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doc Draft letter to University of Iowa and University of Minnesota (ddr-densho-468-138)

Inquiry on admission policy for students of Japanese ancestry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-138/

doc Commencement Program, University of Minnesota (ddr-densho-423-159)

For Martha Masako Nozawa's graduation

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-159/

vh Rae Takekawa Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-89-31)

Entering the University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-89-31/

vh Rae Takekawa Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-89-33)

Entering the University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-89-33/

vh Rae Takekawa Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-89-34)

Attending the University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-89-34/

vh Joe Seto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-manz-1-141-11)

Attending the University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-141-11/

vh Roger Daniels Interview III Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-416-19)

Giving a talk at the University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-416-19/

doc Commencement ceremony announcement (ddr-densho-410-166)

For Martha Masako Nozawa's graduation from University of Minnesota

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-410-166/

doc Letter from Theodore C. Blegen to Joseph B. Ishikawa (ddr-densho-468-137)

Explanation that the University of Minnesota's policy on Japanese-American students has not yet been adopted

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-137/

doc Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-357)

Waiting to hear from University of Minnesota, news of mutual friends, received a letter from their father

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-357/

doc Writings on Student Relocation Program (ddr-densho-468-104)

Narrative of Ishikawa's efforts to obtain student leave during incarceration. Narrative includes transcripts and copies of correspondence.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-104/

doc Nonfiction manuscript: "Road to Freedom" with submission letter and rejection letter (ddr-densho-468-158)

Manuscript of nonfiction narrative describing experience as Japanese-American seeking student leave from World War II incarceration. The manuscript incorporates letters to various college admission staff. Page one is a submission letter to the Yale Review. Page two is a rejection slip.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-468-158/

vh Yoshio Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1014-1)

Nisei male. Born July 12, 1921, in San Diego, California. Grew up in San Diego, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California. Was selected to leave camp to attend Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Drafted into the military, completed Officer Candidate School, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-1/

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-49-84/

doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 31 (October 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-279)

Selected article titles: "Letters Reveal Story of 'Phantom Blaze'" (p. 1), "Foil Explains Cause of Saturday's Blackout" (p. 1), "Minnesota University Seeks Japanese Tutors" (p. 1), "Seek Arizona Evacuee on Manslaughter Charge" (p. 2), "Evacuee Visit Arouses Filipinos at Palo Alto" (p. 3), "Explain Departure Time of Manzanar Draftees" (p. 3), "Relocation Increases Here During September" …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-125-279/

Collection Nozawa Family Papers (ddr-densho-423)

The Nozawa Family Collection contains correspondence, documents and photos from the Tomoyuki Nozawa family, including material related to the family business, the Starlight Laundry in San Francisco, correspondence between Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi and Martha (Nozawa) Tsuchida Suzuki. The collection includes photos and correspondence from Martha (Nozawa) Tsuchida from her time living in Europe with her husband …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423/

vh Joseph Norio Uemura Interview (ddr-densho-1014-3)

Nisei male. Born July 3, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before moving to Denver, Colorado, where his father, a Baptist minister, was transferred. Lived in Denver during World War II, where family helped Japanese Americans leaving camps to find housing and work. Paul Robert and Jean Schuman Hanna Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, since …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1014-3/

Collection Gentaro Takahashi Collection (ddr-densho-355)

The Gentaro Takahashi Collection consists of photos, documents and ephemera from the time of Gentaro Takahashi’s arrival in the United States in 1907 to the 1970’s. The collection includes family photos in the U.S. and Japan, photos of Takahashi's travels in the U.S. including Duluth, Minnesota and Yellowstone National Park, correspondence and academic work from Boston …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-355/

Narrator Yoshio Matsumoto

Nisei male. Born July 12, 1921, in San Diego, California. Grew up in San Diego, and was attending the University of California at Berkeley on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California. Was selected to leave camp to attend Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. Drafted into the military, completed Officer Candidate School, …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/395/

doc Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to J.Y. Lai (ddr-densho-446-414)

Responding to Mr. Lai's letter about the history of Christians in Taiwan. (3 pages)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-414/

Narrator Joseph Norio Uemura

Nisei male. Born July 3, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland before moving to Denver, Colorado, where his father, a Baptist minister, was transferred. Lived in Denver during World War II, where family helped Japanese Americans leaving camps to find housing and work. Paul Robert and Jean Schuman Hanna Professor of Philosophy, Emeritus, since …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/397/

av Interview with Clarence Matsumura, part 5 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1773)

Matsumura discusses being discharged from the military, moving to Minneapolis, working for Lew Bonn Company, attending the University of Minnesota, being ordered to report for duty in 1949, his difficulty talking about Dachau, his thoughts on war and America's role in international politics, the importance of fighting for what is right, his efforts against discrimination at …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1773/

Narrator Marjorie Matsushita Sperling

Nisei female. Born July 27, 1922, in Wapato, Washington. Grew up in Wapato, where family ran a farm. Was attending the University of Washington when the war broke out on December 7, 1941. Removed with family to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in camp, worked for the recreation …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/453/

doc Carbon copy letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Ng Boksu (ddr-densho-446-413)

Responding to Ng Boksu's inquiry about Taiwanese in the U.S. just before WWII. (5 pages)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-413/

vh Roger Shimomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-142)

Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York.

Shimomura has had …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-142/

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