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doc Letter from Col. William Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-56)

Letter from Col. William Scobey to Dillon Myer regarding Gen. Emmons' response to halting evacuation of Hawaiian Japanese to the mainland. Emmons agreed to suspend evacuation except for those who "would be considered safe" in the mainland. Emmons also states that the response to the all-nisei team was favorable and projects 10,000 nisei volunteers. He suggests …

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doc Memo from William P. Scobey to Dillon Myer (ddr-densho-67-54)

Memo from William P. Scobey to Dillon Myer summarizing a previous message sent to General Delos Emmons about evacuating Hawaiian Japanese. Outlines four major problems with evacuation to the mainland, including legal complications, lack of resources, and potential for tensions between Hawaiian and mainland Japanese. Advises Emmons to reconsider evacuation program.

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doc Letter from William E. Gotcher, February 3, 1948 (ddr-csujad-12-3)

In this letter, a former employer of Tsugitada Kanamori writes a letter of reference, describing him as a hard working, trustworthy, and honest employee. Mr. William E. Gotcher confirms that Kanamori was an employee of the Yokohama Area Engineer Equipment Pool for two years and had held several positions. See this object in the California State …

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doc Letter to Editor Pacific Citizen from William Hohri (ddr-densho-122-232)

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doc Letter to New York Nichibei from William Hohri (ddr-densho-122-230)

Personal information redacted.

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doc Letter to Congressman Sidney Yates from William Hohri (ddr-densho-122-237)

Personal information redacted.

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doc Letter to Congressman Sidney Yates from William Hohri (ddr-densho-122-239)

Personal information redacted.

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img William and Nancy Quinn posing with their children (ddr-njpa-2-1019)

Caption on reverse: "'one big happy family' reunion: The Quinn clan is pictured in a reunion in the Pan American Airways lounge at the airport Saturday afternoon when William F. Quinn, the governor-designate, returned from Washington. Left to right: Billy, Jr., Timothy, Cecily Ann, Mr. Quinn, Stephen, Christopher, and Mrs. Quinn. --(Hawaii Times photo by Seiki …

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img William and Nancy Quinn waving in a car (ddr-njpa-2-1015)

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doc Letter from William M. Marutani to Frank Sato (ddr-densho-345-72)

Bill Marutani writes to Frank Sato to congratulate him on obtaining support from Walter Mondale for the redress movement.

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doc Letter to New York Nichibei from William Hohri (ddr-densho-352-243)

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img Joan Fontaine and William Dozier arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-300)

Caption on reverse: "Joan Fontaine and husband here: Film star Joan Fontaine and her husband, William Dozier, an executive of Universal-International Studios of Hollywood, arrived this morning for vacation on the Lurline. The ship made her first post-strike voyage to Honolulu. (Hawaii Times photo by Don Nagano)."

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img William M. Vories and his wife, Maki Hitotsuyana (ddr-njpa-1-2326)

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doc Bronze Star Medal award to William J. Sakai (ddr-csujad-55-2459)

Certificate for the Bronze Star Medal, awarded to William J. Sakai for "meritorious achievement in ground operations against the enemy." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2565

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doc Letter to Raymond Berger from William A. Klein (ddr-densho-329-356)

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doc Wedding invitation (ddr-densho-356-334)

Wedding invitation to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada to attend the wedding of Reiko Habu Yoshino and William Riyo Yoshino. Item tied together with all objects between ddr-densho-356-321 and ddr-densho-356-413.

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doc Letter from Col. William Scobey to Gen. Delos Emmons (ddr-densho-67-55)

Letter from Col. William Scobey to Gen. Delos Emmons on the status of Japanese Americans on mainland. Discusses failure of voluntary induction in the army due to "resentment" and "anti-American" kibei and issei. Mentions segregation of loyals and disloyals as not happening because of lack of space. Suggests to Emmons that these complications have prevented evacuation …

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img Frances Perkins (ddr-njpa-1-1142)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "[...] overseas telegram that the president [...] Secretary of Labor Perkins invited labor respresentatives [...]. Photograph: [...] exiting following the conference (from left) William Green, President of the AFL [...] John Lewis, President of the CIO [...]."

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img Bill and Pop (ddr-densho-475-534)

Black and white photograph of two men - William Wakayama and F. Wakayama - posed in front of an air conditioned Greyhound bus. Written below the photograph on the album page is "'Bill' & 'Pop'" in white pencil.

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doc Envelope and letters to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Miriam Kiyo Koyama and William Koyama (ddr-one-5-28)

Envelope addressed to Dr. Keizaburo Koyama at Camp Livingston from his children, William Koyama and Miriam Kiyo Koyama, at Minidoka. Postmarked Sep 11, 1942. To the left of the postmark “Sept 14, 42” is written in red pencil. On the left side of the envelope is a purple "Censored" stamp. Inside the envelope are two letters, …

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img National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-230)

In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. In this photo Seattle Mayor William F. Devin talks with the Honolulu team.

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img Group of men outside house (ddr-densho-383-67)

Group outside Pottenger residence in Alaska. Back row: Henry Yamada (left), Jack Nakagawa (center). Front row, left to right: Unknown man, George Tokuda, Dick Horita, and William Takahashi. Written on album page below photograph: "At Pottenger's".

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview VI Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-58-15)

Objections to the commission study strategy: "the Issei are dying"

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doc Letter to Takeko Miyagi from Bill Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-14)

Letter to Takeko Miyagi from her older brother William "Bill" Miyagi. Bill writes that he received Takeko's letter, and he cannot send her the pictures he took at Poston as his camera has been stolen. He also writes that his schooling at Fort Snelling had not yet started.

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doc Letter to Takeko Miyagi from Bill Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-16)

Letter to Takeko Miyagi from her older brother William "Bill" Miyagi. Bill writes about his military service in Italy and Austria, and his one-day trip to Milan. He also writes about hearing that Hachi Izumi has arrived overseas, but has not seen him yet.

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