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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-145-17)

The role of the contractors in the Alaskan canneries

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 36 (ddr-densho-1000-145-36)

Memories of long hours, tedious work in the canneries

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

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vh Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-350-14)

Leaving Alaska by ship: mother brings a washing machine along

Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-145-4)

Reasons for Issei involvement as contractors in the cannery system

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1000-145-33)

Relationships between Issei, Nisei, and Kibei in the cannery system

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-145-30)

Positive memories of cannery life: lasting relationships with Nisei peers

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-145-29)

Positive memories of cannery life: lasting relationships with Nisei peers

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

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 4 (January 22, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-4)

Selected article titles: "Senate committee joins Hawaii Alaska statehood bills together" (p. 1), "Runaway bus careens down main street for three miles, Nisei driver at wheel" (p. 1), "First Nisei appointed to work in congressional capacity, Indiana-born woman secretary to Rep. O'Hara of Illinois" (p. 3), "Citizenship for U.S. Indians" (p. 8).

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Collection Mitsuoka Collection (ddr-densho-15)

The Mitsuoka collection, 1917-1940s, includes photographs of oyster farming in Washington State, canneries in Alaska, Japanese American Boy Scout troops on outings, and leisure activities such as skiing. Daily life at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, is also well-documented in photographs of cooking, doing laundry, and participating in sports.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-145-8)

Description of cannery jobs: vacuum-packing the cans, cooking the fish, stevedoring

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-145-19)

Overview of the labor movement in the United States in the 1930s

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-145-1)

Beginnings of participation in the Alaskan cannery system in the late 1920s

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-145-24)

Thoughts on Clarence Arai and his role in the Japanese American community

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-145-20)

The propensity for different ethnic groups to become involved in labor movement

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-145-11)

Description of other roles within the cannery personnel: contractor, foreman and cook

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-145-10)

Receiving "special treatment": given the job of hand-packing the king salmon

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

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-124-6)

Getting married; race relations while working at an Alaska cannery

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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img John W. Snyder with Ernest Gruening and Duke Kahanamoku (ddr-njpa-1-1835)

Caption on reverse: "Snyder addresses chamber: Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder (seated) addressed a membership luncheon of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce yesterday noon at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. Standing as Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska, who is receiving a lei from Duke P. Kahanamoku, acting as official greeter for the chamber. (Hawaii Times …

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doc Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 2 (January 2, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1682)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including dates, status of visitors, unattached minors, travel assistance, housing requirements, travel permits for Hawaii and Alaska, and leave clearance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1684

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-145-12)

Discussion of the relationship between the local Native American population and the canneries

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-145-31)

Other memories of the Waterfall cannery: poor living conditions; layout of the cannery

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-145-16)

Organization of the Waterfall Cannery; discussion of the roles of various ethnic groups

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-145-22)

Acting as a middleman between the management and the workers at the Waterfall cannery

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-145-18)

Discussion of the relationship between various ethnic groups and their work in the canneries

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

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-145-13)

Personal recollections of first trip to the Waterfall Cannery: slow trip aboard a freighter

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-145-13/

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