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img 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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doc Photograph and short article regarding Iwasaburo Okino (ddr-njpa-4-2023)

Caption on front: "'While Japan looks to America as a model for many modern ideas of life and manners, there is a great need of a constructive interpretation of the best that the West has to offer.' Iwasaburo Okino, famous Japanese novelist, who arrived in San Francisco aboard the Tatsuta Maru recently, added to his above …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 9 (March 1, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-9)

Selected article titles: "Noted Oregonians Honored for Wartime Service to Nisei, JACL" (p. 1); Bill Hosokawa Promoted Post's Exec. News Ed" (p. 1); Shonien 'red carp,' JACL 'pinwheel' on L.A. museum exhibit" (p. 1); No. Calif. Japanese Americans launch $5,000 campaign for Immigration Museum" (p. 1); "Issei, Nisei, Sansei...Sensei" (p. 2); "Seek central camp in Orange …

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doc My future (ddr-csujad-48-16)

Term paper by Shig Katayama for Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Shig's greatest wish is to live in a democratic world and be a success in his chosen career. He has intended to attend the college of Pharmacy at UC Berkley and run a small drug …

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doc Social prob: the future (ddr-csujad-48-18)

Term paper by Toshiro Hara for period 5 Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Toshiro discusses his ambition to be a stenographer. With the enforced draft of the armed forces, he believes his best hope is entering and helping to win the war. If Japan wins, he …

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img Portraits of elderly couple (ddr-densho-107-29)

Roy Matsumoto's paternal grandparents. Roy's paternal grandfather, Wakamatsu, was the youngest son of the Matsumoto family. He married his sweetheart and came to Kauai, HI, as a government contract laborer to work in the sugar cane fields. Upon completion of the contract, he came to the mainland United States, leased land in southern California, and operated …

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vh George S. Matsui Interview (ddr-densho-1008-2)

Nisei male. Born March 1, 1915, in Los Angeles, California. Spent prewar childhood in Long Beach, California, but attended grade school and junior high in Japan. Returned to the United States to attend high school. In 1941, was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Camp Roberts, San Luis Obispo, California for basic training. Was …

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doc Newspaper clipping regarding Dan C. Gorham (ddr-njpa-1-548)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "American Youth Gorham Graduates From Tokyo Imperial University. Received Education in Japan from Elementary School. Returns to Birthplace of America on Yawata Maru. [Tokyo 1st Domei]. An American youth named Dan C. Gorham (25) was among the two thousand who had their graduation ceremony for Tokyo Imperial University on the 31st and …

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vh Asano Terao Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-108)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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vh Asano Terao Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-109)

Issei female. Born 1897 in Hiroshima, Japan. Graduated from Shintoku Jikka Girls' High School. Married Mr. Shizuto Terao, an Issei who returned to Japan temporarily from the U.S., through an arranged marriage, and immigrated to the U.S. Lived in Seattle until they moved to Salt Lake City, Utah, to stay with her cousin in the spring …

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vh Bruce T. Kaji Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-289)

Nisei male. Born May 9, 1926, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Los Angeles and was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa, then was inducted into the army. Joined …

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vh Frank Sumida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-261)

Nisei male. Born August 10, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois. Grew up primarily in Los Angeles, California, where parents ran a restaurant. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Santa Anita assembly Center, California, where he participating in running an organized gambling operation. Moved briefly to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before being sent to …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 32 (August 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-140)

Selected article titles: "WRA Pushes Resettlement Win Segregation. Center Calm as Details Announced" (p. 1), "Dillon Myer to Address Residents Thursday" (p. 1), "Heart Mountain Gets 'Nod' from Time and Liberty" (p. 1), "Evacuee Attitude 'Bottleneck' in Resettlement, Says Official" (p. 1), "No Guarantee Segregees Able to Go to Japan" (p. 2), "Editorial: A Distinguished Friend …

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 49 (December 2, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-209)

Selected article titles: "FDR Hails 'Wonderful' Record" (p. 1), "Colorado Asks Coast Return" (p. 1), "Tokyo-Born Youth Volunteers to Fight Japanese Fascists" (p. 1), "Okay is Needed for Re-Entry" (p. 1), "New Relocation Plan to Stress Action in Center" (p. 1), "Liberals to Aid Postwar Japan" (p. 1), "Poll Discloses Majority Think Japanese Misled" (p. 2), …

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doc Short article regarding Kosho Otani (ddr-njpa-4-1916)

