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Japanese Passport (ddr-densho-474-63)
doc Japanese Passport (ddr-densho-474-63)
A Japanese passport for Yoshio Urakawa with attached permission to emigrate to the United States that has an admitted stamp on it.
Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-76-10)
vh Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-76-10)
Kiyo's parents early life in the United States

This interview was conducted over two days at the Sakaharas' home.

U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 4 of 26, left side of form only. (ddr-one-5-123)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 4 of 26, left side of form only. (ddr-one-5-123)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers question 10 of 111 and contains the left side of the form only covering only entries into the United States. Question 10 asks about all entries and departures from the United States. Dr. Koyama …
Naturalization certificate (ddr-densho-23-15)
doc Naturalization certificate (ddr-densho-23-15)
Certificate of naturalization for Bunshiro Tazuma, aged seventy. The landmark case Ozawa v. United States (United States Supreme Court, 1922) barred the Issei from becoming American citizens even though many had been permanent residents since the late 1800s. In 1952, the Immigration and Nationality Act was passed, and the Issei were finally allowed to become citizens.
Letter from Wayne M. Collins, Attorney at Law, to Miss Haruye Imahori, January 13, 1950 (ddr-csujad-55-2246)
doc Letter from Wayne M. Collins, Attorney at Law, to Miss Haruye Imahori, January 13, 1950 (ddr-csujad-55-2246)
Correspondence from Wayne Collins to Haruye Imahori regarding individuals who renounced their United States citizenship and repatriated to Japan but wish to return to the United States. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2349
Draft of petition to the President of the United States of America from American citizens of Japanese ancestry at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-877)
doc Draft of petition to the President of the United States of America from American citizens of Japanese ancestry at Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Wyoming (ddr-csujad-55-877)
Draft petition letter to the President of the United States regarding clarification of the citizenship status of United States citizens of Japanese ancestry incarcerated at Heart Mountain. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0879
Portrait of a young man in Japan (ddr-densho-259-60)
img Portrait of a young man in Japan (ddr-densho-259-60)
Portrait of Masuo Yasui as a young man wearing Western clothing, taken in Japan, probably soon before his emigration to the United States.
Letter from Takami Hibiya to the Board of United States Civil Service Examiners (ddr-densho-381-154)
doc Letter from Takami Hibiya to the Board of United States Civil Service Examiners (ddr-densho-381-154)
Takami Hibiya writes to the Board of United States Civil Service Examiners to inquire about a position as a foreign language informational specialist.
The Last Samurai Kentsu Yabu (ddr-ohs-1-67)
doc The Last Samurai Kentsu Yabu (ddr-ohs-1-67)
Genealogy document of Kentsu Yabu (1866-1937), an Okinawan military officer, martial arts master, and immigrant to the United States in approximately 1919.
Pramila Jayapal II Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-161-17)
vh Pramila Jayapal II Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-161-17)
Thoughts on the election of a Sikh prime minister of India, and its relevance for the United States and the world
Tom Akashi Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-164-48)
vh Tom Akashi Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-164-48)
Mother and siblings eventually return to live in United States, father chooses to remain in Japan for rest of his life
History of H. Hayashi & Co., Union City Greenhouse Inc. (ddr-densho-441-29)
doc History of H. Hayashi & Co., Union City Greenhouse Inc. (ddr-densho-441-29)
Timeline of the Hayashi family's nursery business from Hirokichi "Harry" Hayashi's immigration to the United States in 1887 till the business's closure in 1993.
Paul Ohashi atop a caboose (ddr-densho-442-159)
img Paul Ohashi atop a caboose (ddr-densho-442-159)
Photograph of Paul Masaru Ohashi standing a United States Army train caboose. Written along the top of the image is "Paul" ink black ink.
Student essay (ddr-densho-171-122)
doc Student essay (ddr-densho-171-122)
Excerpt: "World War II has meant to me unjust evacuation of citizens of the United States to assembly centers very poorly and hastily constructed."
Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-10)
doc Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-10)
Arriving at Camp Beale, waiting for orders, asks for copies of marriage and birth certificate for Yuri Aileen. Written on United States Army stationary.
Bibliography on War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-20)
doc Bibliography on War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans (ddr-densho-381-20)
A bibliography of materials published between October 1942 and July 1945 about the War Relocation Authority, Japanese, and Japanese-Americans in the United States.
Newspaper clipping regarding President James A. Garfield (ddr-njpa-1-497)
doc Newspaper clipping regarding President James A. Garfield (ddr-njpa-1-497)
Caption on front: "James A. Garfield who became President of the United States in 1881 and was assassinated in the same year. Oct. 1929."
Okano family photograph album (ddr-densho-359-14)
img Okano family photograph album (ddr-densho-359-14)
Masaru Okano's photograph album covering his years as a student in Japan from 1923-1933 as well as his return to the United States.
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