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img Indoor Carnival Fundraiser- Bingo (ddr-one-1-86)

Black and white photographic negative of an indoor carnival fundraiser possibly hosted by the Sorelles or Adelphons (Japanese American young women's groups). Prizes laid out in foreground surrounded by bingo players. Background has other games with players out front including: Penny Pitch, Balloon Darts, and Nickel Toss. Bingo players from left to right: Mieko Fujita, Shiz …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-334)

Black and white photographic negative of large crowd of Buddhists gathered outside Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington for a Buddhist convention. First row: Kiku Fujita, unidentified, Nancy from Tacoma, and Yasuko (Hashimoto) Morita. Second row, far right is Irene (Fujii) Mano. Third row far right: Sumiye (Fukei) Kato. Fourth row far left: Yosh Tanabe, Ted …

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av Going for Honor, Going for Broke (ddr-densho-1024-68)

Short 2006 documentary film that gives an overview of the 100th Infantry Battalion and 442nd Regimental Combat Team . Produced, written, directed, narrated & edited by George Toshio Johnston, he film was funded by a grant from the California Civil Liberties Public Education Program. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Going for Honor, …

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doc Buddhist Gathas and Services (ddr-densho-493-40)

Book of Buddhist gathas (short verses, or hymns, which are recited or sung as a meditation on the present moment) in both English and Japanese, with musical notation. Compiled and printed at Amache by the Amache Young Buddhists Association.

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img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-3)

Original WRA caption: Mrs. George Isoda and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko patronize this well-stocked shopping center. This shopping center in the Shorewood district in Milwaukee is a short walk from the home of the Isodas and the Kanekos. Not only is this an excellent shopping center, but it is a meeting place for the young wives of …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 57 (September 21, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-54)

Selected article titles: "Voters Notice" (p. 1), "Child Expert Visits Colony" (p. 1), "Orders Through Stores Save 5%" (p. 1), "Eat in Your Mess" (p. 1), "In Re: Private Goods Transfer" (p. 1), "Placement Office Has Many Jobs" (p. 1), "Japanese Custom Saves Life of Water Snake" (p. 1).

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img Mitzi Naohara photo album (ddr-csujad-38-163)

A photo album compiled by Mitzi Masukawa Naohara. Contained are photographs mainly taken during the war, depicting lives at the Poston camp in Arizona, where the Masukasa family was incarcerated. Mitzi was a preschool teacher at the Poston camp, and photographs of the children incarcerated at the camp are included. She also belonged to a young …

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img WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-12)

Original WRA caption: When Mrs. Masumi Kaneko goes shopping, she likes to take her young 2-1/2-year-old son, Wayne, to the store with her. Here Mrs. Kaneko, comfortably dressed in a sport coat and slacks, is leaving her Milwaukee home to visit the nearby shopping center. The Kanekos live at 4301 with another Nisei family, Mr. and …

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img 5th Annual NWYPBF convention (ddr-sbbt-3-2)

Group photograph of the Fifth Annual Northwest Young People's Buddhist Federation convention attendees.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 9 (August 30, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-35)

Selected article titles: "Tone for JACL emphasis in next biennium set by Whitney Young" (p. 1), "JACLer of Biennium: Tak Kubota of Seattle" (p. 1), "Convention pays tribute to Inagaki" (p. 3), "Oriental influx to Monterey Park deplored by Negro. Wants 'out' if it's to be yellow ghetto" (p. 3), "Little Tokyo scouts to greet Japanese …

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av Topaz, The Chessmen (ddr-densho-1024-27)

Short narrative film about Japanese Americans struggling to run a flower nursery set in Northern California in 1949. Based on a short story by Toshio Mori , filmmaker Ken Kokka made the film as a film student at UCLA. As the story begins, Mas, a middle-aged Nisei man who had lost his nursery as a result …

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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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img 8th Annual NWYBL convention (ddr-sbbt-3-5)

Group photograph of the Eighth Annual Northwest Young Buddhist League convention's White River Chapter attendees.

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img 2nd National Young Buddhist convention (ddr-sbbt-3-10)

Group photograph of the Second National Young Buddhist convention attendees.

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doc Oriental Classic Bowling Tournament scores (ddr-densho-422-529)

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doc SF Bowling League Standings (ddr-densho-422-528)

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 58, Anniversary Issue (May 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-373)

Selected article titles: "Not a Day for Celebrating" (p. 2), "Dispatch Birthday Today" (p. 2).

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Collection Terakawa Collection (ddr-densho-357)

The Terakawa Collection consists of four photograph albums created by Hanako Terakawa. Hanako's parents, Tadaichi and Yoni Yoshioka, immigrated from Japan and settled in Hayward, California in the early 1900's. In Hayward, they started a family and had five children. They owned a nursery and maintained several greenhouses built around 1913. The earliest photograph album primarily …

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doc George Naohara's handwritten annotations (ddr-csujad-38-2)

English translations of handwritten annotations from "George Naohara photo album" (csudh_nao_0001), page 4: [Left] Several meetings were held in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles, California, prior to moving to the Manzanar incarceration camp in California. I attended those meetings. What was announced was that all Japanese Americans residing in California and the West Coast should move to …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 82 (June 24, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-386)

Selected article titles: "D. of Columbia CIO Group Backs Relocation Plan" (p. 1), "Petition to Amend City Charter Approved; One-Fourth Must Sign" (p. 1), "Convictions of Hirabayashi, Yasui Upheld by Court" (p. 1), "Speakers Listed for School Panel" (p. 3).

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doc Scrapbook for Fremont JACL (ddr-densho-491-179)

Containing photos, meeting notes, document related to special events, membership lists, social events from 1979

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 86 (ddr-densho-537-95)

Issue 86 includes a recap of a Las Vegas trip, an article about Hawaii concentration camp sites, a repatriate's story, and more.

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doc Scrapbook for Fremont JACL (ddr-densho-491-181)

Containing photos, meeting notes, document related to special events, membership lists, social events from 1980

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doc Scrapbook for Fremont JACL (ddr-densho-491-177)

Containing photos, meeting notes, document related to special events, membership lists, social events from 1976

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. II No. 7 (July 8, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-318)

Selected article titles: "No Change in WRA Policy -- Meyer. Dispatch Interviews New National Chief" (p. 1), "Total Colonists, 9166: 'White Zone' Men Next" (p. 1), "Notify Tule Lake Address to Your Bank" (p. 1), "Diet Stations for Kids Open" (p. 4), "Red Cross Training Class to Open Here" (p. 4), "Writers to Form Literary Group" …

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