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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 58 (ddr-densho-1000-92-58)

Rebuilding life professionally and personally

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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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.

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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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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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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 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).

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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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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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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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Narrator Ted Tsukiyama

Nisei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Honolulu, Hawaii. During World War II, was a member of the Varsity Victory Volunteers, then served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Following military service, graduated from Yale Law School and became an attorney in Hawaii. Active in community and veterans organizations.

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 4 (January 26, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-4)

Selected article titles: "Rep. Angell Asserts Hawaii's Nisei Do Not Present Barrier to Statehood for Territory" (p. 1), "Secretary Knox's Report on Hawaii Sabotage Disclosed. False Rumors of Fifth Column Activity in Hawaii Stifled Opposition to Coast Evacuation" (p. 1), "Issei Citizenship Issue Discussed by JACL Official" (p. 1), "700 Evacuees Relocated by WRA Office" (p. …

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img A Honolulu attorney and young members of Eisenhower's reelection campaign (ddr-njpa-2-517)

Caption on reverse: "Harold Kay Mum on T. H. Governorship Honolulu attorney Harold T. Kay, one of the reported candidates for the Hawaii governorship, is going back to Washington for conferences within the next few weeks. Kay yesterday declined to discuss the governorship, saying his meetings will concern the National Citizens for Eisenhower group. He was …

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img Portrait and bio of Permanente Cement plant manager (ddr-njpa-2-1171)

Text on reverse: "TO: HAWAII TIMES (WITH PIC), June 27, 1960. James F. Smithson has been appointed manager of Permanente Cement Company's new $13,500,000 cement producing plant at Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii, it was announced today by J.M. Garoutte, operations vice president. For the past three years, Smithson has served as process engineer at Permanente's Northern California …

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vh Jane Kurahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-514)

Sansei female. Born February 16, 1941, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu where father worked as an insurance agent and mother was a teacher. Attended Punahou school. After World War II, attended Smith College and Columbia University before marrying and returning to Hawaii. Began career as a teacher and then switched to librarianship. Became involved …

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doc Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 89 (September 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-298)

Selected article titles: "Oyama Case: To Test Land Law Legality" (p. 1), "Rescind All Individual Exclusion Orders" (p. 1), "To Write on Center Closing" (p. 1), "Statehood for Hawaii Opposed; Native Sons Hit" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 8 (February 25, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-8)

Selected article titles: "JACL urging members to push Hawaii-Alaska statehood bill" (p. 1), "Japanese woman-student marries Nisei, has status changed without re-entry" (p. 1), "Juvenile Delinquency" (p. 2), "Interracial Romances" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 4 (July 25, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-29)

Selected article titles: "Los Angeles Redistricting Proposal Could Threaten Woo's Future as Councilman" (pp. 1-2), "Mink Formally Announces Candidacy for '86 Gubernatorial Race in Hawaii" (p. 1), and "Anti-Bigotry Campaign Launched" (p. 2).

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Narrator June M. Hoshida Honma

Nisei female. Born June 23, 1936, in Hilo, Hawaii. After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, father was picked up by the FBI and detained at Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. The rest of the family was removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, to be reunited with him. After Jerome closed, transferred to …

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