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vh Norman I. Hirose Interview (ddr-densho-1013-7)

Nisei male. Born June 22, 1926, in Oakland, California. Grew up in Oakland and Berkeley, California. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire" in 1943 because of mother's wish to have the family move to Japan. …

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Collection Ben Mayewaki Collection (ddr-densho-563)

The collection contains materials from and related to Ben Mayewaki time serving the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) at Fort Snelling in Minnesota, with the 5th Air Force Headquarters in Brisbane, Australia, and in the New Guinea campaign. In 1944 Ben was reassigned to Military Intelligence in Washington DC and attached to the Pentagon. While in D.C. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-563/

vh Tsuchino Forrester Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-439-1)

Born in Fukuoka, Japan (Japanese language)

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-439-1/

vh Chiyo Endo Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-10-12)

Visiting Japan (Japanese language)

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-7-10-12/

Collection Mas Okabe Collection (ddr-manz-5)

The Mas Okabe Collection contains photographs and documents related to the Okabe Family, including their repatriation to Japan and military service in the United States after World War II.

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doc Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle (ddr-densho-67-102)

Excerpt from a memo from J. Edgar Hoover to Francis Biddle regarding evacuation. Hoover assesses the situation on the West Coast due to the pending Executive Order. Concludes that although mass removal is based on race hysteria, Japanese Americans still pose a threat because of their loyalty to Japan. Suggests that in the case of an …

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img Photograph and article regarding Zentaro Kosaka (ddr-njpa-4-499)

Article title: "Kosaka Here; Says Japan Will Welcome Ike If He Visits; Backs Him on U.N."; Photo caption: "JAPANESE FOREIGN MINISTER HERE: Zentaro Kosaka (left), foreign minister of Japan, and Mrs. Kosaka are shown at the airport when they arrived by Pan American Airways last night for a one-day stopover enroute home from an official trip …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 10, (March 16, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-10)

Select article titles: "Method of New Headquarter Staff Operations Previewed for Execom" (p.1); "Senator Inouye Speaks Against School Busing" (p.1); "A 'Liberated' Woman Wonders" (p.2); "American Image of Japan Taken by Gallup Bared" (p.3); "Japan-U.S. Friendship Act to Establish $32 Million Education-Cultural Trust" (p.3); "Matsunaga Co-Sponsoring Child Care Bill Vetoed Last Session by President" (p.4).

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img Scenery from train window (ddr-csujad-38-421)

Photographed are a woman and man standing in front of a coffee shop in Genza, Japan. The caption reads: Continued from train window scenery. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_002_003

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img Poker game, Kokura camp (ddr-csujad-38-439)

Photographed are U.S. soldiers playing poker game in Kokura camp, Japan. The caption reads: Poker game, Kokura camp. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_008_002

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img Basic training time (ddr-csujad-38-428)

Photographed is U.S. military training at 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan. The caption reads: Basic training time. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_004_002

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img Kamie Taenaka, Totsugawa (ddr-csujad-25-169)

A photograph of Kamie Taenaka and the local Japanese children who are probably her relatives in Japan. It appears to be taken in Totsugawa, Japan. The same image is found in item: ucsb_jia_0128. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_08_03_041

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img Basic training time (ddr-csujad-38-429)

Photographed is U.S. military training at 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan. The caption reads: Basic training time. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_004_003

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-429/

img Basic training time (ddr-csujad-38-430)

Photographed is U.S. military training at 24th Infantry Division Headquarters in Japan. The caption reads: Basic training time. Title from caption. Item from: George Naohara scrapbook: Korean War and before leaving Japan (csudh_nao_0600). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nao_04_004_004

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img Torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine (ddr-csujad-42-261)

Photographed is the torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima Japan. It was probably taken during a trip to Japan after the war. The handwritten note on the back side reads: At Miyajima. [In Japanese]. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_02_10_022

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img Kintai Bridge (ddr-csujad-42-260)

Photographed is the Kintai Bridge, Yamaguchi Japan. It was probably taken during a trip to Japan after the war. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Kintai Bridge. [In Japanese]. Title from caption. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tak_02_10_021

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img General MacArthur and Maj. Gen. Mueller waiting for the arrival of Secretary Royall (ddr-densho-299-36)

Caption on reverse: "FEC-49-799. 1 Feb 49 / General MacArthur awaits arrival of / Secretary Royall in Tokyo, Japan: / General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, / Supreme Commander Allied Powers, awaits / the arrival of Secretary of the Army / Kenneth C. Royall at Haneda Air Base, / Tokyo, Japan. With General MacArthur is / …

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img Louis Ferdinand and Kira Kirillovna on their honeymoon (ddr-njpa-1-339)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "The Kaiser's Grandson Will Soon Come to Japan. (New York) Domei. Prince Louis Ferdinand, the grandson of the Kaiser, and the daughter of Grand Duchess Kira of Russia, who were married in a grand occasion in early June, are currently on their honeymoon and are planning to come to Japan soon. Photograph: …

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vh George Kikuta Interview (ddr-manz-1-40)

Kibei male. Born March 3, 1942, in Los Angeles, California. At only a few months of age, removed to the Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps, California. Expatriated to Japan with family during World War II. Grew up in Japan before returning to Los Angeles for high school. Later studied accounting, and became one of the …

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img The American Economic Mission meeting at the Maple Club (ddr-njpa-1-375)

Caption on reverse: "The American Economic Mission at the Maple Club in Tokyo, at dinner under the joing auspices of the Japan Economic Federation, Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Japan and America Trade Council, on April 8th. (Reading from right) Mrs. Kensuke Horinouchi, wife of the director of the American Bureau of the Foreign …

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vh Rin Miura Interview (ddr-one-7-5)

Issei female. Born October 4, 1901, in Fukuda, Japan. Grew up in Japan and immigrated to the U.S. after marrying. Settled in Portland, and during World War II was removed to the Portland assembly center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, returned to Portland.

(This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript …

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img A woman standing on the deck of the Japan Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-209)

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img A woman standing on the deck of the Japan Pavilion at the Golden Gate International Exposition (ddr-densho-300-205)

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doc Labels from medicine sent from Japan to internees at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1410)

Three medication labels printed in Japanese and sent to internees at the Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp from Japan. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 70. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1412

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doc Heart Mountain Sentinel Supplement Series 73 (May 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-312)

Selected article titles: "Cooperatives Rejected at Tuesday's Election" (p. 1), "Seek $1000 to Finance Hirabayashi Case" (p. 1), "Messages to Relatives in Japan Being Accepted" (p. 1).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-97-312/

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