1985 items
1985 items
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Daniel Inouye Interview (ddr-janm-13-5)
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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Richard Onishi Interview (ddr-jamsj-2-2)
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 …
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Haruye Murakami Hagiwara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-284)
Nisei female. Born March 25, 1928, in Hilo, Hawaii. Grew up in Hilo, where father worked for a Japanese-language newspaper. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and detained at the Kilauea Military Camp and Sand Island internment camp. After the war, attended the University of Hawaii, then returned to Hilo in 1950.
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Ted Tsukiyama Interview (ddr-densho-1000-404)
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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Narrator Ben Tamashiro
Nisei male. Born in 1917 in Hanapepe, Kauai, Hawaii. Grew up in Hanapepe where father worked on a plantation. Volunteered for the army prior to World War II. During the war, reenlisted and became a member of the 100th Infantry Battalion.
Narrator Michiko Kornhauser
Shin-Issei female. Born July 21, 1936, in Sasebo, Japan. Was a child in Okayama during World War II. After the war, immigrated to the United States and lived and worked in various places including Honoulu, Hawaii, and Portland, Oregon.
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Testimony of Franklin Odo (ddr-densho-67-140)
Written testimony of Franklin Odo, Associate Professor and Director of the Ethnic Studies Program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. 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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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 24 (June 18, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-24)
Selected article titles: "No Funds Cut From Evacuee Claims Fund" (p. 1), "Statehood for Hawaii Urged By Senator Tsukiyama at Washington News Conference" (p. 1), "Increased, Enlarged Activity Urged for JACL at First Eastern District Convention" (p. 3), "Minorities Should Work for Common Goals, Group Told" (p. 3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 2 (July 8, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-28)
Select article titles: "Ambassador Matsudaira in tribute to Issei pioneers, to Nisei; calls for international cooperation between nations for peace" (p.3); "$4,300 more given to JACL Hawaii tidal wave disaster fund" (p.8) "Capitol rush prevents Rep. Inouye's trip to Sac'to confab to accept 'Biennium'" (p.8)
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 55, No. 4 (July 27, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-30)
Selected article titles: "Gov. Brown Vows to Make Appeal to JFK on Japanese Evacuees Tax Claim" (p.1), "Myer Lauds Calm Attitude of Issei in Convention Tribute" (p.1), "The Portuguese of Hawaii, Once Classified Separately in Census, Preferred by Sugar Planters Because of Philosophy" (p.1-2).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 16 (April 23, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-16)
Selected article titles: "WW2 Camp for Hawaii Nikkei Recalled" (p. 1), "Honouliuli Internment Camp: Oahu Footnote to a Dark Chapter" (pp. 1-2), "'Go for Broke!' vs. 'Farewell to Manzanar'" (p. 2), and "Steel Cross at Tule Lake Camp Site to Be Rededicated at 2nd Pilgrimage" (p. 4).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 85, No. 12 (September 16, 1977) (ddr-pc-49-36)
Selected article titles: "Judge Cites Residency Law in Hawaii 'Unconstitutional'" (p.1-2), "Sansei Slain in S.F. Chinatown Restaurant" (p.1, 3), "The Okubo-Yamada Case: Seven Years Later" (p.1), "Tax Credit Proposed as Reparations" (p.3), "San Francisco Kimochi Seeks Issei 'Board and Care' Home" (p.7).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 76, No. 22, (June 8, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-22)
Select article titles: "San Mateo City Council Anti-Nikkei Bias Festering" (p.1); "Aged Issei Seen as Target of Pressure from Nikkei Groups, Says Utah Savant" (p.1); "Bannai Looms as First Nisei to Sit in Assembly" (p.1); "Jobless Sac'to Asian Teachers Protest Hawaii Recruitment"(p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 81, No. 5 (August 1, 1975) (ddr-pc-47-30)
Selected article titles: "Not a Screamer: A Quiet Activist in House" (pp. 1, 3), "The Oji Family: Diversification--How Family Farmers Survive in Modern Age of Agribusiness" (p. 1), "From the Frying Pan: Golden Age in Hawaii" (p. 2), and "Four Years Pass, 'Untold Story' Still Untold" (p. 3).
