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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview II Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-124-6)

Getting married; race relations while working at an Alaska cannery

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 4 (January 22, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-4)

Selected article titles: "Senate committee joins Hawaii Alaska statehood bills together" (p. 1), "Runaway bus careens down main street for three miles, Nisei driver at wheel" (p. 1), "First Nisei appointed to work in congressional capacity, Indiana-born woman secretary to Rep. O'Hara of Illinois" (p. 3), "Citizenship for U.S. Indians" (p. 8).

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-145-12)

Discussion of the relationship between the local Native American population and the canneries

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-145-31)

Other memories of the Waterfall cannery: poor living conditions; layout of the cannery

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-145-16)

Organization of the Waterfall Cannery; discussion of the roles of various ethnic groups

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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Collection Mitsuoka Collection (ddr-densho-15)

The Mitsuoka collection, 1917-1940s, includes photographs of oyster farming in Washington State, canneries in Alaska, Japanese American Boy Scout troops on outings, and leisure activities such as skiing. Daily life at Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, is also well-documented in photographs of cooking, doing laundry, and participating in sports.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-145-22)

Acting as a middleman between the management and the workers at the Waterfall cannery

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-145-18)

Discussion of the relationship between various ethnic groups and their work in the canneries

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-145-13)

Personal recollections of first trip to the Waterfall Cannery: slow trip aboard a freighter

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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img John W. Snyder with Ernest Gruening and Duke Kahanamoku (ddr-njpa-1-1835)

Caption on reverse: "Snyder addresses chamber: Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snyder (seated) addressed a membership luncheon of the Honolulu Chamber of Commerce yesterday noon at the Royal Hawaiian hotel. Standing as Governor Ernest Gruening of Alaska, who is receiving a lei from Duke P. Kahanamoku, acting as official greeter for the chamber. (Hawaii Times …

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doc Post-exclusion bulletin, no. 2 (January 2, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1682)

Bulletin covering issues related to "resettlement" including dates, status of visitors, unattached minors, travel assistance, housing requirements, travel permits for Hawaii and Alaska, and leave clearance. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1684

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-145-32)

Description of the physical layout of the Waterfall cannery, separate lodging for different ethnic groups

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-145-28)

Changes in the Waterfall Cannery over the years, both in conditions and relationships between workers

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-145-6)

Overview of the general operation of an Alaskan cannery; description of four different types of salmon

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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Collection Whittier Public Library First Friends Church Photographs and Records (ddr-csujad-57)

The collection consists of images and documents from its establishment in 1887 to the mid-20th century. Also included are images and documents of two missions of Whittier's First Friends Church: the Kotzebue Friends Church, in Kotzebue, Alaska; and the Friends Japanese Church in Norwalk, formerly located near the intersection of Orange Street and Rosecrans Avenue.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 14 [11] (September 15, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-38)

Selected article titles: "Rep. Matsunaga fights plan for civil service racial survey" (p. 1); Seattle Bon Odori attendance tempered by neighborhood unrest" (p. 1), "Min Yasui appointed director of community relations group" (p. 1), "Japanese Americans hold superficial show of education in higher esteem" (p. 1), "Seattle Japanese leader plays major role in Alaska, sees many …

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img Pacific Citizen, Vol. 99, No. 11 [14] (October 5, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-39)

Selected article titles: "Attacks drive Southeast Asians from city" (p. 1), "California attorneys endorse monetary compensation" (p. 1), "Student witnesses recount high school slaying of refugee" (p. 2), "Asian film festival touring country" (p. 2), "Asian Vietnam vets form organization" (p. 3), "Little-known story of Alaska Issei" (p. 7), "A Nisei in Hollywood" (p. 8), "Mineta: …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 7 (ddr-densho-156-208)

Article titles: "Deportation Drive Opens"; "Japs Give Prisoners Fair Treatment, Chavez Reports"; "New Order Issued to Relocate Japanese"; "Japanese Citizens Win a Court Fight"; "Japanese Held by Immigration Officers"; "Work Starts Soon on Lamar Jap Camp"; "Interned Jap Kids"; "Chinese Farm Aid Studied in New Survey"; "A Deserved Rebuff"; "U.S. Urged to Jail Germans"; "Alaska Travel …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-145-7)

Description of some of the jobs involved in a cannery; personal role assisting the head mechanic at the Waterfall Cannery

This interview focuses on the narrator's experiences working in the Alaska salmon cannery system in the 1930s.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 5 (February 4, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-5)

Selected article titles: "442nd Veterans in Hawaii Make Strong Bid to Obtain Recognition in MGM Film" (p. 1), "Walter Resolution Passage Blocked by Sen. Russell" (p. 1), "U.S. Citizenship Restored to Tule Renunciant. Federal Court Order Entered by Judge For Toshiye Nishida" (p. 1), "ADC Urges Congress Support Statehood for Hawaii, Alaska" (p. 1), "Bigots Threaten …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 14 (April 2, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-14)

Selected article titles: "Senate resumes debate of Hawaii-Alaska statehood issue; vote on commonwealth status precedes final decisin" (p. 1), "Army Chemical Corps conducting studies of deadly 'nerve gas', tree spray poison kills" (p. 1), "Professional wrestling boosts TV popularity among Japanese millions" (p. 3), "Retired admiral charges FDR knew Pearl Harbor attack was coming" (p. 3), …

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img Morley Theaker signing a receipt for Clarence M. Young (ddr-njpa-2-1074)

Caption on reverse: "FEATHER MERCHANTS: Honolulu's Red Feather flew a bit higher Tuesday when Morley Theaker, Honolulu Community Chest campaign chairman, signed a receipt and presented it to Col. Clarence M. Young, right, Pan American World Airways executive vice-president for the company's Pacific Alaska Division. The receipt was for a $600 check the colonel presented to …

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Collection Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi Family Collection (ddr-densho-442)

Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi Family Collection is a photo album of the Ohashi family. The album primarily contains photographs of the Ohashi family and the Japanese American community in Ketchikan, Alaska prior to WWII. Jasomatsu "George" Ohashi (1872-1934) immigrated to Ketchikan, Alaska around 1900 with his wife Shika, leaving his young son Wakaichi “Buck” in Japan. He …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 15 (August 3, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-329)

Selected article titles: "City Wide Census Taken Friday" (p. 1), "Records Needed for Hospital" (p. 1), "Farm Project: Barley, Onions and Potatoes Chief Products" (p. 1), "Little Black Schoolhouse: Schools to Open Sept. 15" (p. 1), "Adult Education: Varied Courses Offered" (p. 3), "The Tule Lake Scene: Across the Ditch as Isolated Alaska" (p. 4), "Found: …

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vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-192-2)

Father's early employment, working for the Alaska Junk Company

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.

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