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doc Typed and notarized letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 4 of 13. (ddr-one-5-231)

Photocopy of a typed letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis concerning the rehearing of Keizaburo Koyama's case. On the forth page, Mrs. Koyama asks her husband's acquaintance why Dr. Koyama would even subscribe to such a newsletter. He answered that it was because the Japanese community in Portland is small and very tightknit and …

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doc Term paper (ddr-csujad-48-3)

Term paper by Susie Matsuno for period V Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Susie's greatest ambition is to be a social welfare worker. She had personal experience with one when her mother was sick and greatly admired the patience and kindness of someone who would put …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. V, No. 20 (ddr-densho-156-260)

Article titles: "Japanese Unfamiliar with Cotton Picking"; "Limitations of Jap Labor in Cotton Picking Are Told"; "Santa Anita Internees Sent On Way to Arkansas"; "Call for 160 Japanese Beet Workers"; "Work Going Ahead on Camp at Hunt"; "Indian Service Men at Manzanar"; "Japs Afraid to Go Into Beet Fields"; "Japanese Lads Help Get in Big Montana …

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img Ramsay MacDonald welcomed by Neville Chamberlain and Paul Baldwin (ddr-njpa-1-918)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Conqueror of the Lausanne Conference Proudly Enters the British Capital. (London) Rengo. British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald resolutely led the way during this significant conference and successfully limited German reparation payments to France to the sum of 3 billion Marks, a small amount when compared to 184.7 billion Marks, the total sum …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 26 (October 15, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-658)

General information bulletin, series 26, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on October 15, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes: Evacuees protected by disability benefits; Offer aid in application for ballots; Doctors rotate for duty at hospital; Dr. Ito in charge of milk station; Fourth appendectomy …

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vh Asano Terao Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-108)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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vh Asano Terao Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-109)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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

Issei female. Born 1895 in Nagano, Japan. Married Mr. Kazuyoshi Murayama, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily for an arranged marriage. Immigrated to the U.S. in August of 1916. Worked for a wealthy family in North Dakota, then settled in Seattle. Went back to Japan in 1924, but returned to Seattle in 1925. Owned a …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 7 (April 10, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-35)

Selected article titles: "Army Physical Exams Begin Tuesday" (p. 1), "7-Man Committee Will Intervene In Mess Disputes" (p. 1), "Re-entry Possible For Those Leaving Center-Williamson" (p. 1), "Beautification Program Under Way in Project" (p. 1), "Supreme Court to Decide Legality of Evacuation" (p. 1), "Emergency Financial Assistance Available to Evacuees on Leave" (p. 1), "FBI Chief …

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av Roger Daniels interviewed by Kent Hori, part 4 of 4; interview with John Kaneko, part 1 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1759)

Daniels discusses the early successes of the Japanese army, the political justifications for relocation, why German and Italian Americans were not vilified in the same way, and the lack of support for Japanese Americans politically, culturally, and legally. Includes audio from reaction shots of Daniels and Hori, as well as recordings of Hori asking standalone questions. …

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doc Article regarding Hidemi Kon and Hideo Kobayashi (ddr-njpa-4-534)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Touring the West After Coronation. Hidemi Kon and Hideo Kobayashi. Mr. Hidemi Kon, who is famous for his book "A Night in Hawaii," came to Honolulu last night with his best friend, the critic Hideo Kobayashi. They were on their way back from a tour of the West. Talk Between Kon and …

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img Yutaka Abe, Kan Kikuchi and a Japanese film director (ddr-njpa-4-411)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "(Tokyo) February 7, ____. In order to collect and give knowledge of a feeling of love and the marriage problem in which modern young girls think the wrong way, Kan Kikuchi himself, who is the director of Daiei Motion Picture Company, appears to the eyes and ears of the audience on the …

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doc General information bulletin (Cody, Wyo.), series 28 (October 20, 1942) (ddr-csujad-55-660)

