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vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part II - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-60-1)

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, California, …

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vh An Oral History with Sumiye Takeno, Part I - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-59-1)

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, California, …

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vh Norman Mineta Interview Segment 3 (ddr-janm-13-3-3)

Deciding to run for Congress

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vh Norman Mineta Interview Segment 1 (ddr-janm-13-3-1)

First becoming involved in politics

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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 Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-114-18)

Description of political accomplishments as mayor of Fife, Washington

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

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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.

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 48 (ddr-densho-1000-139-48)

Political activism: League of Women Voters and serving on committees dealing with land use and water issues

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vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-139-47)

Postwar involvement in political organizations: League of Women Voters, Human Rights Commission

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vh Alan Nishio Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-450-9)

Becoming interested in political and social activism

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vh Alan Nishio Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-450-10)

Entering graduate studies while increasing political activism

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vh Sue K. Embrey Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-6-6)

Nisei activism, getting involved with local politics and working to repeal Title II

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

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vh Paul Bannai Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-150-15)

Election to the California State Assembly

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vh Paul Bannai Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-150-16)

Carrying a bill to legalize acupuncture

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-113-9)

Learning politics by observing father, not from discussions

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-113-8)

Involvement in the political process through father's campaign

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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

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-146)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. Written notes on the back side of the photograph read "credit: Dick Marshall" and "-Latest -this photo you may keep." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_014a

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doc Michi Weglyn was noted activist who wrote redress 'bible' (ddr-csujad-24-132)

An obituary of Michi Weglyn written by Takeshi Nakayama and published in the Japanese American newspaper "Rafu Shimpo" on April 27, 1999. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_017

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, December 3, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-98)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about some books that Weglyn is interested in. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_07_015

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-166)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn. Written notes on the back side of the photograph read: "Photo by Dick Marshall, 1976." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_034a

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-137)

A photograph of Michi Weglyn with unidentified woman. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_005

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 30, 1987 (ddr-csujad-24-45)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she compliments him on his writing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_004

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img Photograph of Michi Weglyn at Mount Holyoke College in 1994 (ddr-csujad-24-82)

A note written in 1995 from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin on the back of a photograph of Michi Weglyn at Mount Holyoke College in 1994. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_008

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