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vh Akemi Matsumoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-sjacl-2-26-1)

Introduction of interviewers

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img Sweetheart of Minidoka and attendants (ddr-densho-37-674)

Original WRA caption: Sweetheart of Minidoka and her attendants chosen by popular vote in St. Valentine's Day contest sponsored by the Minidoka Irrigator, center newspaper. Standing left to right: Kiyoka Kumagai, Amy Hidaka, Mona Saito, Chickie Ishihara. Seated left to right: Misao Hayashida, Ise Inozuka, Mary Jane Kinoshita.

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-29)

Ana Tanaka and Dr. Kyle Kinoshita interview Gabrielle Kazuko Nomura Gainor. Gainor is a mixed-race Gosei (fifth generation Japanese American) who represents the next generation of mixed-race Nikkei activists and artists who use their skills as a platform to raise their voices to bring issues of BIPoC legacy and social justice to the table. As a …

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img Nisei girls at the Japanese Community Hall (ddr-densho-259-175)

Caption by Homer Yasui: "20 or so Nisei girls gathered along the south side of the Dee Japanese Community Hall this may represent a Japanese language school, because Mrs. Haru Tsuji, who was a Japanese language teacher, is standing in the background."

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doc Memo from Jiro Fujioka, Co-operating with Block Chairmen, Heart Mountain, to Mr. Kinoshita, June 28, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-695)

Memorandum from Jiro Fujioka to Speaker, Mr. Kinoshita, regarding his speech on hiking paleontology at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0697

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XIV, No. 8, August 1977 (ddr-sjacl-1-262)

Newsletter covering the following topics: 1977 President Cherry Kinoshita; 1000 Club Golf Tournament Results; 35 members of the Asian American community gather to form an Asian American PAC attended by Min Masuda, Paul Isaki, Arlene Oki, and Phil Hayasaka (Interim Chair); travel night meeting for Seattle JACL Spring Tour to Japan.

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vh Henry Miyatake Interview V Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-57-20)

Beginning to establish the "Seattle Plan" for redress

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-3)

Generally feeling supportive in activist conversations

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-4)

Experiencing racist comments as a young person

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 5 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-5)

Studying traditional Japanese dance

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 1 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-1)

Family history

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-8)

Working on an exhibit about WWII Japanese American draft resisters

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-7)

Organizing a Seattle JACL conference for mixed race members

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-2)

Exploring Japanese American identity through the arts

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-6)

Grandfather's activist and educator history

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vh Gabrielle Nomura Gainor Interview Segment 9 (ddr-sjacl-2-29-9)

Thoughts on the younger generations' participation in JACL

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img Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-373)

Black and white photographic negative of four women sitting at a picnic table eating with chopsticks at a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Sumi "Sue" (Kaga) Hasegawa, Mrs. Kiyomura, and Jean (Kiyomura) Tamiyasu.

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vh Joy Misako St. Germain Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-35)

Ana Tanaka and Dr. Kyle Kinoshita led a conversation with Joy Misako St. Germain, detailing how she became involved with JACL and became a Seattle leader. Being one of just a few Japanese American families where she grew up, she felt a deep longing for a sense of community. Her love for Japanese American culture is …

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vh Grant Ujifusa Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-97)

Sansei male. Born January 4, 1942, in Worland, Wyoming. Graduated from Harvard College in 1965, and went on to earn an M.A. in American History from Brandeis University and an ABT in American Civilization from Brown University. Worked for book publishers Gambit, Houghton Mifflin, Random House, Macmillan, and Reader's Digest magazine. Played an integral part in …

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vh Fred Hirasuna Interview (ddr-densho-1000-21)

Nisei male. Born February 11, 1908, in Lodi, California. Resettled voluntarily to Mankato, Minnesota, prior to mass removal. Resettled in central California in 1947. Member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) since 1929. Became active in the redress movement as fundraiser and lobbyist for Central California District Council of JACL.

(This interview was conducted at …

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Collection Mary and Victor Ikeda Collection (ddr-densho-348)

The Mary and Victor Ikeda Collection consists of photographs mainly from the Ikeda and Kinoshita families' time at Minidoka concentration camp. Topics include baseball and basketball in camp, employment in the Administration Building, and Francis "Bako" Kinoshita's funeral after being killed in action while fighting in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

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Collection Minidoka Irrigator Collection (ddr-densho-119)

This collection consists of selected issues of the Minidoka Irrigator, a newspaper published by the inmates at the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. The paper was published from 1942 until 1945. Many of the issues are originals, and were donated to Densho by Cherry Kinoshita, who was on the staff of the Irrigator.

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img Community Picnic (ddr-one-1-389)

Black and white photographic negative of five women sitting at a table eating with chopsticks at a community picnic at Viking Park hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Mitsy (Kiyomura) Takeoka, Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Sumi "Sue" (Kaga) Hasegawa, Mrs. Kiyomura, and Jean (Kiyomura) Tamiyashi.

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vh Grant Ujifusa Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-97-14)

Personal impact of involvement in redress movement

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 were limited to one hour. …

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vh Grant Ujifusa Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-97-10)

Encountering a particularly verbose opponent while lobbying Capitol Hill

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 were limited to …

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