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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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Nisei male. Born February 16, 1934, in Anaheim, California. Grew up in Selma, California, where parents ran a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Family returned to the Selma area after leaving camp. Mr. Ogata attended California State University Fresno and served in the army. Became a high school …
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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 …
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Sacramento County dedication ceremony program (ddr-csujad-55-158)
Dedication ceremony for the Sacramento County memorial recognizing the injustices towards Japanese Americans during World War II. Includes schedule of ceremony events, description of the memorial, biographies of ceramic artist Yoshio Taylor and poet and playwright Hiroshi Kashiwagi. Includes the poem, "Japanese Americans (1942-1945)" by Kashiwagi. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …
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Harry Hiroshi Imamura Collection (ddr-densho-253)
The Harry Hiroshi Imamura Collection consists of 7 paintings by Harry Hiroshi Imamura. These paintings capture the journey to and life in Manzanar concentration camp, California. Mr. Imamura began painting in the 1970s after he sold his truckstop restaurant, the East Valley Cafe.
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Toshiki Hamaoka Collection (ddr-janm-15)
Toshiki "Dick" Hamaoka was hired by an anthropologist and community worker to create watercolor sketches of life at Tule Lake concentration camp, rather than hiring a more expensive photographer. His 17 watercolor paintings and ink drawings are vibrant and detailed and show a different perspective than straightforward photographs.
Narrator Roger Shimomura
Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York. Shimomura has had …
![Holiday card from Tomio Itabashi to Maki, May [Mae] and Doug Yamada (ddr-densho-493-21)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/2a/f9/2af96fa6f32bfb054cc39e7264c33418.jpg)
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Holiday card from Tomio Itabashi to Maki, May [Mae] and Doug Yamada (ddr-densho-493-21)
Block print holiday card (made with block shown in object ddr-densho-493-3, designed by Tomio.) Front is addressed "Dear Maki, May + Doug .... Sincerely, Tomio" and design features the word "Greetings" in the sky above three buildings, a tower, and a fence—a scene possibly inspired by camp. Text of message reads: "Dear Maki, Thanks a million …
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Booklet "The Displaced Japanese-Americans" (ddr-densho-356-1026)
Booklet titled "The Displaced Japanese Americans" that is a reprinting of the article "Issei, Nisei, and Kibei" from the April 1944 issue of Fortune Magazine. The booklet's front and back covers include art by Mine Okubo.
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Friends on dairy farm (ddr-densho-3-2)
Kamezo and Miye Nakashima operated a large dairy farm in Days, Washington. The Nakashimas had eleven children, nine of whom lived in the United States. Seven of those children are pictured here (left to right): Ayako, Yoneo (Johnny), Masato, Teruyo, unidentified child, Tsutaye (Sue), Karoku (George), unidentified child, and Masumi. The man standing in the back …
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Robert Katsusuke Ogata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-543)
Nisei male. Born February 16, 1934, in Anaheim, California. Grew up in Selma, California, where parents ran a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. Family returned to the Selma area after leaving camp. Mr. Ogata attended California State University Fresno and served in the army. Became a high school …
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HMS Pinafore flyer (ddr-densho-483-112)
Second flyer design for the Bainbridge Island High School Music Department's production of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore. The name Mary is signed on the reverse in pencil.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 9 (March 2, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-9)
Selected article titles: "Lane-Hillings evacuation claims bill slated for Mar. 5 consent calendar" (p. 1), "Newsweek Backs Nisei Loyalty, Regrets Letter" (p. 1), "Self-sacrifice of Marysville JACLers during flood emergency lauded as finest page in JACL history written by a chapter" (p. 2), "Hollywood CL aids Shonien with $104" (p. 3), "Cincinnati Mayor Charles Taft to …
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Rose Niguma Interview (ddr-one-7-34)
Nisei female. Born April 14, 1915, in Hood River, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Portland and became an artist.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …
Narrator Taneyuki Dan Harada
Kibei male. Born June 17, 1923, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles before moving to Japan and attending school. Returned to the U.S. in 1938, and was attending high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. While …
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Clipping regarding husband and wife artists (ddr-njpa-4-1273)
Caption on front [translation]: "Teacher and student. Mr. & Mrs. Wako. He is only 35 years old and in the prime of his manhood, and fortunate enough to show his work in the Imperial Exhibition in the future, the artist Nakano and his new wife, Michiko, who draws like the sweet-smelling flower she is. This sweet …
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Grace Shinoda Nakamura Interview (ddr-densho-1003-8)
Nisei female. Born February 18, 1927, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived for a time in Colorado before returning to California. After the war, became a teacher and an artist.
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