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Portrait of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-493-145)
img Portrait of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-493-145)
Inscription on photo mat: To Tomio Itabashi, Sincerely, Gordon Hrabayashi
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)
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 …
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)
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 …
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)
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 …
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)
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 …
Gordon Hirabayashi Interview V (ddr-densho-1000-115)
vh Gordon Hirabayashi Interview V (ddr-densho-1000-115)
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 …
Roy M. Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-313)
vh Roy M. Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-313)
Sansei male. Born January 1, 1951, in Berkeley, California. Grew up in Oakland, and got involved with music at an early age. Attended Cal State Hayward and San Jose State during the Civil Rights Movement. Got involved with civil rights and Asian American issues. Along with wife, PJ Hirabayashi, founded the prominent group San Jose Taiko.
Gordon Hirabayashi with family members (ddr-densho-26-22)
img Gordon Hirabayashi with family members (ddr-densho-26-22)
"The Nikkei Experience in the Pacific Northwest" conference at the University of Washington. (L to R): Richard Hirabayshi, Gordon Hirabayashi, unidentified, unidentified.
Correspondence regarding a JACL election (ddr-densho-277-192)
doc Correspondence regarding a JACL election (ddr-densho-277-192)
Request from the Omaha JACL Chapter to the White River Valley JACL Chapter to vote for K. Patrick Okura for National President.

Narrator Sharon Yuen

Sansei female. Born July 1945 in Seattle, Washington. Daughter of Gordon Hirabayashi.
Press Release from Committee to Reverse the Japanese American Wartime Cases (ddr-densho-122-316)
doc Press Release from Committee to Reverse the Japanese American Wartime Cases (ddr-densho-122-316)
Background information on Minoru Yasui, Gordon Hirabayashi and Fred Korematsu. personal information redacted.
Peter Irons Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-127-13)
vh Peter Irons Interview II Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-127-13)
Making the decision to pursue reopening the Korematsu, Hirabayashi, and Yasui cases through coram nobis
Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1021-10-3)
vh Donald K. Tamaki Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1021-10-3)
History of the World War II cases of Gordon Hirabayashi, Minoru Yasui and Fred Korematsu
Eleanor Davis Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-425-6)
vh Eleanor Davis Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-425-6)
Receiving a ride home from Gordon Hirabayashi when he broke the curfew imposed on Japanese Americans
Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
img Portrait of group of men in uniform outside barracks (ddr-ajah-2-743)
Caption below photo: Yas Koike / Johnny Kitagawa / Yoshimura Noburu / Darryl Taniguchi / Karl Branstad / Bill Fuji / Harvey Watanabe / Grant Hirabayashi / Iwao Shimamoto / Bill Nuno / Harry Sekiya / Tak Hirabayashi / George Hatakeda / Lincoln Taira / Yukio Kawamoto / Frank Hachiya / Moffitt Ishikawa / Members of …
Ryohei Hirabayashi, Tetsuo Komai, and Kunihiko Matsushita (ddr-densho-474-149)
img Ryohei Hirabayashi, Tetsuo Komai, and Kunihiko Matsushita (ddr-densho-474-149)
Left to right: Ryohei Hirabayashi, Tetsuo Komai and Kunihiko Matsushita. Photograph given to Mr. Shida
Gordon Hirabayashi and conference panelist (ddr-densho-26-21)
img Gordon Hirabayashi and conference panelist (ddr-densho-26-21)
"The Nikkei Experience in the Pacific Northwest" conference at the University of Washington. L to R: Gordon Hirabayashi and Peter Irons.
Jim Hirabayashi - Rick Shiomi Interview (ddr-densho-1012-12)
vh 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 …

Naomi Higaki and Ko Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-458-36)
img Naomi Higaki and Ko Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-458-36)
Naomi Higaki and Ko Hirabayashi in uniform sitting on the brick wall with buildings in the background. Written on back: Wurzburg, Germany / July 1, 1946 / Ko Hirabyashi
View of the United States Courthouse in Seattle (ddr-densho-10-73)
img View of the United States Courthouse in Seattle (ddr-densho-10-73)
The Gordon Hirabayashi hearing was held here, in Seattle, Washington in front of Judge Donald S. Voorhees.
Four workers at a Minidoka canteen (ddr-densho-518-87)
img Four workers at a Minidoka canteen (ddr-densho-518-87)
Written next to photograph in scrapbook: Ad Area Canteen, Mr. Hirabayashi. See also ddr-densho-518-11.
Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)
doc Letter to Lois and Emmett from Jailed Persons (ddr-densho-549-1)
A letter addressed to Lois Bennett and Emmett Bennett from jailed persons at the King County Jail, thanking them for delivering peaches. Among the signatories is Gordon Hirabayashi, whose refusal to comply with Japanese American incarceration orders led to the landmark case Hirabayashi v. United States.
Japanese surrender ceremony (ddr-densho-127-2)
img Japanese surrender ceremony (ddr-densho-127-2)
Two American soldiers stand at the Supreme Headquarters of the Chinese Army, location of the surrender ceremony. (L to R): Lt. Col. John Burden, Chief of Sino Translation and Interrogation Center, Grant Hirabayashi.
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