201 research outputs found
Issei, "Manzanar, a photograph essay"
No full textA photograph of an Issei man, a Japanese immigrant, with chrysanthemums. Also includes an essay about the Issei. A page from: Manzanar, a photograph essay (csudh_uye_0001).The Chris S. Uyemura Manzanar Photograph Collection consists of a pictorial essay, “Manzanar, a photographic essay,” and additional loose photos, which were compiled and collected by Chris S. Uyemura. The essay contains photographs, texts, and newspaper clippings, and was submitted to Professor Donald T. Hata of the Department of History at CSU Dominguez Hills. The collection depicts the incarceration of people of Japanese ancestry in the Manzanar camp during World War II as well as reflects the events, contrasting with photographs of the Manznar National Historic Site, which illustrates what is left of the camp today. The collection was originally named as “Asian Pacific Studies Collection Box 14.
Early Gardena Valley and the Issei
No full textBook about the development of the Gardena Valley and the Issei who moved there. Table of contents includes: "Acknowledgments," "Introduction," "Defining Geographical Locations," "Japanese Migration into Los Angeles and Southern California," "Historical Development of the South Bay," "Early Japanese Settlers in Gardena Valley," "Rise of the Strawberry Industry," "Moneta: The Formation of a Community," "Dispersion of Japanese Throughout the Gardena Valley," "Inter-Ethnic Perceptions in Gardena Valley, 1910-1925," "The 1930s," "1940-1941," "After the War," and "References."The Sakimoto Family papers contains correspondence, greeting cards, photographs, poems, booklets, and other material related to the Poston incarceration camp and Japanese Americans residing in California. The other photographs in the collection are related to a Japan tour group
New Year's greeting card from Mamoru and Tsuru Yamauchi to the Okine family, January 1, 1946 [in Japanese]
No full textA new year's greeting card from Mamoru and Tsuru Yamauchi in Gardena, California to the Okine family.The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers overseas during World War II, to their Issei parents incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp in McGehee, Arkansas. The correspondence also includes letters from their relatives and friends who are former incarcerees in the camps during the war and have “resettled” in Chicago, Illinois as well as letters from the Okines’ family members in Hiroshima, Japan during the Allied occupation of Japan. In addition, the collection includes a family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, a Nisei daughter to the Okines
Japanese question in the United States: a compilation of memoranda by Lt. Com. K. D. Ringle
No full textCompiled memos labeled "confidential - not for publication, reproduced for circulation exclusively among employees of the War Relocation Authority." Section headings and subheadings are listed below. Foreword, contents, definitions. Backgrounds: the Issei, dual citizenship, Nisei, Issei vs. Nisei, Americanization of the Nisei, importance of school influence, intense desire to conform, a change in position of women, adoption of western dress, effect of religion, end of the caste system, examples of economic and social ambition, loyalty of group, "fish out of water," Nisei dependence on Issei waning, Japanese-American organizations, Japanese language schools, Japanese newspapers. Protection of the loyal evacuees: Segregation of disloyal influence recommended, why certain of the Kibei are dangerous, procedure for segregation, opportunity for change in classification, segregation of disloyal aliens, committees of loyal Nisei can help, release of certain internees possible, general effect of segregation desirable. Recommendations for relocation centers - general guides in dealing with evacuees: suggestions for work (make enlistment in work corps a privilege, semi-military structure proposed, suggestions for insignia, voluntary enlistment should be stressed, plan for use of work corps in harvesting, advantages of harvesting plan, general views on employability of evacuees). Suggestions for community life: the pattern should be American. Suggestions for an Americanization program: importance of the Caucasian teacher, views on self-government, Buddhism and Shintoism, youth organizations, care of orphans, intelligence work within relocation centers, documentation. Conclusion. Document number 6-0058.Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
[Daily life notes], Issei, Nisei, Kibei, Sansei
No full textStraight from the personal notebook of Pollock, there is a plethora of notes that were recorded on a daily basis, documenting the life and culture of the Fresno Assembly Center.Walter E. Pollock was the head of the service division at the Fresno Assembly Center. He was deeply affected by his time working at the center and was working on a memoir of his experiences there, but unfortunately passed away before it could be completed. The collection contains his research and draft chapters
Letter from W. Freitas to Mr. and Mrs. Seiichi Okine, October 19, [1947?]
