Encountering a "color line" and housing discrimination after World War II
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Observations of changes within Spokane community after the bombing of Pearl Harbor
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Description of the close-knit Spokane Japanese community: shared funeral expenses
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Reaction to bombing of Pearl Harbor: deciding to volunteer for the military
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Thoughts on the influx of new Japanese Americans into the Spokane community
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Getting married, moving out of the city into the Spokane Valley
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Parents' values: importance of discipline, don't bring shame to the family
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Meeting husband who was in an concentration camp during the war
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Trying to enlist in the army, being rejected for various reasons
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Returning to the U.S. to avoid serving in the Japanese military
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Memories of helping at parents' hotel: spraying for bedbugs, stoking the furnace
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Beginning a greenhouse business in Sunnydale, Washington
During this interview, Mrs. Kurosu alternately speaks in both English and Japanese. As a result, the English translation of the transcript contains [Jpn.] and [Eng.], which indicate whether the original dialogue was spoken in Japanese or English.
Preparing to move to Moses Lake, Washington to avoid the mass removal, and father's efforts to protect his beloved trees
This interview was done outdoors in the Bainbridge Gardens Nursery which resulted in increased background noise and frequent interruptions by the business P.A. system.
A racial incident brings the Bainbridge Island, Washington community together; Bainbridge Island, an especially tolerant and supportive place to live
This interview was done outdoors in the Bainbridge Gardens Nursery which resulted in increased background noise and frequent interruptions by the business P.A. system.
Reactions to the end of the war; preparing to return home
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Activities during childhood: getting in a fight, relationship with Chinese community
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
Memories of basic training: experiences with issues of race and discrimination
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
The collection of the Museum of History & Industry of Seattle, Washington, circa 1914-1940s, focuses on the mass removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island and Seattle, Washington. Staff photographers for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, a local newspaper, took all the photographs. There are also several images of prewar Nihonmachi and postwar memorial services for Nisei soldiers.
Written testimony of Arthur G. Barnett, Chairman of the Japanese-American Emergency Committe of the Seattle Council of Churches. Mr. Barnett was also the first legal contact for Gordon Hirabayashi. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism." Personal information excised …
Selected article titles: "Washington Puts 'Silencer' on LaGuardia. Liberal-Minded Groups Support Secretary Ickes in Opposing Race Hatred" (p. 1), "Radios, Cameras Returned to Owners" (p. 2), "High School Commencement Exercises Set. 302 Seniors to Receive Diplomas; Lovell Mayor Will Address Graduates" (p. 8), "125 to Leave for Tule Lake" (p. 8), "Leupp Center Will Reopen" (p. …
Bound diary with gray cover. The year on the front cover is based on the Japanese imperial calendar and says Meiji 43 (1910). Written in by Kenjiro Kida while working for George Pyatt. He wrote in it in both Japanese and English. Contents of diary about weather and daily life working for George Pyatt in White …
Color photograph of a young Japanese woman in a red silk kimono. On the back is written "My wife, Kumiko" and the kanji for her name. The envelope is from Gardner Funeral Home in White Salmon, Washington, and is addressed to Mitsuko Combs. Bob McCoy's phone number is also written on the envelope in he upper …
Selected article titles: "Iva d'Aquino Given 10-Year Sentence on Treason Count. Defendant Faces $10,000 Fine, Loss of Citizenship as Result of Conviction" (p. 1), Japanese Canadian Strandees Return to Dominion Homes" (p. 1), "Discuss Alien Land Law Test Case Problems in Washington" (p. 2), "JACL Protests to British Government on Discrimination Shown Nisei GIs in Japan" …
Selected article titles: "No funds available to pay evacuee awards after June 30" (p. 1), "Second meeting of Nixon, Crown Prince in Hawaii symbolized as one of hope" (p. 1), "Four civilian arrested after brutal attack on Nisei G.I. amputee in San Francisco street fight" (p. 1), "Search party finds Nisei lost in Washington forest" (p. …
