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A funeral at the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-1)
img A funeral at the Seattle Buddhist Church (ddr-densho-293-1)
Reverend Hoshin Fujii presiding over the funeral. Buddhism first came to Seattle in 1896, and when Rev. Fujii took over the Seattle Buddhist Temple in 1908, there were congregations looking to build temples in places as discrete as Auburn, Vancouver, B.C., Spokane, and Yakima. By 1908, the Seattle Temple housed a dormitory for boys and played …
Frank and Hisa Ishii on their wedding day (ddr-csujad-50-1)
img Frank and Hisa Ishii on their wedding day (ddr-csujad-50-1)
Frank Toru Ishii and Hisa Fujii, on their wedding day in Long Beach, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: hslb_ish_0001
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 3, March 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-188)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIII, No. 3, March 1976 (ddr-sjacl-1-188)
Bulletin covering the following topics: recap of effort to rescind EO 9066 started in Seattle with Phil Hayasaka, Gov Dan Evans, Justice James Dolliver, Henry Miyatake, Tom Koizumi, Ken Nakano, and Mich Matsudaira; Justice Overdue KING and KCTS look at internment on Nisei, focus on Frank Fujii.
Young Buddhist League Convention Queen (ddr-one-1-25)
img Young Buddhist League Convention Queen (ddr-one-1-25)
Black and white photographic print of the Fourth Annual Northwest Young Buddhist League's Convection Queen: Mary (Nakata) Fujii of Portland, Oregon. She is dressed in a dark formal gown, wearing a jeweled tiara and velvet robe. The photograph was found in Frank Hirahara's memorabilia of his time in Portland.

Narrator Frank S. Fujii

Nisei male. Born January 14, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Jackson Street neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Resettled in Seattle. Former teacher and varsity basketball coach at Seattle's Franklin High School and administrator at Seattle Central Community College.
Young Buddhist League Convention Court and Queen (ddr-one-1-26)
img Young Buddhist League Convention Court and Queen (ddr-one-1-26)
Black and white photographic print of the Fourth Annual Northwest Young Buddhist League's Convection Court and Queen. Left to Right: Mae (Okazaki) Sasaki of Tacoma, Washington; Margaret Tomoguchi of Seattle, Washington; Mary (Nakata) Fujii of Portland, Oregon (Queen); Sumi (Hashimoto) Kurokawa, and Takako Nitta of Spokane, Washington. This photograph was found in Frank Hirahara's memorabilia of …
Application for Federal Employment (ddr-sbbt-2-30)
doc Application for Federal Employment (ddr-sbbt-2-30)
Yoshito Fujii's application for federal employment as a relocation field agent for the War Relocation Authority.
Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-871)
doc Letter from Kaneji Domoto to Wakako Domoto (ddr-densho-329-871)
Letter from Chicago. Kan is on his way to interview with Frank Lloyd Wright at Taliesin. He talks about driving his Ford, and the places he is passing through: visiting the zoo with Mary Fujii in Chicago, Niagara Falls, impressions of the landscapes as he drives through Ohio and Indiana on his way to Wisconsin. On …
Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 9 (ddr-csujad-26-50)
doc Tulean dispatch magazine section, vol. 1, no. 9 (ddr-csujad-26-50)
Monthly publication at Tule Lake incarceration camp including stories, poems, commentary and creative writing. Current issue includes: "Question 28" by Shuji Kimura; "Mandy's dream" by Frank Hijikata; "Toppers in camp" by Yuri Kobukata, Mary Harumi Sakai, Lorraine Takayama; "Band leader" by Bryan Mayeda, "Bachelors' quarter" by George Nakamura, "Poultry farm" by Makoto Kobukata, "Looking back" by …
Letter to H. Leon Yager from Yoshito Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-34)
doc Letter to H. Leon Yager from Yoshito Fujii (ddr-sbbt-2-34)
A response letter to H. Leon Yager from Yoshito Fujii with an enclosed personal history statement.
