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3219 items
3219 items
Collection
Wing Luke Asian Museum Collection (ddr-densho-39)
The photographs in the collection of the Wing Luke Asian Museum, Seattle, Washington, 1920s-1940s, focus primarily on oyster farming and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The images from Minidoka include barracks, schools, and leisure activities such as sports and arts and crafts.
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Masaru Horiuchi Collection (ddr-densho-476)
Collection is comprised of three legal briefs filed in San Francisco and Los Angeles by the Japanese American Citizens League concerning Alien and Citizen civil rights, in particular related to property and immigration status, and one transcript of hearings held on Washington, D.C.
Narrator Robert Mizukami
Nisei male. Born December 20, 1922, in Star Lake, Washington. Grew up in the Renton area and later in Fife, Washington. Immigrant father began three-generation greenhouse business in Fife. Following Executive Order 9066, the Mizukami family was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington (nicknamed "Camp Harmony"). Later, transported to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Served in …
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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 Zen Shibayama
Nisei male. Born July 5, 1924, in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Lived in Japan for several years, returning to the U.S. just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Moved with family to Moses Lake, Washington, as part of "voluntary evacuation." Drafted into the army and served with the Military …
Narrator Eugene Tatsuru Kimura
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …
Narrator Kenji J. Yaguchi
Nisei male. Born December 22, 1922, in Tacoma, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Fife, Washington, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Was drafted into the military and served with the Combat Engineer Company of the 442nd Regimental Combat …
Narrator Mary Okazaki Kozu
Nisei female. Born June 14, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents ran a boarding house. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp in 1943 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Returned with family to Seattle after the war, attended the …
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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 Eleanor Davis
White female. Born November 17, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents were both chiropractors and supportive of Japanese Americans around the time of World War II. Attended the University of Washington in 1940 and became friends with Gordon Hirabayashi.
Narrator June Takahashi
Nisei female. Born July 21, 1926, in Petersburg, Alaska. Both mother and father were jailed in Petersburg after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington.
Narrator Kazuko Uno Bill
Nisei female. Born June 5, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in South Park, Washington where family operated a small produce farm. Attended Cleveland High School and the University of Washington. Was in senior year of college on December 7, 1941. Father picked up by FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor and sent to Missoula internment …
Narrator Mako Nakagawa
Nisei female. Born February 1, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington; Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho; and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. In the postwar years, became a teacher, principal, and multicultural specialist for Washington State's Superintendent of the Office of Public Instruction. Developed and directed the …
Narrator Angela Berry
Female of Filipino American descent. Born in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, but grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Granddaughter of Felix Narte, one of the well-known Filipino men on Bainbridge Island who worked for the Japanese American strawberry farmers.
Narrator Irene Yamauchi Tatsuta
Nisei female. Born May 3, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle and became a teacher.
Narrator Lois Shikami
Nisei female. Born August 25, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Wisconsin for several years before eventually moving to Chicago, Illinois.
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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 …