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vh Homer Yasui Interview I Segment 16 (ddr-one-7-26-16)

Becoming involved with the Japanese American Citizens League

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of the Interior.

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vh Miyuki Yasui Interview Segment 12 (ddr-one-7-28-12)

Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Jim Tsujimura Interview Segment 9 (ddr-one-7-23-9)

Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Arnold T. Maeda Interview Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1003-5-24)

Becoming involved in the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Nancy Nakata Gohata Interview Segment 33 (ddr-densho-1003-3-33)

Current role with the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Nancy Nakata Gohata Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1003-3-27)

First joining the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Hy Shishino Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-386-27)

Getting involved with the Japanese American Citizens League

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vh Fred Hirasuna Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-21-6)

Differences between efforts of the National Coalition for Redress/Reparations and Japanese American Citizens League

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

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vh Fred Hirasuna Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-21-3)

Personal association with the Japanese American Citizens League as motivation for supporting redress

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

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Narrator Ron Wakabayashi

Sansei male. Born November 13, 1944, in Reno, Nevada, where parents had resettled after leaving the concentration camps in Topaz, Utah, and Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. Grew up in East Los Angeles. Involved in a number of community social service organizations in Los Angeles, such as Oriental Concern and the Asian American Drug Abuse …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/908/

Narrator Jim Tsujimura

Nisei male. Born February 10, 1931, in Westport, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, Oregon. During World War II, removed to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Oregon for high school and college and went to medical school, eventually becoming a successful opthalmologist. Served in leadership positions with the Japanese American Citizens League …

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Narrator John Y. Hayakawa

Nisei male. Born April 2, 1918, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in San Jose, California, where father ran a farm. Was an active member of the Japanese American Citizens League and helped to run the San Jose office after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly …

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Narrator William Marutani

Nisei male. Born March 31, 1923, in Kent, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp to attend college in South Dakota, was drafted into the U.S. Army and served with the Military Intelligence Service during the postwar occupation of Japan. After …

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Narrator George Fugami

Kibei male. Born August 1, 1915, in Portland, Oregon. Sent with siblings to be educated in Japan when ten years old. Returned to the United States in 1935. During World War II, was incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Active in Seattle's postwar Japanese American community as a member and …

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Collection Kinoshita Collection (ddr-densho-10)

The Kinoshita collection (1940s, 1970s, and 1980s-1990s) contains photographs from the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Several photographs show the staff of the Minidoka Irrigator, the camp's newspaper. The collection also documents the redress movement from its inception, and includes photographs from various Japanese American Citizens League conventions. Densho interviewed collection donor Cherry Kinoshita in 1997.

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, July 23, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-2)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about the results of her Freedom of Information/Privacy Act (FOIPA) request on the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL). Weglyn also writes about a pinched nerve that makes it difficult for her to write. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_002

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img [Mother and baby] (ddr-csujad-56-303)

Mother poses with her baby. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-04-045

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doc Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, May 23, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-81)

Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9079. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-079

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img [Woman in front of building] (ddr-csujad-56-307)

Woman stands in front of building. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-04-049

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-307/

img [Man near tractor] (ddr-csujad-56-269)

Man standing near tractor. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-04-011

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-269/

doc Letter from Minoru Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, September 4, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-89)

Letter from Minoru Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9087. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-087

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-89/

doc Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, May 5, 1943 (ddr-csujad-56-46)

Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9044. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-044

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img [Mr. and Mrs. Taniguchi] (ddr-csujad-56-289)

Mr. and Mrs. Taniguchi pose together. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-04-031

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-289/

doc Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry, April 29, 1944 (ddr-csujad-56-78)

Letter from Frank Ito to Joe and Lea Perry. The original letters are housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and were borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL, December 2014. Transcript is found in item: ssu_nbea_9076. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-01-076

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-78/

img [Group on building steps] (ddr-csujad-56-263)

Group poses on building steps. The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was borrowed for digitization courtesy of the JACL. This image belongs to a group of images related to the Taniguchi family. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: nbea08-04-005

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-56-263/

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