General information bulletin, series 28, published at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp, Wyoming on October 20, 1942. Bulletin including news, events, and topics related to Heart Mountain Incarceration Camp. Includes: Pay envelopes to be distributed Wednesday, Thursday; First printed newspaper to appear Saturday; Second Heart Mountain case dismissed; Fire information; 15 carloads of staple food on …

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img Signed note from Helen Keller (ddr-njpa-1-764)

Caption on front: "We differ, blind and seeing, not so much in the number of sense we have as in the way we meet limitations with lifted head and smiling face. Sincerely, Helen Keller." Caption on reverse [translation]: Helen Keller Finally Comes to Japan - Introducing the 'Talking Book' - (Tokyo) April 2, 1937. Helen Keller, …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 15 (June 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-42)

Selected article titles: "Dies' Group Hearing on WRA Opens Monday. Field Men to Give Reports On Centers. Probe Shows Laxity in Evacuee Releases, Rep. Thomas Claims" (p. 1), "Loyalty of Nisei Questioned by Dies' Investigator" (p. 1), "Opportunity in Mid-West Cities Offered. Dies' Charges Lead to Discontinuance of Training Program" (p. 1), "Public Usage of Enemy …

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doc Scrapbook of newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-483-95)

Loose scrapbook pages containing newspaper and magazine clipping, bulletins, program, school essay, photograph, and ephemera. Selected article titles and additional contents: Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Bainbridge Japs prepare to leave" (p. 1), "Tired old woodenface sets new attendance record" (p. 3), Hunt High School Commencement Program (p. 4), "Prober Dies would find dust but no 'coddling' at center" …

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vh Tomiye Terasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-122)

Kibei female. Born October 5, 1910, in San Francisco, California. At age three, sent to live with grandfather and receive education in Fukuoka, Japan. After high school, temporarily moved to Tokyo and assisted family-owned business. In 1929, returned to U.S. to join parents in Sacramento. After arranged marriage to Mr. Tadao Sakita, moved to Los Angeles, …

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doc Domoto Family induction program (ddr-densho-329-843)

Program from the award presentation and induction of the Domoto family into the California Floriculture Hall of Fame, presented by the Kee Kitayama Research Foundation and the California Ornamental Research Foundation. Program includes a schedule of events, a two-page history of the Domoto family's nursery and its impact on the floriculture industry, and credits to event …

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview (ddr-densho-1000-113)

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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doc Application for leave clearance, Form WRA 126 rev. (ddr-csujad-55-187)

Questionnaire distributed to adult female U.S. citizens of Japanese ancestry and aliens. Individuals were required to supply information regarding place of birth, date of birth, citizenship, places of residence, height, weight, hair color, eye color, voter status, marital status and citizenship of spouse, the names and addresses of all relatives living in the United States, the …

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doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-161)

English translation of the annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 12: [Right] Japan declared a war, and Japanese Imperial Army attacked Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. When the war broke out, Yuta Masukawa was visiting Little Tokyo, Los Angeles. He rode on a streetcar to get to Little Tokyo and bought a record, "Shina no …

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview (ddr-densho-1012-14)

Sansei female. Born 1955 in Los Angeles, CA. Grew up in Gardena, CA, 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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img Newspaper clipping regarding Francisco Franco (ddr-njpa-1-356)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Person of the Day: Franco. With Barcelona, the stronghold of the Spanish Popular Front, drawing the attention of all of Europe, no, of the entire world, voices have steadily gathered among elements of the right-wing elite, especially the military, calling for it to be taken and 'the fatherland saved from the evil …

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Collection Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films (ddr-densho-1024)

The Digital Library of Japanese American Incarceration Films includes over 100 films and videos about the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans on the West Coast during World War II. With footage spanning over eighty years, from the 1940s to the present, this library includes a wide range of projects that represent diverse viewpoints on …

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doc George Naohara's handwritten annotation (ddr-csujad-38-3)

English translation of handwritten annotation from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 5: When I went to the Manzanar camp in California, late Hiromu Sasaki took me to Maryknoll School, which was a Japanese language school located on Alameda Blvd, Los Angeles, California. I remember I packed my birth certificate, clothes, and other necessities into my …

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