In this interview Mr. Schmoe refers to Aki Kurose, a former employee, fellow Quaker, peace activist, and long-time friend. At the time of this interview, Ms. Kurose had recently passed away after a long struggle with cancer. At the time of this interview, Mr. Schmoe is 102 years old.
Selected article titles: "Hirabayashi Case May Go to High Court" (p. 1), "Northern California Leaders Support Nakanishi" (pp. 1-2), "Congressman Vouches for JACL's Collaboration with Army in 1942" (pp. 2-3), and "Matchmaking Japanese-Style" (pp. 3, 5).
Selected article titles: "Parallel Between Treatment of Palestinians and JAs Seen" (pp. 1, 3), "Hirabayashi, Other Asians Listed in Wash. Hall of Fame" (pp. 1, 3), "Conference to Look at How to Resolve Inter-Ethnic Conflict" (p. 3), and "Action in the Senate" (p. 4).
Newsletter covering the following topics: Installation Banquet, February 15, Butcher Restaurant, NW Design Center, $15.00, Keynote- Cong Mike Lowry, Lori Matsukawa MC; fundraiser for Min Masuda Memorial Fund (Died June 1980); summary of article in Seattle Sun on Gordon Hirabayashi; Review of first full length feature film JAs produced by JAs, Hito Hata; Lake Washington JACL …
Newsletter covering the following topics: Installation Banquet, February 15, Butcher Restaurant, NW Design Center, $15.00, Keynote- Cong Mike Lowry, Lori Matsukawa MC; fundraiser for Min Masuda Memorial Fund (Died June 1980); summary of article in Seattle Sun on Gordon Hirabayashi; Review of first full length feature film JAs produced by JAs, Hito Hata; Lake Washington JACL …
Newsletter covering the following topics: Installation Banquet, February 15, Butcher Restaurant, NW Design Center, $15.00, Keynote- Cong Mike Lowry, Lori Matsukawa MC; fundraiser for Min Masuda Memorial Fund (Died June 1980); summary of article in Seattle Sun on Gordon Hirabayashi; Review of first full length feature film JAs produced by JAs, Hito Hata; Lake Washington JACL …
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing on issues …
Selected article titles: "Hearing Set for Appeals of Ruling in Hirabayashi Case" (p. 1), "Formerly Weller St.: Street in Little Tokyo Named for Astronaut" (pp. 1-2), "Government Plan to Put Arab Immigrants in Camps Alleged" (pp. 1, 3), and "Defining 'Multicultural Education'" (p. 5).
Selected article titles: "Center-wide Inventory Creates Terrific Ordeal" (p. 1), "Methods to Streamline WRA Program Discussed" (p. 1), "Washington Ruling Bans All Private Center Enterprises" (p. 1), "No Apartment Switching After May 15 Ordered" (p. 1), "Tule-Bound Center Residents Interviewed" (p. 3), "Friend of Japanese Americans Arrives Here for Third Visit" (p. 4), "Paper Editorializes Conditions …
Sansei female. Born July 1945 in Seattle, Washington. Daughter of Gordon Hirabayashi.
(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or …