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vh Henry Fukuhara Interview I (ddr-manz-1-3)

Nisei male. Born April 25, 1913, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in California prior to World War II. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, during the war. Left Manzanar in 1943 and lived in various locations, eventually settling in New York and California. Mr. Fukuhara was a prominent artist.

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img Painting of the Manzanar High School 1944 graduation (ddr-manz-2-11)

Caption: "Manzanar High School commencement of 1944. Our democratic country has people representing all nation[s] - Mr. Ralph P. Merritt."

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doc Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (May 9, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-101)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (May 9, 1942) from the Owens Valley Assembly Center in Manzanar, California.

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doc Letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-100)

Handwritten letter to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (April 28, 1942) from the Owens Valley Assembly Center in Manzanar, California.

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doc Letter from Dick Narita (ddr-densho-342-24)

Letter from Dick Narita to the Los Angeles County Library asking for a library to be set up at Manzanar.

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img Masa Ogawa and Sandy Sandridge (ddr-densho-420-3)

Masa Ogawa nannied for Sandy Sandridge whose mother was Gladys Sandridge, a teacher living on site at Manzanar concentration camp.

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img Sandy Sandridge (ddr-densho-420-2)

Masa Ogawa nannied for Sandy Sandridge whose mother was Gladys Sandridge, a teacher living on site at Manzanar concentration camp.

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img Masa Ogawa and Sandy Sandridge (ddr-densho-420-1)

Masa Ogawa nannied for Sandy Sandridge whose mother was Gladys Sandridge, a teacher living on site at Manzanar concentration camp.

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img Japanese American woodworker (ddr-densho-93-4)

Original Ansel Adams caption: Hidimi Tayenaka (woodworker), Manzanar Relocation Center, California. (Note: original caption contains misspelling. "Hidimi" should be, "Hidemi".)

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img Town hall meeting (ddr-densho-93-36)

Original Ansel Adams caption: Roy Takano [i.e. Takeno] at town hall meeting, Manzanar Relocation Center, California / photograph by Ansel Adams.

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vh Edwin "Ed" L. Rothfuss Interview (ddr-manz-1-163)

White male. Former superintendent of the Death Valley National Park. Involved with the establishment of the Manzanar National Historic Site.

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doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-179)

Excerpt: "How are you? Okay? As for us, we are okay." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-207)

Excerpt: "Here it is. The last day here in camp." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his mother (ddr-densho-153-211)

Excerpt: "We recieved your letter which you wrote on Mar 5th." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-69)

Excerpt: "Here it is Monday with Towru going to summer school." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-65)

Excerpt: "We received your letter this morning and also one yesterday." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-162)

Excerpt: "Today we received your letter (post card) which was nice." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-68)

Excerpt: "Thank you for the post card. We are all well." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-81)

Excerpt: "Thank you for the letters that are coming in continually." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-175)

Excerpt: "Received the swell card today & wish you the same thing." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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Collection Evan Johnson Collection (ddr-manz-3)

The Evan Johnson Collection consists of photographs taken by Evan Johnson when he came to Manzanar in December, 1969 with a group from UC Davis Asian American Studies Department. In these images, he captured a moment in history: the birth of a grassroots movement that led to the creation of the Manzanar Committee, which in turn …

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Collection Eastern California Museum Harry Bentley Wells and Shirley Elizabeth Wells Collection (ddr-csujad-48)

Collection of documents and ephemera from Harry Bentley Wells, teacher at Manzanar War Relocation Center High School and Shirley Elizabeth Wells, registered nurse (R.N.) at Manzanar War Relocation Center. This collection includes correspondence, memos, reports, student papers, grade book, commencement program, prom invitation, and other memorabilia from the eleven months H. Bentley Wells was employed at …

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Collection Friends of Manzanar Collection (ddr-densho-1003)

This collection consists of interviews conducted in partnership with Friends of Manzanar. The group's mission is to work with the National Park Service and other interested groups to preserve and restore the Manzanar site, and to interpret its stories, resources and lessons, for this and future generations.

For more information about Friends of Manzanar, please visit …

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img Ireito (ddr-csujad-36-15)

Photograph of a monument, "Ireito," at the Manzanar incarceration camp cemetery. Man pictured standing near monument. A photo from: Manzanar Photo Album. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: man_01_016

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img Photograph of a group of people posing in front of the Manzanar hospital (ddr-csujad-47-208)

Photograph of a group of women who worked at the Manzanar hospital posing in the hospital garden at the Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0352

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