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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 61 (ddr-densho-1000-92-61)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 61 (ddr-densho-1000-92-61)
Initiating the National Japanese American Monument

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

Narrator Lillian Nakano

Sansei female, born April 30, 1928, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Hawaii, where family ran a successful wholesale bakery business. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and sent to Sand Island internment camp. Moved with rest of the family to Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas, to be reunited with …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 4 (January 26, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-4)
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. …
A Honolulu attorney and young members of Eisenhower's reelection campaign (ddr-njpa-2-517)
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 …
Portrait and bio of Permanente Cement plant manager (ddr-njpa-2-1171)
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 …
Jane Kurahara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-514)
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 …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 8 (February 25, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-8)
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).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 103, No. 4 (July 25, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-29)
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).
Granada Pioneer Vol. III No. 89 (September 5, 1945) (ddr-densho-147-298)
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).
Sadaichi Kubota Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-40-15)
vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-40-15)
Relations between Japanese American soldiers from Hawaii and the mainland

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's …

Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-40-4)
vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-40-4)
Development of Nisei values in prewar Hawaii, Japanese language school

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's …

Sadaichi Kubota Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-40-2)
vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-40-2)
Memories of prewar life in Hilo, Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

Sadaichi Kubota Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-40-3)
vh Sadaichi Kubota Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-40-3)
Past lifestyle vs. current lifestyle in Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Because of the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were generally shorter in length than the typical Densho interview and tend to concentrate on the individual's military service during …

Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-105-1)
vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-105-1)
Working on the cane plantations on Kauai, Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military service during …

Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-105-3)
vh Henry Bruno Yamada Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-105-3)
The call for volunteers in Hawaii: joining the U.S. Army

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military …

Bill Thompson Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-90-11)
vh Bill Thompson Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-90-11)
Family background, growing up in Hilo, Hawaii: "Heaven on earth"

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's military …

Bill Thompson Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-90-14)
vh Bill Thompson Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-90-14)
Honoring the Varsity Victory Volunteers, Japanese American ROTC students in Hawaii

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews and concentrated on a single topic, namely, the individual's …

Fred Matsumura Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-46-1)
vh Fred Matsumura Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-46-1)
Memories of growing up on Molokai, Hawaii: attending school, participating in sports

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii. Given the full conference schedule, interviews conducted at the reunion were shorter in length than typical Densho interviews. Beverly Kashino, one of the interviewers, is Shiro …

Narrator Richard Onishi

Nisei male. Born October 15, 1931, in Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii. Moved to San Jose, California, from Hawaii in 1936. Grew up in San Jose's Japantown before the onset of World War II. Removed to Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned with family to San Jose, after the war, and helped …

Narrator Toshio Moritsugu

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1925, in Heeia, Hawaii. Grew up in a village called Fish Camp, where father was a fisherman. Witnessed Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Father was picked up and detained by the FBI at the Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. After the war, earned a PhD in chemistry …
Photograph and article regarding Kocho Otani and others (ddr-njpa-4-1900)
doc Photograph and article regarding Kocho Otani and others (ddr-njpa-4-1900)
Article [translation]: "Anxious about ship employees on strike. 300 Japanese Americans come back to Hawaii. Head of Higashi Honganji and his wife call at port. Arrival of the ship Wilson in port. The Wilson, which carries 781 passengers, entered pier 8 at 10 a.m. this morning. The vessel arrived at the pier two hours behind schedule. …
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-92-13)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-92-13)
Family's reaction upon returning to the U.S.

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

Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-92-21)
Going from student to teacher at school

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

Testimony of Lawrence D. Kumabe (ddr-densho-67-146)
doc Testimony of Lawrence D. Kumabe (ddr-densho-67-146)
Written testimony of Lawrence D. Kumabe of Hawaii. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "The Hawaiian Experience." Personal information excised by Densho.
Testimony of Patsy Saiki (ddr-densho-67-141)
doc Testimony of Patsy Saiki (ddr-densho-67-141)
Written testimony of Patsy Saiki of Honolulu, Hawaii. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "The Hawaiian Experience." Personal information excised by Densho.
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