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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-128)

Excerpt: "Thanks for your letters. It sure sounds like the army life is teaching you quite a few things." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 47 (ddr-densho-537-56)

Issue 47 includes a message from the new association president (including mention of Satomi Koga), a copy of a speech given at Manzanar, remembrances of Michi Nishiura Weglyn, and more.

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img Nisei men gathered in front of barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-7)

A group of men in front of barracks at Manzanar. The caption printed in the Long Beach Independent reads, "Japanese Roundup: This was the scene 18 years ago as many Nisei were herded into an alien reception center at Manzanar. Many were American Citizens and others were aliens. The first to arrive helped prepare the camp …

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img Students eat lunch in front of a monument at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-52-12)

Six people sit on the ground eating from white bags in front of a monument. Snow covered mountains can be seen in the distance. The caption under the photo reads, "Manzanar, Ca.--(Slugged Manzanar)--Students from the University of California Riverside, all members of 'The Historian as Detective' class, eat lunch in front of a monument to the …

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av Toshiko Kubota Interview (ddr-densho-400-15)

Toshiko Kubota was born on September 2, 1927, in Wilmington, California. Her father worked as a car salesman in Los Angeles while her mother worked as a seamstress. In 1942, the family volunteered for early incarceration at the concentration camp at Manzanar, California. While incarcerated, Kubota graduated from Manzanar High School. When Manzanar was closed, she …

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vh Sam H. Ono Interview (ddr-densho-1003-2)

Nisei male. Born July 10, 1926, in Sacramento, California. Moved frequently as a child after mother passed away. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Graduated from high school in Manzanar. Left camp to attend Morningside College in Iowa. Drafted into the army and served in the medical corps. Eventually returned to …

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doc Letter from John (Sohei) Hohri to Harold Landon and Thelma Jo Bruce (ddr-janm-18-32)

Letter from Sohei (John) Hohri to Harold Landon & Thelma Jo Bruce, dated January 5, 1997. Sohei provides the address for Crawford Peak, a gym coach in 1937, and writes a story about his interaction with Peak as a youth. Sohei writes that when internment began, Mr. Peak went down to the buses to see his …

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img Photograph of a young boy, the last resident to leave Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-17)

Photograph of a young boy, the last resident to leave Manzanar, standing in front of a barracks at Manzanar. Next to him are stacks of abandoned furniture including chairs, benches, side tables and a baby stroller. The boy is looking down at his feet. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project …

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img Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit (ddr-csujad-47-66)

Photograph of farm products loaded on trailers for the Manzanar farm exhibit. Three trailers are loaded with produce harvested from the Manzanar incarceration camp. Several men are standing near the trailers. A group of children can be seen in the right corner. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0101

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 19 (ddr-densho-156-308)

Article titles: "Boy Scouts Protect Flag at Manzanar"; "Larger Guard for Japs at Manzanar"; "Water Supply for Jap Farms"; "Church Seeks Homes for Jap Evacuees"; "4 Japs Jailed at Denver in Fight With Army Police"; "Internee Admits Attempted Bribery"; "Evacuee Labor Requests Grow"; "Grand Jury Votes to Exclude Japs from Citizenship"; "Interned Jap Aliens Now Number …

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doc Christmas card (with envelope) to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (December 17, 1942) (ddr-janm-1-103)

Christmas card to Molly Wilson from Chiyeko Akahoshi (December 17, 1942). White card with illustration in blue/red of a standing Eskimo and a sitting African American. "North and South it's on everyone's mouth - Merry Christmas to you" is on the front center of card. Envelope is postmarked December 17, 1942 from the Manzanar Incarceration Camp …

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img Stove vent holes in barracks (ddr-densho-345-138)

A series of photographs taken by Harry Gamble and his team at Manzanar and Tule Lake concentration camps as part of their research. This research was then used to lobby for Tule Lake and not Manzanar be the camp to be designated a National Historic Landmark. The stoves were located back to back in adjoining apartments …

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vh M. Jack Takayanagi Interview (ddr-manz-1-122)

Nisei male. Born June 28, 1922, in San Jose, California. As a teenager, moved with family to West Los Angeles, where father was a gardener. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, Jack volunteered to work with the orphans at the Manzanar Children's Village, and also helped to establish …

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doc Testimony of Shigeko Kitamoto (ddr-densho-67-266)

Written testimony of Shigeko Kitamoto of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Incarcerated in the Manzanar concentration camp, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 54 (April 7, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-55)

Selected article titles: "Social Security, WRA to Give Financial Aid" (p. 1), "Manzanar Free Press Lauded" (p. 3), "Release Recommended for 82,000 Japanese" (p. 3), "Ingeniousness Born of Rationing" (p. 4).

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doc Letter to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-99)

Excerpt: "Here today it is Christmas. It doesn't seem like Christmas at all & the days don't ever seem to change at all." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man (ddr-densho-153-46)

Excerpt: "Pardon me for the long delay in answering your last letter which I received some three weeks ago." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois. Letter is incomplete.

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doc Postcard to two Nisei brothers from their sister (ddr-densho-153-202)

Excerpt: "Gee, they had the six-man tackle game with the Jr. High & regular eleven- man tackle game with the Sr. High." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his brother (ddr-densho-153-83)

Excerpt: "Your last two letters were of extreme interest to me and I kept reading them over and over to no end." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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doc Yuriko Domoto's Short Term Leave application (ddr-densho-356-874)

Yuriko Domoto Tsukada's approved short term leave application to attend to infant children being transferred to Amache from Manzanar as part of her job in the Public Welfare Department at Amache.

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doc "Sam Nakaos, Wed at Manzanar, Have Son at Hunt" (ddr-densho-68-116)

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doc "Mrs. K. Nishi, Son, Leave Manzanar for Tule Lake" (ddr-densho-68-69)

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doc "Distance Didn't Halt Banquet For Seniors At Camp Manzanar" (ddr-densho-68-35)

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img Photograph of an exhibit of textiles created at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-75)

Photograph of an exhibit of textiles created at Manzanar incarceration camp. The "Home Hints" include table and dish clothes as well as handkerchiefs. Most of the patterns depict flowers but there is also a nautical-themed and a cowboy designs. The textiles are labeled by the creator. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Photograph of a man standing under trees near Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-275)

Photograph of a man standing under trees holding several branches near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. In the background another person and table can be seen. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0424

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