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img Japanese Americans boarding ship (ddr-csujad-7-10)

Japanese Americans boarding ship to return to Japan, Seattle, Washington, November 24, 1945. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_JA_f10

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img Nisei linguists attending Japanese language class (ddr-densho-114-166)

Original caption: Nisei Japanese soldiers, interpreters of the linguist section, Allied translator and interpreter section, General Headquarters, Allied Powers in the Pacific, Tokyo, Japan, attend class in legal terminology as part of training program to better their knowledge of the Japanese language. 9-3-46.

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. 3 No. 109 (May 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-265)

Selected article titles: "Red Cross Message to Japan Limited" (p. 1), "Leave and Employment Regulations Disclosed" (p. 1), "Ickes Accuses La Guardia of Racial Discrimination" (p. 1), "Editorial: Youth and Tomorrow" (p. 2), "Fair Play for Nisei" (p. 2), "'Democrat' Prints Rivers Story" (p. 4).

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. III No. 122 (June 1, 1944) (ddr-densho-141-278)

Selected article titles: "Tuttle Plans Housing for Jerome People" (p. 1), "Gate Clerks to be Posted" (p. 1), "Report: 22,000 Have Resettled" (p. 2), "Repatriates Not Wanted by Japan" (p. 2), "Nisei Exploits to be Written" (p. 3), "Two Acquitted at McClelland" (p. 3).

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doc Topaz Times Vol. V No. 21 (November 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-240)

Selected article titles: "Exchange Ship Reaches Japan Safely, Nov. 14" (p. 1), "One Person Caught in Canteen Entry" (p. 1), "Two Editorial Reprints: Let's Make Ourselves Clear" (p. 2), "The Tule Lake Riot" (p. 2), "Utah Governor Protects Nisei Rights in Speech" (p. 3).

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doc Poston Chronicle Vol. XV No. 29 (October 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-145-416)

Selected article titles: "Mochi-Gome for New Years Purchased" (p. 1), "125 Leave Clearance Cases Heard to Date" (p. 1), "Organization for Tule Movement Completed" (p. 1), "Variety of Vegetables Plant in Unit III" (p. 3), "Poston Receives 150 Messages from Japan" (p. 3).

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doc Draft of Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-17)

Agnus Rockrise sends a rough draft of the life of her husband, Thomas Rockrise (Iwahiko Tsumanuma), to Dr. Tatsuzo Sare. This rough draft is used to created a printed version later in Japanese with photographs of Thomas Rockrise's work in Japan in 1920 and 1921.

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doc The Nisei Weekender, Vol. 1, No. 19 (May 2, 1946) (ddr-densho-358-3)

Selected article titles: "Claims Commission Proposed" (p.1, 4), "Community to Be Mobilized to Supply Relief to Japan" (p.1), "Kuroki to Represent JACL Veterans in Protest Against Discriminatory Acts" (p.1), "Nisei March in First May 1 Parade in 5 Years" (p.3).

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img Mourners at the funeral of Fumi Oshima's sister (ddr-densho-395-107)

Mourners pose for a photograph at the funeral of Fumi Oshima's sister at a church. Fumi's sister died during the bombing of Hiroshima while visiting Japan. Seiso Bitow and his daughter Nobi are standing on the front row, fourth and fifth from the right.

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img Mourners at the funeral of Fumi Oshima's sister (ddr-densho-395-106)

Mourners pose next to flower arrangements at the funeral of Fumi Oshima's sister. Fumi's sister died during the bombing of Hiroshima while visiting Japan. Accompanying materials state that Fumi was best friends with Ikuko Bitow Chan. Seiso Bitow is standing, second from the left.

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doc Flower Photograph Album (ddr-densho-404-106)

A black, gold, and floral-patterned photograph album of Takeo Tagami's photograph. The album contains an assortment of photograph of Tokeo's and his companions' travel between the United States and Japan and other destinations, portraits of women, landscapes, and snapshots of friends and family.

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doc Letter to project directors about the "Kibei problem" (ddr-densho-381-23)

Myer describes Kibei as a "complex problem" in his letter to the project directors. He encloses a report from January 28, 1944, detailing differences between Kibei and Nisei, reasons Kibei were sent for education in Japan, and Kibei reactions to being detained in concentration camps.

