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img William Hardy and Shigemitsu Mamoru (ddr-densho-259-326)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "This sailor must have been William Hardy, who was a cabin boy aboard one of Commodore Matthew C. Perry's ships which were used to force an entrance to Japan in 1853 Corky Kawasaki translated the Japanese writing, which from left to right is: Yasui, Masuo Dono [Mister or Esquire]...It was signed by …

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img Mitoyo Nakato and grandchildren (ddr-densho-477-63)

Photograph of Mitoyo (Komatsubara) Nakato with her three Nakahara grandchildren. Identified left to right: Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, Tsuyoshi Nakahara, and Monzaburo Nakahara. The caption below the photo is "1925 Mitsuko (8 yrs) Tsuyoshi (3 yr) Monzaburo (1 yr) Grandma Mitoyo Nakato (57 yr)" written in black ink. The additional caption included on the page reads "MITSUKO'S …

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img Patrick Hurley and his wife eating Japanese food (ddr-njpa-1-699)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "US Secretary of War Hurley and Wife Enjoy Japanese Food. US Secretary of War Hurley, who came to Japan on the 21st, attended a banquet hosted by the American embassy at the Koyokan from 6 p.m. on that same day. He passed his first night in Japan intensely enjoying Japanese dance and …

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vh Kay Sweeney Interview (ddr-one-7-8)

Japanese female. Born 1922 in Kagoshima, Japan. During World War II, served as a nurse with the Japanese army in Jakarta and Japan. After the war, moved to the United States and lived in San Francisco before eventually settling in Portland, Oregon.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of …

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vh Grant Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-183)

Kibei male. Born November 9, 1919, in Thomas, Washington. Went to Japan at age twelve, attended school, and returned to the U.S. as a high school student. Enlisted in the army just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and was eventually recruited for the Military Intelligence Service. Selected as one of fourteen Japanese Americans to …

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vh Hannah Lai Interview (ddr-densho-1000-324)

Nisei female. Born April 11, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents ran a hotel. Went to live in Japan for several years prior to World War II. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in Minidoka, recruited to teach elementary school, and …

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vh Charles Olds Interview (ddr-densho-1000-121)

White male. Born 1913 in Karuizawa, Japan, to missionary parents. Attended Canadian school in Kobe, Japan, before coming to the United States with his older brother. He attended the University of Chicago School of Social Work, then volunteered to work for the War Relocation Authority (WRA). He later worked as a relocation officer in the concentration …

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vh Frank Fukuhara Interview (ddr-densho-1004-1)

Kibei male. Born August 25, 1924. As a child, sent to live in Japan after father's passing. Attended school in Japan and was drafted into the Japanese military. During the U.S. occupation, was reunited with brother who had been serving with the Military Intelligence Service.

(This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from …

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vh Grace Hata Interview (ddr-densho-1003-10)

Nisei female. Born December 5, 1930, in Gardena, California. Grew up in Gardena where parents ran a restaurant. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested and taken away by the FBI. During mass removal, family was sent to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and reunited with father. Following the Leave Clearance questionnaire in 1943, …

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-112-29)

Hearing of people who still insisted that Japan had won the war (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview I Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-111-1)

Family background: growing up in a Buddhist temple family in Shimonoseki, Japan (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

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vh Mitsue Matsui Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1008-3-9)

Family split between Topaz concentration camp, the Midwest, and Japan

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 15 (ddr-densho-1006-2-15)

Moving to Japan to study ikebana

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 3 (ddr-densho-1006-4-3)

Mother's background: working as a midwife 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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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 4 No. 73 (September 13, 1950) (ddr-densho-229-242)

"President Truman Vetoes Walter Resolution, Calls It "Vague and Ill-Defined'; Urges Congress to Reconsider" (p. 1), "Kaiser & Frazier Will Manufacture Automobiles in Japan next January" (p. 1), "Convention Public Forum Will Probe JACL's "Blueprint for Tomorrow" (p. 1).

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 1 No. 69 (September 23, 1947) (ddr-densho-229-56)

"France and U.S. Will Honor Nisei GI War Dead in Special Ceremony in Bruyeres on October 30" (p. 1), "Visit to Japan Not O.K. Yet, JACL Learns" (p. 1),"Final Briefs Completed for Alien Land Law Case" (p. 4).

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doc Article about Junzo Fujii and George Fujii (ddr-njpa-5-723)

Translation of article: Junzo Fujii, president of the Hiroshima Fujii company, returned to Hawaii to regain his citizenship after living in Japan for fourteen years. Mr. George Fujii, president of the Hawaii Fujii company, welcomed him at the airport.

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img Aboard Acadia (ddr-one-2-295)

Black and white photographic print of passengers aboard Acadia en route to Japan. Passengers are on deck smiling for camera: (from left) unidentified man, Shiuko Sakai wearing life vest, unidentified man kneeling down, and Ella Thomas wearing life vest.

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 50 No.4 (January 22, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-4)

Select article titles: "JACL pushing for meaningful civil rights" (p.1); "U.S. Civil Rights Commission schedules hearings in Los Angeles, San Francisco" (p.3); "Rapid comeback of postwar Japan even greater than West Germany, D.C. CL told" (p.8)

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 106, No. 15 (April 15, 1988) (ddr-pc-60-15)

Selected article titles: "Shoe Advertisement Insults Japanese, Chinese" (pp. 1, 3), "Japan to Handle Issue of Re-Entry Permits 'Flexibly'" (pp. 1, 3), "Native Americans' Pleas to Ban Textbooks Are Rejected" (p. 3), and "The Camp Newspaper" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 106, No. 11 (March 18, 1988) (ddr-pc-60-11)

Selected article titles: "Japanese Law Unfair, Says Fujiyoshi" (pp. 1, 6), "Politics, Music Interest Horiuchi" (pp. 1, 5), "Movie Review: 'Tokyo Pop' Looks, Laughs at Modern Japan" (p. 2), and "Asian American Identity Crisis in 1990 Census" (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 111, No. 13 (October 26, 1990) (ddr-pc-62-38)

Select article titles: "Five Elderly in Hawaii Handed Redress Checks"(p.1); "Years Late, U.S. Apology Is Still Sweet"(p.1); "Census Bureau to Review Asian Undercount"(p.1); "Japan Apologizes for Minister Kajiyama's Anti-Black Remarks"(p.3).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 102, No. 15 (April 18, 1986) (ddr-pc-58-15)

Selected article titles: "Nikkei City Council Candidates Say They Were Smeared by Opponents" (pp. 1, 12), "Mother Bids Final Farewell to Soldier" (p. 2), "East Wind: Some Musings from Japan" (p. 4), and "Accept Us for Ourselves" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 82, No. 3 (January 23, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-3)

Selected article titles: "Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission at Full Strength; Fund Set at $30 Million" (p. 1), "S. I. Hayakawa Column on Use of 'Concentration Camp' Saddening" (p. 1), and "Seattle's Reparation Proposal Put on Tape" (pp. 4-5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 83, No. 1 (July 2, 1976) (ddr-pc-48-26)

Selected article titles: "From Sacramento Convention: Credential Fight in Opening Session" (p. 1), "JACL Fund Accounts Sound" (p. 1), "Ye Editor's Desk: Midwest at the Convention" (p. 2), and "Gallup Poll Finds: Half of Americans Trust Japan" (p. 4).

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