostel to Open in Boyle Heights District"; "Casualty List"; "Oregon Group Decides to Change Its Name"; "Blood Plasma Saves Life of Delirious Nisei Youth"; "Colliers' Lashes at Action …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 2 (ddr-densho-156-203)

Article titles: "Denaturalization Process"; "Klamath People Warned of Acute Farm Labor Shortage"; "Peru Cancels Jap Farm Land Leases"; "Japanese-Americans May be Employed in Private Jobs"; "Evacuation of Japanese Tops 'Unfavorable Items' on Balance Sheet"; "Army Relaxes Jap Curfew for Pea Work"; "Japanese Jailed After Running Amok"; "Jap Denied Store License"; "Golden Poppy Council Urges Ban on …

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img Takeo Isoshima in car (ddr-densho-477-25)

Photograph of Takeo Isoshima in a car wearing a hat. The caption at the top of the page is "TAKEO'S EMPLOYMENT: *Salesman at Furuya Co. in Seattle, WA. *Bar Tender at Frank Turvan Club in Los Angeles, CA. *Army- private cook for Gen. F.L. Hayden & Gen. J.L. Collins (3/42 - 4/46) *Welder at Geo. Helgeson …

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img Man in front of car (ddr-densho-477-27)

Photograph of Takeo Isoshima in a black hat leaning against a car. The caption at the top of the page is "TAKEO'S EMPLOYMENT: *Salesman at Furuya Co. in Seattle, WA. *Bar Tender at Frank Turvan Club in Los Angeles, CA. *Army- private cook for Gen. F.L. Hayden & Gen. J.L. Collins (3/42 - 4/46) *Welder at …

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img Takeo Isoshima in front of palm trees (ddr-densho-477-26)

Photograph of Takeo Isoshima standing in front of palm trees wearing sunglasses. The caption at the top of the page is "TAKEO'S EMPLOYMENT: *Salesman at Furuya Co. in Seattle, WA. *Bar Tender at Frank Turvan Club in Los Angeles, CA. *Army- private cook for Gen. F.L. Hayden & Gen. J.L. Collins (3/42 - 4/46) *Welder at …

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vh William Marutani Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-14)

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1923, in Kent, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp to attend college in South Dakota, was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan. After …

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Narrator Fred Shiosaki

Nisei male. Born August 23, 1924 in the area of Spokane, Washington, known as Hillyard. Grew up in a multi-ethnic Hillyard area where his parents owned the Hillyard Laundry. When World War II began, was a senior at Rogers High School. Went on to attend Gonzaga University and then volunteered for military service, joining the 442nd …

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Narrator Hikaru Morohoshi

Kibei Nisei male. Born October 4, 1915, in Stockton, California. As a young child, sent to Japan to live with grandparents and attend school. Returned to California at age eighteen, and drafted into the U.S. military. Discharged from the army after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, Washington, and the Topaz concentration …

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Narrator David Sakura

Sansei male. Born March 28, 1936, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Eatonville, Washington, where father worked for a lumber company. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Father served in the U.S. Army during the war. After leaving camp, lived in public housing …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, September 12, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-160)

A letter from Masao Okine, who is stationed in Japan as a Nisei soldier to his parents, Seiichi and Ayame Okine. This letter is mailed via San Francisco, California by the U.S. Army Postal Service. In the letter, Masao writes about his visit to Hiroshima during the vacation. He meets Naoji Okine, Jokichi Yamanaka, Mr. Sasaki, …

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Mr. and Mrs. Okine, June 10, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-148)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. Masao Okine writes from Japan where he is stationed as a US Army soldier. This letter is mailed via San Francisco by the U.S. Army Postal Service. The letter includes updates, informing of the arrival of his parents' four letters written on May 20, …

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vh George S. Matsui Interview (ddr-densho-1008-2)

Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was …

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Narrator William Marutani

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1923, in Kent, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp to attend college in South Dakota, was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan. After …

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av George Ishibashi Interview (ddr-densho-400-7)

George Ishibashi was born on March 27, 1914, in San Pedro, California. He grew up on a farm in Palos Verdes, California. His father immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1890s and leased his first farm in 1906. Following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, the family's lease was unceremoniously ended. Ishibashi and his family were …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 6 (August 14, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-31)

Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Aid War Effort In Relocation" (p. 1); "Nisei Girl Arrested on Return to Evacuated Area" (p. 1), "Women's Army Corps Being Recruiting Japanese American Girls Under New U.S. Policy" (p. 1), "Myer Reports 90 Percent of Evacuees Spurn Japanese Request for Repatriation" (p. 1), "Relocation Director Reveals Japanese American Aid in …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 4 (January 29, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-4)

Selected article titles: "Report Evacuees Slow in Filing Claims for Evacuation Losses With Department of Justice" (p. 1), "Nisei in Japan May Enlist as U.S. Interpreter" (p. 1), "California Assembly Considers Bills to Outlaw Race Prejudice" (p. 1), "Social Scientists Study Effects Of Language School Reopening On Japanese in Hawaii" (p. 2), "Ashes May Be Sent …

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doc Letter from Jokichi Yamanaka to Mr. and Mrs. S. Okine, July 6, 1946 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-150)

A letter from Jokichi Yamanaka in Hiroshima, Japan to his brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He updates Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine on the Sasakis and the Nakanos in Japan. This letter is mailed by Masao Okine from Japan via San Francisco by U.S. Army Postal Service. The handwritten notes on the backside of the …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 14 (May 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-41)

Selected article titles: "War Dep't. Action Opens Army Post Jobs to Nisei" (p. 1), "Center Residents to Vote Soon on Charter for Self-Government" (p. 1), "2nd U.S.-Japan Exchange of 1,500 Civilians Seen" (p. 2), "Arizona Protests Evacuee Influx Into Rich Lands" (p. 2), "95% of Those Relocated in Chicago Making Successful Readjustments, Survey by Advisory Group …

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-300)

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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Narrator Bruce T. Kaji

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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Narrator Yoshihiro Uchida

Nisei male. Born April 1, 1920, in Calexico, California. Grew up in the Orange County area. Drafted into the army during World War II, while family was removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Father and brothers were all transferred to Department of Justice camps, and eventually went to Japan. After military service, Mr. Uchida returned …

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vh Joe Yasutake Interview (ddr-densho-1000-136)

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 …

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vh Tetsuo Nomiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-279)

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 Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 69 (February 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-155)

Selected article titles: "Army to Aid Mass Clearance: All Evacuees Over 17 Years Will Register" (p. 1), "P.T.A. Organization Meeting Wednesday" (p. 1), "Roosevelt's Photostatic Approval Letter Arrives" (p. 1), "What Thinking People Are Saying" (p. 2), "Overseas Combatants Are Given Thorough Training in Warfare" (p. 2), "Intellectual Leaders Must Guide Government at War" (p. 2), …

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doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. Okine, June 28, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-82)

A letter from Makoto Okine in Lecce, Italy to his father, Seiichi Okine, in the Rohwer incarceration camp in Arkansas. It is mailed via New York by the US Army Postal Service. In the letter, Makoto assumes that not many people participate in the bonodori event in the camp this time because many of the young …

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