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Masao Yamashita standing between two trucks (ddr-densho-296-206)
Caption in album: "Yours Truly 1949."
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Group on the beach (ddr-densho-328-232)
Caption in album: "Happy Days! / My summer vacation home / August 1947 / Donald & Bill Maekawa / Dick Yamasaki / Pearl Hikida / Ben Tsujikawa / Matsu and Ume Sakagami."
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Dedication of Nisei veterans memorial (ddr-densho-26-1)
Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii was the guest of honor at this dedication honoring fallen Nisei soldiers from Washington State. The memorial is located at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Senator Daniel Inouye, unidentified, unidentified, and Seiji Hata.
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Nisei woman receiving the Governor's Centennial Volunteer Award (ddr-densho-102-48)
Washington State's First Lady Jean Gardner and Secretary of State Ralph Munro made this presentation to Kara Kondo on behalf of Governor Booth Gardner.
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 87 No. 2008 (September 1, 1978) (ddr-pc-50-35)
Selected article titles: "Sansei Seek Seats in Washington State" (1); "Senate Votes Unanimously to Pass" (1); "Gardena Councilman Blisters Hayakawa's View on Evacuation" (3)
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Lucius Horiuchi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-230)
Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
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Lucius Horiuchi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-202)
Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
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Floyd Schmoe Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-86-1)
Giving aid to Japanese Americans returning to Washington state after the war
In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. …
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Testimony of Alfred P. Galloway (ddr-densho-67-198)
Written testimony of Alfred P. Galloway, State Commander of the Department of Washington, American Ex-Prisoners of War, Inc.. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Political Climate/Economic Loss." Personal information excised by Densho.
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Tatsukichi Moritani Interview (ddr-densho-1001-2)
Nisei male. Born October 24, 1916, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to Manzanar concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Chicago before eventually returning to Bainbridge Island. Worked for the Washington State Ferries for forty years until retirement in 2005.
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Orientalized Washington. Robert Bridges Favors Unrestricted Immigration From Asia -- What It Would Mean to This City and This State. (October 17, 1920) (ddr-densho-56-355)
The Seattle Daily Times, October 17, 1920, p. 18
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Testimony of David F. Trask (ddr-densho-67-326)
Written testimony of David F. Trask, Historian of the Department of State. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.