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av Fujiko "Fuzzy" Ishikawa Interview (ddr-densho-400-8)

Fujiko Ishikawa was born on November 18, 1912, in Oxnard, California. She grew up in Lomita, California, and attended UCLA where she met her husband Henry who became a partner in a successful produce business. She was imprisoned at Santa Anita Race Track and the concentration camp in Amache, Colorado. She moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, during …

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av Sumiko Sumi Seki Interview (ddr-densho-400-21)

Sumiko Seki was born on November 24, 1924, in San Pedro, California. She was one of Midori and Kazue Seo's three children. Her father was a farmer in San Pedro and her mother was a housewife. When the war broke out she and her family were sent to Jerome concentration camp in Arkansas. When the war …

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av Kikue Isobe Interview (ddr-densho-400-9)

Kikue Isobe was born on September 25, 1920, in Brawley, California. She was one of three children to Fukuichi and Sei Nishimoto. Her father was a foreman for a cantaloupe and honeydew grower in Brawley. Kikue grew up mainly in Brawley. When the war broke out she and her family were relocated to the Poston concentration …

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img Mike Masaoka arriving in Hawai'i (ddr-njpa-1-970)

Caption on reverse: "Mike Masaoka greeted on arrival here: Mike Masaoka (second from left), national legislative director of the Anti-Discrimination Committee of the Japanese-American Citizens' League of Washington, D.C., is shown being greeted upon his arrival here Saturday evening by plane from San Francisco. Pictured with Masaoka are, left to right: Rep. Joseph Itagaki, Miss Margaret …

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vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)

Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative …

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vh Andy Noguchi Interview (ddr-densho-122-27)

Sansei male. President of the Florin chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League in 1999, and one of the authors of a resolution to recognize the constitutional stand of the World War II resisters of conscience.

(This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World …

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img Alan Ladd, Sue Carroll [Carrol], and Bill Kato [with an injured man] (ddr-csujad-56-313)

Two injured men, including Bill Kato, play cards, while Alan Ladd and Sue Carol look on. Taken at Fitzsimmons General Hospital. Handwritten text on back of photo reads, "Taken at Fitz. Gen. on Dec. 12, 1944, including Alan Ladd, Sue Carroll and Bill Kato." The original image is housed with the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens …

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av Hideo "Jibo" Satow Interview (ddr-densho-400-20)

Hideo "Jibo" Satow was born on July 23, 1914, in Inglewood, California. He was the oldest of ten children. His father, Tomijiro Satow was a flower grower in Hawthorne, California. The Satow family was imprisoned at the Santa Anita Race Track and the concentration camp at Rohwer, Arkansas, during World War II. After the war, Satow …

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vh Paul Tsuneishi Interview (ddr-densho-122-24)

Nisei male, born April 16, 1923. Incarcerated at Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, and was drafted into the military at age eighteen. After World War II, served as a district governor for the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) in Southern California. In his position with the JACL, sought to reconcile the Japanese American community with the …

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vh Roger Daniels Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1012-17-4)

The role of the Japanese American Citizens League after the bombing of Pearl Harbor (audio only)

This interview is audio-only. It contains raw footage used by Steven Okazaki in his 1985 film Unfinished Business.

This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, …

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doc "Seattle Chapter Installs New Officers" (ddr-densho-201-472)

Pacific Citizen newspaper clipping from March 17, 1951: "SEATTLE, Wash.--Newly-installed officers of the Seattle JACL joined hands with Pres. Harry Takagi in a pledge for unity and teamwork in 1951 after the chapter's installation service recently. From left to right, Kay Yamaguchi, Ken Nogaki and James Matsuoka, vice-presidents; Pres. Takagi; Beulah Shigeno, corresponding secretary; Betty Noji, …

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img Portraits of the 1938 White River Valley Civic League officers (ddr-densho-277-87)

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doc National chief of Scouts apologizes for slur (ddr-densho-510-31)

