Discrimination

vh Mits Takahashi Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-207-30)

Hearing about discrimination encountered by family upon return to the West Coast

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-207-30/

vh Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-87-6)

Experiencing prejudice on the way to Spokane

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-87-6/

vh Yuri Kochiyama Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-257-8)

Witnessing racism and segregation in Arkansas

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-257-8/

vh Yuri Kochiyama Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-257-11)

Initial exposure to racism directed at African Americans

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-257-11/

vh Sam Ogo Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-193-19)

Postwar work; a single encounter with discrimination

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-193-19/

vh Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-138-33)

Raising a family, experiencing discrimination when trying to buy a home in Bothell, Washington

William Toshio Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was interviewed individually on November 14, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-138-33/

vh Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-138-16)

Feeling uncomfortable when witnessing segregation in the South

William Toshio Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was interviewed individually on November 14, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-138-16/

vh May Ota Higa Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-174-22)

Experiencing discrimination during job interviews

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-174-22/

vh May Ota Higa Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-174-12)

Experiencing discrimination, prewar: barred from restaurants

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-174-12/

vh May Ota Higa Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-174-10)

Moving to Ellensburg, Washington, and attending college; experiencing discrimination by a professor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-174-10/

vh May Ota Higa Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-174-20)

Leaving camp for Chicago: experiencing housing discrimination

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-174-20/

vh Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-130-12)

Temporarily leaving camp to work for local farmers, encountering discrimination

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-130-12/

vh Mits Koshiyama Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-130-3)

Participation in community events; continued racial discrimination in high school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-130-3/

vh Martha Nishitani Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-71-12)

Refused service on a public bus after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-71-12/

vh Kenji Ima Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-495-14)

Experiencing discrimination after leaving camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-495-14/

vh Akiko Kurose Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-42-14)

Housing discrimination in postwar Seattle, involvement in open housing effort

Mrs. Kurose was undergoing treatment for cancer and required frequent breaks and medication to help her with pain management.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-42-14/

vh Lawson I. Sakai Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-472-13)

Returning home to wife's family's neighborhood after the war, experiencing discrimination

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-472-13/

vh Lawson I. Sakai Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-472-5)

Rejected from enlisting in the navy after the bombing of Pearl Harbor

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-472-5/

vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-137-3)

Attending the University of Cincinnati, experiencing discrimination while boarding at a sorority house

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-137-3/

vh Jimi Yamaichi Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-106-17)

Persistence pays off, finally allowed into the carpenters' union

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-106-17/

vh Jimi Yamaichi Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-106-18)

Facing discrimination at the Elks Club, "No Orientals... allowed in the club"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-106-18/

vh Joe Yasutake Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-136-11)

Encountering discrimination when trying to join a fraternity at Lawrence College

Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-136-11/

vh Joe Yasutake Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-136-8)

Experiences as one of the only Asian Americans in Terrace Park, Ohio, isolated incidents of racism

Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-136-8/