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doc Densho eNews, July 2008 (ddr-densho-431-22)

Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: From Island to Mainland: Detainees of Hawaii," "Densho News: Calls for National Interviewee Nominations," "Densho Presents in Denver and Salt Lake City," "Densho Staff Blog."

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 83 (November 11, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-70)

"Japanese Medical Profs Study Hiroshima's "Victim No. 1" (p. 1), "Foreign Language School Act of '43 in Hawaii Ruled Unconstitutional" (p. 1) "Oyama Sees Peril of Comeback Try by Wartime Heads" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 11 (September 9, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-35)

Selected article titles: "60,000 Witness L.A.'s Nisei Week Parade" (p.1-2), "Hawaii Leaders Stay Cool to Japanese Investment" (p.1, 3), "OWI's Parachute News Found" (p.3), "Bilingual Education" (p.4).

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img Nisei interpreters with "Merrill's Marauders" (ddr-densho-114-5)

Original caption: Burma. Left, Tec Sgt. Herbert Miyasaki, Paauild, Hawaii, right, Tec Sgt. Akiji Yoshimira, Colusa, Cal., American-Japanese interpreter with Brig. Gen. Frank Merrill's Infantry troops in Northern Burma. 1 May 1944.

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Collection Kenneth and Masako (Kawaguchi) Yamamoto Family Collection (ddr-densho-492)

The collection consists of three yearbooks, two for Kenneth Yamamoto from Gila River both from his senior year and as a faculty member the following year, and for Masako Kawaguchi from Heart Mountain. The additional 57 photos represent the Yamamoto family's life in Hawaii, including photos of Hilo Boarding School, the family's house and miscellaneous views …

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vh Daniel Inouye Interview (ddr-densho-1000-28)

Nisei male. Born September 7, 1924, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Served in the all-volunteer, all-Nisei, 442nd Regimental Combat Team during World War II, lost his right arm in action and earned the Distinguished Service Cross. Following the war, became an attorney, then a six-term senator for Hawaii. Sat on the Select Committee on Intelligence, Select Committee on …

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vh Richard Kosaki Interview (ddr-janm-13-1)

Nisei male. Born September 14, 1924, in Waikiki, Hawaii. Attended McKinley High School, where he was student body president, just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Served as a language instructor for the U.S. Military Intelligence Service during World War II, and was stationed in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Earned PhD in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No.4 (July 22, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-30)

Select article titles: "Gov. Rosellini backs repeal of alien land law" (p.1); "Party Loyalty prevailed, but Hawaii was very close to having two Nisei at Capitol, as senator and House representative" (p.8)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 72, No. 1 (January 1-8, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-1)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii installs its Nisei It. Governor" (p. 1), "Slight against Nikkei at JACS press conference on United Way apologized" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo's community ills aired, newsmen show surprise" (p. 3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-43-1/

img National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-200)

In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.

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img National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-195)

In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-195/

img National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-9)

In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.

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doc Denson Tribune Vol. II No. 13 (February 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-144-142)

Selected article titles: "Information Forms Sent Relocatees" (p. 1), "Hawaii Nisei Help Rebuild Fortification of Islands" (p. 1), "90 Deemed 'Acceptable' for Service" (p. 1), "Give Them a Voice in USA Governance" (p. 2).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. I No. 25 (January 16, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-26)

Selected article titles: "Beet Farmers Cooperative" (p. 1), "Military Affairs Committee: Senators Ask Army to Take Over WRA Centers" (p. 1), "Halt Salt Lake, Denver Leaves" (p. 4), "Hawaii Sends More Evacuees" (p. 4).

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 99 (October 18, 1944) (ddr-densho-147-211)

Selected article titles: "Jerome to be Prisoner Camp" (p. 1), "Must Respect Traffic Rules" (p. 4), "To Forbid Postwar Land Sale to Nisei" (p. 4), "Announce New Procedure for Return to Hawaii" (p. 5).

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doc Letter to Yuri Tsukada from Wak Domoto (ddr-densho-356-599)

Letter to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from her sister Wakako Domoto. Wak writes about the start of her sea voyage back to the United States from Japan and her plans for the stopover in Hawaii.

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av Archival footage of World War II (ddr-ajah-6-325)

Selected footage from the National Archives of the World War II Japanese American incarceration. Hawaii statehood and the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp. Part of the 1995 documentary Honor Bound: A Personal Journey.

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Narrator Muriel Chiyo Tanaka Onishi

Nisei female. Born March 6, 1921, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo, where parents were Japanese language school teachers. In 1939, moved to Japan to obtain medical treatment, and attended school there. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese military and worked as an interpreter, translating U.S. radio transmissions for General Headquarters in …

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Narrator Henry Bruno Yamada

Nisei male. Born 1923 on the Island of Kauai, Hawaii. Volunteered for military service shortly after graduating from High School. Served in the 442nd Regimental Combat Unit in a mortar platoon during World War II. (The 442 was an entirely Asian American segregated fighting unit.) After the war, he lived on the U.S. mainland for many …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/106/

Narrator Amy Tsugawa

Nisei female. Born and raised in Hawaii. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI. The rest of the family was removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona, to be reunited with father. After leaving camp, moved with family to Japan before eventually returning to …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/697/

Narrator Katsugo Miho

Nisei male. Born May 15, 1922, in Kahului, Maui, Hawaii. Grew up in Kahului, where parents ran a hotel. Was attending the University of Hawaii as a member of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. As a member of the ROTC, was inducted into the newly formed …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/975/