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vh Jo Takata Interview (ddr-ajah-1-6)

Sansei female. Born January 16, 1944, at the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, the family returned to Alameda, California, where they had lived before World War II. Jo grew up in Alameda and became a high school teacher. Involved with the Buena Vista United Methodist Church and numerous other Japanese American community activities in …

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vh Bob Y. Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-216)

Nisei male. Born April 15, 1926 in Alameda, California. Spent childhood in Alameda where family operated 10-acre farm. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Resettled in Brighton, Colorado, and resumed farming. Along with wife and son, owns and operates Sakata Farms, currently one of the top produce growers in the country.

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vh Homer Yasui Interview (ddr-densho-1000-491)

Nisei male. Born December 28, 1924, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Hood River, where father and uncles ran a store. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, attended college in Denver and Philadelphia. Eventually became a physician and returned to …

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vh Toshiko Hayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-492)

Nisei female. Born April 14, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, where parents farmed and sold produce at a nearby market. During World War II, family moved to Ontario, Oregon, to avoid mass removal, and worked for a white farmer. Toshiko attended Boise State University in Idaho and then moved to Seattle after …

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vh Richard Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-64)

Nisei male. Born 1914 in Nemah, Washington. His family owned and operated Eagle Oyster Packing Company in Nahcotta, Washington. Incarcerated at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Returned to Nemah following the war, where his family had to fight to get the company back. Eventually, sold the business to Coast Oyster Company and stayed on as …

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img Two versions of group of men and women at a dinner, one with individuals identified (ddr-ajah-6-754)

Caption below photo: Issei meet for dinner and drinks somewhere in Alameda, CA. Circa 1914, based on the presence of Nellie Itahara a baby. Location unknown, but likely somewhere on or near Park Street, where many Japanese business existed. Several men are wearing detachable collars, which were popular at the time. Note the shamisen at far …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-395)

He got both his promotion to sergeant and his order to return home; he is leaving in one week; he and Ryo were investigating a case where a soldier was captured by the Germans, escaped, then was recaptured and killed, they are considering it a war crime. Parents' note on envelope back: 398 Monday Sept. 30, …

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img Camp lumber yard (ddr-densho-37-615)

Original WRA caption: Closing of the Jerome Relocation Center, Denson, Arkansas. The Jerome Center lumber yard. Much of this lumber was cut at the center's sawmill which the evacuees operated. The remaining piles are being moved to other centers where needed. In the foreground is the scrap pile from which the residents fashioned most of their …

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doc Letter to Yuri Domoto from Richard Tsukada (ddr-densho-356-438)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her future husband Richard "Dick" Tsukada. Dick writes about successful job hunting trip to Boston where he has a scheduled interview for the next day and possible openings for Yuri and her sister Wakako in the city too.Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-492 and ddr-densho-356-534.

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img View between barracks (ddr-densho-37-747)

Original WRA caption: Looking down the rows of barracks westward from block 44. At extreme left is a corner of the dining hall where 275 to 300 residents of the block eat. At center background is the sanitization building including showers, lavatories, toilets, and washtubs. Nearly all the residents planted flowers and vegetable gardens in front …

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Collection Matsuoka Family Collection (ddr-densho-390)

The Matsuoka Family collection consists of personal family documents, photographs, books, and objects belonging to the Matsuoka family. The collection is primarily made up of photographs, Harry's family history, and Walter's high school experience. Also included are materials from the Amache concentration camp where the family was incarcerated and reunions that the family was involved with. …

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doc Letter from Makoto Okine to Mr. S. Okine, August 19, 1945 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-87)

A letter from Makoto Okine to his father, Seiichi Okine. He writes probably from Italy where he is deployed as a US Army soldier. The letter is mailed via Army/Air Post Office, New York, by U.S. Army Postal Service. The letter was originally addressed to Bartlet Illinois, where Makoto assumes Seiichi stays and farms with Ayame …

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vh Etsuko Ichikawa Osaki Interview (ddr-one-7-56)

Nisei female. Born February 19, 1931, in Fresno, California. Family moved to Seattle, Washington, where father became minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, to be reunited with father, who was arrested by the …

