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Asano Terao Interview I Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-108-29)
Arrival in the U.S.: taking English classes in the evenings, working to make necklaces during the day (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes are …
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Asano Terao Interview II Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-109-22)
Leaving Salt Lake City and returning to Seattle, Washington; kindness of friend who took care of Seattle home (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese and was translated so as to convey Mrs. Terao's way of speaking as closely as possible. For example, there are instances in which she makes some grammatical errors. These mistakes …
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Clifford Uyeda Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-122-19-16)
Desire for the JACL to admit its past wrongs during World War II, and apologize for the way some of its members treated the draft resisters
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration …
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Sankuro Ogasawara and two other Ministry of Finance officials (ddr-njpa-4-1718)
Caption on reverse: "JAPAN FINANCE MINISTER HERE: Sankuro Ogasawara (center), Japanese finance minister, was a brief visitor here Saturday night enroute to Washington, D.C., where he will attend general meetings of the International Monetary Fund and of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. He was accompanied by Gengo Suzuki (left), financial commissioner, and Taroichi Yoshida, …
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Article regarding the appointment of Kiichiro Hiranuma's secretary (ddr-njpa-4-1915)
Article [translation]: "Hiranuma is a person who doesn't say 'get the pot of the way' if there is a pot in the corner of a room that he doesn't like. Therefore, if a person cannot remove the pot, knowing about it through a change in the status of Hiranuma's eyes, he cannot become the chief secretary …
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 13 (ddr-densho-121-18)
Selected article titles: "Eleventh-Hour Releases Save 102 Persons from Internment in Crystal City Camp in Texas" (p. 1), "National YMCA Urges Issei Naturalization" (p. 1), "'Third Evacuation" Under Way for California Evacuees' (p. 1), "Nisei Attorney Will Take Part in Trials of War Criminals" (p. 2), "Immigration Service Travel Restrictions on Nisei, Other Oriental Americans Protested" …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 119 (October 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-205)
Selected article titles: "Revolution or Reform, Choice"; "On the Other Hand"; "Two Returnee Families' Homes Destroyed by Fire"; "Matron Involved in Auto Accident on Wednesday"; "Ando Committee Member of Council"; "Art Hayashi to Introduce His Hand at League Dance"; "Nisei CIO Leaves from Hawaii Mainland Visitor"; "6 Injured in Accident"; "Monday Evening Consulting Hours Eliminated by …
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Japanese women playing battledore (ddr-densho-259-116)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "In this picture, [Shidzuyo Yasui] seems to be refereeing a battledore match between two young women. This game, which resembles badminton in a very sedate and genteel way, probably isn't played in Japan anymore, but it was in her day. The opponents bat a hard, round, marble-like thing, to which is attached …
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Japanese American family (ddr-densho-37-429)
Original WRA caption: Heart Mountain Relocation Center, Heart Mountain, Wyoming. Bill Hosokawa, Editor of the Sentinel, Heart Mountain Relocation Center newspaper, and the Nisei leader in center activities, and American citizen, a graduate of the University of Washington, former West Coast reporter and foreign correspondent. Bill has traveled throughout the Orient, has lived in Tokyo and …
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Gandhi visiting Rome (ddr-njpa-1-454)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "January 4, 1932. 'Holy Hero' Gandhi Visits Rome. (Rome) Rengo. It has already been reported in this company's foreign cables on the 2nd that, after meeting failure at the Anglo-Indian Round-Table Conference recently held in the British capital of London and returning home, the Indian holy hero Gandhi and the Indian National …
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Postcard to Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-329-933)
Postcard with a black and white image on the front of platform tents in the woods, captioned "Tent Houses, Y.W.C.A. Conference Grounds, Asilomar Cal." Message written on the back reads "This is the kind of a tent we go to seep in but ours is way up on top of another hill. There is a lot …
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 63 (June 2, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-230)
Selected article titles: "Carter Deputy County Clerk" (p. 1), "It's True! It Snows in June" (p. 1), "Use of Water Must Be Drastically Reduced" (p. 1), "Father Daisuke Kitagawa to Study Relocation" (p. 1), "Residents Moving to Other Centers Must Pay Own Way" (p. 1), "Time Limited to Sell Cars" (p. 2), "Personality is Class Topic" …
