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doc Naturalization certificate (ddr-densho-23-16)

Sawano Tazuma and her husband Bunshiro operated the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store at 12th Avenue and Jackson Street in Seattle's Nihonmachi. The Tazumas were not allowed to become naturalized American citizens until 1952, when the Immigration and Nationality Act was passed. Sawano finally became a citizen in 1954 at the age of fifty-eight, thirty-five years after settling …

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doc Resolution by the Native Sons of the Golden West (ddr-densho-67-91)

A list of resolutions adopted by the Native Sons of the Golden West. They believe that the War Relocation Authority and Dillon Myer cannot properly control the internees at Tule Lake and suggest the U.S. Army take over. Also call for the permanent ban on Japanese immigration as well as the execution of Japanese in charge …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 12 (March 24, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-12)

Selected article titles: "MGM Studio Makes $3,500 Contribution to JACL Fund" (p. 1), "ADC Director Confers With Officials on Compromise for Evacuation Claims Payments" (p. 1), "Appeals Court Hears Plea from 'Tokyo Rose' Attorney" (p. 2), "State Department Aide Backs Removal of Race Bias From Country's Immigration Laws" (p. 3), "Catholic Group Asks Quota Be Extended …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 13 (September 25, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-38)

Selected article titles: "Tule Renunciant Seeks to Regain U.S. Citizenship" (p. 1), "Edward Ennis, ADC Counsel On Evacuation Claims, Plans Visit to West Coast Areas" (p. 1), "Japanese Peruvians Seek Homes, Jobs on Pacific Coast" (p. 2), "Witnesses Urge Legislation Removing Racial Restrictions From Naturalization Statues" (p. 3), "Seek Removal of Immigration Department Restrictions on Japanese …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 34 No. 11 (March 15, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-11)

Selected article titles: "House Leaders Postpone Action on Walter Bill. Proposal to Rewrite U.S. Immigration, Naturalization Laws Taken Off Calendar" (p. 1), "ADC Studies Effect on Issei of Latest High Court Verdict. Counsel Ennis Will Be Asked to Consider Whether Supreme Tribunal's Decision in Communist Cases Affects Other Groups" (p. 2), "Residents of All-White Tract Welcome …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 2 (January 9, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-2)

Selected article titles: "JACL-ADC stand on immigration supported. Report of President's commission endorses JACL-ADC position on new Walter-McCarran bill; list Japanese to be among 100,000 additional priority immigrants" (p. 1), "Japanese population in Canada drops to 21,000 says census" (p. 1), "Major problems of a new Japan compounded by obstacles of prewar ultra-nationalism and customs" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 3 (January 20, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-3)

Selected article titles: "Immigration amendments ease part of Japan backlog" (p. 1), "Patsy and Spark vote on Powell censure" (p. 1), "U.S. Supreme Court upholds revoking of unauthorized use of passports" (p. 1), "Sheridan, Wyo., once a lively town with 120 Japanese, now down to one" (p. 3), "Pearl Harbor anniversary void of hate but one …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 19 (November 6, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-44)

Selected article titles: "Violence mars Aloha Week" (p. 1), "Racist angle in murders eyed" (p. 1), "Immigration Centennial ended" (p. 1), "State, local, JACL interests grow in Manzanar memorial site" (p. 1), "KRON-TV regrets showing of 1944 Anti-Nisei film" (p. 3), "Central Cal apprehensive over recent trends in JACL programs" (p. 3), "A rare Nisei-Sansei dialogue" …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 2 (January 16, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-2)

Selected article titles: "Immigration laws may earn '70 dress" (p. 1), "JACL grants $1,700 to eight needy AJA students" (p. 1), "Calling all chapters to aid Indians" (p. 1), "Morality Guide for Cal. School Use Adopted" (p. 3), "Seek U.S. funds to push teaching or morals, ethics" (p. 3), "Congress will repeal Title II when convinced …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 26 (June 25, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-26)

Selected article titles: "Seattle JACL's Human Rights Series Ended" (p.1), "Jr. JACL Interim Councillors Prepare for Major '66 Stand" (p.1-2), "Virginia Court to Test Validity of Its Anti-Miscegination Law" (p.1), "Immigration Bill Slowdown" (p.2), "Non-Discrimination Policies Called for in Seattle Mayor's Order" (p.3), "Yem Claimants File Appeal to Reverse District Court Rule" (p.6).

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 52 (April 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-141)

Selected article titles: "2 Homes Shot Up in Merced Area"; "Two Co-eds Pledged to Scholastic Fraternity"; "On the Other Hand"; "Request Protection"; "Favorable Meeting Held Near Seattle"; "Pamphlets Cause Furor Stressing Vital Role"; "Resettlement on Ohio Farms Urged"; "Plan Conference"; "Want Ads Today"; "Avenues for Aiding Resettlers: Problem"; "Nisei Casualties"; "'Not Guilty' Verdict for 3 Arsonists"; …

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doc Daily Press Review, Vol. III, No. 7 (ddr-densho-156-208)

Article titles: "Deportation Drive Opens"; "Japs Give Prisoners Fair Treatment, Chavez Reports"; "New Order Issued to Relocate Japanese"; "Japanese Citizens Win a Court Fight"; "Japanese Held by Immigration Officers"; "Work Starts Soon on Lamar Jap Camp"; "Interned Jap Kids"; "Chinese Farm Aid Studied in New Survey"; "A Deserved Rebuff"; "U.S. Urged to Jail Germans"; "Alaska Travel …

