Washington D.C.

img Along the route of the B and O between Washington and New York (ddr-csujad-49-166)

Postcard front with text: "Along the Route of the B and O between Washington and New York." An item from: pages 92-93 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_060_07

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img March on Washington (ddr-densho-379-432)

Todd Endo and Patrick Okura stand on the National Mall during the March on Washington, with the Washington Monument in the background.

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img Sumida family home in Washington, D.C. (ddr-densho-379-411)

The family home consisted of 6 bedrooms where most of the Sumida family resided at one time or another. Chimata Sumida passed away while living in this house on May 13, 1947.

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img Japanese American Citizens League at March on Washington (ddr-densho-379-435)

JACL members marching in the March on Washington on August 28, 1963. Todd Endo is holding the left side of the JACL banner.

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img March on Washington (ddr-densho-379-431)

Members of the Washington, D.C. Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League who participated in the 1963 March on Washington

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img Award winners of JACL National Rhetorical Contest (ddr-densho-379-437)

In the photograph from left to right are Dee Dee Ishida, Roy Nishikawa, Todd Endo, and Carol Suzuki, winners of the JACL National Rhetorial Contest

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img Japanese American Citizens League at March on Washington (ddr-densho-379-434)

A group photograph of members of the JACL that attended the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.

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img Roy Nishikawa and Todd Endo with first place trophy (ddr-densho-379-438)

Roy Nishikawa and Todd Endo pose with first place trophy.

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img Japanese American Citizens League reception at National Convention (ddr-densho-379-436)

In the photograph from left to right are Mike Masaoka, Marjorie Yohko Sumida Matsumoto, Todd Endo, and Dan Matsumoto.

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-127)

Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad and Shiro went together and are staying at the United Nations Service Center, a U.S.O.-owned hotel for enlisted men. Parents' note on envelope back: 130 Saturday Feb. 10, 1945

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-130)

Check-in letter from Washington, D.C. Tad went with Chester Fukuhara and Shiro. Tad says he sent a package home with some cigarettes for his father (he couldn't find the kind he smokes, so he sent home Luckies). Also includes a postcard from D.C. that has a picture of Tad's hotel (the Hotel Pennsylvania) on it. Parents' …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-128)

The day before, Tad and Shiro visited Shiro's brother, who is also a soldier and is stationed about 40 miles from D.C. There's a rumor that Tad's group may ship out in mid-February. If they're shipped out, they'll go to New York first. Says Washington "sure is a crowded place. We wait in line for everything." …

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doc Letter from Tadashi Ishida to Mr. & Mrs. Y Ishida (ddr-densho-535-131)

Chester and Tad spent their last day in D.C. at the Smithsonian. They're headed to New York soon, but Tad isn't sure when. Parents' note on envelope back: 134 Wednesday Feb 14, 1945

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doc The New Japanese American News 1949 Yearbook (ddr-densho-474-54)

Postwar directory of Japanese Americans living across the United States published by Shin Nichibei (Los Angeles Japanese newspaper). Names and community organizations are listed alphabetically by geographic region (states listed generally from west to east followed by Alaska, Hawaii, Canada, Caribbean Islands, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and South America). Includes 220-page photographic advertising section for Japanese-owned businesses …

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doc Memorandum for Exhibit Planning (ddr-densho-1007-1858)

Memorandum from Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga who was a member of the Advisory Committee for the Japanese American exhibit at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History for the 1987 bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution. The memorandum provided suggestions for improvements to the exhibit and was addressed to other members of the Advisory Committee including Michi and …

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