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vh Hiroki Kimiko Keaveney Interview (ddr-chi-1-3)

Yonsei. Born in Los Angeles, California, but raised in Ohio. During World War II, members of their family were incarcerated in the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps in California. Graduated from San Francisco State University with a degree in Ethnic Studies. Moved to Chicago, involved in numerous community groups.

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vh Amy Uyematsu Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-523)

Sansei female. Born in 1947 in Pasadena, California. Parents were incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a mathematics degree. Taught math for more than thirty years in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. Began publishing poetry …

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vh Amy Uyematsu Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-524)

Sansei female. Born in 1947 in Pasadena, California. Parents were incarcerated at the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, during World War II. Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles with a mathematics degree. Taught math for more than thirty years in the Los Angeles Unified Schools. Began publishing poetry …

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doc Interview with Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-415)

Written by Ryo Tsai's grandson David Lee for his high school heritage project

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img Closed Japanese American store (ddr-densho-151-43)

Original WRA caption: Oakland, California. Following evacuation orders, this store, at 13th and Franklin streets, was closed. The owner, a University of California graduate of Japanese descent, placed the "I AM AMERICAN" sign on the store front on Dec. 8, the day after Pearl Harbor. Evacuees of Japanese ancestry will be housed in War Relocation Authority …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 21 (May 29, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-21)

Selected article titles: "University of California Does Not Discriminate, Says Wada" (pp. 1, 3), "Nakasone Meets with Black American Leaders to Improve Relations in Wake of Racial Remark" (p. 1), "New Book Examines Japanese Texan History" (p. 2), and "Our Living, Breathing U.S. Constitution" (pp. 4-5).

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vh Henry Nishi Interview II (ddr-manz-1-64)

Nisei male. Born March 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California, where father owned and operated several nurseries and a landscaping business. Attended University of California at Davis prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where, along with a group of friends, …

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vh Henry Nishi Interview I (ddr-manz-1-60)

Nisei male. Born March 20, 1919, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in several cities in California, where father owned and operated several nurseries and a landscaping business. Attended University of California at Davis prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, where, along with a group of friends, …

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vh Kinge Okauchi Interview (ddr-manz-1-39)

Nisei male. Born May 20, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Menlo Park, California. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While in Topaz, worked for the recreation department organizing a summer camp for kids. Attended Stanford University after leaving camp, and …

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vh Bob Utsumi Interview (ddr-densho-1013-8)

Nisei male. Born November 12, 1928, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland before being removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah, during World War II. Returned to Oakland with family and attended the University of California at Berkeley before enlisting in the U.S. Air Force. Established career in the …

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vh An oral history with Atsufumi Archie Miyatake - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-65-1)

An oral interview with Archie Miyatake, the son of Toyo Miyatake. Like his father, he was a photographer who took pictures of incarcerated Japanese Americans who were forced into camps during World War II. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0161. …

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img Nisei inside barracks (ddr-densho-151-276)

Original caption: Sacramento, California. Harvey Akio Itano, 21, 1942 graduate from the University of California where he received his Bachelor of Science [in] Chemistry degree. He was chosen by the faculty as University Medalist for 1942 and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi. Mr. Itano went to the Assembly center prior to …

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img Ernest Lawrence (ddr-njpa-1-844)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to American. (Berkeley, California) Domei. The Nobel Prize in Physics , the highest honor for scientists in the world, was awarded to University of California professor Ernest Lawrence (38) for his accomplishments in research on splitting the atom. Photograph: a happy Dr. Lawrence. [Stamped] November 30, 1939."

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vh Albert Bunji Ikeda Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-15)

Sansei male. Born July 12, 1934, in Salinas, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, removed with family to the Salinas Assembly Center, California, and the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, the family moved to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey. Mr. Ikeda attended Drexel University and studied mechanical engineering.

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vh Misako Shigekawa Interview (ddr-manz-1-74)

Nisei female. Born January 2, 1909, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California, attending the University of Southern California before World War II and graduating with a degree in pharmacy. Married and was living in Terminal Island, California, when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After being removed from Terminal Island, moved to …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-246)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata in which he informs Yuri about the beautiful views from Angel Island and his plan to visit the Bay Area again to see his family's nursery and possibly visit their Alma Mater (University of California, Berkeley).

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img Orphans at Manzanar Childrens' Village (ddr-densho-151-443)

Original caption: Manzanar Relocation Center, Manzanar, California. Evacuee orphans from an institution in San Francisco who are now established for the duration in the Childrens' Village at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry. Mrs. Harry Matsumoto, a University of California graduate, and her husband are superintendants of the Childrens' Village where 65 …

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av Oral history with Tak Yamashita (ddr-csujad-29-370)

An oral interview with Tak Yamashita, longtime resident of Laguna Beach, California. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0920. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2328_T01

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av Oral history with Eilean Stongstad (ddr-csujad-29-79)

An oral interview with Eilean Strongstad, resident of Long Beach, California. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0194. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2375_T01

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vh Dale Minami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-141)

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-55-1)

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. I No. 14 (December 12, 1942) (ddr-densho-143-15)

Selected article titles: "'R' Program Released" (p. 1), "Community Enterprises Ready to Expand, Declares Sellers" (p. 1), "First Outside Worker Leaves" (p. 2), "University of California Extension Courses Available, States Griswold" (p. 3), "Tailoring Classes to Begin Monday" (p. 4), "Editorial: We Who are Americans" (p. 6).

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img Nisei, UC Berkeley (ddr-csujad-25-314)

A page from a photo album including Japanese family photographs. Pasted on the page are photographs of Japanese American students at the University of California, Berkeley. The photographs are probably taken in the early 1900s. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_10_01_023

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doc Lily Pons (ddr-csujad-49-84)

Lily Pons Concert Program at the University of Minnesota. An item from: pages 68-69 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_046_02

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av Keith Nomura for Kiyosuke Nomura (ddr-ajah-8-6)

In this video, Keith Nomura talks about his father, Kiyosuke Nomura. Kiyosuke grew up in the Bay Area and met his wife, who was born in Alameda, California. During World War II, they were removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Kiyosuke wasn't able to graduate from the University of …

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