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport Yoneshiro Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2457)

A passport belonging to Yoneshiro Ono, no. 223754. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2563

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doc Imperial Japanese Government passport, Tome Ono (ddr-csujad-55-2458)

A passport belonging to Tome Ono, no. 223755. Includes photograph of Ono and admittance stamp from the U.S. Immigration Service for arrival to the United States via the SS Alabama Maru. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2564

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doc Typed and notarized letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis, Director, Enemy Alien Control Unit. Page 5 of 13. (ddr-one-5-232)

Photocopy of a typed letter from Teru Koyama to Edward J. Ennis concerning the rehearing of Keizaburo Koyama's case. Mrs. Koyama details the efforts she and others have made on behalf of her husband. While her husband was incarcerated at Camp Livingston, Louisiana, Mrs. Koyama submitted numerous documents pertaining to her husband's educational history in the …

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Collection Nishioka Family Collection (ddr-densho-292)

The first accession of the Nishioka Family Collection consists of three photographs from Topaz concentration camp. The second accession of the Nishioka Family Collection consists of documents, letters, photographs that covers the immigration of Torakichi and Mitsu Nishioka, family life in Oakland, California, incarceration in Topaz concentration camp and Frank Nishioka's military service in the post …

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Narrator Fumiko M. Noji

Nisei female. Born October 13, 1909, in Bellingham, Washington. Lost her United States citizenship when she married an Issei through an arranged marriage. Before 1920, her husband's family established Columbia Greenhouse, one of the first Japanese American-owned greenhouse businesses. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Husband was held by the …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 25 (December 29, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-52)

Selected article titles: "Masaoka Presents JACL's Recommendations to Expedite Evacuation Claims Program" (p. 1), "Report 26 Nisei Soldiers War Prisoners in Korea" (p. 1), "Immigration Board to Hear Arguments in Deportations Involving Proscribed Groups" (p. 3), "Housewife Turns Sprinkler on Nisei Gardener Pickets" (p. 3), "Hirabayashis Take Children, 40 Pairs of Shoes to Beirut" (p. 7), …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 35 No. 6 (August 9, 1952) (ddr-pc-24-32)

Selected article titles: "President Inagaki Announces National JACL Program to Aid Naturalization for Issei Group" (p. 1), "Testimonial Banquet to Honor Judd, Masaoka in Minneapolis" (p. 1), "JACL Recommendations Given Evacuation Claims Division on Future Indemnification Policies" (p. 2), "ADC Reports No Cut in Japan's Immigration Quota Under Law" (p. 3), "Urge Justice Department Drop Defunct …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 2 (July 10, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-28)

Selected article titles: "Name key chairmen of CL study commission on immigration law" (p. 1), "Hawaii deserves statehood today" (p. 1), "First Peruvian Japanese, deported in '43 among Seabrook class of new citizens" (p. 2), "Nisei Smith Act violators in Hawaii jailed, unable to post $15,000 bond" (p. 3), "Scout Jamboree draws Nisei youths from all …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 37 No. 10 (September 4, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-36)

Selected article titles: "Minnesota-Born Girl Named '53 Winner of Masaoka Scholarship" (p. 1), "Nisei POW says he was brutally beaten by Reds because of race" (p. 1), "U.S. immigration bars Canadian Nisei because Japanese quota filled" (p. 1), "Top AP executive uses Sgt. Miyamura award of Medal of Honor as springboard on U.S. minority treatment" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 46, No. 26 (June 27, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-26)

Select article titles: "Non-restricted housing key to end race bias" (p. 1); "Canadians of Asian descent in joint bid on immigration bias" (p. 2); "Two Nisei graduated this year from West Point, from Hawaii & California" (p. 4) Starting in No. 13, the volume number in the header changes from 46 to 26. This printing error …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 64, No. 16 (April 21, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-17)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Survey now underway" (p. 1), "Fong eyes 6 amendments to immigration statutes" (p. 1), "Sole survivor of Japanese immigrant group to Hawaii in 1885 discovered" (p. 1), "Ex-Rohwer group revisit WW2 camp" (p. 3), "UCLA Alumni to confer community service medallion to Frank Chuman" (p. 3), "Bill to eliminate age bias in …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 61, No. 5 (July 30, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-31)

Selected article titles: "President Johnson Lauds Work of Rep. Mink on Education Bill" (p.1), "First Nisei Combat Naval Pilot Decorated with Air Medal for North Vietnam Bombing" (p.1), "Happy Ending for Six Japanese-American War Orphans Enroute to Brazil Realized" (p.1), "Immigration Bill Reported" (p.2), "Most Negroes in Hawaii Conscious of their Racial Heritage, Not Passing as …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 110, No. 11 (March 23, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-11)

Select article titles: "An Address from JACL-LEC Legislative Strategy Chair"(p.1);"Asian Pacific Municipal Officials Caucus Holds Workshop on Black/Asian Relations"(p.1);"Sakura Grove Dedicated as Memorial to Walerga Assembly Center"(p.2); "70% Increase in Asian/Pacific People from 1980 to 1988 Due to Immigration"(p.3); "San Francisco's Boy Scout Troop 12, Among U.S.'s Oldest, Founded by Issei"(p.8).

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