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Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album (ddr-csujad-32)

The Minidoka Incarceration Camp Photograph Album is a photograph album featuring images from the Minidoka incarceration camp. It may have been compiled by Lona Haug, vice-principal of the Blk 10 school at Minidoka in 1943. The album features a photograph of Ben Kuroki, a Japanese American who served in the United States Army Force during World …

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img Ira C. Eaker (ddr-njpa-1-255)

Caption on reverse: "Heads U.S. Flyers in Europe. Major General Ira C. Eaker, newly appointed commander of the Eighth United States Army Air Force operating out of Great Britain. He succeeds Major General Carl A. Spaatz, recently assigned to the North African theater. Gen. Eaker has personally bombing raids on the Axis in the Continent."

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doc "442nd Combat Team; Go For Broke 1943-1945" (ddr-densho-201-406)

Fifty-three-page booklet. Title on cover: "442nd Combat Team; Go For Broke 1943-1945; Rome; Arno; North Apennines; Po Valley; Germany." Title page: "The Story of the 442nd Combat Team Composed of 442nd Infantry Regiment; 522nd Field Artillery Battalion; 232nd Combat Engineer Company...Published by Information - Education Section, MTOUSA [Mediterranean Theater of Operations, United States Army]; Compiled by …

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Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)

doc Letter from B.Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Naohara, September 4, 1945 (ddr-csujad-38-568)

A letter from Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command, to George Nobuo Naohara incarcerated at the Tule Lake camp, California. It notifies him of Public Proclamation no. 24 and the rescission of exclusion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_05_13_021

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Letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Mr. Fumio Fred Takano, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-128)

doc Letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Mr. Fumio Fred Takano, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-128)

A letter from B. Y. Read, Colonel, AGD, Adjutant General, Office of the Commanding General, Headquarters Western Defense Command to Fumio Fred Takano. It informs that Public Proclamation no. 24 revokes all individual exclusion orders and certifies that his exclusion is terminated. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_68_001

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doc Acknowledgement of Class E allotment of pay (ddr-csujad-5-141)

Acknowledgement of Class E allotment of pay issued by Army Service Forces, Office of the Fiscal Director. It addresses Dorothy Ai Okine and notifies of the monthly amount available from April 15, 1946. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_63_001

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doc Memorandum from Richard C. O'Brien to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-177)

Authorization to Purchase Army Uniform

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img George C. Marshall shaking hands with Hsiung Shih-Hwei (ddr-njpa-1-976)

Caption on reverse: "Allies in fight against Axis: General George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, exchanges greetings with General Hsiung Shih-Hwei, head of the Chinese Military Mission to the United States, in General Marshall's offices at Washington. In the background is a portrait of General John J. Pershing, leader of the American …

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doc Heroes: Ben Kuroki, American (ddr-csujad-55-762)

Biographical article on Ben Kuroki, a technical sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. Published in "Time: the weekly magazine" on February 7, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0764

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Narrator Kay Sweeney

Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

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img Donald D. Van Slyke shaking hands with Robert Kho-sheng Lim (ddr-njpa-1-2298)

Caption on reverse: "Chinese general welcomed in U.S.. Dr. Donald D. Van Slyke (right), president of the American Bureau for Medical Aid to China, greets Lieutenant General Robert Kho-sheng Lim, Chief of the Supervisory and Planning Commission of the Chinese Army Medical Service, shortly after the latter's arrival in the U.S.. Gen. Lim consulted with the …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 19 (November 15, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-46)

Selected article titles: "Army Renames Ship for Nisei War Hero" (p. Report Justice Department Has No Objection to Return of Iva Toguri to America" (p. 1), "Attorney General Clark Says Restrictive Covenants Against United States Public Policy" (p. 2), "Winona Trailer Camp Group Begins One Last Move to New Site in Burbank Area" (p. 3), "Non-Caucasians …

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doc Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Donald W. Riddle (ddr-densho-446-86)

Letter indicating desire to help US with Chinese and Japanese translation and culture; requests advice on how to do this. Refers to Formosan friend in US Army.

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doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry, C.E. Order 92 (ddr-csujad-55-1938)

Exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Sacramento and Amador counties. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1941

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doc Instructions to all persons of Japanese ancestry (ddr-csujad-55-2389)

Newspaper clipping with a reprint of the exclusion orders and evacuation instructions for persons of Japanese ancestry residing in Alameda County, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2495

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doc Memorandum from W. L. Ramsey to Ai Chih Tsai (ddr-densho-446-183)

Destination and Assignment Instructions: Travel Orders to Tokyo.

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doc Application for leave clearance, Form WRA 126 rev. (ddr-csujad-55-187)

Questionnaire distributed to adult female U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry and aliens. Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth, date of birth, citizenship, places of residence, height, weight, hair color, eye color, voter status, marital status and citizenship of spouse, the names and addresses of all relatives living in the United States, the …

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img Ranger Hall of Fame medallion presentation (ddr-densho-107-31)

Colonel David Grange presents the Ranger Hall of Fame medallion to Ranger Roy Matsumoto at Ranger Field, Fort Benning, Georgia. Front (L to R): Col. David L. Grange, CO 75th Ranger Regiment and Retired Army Master Sgt Roy H. Matsumoto. Back (L to R): CSM Jesse G. Laye and Col. Michael V. Church CO Ranger Training …

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doc Clipping regarding Harry Woodring (ddr-njpa-1-2604)

Caption on front: "A Virginia mayor who holds the record for the longest term of office in the United States: Harry Woodring, 90 years old, a veteral of the Confederate Army, who has been mayor of Danville, Va., for forty-one years, receives a plaque of appreciation of the League of Virginia Municipalities from Mayor J. Fulmer …

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Collection Akira Nakamura Family Collection (ddr-densho-179)

This collection contains photographs and documents belonging to Mr. Akira Nakamura, who served in the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during World War II. In 1945, he was selected to serve in Okinawa interrogating Japanese prisoners of war. The collection includes photographs of Okinawan civilians and U.S. soldiers. Also included are drawings and calligraphy given to Mr. …

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doc Change of residence notice and travel permit (ddr-densho-287-2)

Molly Kageyama Maeda's change of residence notice and travel permit form for her journey from Hood River, Oregon to Portland Assembly Center.

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doc UNRRA Authorization of Purchase (ddr-densho-446-215)

Authorization for Purchase for clothing and equipment

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doc Highways of honor, Military Intelligence Service, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion (ddr-csujad-1-185)

A booklet of California memorial highways to honor three entities of the United States Army, 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team, and Military Intelligence Service. Includes an article, "The Nisei soldiers of U.S. Intelligence: America's superb secret weapon of World War II" by Dan Nakatsu. Images and map during the Pacific War are included. See …

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vh Hiroshi Terry Terakawa Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-12)

Nisei male. Born January 3, 1929, in Kyoto, Japan. Came to United States as a young child with parents. Moved frequently as a child due to father's role as a Buddhist minister, living in places like Walnut Grove and Marysville, California. During World War II, was living in Salt Lake City. Drafted into the army and …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 14 (April 29, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-18)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Battalion Fighting on Anzio Beachhead" (p. 1), "Army Says Nisei Will Not Be Used in Combat Against Japan" (p. 1), "Young Japanese Alien Gets American Citizenship Through Service in United States Army" (p. 1), "Student Relocation Program Successful, Reports Hibbard" (p. 2), "WRA Reopens Isolation Camp in Arizona. Leupp Will House Troublemakers …

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