3162 items
3162 items
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Gordon Hirabayashi with family members (ddr-densho-26-22)
"The Nikkei Experience in the Pacific Northwest" conference at the University of Washington. (L to R): Richard Hirabayshi, Gordon Hirabayashi, unidentified, unidentified.
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View of Moses Lake (ddr-densho-300-46)
Caption in album: "View from housing project. Moses Lake and McDonald Hill. Taken on Christmas Day 1944. Housing project, Moses Lake, Washington."
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Scrapbook page (ddr-densho-35-376)
This page includes articles about the Hood River post of the American Legion. Newspapers include the Oregonian, Washington Post, and Oregon Journal.
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House (ddr-densho-359-286)
Caption below the photograph in the album "Wing Point". Photograph taken during a summer spent at Wing Point on Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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Letter from Martha Nozawa to Tomoye (Nozawa) Takahashi (ddr-densho-410-417)
News of her trip to Chicago and Washington, D.C. with their father, still plans to stay in Minneapolis for the time being
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Nisei students meeting with principal (ddr-densho-34-57)
Three Nisei students meet with the high school principal prior to the exclusion of the Japanese American community from Bainbridge Island, Washington.
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Toru Sakahara - Kiyo Sakahara Interview I Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-76-4)
Growing up Nisei in Fife, Washington
This interview was conducted over two days at the Sakaharas' home.
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Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-142-22)
Becoming a Distinguished Military Graduate; confronted with racial issues in the Greek system at the University of Washington
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Roger Shimomura Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-142-26)
Rotating back to the U.S., organizing the ceremonies at Fort Lewis, Washington after President John F. Kennedy's assassination
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Ron Magden Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-162-25)
Examining a book written by an Issei detailing the prewar history of the Japanese community in Tacoma, Washington
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Ron Magden Interview Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-162-30)
Discussion of teamster leader Dave Beck's history of stopping Japanese farmers from driving their crops into Western Washington
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Ruby Inouye Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-143-14)
Making the decision to switch from a home economics to pre-medicine focus at the University of Washington
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Japanese men (ddr-csujad-25-6)
A page from an album containing family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men riding on a bicycle and another photograph of Japanese men hunting. Two photographs appear to be taken in a park, possibly at the …
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David Sakura Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-513)
Sansei male. Born March 28, 1936, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Eatonville, Washington, where father worked for a lumber company. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Father served in the U.S. Army during the war. After leaving camp, lived in public housing …
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Mara Mihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-194)
Nisei female. Born September 20, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. Father worked as a redcap for the Great Northern Railroad, and parents also ran a hotel. Grew up and attended school in Spokane. Graduated from business college during World War II and did bookkeeping and secretarial work for various companies postwar. Married and had a son. Currently …
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Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)
Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative …
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David Sakura Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-498)
Sansei male. Born March 28, 1936, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Eatonville, Washington, where father worked for a lumber company. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Father served in the U.S. Army during the war. After leaving camp, lived in public housing …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 6, June 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-323)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Uhachi Tamesa speaks at Scholarship Award Banquet, already donated $14,500 for scholarships, donated an additional $2,500.00. Andrews funded by Seattle JACL and Japanese Baptist Church; Puyallup Fair Monument sponsored by Seattle JACL, Puyallup Valley JACL, and Western Washington Fair Association, each pledging $5,000. Washington State appropriated $26,700, including $13,700 from Gov …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 6, June 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-322)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Uhachi Tamesa speaks at Scholarship Award Banquet, already donated $14,500 for scholarships, donated an additional $2,500.00. Andrews funded by Seattle JACL and Japanese Baptist Church; Puyallup Fair Monument sponsored by Seattle JACL, Puyallup Valley JACL, and Western Washington Fair Association, each pledging $5,000. Washington State appropriated $26,700, including $13,700 from Gov …
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Gene Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1016-4)
Nisei male. Born 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 draft, imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for resisting the draft. Resettled in Seattle.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …
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Dairy farmer and family (ddr-densho-3-3)
Kamezo Nakashima and his wife, Miye, ran a large dairy farm (1.300 acres) in Days, Washington. Kamezo Nakashima (right) is pictured here with six of his eleven children (left to right): Teruyo, Karoku (George), Yoneo (Johnny), Tsutaye (Sue), Masato, and Masumi. Days, Washington, no longer exists. This site is currently near the town of Arlington in …
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Welly Shibata standing on lawn (ddr-densho-383-178)
Written on album page below photograph: "Welly Shibata". Printed and pasted on album page below photograph: "Famous Last Words. And what's wrong with my tone of voice, my haughty beauty?" Welly Shibata was a University of Washington student who graduated in 1929. He was also a member of the Japanese Students Club at the University of …
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Kajiko Hashisaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-201)
Nisei female. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left Minidoka in 1943 to attend school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Married in 1945, and lived in Japan for sixteen months before returning to the United States and …
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Richard Murakami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-64)
Nisei male. Born 1914 in Nemah, Washington. His family owned and operated Eagle Oyster Packing Company in Nahcotta, Washington. Incarcerated at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Returned to Nemah following the war, where his family had to fight to get the company back. Eventually, sold the business to Coast Oyster Company and stayed on as …
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Letter from Charles B. Price to Emery Fast (ddr-densho-379-39)
Letter from Mr. Price, Relocation Program Officer at Rohwer, to Mr. Fast, Relocation Program Officer in Washington, D.C., requesting "courtesies" for Mr. Sumida in his quest of suitable employment in Washington, D.C. Mr Price wrote that in addition to his daily news translation, he served on various important committees at Rohwer, and he would be missed.