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doc Miners Hate Orientals. Residents of Goldfield Order Chinese and Japanese Workmen to Leave the Camp. (December 18, 1904) (ddr-densho-56-48)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 18, 1904, p. 16

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-48/

img Japanese mining camp (ddr-densho-162-20)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-20/

img Japanese Camp at Latuda (ddr-densho-162-19)

Housing for Japanese coal miners.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-162-19/

doc Drove Japs Out. Colorado Miners Become Enraged at Importation of Oriental Labor. (February 13, 1902) (ddr-densho-56-26)

The Seattle Daily Times, February 13, 1902, p. 3

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-26/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 24 (June 11, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-24)

Selected article titles: "Passage of Immigration Bill (S 500) Urged by JACL at Senate Hearing" (p.1-3), "History Project: Issei Coal Miners of Carbon County, Utah" (p.1), "Councilman Wing Luke" (p.2), "Voting Rights Amendment May Aid Hawaiians" (p.3), "Role of the Women's Auxilliary" (p.3), "Buddhist Women Attend International Conference in New York" (p.6).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-37-24/

doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 27, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-75)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which Weglyn writes about the death of her husband Walter and thanks Chin for his support. Weglyn also writes about her support for railroad and mine workers. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-75/

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/

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 Issei man and son in front of home (ddr-densho-113-28)

Masajiro immigrated from Japan to Vancouver, BC in 1900 and eventually made his way to Rock Springs, Wyoming where he worked as a coal miner. His son Masato joined him in 1912. (L to R): Masajiro Uyeda, Masato Uyeda.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-113-28/

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 Coal company (ddr-densho-128-105)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-128-105/

img Unloading coal in camp (ddr-densho-156-26)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-156-26/

doc Japanese Immigrants in Idaho, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming (ddr-densho-423-339)

Including photos of businesses and homes, family portraits, state maps. Section of full and partial page advertisements for businesses including photos and proprietors between pages 272 and 273.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-423-339/

doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] Loomis votes to support railroad mining workers (ddr-csujad-55-2006)

Newspaper clipping published in "Rafu shimpo" [Rafu shinpo] regarding a resolution passed by the Loomis Town Council to extend coverage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2109

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2006/

doc [Newspaper clipping titled:] Loomis supports redress for fired railroad workers (ddr-csujad-55-2007)

Newspaper clipping published in "Nichi Bei times" regarding a resolution passed by the Loomis town council to extend coverage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2110

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2007/

doc Resolution (Loomis, California), no. 97 (ddr-csujad-55-2005)

Resolution passed by the Town of Loomis and signed by Mayor Gary Gade regarding support for extension of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 to cover Japanese American railroad and mining workers who were previously denied restitution. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2108

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2005/

doc Letter from Crickett Strock, Town Clerk, Town of Loomis, to Ida Otani, August 21, 1997 (ddr-csujad-55-2004)

Correspondence from Crickett Strock to Ida Otani regarding a resolution by the Loomis Town Council to extend the Civil Liberties Act of 1988. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2107

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-2004/