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This is a collection of materials from Gordon M Kaihatsu. There are documents, programs, memory books, a T-shirt and other material from 1982 - 2012 pertaining to Heart Mountain Reunions, High School Reunion, Nikkei WWII Veterans and Redress Payment. The T-shirt from Minidoka, Idaho is located in Box 02 of 02.

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Collection contains three, hand-carved and painted bird pins that were crafted in Poston Relocation Center. The collection also contains a handcrafted and stained wooden bow and heart pin, an agate heart pendant and a silver ring with an opaque, grey stone.

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Collection consists of two items. One is a panoramic photograph of the Chicago Japanese American Council Testimonial Banquet, May 30, 1946. The other is a DVD of an undated oral history interview of George and Hanna Torimaru recorded by their grand daughter. The interview was produced by Mariko Charvat.

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The Harano Family Papers contain tickets and programs related to dances, benefits and events held in Chicago and sponsored by Japanese American organizations (ca. 1958-1965). The collection also contains items such as material related to the Kenwood Ellis Community Center (1949, 1956, 1960), a group photograph of scholarship dinner (1961), clippings related to Japanese American beauty queens and publications.

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This is a collection of materials relating to War Relocation. There are materials written and studies about this subject. Items included papers, maps, photographs and newspaper articles looking back. Note worthy item are a Tule Lake "Master Plot Plan," from the US Department of Interior War Recollection Center.

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Collection contains handcrafted wooden items - such as picture frames, a sewing box and a driftwood sculpture - that were made during the Hikido family's internment at Topaz Relocation Center. Also included are playing cards, a game of Go,a shakuhachi and crocheted doily.

Scope and Contents The Hirao Smoky Sakurada Photograph Collection contains photographs of friends, acquaintances and prominent Chicagoans throughout the years (1940s-2000s). Many of the earliest photographs are assembled into a scrapbook album (ca.1949-1955) and Sakurada has identified most of the individuals and the events at which the photos were taken. The photographs also document many of the events organized by the Japanese American Service Committee (JASC) and the Japanese American Citizens League...

Scope and Contents Collection contains documents related to Hiro Mayeda’s involvement with the Chicago Nisei Post No. 1183 (1959-1999). Material includes booklets published to honor the Nisei Post’s special anniversaries, as well as correspondence, planning documents and newsletters. Papers also include correspondence, agendas, notes and minutes related to Mayeda’s leadership of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and the Japanese Mutual Aid Society of Chicago (JMAS) (1990-2000). Of note is Mayeda’s...

Scope and Contents The Hiroshi Mayeda Photograph Collection contains photographs of Hiroshi Mayeda and Chiyeko “Sue” Sasaki - Mayeda’s future wife. The couple met during their incarceration at Jerome Relocation Center during World War II and kept in touch while moving to different internment camps and during Mayeda’s military service. Several years after the war had concluded, they resettled in Chicago and were married. Many of the photographs are labeled on the back and the collection contains photographs of...

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Collection contains program from Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony in honor of the 100th Infantry Battalion, 442nd Regimental Combat Team and Military Intelligence Service United States Army (2011) held in Emancipation Hall at the United States Capitol Visitor Center.