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2006 items
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Fred Matsumura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-46)
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
Narrator Michiko Kornhauser
Shin-Issei female. Born July 21, 1936, in Sasebo, Japan. Was a child in Okayama during World War II. After the war, immigrated to the United States and lived and worked in various places including Honoulu, Hawaii, and Portland, Oregon.
Narrator Ben Tamashiro
Nisei male. Born in 1917 in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii. Grew up in Hanapepe where father worked on a plantation. Volunteered for the army prior to World War II. During the war, reenlisted and became a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion.
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Heart Mountain Coordinator's Bulletin No. 10 (January 26, 1945) (ddr-densho-97-555)
Selected article titles: "Eastern and Southern Restrictions" (p. 1), "Further Clarification of Policy on Visit" (p. 1), "Status of Discharged Soldiers and Paroled Aliens" (p. 2), "Proper Use of Depot Passes" (p. 2), "Revision of Regulations on Contraband" (p. 2), "Welfare Assistance to Aliens" (p. 2), "Travel Grants for Hawaii" (p. 2).
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Article about Kazuhisa Abe (ddr-njpa-5-120)
Translation of article: Kazuhisa Abe is appointed as Kohala District Judge. He graduated from the Hilo branch of the University of Michigan. He was appointed by Judge James L. Coke, Chief Justice of the Hawaii Supreme Court. Mr. Abe is the third Japanese American judge after Mr. Okino Tomekichi and Mr. Monde Tamao.
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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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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 46, No. 17 (April 25, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-17)
Select article titles: "Sansei slain, innocent victim of teenage gang skirmish" (p.1); "ADC booster in Hawaii helps 1,200 Issei achieve U.S. citizenship" (p.8)
Starting in No. 13, the volume number in the header changes from 46 to 26. This printing error is not corrected for the rest of the volume.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 68, No. 15 (April 11, 1969) (ddr-pc-41-15)
Select article titles: "Hayakawa to address PSW" (p. 1); "Inouye Calls for Red China Sit In United Nations" (p.2); "UCLA Japanese History Project Studying Feasibility of Ethnic Study in Hawaii" (p. 2); "Jerry Enomoto: Telling Like It Is to the Youth" (p.3); "Little Tokyo Redevelopment Project Underway, Survey Starts" (p.3).
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 19 (May 13, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-19)
Selected article titles: "JACL to press efforts for Hawaii statehood" (p. 1), "Publishing company reports book maligning Issei, Nisei out of print" (p. 1), "Opinion rendered on Utah marriage law for white & part-Japanese couple" (p. 3), "Japan interest in refugee relief, orphan adoption high, Ishimaru reports to San Francisco Committee" (p. 5).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 20 (November 13, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-46)
Selected article titles: "Prop. 14 Adopted by 2-Million Margin, Tops LBJ Victory" (p.1), "Other States with Fair Housing Law in Line for Prop. 14-Type Action" (p.1), "Sansei Problems Topic for Survey" (p.1), "Election Implications" (p.2), "Johnson Chalks Up Largest Vote Total Ever in Hawaii Elections" (p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 14 (October 2, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-40)
Selected article titles: "Matsunaga Charges Racial Bigotry in Anonymous Letter Attacking Him" (p.1-2), "'No on 14' Endorsed by Lawyers, Realty Men, Doctors" (p.1), "Voteless GI Files First Suit under U.S. Rights Bill in Hawaii" (p.1), "Racialism in California" (p.2), "5th Fr. JACL Organized in Pacific Northwest" (p.4).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 18 (October 29, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-44)
Selected article titles: "Draft Dodgers" (p.1), "Yen Claimants Pushing Appeal" (p.1), "Yen Claimants Pushing Appeal" (p.1), "Kamehameha Schools Violate State FEP Laws" (p.1), "Cult Bent on World Domination in Hawaii" (p.1, 5), "Against the KKK in Bogalusa" (p.3), "History Project Issei Interview Wrap-Up Urged" (p.5).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 25 (June 22, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-25)
Selected article titles: "New York's Japanese American Groups Support 'History Project' Fund Campaign"(p.1), "New Walter Bill to Extend Stay of Deportation Dates" (p.1), "Nisei Complacency Rapped in Editorial" (p.1), "London Times Article on Various Ethnic Groups in Hawaii Misses Main Point: Census Bureau Practice of Racial Classes" (p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 2 (January 12, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-2)
Selected article titles: "Japanese Leaders More Concerned Over Shabby U.S. Treatment of Japan Trade" (p.1), "Seattle City Council Turns Down Proposal to Prohibit Housing Ban" (p.1), "Nisei in Hawaii Losing Political Grip, Says Inouye" (p.1), "After Pearl Harbor" (p.2), "Li'l Tokyo Issei Cited for Goodwill Push" (p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 53, No. 14 (October 6, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-40)
Selected article titles: "Fair Housing Law Ruled Invalid" (p. 1), "Japan Movie Studio to Film Struggles of Issei Immigrants on Hawaii Plantations" (p. 1), "Step-Up of Minority Hiring in Industry Viewed as Answer to Soviet Propaganda" (p. 2), and "U.S.-Japan Forging Stronger Links in Joint Economic, Cultural Affairs" (p. 3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 09, (March 9, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-9)
Select article titles: "Plaque Text of Manzanar Camp Tentatively OK" (p.1); "Progressive Westside JACL Board Action Viewed as Mass Resignation" (p.1); "Nisei Views on Career Education" (p.1); "Fukai Spearheads Anti-Drug Program for County Youth" (p.3); "Heart Disease Research of Japanese in Calif., Hawaii, Honshu Reviewed" (p.6).
