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vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-10-29)

Returning to Seattle and school after the war: facing racism

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-10-29/

vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-10-40)

Barred from working as a flight attendant because of race

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-10-40/

vh Ryo Imamura Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-27-30)

Discussion of prewar discrimination against Buddhists and social pressures to convert to Christianity

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-27-30/

vh Paul Bannai Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-150-9)

Encountering housing discrimination in Gardena, California, after World War II

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-150-9/

vh Paul Bannai Interview II Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-150-8)

Encountering housing discrimination in Gardena, California, after World War II

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-150-8/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-51-16)

Dealing with discrimination: looking for "white angels" to ease intolerance

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-16/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-51-18)

Limited employment opportunities for Nisei in the 1930s

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-18/

vh Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-51-12)

Pushing racial boundaries to a certain extent while at the University of Washington

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-12/

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 Frank Miyamoto Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-51-11)

Awareness of restricted Seattle neighborhoods prewar

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-51-11/

vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-171-7)

Memories of high school: barred from attending the prom because of race

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-171-7/

vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-171-20)

Leaving camp temporarily for Spokane, Washington; encountering discrimination on the way back to camp

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-171-20/

vh May Y. Namba Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-171-12)

Resigning from position at the Seattle School District under pressure from parent movement

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-171-12/

vh Akiko Kurose Interview I Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-41-26)

Encountering racism in the postwar period

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-41-26/

vh Hank Shozo Umemoto Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-462-1)

Memories of the train ride on a visit from Manzanar to Los Angeles

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-462-1/

vh Mii Tai Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-186-9)

Ethnic make-up of high school; experiencing discrimination

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-186-9/