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doc Ted Stevens subcommittee hearings (ddr-csujad-55-2133)

Written statement of Rachel Kawasaki, submitted for the hearings on Senate Bill S. 2116. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2236

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doc Article about Yasuo Goto (ddr-njpa-5-1121)

Translation of article: "The wedding ceremony of Mr. Yasuo Goto and Ms. Kimiko Kawasaki was held at Harris church on Saturday night."

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img Kojiro Matsukata (ddr-njpa-4-835)

Caption on front [translation]: "Kojiro Matsukata. Director of a company. Born in Kagoshima city. Attended Heibei (?) University. Secretary of the president. Kawasaki Shipbuilding Company president. Japan-Soviet Union Oil Company president. Kagoshima 2nd ward."

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av George Ishibashi Interview (ddr-densho-400-7)

George Ishibashi was born on March 27, 1914, in San Pedro, California. He grew up on a farm in Palos Verdes, California. His father immigrated to the U.S. in the late 1890s and leased his first farm in 1906. Following Japan's bombing of Pearl Harbor, the family's lease was unceremoniously ended. Ishibashi and his family were …

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doc Japanese American Courier Vol. 3, No. 157 (December 27, 1930) (ddr-densho-96-187)

Selected article titles: "Japan Diet Opens for 159th Session on December 24" (p. 1), "Undefeated Fives to Meet Tonight for Class A Lead" (p. 2), "Pink Tea" (p. 3), "Kawasaki Chosen Lotus President for Second Year" (p. 4)

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doc Letter from Helen (Nakamura) Napoleon to Rachael Kawasaki, July 5, 1991 (ddr-csujad-55-2081)

Correspondence from Helen Napoleon to Rachael Kawasaki regarding redress payments for Napoleon's mother, Dorothy Nakamura, a non-Japanese individual who chose to accompany her spouse to an incarceration camp during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2184

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img Visiting the family grave site on Easter (ddr-densho-443-129)

Photograph of Carolyn Kishi standing in front of a grave marker for her grandparents Tayo Kishi and Tajiro Kishi, and her great-aunt Shige Kawasaki on Easter Day. On the far left of the photograph is an unidentified child. Written on the album page below the image is "Easter 1950" in white pencil.

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doc Brief Account of the Life of Iwahiko Tsumanuma (ddr-densho-335-16)

A brief account of life of Thomas Rockrise (Iwahiko Tsumanuma) including his architectual work finished in Japan during his two trips there in 1920 and 1921. These projects include Kawasaki Hospital in Kobe; Colonial home for a business man, Mr. Uenaka, in Tokyo; Private Museum for Tokushichi Nomura, Esq., in Kyoto; Nanying office building, Nanking Road, …

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doc White River Valley Chapter, Valley Civic League 1000 Club leaders (ddr-densho-277-81)

A list of the JACL White River Valley Chapter members who acted as 1000 Club leaders from 1961 to 2009.

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img "Hood River Japanese community welcoming dignitaries" (ddr-densho-259-299)

Caption by Yuka Yasui: "Hood River Japanese community welcoming dignitaries." Caption by Homer Yasui: "A very large gathering of Nikkei in front of the Hood River Japanese Community Hall I will guess that the couple in the center was the Japanese ambassador to the United States, Debuchi Kakka and Mrs. Debuchi. According to Corky Kawasaki, Kakka …

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img King of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-3)

Original WRA caption: King of Hunt High School May Day festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with his attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Prince Victor Fujioka, princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, King Johnny Okamoto, Princess Sue …

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img Kay- Roy Discussing the Situation (ddr-jamsj-1-24)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Kay Kawasakis' Plumbing Crew (ddr-jamsj-1-13)

Landscapers working in front of the Sumitomo Bank of California.

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img Queen of Hunt High School (ddr-densho-37-4)

Original WRA caption: Queen of Hunt High School May Day Festival being crowned by Richard A. Pomeroy, Supt. of Education, is shown with her attendants. The court was chosen by popular vote in a contest sponsored by the student body. Left to right: Pri[n]ce Victor Fujioka, Princess Dorothy Sugawara, Mr. Pomeroy, Queen Betty Aoki, Princess Sue …

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doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. 6 No. 30 (August 20, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-281)

Selected article titles: "Nisei Citizenship" (p. 1), "Must Return Government Goods Before Departure" (p. 1), "Stage Parade at Camp Shelby" (p. 1), "Many Residents See Relocation Movies" (p. 1), "Two Robberies at Canteens" (p. 1).

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img Kojiro Matsukata (ddr-njpa-4-836)

Caption on front [translation]: "President of Japan-Soviet Union Oil Company, Mr. Kojiro Matsukata. The son of Masayoshi Matsukata, he became the president of Kawasaki Shipbuilding Company when he was 30 years old. Although he has been riding on a carriage, he laid low since the Showa financial panic. Suddenly he introduced the red oil and created …

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doc White River Valley Chapter, Valley Civic League secretaries (ddr-densho-277-74)

A list of the JACL White River Valley Chapter members who acted as secretaries from 1930 to 1964.

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img Football team (ddr-densho-23-17)

Organized sports such as baseball and football were important for the Japanese American community because they encouraged cohesiveness. Teams composed entirely of Nisei competed against one another. Several Nisei sports leagues were formed in the 1930s. Front (left to right): Torazo Hikida, Ken Shimbo, George Ishii, Jackson Sonada, Genji Nishimura (holding football), "Nap" Nishisaka, Fred Kosaka, …

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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 Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-3)

Black and white photographic negative of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, Sophie …

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img Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-1)

Original black and white photographic print of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, …

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img Adelphons Group Photo (ddr-one-1-2)

Black and white photographic negative of the Adelphons, a young women's service group of the Portland Chapter of the Japanese American Citizen's League, in formal attire. Back Row (left to right): Sumiko “Sue” (Kawasaki) Fujino, unidentified, Minnie (Oyama) Abe, Ochiyo (Nishioka) Hasuike, unidentified, Mary (Furusho) Iwasaki, Tamae "Butch" Yamamoto, Kathryn (Kawata) Niita, Irene (Kawata) Nakagawa, Sophie …

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img Multi-generational family portrait in Japan (ddr-densho-259-534)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait, presumably many of the extended Yasui clan in Nanukaichi, Japan. Prominent in the center is our uncle, Taiitsuro Yasui, and on his immediate right, his wife, Kameno Kawasaki Yasui. Our Yasui grandmother, Tsune [Tsuya?] Katayama Yasui, is on Taiitsuro's left. I think that that's Yasuo Yasui on Grandma Yasui's left--he was …

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img Terao funeral (ddr-densho-442-5)

Photograph of mourners in attendance at the funeral of Tomsabaro Terao. Front row left to right: Keiko Togo and Jimmy Tatsuda II. Second row: unknown, unknown, unknown, Bill Tatsuda, Charlie Tatsuda, Abe Hagiwara, Ruth Ohashi, John Tomita, unknown, Pat Hagiwara, Cherry, Tatsuda, unknown, Frank Tomita, and Mike Hagiwara. Third row: unknown, Mr. Faulkner, Mr. Inouye, Jimmy …

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img Kohei Murakoso and his wife in their wedding ceremony (ddr-njpa-4-1156)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Wedding ceremony of athlete Murakoso at Ikuta Shrine in Kobe. (Kobe) February 21, 1940. The world famous long distance runner, athlete Murakoso (36) -- a sales department employee at Kawasaki Aircraft Industries -- was married by matchmakers Masayuki[?] Nemoto, who is the executive of the company, and Mrs. Nemoto, at Ikuta Shrine …

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