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img Group photo of language class at Temple (ddr-ajah-3-205)

Photo cut down center. Caption below photo: Buddhist Temple of Alameda, CA Japanese language school. The photos were cut this way before they were scanned in 2022. Phot at left, standing at the far right of the second row in pigtails is Miyoshi Yamashita, who was born on October 3, 1913, making this photo circa id …

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img Galeazzo Ciano leaving for Spain (ddr-njpa-1-47)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Count Ciano Goes to Spain. (Barcelona) Domei. Foreign Minister Ciano visited Barcelona via a warship on July 10, where he engaged in various negotiations with General Franco towards the formation of a Italo-Spanish military alliance. Photograph: Count Ciano departing the port of Gaeta on his way to Spain. [stamped] July 29, 1939."

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img Four men looking at map (ddr-ajah-2-822)

Caption: Military intelligence Service (MIS) veterans are seen after returning from the China-Burma-India (CBI) theatre, with Col. Kai Rasmussen, the man who was the commandant of the MIS at Camp Savage, Minnesota. The boys are on their way to Fort Benning, Georgie. photo Fort Snelling, January 1945. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-731 with additional notes

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-78)

Tad's company has a formal inspection the next day. Tad had a chance to apply for Officer's Candidate School but chose not to; he says it's hard work and he'd likely go overseas after he finished. Tad says he'll "become an officer, I'll come up the hard way." Parents' note on envelope back: 81 Monday Nov. …

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doc Information Bulletin #3 (May 30, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-302)

Selected article titles: "Entertainment for Children Under Way. Nursery Opens in Two Halls Today" (p. 1), "First Dance to be Held Tonight. #1420 Mess Hall Will be Scene of Get-Together" (p. 1), "Clothes Lines" (p. 2), "Wardens on Guard. Protection for Colony Organized" (p. 2), "Nursery Recreation Organized" (p. 3), "Colony Store to Feature Many Goods" …

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vh Mollie Nakasaki Interview Segment 26 (ddr-jamsj-2-4-26)

Family restaurant's way of giving back to the community

This interview was conducted by the Japanese American Museum of San Jose, and is part of a project entitled "Lasting Stories: The Resettlement of San Jose Japantown," a collaborative project between the Japanese American Museum of San Jose and Densho.

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doc October 2008 (ddr-densho-431-25)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: Prison within the Prison: The Tule Lake Stockade," "Densho News: Sushi & Sake Fest: Last Chance for Early Bird Tickets!," "Densho Community Meeting: A Look Back at Redress," "Densho October Poll: Japanese American Writers," "New to the Archive: Look Inside the Archive: Kazuko Uno Bill Interview," " Support …

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img German citizens and Nazi guards welcoming Yosuke Matsuoka to Berlin (ddr-njpa-4-890)

Captions on reverse [translation]: (Right photo): "An excited Berlin welcomes Foreign Minister Matsuoka. 1, On his way to the house of the German chancellor, Foreign Minister Matsuoka was given an enthusiastic welcome from the people on Wilhelmstrasse in Berlin, where flags of both Japan and Germany were hoisted." (Left photo): "1, Berlin citizens and Nazi Party …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 25 (June 23, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-25)

Selected article titles: "Canada Moves To Segregate Evacuee Group" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer Believes 24,000 Evauees Will Return to Coast In Movement Now Under Way" (p. 1), "4-C's May Ask For Review of Classification" (p. 1), "Teamsters' Dave Beck Declares Opposition to Evacuee Return; Excepts Nisei Ex-Servicemen" (p. 2), "Court Rules 19 Guilty on Draft Charge" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 25 (December 17, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-50)

Selected article titles: "History Project manuscripts well on way toward completion" (p. 1), "Asians address open forum of White House aging conference" (p. 1), "Aliens posing as visitors overstaying visa to gain permanent status charged" (p. 1), "All-U.S. ethnic conference appeals for own library, census designation" (p. 1), "His actions speak louder than words says Sen. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 9 (August 27, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-35)

Selected article titles: "Watts Riot Still Question Mark, PSWDC Hears" (p.1), "'Nisei: the Pride and Shame' Repeal Showing on CBS-TV Scheduled Sept. 19" (p.1), "Hawaii Just Missed Falling under Voting Rights Act Statistically but Had Way Out" (p.1), "Miki Sawada's GI Babies an Anti-American Pawn?" (p.3), "Over 200 Youth Mull and Frolic at Workshop" (p.4),

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 21 (November 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-47)

Selected article titles: "42 Restaurants Along Hwy. 40 Ends Race Bias" (pp. 1, 3), "150 Fresno Area Issei Honored by JACL, Hear Yoshimura Report on 'Issei Story'" (p. 1), "'How Much Nipponese Culture Should We Teach Children?' Revives Memories of Roaring '20 Days of Yesler Way Hall" (p. 3), and "Adopted Children from Japan Picking Up …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 121, No. 12 (January 5-18, 1996) (ddr-pc-68-1)

