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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 8, August 2000 (ddr-sjacl-1-481)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Inaugural class of ACLF; Bill Hosokawa to keynote 2001 Installation Banquet; report on Monterey National Convention, Apology to Wartime Resisters, Recognition of Hawaiian Sovereignty, Justice for Wen Ho Lee, election of Ryan Chin and Matthew Nakata, Winner of Inagaki Award, Gordon Hirabayashi as JA of the Biennium, Sayonara Banquet emceed by …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 8, August 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-520)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Tom Ikeda, JA of the Biennium, will be awarded at Honolulu National Convention; Chapter social with Lake Washington JACL at Muckleshoot Casino; Chapter at ID Fair; Bill Tashima recounts the story of May Namba personally delivering paper cranes to the Minidoka Pilgrimage in Twin Falls after forgetting to pass them on …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 36, No. 10, October 1999 (ddr-sjacl-1-467)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Planning session to meet for Tokuda?s WA State CLPEF bill; David Yamaguchi devotes President?s column to ?Women of Substance? including Anne Namba, Shigeko Uno, Cherry Kinoshita, Kathryn Bannai, Mako Nakagawa, May Sasaki, Vicki Toyohara-Mukai, Gail Tanaka, Elaine Akagi, Janice Yee, Sharon Sobie-Seymour (NOTE David omitted Joy St, Germain) and Lori Matsukawa.
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Incident in Topaz Internment Camp (ddr-densho-292-53)
Seiji Kaibe recounts a time when he and several other young men tried to steal building materials from the Topaz Hospital construction site in order to better their own barracks. The men were caught by armed guards and Kaibe was almost shot. Bill T. Sakai also adds that they only received a reprimand the next day …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 23 (December 7, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-49)
Selected article titles: "FBI chief tells personal stand on evacuation" (p. 1), "Saturday evening post editorial fears strong Nisei tie with Japan" (p. 1), "Delegate-elect Burns names Nisei to be administrative ass't in D.C." (p. 1), "Evacuation claims award procedure explained by gov't" (p. 1), "100th Infantry veterans urge immediate statehood for Hawaii" (p. 2), "Telling …
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Washington's Japanese Best Adjusted in Camps (March 1, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-884)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 1, 1943, p. 5
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Letter from Joseph Ishikawa to Hank (ddr-densho-468-208)
Letter describing unsuccessful attempt to add Norman Thomas to Nebraskan ballot. Request for updates from California. Also includes a name to add to Hank's mailing list. Handwritten comment on author's "prairie fever."
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Letter from Roger Kent to Kimi Fujii Kitayama (ddr-densho-433-302)
Roger Kent writes to Kimi Fujii Kitayama about her move to Colorado and suggests some mutual connections and talks about recent political events.
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 11 (March 20, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-11)
Selected article titles: Another 'Noguchi' Case: Arboretum Director's Job" (p. 1), "Hawaii attorney see 'hard grind' for Negroes, same kind as Issei and Nisei" (p. 1), "More Orientals enter youth apprenticeships" (p. 1), "Students from Japan attending L.A. area colleges organize own society" (p. 2), "Canada couple denied compensation for WW2 confiscation of property" (p. 2), …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 17 (October 23, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-42)
Selected article titles: "Nisei authored textbook called 'racist, anti-Buddhist' by BCA" (p. 1), "Asians picket psychiatric care hospital on Chinatown outskirt" (p. 1), "City inspector seeks rehearing in Asian bias" (p. 1), "Ranking Nisei in Canadian gov't founded paper" (p. 1), "JACL protests racial slur in TV film showing" (p. 4).