Newspaper Clipping

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doc Letter to Ben Nakagawa from Charles Z. Smith (ddr-densho-510-18)

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Narrator Bob Suzuki

Nisei-han male. Born January 2, 1936, in Portland, Oregon, where father worked for the railroad. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family moved to a small community outside of Spokane, Washington, to farm. Went to UC Berkeley and Caltech, then taught at …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 89, No. 2055 (August 10, 1979) (ddr-pc-51-31)

Selected article titles: "Inouye, Matsunaga, Hayakawa, Cranston, Church, and McClure Co-Sponsor Study Bill for Redress" (pp. 1-2), "Munemori's Medals Enshrined at Ft. DeRussy Army Museum" (p. 1), "In the Wake of Hiroshima" (p. 3), and "Question and Answer Fact Sheet: Why Seek Redress? What Are the Issues?" (pp. 5, 8).

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doc Letter to Ben Nakagawa from M. & K. Katayama (ddr-densho-510-14)

Includes copy of letter to Alden Barber from Kathy Katayama. (ddr-densho-510-11)

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Narrator Frank Sato

Nisei male. Born March 16, 1929, in Puyallup, Washington. Grew up in the Sumner, Washington, area, where parents had a produce business. During World War II, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, attended the University of Washington and the University of Southern California. Established …

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img Santa Fe, New Mexico [internees] (ddr-csujad-56-323)

Internees in work clothes in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Included is a typed list of names and hometowns: Kakigi (Sebastopol); Okamura, Sueichi (San Francisco); Matsumoto (Petaluma); Yokoyama, Rokuzaemon (Sebastopol); Sugioka (Petaluma); Yoshizawa, Seizo (Petaluma); Ito, Hichijiro (Sebastopol); Iba; Kimura (Santa Rosa); Kobuke (Sebastopol); Akutagawa, Kiyoshi (Sebastopol); Kai (Santa Rosa); Nagase (Santa Rosa); Udo, Tsunejiro (San Francisco). …

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av Alice Uyeda Interview (ddr-densho-400-23)

Alice Uyeda was born on February 19, 1920, in Baldwin Park, California. Alice was the youngest of three children to Buhei and Sawaye Ito. Her father was a truck farmer in Baldwin Park. On December 7, 1941, when World War II broke out, Alice was working in Glendale, California. She and her family went to Utah …

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av Yoshi Inose Interview (ddr-densho-400-6)

Yoshi Inose was born on September 24, 1908, in Los Angeles, California. She was one of three children, and her parents' names were Seijiro and Soko Shibuya. Her father was a lawyer and the first publisher for the Rafu Shimpo and her mother was a koto instructor. After World War II broke out, the family was …

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av Frank Endo Interview (ddr-densho-400-1)

Frank Endo was born in Wilmington, California, on April 20,1923, and grew up on Terminal Island, California. He taught gymnastics at Santa Anita, California, Race Track and at the concentration camp in Amache, Colorado, where he was imprisoned. Endo worked in Chicago during WWII and served in the U.S. Army's Military Intelligence Service. He participated in …

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av George Joji Tenpo Interview (ddr-densho-400-22)

George Tenpo was born on May 28, 1923, in Compton, California. His parents were Hyoichi and Shizue Tenpo. His father was a farmer in Harbor City and his mother was a housewife. During World War II, George and his family were sent to the Santa Anita Assembly Center and the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After the …

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vh Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-2)

Nisei male. Born January 25, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted the draft, with the rationale that the U.S. government had classified him 4-C, an enemy alien, and he was therefore under no obligation to serve. Imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Vocal critic of …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 18 (May 8, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-18)

Selected article titles: "What are social service needs in the community?" (p. 1), "Prospects dim for resolution urging Elks to open membership" (p. 1), "Seattle Central Area residents frightened by bomb terrorism" (p. 1), "Racial bias, distortions noted in three Calif. state textbooks" (p. 1), "Title II campaign: Hearings resume May 11 with Nixon man on …

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