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Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 51 (March 27, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-52)
Selected article titles: "Social Security May be Had" (p. 1), "40 Per Cent in Hawaii Volunteer for Army" (p. 1), "Air Mail May be Rationed" (p. 2), "Map of Arizona Showing the New Exclusion Line" (p. 5), "Topaz Volunteers Draw Up Credo of Loyalty" (p. 5), "Mass Deportation is Unamerican" (p. 7).
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 57 (May 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-146)
Selected article titles: "Casualties Told"; "Monterey Action Hit"; "Golden State Perturbed"; "Demand Protection"; "Information Session"; "Sgt. Kuroki in Hawaii"; "Philadelphia Steering Committee Holds Forum"; "Service to be Held for Late Pfc. Masami Inatsu"; "Post-war Future Eyed"; "California 'Friendly Centers' Opened by Provisional Conference of Church"; "Delegates' Meat Problem is Solved"; "Condemned Vandals."
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Lillian Sato Interview (ddr-densho-1000-224)
Nisei/Sansei female. Born December 14, 1928, in Stockton, California. Father was Issei and mother was Nisei, born in Hawaii. Grew up in Santa Monica, California. During World War II, moved with family to Colorado to avoid mass removal. Remained in Denver, later operating a grocery store and greenhouse business with husband.
Narrator Jane Komeiji
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1925, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the community of Aala, a vibrant neighborhood of Japanese American businesses, where family ran a dry goods store. Established a career in education, and became involved in various community organizations.
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Nobusuke Kishi's family being welcomed by Japanese Chamber of Commerce members (ddr-njpa-4-424)
Caption on reverse: "MEMBERS OF KISHI FAMILY HONORED: Members of Ex-Premier of Japan Nobusuke Kishi's family were honored last night at a dinner at the Japanese Chamber of Commerce building. Kishi's eldest son, Nobukazu, extreme left, the ex-premier's wife Yoshiko, and the eldest daughter, Mrs. Yoko Abe, are shown chatting with Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Honda. …
Narrator Harriet Sato Masunaga
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the Aala neighborhood of Honolulu before the war, where parents operated a hat cleaning business. Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and interned in several camps.
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George Yamada Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-187-21)
First encounters with Japanese Americans from Hawaii
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 23 No. 7 (August 17, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-33)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Regiment Deactivated After Ceremonies in Hawaii" (p. 1), "Two-Thirds of U.S. Citizens Believe False Reports of Espionage by U.S. Japanese" (p. 1), "Disciples of Christ Demand Legisltation to Repay Evacuees" (p. 3), "Japanese Canadians Deported Under Government Program" (p. 8), "Racial Housing Bans Will Be Studied in L.A." (p. 8).
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 11 (March 17, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-11)
Selected article titles: "Propose Compromise Plan to Speed Claims Payments. Celler Bill Would Permit Justice Department to Offer Three-Fourths of Loss Claims" (p. 1), "Persons of Japanese Descent Now Comprise 40 Per Cent of Population of Hawaii Islands" (p. 3), "Maturity of Nisei Americans Since Evacuation Noted by Writer in 'Frontier' Article" (p. 5).