273 items
273 items
Collection
Coram Nobis Litigation Collection (ddr-densho-405)
The Coram Nobis Litigation Collection contains documents related to the reconsideration of three cases of Japanese Americans who challenged the exclusion orders or curfew that reached the Supreme Court in the 1940s: Fred Korematsu, Gordon Hirabayashi, and Min Yasui.
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXI, No. 4, April 1984 (ddr-sjacl-1-333)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Membership push, Jerry Shigaki; Redress sought for 27 school clerks, forced to resign. Presented by TJ Vassar to the school board; first hearing on Hirabayashi at Federal Court House (now Nakamura Court House); fundraiser for Hirabayashi court efforts, drawing by Michelle Kumata; Past Presidents Potluck; newsletter contains ads; attachment for Local …
Narrator Gordon Hirabayashi
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
Narrator Jim Hirabayashi
Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …
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Press Release re: filing of Yasui, Hirabayashi and Korematsu cases (ddr-densho-122-339)
Personal information redacted.
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Mas Akiyama Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-188-13)
Hearing about Gordon Hirabayashi
This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.
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Jim Hirabayashi - Rick Shiomi Interview (ddr-densho-1012-12)
This interview is with Japanese Canadian playwright Rick Shiomi and Jim Hirabayashi, brother of Gordon Hirabayashi, who defied the curfew and removal orders in 1942, and was arrested, convicted, and imprisoned. Gordon Hirabayashi's conviction was vacated in 1986.
(This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business …
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Fred Korematsu, Harry Ueno, Gordon Hirabayashi, George Ikeda, and William Hohri (ddr-csujad-29-298)
Members of the National Council for Japanese American Redress at the Supreme Court. Photograph titled: "Fred Korematsu, Harry Ueno, Gordon Hirabayashi, George Ikeda, and William Hohri." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: P241
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The Petition of Gordon Hirabayashi: Civil Liberties Case of the Century (ddr-densho-122-321)
Pamphlet produced by the Committee to Reverse the Japanese American Wartime Cases
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, March 2012 (ddr-sjacl-1-593)
Selected article titles: "Gordon Hirabayashi Event" (p. 1), "2012 JACL Scholarship" (p. 2), "2012 Annual Banquet and Scholarship Fundraising Event" (p. 3), "Olympia Day of Remembrance" (p. 4), "March Civil Rights Watch" (p. 4), "Remembering Shigeko Uno" (p. 6), "Marriage Equality" (p. 7), "Seattle JACL's Empowerment Series" (p. 7).
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIV, No. 4, April 1977 (ddr-sjacl-1-200)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Follow up Nisei Retirement Workshop on April 28th; Summary of Installation Banquet and Gordon Hirabayashi?s remarks; Keiro update; JCCC committee votes unanimously to go alone in progress without Betsuin, doomed\n ?self-Destruct? proposal; Seattle JACL Japan Tour for 1978, three week tour.
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Hirabayashi Taken To McNeil Camp (December 28, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1089)
The Seattle Daily Times, December 28, 1944, p. 13
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Hirabayashi Was Leader Of Anti-Draft Group (June 21, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-940)
The Seattle Daily Times, June 21, 1943, p. 4
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Hirabayashi Posts Bond On Draft Charge (July 4, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1053)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 4, 1944, p. 4
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Statement from Church Council of Greater Seattle (ddr-densho-122-344)
In support of Hirabayashi petition to reverse wartime convictions
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Letter from C. Walter Borton and Homer L. Morris to Dear Friend, May 21, 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-4)
Report to people who have contributed financial support for the Gordon Hirabayashi case on the hearing before the Supreme Court. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_02
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Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)
Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01