Search Results | Densho Digital Repository

Narrator Dale Minami

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/134/

vh William Marutani Interview (ddr-phljacl-1-14)

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-phljacl-1-14/

vh Aiko Herzig-Yoshinaga Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-250)

Nisei female. Born August 5, 1924, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in Sacramento and Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California, and transferred to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. Washington representative and researcher for National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR) and primary archival researcher for Commission on Wartime Relocation …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-250/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 17 (October 27, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-44)

Selected article titles: "American florists styles wow floral designers in Japan" (p. 1), "Nisei claims dad's discharge by railroad during WW2 illegal, seeks compensation" (p. 1), "Miki tells tour leaders to speak Japanese to understand heritage" (p. 1), "JACLers Briefed by Ambassador" (p. 1), "'Rights and Responsibilities' entwined in good citizenship" (p. 2), "Horatio Alger attitude …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-39-44/

Memo from Judicial Commissioners to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, and Mr. Philip W. Barber, Chief, Community Services, Heart Mountain, January 8, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-739)

doc Memo from Judicial Commissioners to Mr. Guy Robertson, Project Director, and Mr. Philip W. Barber, Chief, Community Services, Heart Mountain, January 8, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-739)

Memorandum of understanding from K. Doi and T. Kumai of the Heart Mountain Judicial Commission to Guy Robertson and Philip Barber regarding establishment of a court system at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Includes request for the addition of prosecutor, defense council, clerk, interpreter, and reporters to the current court staff. See this object in the California …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-739/

Witness preparation information packet to submit written testimony and testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-55-109)

doc Witness preparation information packet to submit written testimony and testify before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-55-109)

Information created for the purpose of assisting individuals in preparing testimony for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians. Packet includes information on the investigation and review process, location of hearings, hearing formats, preparing oral testimony, post-hearing procedures, and a list of groups in the redress and reparations effort. See this object in the …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-109/

vh Angus Macbeth Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-43-4)

Description of Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians staff members

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 interviews …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-43-4/

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/900/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 25 (June 19, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-25)

Selected article titles: "FHA, VA assisted tract housing target of Calif. civil rights bill" (p. 1), "Arizona Sansei competes in nat'l finals of spelling bee, misses at 30th round" (p. 1), "100th Infantry Battalion reorganized as battle group, retaining same numerals" (p. 1), "Integration of Pacific Coast Japanese Methodists with regional groups planned" (p. 6), "Idaho, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-31-25/

doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 112, No. 24 [June 21, 1991] (ddr-pc-63-24)

Select article titles: "JACL discusses Chinese, Jewish coalition effort" (p. 1), "Census Bureau reveals undercount of Asians" (p. 1), "Commission calls for overhauling of justice system" (p. 1), "Water rights snag Manzanar proposal" (p. 1), "Bias charged against Japanese firms in U.S." (p. 3), "Study: wife abuse high among Southeast Asians" (p. 3), "Ethnic enrollment up …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-63-24/

doc Administrative notice, no. 247 (April 24, 1945) (ddr-csujad-55-1669)

Summer assignments for teachers employed by the War Relocation Authority including remedial work, Relocation Center school closing procedures, nursery schools, adult vocational activities, relocation advising, supplementary family visits, assisting with group discussion, assisting with the relocation planning commission, assisting with the library, welfare work, childcare services, summer activities, programming, leadership training, and national agency programming. See …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-55-1669/

vh Hitoshi H. Kajihara Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-30-12)

The decision to form the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-30-12/

vh William Marutani Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-44-8)

The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings; shock, surprise, and rage

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, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-44-8/

vh Angus Macbeth Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-43-3)

First days serving as special counsel to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-43-3/

vh Angus Macbeth Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-43-6)

Serving as special counsel to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-43-6/

vh Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-16-5)

Serving as a staff researcher for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-16-5/

vh Susan Hayase Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-13-5)

Getting people to testify at the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-13-5/

av Speak Out for Justice: Afterword by Kathy Masaoka and Alex Kanegawa (ddr-densho-1024-116)

Kathy Masaoka, Co-Chair of NCRR and Nikkei Progressives, and Alex Kanegawa, member of Nikkei Progressives, provide an afterword to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) hearings in Los Angeles, held from August 4 through August 6, 1981. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 1981 Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-116/

vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta (ddr-csujad-29-55)

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-55/

vh William Marutani Segment 11 (ddr-densho-1000-44-11)

Dealing with the criticism and scrutiny of being on the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-44-11/

vh Angus Macbeth Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-43-2)

Being recruited for the position of special counsel for the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

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 …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-43-2/

vh An Oral History with Norman Y. Mineta - Segment 1 (ddr-csujad-29-55-1)

Japanese American congressman, representing the Thirteenth Congressional District of California, born and raised in San Jose, California, discusses his early life, graduation from the University of California, Berkeley, and receiving a commission and serving in the armed forces from 1953-1956. Recalls the removal, "relocation," and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II at the Heart …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-29-55-1/

vh Roger Daniels Interview (ddr-densho-122-25)

White male. Born December 1, 1927, in New York City, New York. Charles Phelps Taft Professor Emeritus of History, University of Cincinnati. Served as a consultant to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians from 1981 to 1983. Has researched and written numerous books about the Japanese American experience, including Prisoners Without Trial: Japanese …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-122-25/

av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 4 (ddr-densho-1024-106)

As the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Los Angeles hearings resume, Issei testifiers speak out on the injustice shown towards people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. Testifiers from the San Diego Redress and Reparations Committee also speak out on behalf of their experiences and their families. Introduction by Jan Tokumaru, …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-106/

av Speak Out for Justice: August 5, 1981 - Part 5 (ddr-densho-1024-107)

As the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) Los Angeles hearings proceed, testimonies of financial losses and psychological trauma drive the movement for Redress and Reparations forward. The testifiers show solidarity in their support for interned people of Japanese ancestry. Introduction by Mark Masaoka and Miyako Noguchi of Nikkei Progressives. Part 5 Testifiers: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1024-107/

Filters

Narrator Dale Minami

Narrator Bob Suzuki