3162 items
3162 items
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 3, March 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-350)
Newsletter covering the following topics: 1986 President, Bob Sato; Washington State Redress Bill passes 82-15 in House and 45-1 in the Senate. Allows Seattle School Board to disburse $5,000 to each of the 27 school clerks who resigned. Rep Gary Locke given credit along with Jim McDermott, Phil Talmadge, and George Fleming and JACLers Cherry Kinoshita, …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 11, November 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-391)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Advancement ?90: the JACL Leadership Conference, October 25-26th JACL National Leadership conference. Speakers included over 20 top executives; Cherry Kinoshita receives the ACLU William O. Douglas award, the Washington ACLU?s highest honor; Chapter Christmas party at the Bush. $16; NWAAT JACL benefit of ?The Wash? nets $700 for Chapter; board Profile: …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 30, No. 8, August 1993 (ddr-sjacl-1-414)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Kip Tokuda lauds Chapter for quick action on in support of Hands Off Washington, investigating the shooting death of Yoshihiro Hattori, and the stereotyping in the film Rising Sun, and opposing Initiative 602 that limit taxes to growth in personal income; Board unanimously opposed anti-gay discrimination bill, like Measure 9, narrowly …
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Family picture in front of car and house (ddr-densho-494-25)
Photograph Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and …
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Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-350-13)
Hearing about FBI arrests of Issei in the community
Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time …
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Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-350-14)
Leaving Alaska by ship: mother brings a washing machine along
Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a …
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Richard Kosaki Interview Segment 30 (ddr-janm-13-1-30)
Receiving a fellowship to work in Washington, D.C.; helping with Lyndon Johnson's campaign for presidency
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 …
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Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-11-2)
Prewar Japanese American community on Bainbridge Island, Washington
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …
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Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-5-1)
Growing up in small town of Thomas, Washington
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …
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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-160-16)
Description of atmosphere on Bainbridge Island, Washington, after the Japanese Americans had been removed
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 …
Narrator Rick Sato
Nisei male. Born April 27, 1927, in Wapato, Washington. Family farmed in Yakima Valley, Washington, before the war. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Served briefly in the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Resettled in Wapato, Washington.
Narrator Akio Hoshino
Nisei male. Born April 28, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Central area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft orders and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Resettled in Seattle area after release.
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Taki Family Collection (ddr-densho-164)
This collection consist of photographs and documents from a Nisei man from Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, he served in France and Italy with the 100th Battalion and later with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team when the 100th became the 442nd's 1st Battalion.
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Ouchi Family Collection (ddr-densho-182)
The Ouchi Family Collection is comprised of photographs belonging to the Ouchi and Mimbu families. Many of the photos depict Issei hiking on Mt. Rainier in Washington state prior to World War II. There are also many images of prewar family outings and community gatherings.
Narrator May Ota Higa
Nisei female. Born March 14, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and Ellensburg, Washington, before going to Japan to teach just prior to the onset of World War II. Returned to Seattle in 1941, and was removed with family to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, resettled in …
Narrator Gene Akutsu
Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.
Narrator James "Turk" Suzuki
Nisei male. Born October 17, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington, before being incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered in the 442nd Regimental Combat team out of camp, and eventually returned to Seattle after World War II.
Narrator Ayako Murakami
Nisei female. Born August 23, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington. Coproprietor of Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District with sister, Masako; the family-owned Japanese American business has been in operation since 1923.
Narrator Masako Murakami
Nisei female. Born October 22, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington. Coproprietor of Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District with sister Ayako; the family-owned Japanese American business has been in operation since 1923.
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Seattle Times: 2 Named to Head Branch Libraries (ddr-densho-446-445)
Ryo Tsai was named to head the Susan Henry Memorial Branch Library
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 12 (March 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-120)
Selected article titles: "Speed Movement Out of Centers. 2571 Out on Indefinite Permits" (p. 1), "California Group to Aid Nisei" (p. 1), "California Board is Reminded of Nisei Rights by Washington" (p. 1), "Deny Sabotage by Enemies" (p. 1), "Hospital Issues Warning on Rabbit Fever Season" (p. 2), "Editorials: Evacuees and Labor Relations" (p. 4), "2 …
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Signed letter from H. L. Stafford, Project Director at Minidoka War Relocation Project, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit, on the approval of Dr. Koyama's parole with docketing and filing stamps (ddr-one-5-243)
Photocopy of a declassified typed letter from H.L. Stafford, Project Director of the Minidoka War Relocation Project, to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Mr. Stafford writes about his interaction with Mrs. Koyama and her efforts to have her husband paroled. He is forwarding to Washington, D.C., a copy of her testimony. The letter …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 8 (February 24, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-8)
Selected article titles: "Lane-Hillings Claims Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee" (p. 1), "Sen. Kuchel Denounces Writer of Letter to Magazine on Senate Floor" (p. 1), "'Lincoln Yamamoto' letter reviving smear against Nisei seen as 'most damaging' to JACL legislative efforts in Washington" (p. 1), "Nisei grower ships dried persimmon crop from Placer County orchard" (p. 2), …