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859 items
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Mas Okui Interview (ddr-densho-1003-13)
Nisei male. Born October 4, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to the Los Angeles area. Was drafted into the military and served during the Korean War. Became a teacher, and is active in Japanese American community organizations.
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Grace Shinoda Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1003-8)
Nisei female. Born February 18, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Colorado before returning to California. After the war, became a teacher and an artist.
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Nob Koura Interview (ddr-densho-1001-23)
Nisei male. Born April 10, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Moved from Seattle to Bainbridge Island, Washington, at age five. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Volunteered for the military and served in Europe. After the war, eventually returned to Bainbridge Island and reestablished family's farm.
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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.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a …
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Letter from Elaine Schulman to Ryo Tsai (ddr-densho-446-154)
Check enclosed ($53.47) for compensation for Tsai's services while employed in Office of War Intelligence.
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Topaz Times Vol. II Extra (January 29, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-85)
Selected article titles: "To Recruit Nisei. War Department Plans to Organize Japanese American Combat Team" (p. 1), "Myer Pleased by Army Plan" (p. 1), "Six Residents Give to JACL National Fund" (p. 1), "Principle of Action Given" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldiers Visiting City" (p. 1).
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Topaz Times Vol. IV No. 10 (July 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-190)
Selected article titles: "War Department Opens WACs to Nisei Women" (p. 1), "Census: Compliance Necessary" (p. 1), "Nisei in Wartime" (p. 2), "Allowances: Clothing Pay Changes Made" (p. 3), "Conditions in Cleveland for Relocators Revealed" (p. 6), "Explosive Act: Regulations Must be Heeded" (p. 6).
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Lucius Horiuchi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-230)
Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
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Lucius Horiuchi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-202)
Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
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Letter from Henry C. Freeland, Leave Officer for L. H. Bennett, Project Director, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, United States Department of the Interior, August 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-42-117)
A letter from Henry C. Freeland, Leave Officer for L. H. Bennett, Project Director, Gila River Project, War Relocation Authority, Untied States Department of the Interior. It certifies that Itsuhei Takano is permitted to travel to Los Angeles, California by the Department of Justice. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …
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Sumi Saito Interview (ddr-one-7-39)
Nisei female. Born in Asher, Washington. Grew up in Vale, Oregon, where parents ran a farm. Remained in Oregon 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 …
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Don Oka Interview (ddr-densho-1004-18)
Nisei male. Born January 8, 1920. During World War II, served as a translator with the Military Intelligence Service in Alasaka, Saipan and Tinian.
(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 …
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Harold "Hal" Champeness Interview (ddr-densho-1001-39)
Caucasian male. Born in 1923. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Joined the navy during World War II and eventually returned to Bainbridge.
(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 …
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Chester Tanaka Interview (ddr-densho-1007-6)
Nisei male. Born in St. Louis, Missouri. During World War II, served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in Italy and France.
(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 …
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Joan Ritchie Doi Interview (ddr-densho-1011-4)
Nisei female. Born in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Pomona Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming.
(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 …
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Letter by John L. DeWitt: "Separation of Kibei from Nisei" (ddr-densho-67-24)
Letter written by John L. DeWitt, Lieutenant General, U.S. Army, to Chief of Staff, U.S. Army. DeWitt's conclusions: co-mingling of Kibei with Nisei is dangerous, and Kibei are a threat to national security. Recommends that the War Department institute a policy which would separate the Kibei from the Nisei, forfeit the U.S. citizenship of the Kibei, …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 26 (January 1, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-1)
Selected article titles: "Sgt. Kuroki, Nisei War Hero, Returns to U.S." (p. 1), "War Department Announces Names of 26 Nisei Killed, 56 Wounded on Italy Front" (p. 1), "WRA Arranges Special Bus for Poston Travel" (p. 3), "Camp Conditions Satisfy Spanish Investigators" (p. 3), "Jim Crow Tendencies Among Japanese Americans Evacuees May Hamper Resettlement" (p. 5), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 17 (October 27, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-43)
Selected article titles: "War Department Credits Nisei Graduates of School With Major Role in Pacific War" (p. 1), "WRA to Terminate Services at Tule Lake Camp on Feb. 1" (p. 1), "2 More WRA Camps Close Before Deadline. Central Utah, Minidoka Become Ghost Towns as Final Groups of Evacuees Leave for Coast" (p. 3), "Fantastic Rumors …
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Letter from Ai Chih Tsai to Immigration and Naturalization Service (ddr-densho-446-163)
Request for visa extension through 1947
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Memo from V.R. Miller, Colonel, Infantry, Commanding, to the Adjutant General, War Department, Washington 25, D.C., September 6, 1945 (ddr-csujad-55-230)
Memorandum of understanding from V. R. Miller regarding Frank Okusako's request for relocation of his family from the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0232
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 19 (May 17, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-20)
Selected article titles: "33,000 Nisei Served in Army, Reports War Department" (p. 1), "California Legislator Urges Ban on State Land Law Fund" (p. 1), "Masaoka Says GI Brides Law Discriminatory" (p. 1), "Congress Asked to Terminate Internment of 300 Peruvians Of Japanese Descent in U.S." (p. 3).
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 5 (August 5, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-31)
Selected article titles: "Hosokawa Leaves for Korea as First War Correspondent in History of Denver Post" (p. 1), "JACL Joins Call for City Ordinance Banning Race Bias in Slum Clearance Program" (p. 1), "Justice Department Plans to Open New Evacuee Claims Offices in Chicago, Washington" (p. 3).
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Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 41 (March 25, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-154)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Armed Service Policy Clarified by War Department" (p. 1), "Center Labor Shortage Acute; 130 Jobs Open" (p. 4), "28 Nisei Rebel at Life in Army; Await Court-Martial" (p. 5), "Consider Evacuee Dependent Status" (p. 5), "Nationalities Forgotten at Washington University" (p. 6).
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 4 No. 74 (February 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-159)
Selected article titles: "Appointments For Photos Cancelled" (p. 1), "1000 Volumes of Japanese Books Coming" (p. 1), "Educational Feature... Co-op Movie Will Be Shown" (p. 1), "Co-op: Buying Center is Proposed" (p. 1), "Blood Donors Are Sought: Type to be Kept For Emergency Cases" (p. 1), "Mess Chief is On Visit Here" (p. 1), "J.A.C.L. Investigation …