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doc Pacific Citizen Christmas 1945 Issue Section II (ddr-densho-121-6)

Selected article titles: "The Future of the Nisei is His Own" (p. 1), "The Story of a Relocation Center Heart Mountain: IN LIFE AND DEATH" (p. 2), "Hysteria Responsible for Rumors Among Hawaii Issei, Says Lind" (p. 3), "THE CYCLE: Story of Evacuation" (p. 4), "For Tomorrow Is Another Day" (p. 6), "They Came to Washington" …

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doc Gila News-Courier Vol. II No. 81 (July 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-141-120)

Selected article titles: "Arizona Statute Illegal. Declared Unconstitutional by Maricopa County Judge" (p. 1), "Myer Reproves Dies Committee; Segregation Nears for Disloyal" (p. 1), "Masaoka Defends WRA Policies to Dies Committee" (p. 1), "Editorial: Segregation Favored" (p. 2), "Dies Hearing Starts Quietly in Washington" (p. 2), "Health: Blocks Inspected for Sanitation" (p. 3), "East, Midwest: Commission …

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doc Rohwer Outpost Vol. III No. 17 (August 28, 1943) (ddr-densho-143-93)

Selected article titles: "Cannery: Tomatoes are Being Canned" (p. 1), "Gripsholm Group" (p. 1), "Alteration of Travel Grant System Effected by WRA" (p. 1), "Efficiency Program: Wage, Hour Officially Stabilized" (p. 1), "Washington D.C. Area Encouraging. Prospects in Farm and Factory Work Good" (p. 3), "Interested Residents May Apply for Jobs" (p. 4), "Editorials: Influx Into …

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doc Weekly Press Review No. 34 (ddr-densho-156-346)

Original summary excerpt: The American Legion provided the greatest amount of news clippings this week, with departments in Washington, Ohio, Colorado, Illinois, Idaho and Arizona adopting resolutions unfavorable to WRA and the evacuees. Exclusion from the West Coast, confinement, and Army control of relocation centers were the three most popular resolution as National Commander Roane Waring …

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img George Barati (ddr-njpa-2-52)

Caption on reverse: "CONDUCTOR RETURNING: George Barati will return to the islands tonight (Friday) by United Air Lines for his fourth season as conductor of the Honolulu Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Barati has been on the mainland for the past three months interviewing musicians, guest conducting at the Watergate Theater in Washington, D. C., studying and composing …

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img Speakers on stage at funeral (ddr-densho-348-28)

Ten men stand on stage at a funeral in front of an audience. The ceremony takes place next to a tall monument to the left of the photo. Dated May 30, 1949, the photograph was taken by Amano. Information on the back of the photo states that the photo was taken by Amano Photo Studios located …

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img Cordell Hull giving a speech (ddr-njpa-1-696)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Mr. Hull Gives Statement on Military Expansion. (Washington) Domei. In a broadcast to all of America and Europe on March 17, Secretary of State Hull stated his firm resolve at the National Press Club that, given the tense circumstances of times like these, America cannot remain aloof and that military expansion was …

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img Portrait of Douglas MacArthur II (ddr-njpa-1-986)

Caption on reverse: "WA-41-3/3/51-INP Soundphoto-Washington, D.C.. The White House announced today that President Eisenhower will nominate Douglas MacArthur II, above, nephew of General MacArthur, as State Department counselor. The 43-year-old MacArthur is a career foreign services officer presently serving as Special Assistant for International Affairs to Gen. Matthew Ridgway, NATO Commander in Paris. INP Photo-Sent 2245 …

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doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] Redress reaffirmed (ddr-csujad-55-2069)

Newspaper clipping regarding amendments to the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. Article titles include "Bush's signature completes '88 act," "Mineta, Matsui--comments on signing," "Behind the scenes in Washington D.C.," and "Redress amendment co-sponsors." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2172

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doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, May 9, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-562)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes report from Community Enterprises Committee, discussion with Citizen Cooperative Committee of Philadelphia, report by Ms. Payne on Washington Welfare Conference, and list of Council subcommittees and members. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0564

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doc Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting, March 29, 1944 (ddr-csujad-55-543)

Minutes from the Heart Mountain Community Council meeting. Includes discussion on U. S. O. entertainment, report from Guy Robertson, Project Director at Heart Mountain incarceration camp, on Washington conference, and incarceree requests for Robertson. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0545

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 35, No. 3, March 1998 (ddr-sjacl-1-552)

Selected article titles: "Railroad, Mine Workers Ruled Eligible for Redress" (p. 1), "Thanks to All Who Attended Puyallup Day of Remembrance," (p. 1), "'They Still Don't Get It'" (p. 2), "An Update on the Fight to Protect Affirmative Action" (p. 3), "Gotanda's 'Sisters Marumoto' to Play at Seattle Rep" (p. 3), "Japanese American Story to Be …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 34, No. 9, September 1997 (ddr-sjacl-1-450)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Showing of ?Beyond Barbed Wire? to benefit the JA memorial in Washington DC; thank you from ongoing Japanese Consul General Kuniko Sugiuchi; one page fact page on Redress for Japanese railroad workers and miners, along with sample letter to Attorney General Janet Reno; one page op-ed by Al Sugiyama on supporting …

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img Meriko and Asako on a couch (ddr-densho-494-33)

Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and Washington, …

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img Meriko at Arlington Cemetery (ddr-densho-494-31)

Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and Washington, …

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vh Masako Yoshida Interview (ddr-manz-1-153)

Nisei female. Born July 14, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Spent early years in Seattle before family moved to the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, where father worked as a janitor at a wholesale produce market. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. Left camp to work in Detroit, …

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vh Joe Seto Interview (ddr-manz-1-141)

Nisei male. Born 1924 in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma, where father worked for a produce business. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp temporarily to work harvesting sugar beets for a sugar company. Drafted into the army in 1945. …

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vh Bill Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1014-4)

Nisei male. Born September 12, 1923, in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in small town of Thomas, where family was part of the White River Valley farming corporation. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved to Chicago and managed a large estate farm. Eventually …

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vh Ed Tsutakawa - Heidi Tsutakawa Interview (ddr-densho-1016-5)

Nisei couple. Met in the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and eventually resettled in Spokane, Washington.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the …

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img Photograph proofs (ddr-densho-359-488)

A sheet of photograph proofs including photographs of dinner preperations, family portraits, and city scenes. Middle row, second photo from left: Masuko family: L to R-Tim, Sadao, Ayako, and Rick; 3rd phoo: Mike and Pam Okano. Bottom row: 1st photo left: Ayako and Tim Masuko; 2nd photo: Tim, Sadao, Ayako, and Rick. Photos in third and …

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vh Misa Taketa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-436)

Nisei female. Born January 18, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the South Park area, south of Seattle, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, lived and worked in Ontario, Oregon, for a time, before living …

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Collection S. Ohashi Collection (ddr-densho-30)

The Ohashi collection is comprised of photographs of the Japanese language school in Seattle, Washington, when it was used as a hostel for Japanese Americans immediately after World War II.

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Collection Tsuji Collection (ddr-densho-31)

The Tsuji collection consists of two photographs of the Japanese language school in Seattle, Washington, when it was used as a hostel for Japanese Americans immediately after World War II.

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Collection Kawaguchi Collection (ddr-densho-9)

The Kawaguchi collection, 1930s, focuses on the Shiraishi family, who were farmers from Bellevue, Washington. In addition to photographs of agricultural activities, the collection contains images of picnics and sports.

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vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-118-27)

Celebrating Fourth of July by going to the Point Defiance Zoo in Tacoma, Washington

During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.

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