Working at a shipyard when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor
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Assigned to serve as a guard at the Tule Lake concentration camp
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Seeing a jet for the first time while a prisoner of war in Germany
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Being liberated and recovering from time as a prisoner of war
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Black and white photographic print of the ocean and a beach on the journey back to Tokyo from a visit to the Atami Hotel. Atami is a resort for R&R south of Yokohama and was commandeered by US military during the occupation. Inscribed on back: "ON WAY HOME FROM ATAMI."
A letter from Dr. Raymond L. Eng, Vice-Mayor of the City of Oakland, congratulating Kimi Fujii on her re-election. A second letter from R. M. Copeland thanks the Alameda-Contra Costa District (AC) Transit Board for a reception and dinner thrown in recognition of R. M. Copeland's retirement.
This float was featured in Ogden's Days of '47 Parade. In fishing gear: Chuichi Kawaguchi. Standing (L to R): Mr. Shimada, Dr. Yoshitaka, Mr. Clarence Uno, Mr. S. Yamaguchi, kneeling, Mr. Nakagawa. Children (L to R): Yuki Uno, Shuzo, Ray Uno, Tad Kawaguchi, Shinji Ichida, Tosh Sase, Shig Yokoyama, Shozo Sakurada, Wallace Uno.
Black and white photographic print of Shiuko Sakai standing on outdoor deck at Fujiya Hotel. Inscribed on the back: "SEP 50/FUJIYA." According to the donor, the Fujiya Hotel was a resort hotel that the U.S. military commandeered for “R and R” (rest and relaxation). Both military and civilian personnel used the facilities.
Front row (L to R): Takeshi, Roy, Uncle Frank Matsumoto. Back row (L to R): unknown, Mr. Nakatani, unknown, Roy's grandfather Wakamatsu Matsumoto, Mrs. Kitahara, unknown, Mrs. Muranaka, unknown, Tom (baby) held by Roy's mother, Tei Matsumoto. This picture was taken by Roy's father, Wakaji, when Roy's grandfather left for Japan to retire.
The Green Lake Girls' Softball Team was a very high-scoring and competitive team, once winning a game 64-3. Back row (L to R): Takako Kumagai, Aya Tanagi, Masaye Yonemura, Tomiko Uyeji, Mae Shimizu. Front row (L to R): Yoshiye Mochizuki, Chimiko Nakawatase, Toshiko Suzuki, Mariko Kumasaka, Masako Tada, Tomiye Mochizuki.