384 items
384 items
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Fashion sketch of woman in dress (ddr-densho-483-117)
Drawing of a woman in a Regency-style dress signed by Mary Fukuyama
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Postcard to Yuri Tsukada and Kan Domoto from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-642)
Postcard to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada and her brother Kaneji Domoto from Mine Okubo. Mine writes to invite them to an art exhibit and inform them about her pending eviction. Written on the front of the card are notes that appear to have been written by Yuri regarding the content of the postcard.
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-636)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. Mine writes to thank Yuri for the invitation to a garden tour of Kaneji Domoto's work and discusses her thoughts on it. For more information about Kaneji Domoto's landscape and architectural work please see the Kaneji Domoto Architecture and Landscape Photograph Collection (ddr-densho-377).
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Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Mine Okubo (ddr-densho-356-639)
Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Mine Okubo. Mine writes about seeing Yuri and her brother Kaneji Domoto at a Day of Remembrance.
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Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section V (ddr-densho-121-9)
Selected article titles: "'To Make Our Future Secure'" (p. 1), "J.A.C.L. President: California Escheat Cases, A Threat To Nisei Security" (p. 1), "Relocation Center Nursery School" (p. 2), "Where Do We Go From Here? The Story of the JACL" (p. 3), "Nisei Violinist" (p. 4), "'Evacuee'" (p. 5), "Yuriko Amemiya Will Make Debut as Solo Artist …
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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4288 (March 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-1)
Selected article titles: "Nation's First Anti-Discrimination Law Adopted by new York State"; "Service Sunday to Ordain Rev. Sakamoto to Ministry"; "New Yorkers Honor Mine Okubo: Nisei Artist Opens Exhibit of Her Pictures and Center Life"; "Pleas on Camps Scheduled for Denial"; "Nisei Bowlers' League"; "Denver City Tournament Will be Held Next Week"; "6,150 Japanese in U.S. …
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American nightmare postcard (ddr-csujad-55-161)
Postcard of the lithograph, American Nightmare, by Roger Leyonmark. Image originally published by Cleveland Plain Dealer and presented to the Japanese American Citizens League in 1983. Verso includes title, artist, publisher, and copyright information. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0163
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Gift for Wang Jingwei (ddr-njpa-1-1056)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "No. 1-3. Helmet Given to Wang Jingwei. It was announced at the Peer's Club on the 23rd that a young artist wanted to present Mr. Wang, who is renewing East Asian history, with a helmet he had made. He spent six months immersing himself in its creation with the backing of Duke …
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Harsh Canvas: Henry Sugimoto (ddr-densho-1024-89)
A 2001 biographical documentary film on the life and work of Issei artist Henry Sugimoto, based on the artist's memoirs and testimony before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. The film highlights Sugimoto's art through archival and contemporary footage and follows his life's journey from immigration to his incarceration with his family during …
Narrator Bernadette Suda Horiuchi
Nisei female. Born February 11, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, areas. In 1928, was involved in a serious ferry accident in which five of her family members, including both of her parents, perished. Married renowned artist Paul Horiuchi and lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming, where Paul worked for a …
Narrator Yosh Nakamura
Nisei male. Born June 30, 1925, in Rosemead, California. Grew up in the Rosemead area. During World War II, removed to the Tulare Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp and lived in Des Moines, Iowa, for a time before being drafted into the military. Served in Europe with the 442nd …
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Insignia (ddr-densho-430-117)
Sketch of a Wisteria Crest on the left and a sketch of blooming flower on the right.
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Chu Minyi filming a scene (ddr-njpa-1-144)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "1. Chu Minyi as a Cameraman. With the Sino-Japanese negotiations having smoothly reached an agreement, a relieved President Wang, lifted of that heavy burden, was visited by [illegible] and others for a pleasant chat at his official residence. Foreign Minister Chu, the artist, showed his famed skill [illegible] newsreel [illegible]. Photograph: Chu …
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Bernadette Suda Horiuchi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-239)
Nisei female. Born February 11, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Seattle and Bellevue, Washington, areas. In 1928, was involved in a serious ferry accident in which five of her family members, including both of her parents, perished. Married renowned artist Paul Horiuchi and lived in Rock Springs, Wyoming, where Paul worked for a …
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Santa Anita Pacemaker Vol. I No. 9 (May 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-146-8)
Selected article titles: "Regulations on Food, Appliances Clarified. Babies, Elderly, Ill People to Get Special Diets Soon" (p. 1), "Rosters Must be Complete" (p. 1), "Artist Makes Use of Sense of Humor" (p. 3), "Services Observe 'I Am American' Day. Patriotic Theme and Hymns Feature Religious Group Meetings Sunday" (p. 3), "Daily English Classes Start for …
Narrator Edward K. Honda
Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
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Kango Takamura Collection (ddr-manz-2)
The Kango Takamura Collection contains 76 paintings and sketches Takamura created during his time at Santa Fe Internment Camp and Manzanar concentration camp. The artwork depicts daily life in the camps, including scenes of education, living conditions, agriculture, and more. The physical collection is maintained at UCLA Library Special Collections.
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Fusetsu Nakamura looking at a photo album with his daughter and others (ddr-njpa-4-1170)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "After finishing 10 years of studying English literature, daughter of artist Fusetsu Nakamura returned to Tokyo. After graduated from a women's university in Meijiro the daughter of artist Fusetsu Nakamura, Mineko, went to America to study at a university. After she graduated from the American university she went to England to study …
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Kameno Ota, a sculptor (ddr-njpa-4-1907)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "July 17, [?]. A woman sculptor. Miss Kameno Ota. Miss Kameno Ota is a beloved pupil of [?]i Hirosuke, who is a leading figure of sculpting and belongs to the school of the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. Kameno Ota is the authority among women sculptors. I visited her studio called Hongo …
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Edward K. Honda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-244)
Sansei male. Born July 7, 1945, in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Parents were from Hawaii, but father was picked up by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and mother went to rejoin him on the mainland. After leaving camp, lived briefly in New York City before returning to Hawaii, where parents separated. …
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Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1909)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …
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Sculptor posing with a statue (ddr-njpa-4-1908)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Waiting for fall art. At an intensely hot studio. Miss Kameno Ota is aiming for the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. She is the only woman artist to show some of her works at the exhibition. She is busy completing a life-sized woman statue. However, she said, 'It is very hard for …