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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-92-19)
An accident while working in the camp mess hall
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-92-24)
Called up for military duty at seventeen years old
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-92-7)
Political climate in Japan shortly before World War II
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-92-4)
Taking care of people within the community, kenjinkai associations
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-92-10)
Deciding to return to the U.S. as war approaches
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-92-16)
Learning to cook in the Salinas Assembly Center, California
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-92-37)
Memories of a fellow soldier's stint in the stockade
This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
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George S. Matsui Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1008-2-11)
Stopover in Hawaii on the trip to Europe
Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.
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Henry Bruno Yamada Interview (ddr-densho-1000-105)
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 …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 6 (February 11, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-6)
Selected article titles: "President Roosevelt Endorses Army's Action Reopening War Services for Nisei" (p. 1), "Hawaii Fills Quota for Army's Nisei Combat Team; Volunteers Jam Territory's Draft Offices" (p. 1), "British Columbia Seeks to Prevent Nisei Education" (p. 1), "Wirin Will Be JACL Counsel In Court Tests" (p. 1), "Wakayama Case Will Be Test Of Army's …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 4 (July 24, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-30)
Selected article titles: "Fear across-the-board cut in senate action on claims pay bill" (p. 1), "Hawaii exends hospitality to 50 mainlanders at 442nd reunion" (p. 1), "CL urges equal pay scale for Hawaii civil service employees" (p. 2), "Anonymous letter objects to Chinese Nisei home plans" (p. 4), "Four key policies affecting Japanese Americans new basis" …
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442nd Regimental Combat Team training (ddr-densho-114-115)
Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training …
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Veterans of the 100th Infantry Battalion (ddr-densho-114-134)
Original caption: Oahu, T.H. These members of the 100th Infantry Bn., composed entirely of Hawaiian AJA's, are entertained by Pfc. Marty Rakitt, 534 S. 16th St., Newark, N.J., on the steps of the 147th General Hospital, Honolulu, T.H. The men in the front row are, l. to r., Pvt. Gerico Hashimoto, Lihue, Kauai; Pfc. Mamoru Takabayashi, …
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John H. Wilson and wife posing with others next to Nu'uanu Pali Road plaque (ddr-njpa-2-902)
Caption on reverse: "GOLDEN JUBILEE OF PALI ROAD NOTED: A bronze plaque honoring Mayor John H. Wilson and the late Louis M. Whitehouse, engineers in charge of the construction of the Nuuanu Pali Road, which was completed 50 years ago, was unveiled yesterday in ceremonies sponsored by the Engineering Association of Hawaii. Shown above, left to …
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Charles Crane buying a ticket to the Pineapple Bowl game (ddr-njpa-2-202)
Caption on reverse: "FIRST PINEAPPLE BOWL TICKETS: Pretty Loretta Aiona, University of Hawaii co-ed, sells the first pair of tickets to the Pineapple Bowl Game to Mayor Charles S. Crane, quarterback and captain of the Honolulu Athletic club which played the territory's first intersectional game back in 1895. Mayor Crane thus becomes Honolulu's No. 1 football …
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Atherton Richards and agriculture conference panel leaders (ddr-njpa-2-1095)
Caption on reverse: "CONFERENCE PANEL LEADERS: Some solutions to the numerous problems concerned with increasing production and marketing of island produce were evolved in panel discussions during the three-day territorial fruit and vegetable industry conference which concludes today on the university campus. Panel speakers pictured, left to right, seated are H. Atherton Richards, Bishop Estate trustee; …
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Golden Anniversary Reunion, 442 RCT (ddr-csujad-1-195)
A booklet of 50th Golden Anniversary 442 RCT includes mostly images of the events during the 5 days anniversary held in Hawaii. Also includes massages from Bill Clinton, U.S. President, Gen. Colin L. Powell, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Washington D.C., and addresses delivered by Daniel K. Inouye, U.S. Senator, Hawaii, Gen. Gordon L. …
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Military Intelligence Language Class (ddr-densho-325-127)
The front of the photograph is signed by most of the class. Back row left to right is Frank Jimbo, Frank Yamamoto "Calif", Robert T[illegible] Hawaii, Nasuo Hashiguchi, Shegeo M[illegible], Yosheo [illegible], Stanley F[illegible] "Martinez", and [illegible]. Front row left to right is [illegible], Sumito Horiuchi, Masagi Okada Hawaii, unknown, unknown, H[illegible] [illegible], Otsushi Moori, T[illegible] …
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Grace Sugita Hawley Interview (ddr-densho-1000-246)
Sansei female. Born September 28, 1931, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, where parents owned and operated a bakery. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Sand Island internment camp, Hawaii. Family was removed to the mainland in order to reunite with father, and was …
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James Lovell Interview (ddr-densho-1007-12)
White male. Born February 6, 1907, in Hastings, Nebraska. Became a teacher, and was recruited to teach in Honolulu, Hawaii. Joined the Hawaii National Guard in 1931, and in 1942, was selected to serve as executive officer and second-in-command of the 100th Battalion.
(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 111, No. 13 (October 26, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-38)
Select article titles: "Five Elderly in Hawaii Handed Redress Checks"(p.1); "Years Late, U.S. Apology Is Still Sweet"(p.1); "Census Bureau to Review Asian Undercount"(p.1); "Japan Apologizes for Minister Kajiyama's Anti-Black Remarks"(p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 13 (September 26, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-38)
Selected article titles: "Ex-WRA Worker Helping Resettle Vietnam Refugees" (p. 1), "JACL California Tri-District: Stronger National Voiced" (pp. 1-2), "Wendy M. Yoshimura: Sansei Arrested with Patty Hearst" (p. 1), and "Minority One: Hawaii Revisited" (p. 2).
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National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-188)
In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. In this photo the Hawaiian team is playing Seattle's Cathay Post at the Seattle University Gymnasium.
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Irene Najima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-226)
Nisei female. Born August 9, 1927, in Petaluma, California. During World War II, removed to the Merced Assembly Center, California, and the Granada concentration camp, Colorado. Following World War II, established career as a teacher in Hawaii and California.
Narrator James A. Nakano
Nisei male. Born November 12, 1933, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in Honolulu, and was nine years old when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Father was arrested by the FBI, and family went to the concentration camp at Jerome, Arkansas, to reunite with him. Transferred to Tule Lake, California, following the so-called "loyalty questionnaire." After the war, …