Written on verso: Left to Right, Class Picture, John Muir School, Sixth Grade, Oct. 27, 1933, Front Row - Eva Mitchell, Catherine Martinez, Lillian Ramarez, Nellie Martin, Rosie Baroza, Frank DeRose, Elmer Goulart, Joe Rubio, Thomas Henderson, Manuel Souza, Second Row - Lorraine Dias, Antoinette Fernandez, Betty Zacarias, Wilda Mann, Jean Brown, Manuel Silva, Joe Gomez, …
Written on verso: Left to Right, Class Picture, John Muir School, Sixth Grade, Oct. 27, 1933, Front Row - Eva Mitchell, Catherine Martinez, Lillian Ramarez, Nellie Martin, Rosie Baroza, Frank DeRose, Elmer Goulart, Joe Rubio, Thomas Henderson, Manuel Souza, Second Row - Lorraine Dias, Antoinette Fernandez, Betty Zacarias, Wilda Mann, Jean Brown, Manuel Silva, Joe Gomez, …
Photograph of Domoto family at the family grave site. Teru Domoto visible standing to the left of the large grave stone. Donor note attached to duplicate photo (Duplicate: https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-4) suggests the funeral is presumably for Teru and Kanetero Domoto's youngest daughter Masako Domoto who died in 1918. However, based on the fashion and ages of the …
The Shiro Kashino court-martial: finding a person directly involved in the incident: refusal to admit the truth
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview …
Convincing the actual offender to write the affidavit admitting his guilt in the Shiro Kashino court-martial incident
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview …
First battle: "after a while you learn to control fear"
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in …
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length than …
The call for military volunteers: running to sign up
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length …
Reaction of parents to Nisei military volunteers in Hawaii
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length …
Fighting for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team: a segregated unit
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in …
Serving as a military officer, tactics for lowering the casualty rate
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter …
The Battle of the "Lost Battalion," 800 casualties
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length than …
Doing whatever it takes to be accepted for service
This interview was conducted at the senator's office in Honolulu, Hawaii, as part of a series of interviews with veterans attending the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, the interviews were generally shorter in length …
Nisei male. Born June 10, 1922, in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with …
Nisei male. Born May 25, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Father employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until separated from family on December 7, 1941 and interned as an enemy alien. Removed from Seattle with mother, sister and two brothers in 1942. Attended school (fifth through sixth grades) while incarcerated …
On the evening of August 4, 1981, NCRR arranged a special evening session at the Little Tokyo Towers in Los Angeles, so that people who worked during the day could attend and participate in the CWRIC hearings. While the testimony footage for this session is incomplete and disjointed, the testifiers provide their heartbreaking experiences of personal …
Japanese Americans break their silence to speak out on the pain, suffering, and loss experienced as a result of the issuance of Executive Order 9066. The first-hand accounts detail the enormous loss of property and business among many Japanese Americans after World War II. Introduction by Jim Matsuoka, Co-Founder of Los Angeles Committee Coalition for Redress …
Testifiers continue to speak out on the intergenerational impact of Executive Order 9066 on Japanese Americans. The demand for Community Redress and Reparations grows as the testimonies continue to speak out on the psychological trauma and feelings of shame felt by many interned Japanese Americans. Introduction by Duane Kubo, Co-Founder of Visual Communications. Part 4 Testifiers: …
Selected article titles: "Hershey Miyamura: The Best of Niseidom" (p. 2), "In Tribute to Hiroshi Miyamura, CMH" (p. 4), "An American Century after Commodore Perry's Visit to Japan" (p. 5), "Livingston: Started as Young Christian Community" (p. 14), "Japanese Always Willing to Contribute to U.S." (p. 30), "Angelenos Spread Welcome Mat for National JACL Convention" (p. …
Select article titles: "Brief History of Japanese in Colusa County: Shadow of Its Former Self" (A p. 1); "New history reveals Issei as ideal builders in America despite variances" (A p. 9); "For Better Americans in a Greater America" (D. p. 11); "In a Democracy laws are the people's safeguard" (Supplement p. 3); "The Japanese American: …
Selected article titles: "JACL 25th Anniversary" (p. 1), "Native Daughter in Washington" (p. 2), "Grand-father of JACL" (p. 3), "Detroit's Chapter Growth Seen in Leaders, Toilers" (p.14), "Pioneer Issei Regime Began to Fade After Passage of Alien Land Laws" (p. 20), "Spiritual values still motivating force, influence in Democracy" (p. 30), "JACL stands through criticism, heartaches …
Selected article titles: "Assisting in Formation of National Jr. JACL" (p.A1, 3), "Japanese American Research Project: Answers to Six Basic Questions Most Often Asked" (p.A1-2, 5), "Most Important Legislative Enactment: Civil Rights Act" (p.A5), "Evacuation Claims Tax Liability" (p.A6), "JACL Views on Proposed Immigration Legislation" (p.A6), "Sansei in Mississippi" (p.A10-11), "JACL Seeks Data of Nisei Employment …
Nisei female. Born 1923 in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in downtown Spokane where parents ran the Oriental Laundry. Family was active with the Methodist Episcopal Church and mother taught at the Japanese Language School. Attended Lewis & Clark High School. Remembers changes in the Japanese American community brought about by World War II. Husband, Sumio Tai, …
Nisei female. Born January 7, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, Washington, where father worked for the Alaska Junk Company. Attended Irving Grade School and Lewis & Clark High School. Wedding took place on December 7, 1941, the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband passed away in 1946, and Ms. Okamoto worked …
Nisei male, born April 14, 1923, on the Island of Molokai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit as a Sergeant and Assistant Squad Leader. Later, he and three others in his unit had their rank reduced to Private after being court-martialed for alleged involvement …
