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vh Kunio Otani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-75)

Nisei male. Born July 31, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in Raymond, Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming; he worked on the staff of both camp newspapers, the Tulean Dispatch and the Heart Mountain Sentinel, respectively. Resettled in Seattle after the war and entered the greenhouse business. He …

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vh Fumiko Hayashida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-15)

Nisei female. Born January 21, 1911, in Winslow, Washington. Grew up in Japan and the Fletcher's Bay area of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Member of the first group of Japanese Americans to be forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated. Incarcerated at Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, while pregnant and caring for two …

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vh George Yoshida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-132)

Nisei male. Born April 9, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. Attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School in Seattle before his family moved to East Los Angeles in 1936. Incarcerated in Poston Detention Camp #1, Arizona, in April 1942. While in camp, helped organize the "Music Makers," …

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vh Minoru Kiyota Interview (ddr-densho-1000-36)

Kibei male, born October 12, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Raised primarily in San Francisco, California, spending four years in Hiratsuka, Japan. Was incarcerated with his family at Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Refused to sign the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," and as a consequence was moved to Tule Lake Segregation Center, California. In Tule, he renounced his U.S. …

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vh Kara Kondo Interview (ddr-densho-1000-139)

Nisei female. Born May 24, 1916, in the Yakima valley, Washington, and spent childhood in Wapato, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the North Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and then to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Was on the staff of the camp newspaper, the Heart Mountain Sentinel. Left camp for Chicago, …

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img Miyoko Miyamori (ddr-njpa-4-708)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Stunt woman superb parachute fall. March 6th. Miss Miyoko Miyamori, 19, showed up at Tsudanuma Ito Airport at 10 a.m. on March 6th, accompanied by her mother, 48. Surrounded by an audience, Miss Miyamori, wearing white, stood next to the plane and posed for the cameras. At noon the plane, flown by …

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img Photographs of Michi Weglyn and Walter Weglyn (ddr-csujad-24-133)

A piece of paper with two photographs on it. The top photograph is Michi Weglyn receiving an honorary doctorate at Mount Holyoke College from college president Elizabeth Kennan in 1994. The same image is found in item: ucsb_chi_0219. The second photo is Walter Weglyn with Kimmie Ito on December 28, 1988. See this object in the …

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vh Mary Hirata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-22)

Nisei female. Born November 27, 1926, in Wenatchee, Washington. Grew up in Wenatchee and moved to Seattle with family in 1938. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled during World War II in Pocatello, Idaho. Returned to Seattle after World War II.

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vh Roger Shimomura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-142)

Roger Shimomura's paintings, prints, and theater pieces address sociopolitical issues of Asian America. The inspiration for many of his works are the diaries kept by his late immigrant grandmother for fifty-six years. He received his undergraduate degree from the University of Washington in Seattle, and his graduate degree from Syracuse University, New York.

Shimomura has had …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-145)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …

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vh Ruby Inouye Interview (ddr-densho-1000-143)

Nisei female. Born November 17, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and graduated salutatorian from Broadway High School. Was enrolled in the pre-medical program at the University of Washington on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend the …

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img CGA picnic group photograph (ddr-densho-379-448)

CGA members and their descendants are Japanese Americans who owned grocery stores in Washington, DC after relocating from various relocation centers.

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doc Document with team photo and background of ATK baseball team titled Early Alameda Baseball circa 1913-1916 (ddr-ajah-5-59)

Includes individuals names

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vh Roy H. Matsumoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-153)

Nisei male. Born May 1, 1913, in Laguna, California. Lived in Japan from childhood through teenage years, before returning to the United States during high school. Incarcerated in the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Volunteered for the U.S. army in 1942, and was inducted in the Military Intelligence Service. Selected …

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vh Shigeko Sese Uno Interview (ddr-densho-1000-98)

Nisei female born April 6, 1915, in Seattle, Washington's International District. At an early age became active in the Japanese Baptist Church. Parents owned and operated a dairy plant called White River Dairy. Was a student at the Baptist Missionary Training School in Chicago, Illinois. Took a group of young women on an eye-opening trip to …

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vh May K. Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-79)

Nisei female. Born May 31, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. Incarcerated as child at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle. In her interview, discusses issues of shame and loss of Japanese American identity as a result of incarceration.

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vh Marian Asao Kurosu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-118)

Issei female. Born March 10, 1907, in Fukui prefecture, Japan. Graduated from Jinai Girls School. After grandfather's death, came to Seattle, Washington in 1924 to join father and uncle, working in family-run agricultural greenhouse. Arranged marriage to Mr. Roy Naoe Kurosu, an Issei working in Tacoma sawmills. Started new greenhouse in Sunnydale, Washington until all people …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 126 (October 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-212)

Selected article titles: "Inertia Prevents Tule Relocation"; "'He Seems to Have Been Born Brave'"; "Interior Secretary States WRA to Drop Tule Lake Management by February 1"; "Fear Mother Atomic Bomb Victim in Japan"; "Committee Supporting Non-Deportation Plan"; "Tokyo Rose Jailed on Suspicion of Treason"; "'They Speak Only Japanese at Restaurant'"; "Still Remembered"; "Soldier Killed in Plane …

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img A statue of Kusunoki Masashige (ddr-njpa-1-355)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Statue of Kusunoki Masashige Gifted to General Franco. (Tokyo) January 28, 1939. A statue of Kusunoki Masashige was given at the Japanese-German-Italian Friendship Society to commemorate the occupation of Barcelona by the Spanish Franco government's forces. Society Director Ito visited Ambassador Vigo at the Spanish legation in Azabu-Hyoe at 10 a.m. on …

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doc Charges Filed Against Four Japanese Here (December 22, 1941) (ddr-densho-56-559)

The Seattle Daily Times, December 22, 1941, p. 5

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img Densho Funny Founding Staff Photo (ddr-densho-506-4)

Founding staff members doing silly poses outside the Densho office.

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img Densho staff photo at JACC Annual Meeting (ddr-densho-506-109)

Group photo of Densho staff outside the Densho office during the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce annual meeting. This photo is featured prominently on Densho's website under the History of Densho section of the website.

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doc Reveille Volume 1, Number 5 (ddr-densho-390-137)

The fifth issue of Reveille includes articles about Easter, field day, upcoming events, the announcement of a new troop leader, poetry, a short story, prayers, and more.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 1 (July 3, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-27)

Selected article titles: "Hawaii plebiscite passes 17-1; 58 AJAs win in primaries" (p. 1), "Eagle Scout Ito rescues Sansei from drowning" (p. 1), "Ray Yasui's daughter Joan elected Oregon Girls State governor, named to Girls Nation, chosen 4-H president--all inside a week" (p. 1), "Stomach cancer study on Orientals started" (p. 1), "Suggest Americans of Asian …

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img 442nd Regimental Combat Team training (ddr-densho-114-113)

Original caption: Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Japanese-American Combat Team. At Camp Shelby, Miss., Americans of Japanese ancestry from California, Hawaii, and other areas are undergoing intensive training as an Army combat team. One group of Japanese-Americans has already gone and seen action in the Mediterranean Theatre. These pictures show some of the phases of the training of …

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