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img Nagai family portrait (ddr-densho-495-62)

Portrait of the Nagai family, from left to right: Dorothy Haruko Nagai, Nancy Teruko Nagai, and Kise (Yoshioka) Nagai. Caption on album page reads: "Haruko, Teruko, and Mother / Kise Nagai (Yamaguchi, Japan / circa 1915)"

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 140 (August 30, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-170)

Selected article titles: "Robot-Age Finds Japan Efficient; Principle Learns" (p. 1), "Kumagaye Match Started; Seeded Stars Win Sets" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Japanese Anxious to Makes Visitor's Stay Delighted" (p. 4)

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 7, No. 342 (August 4, 1934) (ddr-densho-96-376)

Selected article titles: "Deans Moot Opportunities Open to U.S.-Born in Japan; Students Cover Topics of World Import" (p. 1), "Pink Tea" (p. 2), "Hang-Overs" (p. 3), "Out-of-Town News" (p. 4)

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img Two men in uniform (ddr-ajah-6-29)

Caption below photo: Great friends Kenji Tomita (left) and Dan Mashihara. Both were from Alameda, CA., circa 1946, Tokyo, Japan. Both men served with the Military Intelligence Service, but not did not work together.

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 40 (September 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-394)

Selected article titles: "Rumor Clinic: Segregation Program to Proceed as Announced" (p. 1), "Monday Morning Frost Ruins Vegetable Crops" (p. 1), "Limitation on Use of Flashlights Probable" (p. 1), "Messages from Japan" (p. 2).

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-599)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about the start of her sea voyage back to the United States from Japan and her plans for the stopover in Hawaii.

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-595)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about her packing for her trip to Japan and the latest news about their nephew, Masato Nakashima, coming to the United States.

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doc Letter from Masao Okine to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, April 3, [1946?] [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-273)

A letter from Masao Okine to his parents, Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. He writes from Japan where he is stationed as a Nisei soldier. He thanks his parents for their letters and package containing Masao's requested items. He informs that he is doing well working as a truck driver, and is going to take ten days …

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doc Letter from Tsukiyo Okasako to Mr. S, Seichi Okine, February 16, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-241)

A letter from Tsukiyo Okasako in Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi Okine. She is presumably one of the neighbors in Seiichi Okine's hometown. She thanks him for the gifts including 4 lbs of sugar, safety pins, needles, thread, clothes, and towels which are scarce in Japan. She informs that Jokichi Yamanaka brought the gifts to her. She …

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vh Tsuchino Forrester Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-439-17)

Thoughts on the difference between prewar and postwar immigrants from Japan (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript provided is an English translation.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-112-24)

Planning to return to Japan, then deciding against it (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-92-6)

Life in Japan, hierarchy within the grade schools

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-111-5)

Women's roles in Japan: sons valued higher than daughters (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh George Koshi Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1008-1-27)

Description of judicial reform work in Japan

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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img Sutemaru Sunagawa, Haruyo Nakamura, and other manzai performers (ddr-njpa-4-2262)

Caption on reverse: "'MANZAI' ARTISTS FROM JAPAN: The group, headed by Sutemaru Sunagawa, arrived from the mainland by plane last night after giving shows from Los Angeles to as far away as Chicago. The performers are enroute to their homes in Japan but will stay here briefly to present shows at Kawananakoa and McKinley auditoriums, starting …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 23 (December 6, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-49)

Select article titles: "U.S. Admits 6,000 Immigratnts from Japan in 1956-57" (p. 1); "Idaho governor urges Nisei help rid Intolerance, 1000ers celebrate" (p. 1); "Confusion among Nisei on U.S.-Japan affairs draws comment from Tokyo writer" (p. 2); "Bandits slug Issei, attempt to rob Nat'l JACL quarters" (p. 3); "Obnoxious term in 'Fuzz Young' textbook story to …

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img U.S. soldiers including George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-496)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers, including George Nobuo Naohara. The annotation reads: 24th Infantry Division in Okura, Japan consisted of 10,000 soldiers. It was divided into three troops, and each troop consisted of 3,000 soldiers. [In Japanese]. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State …

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img Invitation to the reception and tea (ddr-csujad-11-55)

An invitation from Toshito Satow, the Consul General of Japan to Miss Tazu Kawamoto to attend a reception and tea in honor of Kensuke Horinouchi, the Japanese Ambassador to the United States, presumably as part of the Japan Day celebration. From page 21 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State …

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img U.S. soldiers including George Naohara (ddr-csujad-38-497)

A photograph of U.S. soldiers, including George Nobuo Naohara. The annotation reads: 24th Infantry Division in Okura, Japan consisted of 10,000 soldiers. It was divided into three troops, and each troop consisted of 3,000 soldiers. [In Japanese]. Item from: George N. Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California …

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doc Letter from Satoko Gyokusen to Mrs. Ayame Okine, July 5, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-290)

A letter from Satoko Gyokusen in Hiroshima, Japan to her relative, Ayame Okine. She laments about the difficulties of her life in post-war Japan. The letter is resealed with the tape, "OPENED BY MIL. CEN. CIVIL MAILS," and stamped with "C.C.D. J-4408" by the Civil Censorship Detachment. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4379 (October 25, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-90)

Selected article titles: "Aliens in Hawaii Think Japan Won the War; Await Fleet"; "Some Tuleans Don't Believe Japan Lost War"; "Chicago Nisi Enlists for Occupation Duty"; "'Atomic' Turnips Replace 'Japanese'"; "12th Annual Tri-State YBI Confab Slated for Dec. 28-30"; "S.F. Returnees Move Into Housing Project"; "Returnees Resettle in Long Beach"; "D.U. Students to Hear Eminent Psychologist"; …

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vh Mas Okabe Interview (ddr-manz-1-131)

Nisei male. Born 1929 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento, where parents operated a restaurant. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, in 1945, then went to Japan with family. Lived in Japan for a time …

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img Prince Louis Ferdinand and Kira Kirillovna on the deck of the Empress of Canada (ddr-njpa-1-336)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Kaiser's Grandson and his Wife Comes to Japan. Louis Ferdinand, the grandson of Wilhelm II, the former German Kaiser, and his wife Kira Romanov, cousin of former Russian Tsar Nicholas II, arrived in Japan as part of their honeymoon trip around the world at 11 on the morning of the 5th when …

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img Friends (ddr-densho-252-95)

(Left to right) Ted Kaisaki and Fred Wataru Taniguchi. Caption on Post-it: "Fred Wataru and Ted Kaisaki met on a ship returning to Japan in 1936 - came back to US together. Taken in LA."

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 2 No. 36 (April 24, 1948) (ddr-densho-229-104)

"Matsuoka Elected Chairman of Jackson Council" (p. 1), "Ex-Envoy to Japan Believes Time Ripe to Drop Ban on Japanese in Immigration, Naturalization Bill" (p. 1), "Hearings Open on H.R. 5004; Four Testify" (p .1),

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