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Joe Wada and Mary Honda at Joe's 50th wedding anniversary
No full textA photograph of Joe Wada and Mary Honda at Joe's 50th wedding anniversary party in Los Angeles, California. The caption in the accompanied file reads: Joe and Mary, 2006. Lost Angeles, Joe's 50th wedding anniversary. The item was digitized by the donor and the image file was donated.Tomoji Wada was an interpreter, bookkeeper, operator of a grocery store, and manufacturer of tofu and mochi on Terminal Island, California prior to World War II. He established a tofu manufacturing plant at the Poston camp in Arizona during the war, and became a gardener after returning from the incarceration camp to Los Angeles, California. The collection consists of receipts, ledgers, taxes, correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, journals, guidebooks, immigration materials, and incarceration camp records pertaining to Tomoji Wada and his family. Materials include born-digital objects created and transferred from the donor
An oral history with James Otsuka
No full textAn oral interview with James Otsuka, Orange County resident. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0165.The Japanese American Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience being incarcerated in camps during World War II
Oral history interview with Bruce Kaji on February 18, 2005
No full textThis is an oral history interview outline by the Gardena Valley Japanese Cultural Institute of Bruce Kaji. The interview is regarding to the JCI History Project that took place on February 18, 2005. Kaji was interviewed by Eiji Inouye, Bob Horii, and Alison Kochiyama.The Kaji Family Papers (1890-2017) contains materials related to the life and family of Bruce Teruo Kaji (1926-2017) as well as his wife, Frances Midori Kaji (1928-2016). Materials include correspondence, photographs, programs, pamphlets, official government documents, and ephemera. Materials relate to Bruce's incarceation at Manzanar including records of camp and Manzanar High School reunions, his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII, his time as Gardena City Treasurer, his involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), his involvement in Little Tokyo Redevelopment, and other general materials about his life in Los Angeles and involvement in the Japanese American community in California. Other materials related to Frances Midori Kaji concern her incarceration at Poston during WWII, as well as materials related to her family including her father Kikuwo Tashiro, one of the founders of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles
Little tokyo community development advisory committee meeting minutes
No full textThis is a typed record by the Little Tokyo Community Development Advisory Committee from their meeting on May 18, 2005. The record is regarding to new updates on projects, business, and announcements was sent out on June 15, 2005.The Kaji Family Papers (1890-2017) contains materials related to the life and family of Bruce Teruo Kaji (1926-2017) as well as his wife, Frances Midori Kaji (1928-2016). Materials include correspondence, photographs, programs, pamphlets, official government documents, and ephemera. Materials relate to Bruce's incarceation at Manzanar including records of camp and Manzanar High School reunions, his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII, his time as Gardena City Treasurer, his involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), his involvement in Little Tokyo Redevelopment, and other general materials about his life in Los Angeles and involvement in the Japanese American community in California. Other materials related to Frances Midori Kaji concern her incarceration at Poston during WWII, as well as materials related to her family including her father Kikuwo Tashiro, one of the founders of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles
An Oral History with Margaret Masuoka (audio)
No full textAn interview with Margaret Masuoka, a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), conducted for the Japanese American Project at California State Fullerton’s Center for Oral and Public History. Specifically, this interview provides insight to Masuoka’s personal history dealing with the prejudice that she and her family faced due their Japanese ancestry; her family’s settlement in California in 1925; her childhood in Los Angeles and time spent in Santa Ana, California regarding the family’s business and Japanese community; her courtship with Dave Masuoka in the 1940s; and her feelings on the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She describes her incarceration in the Santa Anita Temporary Assembly Center and in the Poston camp in southeastern Arizona; and her family’s togetherness during these periods of incarceration; her engagement to Dave Masuoka in the camps; her family’s journey to join her sisters in the Poston incarceration camp; her exit from the camp and process of finding a sponsor; her experience as a docent for JANM and of telling her story to her grandson’s class; Dave’s family history and his involvement in the Second World War; a close friend’s family and their involvement in 442nd army infantry known as the Japanese unit in World War II; the impact of this friendship and how it led to an exhibition in JANM; and her thoughts on the impact of this story on American history. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0048.The Japanese American Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience being incarcerated in camps during World War II
