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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/

vh Mako Nakagawa Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-66-24)

Awareness of racism and ethnic identity after the war

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-66-24/

vh Mako Nakagawa Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-66-23)

Issues of racism and identity, learning a meaningful poem in school

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-66-23/

vh Mako Nakagawa Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-66-21)

Parents' struggles to reestablish their lives and find work

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-66-21/

vh Ron Osajima Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-486-18)

Working on the East Coast, experiencing housing discrimination

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-486-18/

vh Frank Yamasaki Interview I Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-107-7)

Encountering racial discrimination: denial of access to public pool

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-107-7/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview I Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-53-10)

Being called names because of Japanese ancestry

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-53-10/

vh Henry Miyatake Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-53-9)

First encounters with racism: barred from viewing an airplane at Boeing

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-53-9/

vh Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-250-11)

Experiencing prejudice in school following the bombing of Pearl Harbor: "At that point, I was mad at Japan"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-250-11/

vh Cookie Takeshita Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-465-17)

Taking the civil service exam and finding a job

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-465-17/

vh George Fugami Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-7-23)

Job discrimination in prewar Portland, Oregon

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-7-23/

vh George Fugami Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-7-30)

Reacting to "Japs not allowed"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-7-30/

vh Daniel Inouye Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-28-9)

Traveling through the South as a Japanese American GI: "You will be considered white"

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-28-9/

vh Kay Matsuoka Segment 41 (ddr-densho-1000-48-41)

Postwar return: facing discrimination, even from churches

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-48-41/