No full textA thank you letter from Mr. Freitas to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine for their visit and flowers.The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers overseas during World War II, to their Issei parents incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp in McGehee, Arkansas. The correspondence also includes letters from their relatives and friends who are former incarcerees in the camps during the war and have “resettled” in Chicago, Illinois as well as letters from the Okines’ family members in Hiroshima, Japan during the Allied occupation of Japan. In addition, the collection includes a family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, a Nisei daughter to the Okines
Last will and testament
No full textLast will and testament prepared by Itsuhei and Tomeyo Takano. English translation is found in item: csudh_tak_0035.The Takano Family Papers contains materials from members of the Takano and Meguro family who reside in Los Angeles, California, including Issei immigrants Itsuhei and Tomoye Takano, Kumaji and Tsuruno Meguro, and their Nisei children, Fumio Fred and Yoneko (Meguro) Takano, Ruth Yoshiko Meguro, and Leo Ryoichi Meguro. The papers covers from prewar through post-war, including the period of forced evacuation and incarceration during World War II, the Korean war, and the redress movement in the 1980s. The papers consists of correspondence, photographs, camp newspapers, yearbooks, and other documents. Noted are photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Colorado in the 1930s, including photos of Japanese Young People’s Christian members; and schoolchildren and staff of a Japanese school and public schools. There are also documents regarding a real estate property in Los Angeles, California, which Fumio Fred Takano purchased in 1938, and his legal documents and letters present his efforts to protect the property during the war with the support of his non-Japanese American friend. Also included are letters depicting his struggles to be granted the indefinite leave permit from the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona, as a consequence of his answers to “loyalty questionnaire” questions 27 and 28. In addition, the Issei parents’ letters detail their experiences during the war from an Issei point of view, describing the trip from the Pomona Assembly Center to the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, incarceration life, and their return from the camp to California
Composition book
No full textA composition book including Japanese handwritten essays for practicing Japanese writing. It belongs to Hatusno Hotty Okine.The Okine Collection contains materials collected by Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine who were Issei flower growers in Whittier, California. It includes correspondence, photographs, financial documents, and a photo album. A large portion of the collection consists of family correspondence with Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, including letters from their Nisei children, Masao and Makoto Okine, both soldiers overseas during World War II, to their Issei parents incarcerated in the Rohwer incarceration camp in McGehee, Arkansas. The correspondence also includes letters from their relatives and friends who are former incarcerees in the camps during the war and have “resettled” in Chicago, Illinois as well as letters from the Okines’ family members in Hiroshima, Japan during the Allied occupation of Japan. In addition, the collection includes a family photo album compiled by Dorothy Ai Aoki, a Nisei daughter to the Okines
Last will and testament
No full textLast will and testament prepared by Itsuhei and Tomeyo Takano. Original document is found in item: csudh_tak_0034.The Takano Family Papers contains materials from members of the Takano and Meguro family who reside in Los Angeles, California, including Issei immigrants Itsuhei and Tomoye Takano, Kumaji and Tsuruno Meguro, and their Nisei children, Fumio Fred and Yoneko (Meguro) Takano, Ruth Yoshiko Meguro, and Leo Ryoichi Meguro. The papers covers from prewar through post-war, including the period of forced evacuation and incarceration during World War II, the Korean war, and the redress movement in the 1980s. The papers consists of correspondence, photographs, camp newspapers, yearbooks, and other documents. Noted are photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Colorado in the 1930s, including photos of Japanese Young People’s Christian members; and schoolchildren and staff of a Japanese school and public schools. There are also documents regarding a real estate property in Los Angeles, California, which Fumio Fred Takano purchased in 1938, and his legal documents and letters present his efforts to protect the property during the war with the support of his non-Japanese American friend. Also included are letters depicting his struggles to be granted the indefinite leave permit from the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona, as a consequence of his answers to “loyalty questionnaire” questions 27 and 28. In addition, the Issei parents’ letters detail their experiences during the war from an Issei point of view, describing the trip from the Pomona Assembly Center to the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, incarceration life, and their return from the camp to California
Declaration of homestead: Head of family
No full textA declaration of homestead signed by Fumio Fred Takano for the property, Lot 21 in Block 11 of G. W. Morgan's Sycamore Grove Tract, Los Angeles. It is notarized by Nisuke Mitsumori.The Takano Family Papers contains materials from members of the Takano and Meguro family who reside in Los Angeles, California, including Issei immigrants Itsuhei and Tomoye Takano, Kumaji and Tsuruno Meguro, and their Nisei children, Fumio Fred and Yoneko (Meguro) Takano, Ruth Yoshiko Meguro, and Leo Ryoichi Meguro. The papers covers from prewar through post-war, including the period of forced evacuation and incarceration during World War II, the Korean war, and the redress movement in the 1980s. The papers consists of correspondence, photographs, camp newspapers, yearbooks, and other documents. Noted are photographs depicting the Japanese American community in Colorado in the 1930s, including photos of Japanese Young People’s Christian members; and schoolchildren and staff of a Japanese school and public schools. There are also documents regarding a real estate property in Los Angeles, California, which Fumio Fred Takano purchased in 1938, and his legal documents and letters present his efforts to protect the property during the war with the support of his non-Japanese American friend. Also included are letters depicting his struggles to be granted the indefinite leave permit from the Gila River incarceration camp in Arizona, as a consequence of his answers to “loyalty questionnaire” questions 27 and 28. In addition, the Issei parents’ letters detail their experiences during the war from an Issei point of view, describing the trip from the Pomona Assembly Center to the Heart Mountain camp in Wyoming, incarceration life, and their return from the camp to California
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