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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 12 (March 24, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-12)

Selected article titles: "Laud Board Meeting Most Productive" (p. 1), "Rep. Inouye Warns JACL Bowling Dinner Audience of Grave International Situation" (p. 1), "East of the River: Strategy of Protest Against Use of 'Jap'" (p. 2), and "Nat'l Board Recommends..." (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 4 (January 27, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-4)

Selected article titles: "Walter Tsukamoto Succumbs: Served for Thirty Years in Army with Distinction" (p. 1), "Americanism Was Foremost in Life of Past Nat'l President" (p. 1), and "Chuman Warns West L.A. JACL Members Be Registered Voters" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 11 (September 12, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-36)

Selected article titles: "EDC-MDC Airs 3 Issues: Vietnam Refugees, Budget, '74 Mandates" (p. 1), "EDC-MDC Workshops Stress 'Action'" (pp. 1-2), "Little Tokyo Redevelopment: Ground Broken for Higashi Hongwanji" (p. 1), and "Chiaroscuro: How Can We Not Get Involved in Community Affairs" (p. 2).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 7 (August 15, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-32)

Selected article titles: "Nat'l JACL Facing Deficit of $30,000" (pp. 1-2), "FBI Still Keeps List of Security 'Risks' on File" (pp. 1-2), and "High Influx of Asian Immigrants, Tourists to Stay" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 19 (May 15, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-19)

Selected article titles: "Japan Names Nikkei Honorees" (p. 1), "Asian Groups Vow to Prevent Future 'Vincent Chin' Cases" (pp. 1, 8), "Government Still Denies Constitutional Violations, Author Drinnon Says" (pp. 1, 3), and "Jennings: AA Journalists Can Link Cultures" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 105, No. 3 (July 24-31) (ddr-pc-59-28)

Selected article titles: "Proposal Aimed at Racist Crimes" (pp. 1, 6), "Crime Report on Asian Gangs Misleading, Say Asian Leaders" (pp. 1-2), "AB37 Vetoed by Deukmejian" (pp. 1-2), and "Are We Ready for the Big Push?" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 19 (May 16, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-19)

Selected article titles: "Conferees Examine Possible Causes of Prejudice and Violence Against Asians" (pp. 1, 11), "Cliff's Corner: Dangerous Legislation" (p. 5), "Navajo, JA Relocations Differ" (p. 5), and "More Highlights of H.R. 442 Hearing" (pp. 8-9).

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doc Senate Joint Resolution No. 21 (ddr-densho-280-23)

A description of land ownership laws in Washington state and the effects of passing Senate Joint Resolution No. 21.

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doc Washington's 1889 Land Law (ddr-densho-280-25)

A piece that encourages Washington state residents to pass Senate Joint Resolution No. 21, which would repeal a portion of the state constitution that bars non-citizens from owning land.

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-137-13)

Involvement in political movements while a student at New York University

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own ...

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vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I (ddr-csujad-29-59)

An oral history with Sumiye Takeno, a current resident of Denver, Colorado. This interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. The purpose of this interview was to gather information regarding Takeno's incarceration and resettlement experience during World War II. Specifically, the interview covers her childhood in Florin ...

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doc Victim of the Japanese Evacuation and Resettlement Study (JERS) (ddr-csujad-26-31)

An affidavit written to invalidate purported distortions and false accusations made against the author in two books published using research material collected by Rosalie Hankey Wax during de Cristoforo's incarceration at Tule Lake. The books are "Doing Fieldwork: Warnings and Advice" by Rosalie H. Wax and "The Spoilage" by Dorothy Swaine Thomas and Richard S ...

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img Photograph of Frank Chin and his son Sam (ddr-csujad-24-109)

A photograph of Frank Chin with his son Sam, with a note written on the back from Michi and Walter Weglyn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_011

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img [Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn with Japanese American Activists] (ddr-csujad-24-21)

An annotated photocopy of a photograph of Michi Weglyn, her husband Walter, and other Japanese American activists. The other people that appear in the photo are: Babe Karasawa, Akira Matsumoto, Art Emi, Dave Kawamoto, Toshiko Kawamoto, Clifford Uyeda, Yosh Kuromiya, Irene Kuromiya, Tak Hoshizaki, Frank Emi, Bob Suzuki, Mits Koshiyama, James Omura, Mary Karasawa, and Harry ...

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doc Remembering Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-131)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by her lifelong friend Sachi W. Seko and published in Japanese American newspaper "Rafu Shimpo" on April 27, 1999. The article is an emotional tribute to Weglyn and a vivid description of the end of her life. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site ...

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img Photograph of Frank Chin and Frank Miyamoto (ddr-csujad-24-170)

A photograph of Frank Chin and Frank Miyamoto. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_01_003

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doc Letter from James R. Bennett to Awards Coordinator, University of Washington Press, July 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-79)

A letter from the Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Human Rights informing the University of Washington Press that Michi Weglyn has been nominated for an award. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_005

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img Photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-153)

A photograph of Michi and Walter Weglyn, along with another woman, next to a sign at Trump Tower. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_021

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doc Postcard from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, November 24, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-145)

A postcard from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_013

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-145/

vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-114-16)

Elected mayor of Fife, Washington, one of the first Japanese American elected officials in Washington state

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-114-16/

doc Memo from Co-ordinating Committee to Chief of Police Schmidt [Willard E. Schmidt], February 3, 1944 (ddr-csujad-2-72)

Calls for special meeting of the Project Director, Advisory Council, and Co-ordinating Committee to discuss Committee recommendations, and refers to four attached memoranda, each from Co-ordinating Committee 1608-A to R. [Raymond] R. Best, Project Director, dated February 2, 1944 and written by Byron Akitsuki, Executive Secretary. Subjects of the memoranda are: Receipt of Red Cross Gift ...

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, April 18, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-112)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about the upcoming release of his book. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_014

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-112/

doc Letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, December 30, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-186)

A letter from Paul Tsuneishi to Ruth Mizobe Shikada, inviting her to speak at a tribute to Michi Weglyn on February 21, 1998. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_74_02_005

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-186/

doc Letter from Michi and Walter Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 2, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-22)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about her poor health and Chin's upcoming trip to Japan. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_022

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, April 12, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-123)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about someone named Mick "the Greek" who had recently died. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_008

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-123/