Vivian Gave and Doug Eickhoff wedding (ddr-densho-477-702)
img Vivian Gave and Doug Eickhoff wedding (ddr-densho-477-702)
Photograph of the wedding guests with Vivian Gave and Doug Eickhoff at their wedding. Back row left to right: Eileen Chikamura, Richard Chikamura, unidentified, Monzaburo Nakahara, Mark Isoshima, Glenn Isoshima, Takeshi Chikamura, and Saburo Nakahara. Middle row from left to right: Tsuyoshi Nakahara, Mary (Kouchi) Nakahara, Yasuko (Fujii) Nakahara, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Takeo Isoshima, Susan Isoshima, …
Yoshito Fujii Parolee's or Internee's-At-Large Agreement (ddr-sbbt-2-35)
doc Yoshito Fujii Parolee's or Internee's-At-Large Agreement (ddr-sbbt-2-35)
A personal report of Yoshito Fujii's weekly activities submitted for his parolee's or internee's-at-large agreement.
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXI, No. 9, September 1984 (ddr-sjacl-1-339)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXI, No. 9, September 1984 (ddr-sjacl-1-339)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Theresa Takayoshi passes away, nice obit on front page, worked on Redress, WA State Democratic party, and Seattle Rape Relief; President Jerry Shigaki gives summary of Honolulu National Convention. States Cherry Kinoshita receives Nisei of the Biennium award. 21 resolutions passed; conversation begins to host 1988 National Convention; planning by Kazzie …
Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)
Collection Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto Collection (ddr-densho-329)
Accessions 1-2: The Kaneji and Sally (Fujii) Domoto collection consists mostly of correspondence to Kaneji Domoto from his wife Sally, and his sisters Wakako and Yuriko. The letters primarily date between 1942 and 1952, when Kaneji was on the East Coast looking for work and his family was held at Amache, and after WWII when his …
Memorial donor list (ddr-densho-329-718)
doc Memorial donor list (ddr-densho-329-718)
List of donor names with addresses and amounts donated to the memorial service for Kanetaro and Motonoshin Domoto
Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
img Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
Caption below photo: Yas Koike / Johnny Kitagawa / Yoshimura Noburu / Darryl Taniguchi / Karl Branstad / Bill Fuji / Harvey Watanabe / Grant Hirabayashi / Iwao Shimamoto / Bill Nuno / Harry Sekiya / Tak Hirabayashi / George Hatakeda / Lincoln Taira / Yukio Kawamoto / Frank Hachiya / Moffitt Ishikawa / Members of …
Group portrait of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-811)
img Group portrait of men in uniform (ddr-ajah-2-811)
Caption: Nisei soldiers from Barracks 15, Military Intelligence Service Language School (MISLS) Camp Savage, Minnesota, April 24, 1943. Supplemental scan of ddr-ajah-2-743 with additional notes
Kaneji Domoto Diary, 1942 (ddr-densho-329-950)
doc Kaneji Domoto Diary, 1942 (ddr-densho-329-950)
Kaneji's diary from March 6, 1942 - October 7, 1942, spanning the Domoto family's time from being at home in California to about a month after arrival at Amache. Early pages of the diary resemble a notebook loosely structured by date and containing a mixture of daily activities, accounting, notes from work at the nursery, and, …
img "RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944" (ddr-densho-201-403)
Caption on reverse: "Property of Masao Sakagami. Nob [?] Sakagami [illegible] #34. RTC 208 B Company, Camp Blanding Florida, Aug. - Dec. 1944. 1st row: 1. Nukaya, 2. [unidentified], 3. Enro Okada, 4. [unidentified], 5. Shig Matsukawa, 6. Joe Matsuzaki, 7. Mitsuru Sakurada, 8. Tamio Sakata, 9. Satoru Sakuma, 10. Ishida, 11. ?? Sakuma. 2nd: 1. …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 26 (June 26, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-26)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 26 (June 26, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-26)
Selected article titles: "Need of strong JACL organization cited by Nisei who felt housing bias" (p. 1), "Call for rare B-Positive Type blood made to save life of Idaho Falls 2-year-old boy" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadian history project given 'green light'" (p. 1), "Mountain-Plains JACLers feel U.S.-Japan problems not as crucial to Inland CLers" (p. 5), …
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