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doc Letter from Martha Tsuchida to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-423-40)

William is hoping to get a job in Japan after his jobs in England is up, they are trying to get pregnant, but so far no luck, are looking forward to having a good dinner in Chinatown as soon as they get to SF

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img Saying goodbye at airport (ddr-densho-477-782)

Photograph of the Isoshima family as they prepared to leave Japan. From left to right: Elaine (Isoshima) Shimono, Naomi (Isoshima) Nishimura, Yoshiaki Morita, and Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima. The caption below the photo reads "Yoshiaki drove us to airport to say sayonara..." in black ink.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 34, No. 5, May 1997 (ddr-sjacl-1-446)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Ken Nakano receives coveted Jefferson Award for work on Redress and with Hibakusha, also for his quest to change abbreviation of Japan from ?Jap.? to ?Jpn"; Hattori devotes President?s column to work with youth and youth leadership development.

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img Chen Gongbo preparing a speech (ddr-njpa-1-118)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Emotional Broadcast by Visiting Delegation. A greeting by Chen Gongbo, head of the delegation currently in Japan, was broadcast to the nation through an AK microphone for twenty minutes from 6:25 pm on the 24th. [stamped] May 25, 1940."

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doc Keisen 50th Anniversary Brochure (ddr-densho-446-433)

Ryo is in the 1941 Picture of Nisei Graduates, second row, third from left on Page 4. She had another year of study to graduate but decided to leave Japan in June 1941 for fear of being stranded there if war broke out. (1979)

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doc Clipping regarding Clyde E. Pangborn (ddr-njpa-1-1342)

Caption on front: "The reward for the outstanding achievement in aviation in 1931: Clyde E. Pangborn, who with Hugh Herndon Jr. flew from Japan to the United States, standing beside the Harmon Trophy which was presented to him by the Ligue Internationale des Aviateurs."

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doc Letter from Martha Tsuchida to Tomoye Takahashi (ddr-densho-422-79)

William is hoping to get a job in Japan after his jobs in England is up, they are trying to get pregnant, but so far no luck, are looking forward to having a good dinner in Chinatown as soon as they get to SF

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img Takuritsu and Toyo Morita on board ship (ddr-ajah-6-635)

Caption below photo: Takuritsu Morita arrived in American in 1915. He returned to Japan in 1924 to marry Toyo Miyamoto. The Moritas are seen here aboard the Taiyo Maru on October 27, 1924. The married couple would live at 2324 Clement in Alameda, CA.

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img Wedding photo and copy of wedding announcement (ddr-ajah-6-9)

Caption below photo: Shizuto Kawamura married Haruko "Spring" Kido in 1936 at the home of the Kawamuras on Walnut Street in Alameda, CA. Caption includes additional notes on the couple's move to Japan. Reprint of article in Shin Sekai Asahi Shinbun, April 26, 1936.

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img Double portrait of Hajime Date and unknown man (ddr-ajah-6-357)

Caption below photo: Hajime Date of Alameda, CA. He was born in Japan on December 27, 1878. If he is 20 years old here, this photo would be circa 1898. He was an active member of the Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in Alameda.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 48 (November 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-103)

Selected article titles: "Services to Be Continued After Co-op Closing" (p. 1), "Dept. of Justice: Parole System for Alien Enemies in U.S. Abolished" (p. 2), "To Fingerprint Citizens Going to Japan Dec. 16" (p. 3), and "Philadelphia Receives Its 1000th Resettler" (p. 4).

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 7 (February 15, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-56)

Selected article titles: "Dept. of Justice: Status of Renunciants Defined by Rothestein" (pp. 1-2), "WRA Closes Quarters of Hoshi, Hokoku Seinen Dan" (pp. 1-2), "Excludees Now Able to Relocated East and South" (p. 2), and "Contact with Japan Through Red Cross" (p. 4).

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 47 (May 14, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-363)

Selected article titles: "Local Unit Helps: Red Cross Handles Messages to Japan" (p. 1), "Volunteer Coal Workers Commended by Coverley" (p. 1), "Traffic Cases are Tried, Out-of-Bounds Trial Held" (p. 1), "Strictly Feminine: Many Outstanding Creations Unveiled at Fashion Show" (p. 2).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-65-363/

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