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doc Letter from David Miyamoto to John Bonomi (ddr-janm-21-4)

A handwritten 2 page letter from David Miyamoto, Manzanar Relocation Center to John Bonomi of the Brunswig Drug Company, Los Angeles, dated June 3, 1942. David places orders for drugs for the camp hospital.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-125)

Excerpt: "Thank you very much for your letter. Right now you won't get the letters I have written because I'm out of stamps." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, possibly to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc Letter to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-72)

Excerpt: "As I went to the block office this morning, I was wondering what had happened to you because you didn't write for 1 week." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Chicago, Illinois.

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Collection CSU Dominguez Hills Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary (ddr-csujad-34)

The Hiroshi Fukuwa Manzanar Diary consists of a diary written by Hiroshi Fukuwa, Kibei Nisei of Los Angeles, California, along with newsletters, clippings, and handwritten notes created/collected in the incarceration camps during World War II. The diary details his incarceration experiences in the Manzanar camp in California, the Gila River camp in Arizona, and the Tule …

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img Photograph of a group of men tilling a Manzanar farm with the Alabama Hills in the background (ddr-csujad-47-56)

Photograph of a group of incarcerees pulling a harrow through a field near the Manzanar incarceration camp. Seven men are pulling the harrow, one is guiding it, and the other is supervising. A row of buildings from Manzanar can be seen in the background, behind which are the Alabama Hills. See this object in the California …

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doc From the Immigrant and Negro Press-AMERICA'S YOUNGEST NEWSPAPER (ddr-csujad-19-52)

This is an article form the magazine "Common Ground," summer 1942, which discusses in detail about a lively mimeographed news paper called the "Manzanar Free Press" from the Manzanar incarceration camp which was one of the first camps in California for the people of the Japanese ancestry forced to evacuate. See this object in the California …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. IV No. 31 (December 22, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-195)

Selected article titles: "Spanish Consul Addresses Block Managers Assembly" (p. 1), "Merritt Warns on Travel Regulation" (p. 1), "To Kill Chickens for New Year's" (p. 1), "Gifts Arrive for Center Distribution" (p. 1), "Provide Benefits for Camp Workers" (p. 1), "R. Cozzens Hits 'Race Baiters'" (p. 1), "Remind Evacuees of Draft Instructions" (p. 1), "Review Operations …

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img Women playing softball (ddr-densho-37-332)

Original WRA caption: "Manzanar, California. [Unreadable] life goes between work hours for Japanese evacuees living at the Manzanar relocation center. Maye Noma crouches behind the plate as [unreadable] goes to bat in a practice game between members of a Los Angeles softball team which came intact to camp." Part of the WRA caption was covered by …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 14 (October 3, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-39)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Farm Problems Aired" (p. 1), "Nikkei Back at Poston for Look" (pp. 1-2), "Manzanar Plaque Found Defaced" (p. 1), and "From the Frying Pan: John Dean on Redress" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2149, Vol. 93, No. 5 (July 31, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-30)

Selected article titles: "'No support' for monetary redress in Congress, warns Lungren to JA groups" (p. 1), "Clark lauds 100th/442nd; asks CWRIC for redress" (p. 1), "Manzanar Memories overwhelm author on return" (p. 1).

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vh Carol Hirabara Hironaka Interview (ddr-manz-1-48)

Nisei female. Born January 25, 1925, in Florin, California. Grew up in Florin, where parents operated a farm. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Returned to Florin after the war.

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vh Akio Suyematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1001-16)

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1921, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California, and was drafted into the U.S. army. Returned to Bainbridge Island after the war and established a successful farm.

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doc Postcard to a Nisei man from his sister (ddr-densho-153-206)

Excerpt: "Joe, received your letters but have been too busy to answer because of the coming final exams of one-and-a-half hours each." Sent from Manzanar concentration camp, California, to Camp Robinson, Arkansas.

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doc The Newell Star, Vol. I, No. 10 (May 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-284-15)

Selected article titles: "Repatriates Should Notify WRA and Spanish Embassy" (p. 1), "Reopening of Leupp Not Confirmed Here; Best" (p. 2), and "Tule Hardball Season Opens; Nippons Dump Manzanar Nine, 12-6" (pp. 5-6).

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doc "Islanders' Part In Riot At Manzanar Unknown; Dispatch Is Delayed" (ddr-densho-68-64)

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img Photograph of a rock field in the mountains near Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-309)

Photograph of an unidentified rock field in the Sierra Nevada mountains near Manzanar incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0460

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img Photograph of people in front of a barracks at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-333)

Photograph of four men, a woman and a young boy outside of a barracks at Manzanar incarceration camp. They are getting ready to depart. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0492

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doc Information on teaching positons in the Manzanar Japanese relocation area (ddr-csujad-48-44)

Notice by Roy Nash and Genevieve W. Carter regarding information on teaching positions at "Manzanar Japanese Relocation Area," with a handwritten note on the last page for a meeting with Leon C. High at the Winnedumah Hotel in Independence, California. Transcription is found in item: ecm_wells_9044. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Photograph of Edna Anderson at a Manzanar hospital staff picnic (ddr-csujad-47-285)

Photograph of Edna Anderson sitting on a picnic blanket near Manzanar incarceration camp at a hospital staff picnic. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0434

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img Photograph of the Manzanar administrative buildings with a flag flying (ddr-csujad-47-156)

Photograph of the Manzanar administrative buildings with a flag flying in the center courtyard. The snow-covered Sierra Nevada is in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0272

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img Photograph of making mochi in a mess hall at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-77)

Photograph of women preparing mochi spheres in a mess hall at Manzanar incarceration camp. A group of women stand around a table separating and rolling the mochi into spheres with confectioners sugar. A child being held on the right side has streaks of the sugar on their cheek. Already prepared food can be seen on every …

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img Photograph of Echo Goto leaning on a car at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-263)

Photograph of Echo Goto leaning on car at Manzanar incarceration camp. The woman is wearing a skirt suit and white gloves. Behind the car a utility pole is visible. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0411

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img Photograph of young boys kneeling on dojo floor at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-47)

Photograph of young boys kneeling on the dojo mat at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp Judo Dojo. The sensei can be seen kneeling in the lower left corner. Barracks and other buildings can be seen behind the dojo along with the Alabama Hills. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0079

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img Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and two men at Manzanar (ddr-csujad-47-242)

Photograph of Dr. Morse Little and two men, one in a wheelchair wearing a striped shirt, at Manzanar incarceration camp. Trees can be seen in the background. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: ecm_merritt_0387

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img Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine (ddr-csujad-47-63)

Photograph of Manzanar farm produce on display in Lone Pine. Local residents took notice of Manzanar's large farm fields and gardens. Displays of farm produce, such as this one at Chalfant Press in Lone Pine, helped dispel local hostility toward the camp. Farm output for 1943 was 1,666 tons of vegetables, fruit and grain, with nearly …

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