Selected article titles: "At the Helm: An Interview with Herbert Yamanishi Who Begins His New Job as JACL National Director This First Month of the New Year" (pp. 1, 4-5), "Japanese Government Honors Tanaka" (p. 5), and "A Sweet and Flavorful Story: More Than a Story About Peaches, David Mas Masumoto's Book Chronicles a Way of …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 50 (June 23, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-142)

Selected article titles: "Hog, Cattle and Chicken Farm Projects to Begin" (p. 1), "Committee to Fight Race Discrimination" (p. 1), "Japanese American Soldiers at Shelby in Favorable Light" (p. 1), "Plan to Organize Council Submitted" (p. 1), "Return Articles Loaned by Hospital" (p. 1), "Way Station for War Prisoners at Angel Island" (p. 1), "Title Officially …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 20 (October 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-165)

Selected article titles: "Councils Create Board to Coordinate Activities" (p. 1), "Evacuees Fired Upon in Utah" (p. 1), "18,000 Squeezed Into Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Editorial: Harpers Points the Way" (p. 2), "Gila Has Its Necessary Casualty List" (p. 2), "Rubbish Piles Condemned" (p. 3), "Last Tule Group Leaves; Brings Total to 1915" (p. 3), "Culprits …

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doc Poston Official Daily Press Bulletin Vol. III No. 29 (August 25, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-90)

Selected article titles: "WRA Considers Buying Equipments from Citizens Here" (p. 1), "All Laborers to Be Paid $16; Apprentices on $12 Level; Unit 2 Views Another Walkout. Poston Project Director W. Wade Head's Latest Announcement Should Clear the Way for Return of Poston 2's Subjugation, Adobe Crew to Work" (p. 1), "Fire Dept. Sets Rules in …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4322 (June 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-36)

Selected article titles: "Japanese American Veterans See Home-Style Entertainment"; "Supreme Court Gets Appeal of Japanese on Search"; "Men From Europe Praise Nisei Unit"; "WRA Men Will Meet in Fresno June 21"; "Garages of Nisei in Hanford are Burned"; "Judge Upholds Drafting of Relocation Nisei"; "Japanese Seek Return to Calif., Also Want County Aid"; "JACL Ball Plans …

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img Clipping photo of the USS Ranger off the coast of Virginia (ddr-njpa-13-133)

Caption on reverse: "THE NAVY'S NEWEST 'MARINE AIRFIELD': THE AIRPLANE CARRIER RANGER. Passing Old Point Comfort, Va., on Her Way From Newport News to Her First Shakedown Tests. She Cost $21,000,000, Has a Top Speed of 29-1/2 Knots, and Carries Seventy-two Airplanes. Her Six Funnels Fold Horizontally to the Water When the Planes Are Alighting. (Times …

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doc Information Bulletin #2 (May 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-301)

Selected article titles: "Lake Levee Damaged. Farmlands in Danger" (p. 1), "Tulelake Bank to Open Branch" (p. 1), "Situation Grave: Levee Work Given Precedence Over Other Projects" (p. 1), "Recreation Heads Discuss Plans" (p. 2), "Managers for Block Chosen by Committee" (p. 2), "Apartment Fire" (p. 3), "Fire Precaution" (p. 3), "Mail & Telegram Info." (p. …

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vh Take Murayama Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-110-5)

(Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. It was translated so as to convey Mrs. Murayama's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in order to recreate Mrs. Murayama's manner of speaking.

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Narrator Lorraine Bannai

Sansei female. Born 1955 in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, California, surrounded by a large Japanese American community. Influenced by father's role in community and politics, and mother's emphasis on education. Attended University of California, Santa Barbara where she became increasingly aware of Japanese American history, issues of ethnic identity and racial inequality. Attended …

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vh Robert M. Wada Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-360-10)

Stopping in Japan on the way to Korea

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 of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Minoru Kiyota Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-36-3)

Resisting the Japanese way of teaching,"...regimentation, constant examination"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Tule Lake Pilgrimage held at Klamath Falls, Oregon and at the site of Tule Lake incarceration camp in California. Given the limited time available during this event, the length and breadth of this interview are shorter than other Densho interviews.

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vh Take Murayama Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-110-7)

First impressions of husband (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. It was translated so as to convey Mrs. Murayama's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes grammatical errors. These mistakes are conveyed through similar grammatical errors in English in order to recreate Mrs. Murayama's manner …

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doc Arbo-Gram Vol. I No. 1 (May 23, 1942) (ddr-densho-189-1)

Selected article titles: "Block Monitors Organized" (p. 1), "Hospital Facilities Increased" (p. 1), "Mess Workers Praised" (p. 1), "Visitors Day" (p. 1), "It Can't Happen Here!!!" (p. 2), "Sports Program Mapped. Construction Under Way for Early Diversion" (p. 3), "Attention! Boy Scouts Introduced" (p. 3), "Children's Play Center Now Open on West Side" (p. 3), "Scrip …

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