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179 items

Kara Kondo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-139-5)
Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-5-4)
Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-5-6)
Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-7-11)
An Oral History with Katsuma Mukaeda - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-56-1)
Frank Miyamoto Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-50-10)
James Yamazaki Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-175-11)
Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-51-15)
Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-51-14)
Daniel Inouye Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-28-3)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 15, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-91)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 18, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-133)
Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 26, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-125)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 22, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-127)
Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 14, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-80)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 12, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-123)
Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 14, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-63)
Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 8, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-128)
Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 31, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-130)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 22, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-81)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 21, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-64)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 13, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-132)
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 18, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-77)
Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 6, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-149)
Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, September 10, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-166)

179 items

vh Kara Kondo Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-139-5)

Impact of the Washington State alien land law on Japanese farmers

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-139-5/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1002-5-4)

Discussion of family's legal case involving the alien land law

This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-4/

vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1002-5-6)

Discussion of prewar legal cases involving Issei

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1002-5-6/

vh Eiichi Edward Sakauye Interview Segment 11 (ddr-jamsj-2-7-11)

Impact of the alien land law on California's Japanese American agricultural community

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-jamsj-2-7-11/

vh An Oral History with Katsuma Mukaeda - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-56-1)

Chairman of Japanese American Cultural Center and former president of Japanese Chamber of Commerce recounts conditions of prewar Los Angeles's Little Tokyo, its wartime conversion into a black community, postwar reestablishment as a Japanese-American cultural and commercial center. Includes comments on discriminatory legislation, prewar Japan-American relations. World War II removal and incarceration, camp conditions, wartime repatriation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-56-1/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-50-10)

The establishment of business associations in Seattle's Japantown

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-50-10/

vh James Yamazaki Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-175-11)

Changes in the Japanese American community after the Immigration Act of 1924

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 views of the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-175-11/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-51-15)

Impact of Immigration Act of 1924 upon the Japanese American community and businesses

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-15/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-51-14)

The Immigration Act of 1924: "perhaps the worst thing that could have happened to international relations"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-14/

vh Daniel Inouye Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-28-3)

Mother's loss of citizenship

This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-28-3/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 15, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-91)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports from the treasurer, the Feast Of Lanterns boat parade committee, and the Fourth of July committee. Also includes discussion on matters relating to the Watsonville JACL, dues, the tea garden project, the donation drive to raise funds against anti-alien legislation, and the Northern California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-91/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, May 18, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-133)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the anti-alien fishing bills, the Japanese Association Hall lawn project, and the proposal to have the Southern District Council pay the deficit incurred by the anti-alien legislation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0132

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-133/

doc Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 26, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-125)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the Northern California District Council meeting, and disagreements between first- and second-generation Japanese immigrants about the anti-alien fishing bill. Discussion topics include changes to the composition of the Executive Board, delegate nominations, and payment of member dues. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-125/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 22, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-127)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Discussion topics include the JACL-sponsored garden project at the Monterey Union High School, the anti-alien fishing bill, and the proposal that the Monterey Peninsula JACL sponsor the district convention in 1941. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0126

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-127/

doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 14, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-80)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Topics discussed include a telegram asking for help fighting anti-alien legislation, the membership drive, and picnics the chapter is organizing. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0079

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-80/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, January 12, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-123)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics discussed include the upkeep of the Japanese Association Hall, the anti-alien fishing bill, the Northern California District Council gathering, and the skating party for the commemoration of the President's Ball. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0122

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-123/

doc Executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 14, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-63)

Minutes of the third executive board meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include anti-alien land bills and related legislation discussed at a special session of the Northern California District Council, the appointment of Hal Higashi as chairman of the Public Relations Board, and the purchase of an American flag for club use. …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-63/

doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 8, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-128)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Topics discussed include the meeting with the San Francisco chapter concerning the anti-alien fishing bill, the garden project at the Monterey Union High School, and committee appointments. Also discussed are suggestions of how to make the meetings more lively, a proposal to sponsor a camera …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-128/

doc Special meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 31, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-130)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the donation of cherry trees for the garden project at the Monterey Union High School, updates on the lawn project at the Japanese Association Hall, the status of the anti-alien fishing bill, and the proposal to hold a rally in support of the membership …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-130/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 22, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-81)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics addressed include the anti-alien bill, transportation for the JACL picnic, and details regarding a planned outing in May. Also discussed are plans for the garden project and JACL's participation in Fourth of July festivities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-81/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 21, 1935 (ddr-csujad-44-64)

Minutes of the third general meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics discussed include JACL's policy regarding the anti-alien land bills before the Legislature, the question of whether to purchase an American flag for club use, and additional appointments to the Public Relations Board. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-64/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, April 13, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-132)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics discussed include the JACL's appreciation of Assemblyman Weybret's work to defeat the anti-alien fishing bills, the proposal to display the chapter's American flag on Flag Day, plans for the membership drive, and the suggestion to sponsor a community picnic. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-132/

doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, February 18, 1937 (ddr-csujad-44-77)

Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Includes reports on the chapter's dues and debts, possible fundraising activities, and dance committee expenses. Additional topics include the election of Hal Higashi as chapter president, uniform membership cards, the Monterey JACL endowment fund, and the various anti-alien legislative bills. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-77/

doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, March 6, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-149)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Topics discussed include JACL's participation in the Monterey Birthday Party event, the District Council meeting in San Jose, the suggestion to take a census of all who registered at the last election, and the anti-alien bills. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-149/

doc Executive meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, September 10, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-166)

Minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League executive meeting. Includes discussion of the women's auxiliary, participation in the Monterey County Fair, and the anti-alien fishing bills. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0165

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-166/