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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-595)
doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-595)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about her packing for her trip to Japan and the latest news about their nephew, Masato Nakashima, coming to the United States.

Narrator Jack Dairiki

Kibei male. Born December 25, 1930 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, traveled to Japan with father to Japan, then could not return to the United States because of impending war. Was living in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Returned to the …
Newspaper clipping regarding Roy W. Howard (ddr-njpa-1-639)
doc Newspaper clipping regarding Roy W. Howard (ddr-njpa-1-639)
Caption on front: "Roy W. Howard, chairman of board of directors of the Scripps-Howard string of newspapers in the United States and of the United Press Association, and owner and editor of the World Telegram, and Kent Cooper, general manager of Associated Press, arrived at Yokohama aboard the Empress of Russia on May 17."
Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-112-30)
vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-112-30)
Obtaining United States citizenship: being allowed to take the test in Japanese (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1008-5-30)
vh Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1008-5-30)
Returning to the United States, working for the Boeing Company

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-145-19)
vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-145-19)
Overview of the labor movement in the United States in the 1930s

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

Poston Chronicle Vol. XIX No. 17 (June 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-525)
doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XIX No. 17 (June 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-525)
Selected article titles: "W.R.A. to Care for Italian Refugees at Fort Ontario. 1,000 to be Brought to United States" (p. 1), "Sanger Killing Only Rumor" (p. 1), "Messages to Japan May be Sent" (p. 2).
Interpreter for foreign leaders job advertisement (ddr-densho-381-149)
doc Interpreter for foreign leaders job advertisement (ddr-densho-381-149)
A press release advertising that the United States Department of State is hiring interpreters for foreign leaders in a variety of languages. On verso are handwritten notes about unemployment compensation, probably in Takami Hibiya's handwriting.
Letter offering support from Japanese writers, journalists, and artists (ddr-densho-338-159)
doc Letter offering support from Japanese writers, journalists, and artists (ddr-densho-338-159)
A letter sent to the Office of Facts and Figures stating that Japanese wrtiers, journalists, and artists are willing to do what they can to help the United States Government after the bombing of Pearl Harbor.
Frank Knox with naval leaders (ddr-njpa-1-773)
img Frank Knox with naval leaders (ddr-njpa-1-773)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Navy Secretary Knox in Pearl Harbor. (from right) Rear Admiral Bloch, local naval commander, Secretary of the Navy Knox, United States Fleet Commander Admiral Richardson. (photographed by Navy photographer Tai Shin Lu [?])"
Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-576)
doc Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-576)
Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, partially filled by Selective Service System for George Nobuo Naohara. The attached letter is found in item: csudh_nao_0552. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_15_005
Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-574)
doc Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, Nobuo Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-574)
Statement of United States citizen of Japanese ancestry, DSS form 304A, partially filled by Selective Service System for George Nobuo Naohara. The attached letter is found in item: csudh_nao_0550. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_15_003
Letter from Alan Cranston, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, June 3, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-205)
doc Letter from Alan Cranston, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, June 3, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-205)
Correspondence from senator Alan Cranston to Tim Yoshimiya regarding the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (HR 442, S 1009). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0207
Letter from Pete Wilson, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, May 27, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-203)
doc Letter from Pete Wilson, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, May 27, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-203)
Correspondence from senator Pete Wilson to Tim Yoshimiya regarding the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (HR 442, S 1009). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0205
Letter from Bob Dole, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, June 13, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-207)
doc Letter from Bob Dole, United States Senator, to Tim Yoshimiya, June 13, 1988 (ddr-csujad-55-207)
Correspondence from senator Bob Dole to Tim Yoshimiya regarding Dole's support of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (HR 442, S 1009). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0209
Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)
doc Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. This page concludes the decision to intern Dr. Koyama as an enemy alien since his involvement with organizations like Sokoku Kai and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce may lead to him show disloyalty to the …
Enemies in Name Only (ddr-csujad-19-88)
doc Enemies in Name Only (ddr-csujad-19-88)
An editorial from "The new republic," vol. 107, no. 13, number 1452 (September 28, 1942), describes the classification and registration of aliens of enemy nationality residing within the United States. It goes on to discuss the question that what proportion of these people are 'enemies' and what proportion are 'loyal' to the United States. See this …
Masao Watanabe Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-103-2)
vh Masao Watanabe Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-103-2)
Father's reasons for coming to the United States: no longer the favorite son

At the time this interview was taped, Mr. Watanabe was recovering from a recent series of cancer treatments.

Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1008-4-5)
vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1008-4-5)
Attending classes in the United States, graduating from an American high school

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

JACL affidavit (ddr-densho-25-25)
doc JACL affidavit (ddr-densho-25-25)
Mae Iseri signed this affidavit when she became a member of the JACL. By signing, she swore allegiance to the United States, renounced allegiance to any other country, and condemned the "infamous machinations" of the Japanese government.
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