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vh Sam Ogo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-193)

Nisei male. Born September 1, 1919, in Millwood, Washington, where father worked for SP&S railroad. After serious injury, father quit the railroad and moved family to Spokane, Washington, where they operated numerous hotels. Sent to Japan with siblings in 1933 to attend school. Was only one in the family to return to the U.S. three years …

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doc Memo from Dillon S. Myer to John J. McCloy (ddr-densho-67-62)

Memo from Dillon S. Myer to John J. McCloy on Hawaiian-Japanese evacuees. Asks McCloy to inform General Emmons to stop evacuation to the mainland. Describes situation at Jerome where Hawaiian Japanese have been difficult -- unwilling to work, answering "no" on the loyalty questionnaire. Also, there are no additional resources to provide the evacuees. Myer suggests …

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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 Letter from June Harino to Rev. Miller, 1942 October 15 (ddr-csujad-20-22)

A letter from June Harino sent to Miller regarding her being assigned to a camp in Jerome, Arkansas where there awaits a "certain someone" with whom she is very happy. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: WLM_01-46_11

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img Toshikuni Taenaka's sister, Saiko Taenaka? (ddr-csujad-25-88)

A photograph of a sister of Toshikuni Taenaka, a Japanese American Nisei/Kibei soldier. She is probably Saiko Taenaka. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where Toshikuni Taenaka's family resides. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_030

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img Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka (ddr-csujad-25-63)

A photograph of Japanese Issei, Tamesaburo and Kamie Taenaka, the parents of Taenaka Toshikuni, a Japanese American Nisei solder. The photograph is probably taken in Brighton, Colorado, where they reside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_01_005

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img Glen Gardner Sanatorium NJ, 1946 (ddr-csujad-24-141)

Photographs from Glen Gardner Sanatorium in New Jersey in 1946 and Mt. Kipp Sanatorium in 1949, where Michi Weglyn was treated for tuberculosis. Weglyn appears to be in both photographs. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_009

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 91 (May 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-336)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Rights Upheld by Labor Unions" (p. 1), "Red Cross Drive Tops Previous Year Total; Exceeds $2000 Goal" (p. 1), "WRA Remains on Job on V-E Day" (p. 1), "'Know Where Good Japs Buried' -- Hanley" (p. 1), "Issei Woman Takes Life With Poison" (p. 1), "Debate Return of Nisei to West Coast" …

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img Kabuki performance at Nippon Kan Theatre (ddr-densho-383-362)

Performance of "Yoshitsune Senbon Zakura," or "Yoshitsune and the Thousand Cherry Trees," at Nippon Kan Theatre. Written on back of photograph: "Mid-thirties at Nippon Kan (Hall). A scene from Kabuki - Senbon Zakura (Thousand Sakura). Dancing (Dancer) stems from literature. Mt. Yoshino - site where there are thousands of blossoms? Play-center on Yoshitsune, medieval warrior who …

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img Neville Chamberlain visiting the Western front with General Gort (ddr-njpa-1-28)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Prime Minister Chamberlain Observes the Frontline. (Paris) Domei. Prime Minister Chamberlain recently visited the continent where, accompanied by General Gort, he fearlessly observed and cheered on the men stationed on the Western front. Photograph: Prime Minister Chamberlain (2nd from left, having abandoned his umbrella for a raincoat) and General Gort (to his …

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doc Letter from Yuri (Alice) Sumida Endo to Chimata Sumida (ddr-densho-379-31)

Letter shares that there were rumors that the family would be sent to Arkansas, and shares where other friends were going. She itemizes the monthly clothing allowance that each person receives. She also shares that a driving range was built and most of his old golfing buddies were playing. She also shares that their family plays …

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img Portrait of Matao Koga (ddr-ajah-6-179)

Caption below photo: Matao Koga as a young man in Japan. He would immigrate to the United State and live in Alameda, CA., where he would eventually make a living as a Benshi, a man who would who Japanese language movies to the Japanese community in California. He was born on May 25, 1892, making this …

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