5019 items
5019 items
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Tatsuta Maru (ddr-densho-357-726)
Handwritten caption: "Hiroko and Hanako leaving for Japan on Tatsuta Maru, March 23, 1933." Hiroko Terakawa and Hanako Terakawa are not easily visible, but Tansai Terakawa stands in the front of the group (to the left of center). The Tatsuta Maru was a Japanese ocean liner that consistently made the Trans-Pacific crossing between the countries of …
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Japanese American soldier and civilian (ddr-densho-397-161)
The caption in the photo album reads "Dr. Cotner and I about to leave HQ IX Corps for work".\n\nTakashi Matsui is in uniform on the left and Dr. Cotner in a suite on the right. Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after the end of World …
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Repatriates undergo medical inspection (ddr-densho-397-365)
The caption in the photo album reads "DDT section". DDT is an insecticide used in the 1940s to kill insects the spread diseases like typhus, malaria, and dengue fever. The sign in the photograph reads "Medical Inspection for Japanese". Takashi Matsui was stationed in Japan with the U.S. military during the Allied occupation of Japan after …
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Maria Sato Interview (ddr-manz-1-165)
Nisei female. Born November 19, 1930, in Trujillo, Peru, where father ran a construction company. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and taken to the United States. The family joined him in Crystal City, Texas, then went to Japan after the war. Maria lived and worked in Japan until the …
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Louis Ferdinand and Kira Kirillovna on their honeymoon (ddr-njpa-1-334)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Grandson of the Kaiser Relishes Japanese Food. Prince Louis Ferdinand, the former Kaiser's grandson, and Princess Kira, who are visiting Japan during their midsummer honeymoon around the world, were taken to the restaurant 'Jisaku' in Tsukiji by German Ambassador to Japan Ott on the night of the 6th, where they fully enjoyed …
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Chu Minyi receiving a bouquet (ddr-njpa-1-142)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Ambassador Chu Arrives. Chu Minyi, the first Ambassador to Japan from the new Nationalist Government, and his party arrived in Yokohama aboard the Hachiman Maru at 7 a.m. on the 5th and then immediately headed to the capital. Photograph: 1. Chu Minyi receiving flowers aboard the Hachiman Maru from Chinese students residing …
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Fumi Kaseguma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-203)
Nisei female. Born April 20, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Spent one summer in Japan just before the onset of war between the U.S. and Japan. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp as part of the National Youth Administration, and worked in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Chicago, …
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Tsuchino Forrester Interview (ddr-densho-1000-439)
Shin-Issei female. Born March 30, 1931, in Kasuga, Fukuoka, Japan. Grew up in Kasuga where parents ran a farm. Graduated from a girl's high school during the U.S. occupation of Japan. Met future husband, a U.S. serviceman, and immigrated to the United States as a "war bride."
(This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript provided …
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Noboru Kamibayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-477)
Nisei male. Born June 23, 1930, in Fairfax, Washington. Grew up in Venice, California, where parents had a produce farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Parents signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" and decided to return with the family to Japan to live. After several years in Japan, came …
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Christmas postcard from Y. Domoto (ddr-densho-329-919)
Japanese postcard with a design of samurai in the mountains on the front; the back is addressed to Kaneji Domoto in Oakland and signed "Merry Christmas and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year. Jan 1st 1921. Osaka Japan / Y. Domoto". Card also has Japanese characters on the front and back and says in English …
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Conversation between Eric Saul and John Burden; Shig Kihara on Caucasian officers and Nisei soldiers (ddr-densho-1007-1787)
Saul and Burden discuss Burden's knowledge of Japanese and Burden's relationship with Japanese people in Japan and on Maui. Kihara discusses why the Pentagon wanted Caucasian officers leading Nisei in Japan, the relationships between Caucasian officers and Nisei soldiers (with examples), and a few stories about Judge Eugene Wright. Original title: II B/K #5, Burden/Kihara tape …
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Interview with Masaru Ogawa, part 3 of 3 (ddr-densho-1007-1712)
Ogawa discusses being the last person to surrender from his interpreter school, working with American soldiers in Japan after the war, trusting an American soldier to take his personal belongings back to Tokyo, and his thoughts on post-war Japan. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II JA #51, Masaru Ogawa, …
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Graduation letter sent to Kenji Fujiwara (ddr-njpa-5-1111)
Visiting professor from Doshisha University in Japan, and the oldest son of Fujiwara, Shuji. This letter was sent to Kenji Fujiwara from the Nippu Jiji.
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Miyuki "Kay" Kida in front of her home (ddr-one-3-121)
Color photograph of Miyuki "Kay" Kida and a relative visiting from Japan standing in front of her home in Pucker Huddle in White Salmon, Washington.
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Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-287)
Black and white photographic print of passengers aboard the Acadia en route to Japan, an unidentified man is seated on deck with seven young children.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 18 (November 10, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-45)
Selected article titles: "JACL Urges Treaty Clauses For Reciprocal Treatment of Japan, American Nationals" (p. 1), "Government Will Not Bargain With Dissatisfied Claimants" (p. 1).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 19 (November 7, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-45)
Select article titles: "Nisei Democrats jubilant, hail California landslide win" (p. 1); "Only 10 pct. Of Japan war brides seek welfare agency assistance" (p.3)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 86, No. 12 (March 31, 1978) (ddr-pc-50-12)
Selected article titles: "States May Bar Aliens as Police" (p. 1); "Seven Nikkei Mayors Picked in California" (p. 1); "Japan-U.S. Friendship Act" (p. 1).
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Japanese family in formal attire (ddr-densho-259-152)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Unknown Japanese family in Japan in formal wear. This is pictured only to show a very nice looking family, classily dressed."
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Wedding portrait (ddr-densho-259-519)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Wedding portrait of the Reverend Isaac Inouye and his bride, Matsue I believe that they got married in Japan around 1935."
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Girls by the Japanese seaside (ddr-densho-259-123)
Shidzuyo Yasui (standing at the top of the photograph) with a group of young women, probably her students, at the seaside on Awaji Island, Japan.
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Certificate with decorative border (ddr-densho-390-30)
A certificate written in Japanese with a decorative border and stamp, possibly related to a Matsuoka family member's journey from Japan to the United States.
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Letter from Alvin Uchiyama to Kathleen Koga Uchiyama (ddr-densho-406-173)
Reassures her that the 442nd is not going to be sent to Japan, couldn't get the stockings yet, Archie will be returning from Switzerland soon.
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Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 88 (August 4, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-89)
Selected article titles: "Amache Families Receive Letters from Japan" (p. 1), "Must Record All Foreign Property" (p. 1), "Missing Tulean Jailed in Modoc" (p. 3).
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Japanese American Courier Vol. 1, No. 16 (April 14, 1928) (ddr-densho-96-44)
Selected article titles: "Kengakudan Girls Leave for Japan on Tour" (p. 1), "Sport Scope" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Down Main Street" (p. 4)