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Envelope and Birthday Card to Dr. Keizaburo
doc Envelope and Birthday Card to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama (ddr-one-5-36)
Envelope addressed to Dr. Kei Koyama at Camp Livingston. Return sender name is not visible, but the Block number is the same as the Koyama Family; addressed as Minidoka WRA Center. Postmarked October 1, 1942. In red pencil “Oct 6 1942” is written below the postmark. On the left side of the envelope is a purple …
Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Mrs. Swanson (ddr-densho-468-148)
doc Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Mrs. Swanson (ddr-densho-468-148)
Handwritten draft. Expressions of gratitude for hosting last weekend (no date).
Jack Dempsey holding his daughter (ddr-njpa-1-162)
img Jack Dempsey holding his daughter (ddr-njpa-1-162)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Newspaper Rengo Photographic Sports News April 16. Masterpiece Unlike Her Old Man. (New York) Rengo. Jack Dempsey, a heavyweight boxer cheered on by fans all over the world, has recently been blessed with a daughter, Joan Hannah. As shown in this photograph, he's even happier now than he was when he won …
Photograph of the rock pond at block 24 between barracks 5 and 6 (ddr-csujad-47-2)
img Photograph of the rock pond at block 24 between barracks 5 and 6 (ddr-csujad-47-2)
Photograph of rock pond, block 24, between barracks 5 and 6, circa 1940s, "a view of the garden strip arranged by William Katsuki, former landscape gardener from Southern California, alongside his home in the barracks at this War Relocation Authority center for evacuees of Japanese ancestry." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
Newspaper clipping regarding Robert Frost (ddr-njpa-1-328)
img Newspaper clipping regarding Robert Frost (ddr-njpa-1-328)
Caption on front: "Robert Frost 'wise old woodchuck! And if he has not got the whole 'United States stated,' he has got a good deal of life stated in original analogy and phrase. And if anybody should ask me why I still believe in my land, I have only to put this book ['A Further Range'] …
Letter to Clarence R. Walker from Gonkichi Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-34)
doc Letter to Clarence R. Walker from Gonkichi Miyagi (ddr-densho-416-34)
Letter to Clarence R. Walker from Gonkichi Miyagi. Gonkichi talks about receiving 125 dollars from Clarence Walker for Clarence having sold something of Gonkichi's. Gonkichi tells Clarence he does not expect to return to California any time soon. Gonkichi talks how he feels about his grandson William Miyagi being drafted into the army while the rest …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 11, November 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-391)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 11, November 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-391)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Advancement ?90: the JACL Leadership Conference, October 25-26th JACL National Leadership conference. Speakers included over 20 top executives; Cherry Kinoshita receives the ACLU William O. Douglas award, the Washington ACLU?s highest honor; Chapter Christmas party at the Bush. $16; NWAAT JACL benefit of ?The Wash? nets $700 for Chapter; board Profile: …
Envelope and three letters to Dr. Keizaburo
doc Envelope and three letters to Dr. Keizaburo "Kei" Koyama from Koyama family (ddr-one-5-1)
White envelope addressed to Mr. Kei Koyama in Missoula, Montana, from the Koyama family in Portland. The envelope is postmarked December 31, 1941. A purple "CENSORED" stamp is on the front of the envelope. Inside the envelope are three letters from Kei's daughter, Miriam Kiyo Koyama; his son, William Koyama; and his wife, Teru Koyama. Miriam …
An Aloha Week king holding a trophy and queen holding an orchid (ddr-njpa-2-571)
img An Aloha Week king holding a trophy and queen holding an orchid (ddr-njpa-2-571)
Caption on reverse: "Royalty visits orchid show: King William Aipalena Kuloloia and Queen Leah Ching of Aloha Week visited the Honolulu Academy of Arts this morning as the annual exhibit of the Honolulu Orchid Society opened a three-day show. The King is holding the prize wi... trophy while in the Queen's hand is a sample orchid. …
Billy Daniels and his wife Martha Braun (ddr-njpa-1-205)
img Billy Daniels and his wife Martha Braun (ddr-njpa-1-205)
Caption on reverse: "Negro Singer Slashed in Face. Billy Daniels, the $10,000 a week Negro night club singer, appeared at the district attorney's office in Hollywood to tell the story of his slashing in the apartment of Actress Ronnie Guillan [Quillian] last Friday. He was accompanied by his wife, the former Martha Braun, who flew in …
Portrait of Shuzo
img Portrait of Shuzo "Bill" Takeda and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara (ddr-ajah-6-540)
Caption below photo: Shuzo "Bill" Takeda and Fumiko "Nellie" Itahara. Could be their engagement portrait. They would be married on January 19, 1941 in Alameda, CA.
Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)
doc Department of Justice Alien Enemy Hearing Board Report and Recommendation page 4 of 4 (ddr-one-5-156)
Photocopy of a declassified report detailing the reasoning behind the recommendation that Dr. Keizaburo Koyama be interned as an alien enemy. This page concludes the decision to intern Dr. Koyama as an enemy alien since his involvement with organizations like Sokoku Kai and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce may lead to him show disloyalty to the …
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 8, August 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-356)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 8, August 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-356)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Asian groups vote ?No Confidence? in Superintendent William Kendrick, including JACL. JACL betrayed by remarks and promised made by Kendrick at July 10th community reception; convention report?Shea Aoki recognized for attending every convention since 1930; Mike Lowry prime co-sponsor of HR 290, changing official abbreviation to Jpn for Japan or Japanese; …

Narrator Charles Z. Smith

Born February 23, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida. Left home at age fourteen to live under the educational supervision of Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., attended Florida A & M, and graduated with a degree in business administration from Temple University. Graduated from University of Washington Law School in 1955, then served as law clerk for Supreme …
Group photo of children and adults outside Church (ddr-ajah-4-20)
img Group photo of children and adults outside Church (ddr-ajah-4-20)
Caption below photo: Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Alameda, CA. Some individuals identified
Postcard of Cap-d'Ail to Bill (ddr-densho-368-814)
doc Postcard of Cap-d'Ail to Bill (ddr-densho-368-814)
Message in French with three signatures: Jany Lore, Gaby Lodin, and illegible.
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