An Oral History with Margaret Masuoka
No full textAn interview with Margaret Masuoka, a volunteer at the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), conducted for the Japanese American Project at California State Fullerton’s Center for Oral and Public History. Specifically, this interview provides insight to Masuoka’s personal history dealing with the prejudice that she and her family faced due their Japanese ancestry; her family’s settlement in California in 1925; her childhood in Los Angeles and time spent in Santa Ana, California regarding the family’s business and Japanese community; her courtship with Dave Masuoka in the 1940s; and her feelings on the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. She describes her incarceration in the Santa Anita Temporary Assembly Center and in the Poston camp in southeastern Arizona; and her family’s togetherness during these periods of incarceration; her engagement to Dave Masuoka in the camps; her family’s journey to join her sisters in the Poston incarceration camp; her exit from the camp and process of finding a sponsor; her experience as a docent for JANM and of telling her story to her grandson’s class; Dave’s family history and his involvement in the Second World War; a close friend’s family and their involvement in 442nd army infantry known as the Japanese unit in World War II; the impact of this friendship and how it led to an exhibition in JANM; and her thoughts on the impact of this story on American history. Audio is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0049.The Japanese American Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience being incarcerated in camps during World War II
Marion Masada interview
No full textOral history interview with Marion Masada.The JACL-CCDC Japanese American Oral History collection contains oral histories capturing the experience of Japanese Americans, primarily Nisei, living in the San Joaquin Valley. Topics primarily include incarceration and post-war experiences
An oral history with James Otsuka
No full textAn oral interview with James Otsuka, Orange County resident. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0166.The Japanese American Oral History Project features oral histories with narrators who talk about their lives, pre and post World War II, but most specifically, about their experience being incarcerated in camps during World War II
Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress 25th anniversary celebration luau
No full textProgram for the 25th Anniversary Luau for the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR).The Jim Matsuoka Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress Collection includes brochures, meeting notes and agendas, publications, booklets, and other material related to the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress (NCRR), formally known as the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations. The National Coalition for Redress/Reparations was officially formed on July 12, 1980, and included members of the Los Angeles Community Coalition for Redress/Reparations (LACCRR), Japanese Community Progressive Alliance (JCPA), Tule Lake Committee, Nihonmachi Outreach Committee, the Asian/Pacific Student Union, and other members of the community. The material was collected by Jim Matsuoka, a founding member of the organization. Matsuoka also served on the board and was the treasurer. In addition to the NCRR material, the collection also contains event flyers and Day of Remembrance material. For issues of the Nikkei for Civil Rights and Redress newsletter "Banner" published after 2007, visit the NCRR website at https://ncrr-la.org/
Bruce Kaji at Roosevelt High School Japanese garden ribbon cutting
No full textA photo of Bruce Kaji (center) at the naming ceremony for the Roosevelt High School Japanese Garden.The Kaji Family Papers (1890-2017) contains materials related to the life and family of Bruce Teruo Kaji (1926-2017) as well as his wife, Frances Midori Kaji (1928-2016). Materials include correspondence, photographs, programs, pamphlets, official government documents, and ephemera. Materials relate to Bruce's incarceration at Manzanar including records of camp and Manzanar High School reunions, his time in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS) during WWII, his time as Gardena City Treasurer, his involvement in the establishment of the Japanese American National Museum (JANM), his involvement in Little Tokyo Redevelopment, and other general materials about his life in Los Angeles and involvement in the Japanese American community in California. Other materials related to Frances Midori Kaji concern her incarceration at Poston during WWII, as well as materials related to her family including her father Kikuwo Tashiro, one of the founders of the Japanese Hospital of Los Angeles