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Golden Anniversary Reunion, 442 RCT (ddr-csujad-1-195)
doc 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. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-1-195/
Military Intelligence Language Class (ddr-densho-325-127)
img 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] …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-325-127/
Grace Sugita Hawley Interview (ddr-densho-1000-246)
vh 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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-246/
James Lovell Interview (ddr-densho-1007-12)
vh 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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-12/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 111, No. 13 (October 26, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-38)
doc 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).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-62-38/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 13 (September 26, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-38)
doc 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).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-47-38/
National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-188)
img 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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-188/
Irene Najima Interview (ddr-densho-1000-226)
vh 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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-226/

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, …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/392/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-92-1)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-92-1)
Father immigrates to start anew and avoid Japan's civil strife

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-1/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-92-47)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 47 (ddr-densho-1000-92-47)
Finding a common language, communicating in Japanese with Brazilian officers

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-47/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-92-65)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 65 (ddr-densho-1000-92-65)
The challenge of finding resources for Japanese American community projects

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-65/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-92-40)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-92-40)
Having the ability to make independent decisions during dangerous situations

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-40/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-92-63)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 63 (ddr-densho-1000-92-63)
The importance of honoring the World War II veterans' story

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-63/
Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-92-9)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-92-9)
The army's use of Nisei interpreters early in the war

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

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-92-9/
W. Harold Loper, Oren E. Long and other government officials dedicating the Queen Liliuokalani Building (ddr-njpa-2-630)
img W. Harold Loper, Oren E. Long and other government officials dedicating the Queen Liliuokalani Building (ddr-njpa-2-630)
Caption on reverse: "TERRITORY'S NEW OFFICE BUILDING HERE DEDICATED: Formal dedication of the territory's new Queen Liliuokalani Building at Miller and Vineyard streets was held yesterday afternoon. Costing $905,000, the building will house the departments of public welfare and public instruction and the bureau of sight conservation and work with the blind. Among officials present at …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-630/
Samuel Wilder King speaking at a dinner with Japanese community leaders (ddr-njpa-2-543)
img Samuel Wilder King speaking at a dinner with Japanese community leaders (ddr-njpa-2-543)
Caption on reverse: "GOV. KING ADDRESSES JAPANESE CHAMBER DINNER: Gov. Samuel Wilder King is shown addressing a dinner given in his honor last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai by the local Japanese community. Pictured with him on the platform is Mrs. King. Others, left to right, are: Masayuki Tokioka, president of the Honolulu Japanese …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-2-543/
Testimony of Mark Murakami (ddr-densho-67-142)
doc Testimony of Mark Murakami (ddr-densho-67-142)
Written testimony of Mark Murakami, president of the Hongwanji Mission Society in 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.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-142/
Memo from J.R. Deane to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-50)
doc Memo from J.R. Deane to John McCloy (ddr-densho-67-50)
Memo from J.R. Deane to John McCloy officially rescinding the previous order to evacuate Hawaiian Japanese to the mainland. This new order states that any person of Japanese ancestry "considered as potentially dangerous to national security" will be interned in Hawaii.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-50/
Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-290)
img Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-290)
Black and white photographic print of a passenger aboard the Acadia en route to Japan. An unidentified woman is standing on deck wearing white headscarf and facing ocean with her back to camera. Inscribed on the back: "HAWAII DEC. 6 46."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-2-290/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 20 (November 11, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-45)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 20 (November 11, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-45)
Selected article titles: "Immigration, Nationality Act Subject of Senate Hearings" (p. 1), "Six Nisei lads volunteer together at one draft board, month quota filled" (p. 1), "If you fail to have a good time in Hawaii, you're hopeless" (p. 6).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-27-45/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 24 (December 14, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-50)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 24 (December 14, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-50)
Selected article titles: "Inauguration Hailed as Feudal Era Ends in Hawaii, Nisei in Prominent Roles" (p.1), "Libel on Nisei Exposed" (p.1), "JACL Protests Publication of 'Rumors' of Pearl Harbor Attack" (p.1), "Strengthening Your Jr. Chapter" (p.4).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-34-50/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50, No.23 (June 3, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-23)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50, No.23 (June 3, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-23)
Select article titles: "Air Force Academy to graduate first Japanese American" (p.1); "JACL's promotion of voter participation recognized at Heritage Foundation fete" (p.1); "Nisei attorney still firm on own stand that abolished capital punishment in Hawaii" (p.3)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-32-23/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 8 (August 23, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-33)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 79, No. 8 (August 23, 1974) (ddr-pc-46-33)
Selected article titles: "JACL to Eye Anti-Whalers" (pp. 1, 4-5), "Priorities: Positive Trends" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: A First Look at President Gerald Ford" (pp. 1, 3), and "Japanese Tourists in Hawaii: Are They Being Victimized?" (p. 5).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-46-33/
Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,233, Vol. 96, No. 13 (April 8, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-13)
doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2,233, Vol. 96, No. 13 (April 8, 1983) (ddr-pc-55-13)
Selected article titles: "100th/[442nd] veterans fete 40th anniversary in Hawaii" (p. 1), "Survey says Americans favor quality of Japan-made autos" (p. 1), "Coram nobis fundraiser: Nikkei attorneys 'rewriting history'" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo statue to stay" (p. 3).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-55-13/
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