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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 1 (ddr-ajah-1-10-1)
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Family background
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-10-1/
Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 25 (ddr-ajah-1-10-25)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 25 (ddr-ajah-1-10-25)
Congregation's response to 9/11
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-10-25/
Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 27 (ddr-ajah-1-10-27)
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Creation of a Palestine Task Force
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 20 (ddr-ajah-1-10-20)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 20 (ddr-ajah-1-10-20)
Evolution of the Buena Vista United Methodist Church
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 10 (ddr-ajah-1-10-10)
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Response to racist incidents in Alameda
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-10-10/
Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 18 (ddr-ajah-1-10-18)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 18 (ddr-ajah-1-10-18)
Activism around LGBTQ issues
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-10-18/
Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-10-9)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 9 (ddr-ajah-1-10-9)
Creating a safe space for open community discussions
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-10-9/
Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 15 (ddr-ajah-1-10-15)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 15 (ddr-ajah-1-10-15)
Involvement with the Alameda Unified School District
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-10-13)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 13 (ddr-ajah-1-10-13)
Political organizing: pushback against Proposition 187
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 26 (ddr-ajah-1-10-26)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 26 (ddr-ajah-1-10-26)
Expansion into international human rights issues
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 12 (ddr-ajah-1-10-12)
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Description of community organizer Roy Nitta
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Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-10-6)
vh Rev. Michael Yoshii Interview Segment 6 (ddr-ajah-1-10-6)
Convening the Wounded Healer support group
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Bob Y. Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-216)
vh Bob Y. Sakata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-216)
Nisei male. Born April 15, 1926 in Alameda, California. Spent childhood in Alameda where family operated 10-acre farm. Removed to Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Resettled in Brighton, Colorado, and resumed farming. Along with wife and son, owns and operates Sakata Farms, currently one of the top produce growers in the country.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-216/
Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)
vh Judy Furuichi Interview (ddr-ajah-1-8)
Sansei female. Born December 27, 1942, in the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Prior to World War II, parents lived and worked in Alameda, California. During World War II, the family was sent to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, the family returned to Alameda, where Judy grew up. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-8/

Narrator Kenji Tomita

Nisei male. Born August 25, 1924, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father ran a food wholesaling business. Was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Left Topaz on student leave to attend the University of …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/979/
Mary Nakata Tomita Interview (ddr-ajah-1-4)
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Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-4/
Kiyoko Masuda Interview (ddr-ajah-1-1)
vh Kiyoko Masuda Interview (ddr-ajah-1-1)
Sansei female. Born May 4, 1940, in Alameda, California. During World War II, as an infant, was sent with family to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, then to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving camp, family lived for over a year in Dayton, Ohio, before returning to Alameda. Kiyo grew up in Alameda, eventually …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-1-1/
Jo Takata for Nellie Takeda (ddr-ajah-8-8)
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In this video, Jo Takata talks about her mother, Nellie Takeda. Nellie was born in Alameda, California, and was married just before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After the war, returned to Alameda and lived for a number years …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-8-8/
Shigeki Sugiyama Interview (ddr-manz-1-96)
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Nisei male. Born December 19, 1927, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. While in camp, worked at the camouflage net factory and in the camp's hospital. Transferred with family to the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. After leaving camp, was drafted into the U.S. military …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-96/
Takuritsu Morita and two students (ddr-ajah-6-600)
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Caption below photo: Sensei Takuritsu Morita and two young students at the Official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. Circa 1916-1918
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-600/
Howe Hanamura and Wendy Hanamura at Min Nakayama Court (ddr-ajah-6-313)
av Howe Hanamura and Wendy Hanamura at Min Nakayama Court (ddr-ajah-6-313)
B-roll of Howe Hanamura and Wendy Hanamura at Min Nakayama Court in Alameda, California. Part of the 1995 documentary Honor Bound: A Personal Journey.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-313/
Large group photo outside building (ddr-ajah-3-191)
img Large group photo outside building (ddr-ajah-3-191)
Label on front of photo in Japanese: June 6, 1976. Translation below photo: Alameda Buddhist Church 60th Annual Senior Appreciation, June 6, 1976 Buddhist Temple of Alameda, California. Photo by Utsumi studio of Oakland, CA. / Second row chair Rev. Eiyu Terao / Second row chair Bishop Kenryu Takashi Tsuji
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-191/
Sign in window of Shizuko Imagire's Shop and Sewing School, in English and Japanese (ddr-ajah-6-134)
img Sign in window of Shizuko Imagire's Shop and Sewing School, in English and Japanese (ddr-ajah-6-134)
Caption below photo: Outdoor sign from Shizuko Imagire's first dress shop and sewing school in Alameda, CA. circa 1925. Translation: California Certified Imagire Women's Sewing School
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-134/
Takuritsu Morita inside classroom (ddr-ajah-6-601)
img Takuritsu Morita inside classroom (ddr-ajah-6-601)
Caption below photo: Principal and instructor Takuritsu Morita in a classroom, very probably the official California Alameda Japanese Elementary School, at 2256 Pacific Avenue. Circa 1916-1918
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-6-601/
Group photo outside building, holding banner in Japanese (ddr-ajah-3-186)
img Group photo outside building, holding banner in Japanese (ddr-ajah-3-186)
Caption below photo: Rev. Elyu Terao 1961-1979 / Buddhist Temple of Alameda, California. Translation of banner below photo: Senior Appreciation September 10, 1961, sponsored the Men's Association
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-ajah-3-186/
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