209 items
209 items
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Masaru Horiuchi Collection (ddr-densho-476)
Collection is comprised of three legal briefs filed in San Francisco and Los Angeles by the Japanese American Citizens League concerning Alien and Citizen civil rights, in particular related to property and immigration status, and one transcript of hearings held on Washington, D.C.
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George Kondo near a display of photographs taken at incarceration camps during World War II (ddr-csujad-52-14)
A man is positioned next to a display board showing photographs and text. The caption above photograph reads, "SAN FRANCISCO, April 21--SEEKING INTERNMENT COMPENSATION-- George Kondo looks over a display of Japanese internment photographs taken during World Warr II, at the Japanese-American Citizen League in San Francisco Monday. Like 120,000 others, Kondo was interned by presidential …
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Scrapbook of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League (ddr-csujad-44-196)
Scrapbook of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Consists primarily of newspaper clippings from the Monterey Peninsula Herald and Pacific Citizen, the bulk of which pertain to social activities and charity benefits organized by the JACL, as well as the chapter's involvement in various community events, such as the annual Fourth of July parade. Also …
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Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection (ddr-densho-474)
The Hashiguchi and Urakawa Family Collection, c. 1908-1977, consists of photographs, periodicals, and commemorative books belonging to the Hashiguchi and Urakawa family. Included are photographs of numerous Japanese-American societies, including the the Seattle Progressive Citizen League, the Tacoma Sectional YPCC, Seattle Domeki Bai, Nikkei Kai, and the JACL conventions in 1930 and 1967. The collection includes …
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Robert Mizukami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-114)
Nisei male. Born December 20, 1922, in Star Lake, Washington. Grew up in the Renton area and later in Fife, Washington. Immigrant father began three-generation greenhouse business in Fife. Following Executive Order 9066, the Mizukami family was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington (nicknamed "Camp Harmony"). Later, transported to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Served in …
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Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-673)
Original WRA caption: Sakamoto family picture on golden wedding anniversary of Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, both 80, at the Minidoka Relocation Center on December 11, 1943. Married in Japan, they came to the U.S. in 1894. Mr. Sakamoto was an early Seattle hotel proprietor. His son, James Y. Sakamoto, 40, is …
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Frank Sato Collection (ddr-densho-345)
The Frank Sato collection is composed of photographs and documents belonging to Frank Sato, former Inspector General for the both Department of Veterans Affairs and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. During his post-federal career, Frank Sato played an active role in the redress movement, serving as the President of the Japanese American Citizen League from 1984-1986. …
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Ryo Tsai Draft Narrative re: Origin of NKHA Exhibit (ddr-densho-446-448)
Ryo Tsai explained how the Nippon Kan Heritage Association (NKHA) Exhibit was conceived and implemented. It was shown at Nippon Kan on Mar 17, 1985 and later at the Seattle Public Library.
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Kenjiro and Miyuki “Kay” Kida Family Collection (ddr-one-3)
This collection consists of personal correspondence, legal documents, photographic prints, news clippings, and other materials related to a Japanese American family from White Salmon, Washington. These historical records trace a journey that included hurdles of federal and state laws, war and incarceration, exile and resettlement. Significantly, the collection includes firsthand accounts of the Portland Assembly Center …