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vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-192-9)

High school memories, social activities

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-192-1)

Family background; description of siblings

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh George Yamada Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-187-3)

Helping with parents' hotel business

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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av Interview with Nobuo Yamashita, part 4 of 5 (ddr-densho-1007-1779)

Yamashita discusses helping prisoners of war avoid execution, the execution of General Yamashita, how he dealt with the more difficult parts of service, the difference between the Japanese soldiers he fought in New Guinea and the Philippines, why he didn't want to serve in Japan during the occupation, staying in contact with his family in Manzanar …

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av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 2 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1799)

From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Minerich discusses the urgency of the DB Boys case. Nomiyama and Kataoka discuss whether they thought their court martials would ever be reversed. Kataoka discusses growing up in LA, meeting Edmund Zane in high school, how the two became friends, how Zane picked up the legal case of …

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av Interview with Paul Minerich, Tim Nomiyama, Masao Kataoka, and Kenjiro Hayakawa, part 7 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1804)

From left to right: Minerich, Nomiyama, Kataoka, Hayakawa. Nomiyama discusses why it took so long to restart efforts to get the court-martials of the DB Boys reversed. Kataoka discusses the efforts of Edmund Zane, why he decided to try again, and his frustration with the US government. Minerich discusses why the DB Boys refused service, the …

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doc Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Tak Negi (ddr-densho-356-290)

Four letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Tak Negi. All letters stored in one envelope, unclear if they were mailed together or separately. Letter dated 9/24/1942 most likely associated with the envelope. Letter dated 9/24: details about a visit to Granada and the thoughts and feelings that came from the visit. 7/21 letter: describes weather conditions …

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Collection Magden Collection (ddr-densho-109)

These images were collected by Ron Magden, a prominent historian in the Pacific Northwest. The collection is comprised of photographs from the Tacoma/Fife area of Washington State. Densho interviewed Mr. Magden in 2004.

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Collection Sasaki Collection (ddr-densho-81)

The Sasaki collection consists of one photograph from the personal family collection of May K. Sasaki, who was interviewed by Densho in 1997. The photo is of a Japanese American baseball team in 1917.

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av Chrysanthemums and Salt (ddr-densho-1024-60)

Documentary film by Dianne Fukami on the Japanese American community in San Mateo, California, from its late 1800s origins to the outbreak of World War II. As hinted at by the film's title, Chrysanthemums and Salt largely focuses on two of the major industries that employed Japanese Americans before the war, growing and marketing chrysanthemums and …

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av Speak Out For Justice (Speaking Out!) (ddr-densho-1024-8)

Short compilation of testimony from the Los Angeles hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians includes excerpts from twenty-eight people covering a range of topics including the arrest and internment of Issei , the travails of being incarcerated, the continuing impact on the incarceration, and calls for monetary reparations. A total of …

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av The Art of Gaman: The Story Behind the Objects (ddr-densho-1024-33)

A short documentary film created by Rick Quan in 2010 to accompany the traveling exhibition, The Art of Gaman: Arts and Crafts from the Japanese American Internment Camps, 1942-1946 which features arts and crafts created by Japanese American internees while living in World War II concentration camps. The film includes stories about the inmates who created …

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av Yuki Shimoda: Asian American Actor (ddr-densho-1024-87)

The thirty-year acting career of the late Yuki Shimoda reflects the achievement and career disappointments that faced the minority actor. Only offered limited roles by the Hollywood establishment during certain points of his career, Shimoda persevered on for challenging dramatic roles, such as in the television movie, FAREWELL TO MANZANAR. Shimoda’s journey from Sacramento’s “J-Town,” to …

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img Men leaving for Alaska (ddr-densho-15-38)

These Japanese Americans are en route to Alaska to work in the canneries. Several can be identified: "Turk" Fujiya and Jim Yoshida stand fifth and sixth from the left; Ben Uyeno and George Yano stand third and second from the right. Ben Uyeno later became a well-known doctor in Seattle's Japanese American community. He was interviewed …

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img Interior living space (ddr-densho-377-1603)

View of a large interior room of a home, likely a home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright?this photo was likely taken during Kan's fellowship at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin East in 1939. The six photographic negatives in objects ddr-densho-377-1599 through -1604 were originally grouped together on one sheet of photo paper and are cropped from one …

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img Doors of house seen from outside (ddr-densho-377-1602)

View from the outside of doors surrounded by stonework of the house's exterior, stone sculpture of a figure to the right. Likely taken during Kan's fellowship at Frank Lloyd Wright's Taliesin East in 1939. The six photographic negatives in objects ddr-densho-377-1599 through -1604 were originally grouped together on one sheet of photo paper and are cropped …

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-190-3)

Parents marry, open a laundry business

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-190-44)

Meeting future wife; difficulty finding work

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-190-26)

Remembering the battle of Hill 140

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-190-23)

First impressions of war-torn Europe

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-190-25)

First experience with combat and casualties

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 35 (ddr-densho-1000-190-35)

Secretly being transferred back to Italy

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-196-7)

Attending a prestigious school in Japan

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-196-8)

Playing and watching baseball in Japan

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

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vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-196-6)

Living in Japan as a child

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-6/

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