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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 24 of 26. (ddr-one-5-146)
doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 24 of 26. (ddr-one-5-146)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 98b - 102b of 111. Koyama continues to answer "No" to all questions regarding his or family involvement in foreign governments or their military. He also states that he has never aided an …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-146/
doc "Entering 92d Inf Div Area 1942-1945" (ddr-densho-201-405)
One-hundred-page booklet. Title on cover: "Entering 92nd Inf Div Area 1942-1945." Page three: "October 1942 - June 1945 With the 92d Infantry Division; Published by Information - Education Section, MTOUSA [Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army]; Compiled by Historical Committee, 92nd Infantry Division. Photos Courtesy 'THE BUFFALO' and APS. Drawings- Sgt. Ted Shearer; Maps-S/Sgt. Rodney …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-201-405/
Data card with identifying information of Keisaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-96)
doc Data card with identifying information of Keisaburo Koyama (ddr-one-5-96)
Photocopy of a declassified data card with identifying and biographical information on Keisaburo Koyama to include his aliases, addresses, entry date into the United States, participation in local Japanese American associations, and him being awarded a Foreign Ministers Wooden Cup on the occasion of Japan's 2,600th anniversary in November of 1940. The card makes note of …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-96/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 8 (August 23, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-34)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 8 (August 23, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-34)
Selected article titles: "JACL Will Seek White House Support of Proposal for National Naturalization Day" (p. 1), "Hawaii Nisei Veterans Plan Tour to Urge Mainland Ex-GIs To Attend 442nd's Reunion" (p. 1), "Outline Steps for U.S. Entry of Japanese Spouses Under New Immigration Legislation" (p. 2), "Victory Comes Too Late for Issei in Long Fight to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-24-34/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 23 (June 10, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-23)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 23 (June 10, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-23)
Selected article titles: "U.S. Senate Approves Amended Walter Bill. Resolution Opens American Citizenship to Alien Japanese Residents of United States" (p. 1), "JACL Hails Supreme Court Rulings in Segregation Cases as Victory for Democracy" (p. 1), "Move for Equality in Armed Forces Spell End of All-Nisei Units in Army, Says Masaoka" (p. 2), "Practice of Oriental …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-22-23/
Japanese in Hawaii (ddr-csujad-19-86)
doc Japanese in Hawaii (ddr-csujad-19-86)
An article from "The new republic," vol. 107, no. 11, number 1450 (September 14, 1942), by Blake Clark describes the feeling in mainland United States, that the Japanese in Hawaii cannot be trusted as a result of the many rumors that came out after the attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-86/
Trouble among Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-19-38)
doc Trouble among Japanese Americans (ddr-csujad-19-38)
This is an article from the magazine "The New Republic," vol. 108, no. 5, number 1470, by Isamu Noguchi describing the trouble and unrest among Japanese Americans in the war relocation centers following the entry of the United States in the second world war due to the attack on Pearl Harbor. See this object in the …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-19-38/
Invitation to the reception and tea (ddr-csujad-11-55)
img Invitation to the reception and tea (ddr-csujad-11-55)
An invitation from Toshito Satow, the Consul General of Japan to Miss Tazu Kawamoto to attend a reception and tea in honor of Kensuke Horinouchi, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, presumably as part of the Japan Day celebration. From page 21 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-11-55/
Speech by Morio L. Fukuto, Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, to the Poston II reunion, August 29, 1987 (ddr-csujad-55-1872)
doc Speech by Morio L. Fukuto, Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, to the Poston II reunion, August 29, 1987 (ddr-csujad-55-1872)
Transcription of a speech given by Morio Fukuto at the Poston II Reunion. Covers the reunion theme of paying tribute to the issei, discriminatory citizenship laws, history of prejudice towards Japanese in the United States, history of Japanese farmers in California, attitudes towards nisei, and the coram nobis movement. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1872/
Letter from Sigeki Hiratsuka to Mrs. [Dorothy] Nakamura, July 2, 1991 (ddr-csujad-55-2065)
doc Letter from Sigeki Hiratsuka to Mrs. [Dorothy] Nakamura, July 2, 1991 (ddr-csujad-55-2065)
Correspondence from Shigeki Hiratsuka to Dorothy Nakamura regarding Hiratsuka's activism in gaining support for restitution payments to incarcerated non-Japanese individuals. Includes a copy of a letter from Hiratsuka to Jim Kolbe, member of the United States House of Representatives for Arizona's 5th congressional district covering the same issue. See this object in the California State Universities …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2065/
Two fatherless families awaiting mass removal (ddr-densho-151-112)
img Two fatherless families awaiting mass removal (ddr-densho-151-112)
Original caption: San Francisco, California. Families of two Shinto priests who were interned on December 8, 1942, immediately upon declaration of war. The mother at right has nine American born children and has been in the United States ten years. The mother on the left has been in this country two years, and neither speak English. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-151-112/
doc "Proclamation and Notice of Dissatisfaction and Demand" (ddr-densho-122-823)
By Kiyoshi Okamoto, addressed to The citizens and voters of the U.S.A.; the Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt; The Hon. Henry L. Stimson; Lieutenant General Delos C. Emmon; The War Relocation Authority; the Department of Justice, the Congress of the United States and any and all the agents or agencies and individuals and groups of individuals that …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-823/
Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)
img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-52)
Color slide of procession in front of US Customs House in Northwest Portland. Procession led by a color guard of Boy Scouts, carrying the United States flag and the Buddhist flag. Women in kimonos or yukatas follow, then black vehicles with flowers on top, then the Chigo "children's" procession. From left to right: Kenneth "Kenny" Yasutome, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-52/
New Herald Vol. 1 No. 2 (Jan. 21, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-84)
doc New Herald Vol. 1 No. 2 (Jan. 21, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-84)
Selected article titles: "Prodigal son" (p. 1), "Home again" (p. 1), "Skating party" (p. 1), "The New Herald" (p. 1), "A message extended by Miss Hunt" (p. 1), "Getting our best into action" (p. 2),
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-84/
Asano Terao Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-108-26)
vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-108-26)
Feelings about moving to the United States after marriage (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-108-26/
Asano Terao Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-108-11)
vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-108-11)
First hearing about the United States from an uncle who immigrated there (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-108-11/
Asano Terao Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-108-27)
vh Asano Terao Interview I Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-108-27)
Saying goodbye to mother upon leaving Japan for the United States (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-108-27/
Asano Terao Interview II Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-109-31)
vh Asano Terao Interview II Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-109-31)
No regrets about immigrating permanently to the United States (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-109-31/

