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School girls with teachers outside school (ddr-ajah-6-609)
img School girls with teachers outside school (ddr-ajah-6-609)
Caption above photo: California Official Alameda Japanese Elementary School at the Japanese Association building 2256 Pacific, CA. Photo circa 1918-1920. The school was founded in 1916, after the Association moved to this building around 1915.
Chisao Hata interview (ddr-densho-1000-532)
vh Chisao Hata interview (ddr-densho-1000-532)
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. Spent early childhood in Des Moines where father worked in refrigeration and air conditioning and mother worked as a nurse. Married and moved to Portland, Oregon. Raised a family while teaching dance and getting involved in Japanese American community activities and political causes. Eventually became the …
Chester Earls Interview (ddr-one-7-11)
vh Chester Earls Interview (ddr-one-7-11)
White male. Born in Spokane, Washington. Served as pastor of the First Methodist Church in Portland, Oregon, with a mainly Japanese American congregation, for thirteen years in the 1960s and '70s.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or …

Karen Yoshitomi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-527)
vh Karen Yoshitomi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-527)
Sansei female. Born 1962 in Spokane, Washington. Father was born in British Columbia, Canada, and mother was born in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in the Tacoma, Washington, area, before eventually moving to Portland, Oregon, and then Seattle, Washington. Graduated from the University of Washington. Became regional director for the Japanese American Citizens League, and then Executive …
David Yano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-519)
vh David Yano Interview (ddr-densho-1000-519)
Sansei male. Born July 19, 1944, in Washington, D.C. Grew up in the Washington, D.C. area. Volunteered for the army and served in Germany. Raised a family and worked in construction in Bethesda, Maryland.
Sharon Maeda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-529)
vh Sharon Maeda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-529)
Sansei female. Born February 16, 1945, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where parents had resettled after leaving the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, during World War II. Moved at an early age to Portland, Oregon, and then Seattle, Washington. Attended the University of Washington where she was active in student groups. Got involved in numerous political campaigns supporting Asian …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 23 (December 8, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-50)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 23 (December 8, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-50)
Selected article titles: "Anti-Alien Ban in Public Jobs Invalid: Santa Barbara Judge Upsets 52-Year-Old Law" (p. 1), "'What Now--JACL?' Challenge Beckons All-Out Effort to Help Disadvantaged" (p. 1), "Mexican American Study Project: Unintentional discrimination affects hiring of manual labor" (p. 3), "UCLA ethnic tally announced" (p. 3), "Issei emphasis on education pays off for Nisei: Shimasaki" …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 2 (January 10, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-2)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 2 (January 10, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-2)
Selected article titles: "Last Week of '63 Memorable to Two Nisei in Military Service-Takemoto Promoted Brigadier General; Nishimura, Colonel" (p.1), "Santa Barbara JACLers Hear Urgent Plea to Give Rumford Housing Act Fair Trial" (p.1-2), "Time for Aliens to File Address Report" (p.1), "CCDC-Civil Rights Fund" (p.2), "Salinas Valley JACL Offers Blue Cross Hospitalization Plan" (p.4).
Scene stills from the Farewell to Manzanar film (ddr-densho-317-21)
img Scene stills from the Farewell to Manzanar film (ddr-densho-317-21)
Photographs of young Jeanne Wakatsuki (Dori Takeshita), Teddy Wakatsuki (Clyde Kusatsu), and Ko Wakatsuki (Yuki Shimoda). Caption on reverse: "93076."
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