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Nima of the month: May 2015

I'm the Community Relations Director at Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation. We are looking for Japanese immigration stories, in particular those through Angel Island from 1910-1940. I have also contributed a number of Nikkei stories to DN about Japanese immigrants and American-born citizens who were arrested shortly after Pearl Harbor and detained on Angel Island in 1942 and 1943 before being sent to Department of Justice and US Army camps including Santa Fe, NM and many others. These are also being posted here at DN. Please contact me at gdin@aiisf.org if you have stories to share.

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The Angel Island Story of Kane Mineta, Norman Mineta’s mother
Americans know Norman Mineta as the first Asian American in a presidential cabinet, when he was sec…

April 13, 2018

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Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws Angel Island (Calif.) brides California land tenure law migration Norman Mineta picture brides United States wives
Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws Angel Island (Calif.) brides California land tenure law migration Norman Mineta picture brides United States wives
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
The Shigenaga Brothers’ Detention on Angel Island and the Continent During World War II
Kakuro’s life in Hawai`i and arrest Kakuro Shigenaga was born in the Hibagun district of Hiroshi…

Nov. 10, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California Camp Forest Camp Livingston Camp McCoy internment camp concentration camps Department of Justice camps enemy aliens Fort Missoula internment camp generations Hawai'i Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Louisiana Maui medals migration Montana New Mexico noncitizens persons Santa Fe internment camp Shigeo Shigenaga Tennessee United States U.S. Army internment camps Wisconsin World War II World War II camps
Angel Island (Calif.) California Camp Forest Camp Livingston Camp McCoy internment camp concentration camps Department of Justice camps enemy aliens Fort Missoula internment camp generations Hawai'i Hiroshima (city) Hiroshima Prefecture immigrants immigration Issei Japan Louisiana Maui medals migration Montana New Mexico noncitizens persons Santa Fe internment camp Shigeo Shigenaga Tennessee United States U.S. Army internment camps Wisconsin World War II World War II camps
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Nentaro Ide's Detention at the Age of 75
Nentaro (also known as Toshitaro or Mantaro) Ide was born in Fukuoka, Japan on October 13, 1867, an…

Sept. 10, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California enemy aliens generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans migration National Archives and Records Administration noncitizens persons United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II
Angel Island (Calif.) California enemy aliens generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans migration National Archives and Records Administration noncitizens persons United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Rev. Asataro Yamada's Detention on Angel Island Due to His Religious Practices
Born in Aki-gun, Japan in 1878, Asataro Yamada first came to the United States in 1898 into the por…

May 29, 2015

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Alien Enemy Hearing Board Angel Island (Calif.) Asataro Yamada California clergy Department of Justice Department of Justice camps enemy aliens Fusako Yamada generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Konko (religion) Lordsburg internment camp migration New Mexico noncitizens persons religion religions Religious leaders San Jose San Jose Konko Church Sharp Park internment camp Shinto United States World War II World War II camps
Alien Enemy Hearing Board Angel Island (Calif.) Asataro Yamada California clergy Department of Justice Department of Justice camps enemy aliens Fusako Yamada generations immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Konko (religion) Lordsburg internment camp migration New Mexico noncitizens persons religion religions Religious leaders San Jose San Jose Konko Church Sharp Park internment camp Shinto United States World War II World War II camps
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Journalist Yasutaro Soga’s Detention on Angel Island During World War II
Japanese immigrants were arrested by the FBI on both the mainland U.S. and the islands of the Terri…

May 14, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) authors California enemy aliens Hawai'i imprisonment incarceration Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Nippu Jiji (newspaper) noncitizens persons United States World War II Yasutaro Soga
Angel Island (Calif.) authors California enemy aliens Hawai'i imprisonment incarceration Japanese language newspapers journalism journalists newspapers Nippu Jiji (newspaper) noncitizens persons United States World War II Yasutaro Soga
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Chokichi Satow – “Double Angel” Detained on Angel Island at Least Twice
Satow was born in Miyagi-ken, Japan on January 15, 1885. He first arrived in San Francisco in 190…

May 5, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California immigration imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans National Archives and Records Administration repatriation United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II
Angel Island (Calif.) California immigration imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans National Archives and Records Administration repatriation United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Angel Island Was One of Eight Detention Centers for Otokichi Ozaki
Ozaki was born November 3, 1904 in Kochi-ken, Japan, and came to Hawaiˋi on April 24, 1917. Otokich…

April 27, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California Family Torn Apart (book) Fort Sill internment camp generations Hawai'i Hawai'i Island immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kilauea (Hawaii) Kilauea Military Camp Kilauea Military Detention Camp migration Oklahoma Otokichi Ozaki United States U.S. Army internment camps U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
Angel Island (Calif.) California Family Torn Apart (book) Fort Sill internment camp generations Hawai'i Hawai'i Island immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans Kilauea (Hawaii) Kilauea Military Camp Kilauea Military Detention Camp migration Oklahoma Otokichi Ozaki United States U.S. Army internment camps U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
Mantsuchi and Sojuro Nakamura: Japanese Immigrant Farmers in California’s Central Valley
Mantsuchi Nakamura was born on February 27, 1877 in Hiroamachi, a small village in Yamaguchi-ken …

April 15, 2015

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Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws Angel Island (Calif.) California Fort McDowell/Angel Island temporary detention center Fresno immigration imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans land tenure law Reedley Sharp Park internment camp temporary detention centers United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
Alien Land Law of 1913 (Calif.) alien land laws Angel Island (Calif.) California Fort McDowell/Angel Island temporary detention center Fresno immigration imprisonment incarceration Japanese Americans land tenure law Reedley Sharp Park internment camp temporary detention centers United States U.S. National Park Service (organization) World War II World War II camps
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
The Hoshidas’ Journeys Through Angel Island during World War II
George Yoshio Hoshida was arrested and detained on February 6, 1942. Information in his file at the…

April 6, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) Arkansas artists California concentration camps generations George Hoshida Hawai'i Hawai'i Island immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jerome concentration camp Kilauea (volcano) migration National Archives and Records Administration United States World War II World War II camps
Angel Island (Calif.) Arkansas artists California concentration camps generations George Hoshida Hawai'i Hawai'i Island immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese American National Museum Japanese American National Museum (organization) Jerome concentration camp Kilauea (volcano) migration National Archives and Records Administration United States World War II World War II camps
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Internment of Japanese Americans on Angel Island during World War II
George Hishida – A Life in Photography Interrupted by World War II
George Mioya Hishida was born in Fukushima, Japan, in 1896 to a Christian missionary father who was…

March 26, 2015

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Angel Island (Calif.) California citizenship concentration camps Fresno generations George Hoshida George Mioya Hishida George Photography Studio immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans letters migration naturalization photographers photography repatriation Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
Angel Island (Calif.) California citizenship concentration camps Fresno generations George Hoshida George Mioya Hishida George Photography Studio immigrants immigration imprisonment incarceration Issei Japan Japanese Americans letters migration naturalization photographers photography repatriation Tule Lake concentration camp United States World War II World War II camps
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