White female. Born November 17, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents were both chiropractors and supportive of Japanese Americans around the time of World War II. Attended the University of Washington in 1940 and became friends with Gordon Hirabayashi.
Memo from Justice William Douglas to Chief Justice Harlan Stone on the Hirabayashi decision. Douglas has revised the decision to remove any sort of racial discrimination.
Photograph of Frank Yamato and Mary Haruko (Ohashi) Yamato's wedding anniversary celebration. Front row identified from left to right: Martha Uyemura, and Judy Okubo. Middle row from left to right: Eddie Uyemura, Tama Uyemura, unidentified, Frank Yamato, Mary Haruko (Ohashi) Yamato, Martha Okubo, and Alice Hirabayashi. Back row from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Richard …
Selected article titles: "Cooperatives Rejected at Tuesday's Election" (p. 1), "Seek $1000 to Finance Hirabayashi Case" (p. 1), "Messages to Relatives in Japan Being Accepted" (p. 1).
Selected article titles: "'Model Minority' Image Praised by U.S. Civil Rights Commission Chair" (1); "JACL Files Brief in Support of Hirabayashi" (3) "Speak Up for Sushi" (5);
Selected article titles: "Government Suffers Setback as Hirabayashi Trial Starts" (1); "Three Community Leaders to be Honored at Service Award Dinner" (3); "In Memory of George Hoshida" (4)
Photograph of people standing around a table of presents. From left to right: Frank Yamato, Richard "Dick" Yamato, Mary Haruko (Ohashi) Yamato, unidentified, Joe Hirabayashi, unidentified, and George Okubo.
Selected article titles: "Citizenship to be Withdrawn from Disloyal Japanese" (p. 1), "Admiration and Respect Won by Nisei Soldiers" (p. 2), "Hirabayashi: Failure to Return Form Charged" (p. 2).
Selected article titles: "TV Mini-Series on Internment Planned" (1); "Hirabayashi Gains East Coast Support" (3); "Oldest Japanese-Language Newspaper in Hawaii Folds" (7); "Schools to Promote Asian Awareness" (12)
Circulating a written statement detailing reasons for resistance (audio only)
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 recommendations expressed …
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 recommendations expressed in this material …
Watching family and friends leave for camp (audio only)
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 recommendations expressed in …
Thoughts on postwar reopening of case (audio only)
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 recommendations expressed in this …
Impact of resistance on family and community (audio only)
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 recommendations expressed in …
Coping with restrictions after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (audio only)
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 recommendations …
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 recommendations expressed in this material are those of …