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Short article regarding a Japanese journalist (ddr-njpa-4-1473)
Article [translation]: "Correspondent Nishijima's post in New York. Correspondent Tokumaru Nishijima, of the Daimaitonichi's New York branch, is a graduate of the Department of Economics at Tokyo University, and he used to work at the Shanghai branch. For his first trip abroad to the U.S., Mr. Fukumoto, of the same company, transferred and promoted him to …
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Photograph and two short articles regarding Tokuko Moriwake Nakano (ddr-njpa-4-1252)
English article title: "MRS. TOKUKO MORIWAKE NAKANO. (Former Hawaiian Champion Enroute to Japan)." Japanese article [translation]: "Mrs. Tokuko, the wife of Fujio Nakano, the Shokin Bank's New York branch chief, visited Hawaii alone via steamship and will transfer to the ship Asama Maru going to Japan tomorrow. She visited our company guided by Ryoichi Tanaka. By …
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Kikunosuke Makino after receiving an order of merit (ddr-njpa-4-1031)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Sogo photo, 2nd publication. December 11, 1930. First Order of Merit presentation ceremony held. The Emperor came to the Hoo room in his palace on the 11th at 10:30 a.m. The temporary proxy of Prime Minister Hamaguchi, and the President of the Decoration Bureau and others, attended the ceremony for the presentation …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 6 (August 14, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-31)
Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Aid War Effort In Relocation" (p. 1); "Nisei Girl Arrested on Return to Evacuated Area" (p. 1), "Women's Army Corps Being Recruiting Japanese American Girls Under New U.S. Policy" (p. 1), "Myer Reports 90 Percent of Evacuees Spurn Japanese Request for Repatriation" (p. 1), "Relocation Director Reveals Japanese American Aid in …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 4 (July 23, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-29)
Selected article titles: "Farm labor crisis hits JACL" (p. 1), "Watsonville Elks against white-only rule" (p. 1), "Fear low cost housing may kill Japan Center and Nihonmachi" (p. 1), "San Francisco JACL prepared to object to opening of Kenzo's boutique in area" (p. 1), "Japan will not rely on nuclear power" (p. 2), "In Sacramento, this …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. II No. 58 (December 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-125-16)
Selected article titles: "Fire Practice Unsatisfactory Says Kubota" (p. 1), "Cotton Formals on Their Way" (p. 1), "Hay Arrives for Distribution" (p. 1), "Need Central Fire Dept." (p. 1), "Relocation Fever Rises" (p. 1), "Farmers Face End of Harvest" (p. 1), "Operation of Enterprise Will Continue as Usual. Compromise Made After Arson Incident; Moving Plan Studied" …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. III No. 36 (May 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-128)
Selected article titles: Advisory Board Election Reaches Half-Way MarkSelected article titles: "Speech by Ralph Merritt Climaxes Parade of Band" (p. 1), "Project Director Clarifies Return of Resettlers" (p. 1), "Farm Labor Wages Differ Throughout the Country" (p. 1), "Pre-School P-TA to Hold First Aid and Health Program" (p. 1), "Housing Dept. Obtains Rice Straw for Mattresses" …
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Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 20 (ddr-densho-156-221)
Article titles: "Soldiers Harvest Crop, 600 Make $2800 in Day"; "Mexicans Help With Pea Crop"; "Tulelake Japanese Show Great Loyalty to U.S."; "White Farmers Doing Good Job"; "Elimination of Prohibited Zones Repeals Curfew"; "Mixed Populations"; "Too Much 'Loose' Conversation"; "In New Mexico"; "Sabotage in America"; "Police Hold Japanese Youth for Quiz"; "Post Office at Relocation Center …
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Japanese American Courier Special Edition (January 1, 1941) (ddr-densho-96-712)
Selected article titles: "Dr. Cory Declares Youth Will Win Triumph Over All Barriers" (p. 3), "True Patriotism" (p. 4), "Foods For Health" (p. 5), "Second Generation Must Uphold All-American Democracy Ideals" (p. 6), "Prosperity Ahead, But Likewise Responsibility, Says Baillargeon" (p. 7); "Loyalty Natural for Japanese Says Floyd Oles, Shipping Man" (p. 8); "Nursing Appears Promising …
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Ramsay MacDonald at Lyon Station (ddr-njpa-1-917)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Paris (Rengo). British Prime Minister MacDonald arrived in Paris on December 7 accompanied by Foreign Secretary Simon on his way to attend the World Disarmament Conference currently going on in Geneva as well as seperate talks on the Sino-Japanese issue by the Council of the League of Nations. He was greeted by …
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Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-116)
Check-in letter from Fort Meade, Maryland, written 14 days after the last letter from Camp Blanding. Tad is bunking with Shiro; the barracks are "swell, and nice." The fort is 45 minutes from D.C. and Baltimore, and the men can leave whenever they'd like if they're not on duty; Tad and Shiro plan to go to …