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img U.S. soldiers (ddr-densho-179-119)

T/4 Stanley Ito, Sgt. Warren Sakuma, 1st Lt. John Flagler, 1st Lt. Lawrence Boggs, Sgt. Shigeru Sato, T/3 Harry Okano, T/4 Frank Mizuno, T/3 Osami Yamamoto, Sgt. Tom Matsumoto, Sgt. Bob Oda, 1st Lt. John Flagler, Sgt. Tomotsu Nagao, Sgt. Akira Nakamura.

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img Work-leave crew (ddr-densho-5-8)

Japanese Americans harvesting sugar beets on the Lundeen farm. The Tom Matsuoka family relocated permanently to Montana. Other workers were from Tule Lake concentration camp who received permission to leave during the sugar beet harvest. Front (left to right): Ray Marks, Gus Lundeen, and John Matsuzawa. Back: Rulee Matsuoka (child on far left), unidentified, Itaro Ito, …

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doc Judge Admits Ito To Practice In Federal Courts (April 24, 1936) (ddr-densho-56-461)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 24, 1936, p. 7

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vh Joe Yasutake Interview (ddr-densho-1000-136)

Nisei male. Born May 25, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Father employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until separated from family on December 7, 1941 and interned as an enemy alien. Removed from Seattle with mother, sister and two brothers in 1942. Attended school (fifth through sixth grades) while incarcerated …

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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 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 …

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vh Mitsu Fukui Interview (ddr-densho-1000-140)

Nisei female. Born September 21, 1911, in Seattle, Washington. Had a younger sister and three younger brothers. Father, Riichiro Fukano, employed by Oriental Trading Company as a bookkeeper in Seattle, before operating a dry cleaning business. Mother, Kiyono (Miyama) Fukano, a seamstress. Learned dressmaking from mother, and helped in the shop. Family lived upstairs above the …

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vh Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-163)

Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …

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vh Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-157)

Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …

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vh Elaine Ishikawa Hayes Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-158)

Nisei female. Born June 30, 1923, in Willows, California. Grew up in Sacramento, California, prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Sacramento Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to attend college in Wisconsin, and later moved to Chicago, Illinois. Post-World War II, was active in …

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vh Lorraine Bannai Interview (ddr-densho-1000-113)

Sansei female. Born 1955 in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in Gardena, California, surrounded by a large Japanese American community. Influenced by father's role in community and politics, and mother's emphasis on education. Attended University of California, Santa Barbara where she became increasingly aware of Japanese American history, issues of ethnic identity and racial inequality. Attended …

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vh Peggie Nishimura Bain Interview (ddr-densho-1000-170)

Nisei female. Born March 31, 1909, in Vashon Island, Washington. Raised in Vashon Island and Des Moines, Washington, before being removed with her two children to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California. Later transferred to Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago, Illinois. Lived and worked in Chicago before eventually returning to …

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doc Ito is Acquitted by Federal Jury (April 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-737)

The Seattle Daily Times, April 2, 1942, p. 3

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doc Ito on Trial as Japanese Agent (March 26, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-715)

The Seattle Daily Times, March 26, 1942, p. 2

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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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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 37 (ddr-densho-1000-132-37)

Decision to go back to school for teaching credentials; difficulty finding jobs because of racial background

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 44 (ddr-densho-1000-132-44)

Experiences in Japan: observing elementary art education, learning Japanese teaching techniques

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 32 (ddr-densho-1000-132-32)

Decision to leave camp for Chicago, Illinois; receiving help from a network of other Nisei for employment, housing

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-132-21)

Hearing about Japanese Americans who were removed early; visiting friends in Santa Anita Assembly Center while still "free"

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-132-22)

Preparing for mass removal: destroying Japanese cultural items, bringing popular music records; traveling to Poston concentration camp, Arizona

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-132-19)

Awareness of Japan's political activities leading up to 1941

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-132-26)

Witnessing medical reactions to incarceration while working at a camp hospital

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-132-1)

Father's background: fluent in English at the time of immigration; "a bent for music"

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-132-40)

Moving to El Cerrito, California; finding someone willing to sell a home to a Japanese American family

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vh George Yoshida Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1000-132-25)

Working as an orderly at the camp hospital; observing a surgery

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