Railroads

When the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act ended the immigration of workers from China, railroad companies turned to the Japanese to fill the void. Labor contracting companies such as Furuya and Tobo recruited workers for the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways. Issei (Japanese immigrant) men were primarily manual laborers, working ten-hour days laying tracks.

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doc Japs Overrun Tacoma. Going East in Train Loads -- Destination Unknown. (April 21, 1900) (ddr-densho-56-6)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 21, 1900, p. 10

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-6/

doc Urge Oriental Labor (August 29, 1919) (ddr-densho-56-333)

The Seattle Daily Times, August 29, 1919, p. 28

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-333/

doc Great Northern To Dismiss Japs (March 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-666)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 5, 1942, p. 11

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-666/

doc Japs Run Out. (June 27, 1900) (ddr-densho-56-13)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 27, 1900, p. 4

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-13/

doc Threaten Strike Over Japanese (January 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-585)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 28, 1942, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-585/

doc Strikers Resenting Employment of Japs (October 2, 1911) (ddr-densho-56-208)

The Seattle Daily Times, October 2, 1911, p. 10

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-208/

doc Object to the Japs. (July 14, 1900) (ddr-densho-56-16)

The Seattle Daily Times, July 14, 1900, p. 2

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-16/

doc An Odd Angle of the Japanese Problem. (May 13, 1914) (ddr-densho-56-249)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 13, 1914, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-249/

Bring Jap Labor for Railroad. Commissioner of Immigration Says Large Numbers Are Taken to Hawaii, Thence to Northwestern States. Many Devices Employed by Chinese to Evade Exclusion Law -- They Also Aid Importation of Immoral Women. (January 7, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-72)

doc Bring Jap Labor for Railroad. Commissioner of Immigration Says Large Numbers Are Taken to Hawaii, Thence to Northwestern States. Many Devices Employed by Chinese to Evade Exclusion Law -- They Also Aid Importation of Immoral Women. (January 7, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-72)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 1, 1907, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-72/

doc King St. Station 'Red Caps' Now Are Filipinos (March 9, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-679)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 9, 1942, p. 21

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-679/

doc Japs Discharged. (March 1, 1901) (ddr-densho-56-19)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 1, 1901, p. 6

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-19/

doc Whites Refuse to Work With Japanese. Strike Occurs in the Freight Yard of the Great Northern at Great Falls, Montana. (May 20, 1906) (ddr-densho-56-62)

The Seattle Daily Times, May 20, 1906, p. 15

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-62/

img Queen Anne and Seattle Railway yard (ddr-densho-26-226)

Written on back "West Q. Anne and Kinnear Park and Wheeler Bridge City Dry dumping site and G. N. Ry. Yard from my houee [sic], Looking East. July - 24 1948"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-26-226/

img Railroad workers (ddr-densho-113-2)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-2/

img Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-12)

These Issei men worked together on the railroads and in the coal mines in Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-12/

img Wyoming baseball team (ddr-densho-113-13)

These Issei men worked together on the railroad in the coal mines in Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-13/

img Men working on a railroad (ddr-densho-353-43)

Captioned: "Snoqualmie Falls crew laying railroad tracks."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-353-43/

doc C. W. McCabe's letter of recommendation for Harry Matsuoka (ddr-densho-390-32)

A letter written by C. W. McCabe, manager at the Southern Pacific Company, recommending Tomio Ogata [Harry Matsuoka] as an employee.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-390-32/

doc George Sunada Timeline 1919-1947 (ddr-densho-415-3)

Short biographical timeline of George Sunada's life from his birth in 1919 till 1947. Primarily focused on his work at Green River railroad yards in Wyoming.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-415-3/

doc Newspaper clipping (ddr-densho-415-6)

Photocopy of a newspaper clipping from the Rock Springs Rocket on the mass firing of Japanese Nationals from the railroad industry.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-415-6/

doc Redress appeal (ddr-densho-415-7)

Copy of George Sunada's appeal for redress eligibility. Documents how his and his family's constitutional rights were violated by the federal government.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-415-7/

doc Akira Yokomi (ddr-csujad-8-85)

Oral history interview with Akira Yokomi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Yokomi, Akira

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-85/

doc Mr. and Mrs. Masao Nakata (ddr-csujad-8-51)

Oral history interview with Masao and Haruye [Harue] Nakata. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Nakata, Mr and Mrs Masao

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-51/

doc Judge Mikio Uchiyama (ddr-csujad-8-78)

Oral history interview with Judge Mikio Uchiyama. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Uchiyama, Judge Miko

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-78/

doc Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshito Takahashi (ddr-csujad-8-72)

Oral history interview with Dr. Mae Takahashi and Mr. Yoshio Takahashi. Information on the oral history project is found in: csuf_stp_0012A; Glossary in: csuf_stp_0014. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: FCPL Takahashi, Dr Mae and Mr Yoshito

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-72/