Written testimony of Jiro and Shea Aoki. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Chapter forms committee for permanent site; Medal of Honor video tapes available; Board Bios-Ayako Hurd, Suzanne Hamada, Tatsuo Nakata, Shea Aoki, Joy Shigaki, Arlene Oki, Kazzie Katayama, Linda Tanouye, Manaji Suzuki, Akemi Matsumoto.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Chapter office moving to 1414 S Weller, Nihongakko, temporarily while 316 Maynard is renovated; Seattle JACL Thousand Club Golf Tournament; Tomo no kai Cruise; board Profiles; Shea Aoki, Tim Gojio, Arlene Oki, Darrell Mihara.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Endowment Fund Committee established, begun by Shea Aoki and Ruth Kazama\n ($500+ donors will have their name on plaque in JACL office); 1986 Installation Banquet, Sheraton Hotel, $20/person, Frank Sato, Keynote; first NW Taiko Festival at Nippon Kan.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Following received Silver Pins from National JACL President Jim Tsujimura-Shea Aoki, Mich Matsudaira, Hana Masuda, Henry Miyatake, Kenko Nogaki, Ben Nakagawa, Ken Nakano, and Charles Z Smith; Sansei Membership committee to be headed by Michael Sato and Jerry Shigaki.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Linda Tanouye heads committee to digitalize all the photos and documents of Seattle JACL back to the 1930?s. Other members, Jill Beppu, Ayako Hurd, and Shea Aoki; May Namba ends as Membership chair after seven years; David Yamaguchi writes farewell President?s column.

Newsletter covering the following topics: Asian groups vote ?No Confidence? in Superintendent William Kendrick, including JACL. JACL betrayed by remarks and promised made by Kendrick at July 10th community reception; convention report?Shea Aoki recognized for attending every convention since 1930; Mike Lowry prime co-sponsor of HR 290, changing official abbreviation to Jpn for Japan or Japanese; …

Newsletter covering the following topics: Shea Aoki asks for volunteers for the Cherry Blossom Festival; acknowledgement of Emi Somekawa, Puyallup Valley JACL, work on memorial. She organized Tacoma and Puyallup people, working through parent-teachers groups and Church groups got 15 pages of signatures. She has written newspaper articles and appeared on TV interviews. She went against …

Booklet that lists staff in each division at Merced Assembly Center.