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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-137-3)

Attending the University of Cincinnati, experiencing discrimination while boarding at a sorority house

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 …

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vh Jimi Yamaichi Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-106-17)

Persistence pays off, finally allowed into the carpenters' union

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vh Jimi Yamaichi Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-106-18)

Facing discrimination at the Elks Club, "No Orientals... allowed in the club"

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vh Joe Yasutake Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-136-11)

Encountering discrimination when trying to join a fraternity at Lawrence College

Joseph Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, William Toshio Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was also interviewed individually on October 9, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …

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vh Joe Yasutake Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-136-8)

Experiences as one of the only Asian Americans in Terrace Park, Ohio, isolated incidents of racism

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake …

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-57-7)

Disappointing lack of support from other Japanese American engineers at Boeing

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-57-8)

Boeing management's response to charges of racial inequity

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-57-6)

Meeting with managers at Boeing to discuss racial inequity

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-57-5)

Observing inequitable race issues at the Boeing Company

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-57-9)

Changes made by Boeing management to create a fairer workplace

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vh Jim M. Tanimoto Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-270-26)

A personal experience with discrimination upon returning home

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vh Esther Takei Nishio Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-370-20)

Experiencing discrimination after returning to California

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 Department of the Interior.

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