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Nisei soldier standing guard (ddr-densho-114-45)
Original caption: S/Sgt. James S. Kawashime, a Japanese-American from Hanoa Road, Honolulu, Hawaii, stands guard for the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Bn., U.S. Seventh Army in the Charmois area of France, in bivouac before meeting the Germans in combat for the first time. 10/12/44.
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Nisei soldier in bivouac (ddr-densho-114-19)
Original caption: Chambois Area, France. Americans of Japanese descent of the 442nd Combat Team, 100th Infantry Battalion in bivouac prepare to go into the front lines for their first contact with the Germans in France. Pfc. Paul W. Hasegawa, Honokaa, Hawaii eats chow. Seventh Army. 12 October 1944.
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. IV No. 9 (October 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-125-173)
Selected article titles: "Arrest Five for Hoodlumism in Utah" (p. 1), "Reveal Official Effort to Preserve Japanese American Status in Hawaii" (p. 1), "Federal Agents Visit Manzanar" (p. 1), "Quell Segregation Rumor" (p. 1), "Honor Segregees at Judo Tourney" (p. 2), "Refer Problems on Race to President" (p. 2).
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Joan Fontaine and William Dozier arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-300)
Caption on reverse: "Joan Fontaine and husband here: Film star Joan Fontaine and her husband, William Dozier, an executive of Universal-International Studios of Hollywood, arrived this morning for vacation on the Lurline. The ship made her first post-strike voyage to Honolulu. (Hawaii Times photo by Don Nagano)."
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The Newell Star, Vol. II, No. 47 (November 23, 1945) (ddr-densho-284-101)
Selected article titles: "Sail from L.A. Dec. 2: 325 to Leave Center for Hawaii Next Friday" (p. 1), "First Group of 'Repats' Leaves Tule Lake Today" (p. 1), "Renunciant Case Draws Comment from S.F. Paper" (p. 2), and "Charles Miller: Gives Report on Northern Calif. Housing Facilities" (p. 3).
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Bombing of Pearl Harbor (ddr-densho-37-769)
Original caption: Naval photograph documenting the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii which initiated US participation in World War II. Navy's caption: Colors flying from USS WEST VIRGINIA(left) and USS ARIZONA (right) aflame, after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor of Dec. 7, 1941., 12/07/1941
Narrator Jane Komeiji
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1925, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the community of Aala, a vibrant neighborhood of Japanese American businesses, where family ran a dry goods store. Established a career in education, and became involved in various community organizations.
Narrator Harriet Sato Masunaga
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1930, in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grew up in the Aala neighborhood of Honolulu before the war, where parents operated a hat cleaning business. Directly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and interned in several camps.
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Testimony of Seiyei Wakukawa (ddr-densho-67-145)
Written testimony of Seiyei Wakukawa, born in Japan, immigrated to Hawaii at an early age. Incarcerated in Lordsburg internment camp, New Mexico. 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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Visit to Karuizawa (ddr-one-2-167)
Black and white photographic print of (from left) Anna Kim (standing on rock), Jane Lim (seated), and Shiuko Sakai (seated) outside. Anna Kim was former WAC (Women’s Army Corps) from Hawaii and one of Donor’s friends whom she met in Japan. Inscribed on back: "11 Nov 51/Karuizawa/ANNA JANE/LIM."
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 6 (February 11, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-6)
Selected article titles: "Two Courses of Action Open to Proponents of Resolution For Issei Naturalization Rights" (p. 1), "Japanese Plan Consulates in United States" (p. 1), "Hawaii Governor Plans Action To Support Issei Citizenship" (p. 1), "Attorney General Recommends Suspension of Deportation in Cases of 50 Japanese Aliens" (p. 3).