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Fred Hirasuna Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-21-9)
Thoughts on the legacy of the 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 …
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Fred Hirasuna Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-21-13)
Appreciation for the efforts of the Japanese American servicemen
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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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 8 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-8)
Reflecting on the JACL: coalition-building
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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 7 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-7)
Applying civil liberties experience to HR work
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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 6 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-6)
Career in human resources helps with JACL work
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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 2 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-2)
First becoming involved with the Japanese American Citizens League
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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 3 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-3)
Achievements while president of the Seattle chapter of the JACL
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Joy Misako St. Germain Interview Segment 4 (ddr-sjacl-2-35-4)
The importance of preserving the legacy of the wartime incarceration of Japanese
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Signing of the proclamation for the first Day of Remembrance (ddr-densho-10-231)
Caption on reverse: "Mayor Charles Royer signs proclamation for first Day of Remembrance. L-R: Henry Miyatake, Seattle Evacuation Redress Comm., Shosuke Sasaki, Seattle Evacuation Redress Comm., Arlene Oki, Spec. Asst. to the Mayor, Ron Mamiya, National JACL Redress Comm., Floyd Schmoe, Amer. Friends Service Comm., Cherry Kinoshita, past pres. Seattle JACL, Dr. Minoru Masuda, M.C. for …
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Mayor signing the Day of Remembrance proclamation (ddr-densho-10-15)
Mayor Charles Royer of Seattle, Washington, signs the proclamation for the Day of Remembrance. Behind him (left to right): Henry Miyatake, Shosuke Sasaki, Arlene Oki, Ron Mamiya, Floyd Schmoe, Cherry Kinoshita, and Dr. Minoru Masuda. Annual Day of Remembrance ceremonies are held in many Japanese American communities on or around February 19th, the day Executive Order …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 30, No. 9, September 1993 (ddr-sjacl-1-415)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Kip Tokuda?s column address the ?healthy tension? at meetings and a tendency to ?talk around? and issue because of ?warui kimochi? ?however, in attempts to find common ground there are disagreements, turn issue, and organizational shifts in thought?and hopefully growth"; Redress update by Cherry Kinoshita; Bob Shimabukuro and Mayumi Tsutakawa new …
Narrator Gabrielle Nomura Gainor
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 …
Narrator Mary Kinoshita Ikeda
Nisei female. Born May 18, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seatle, where father wsa the head bellboy at an exclusive club. Attended the Maryknoll Catholic school in Seattle prior to World War II. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While at Minidoka, brother …
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Densho eNews, August 2008 (ddr-densho-431-23)
Article titles: "From the Director," "From the Archive: An Extraordinary Citizen: Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig," "Densho News: Teacher Resources: New Lesson on CD and Online," "2008 Sushi & Sake Fest," "Densho on the Road and in the News," "Recommended Resource: Preserving California's Japantowns."
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 98, No. 25 (June 19, 1984) (ddr-pc-56-25)
Selected article titles: "Congress hears testimony from former internees" (p. 1), "Conflicting stories heard in Chin trial" (p. 1), "Fighting Sexual Harassment Against Asian Women" (p. 2), "New housing project accepting applications from Nikkei seniors" (p. 3), "Coram Nobis Cases" (p. 5), "Kinoshita and Shimoura tie for JACLer of the Biennium" (p. 7), "Legislative counsel is …
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In front of Japanese American Citizens League building (ddr-densho-10-230)
Caption on reverse: "L-R: Dean Hayasaka, Visual Communications camerman, John Esaki, Visual Communications producer/director, Shosuke Sasaki, Seattle redress pioneer, Mike Nakata, Seattle redress pioneer, Chuck Kato, Seattle redress pioneer, Cherry Kinoshita, JACL Redress Video Project Chair, Henry Miyatake, Seattle redress pioneer, Ken Nakano, Seattle redress pioneer. In front of building in which JACL was first organized …
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Signing of the Washington State Employees Compensation Bill by Governor John Spellman (ddr-densho-10-163)
Caption on reverse: "Gov. John Spellman signing ESSB 3163, Wash. State Redress Bill - May 13, 1983 ($5000 redress for 34 former state employees, J.A.). L-R: Back row: Rep. Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, Rep. Art Wang, ?, Tom Takemura, Sen. George Fleming, Mako Nakagawa, Ron Sims, Michi Maebori. Front row: Cherry Kinoshita, Gov. John Spellman, Miye …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 36, No. 10, October 1999 (ddr-sjacl-1-467)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Planning session to meet for Tokuda?s WA State CLPEF bill; David Yamaguchi devotes President?s column to ?Women of Substance? including Anne Namba, Shigeko Uno, Cherry Kinoshita, Kathryn Bannai, Mako Nakagawa, May Sasaki, Vicki Toyohara-Mukai, Gail Tanaka, Elaine Akagi, Janice Yee, Sharon Sobie-Seymour (NOTE David omitted Joy St, Germain) and Lori Matsukawa.
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Sweetheart Beauty Pageant winners (ddr-densho-10-5)
Finalists in the Minidoka concentration camp Sweetheart Beauty Pageant surround the winner. Left to right: Barbara Kurimura, Pauline Tamiyasu, Chizuko Hayashi, Kimi Takatsuka, Noble Kodama, Pearl Hirata, and Fumi Kinoshita. The Sweetheart Beauty Pageant began in the winter of 1943. The contest was designed to lighten the mood of the camp. Each block, or camp division, …
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Seattle School District redress supporters (ddr-densho-10-14)
A resolution was passed on April 25, 1984, to seek redress for Nisei who lost their jobs with the Seattle School District during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. Shown here are former school district employees and supporters of that resolution. Front (top to bottom): Alice Kawanishi; Mako Nakagawa, past president of the JACL; …
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Sorelles Group Photo (ddr-one-1-20)
Black and white photographic negative of the Sorelles, a high school social group. Left to right: Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida, Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Loretta (Fujii) Kaneko, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Grace (Sakano) Robbs, Sumi "Sue" (Kaga) Hasegawa, Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya, Masae “Elsie” (Morita) Onishi, Rose Namba, Jayne (Katada) Furukawa, …
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Sorelles Group Photo (ddr-one-1-19)
Original black and white photographic print of the Sorelles, a high school social group. Left to right: Rose Haruye (Muramatsu) Ouchida, Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Loretta (Fujii) Kaneko, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Grace (Sakano) Robbs, Sumi "Sue" (Kaga) Hasegawa, Lillian (Niimi) Mikariya, Masae “Elsie” (Morita) Onishi, Rose Namba, Jayne (Katada) …
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Archdiocese of Seattle Collection (ddr-densho-403)
The Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle Archives focuses on Our Lady Queen of Martyrs parish, a Japanese-Filipino national parish in Seattle administered by the Maryknoll Sisters and Fathers from 1925-1953. The collection primarily documents parish and school buildings before the removal and incarceration of the parish’s Japanese parishioners. The records also include a photo of the Kinoshita …