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Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)
Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative …
Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1002-2)
vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1002-2)
Issei male. Born 1912 in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative use of …
Report:
doc Report: "How to Attack the Newspaper Use of 'Jap'" (ddr-densho-274-40)
Original copy of "How to Attack the Newspaper Use of 'Jap'" written and typed by Shosuke Sasaki. Published by the Japanese American Citizens League, this report was the foundation of the successful campaign against use of the word "Jap" in print media.
Letter regarding media's use of the term
doc Letter regarding media's use of the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-61)
Letter from Shosuke Sasaki to the Executive Committee of the Newspaper Guild of New York regarding the use of the term "Jap" in print media.
Document:
doc Document: "Japanese Americans and the Constitution" (ddr-densho-274-69)
Written piece by Shosuke Sasaki expressing his opinion about hearings held by the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians.
Newspaper article:
doc Newspaper article: "Dictionary Faulted for Ignoring 'Jap'" (ddr-densho-274-37)
This Pacific Citizen article discusses the campaign by Shosuke Sasaki and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.
Newspaper article:
doc Newspaper article: "A Dictionary Blasted" (ddr-densho-274-36)
This article, which appeared in the Hokubei Mainichi, was an excerpt of a speech given by Shosuke Sasaki about his campaign against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.
Newspaper article on Shosuke Sasaki (ddr-densho-274-39)
doc Newspaper article on Shosuke Sasaki (ddr-densho-274-39)
Pacific Citizen article detailing the effort of many groups to recommend Shosuke Sasaki to a position with the Federal Communications Commission.
Newspaper article:
doc Newspaper article: "See Some 'Give' by Merriam on THAT Word" (ddr-densho-274-38)
New York Nichibei article on the attempt to stop G & C Merriam Company from using the word "Jap" in dictionaries. Part of a broader campaign, spearheaded by Shosuke Sasaki, against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.
Correspondence regarding a publishing company's use of the term
doc Correspondence regarding a publishing company's use of the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-59)
Series of letters collected by Shosuke Sasaki regarding a campaign against publishing companies for their use of the term "Jap." In the 1950s and '60s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.
Essay:
doc Essay: "The Future of the JACL" (draft) (ddr-densho-274-73)
This essay was written by Shosuke Sasaki, and contains handwritten revision notes.
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