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vh Jim Tsujimura Interview (ddr-one-7-23)

Nisei male. Born February 10, 1931, in Westport, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, removed to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Oregon for high school and college and went to medical school, eventually becoming a successful opthalmologist. Served in leadership positions with the Japanese American Citizens League …

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vh Yoshimitsu Suyematsu Interview (ddr-one-7-66)

Nisei male. Born May 30, 1927, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge, where parents ran a strawberry farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, then transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Bainbridge for a time and then volunteered for the military, serving in …

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vh Mo Nishida Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-380)

Nisei male. Born August 11, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. During World War II, was removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California and became involved in numerous civil rights organizations and movements postwar. Founded the …

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vh Tetsujiro "Tex" Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-263)

Nisei male. Born July 16, 1917, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Sacramento, and graduated from UC Berkeley in 1939. During World War II, was removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Voluntarily stayed in Tule Lake after it was designated a Segregation Center, and worked in the legal aid office. Assisted attorney Wayne …

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vh Mo Nishida Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-382)

Nisei male. Born August 11, 1936, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. During World War II, was removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. After leaving camp, returned to California and became involved in numerous civil rights organizations and movements postwar. Founded the …

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vh Izumi Hirano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-317)

Kibei male. Born February 25, 1929, in Hilo, Hawaii. At the age of four, moved to Japan, where family operated a farm. Attended school in Japan during World War II. Was in school in Hiroshima when the United States dropped the atomic bomb in 1945. Survived the bombing along with mother and brother. In 1949, returned …

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vh Yutaka Inokuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-320)

Nisei male. Born August 25, 1924, in Waipahu, Hawaii. Grew up on the Waipahu sugar plantation where parents worked. Was attending Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Father was picked up by the FBI and eventually interned in the Honouliuli POW camp. Mr. Inokuchi got a job in the …

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vh Yasu Koyamatsu Momii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-374)

Nisei female. Born October 23, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Moved to Los Angeles, California, with family around age six. Had graduated from high school and was attending a trade school in dressmaking when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. …

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vh Bill Hiroshi Shishima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-393)

Nisei male. Born December 24, 1930, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California where parents ran a successful grocery store business. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. While in Heart Mountain, became involved in Boy Scouts activities. Left camp and returned to …

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vh Herbert Y. Miyasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1007-10)

Nisei male. Born March 12, 1915, in Pauuilo, Hawaii. Joined the army in December 1940 and was assigned to the 100th Infantry Battalion. Transferred to the Military Intelligence Service in 1942, and was asked to help select a group of volunteer linguists to serve with Merrill's Marauders in India and Burma. Herbert was a skilled interrogator …

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Collection UT Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio Collection (ddr-densho-115)

The UT Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio collection consists of photographs from several of the lesser-documented World War II Department of Justice internment camps. The Institute of Texan Cultures, part of the University of Texas, is a museum dedicated to enhancing the understanding of cultural history, science, and technology and their influence upon the …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 19 No. 7 (August 19, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-34)

Selected article titles: "Army's Newspaper Reveals King George VI Reviewed Japanese American Troops" (p. 1), "Alberta Barred Evacuees in Recent Election" (p. 1), "War Department Releases Text of Presidential Citation To 100th Infantry Battalion" (p. 2), "New Japanese American Army Unit Formed at Camp Shelby" (p. 2), "Stickers Appealing to Mob Spirit Rapped by Californian" (p. …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 14 (October 13, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-41)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Denies Hearing to Renunciants. Members of Tule Lake Group Must Take Individual Steps For Citizenship Restoration" (p. 1), "Defense Department Reports Five Nisei Soldiers Killed in Action in Korean War" (p. 1), "Government Ponders Next Step in Renunciants Test Case" (p. 1), "Conviction of 'Tokyo Rose' Upheld by U.S. Circuit Court" …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 19 (May 13, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-19)

Selected article titles: "Bowling Congress Drops Ban Against Non-Whites. Great Majority of Delegates at Columbus Convention Favor Opening Membership to All" (p. 1), "House Passes Bill Awarding Damages for Death of Youth in War Relocation Center" (p. 1), "Masaoka Asks Statehood for Hawaii as Recognition for Wartime Loyalty, Allegiance" (p. 2), "Supreme Court May Be Asked …