Article [translation]: "Abbot K. Otani, Feeling Better, Heads for Home. Buddhist Abbot Kosho K. Otani, heir to the leadership of the 10 million member Higashi Hongwanji Sect, will leave tonight for Tokyo after recuperating in Hawaii from an attack of mumps. The Abbot had reservations for Japan Air Line's flight 603, arriving at Tokyo 9:30 a.m. …

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img Kocho Otani and his wife wearing leis (ddr-njpa-4-1895)

Caption on reverse: "ARCHBISHOP OTANI HERE: Archbishop Kocho Otani of the Otani-ha Higashi Hongwanji and Lady Otani arrived in Honolulu this morning at 9 aboard the Matson liner Lurline from Los Angeles for a 10-day stay in the islands before resuming their trip back to Japan on the APL liner President Wilson on Mar. 7. They …

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doc Photograph and article regarding Hidemi Kon (ddr-njpa-4-450)

Article title: "Writer Here Again on Way Home From World Tour"; Photo caption: "NOVELIST HERE AGAIN: Hidemi Kon (left), noted Japanese writer who wrote 'Hawaii no Yoru,' arrived here yesterday on a Pan American plane accompanied by another writer, Hideo Kobayashi. Enroute home from a world tour, they will leave for Japan at 10 p.m. tomorrow. …

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img Merry Go Round (ddr-one-2-249)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Tami Okamura and Olinda Saito wearing a plaid print dress standing outside at unknown Tokyo location with “Merry Go Round” sign in background. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met …

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img Wedding Reception of Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi (ddr-one-2-50)

Black and white photographic print of wedding reception for Olinda Saito and Sgt. Raymond Funakoshi at the American Club in Tokyo, Japan. Six individuals standing behind a table featuring a cake, flowers and candles, (from left): Olinda Saito (bride), Raymond Funakoshi (groom), unidentified, Olinda Saito’s mother, Olinda Saito’s sisters Aki Saito and Yoshi Saito. Shiuko Sakai, …

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img Easter Sunday (ddr-one-2-205)

Black and white photographic print of Josephina Saito (Olinda Saito’s sister) wearing black skirt suit with white gloves, holding purse, and standing in front of building on Easter Sunday. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil, before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. Donor met Olinda when …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 5 (August 7, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-30)

Selected article titles: "California Chinese Americans Ask Fair Play for U.S. Nisei" (p. 1), "Leupp Not Prison Or Concentration Camp, Says Best" (p. 1), "Plan Exchange of U.S., Japan Nationals Soon. Repatriation Ship Will Take 1500 Persons To Porguguese India" (p. 1), "Evacuee Property Problems Considered by Dillon Myer During Los Angeles Visit" (p. 2), "Evacuees …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 15 (October 13, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-41)

Selected article titles: "Washington Official Reveals Some Tule Lake Segregees Seek to Regain Citizenship" (p. 1), "5333 Casualties Sustained By Nisei Units in Europe" (p. 1), "Letters to ACLU Say Tule Nisei Renounced Citizenship Privileges Under Duress" (p. 2), "Army Control Removed at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Disclose Many Nisei Caught By War in Japan …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 9 (March 2, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-9)

Selected article titles: "300 Nisei Stranded in Japan By War, Petition for Right To Return to Homes in U.S." (p. 1), "Delegates Support Extension of JACL Work in Peacetime" (p. 1), "San Francisco Cases to Test Legality of Race Restrictions in Residential Property Deeds" (p. 2), "Three Tule Lake Residents File Writs in Court. Petitioners Declare …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 23 (June 8, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-23)

Selected article titles: "California Supreme Court Hears Petition of Nisei GI To Set Aside Race Restrictions" (p. 1), "Deportation Will Proceed Despite Pending Legislation, Washington Officials Declare" (p. 1), "WRA Director Defends Agency Against Charge Evacuees 'Dumped' Into Winona Camp. Answers Inefficiency Statement Made by L.A. County Officials" (p. 2), "Evacuee Property in Seattle Will Be …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 1 (January 11, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-2)

Selected article titles: "Considerable Delay Expected Before Stranded Nisei Can Be Repatriated From Nippon" (p. 1), "Anti-Discrimination Committee Of JACL Will Stress Fight Against Bias in Naturalization" (p. 1), "Voluntary Repatriation Program Completed by Canada Government' (p. 1), "Senator Says Evacuee Claims Bill Requires Urgent Attention" (p. 2), "Interned Enemy Aliens May Be Shipped Soon as …

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