Narrator Kip Tokuda
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Barbara Lui
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 8 (February 24, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-8)
Selected article titles: "Politics in JACL undecided" (p. 1), "History Project manuscript by end of 1968 promised by Wilson" (p. 1), "Civil Service racial head count irks NAACP representative" (p. 1), "Better American, Better Japanese" (p. 2), "24,500 Orientals counted in L.A. city school district, 976 teaching" (p. 3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 2, (July 10, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-27)
Selected article titles: "JACL Convention Delegates' Special Edition" (p. 1), "Greater emphasis on education urged in 9-point JACL program" (p. 1), "Nisei veterans at Reunion told own war record is 'hallmark of patriotism'" (p. 1), "Japanese Class at Dorsey High O.K. but status of teacher unsettled" (p. 3), "Little Tokyo redevelopment project approved by U.S. govt." …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. II No. 11 (March 13, 1943) (ddr-densho-97-119)
Selected article titles: "Citizenship Bill Given Congress" (p. 1), "300 Minidokans Volunteer for Service in Army" (p. 1), "JACL Leaflet Points Out Nisei Opponents" (p. 1), "Newly Furnished USO Lounge Open to Visiting Servicemen" (p. 3), "Editorial: Need for a Juvenile Court" (p. 4), "Two Youths Plead Guilty in Court" (p. 6), "WRA Vocational Retraining Program …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 13 (March 31, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-13)
Selected article titles: "War Department Revises Oath Required of Nisei in Filing Special Draft Questionnaire" (p. 1), "Gila Mystery Solved; Find Evacuee's Body" (p. 1), "Oregon Passes Anti-Alien Land Ownership Bill" (p. 1), "CIO Seeks Clearance for Nisei Union Leader in Move to End Discrimination Against Group" (p. 2), "Vandals Desecrate Graves of Eighteen in Fresno; …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 4 (February 1, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-5)
Selected article titles: "Palo Verde Valley Farmers Declare Japanese Americans 'Not Wanted' by Community" (p. 1), "Myer Backs Naturalization Bill, Disapproves Proposal to Pay Lump Sum Damages to Evacuees" (p. 1), "Seek Payment of Damages for Victims of Fire at Poston" (p. 1), "Stranded Nisei Return to U.S. On Victory Ship" (p. 2), "War Department Seeks …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 24 No. 15 (April 19, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-16)
Selected article titles: "200 Japanese Americans May Join U.S. Naval Reserve In Hawaii, Says Official" (p. 1), "Anti-Segregation Bill Passed by State Assembly" (p. 1), "Nisei Repatriates Return to Hawaii" (p. 1), "Seek New Site for Trailers at Winona Camp" (p. 3), "Separate Schools for Mexican Children Ruled Illegal by Ninth District Federal Court" (p. 7), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 17 (April 24, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-17)
Selected article titles: "House Group Hears Please for Judd Measure. Witnesses Urge Congress Pass Bill to Give Naturalization Privilege to Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "ACLU Attacks California Law Barring Japanese Fishermen" (p. 1), "British Columbia Proposes Lifting of Employment Bans On Japanese Canadian Group" (p. 3), "Restrictive Covenant Suit Seeks Nisei Ouster from Fresno Home" (p. …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 26 No. 26 (June 26, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-25)
Selected article titles: "California Commission Moves to Issue Commercial Fishing Licenses to Japanese Aliens" (p. 1), "Congress Sends Evacuation Claims Bill to President" (p. 1), "Contributions from Hundreds of Nisei Groups Pour in for 350 Vanport Flood Refugees" (p. 2), "California VFW Unanimously Approves Resolution Asking Citizenship for Issei Group" (p. 3), "Japanese Canadian Citizens Win …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 9 (March 5, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-9)
Selected article titles: "House Passes Judd Naturalization Bill. Measure to Open Citizenship To Issei Gains Overwhelming Approval of Representatives" (p. 1), "Nine Strandees Seek Restoration of Citizenship" (p. 1), "Government Asks Individual Trials in Bid of Renunciants to Regain Citizenship Rights" (p. 2), "Case Histories of Maladjusted Nisei Studied at New York Meet" (p. 1), "Expect …