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Orest Kruhlak Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-296-5)
Deciding to attend Western University in Bellingham, Washington
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Eiichi Yamashita Interview I Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-423-18)
Moving to Bellingham, Washington, and graduating from high school
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Eiichi Yamashita Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-424)
Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to …
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Eiichi Yamashita Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-423)
Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to …
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View from Chuckanut Point (ddr-densho-359-19)
A landscape photograph from Chuckanut Point located south of Bellingham, Washington. The photograph is signed Cylde Banks, a local photographer and camera shop owner.
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Marianne West Interview (ddr-densho-1000-120)
Nisei female. Born November 4, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Family lived in Leavenworth, Washington, then moved to the West Coast. After the outbreak of World War II, family was removed from Bellingham, Washington, to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before leaving to resettle in Spokane, Washington.
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Narrator Eiichi Yamashita
Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to …
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Orest Kruhlak Interview (ddr-densho-1000-296)
Male of Ukrainian descent. Born October 15, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and then earned a PhD at the University of Alberta. Worked to establish a research program in the Office of the Commissioner to examine issues of official languages in Canada. In 1986, appointed as Assistant Under-Secretary of …
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Labor Unions Oppose Jap Naturalization. Bellingham Council Deplores 'Foreshadowed Destruction of the High Value of Suffrage' Now Enjoyed. (December 14, 1906) (ddr-densho-56-67)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 14, 1906, p. 21
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Bellingham Japanese Arming Themselves (September 10, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-99)
The Seattle Daily Times, September 10, 1907, p. 5
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Japanese Guard Their Mill. Say White Men Attempted to Wreck the Establishment. Armed Workmen and Jiu Jitsu Wrestlers Awaiting Trouble. (December 14, 1904) (ddr-densho-56-47)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 14, 1904, p. 4
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Dynamite Plot Against Japanese. Thirteen Sticks, With Fuse Attached, Found Concealed in Blaine Cannery -- Sheriff Investigating. (August 10, 1915) (ddr-densho-56-271)
The Seattle Daily Times, August 10, 1915, p. 7
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Tugboats at Lummi Island (ddr-densho-353-144)
For several years, Kiichi Setsuda was president of the Japanese American Fertilizing and Fisheries Company at Lummi Island, near Bellingham.
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Group pose in front of dry cleaners (ddr-densho-359-123)
Ayako Okano and her mother, Haruno Okano, stand on the left and right of an unidentified woman in the top row; Masaru Okano and his father, Toshiyuki Okano sit second and third from the left on the bottom row. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in a few different Western Washington cities …
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Portrait of woman (ddr-densho-359-28)
Haruno Okano. Stamped on bottom of photograph "Jukes Bellingham".
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Two men in front of dry cleaners (ddr-densho-359-127)
Masaru Okano is on the left. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in Bellingham and then Shelton
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Couple (ddr-densho-359-17)
Toshiyuki and Haruno Okano. Written on the bottom of the photograph "14.4.25" and "Progress Studio 314 Champion St. Bellingham, Wash."
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Man and child in front of dry cleaners (ddr-densho-359-125)
Phil Okano with youngest brother, Bob Okano. The Okano family owned and operated a dry cleaning/laundry business in Bellingham and then Shelton.
Narrator Marianne West
Nisei female. Born November 4, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Family lived in Leavenworth, Washington, then moved to the West Coast. After the outbreak of World War II, family was removed from Bellingham, Washington, to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before leaving to resettle in Spokane, Washington.
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Min Tonai Interview I Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-354-3)
Father's early life in the U.S.: living in Bellingham, Washington
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 recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of …
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Fumiko M. Noji Interview (ddr-densho-1000-72)
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1909, in Bellingham, Washington. Lost her United States citizenship when she married an Issei through an arranged marriage. Before 1920, her husband's family established Columbia Greenhouse, one of the first Japanese American-owned greenhouse businesses. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Husband was held by the …
Narrator Orest Kruhlak
Male of Ukrainian descent. Born October 15, 1940, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Attended Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and then earned a PhD at the University of Alberta. Worked to establish a research program in the Office of the Commissioner to examine issues of official languages in Canada. In 1986, appointed as Assistant Under-Secretary of …
Narrator Fumiko M. Noji
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1909, in Bellingham, Washington. Lost her United States citizenship when she married an Issei through an arranged marriage. Before 1920, her husband's family established Columbia Greenhouse, one of the first Japanese American-owned greenhouse businesses. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Husband was held by the …