Narrator Takashi Matsui

Kibei male. Born January 20, 1917, in Hood River, Oregon. Lived in Seattle, Washington, before being taken to Japan by mother at the age of three. Completed elementary through high school in Japan. Returned to Seattle at seventeen years of age. Continued education in United States. Drafted in 1942 and was an instructor for the Military …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/53/

Narrator Peggy A. Nagae

Sansei female. Born July 25, 1951, in Boring, Oregon, a small town outside of Portland. Graduated from Vassar College, then earned a law degree from Northwestern School of Law at Lewis and Clark College. In the 1980s, lead the legal team for Yasui v. United States, a lawsuit to overturn a 40 year old conviction for …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/369/

Narrator Kanji Sahara

Issei male. Born April 4, 1934, in Hiroshima, Japan, while mother and older siblings were visiting Japan for an extended period. Came to the United States at a few months old, and grew up in the Uptown area of Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/896/
Letter from Sen. C.C. Dill to Mary Fukuyama (ddr-densho-483-123)
img Letter from Sen. C.C. Dill to Mary Fukuyama (ddr-densho-483-123)
Letter from Senator Clarence Cleveland Dill to Mary Fukuyama sending congratulations on her graduation.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-483-123/
Committee report on community recreation (ddr-csujad-55-1725)
doc Committee report on community recreation (ddr-csujad-55-1725)
Report and recommendations on community recreation at Poston incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1727
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1725/
Committee report on adult education and retraining (ddr-csujad-55-1730)
doc Committee report on adult education and retraining (ddr-csujad-55-1730)
Report and recommendations on adult education and retraining including suggestions relative to vocational retraining and questions. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1732
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1730/
Letter to Mr. and Mrs. M. Katayama from Warren Magnuson (ddr-densho-510-50)
doc Letter to Mr. and Mrs. M. Katayama from Warren Magnuson (ddr-densho-510-50)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-510-50/
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