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vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview II Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-92-12)

Returning to the U.S., catching the last ship allowed in from Japan

This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, held in Honolulu, Hawaii.

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vh Harvey Watanabe Interview Segment 25 (ddr-densho-1008-5-25)

Refusing bodyguards: "People in Japan are people like you and me"

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Takashi Matsui Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1008-4-20)

Deciding to stay in Japan: hearing that Seattle was "very unfriendly..."

Members of the National Japanese American Historical Society (NJAHS) arranged for and conducted this interview in conjunction with Densho.

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vh Shizuko Kadoguchi Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1006-2-3)

Spending adolescence in Japan: school system, personal medical problems

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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vh Shizuko Kadoguchi Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1006-2-2)

Attending elementary school and girls high school in Japan

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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vh Bill Hashizume Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1006-4-4)

Parents' early farm in Mission: sponsoring workers from Japan

This interview was conducted by the JC Legacy Project, a project of the Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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doc Testimony of Harry T. Kawanishi (ddr-densho-67-268)

Written testimony of Harry T. Kawanishi, born in Japan. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 84 (November 14, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-71)

"No One is Crying. Americans in Japan Living in Ease, Says Businessman" (p. 1), "Top Court Orders End of Effort to Deport Mexican. Ruling Affects Japanese Who Used to Ship Out of Seattle" (p. 1), "Obituaries: Manki Matsuno. Jiro Hirai" (p. 4).

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doc Envelope of Sanji Abe photographs (ddr-njpa-5-1)

Caption on front [translation]: "The Senator 1941. The former vice chief of the police department. visiting Japan 6/29/40. coming back 8/24/40. the president of international performance Inc. 7/25/41 – going to the U.S. 9/10/41 – coming back."

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img Fishing at Miyazu Village (ddr-one-2-77)

Black and white photographic print of three unidentified men in the foreground wearing straw skirts, and two unidentified men wearing straw skirts in the background, pulling in fishing nets at Miyazu, near Maizuru, Japan. Inscribed on back: "29 MAY 49/MIYAZU (NEAR MAIZURU)."

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img Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-292)

Black and white photographic print of passengers aboard the Acadia en route to Japan. A couple is holding hands on deck, the man without a shirt is unidentified, and the woman in a white blouse and black skirt is identified as Ella Thomas.

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img Aboard USNS General Daniel I. Sultan (ddr-one-2-680)

Black and white photographic print of (from left) Bessie Matsuoka, Kiku Shimazaki, and Shiuko Sakai seated on deck lounge chairs aboard “Gen. Daniel I. Sultan” en route to San Francisco from Japan. Inscribed on the back: "July '49/USAT SULTAN/ME KIKU BESSIE."

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 29 No. 20 (November 12, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-45)

Selected article titles: "JACL Protests Discriminatory Treatment of Nisei Technicians in Japan by British Forces" (p. 1), "Six Court Cases Seeking U.S. Rights Filed for Strandees" (p. 1), "San Francisco's Supervisors Approve Policy of Non-Bias, Non-Segregation in Housing" (p. 2).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 17 (April 24, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-17)

Selected article titles: "Japan Ass'n float wins non-state trophy in D.C. cherry blossom festival" (p. 1), "Introduce legislation to restore crosses on graves of war Dead in Punchbowl" (p. 1), "Oregon state legislature passes civil rights bill, fear referendum" (p. 3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 47, No. 13 (September 26, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-39)

Select article titles: "Man who helped 1,200 former aliens gain U.S. citizenship to be recognized" (p.1); "JACL endorses 'Give a Buck' plan for political campaigns" (p.1); "Buddhist leader appeals to Nisei, Sansei to fuse best of U.S.-Japan cultures" (p.7)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 71, No. 6 (August 7, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-31)

Selected article titles: "A-Bomb Days" (p. 1), "'70 census key to Hawaii governor race" (p. 1), "Bailey Gatzert school principal tours Japan as gift from 700 Nisei families" (p. 1), "Sansei physician-scientist develops artificial liver, due human test soon" (p. 3).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 40 No. 9 (March 4, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-9)

Selected article titles: "Refugee Relief Act for Japan orphans grows" (p. 1), "Proposal to revise Mc'Carran immigration law to be studied" (p. 1), "Home Buyer Gripes" (p. 3), "Many liberalizations added to claims amendment draft bill" (p. 3), "Nisei Adoptions" (p. 5).

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 22 (November 25, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-47)

Selected article titles: "Masaoka to testify Dec. 1 before Sen. Kilgore hearing on I&N law; JACL statement being prepared" (P. 1), "Question arises on status of dual citizen in Japan whose citizenship being clarified" (p. 1), "Nisei vote in '56" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 8 (February 23, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-8)

Selected article titles: "Negroes Rise Questions of Keeping Pubic School Records by Race" (p.1), "Will Japan Be Excluded in Kennedy's New Trade Plan?" (p.1), "Japanese Soldier Brides Surveyed" (p.3), "75% of Berkeley Apartments Listed in Ad Discriminate" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 108, No. 22 (June 9, 1989) (ddr-pc-61-22)

Selected article titles: "'Hot' Asian American Studies Topics Aired" (pp. 1, 7), "JACL National Board Meets in San Francisco" (pp. 1-2), "LEAP Examines Asian American Agenda" (pp. 1-2), and "Japanese Press Translation: The United States of Japan" (pp. 5, 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 104, No. 23 (June 12, 1987) (ddr-pc-59-23)

Selected article titles: "Teachers Get Lesson about WW2 Camps" (p. 1), "President de la Madrid Credits Japanese Nikkei with Strengthening Japan-Mexico Relationship" (pp. 1, 11), "Lies and Half-Truths" (p. 4), and "Turkish Group Opposes Bill to Fund Films" (p. 10).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 106, No. 4 (January 29, 1988) (ddr-pc-60-4)

Selected article titles: "'Cautious Optimism' on Passage of Redress Bill Seen This Year" (p. 1), "Senator Pleased with Progress of Two Measures" (p. 2), "Pirating the Beatles in Japan" (pp. 2-3, 5), and "Articles About Asian Americans May Be Misleading" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol.76, No. 02, (January 19, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-2)

Select article titles: "Minority Task Force Accuses County Personnel Tests Replete with Bias" (p.1); "Sen. Inouye Calls Massive Raids on Vietnam Radically Oriented" (p.1); "Nisei Evacuee Recalls Life in 'Concentration Camp'" (p.1); "Japan Student Slain in N.Y." (p.1).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 20, (November 16, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-45)

Select article titles: "Seattle Mayor's Post Eludes Tuai's Reach" (p.1); "'Mo' Marumoto Opens Watergate Phase Three" (p.1); "Cincinnati JACLers in Five Activities for Folk Festival" (p.3) "Unexploded U.S. Bombs Dropped in WW2 Found in 177 Spots in Japan" (p.4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 77, No. 03, (July 20, 1973) (ddr-pc-45-28)

Select article titles: "State Alien Job Laws Voided" (p.1); "Inouye Avoiding Lure of TV Showmanship" (p.1); "Nat'l JACL Produces Kit for Chapters to Push Local Area History Workshops" (p.1); "'Guilty by Reason of Race' Reactions from Japan" (p.3).

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-45-28/

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