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vh Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-191-3)

Family background: father's family history

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 Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-191-7)

Description of parents' hotel, clientele

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-1000-191-7/

vh Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-191-12)

Playing football in high school

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-1000-191-12/

vh Richard H. Yamamoto Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-191-20)

Meeting future wife, getting married

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-1000-191-20/

vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-192-11)

Wedding day: December 7, 1941

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-1000-192-11/

vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-192-6)

Memories of prewar Methodist church

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-1000-192-6/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-192-9/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-192-1/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-187-3/

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 Yonsei Eyes (ddr-densho-1024-39)

Yonsei Eyes is the story of two fourth-generation Japanese Americans who embark on a pilgrimage to the place where their grandparents were once imprisoned during World War II. Their journey takes them to the desolate site of the Tule Lake Segregation Center where they begin to understand the profound hardships and indignities their grandfathers had to …

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av Old Man River (ddr-densho-1024-29)

Filmed version of Cynthia Gates Fujikawa's one-woman play of the same name about her search to unearth the secrets in the life of her father, actor Jerry Fujikawa. The play premiered in New York in 1997. Gates and documentary film director Allan Holzman filmed her performances during the run of the play in Los Angeles in …

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av Redefining Community: The Evolution of Sawtelle Japantown (ddr-densho-1024-120)

Redefining Community: The Evolution of Sawtelle Japantown is an animated documentary about the history of Japanese Americans in the Sawtelle Japantown area of Los Angeles. Narration of the documentary comes directly from over 20 oral history interviews of people who resided in Sawtelle before and after World War II. The film covers the initial formation of …

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av B-roll for The Color of Honor; interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito, part 1 of 8 (ddr-densho-1007-1617)

Video starts at 0:22. B-roll of photos and documents related to Corregidor Island until 11:11, when an interview with Don Oka, Steve Yagi, and Shigeo Ito begins. Oka is on the left, Yagi in the center, and Ito on the right. Ito discusses moving from the infantry to interpreter work with the military. The three then …

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doc Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Tomi Domoto (ddr-densho-356-289)

Four letters stored in one envelope to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her cousin Tomi Domoto. Appears the letters were mailed separately and later stored together in one envelope. 6/8 letter: discusses events leading up to forced removal, inquires about how family are settling into the camp and how hers is and mutual friends. 8/8 letter: discusses …

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Collection Matsuoka Family Collection (ddr-densho-390)

The Matsuoka Family collection consists of personal family documents, photographs, books, and objects belonging to the Matsuoka family. The collection is primarily made up of photographs, Harry's family history, and Walter's high school experience. Also included are materials from the Amache concentration camp where the family was incarcerated and reunions that the family was involved with. …

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Collection Ishikawa Hayes Collection (ddr-densho-111)

The Ishikawa Hayes collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Elaine Ishikawa Hayes, who was interviewed by Densho in 2004. Many of the photographs depict life in Tule Lake concentration camp, California.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-111/

Collection Helen Amerman Manning Collection (ddr-densho-171)

This collection contains documents donated to Densho by Helen Amerman Manning, a high school teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, during World War II. The collection includes several publications by the War Relocation Authority.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-171/

Collection Horiuchi Collection (ddr-densho-174)

The Horiuchi Collection contains family photos belonging to Densho narrator Bernadette Suda Horiuchi. The photographs chronicle her life in pre-World War II Seattle to her marriage to artist Paul Horiuchi and life in Wyoming.

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Collection Tokunaga Collection (ddr-densho-178)

This collection features photographs belonging to Densho narrator Tosh Tokunaga, who was interviewed in 2009. The photos depict the lumber mill at Selleck, Washington, where many Japanese Americans were employed prior to World War II.

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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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-3/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-44/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-26/

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.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-23/

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