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859 items
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Letter from Lt. Col. Merillat Moses to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-160)
Letter in support of Tsai's requests to change his status to friendly alien. As Tsai's immediate chief, Moses has a strong personal interest in this case and requests that every effort be made to change Tsai's registration.
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Patricia Cooper Interview (ddr-densho-1016-3)
Sansei female. Grew up knowing very little about parents' World War II incarceration experience.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views …
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Kenjiro Akune Interview (ddr-densho-1004-13)
Nisei male, born July 3, 1923. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 6 (August 11, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-32)
Selected article titles: "VFW Unit Asked to Review Rejection of Nisei Soldier. Commander of 442nd Infantry Asks War Department Aid in Combatting Anti-Nisei Activity" (p. 1), "Federal Grand Jury Returns Indictment Against Brothers For Anti-Evacuee Dynamiting" (p. 1).
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XVII No. 14 (January 22, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-461)
Selected article titles: "Two Internees Arrive Here" (p. 1), "Japan Sends Supplies to Center Through Red Cross" (p. 1), "Additional Families Leave for Texas" (p. 1), "Director Myer Lauds Nisei Servicemen" (p. 7), "War Department Announces Drafting of Nisei" (p. 7).
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The Newell Star, Extra (December 19, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-45)
Selected article titles: "Coast Ban Lifted: War Department Revokes Exclusion Order Sunday" (p. 1), "Official Army Statement: Public Proclamation No. 21" (pp. 2-3), "A Message from WRA Director Dillon S. Myer" (pp. 4-5), and "Project Director's Statement" (p. 6).
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Nisei clerk (ddr-densho-114-148)
Original caption: Miss Yukie Konai, Nisei clerk-typist, Special Service, GHQ, Army Forces in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, locates a rest area for a GI. She came to Tokyo from New York City in 1940 and was forced to remain until the conclusion of the war. When her citizenship was reinstated, she secured a position in the …
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Letter from War Relocation Authority, U.S. Department of the Interior, to Mr. Fumio Fred Takano, April 16, 1946 (ddr-csujad-42-131)
A letter from War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, enclosing a check for 34 dollars. It is a final paycheck for Fumio Fred Takano's employment. A note from Claims Division, Department of Justice is attached. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_01_71_001
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Barry Saiki Interview (ddr-densho-1004-4)
Nisei male. Born June 21, 1919, in Stockton, California. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service in Japan.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) …
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Harry Akune Interview (ddr-densho-1004-12)
Nisei male, born May 20, 1920. During World War II, served as an interpreter with the Military Intelligence Service.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do …
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Harry Akune - Kenjiro Akune Interview (ddr-densho-1004-14)
Nisei males. Harry born 1920 and Kenjiro born 1923. Both brothers served with the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) …
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Sunao "Phil" Ishio Interview (ddr-densho-1004-8)
Nisei male. Born January 12, 1918, in Berkeley, California. Served in the Military Intelligence Service during World War II.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do …
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Roy Uyehata Interview (ddr-densho-1004-7)
Nisei male. Born December 9, 1917. During World War II, served with the Military Intelligence Service in New Caledonia and Guadalcanal.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) …
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Letter from Ed Bethune, Personnel Technician, United States Department of the Interior War Relocation Authority, November 7, 1945 (ddr-csujad-5-101)
A recommendation letter for Hatsuno Hotty Okine written by Ed Bethune, United States Department of the Interior War Relocation Authority, who is her supervisor when she is employed in "the Evacuee Personnel Section of the Rohwer Relocation Center." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_31_001
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Invoice from South-Western Publishing Co. to Verne T. Underwood, War Relocation Authority Education Department, June 30, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-1001)
Invoice from South-Western Publishing Co. to Verne T. Underwood of the War Relocation Authority Education Department, Heart Mountain, issued on June 30, 1944. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1003
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Letter from Joseph Savoretti to Lt. Col. Merillat Moses (ddr-densho-446-120)
Acknowledgement of receipt of letter from June 21. Department of Justice has discontinued practice of amending registration records and cannot consider Tsai's request.
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. IV No. 8 (February 17, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-220)
Selected article titles: "Director Brings Encouragement. Scores Face -4 Weather to Listen" (p. 1), "War Department Anxious to Recruit More Evacuees for Essential Program" (p. 1), "Hospital Admits Nisei Girl When Protests Hit Newspapers" (p. 2), "Editorial: Evacuees and the Army" (p. 4).
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Poston Chronicle Vol. XVIII No. 13 (April 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-145-491)
Selected article titles: "Leave Clearance: Expatriates Dockets Held Up" (p. 1), "Hearings Being Held at Tule" (p. 1), "Segregated Units: War Department Clarifies Reason for Separate Nisei Unit" (p. 1), "Deferment: Chances for Deferment Slim" (p. 1), "Seven Parolees Join Families" (p. 7).
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Kay Ikeda Interview (ddr-densho-1010-11)
Nisei female. Born 1922 in Fresno, California, where parents owned a tofu shop. Mother passed away prior to World War II giving birth to twin girls. Married prior to the war. Removed to the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to Fresno.
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Kazuo Shiroyama Interview (ddr-densho-1011-6)
Nisei male. Born 1930 in Monterey, California. Grew up in the Wilmington neighborhood of Los Angeles, where father was a fisherman. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to Los Angeles after the war.
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Susie "Jinx" Fujii Interview (ddr-one-7-69)
Nisei female. Born March 8, 1930, in Brooks, Oregon. Grew up in Brooks, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, returned to Oregon and remained in Portland.
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Lury Sato Interview (ddr-one-7-6)
Nisei female. Born January 25, 1915, in Montavilla, Oregon. Grew up in Portland and attended college before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp with husband and lived in New York and Washington, D.C. Eventually returned to Portland.
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Emiko Namba Kikkawa Interview (ddr-one-7-58)
Nisei female. Born January 4, 1919, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Fairview, Oregon, where family ran a farm. Married and had a child before World War II. During the war, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Fairview.
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Genro Kashiwa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-395)
Nisei male. Born April 27, 1923, in Waialua, Hawaii. Grew up in Hawaii, where father was a Buddhist priest. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in France and Italy. After the war, went to law school and eventually returned to Hawaii.
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Betty Tanakatsubo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-343)
Nisei female. Born June 15, 1925, in Sacramento, California. During World War II, removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Left camp for Cleveland, Ohio, and worked for the War Relocation Authority. Eventually settled in Chicago, Illinois.
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