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av Piecing Memories (ddr-densho-1024-64)

Short film about Japanese American senior citizen women in a Japanese American Services of the East Bay (JASEB) quilting class who make a quilt inspired by their World War II experiences. The seventeen minute film was made by Bridge Media for the JASEB and was funded in part by a grant from the California Civil Liberties …

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av 9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then... and Now? (ddr-densho-1024-91)

A 2004 documentary film directed by Akira Boch that looks at the World War II expulsion of Japanese Americans into American concentration camps through the contemporary lens of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: 9066 to 9/11: America's Concentration Camps Then... and Now? (film). See …

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av Double Solitaire (ddr-densho-1024-52)

A 1997 documentary film that uses the motif of games to examine how the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans affected the lives of two "ordinary" people, the filmmaker's Sansei uncles Norm and Stan. Described as "all American" guys who lived in the Amache concentration camp as children, they don't believe that the experience affected …

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av Great Grandfather's Drum (ddr-densho-1024-45)

Documentary film that tells the story of Japanese Americans in Maui through the story of Maui Taiko and its founder, Kay Fukumoto. See this item in the Densho Resource Guide at: Great Grandfather's Drum. See this item in the Digital Library of the Japanese American Incarceration Films at: https://archive.org/details/ddr-densho-1024-45. Great Grandfather's Drum is copyright …

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img James Komoto and friends beside the Shoshone River (ddr-densho-463-50)

Similar to ddr-densho-463-49 which identifies the group as: Me [James Komoto], [indecipherable], Naki, Marsh, Kay, Jes, Harry, Tuck, Ben [indecipherable]. Written beside photograph on scrapbook page: Country Club in a [sic] another pose, a bunch of [indecipherable] in the bunch.

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doc Testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura (ddr-densho-67-255)

Written testimony of Teimei Tim Okimura, born in Florin, California. Incarcerated in the Fresno Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-255/

doc Testimony of Franklin M. Koriyama (ddr-densho-67-265)

Written testimony of Franklin M. Koriyama of Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-265/

doc Testimony of Harry T. Kawanishi (ddr-densho-67-268)

Written testimony of Harry T. Kawanishi, born in Japan. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-268/

doc Testimony of Mae Fukui (ddr-densho-67-273)

Written testimony of Mae Fukui, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-273/

doc Testimony of Victor H. Kihara (ddr-densho-67-267)

Written testimony of Victor H. Kihara, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-267/

doc Testimony of Kinuko Higo (ddr-densho-67-312)

Written testimony of Kinuko Higo, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-312/

doc Testimony of Roy Soejima (ddr-densho-67-277)

Written testimony of Roy Soejima, born in Portland, Oregon. Incarcerated in the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-277/

doc Testimony of Yoshio Tomita (ddr-densho-67-285)

Written testimony of Yoshio Tomita, born in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, 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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-285/

img Young man in "Mikasa" baseball uniform (ddr-densho-475-555)

Black and white photograph of a young man (Harry Miwa?) in a baseball uniform that says "Mikasa" across the jersey; he is posing with a baseball bat and mitt in front of an ivy-covered wooden building. (related object ddr-densho-475-71)

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img Toshiko, Mae, Chiyoko (ddr-densho-475-550)

Black and white photograph of three young women standing together outside. Identified left to right are: Toshiko, Yoshiko Mae (Miwa) Higaki, and Chiyoko. Written below the photograph on the album page: "Toshiko - Mae - Chiyoko" in white pencil. (negative: ddr-densho-475-110)

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doc Crystal City Chatter Issue 106 (ddr-densho-537-105)

Issue 106 includes information about the film "Gila River and Mama: The Ruth Mix Story" debut, letters to the editor, an article titled "Beginning of Papa K's diary," and more. [There are two issues labeled 106. See also ddr-densho-537-104.]

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-537-105/

vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-114-21)

Description of photographs

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-114-21/