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Two men in snow (ddr-densho-383-400)
img Two men in snow (ddr-densho-383-400)
Left to right: Bob Higashida and George Tokuda. Written on back of photograph: "1931, Alaska, Bob & George".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-400/
George Tokuda standing in tall grass (ddr-densho-383-273)
img George Tokuda standing in tall grass (ddr-densho-383-273)
Taken near Orca, Alaska, with mountain in background. Written on album page below photograph: "At Orca, AAA".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-273/
June Takahashi Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-88-5)
vh June Takahashi Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-88-5)
Interethnic relations in prewar Petersburg, Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-5/
June Takahashi Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-88-16)
vh June Takahashi Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-88-16)
Memories of "evacuating" from Petersburg, Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-16/
Steamship identification ticket (ddr-densho-15-19)
doc Steamship identification ticket (ddr-densho-15-19)
This ticket belonged to Norio Mitsuoka, who was on his way to Alaska to work in the canneries.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-19/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 12, December 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-261)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 12, December 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-261)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Christmas Social; Alaska Cannery Workers Association bring suit against New England Fish Company.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-261/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 12, December 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-197)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 12, December 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-197)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Christmas Social; Alaska Cannery Workers Association bring suit against New England Fish Company.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-197/
Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-290)
doc Daily Press Review, Vol. VII, No. 1 (ddr-densho-156-290)
Article titles: "Public Opinion"; "Army Exclusions"; "Wilkins Urges Alaska for Japanese Expansion"; "Patterson May Ask Recount"; "Meat for Evacuees."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-290/
Photo album (ddr-densho-383-1)
img Photo album (ddr-densho-383-1)
Photo album of George Tokuda from time as pharmacy student at University of Washington; includes time spent in Alaska.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-1/
Tadashi Kuniyuki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-227-12)
vh Tadashi Kuniyuki Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-227-12)
Working high school summers in Alaska canneries
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-227-12/
Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-218-10)
vh Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-218-10)
Working in a salmon cannery in Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-218-10/
Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-231-11)
vh Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-231-11)
Summer job working in the Alaska canneries
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-231-11/
Remnants of pier on waterfront in Alaska (ddr-densho-383-152)
img Remnants of pier on waterfront in Alaska (ddr-densho-383-152)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-152/
June Takahashi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-88-2)
vh June Takahashi Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-88-2)
Father's early work in a Petersburg, Alaska cannery
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-2/
June Takahashi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-88-6)
vh June Takahashi Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-88-6)
Community life in Petersburg, Alaska: holidays and celebrations
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-6/
Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-238-10)
vh Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-238-10)
Working in Alaska canneries to pay college tuition
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-238-10/
Henry Miyatake Interview III Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-55-3)
vh Henry Miyatake Interview III Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-55-3)
Working for the Civil Aeronautics Administration in Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-55-3/
Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-145-3)
vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-145-3)
History and organization of the Alaska canneries

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-145-3/
Cabin quarters (ddr-densho-15-37)
img Cabin quarters (ddr-densho-15-37)
Yozo Sato reads during the voyage to Alaska. Sleeping on a bunk was a luxury. Most passengers had to sleep on cots.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-37/
Takeo Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-32)
img Takeo Isoshima (ddr-densho-477-32)
Photograph of a Takeo Isoshima leaning on a bridge railing. The caption below the photo is "Visiting Alaska" written in black ink.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-477-32/
May Y. Namba Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-171-16)
vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-171-16)
Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center: meeting people from Alaska
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-171-16/
Group sitting in field (ddr-densho-383-246)
img Group sitting in field (ddr-densho-383-246)
Toshimi Nishimura standing at back right. Bob Higashida on far left with George Tokuda next to him, in front. Possibly taken in Alaska.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-246/
Men playing go (ddr-densho-15-26)
img Men playing go (ddr-densho-15-26)
These Japanese Americans are seen traveling to Alaska to work in the canneries. The man on the left facing the camera is Mr. Abe.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-15-26/
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 46, No. 8, August 2009 (ddr-sjacl-1-589)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 46, No. 8, August 2009 (ddr-sjacl-1-589)
Selected article titles: "Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Centennial" (p. 1, 3), "12th Annual Aki Omatsuri" (p. 1), "The Will of a Samurai" (p. 1).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-sjacl-1-589/
June Takahashi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-88-10)
vh June Takahashi Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-88-10)
Incarceration of men, women, and children in Petersburg, Alaska jail
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-88-10/
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