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Narrator Toshio Ito
Nisei male. Born October 23, 1922, in Bellevue, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, family was part of a Japanese American "Eastside" community that cleared and farmed a large portion of what is now the Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area.
Narrator Joe Matsuzawa
Nisei male. Born February 7, 1913, in Bellevue, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Prior to the war, family was part of a Japanese American "Eastside" community that cleared and farmed a large portion of what is now the Bellevue-Kirkland-Redmond area.
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Workers packing school lunches (ddr-densho-63-5)
Mitsuko Hashiguchi is in the foreground and Norma Warner is in back. Mitsuko is packing cold packs and Norma is packing hot foods at Bellevue High School. They had to begin cooking and packing at 5 a.m., and the lunches had to go out at 9 a.m. to be delivered to the schools. Mitsuko's husband was …
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Bellevue School District worker (ddr-densho-63-4)
Borghild Ringdall, the woman who began the school lunch program in Bellevue, gave Mitsuko Hashiguchi a job with the school district. Mitsuko knew her from before World War II.
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Anti-Jap League Bans Opposition (April 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1109)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 3, 1945, p. 11
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Japanese Admits Curfew Violation (April 11, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-749)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 11, 1942, p. 3
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Sixth grade class (ddr-densho-174-6)
Teacher: Betty M. Lyman. Top row (L to R): Philip Adle, Raymond Maynard, Wesley Boner, David Thomason, Kenneth Johnson, Mark Kiltner. Middle row: Eddie Hawkins, Almos Michael, Marguerite Schafer, Helen Darnell, Baba Jeanne Sears. Bottom row: William Hardman, Ruth Blye, Judith Olson, Mary Suda, Marcella Mullins, Josephine Snow, Mary Burns.
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Second grade class (ddr-densho-174-4)
Bellevue School. Teacher Mrs. Carlson. Top row (L to R): Harold Bennett, William Hardman, Vivian Drummond, Dorothy Collins, Sophia L. Huquel, Phyllis Hill, Priscilla Martin, Gertrude Hentchel, Muriel Sandfords, Ralph (last name unknown), Keith Manfull, Stuart Gravis. Middle row: Joe Matsuzawa, Charles Emerson, Winnifred Evans, Haruko Aramaki, Mineko Yamaguchi, unknown, Wesley Bovee, David Thompson, Marguerite Schafer, …
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Elementary school class (ddr-densho-174-3)
Teacher: Mrs. Kellog. Back row (L to R): Harold Bennett, Haruko Aramaki. Middle row: Harry Jenson, Clarence Johnson, Kenneth Johnson, David Thomason, Fred Croober, Mineko Yamaguchi, Aiko Suguro. Front row: Helen Jenson, Vivian Drummond, Ruth Blye, Helen Senior, Mary Suda, Kathleen McCreary, Sueko Yamaguchi, Ona Grosvenor, Winifred Evans. Not pictured: Mark Keltner, William Hardman, Weslet Bovell, …
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Third grade class (ddr-densho-174-5)
Bellevue School. Teacher: Mrs. Louise Carlson. Top row (L to R): Muriel Sandfords, Helen Seniors, Irma Williams, Kathleen McCreary, Vivian Drummond, Haruko Arakami, unknown, Stuart Groves, Helen Hardman, Clarence Johnson. Middle row: Mary Suda, Aiko Suguro, Ruty Blye, Marguerite Shafer, Helen (last name unknown), Josephine Snow, Ruth Studebaker, Dorothy Collins, Sadie Waham, Gertrude Henchel, Thelma Grosvenor, …
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Father and daughter (ddr-densho-174-16)
Bernadette Suda is pictured with her father in front of the Japanese language school, which later became the family's home.
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Jap to Be Arraigned On Curfew Violation (April 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-748)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 10, 1942, p. 16
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Ministers Hit Anti-Nisei Group (April 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1110)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 4, 1945, p. 5
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Operators of Jap Farm Get U.S. Aid (May 20, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-803)
The Seattle Daily Times, May 20, 1942, p. 30
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They Defended Loyal Japanese. Anti-Nisei Leaders Take 'Beating' in Bellevue Forum. (April 20, 1945) (ddr-densho-56-1112)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 20, 1945, p. 2
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Father and children in front of car (ddr-densho-78-2)
Tom Matsuoka and two of his children stand in front of the Bellevue Vegetable Growers' Association building.
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Three women on a farm (ddr-densho-9-3)
Left to right: Teruko Hoshino, Katsuyo Hoshino, and Mitsue Shiraishi.