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doc Life in camp: three different views (ddr-csujad-38-581)

A term paper submitted to Professor Donald Teruo Hata at CSU Dominguez Hills Department of History. The author summarizes three interviews conducted and adds their biographical information. The interviewees are the author's mother, uncle, and aunt, and talk about their camp experiences during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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doc Headquarters of Hawaiian Department (ddr-csujad-24-107)

Written by . What appears to be an official document, addressed to the adjutant general of the War Department by O. H. McDole, Lt. Col., Assistant Adjutant General, about deporting people in Hawaii of Japanese descent to Japan. The document mentions Kenzi Kimura, Torataro Onoda, Ryoichi Tanaka. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Advice of personnel action, Form OEM-1, Fumio F. Takano (ddr-csujad-42-129)

A personnel action form issued by War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior. It records Fumio Fred Takano's temporary appointment as a freight handler in Southern California area, effective from February 13, 1946. The remarks note: "Not to exceed May 12, 1946, close of business." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Letter from Robert K. Bratt about information requests to the National Archives (ddr-densho-381-51)

Robert K. Bratt, Reparations Administrator, writes to a correspondent who has requested information from the National Archives about evacuation and incarceration during World War II. He advises the correspondent that they do not need to request information directly from the National Archives because the Department of Justice is creating the Office of Reparations Administration to locate …

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doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] ORA denies some camp-born children (ddr-csujad-55-2091)

Newspaper clipping regarding the status of redress and reparations claims, cases currently under review by the Office of Redress Administration, and payments from the Department of Justice to non-Japanese individuals who chose to accompany their spouse to an incarceration camp during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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doc DRTC (ddr-csujad-55-2193)

Brochure for the Engineer Reserve Training Center. Covers ERTC organization, activities, mail and express, daily tasks, telephone and telegraph, money, war savings bonds, insurance, legal department, furlough, military bearing and courtesy, hospital infirmary and sick call, laundry, post exchanges, special service, transportation, post newspapers, and guest house policies. See this object in the California State Universities …

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doc Supplementary statement by Mr. D. S. Myer (ddr-csujad-55-1643)

Report by Dillon Myer before the Sub-Committee of the Military Affairs Committee of the U.S. Senate regarding the history and activities of the War Relocation Authority and the "relocation program." Includes a memorandum of understanding between the WRA and the War Department, description of problems with the "evacuation program," evacuation of Hawaii, administrative policies on housing, …

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vh Ramsay Yosuke Mori Interview (ddr-densho-1000-316)

Nisei male. Born February 23, 1933, in Tokyo, Japan. Moved with parents to Hawaii at a young age, and grew up in Honolulu, where family held a prominent position in the community. Just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, parents received a phone call from Japan, which was tapped by the FBI. The U.S. government …

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vh Junkoh Harui Interview (ddr-densho-1001-20)

Nisei male born June 23, 1933, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. His family built and operated Bainbridge Gardens, 27 acres of meticulously landscaped property, with a nursery, grocery store and gas station. At the onset of World War II, family moved to Moses Lake to avoid being incarcerated where they farmed and lived amidst a fairly hostile …

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Collection CSU Bakersfield Edwin Sasaki Oral History Collection (ddr-csujad-9)

Oral history interview of Edwin (Ed) Sasaki, a professor of the Psychology Department, conducted by the Public History Institute at California State University, Bakersfield. Professor Sasaki was born in Sacramento, California, in November 1940 and grew up in Weiser, Idaho. He recollects his family’s experiences during the World War II, being arrested as a suspect and …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 83 (April 7, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-327)

Selected article titles: "Eliminate Advance Approval as Two Visits to Centers Allowed" (p. 1), "Gila Resident Commits Suicide" (p. 1), "Survey Reveals Opinion of Nisei on West Coast" (p. 1), "Ask Sling Shot Ban Within Center Area" (p. 1), "Canadian Japanese Required to Fill Questionnaire Forms" (p. 1), "Begin Rationing of Babies' Shoes" (p. 1), "Police …

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