Japanese American identity

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 13 (April 4, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-13)

Selected article titles: "Matsui Circulates Nat'l Geographic Article in House" (p. 1), "Corporate, Asian Pacific Leaders Talk About Issues" (pp. 2, 7), "Defining the Role of Staff" (p. 4), and "Takei: Actors Need Support" (p. 10).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-13/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 25 (December 19-26, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-50)

Special holiday issue organized into sections A 1-32, B 1-64, and A 33-64. Selected article titles: "As Others See Us: An Overview" (pp. A-4, A-13, A-20), "The Dilemma of the 'Model Minority' Image" (p. A-14), "Minoru Yasui, 1916-1986: In Remembrance" (pp. B-1-B-2), "The Nisei of the 1800 Engineer General Service Battalion: An Untold Story" (pp. B-39-B-40, …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-50/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 15 (April 18, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-15)

Selected article titles: "Nikkei City Council Candidates Say They Were Smeared by Opponents" (pp. 1, 12), "Mother Bids Final Farewell to Soldier" (p. 2), "East Wind: Some Musings from Japan" (p. 4), and "Accept Us for Ourselves" (p. 5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-15/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 16 (October 17, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-41)

Selected article titles: "Veto of Calif. Bilingual Ed Bill Assailed" (pp. 1, 8), "S.F. Meeting: LEC Weighs Prospects for Redress in '87" (pp. 1, 8), "New 'Nissei Soldier' Documentary in the Works" (pp. 1, 8), and "450 Titles: Bibliography of Books on JAs Released" (p. 3).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-41/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 10 (March 14, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-10)

Selected article titles: "Sanctuary for Marcos in Hawaii Debated" (pp. 1, 5), "Camps Recalled, Vets Praised at Feb. 19 Program" (p. 2), "By the Board: Still Top Priority" (p. 4), and "'JA Journey' a Bad Trip" (p. 5).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-10/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 17 (October 24, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-42)

Selected article titles: "Calif. Supreme Court: Bird: Independent Judiciary Vital to Rights of Minorities" (pp. 1, 5), "Nat'l Board Confronts Budget Problems: Falling Renewals and Redress Pledges Seen as Major Factors" (pp. 1, 3), "Council Approves 'Onizuka Street' in J-Town" (pp. 1, 8), and "From the Frying Pan: JAs 'Going Public'" (p. 4).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-42/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 14 (October 3, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-39)

Selected article titles: "Change in JACL Election Laws Urged: Bloc Voting, Proxies at Issue After Charges of 'Coercion'" (pp. 1-2, 5), "JA Ethnic Hospitals Gone But Still Needed, Researcher Says" (pp. 1, 8), "Congressmen, Community Leaders Protest: Minorities React Angrily to Nakasone's Remark on Race" (pp. 1, 3), and "GM Exec, Nevada Official Chided for Calling …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-39/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 22 (November 28, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-47)

Selected article titles: "Justice Scalia May Not Hear NCJAR Case" (pp. 1, 8), "Exclusive Rights to JAs' Stories Raise Questions" (pp. 1, 8), "Stanford Looks at Possible Anti-Asian Admissions Bias" (p. 2), and "East Wind: The Pearl Harbor Syndrome" (p. 4).

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-58-47/

av Portrait of Japanese American boy (ddr-densho-325-215)

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-215/

av Japanese American man (ddr-densho-325-291)

Written on back of photograph "Nov. '47"

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-291/

img Hanako Yoshioka (ddr-densho-357-141)

Hanako Yoshioka wears a kimono.

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-357-141/

doc Stories waiting to be told: the wilderness within (ddr-csujad-42-183)

A flyer for a play, "Stories waiting to be told: the wilderness within," written and performed by Jude Narita and directed by Charlie Stratton. It is "a one-woman play celebrating Asian and Asian American women as they redefine their identity within the American Dream." The play was performed at Los Angeles Theatre Center, April 7-8 and …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-42-183/

doc Japanese American Creed (ddr-csujad-55-357)

Transcription of Japanese American Creed written and read by Mike Masaoka, reprinted by Japanese American Citizens League. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0359

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-357/

Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

img Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

Caption below image reads, "NO VACATION--Hotoru Matsudaira, right, a feisty 79-year-old grandmother, told a federal commission Thursday that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was anything but a 'three-year vacation,' as described by Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, R-Calif. 'He is a Canadian and he lived in the East all during the war. He is …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-52-32/

doc [Interview on problem of the Nisei] and [Emotional repression in a War Relocation Authority Center] (ddr-csujad-2-55)

Report written from an unidentified Nisei on the difficulties of "never being able to become fully Japanese" and the hardships endured at Tule Lake Camp. Second report on the effects of communal living based on Japanese culture at Tule Lake Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0055

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-55/

doc Descriptions of religions practiced by Japanese (ddr-csujad-2-60)

Descriptions of four religions practiced by Japanese people: Buddhism, Shintoism, Sodoshu, and Shinshu. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0060

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-60/

doc [Significant factors in requests for repatriation and expatriation] (ddr-csujad-2-57)

Report on the influx of repatriation to Japan requests from Manzanar Incarceration Camp. Report describes camp life in Tule Lake compared to Manzanar, special concerns with Kibei and Issei individuals, the draft, and family dilemma related to repatriation. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0057

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-57/

doc [Japanese folklore about birth] (ddr-csujad-2-59)

Report on Japanese folklore and superstitions regarding the birth of a newborn. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0059

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-59/

doc [Some reactions to selective service: Tule Lake] (ddr-csujad-2-58)

Report on selective service reactions at Tule Lake Camp. Report discusses Japanese identity compared to American identity, especially for the Nisei, repatriation requests, and draft evasion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sjs_sch_0058

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-2-58/

doc Letter from Itoko S. [Sano] to Dorothy Okine, August 6, 1946 (ddr-csujad-5-155)

A letter from Itoko Sano to her friend, Dorothy Okine. She located Dorothy's address by looking in the Palms Book and encloses a copy of the Hanky Club in the letter. She includes updates, such as going to a show, "Rhapsody in blue," in Norwalk along with George Asawa, Florence, and Miyako. She also informs Dorothy …

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-155/

doc Toru Naito (ddr-csujad-8-47)

Oral history interview with Toru Naito. 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 Naito, Toru

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-47/

doc Shizuka Dobashi (ddr-csujad-8-8)

Oral history interview with Shizuka Dobashi. 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 Dobashi, Shinzuka

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-8/

doc Mrs. Michiko Kataoka Neishi (ddr-csujad-8-52)

Oral history interview with Mrs. Michiko Kataoka Neishi. 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 Neishi, Mrs Michiko Kataoka

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-52/

doc Hisashi Hayakawa (ddr-csujad-8-21)

Oral history interview with Hisashi Hayakawa. 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 Hayakawa, Hisashi

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-21/

doc Masuji and Kaneko Katano (ddr-csujad-8-27)

Oral history interview with Masuji and Kaneko Katano. 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 Katano, Masuji and Kaneko

http://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-8-27/

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