An act of defiance: threatening to walk out of camp
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, …
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Osumi, Minister of the Navy, invited the commanders-in-chief of every country. [Tokyo 1934 June 7]. Minister of the Navy Osumi held a party after the national funeral of Togo, who was the General of the Army. Traiyer, Commander-in-Chief of the support fleet, and three others attended the party. They came from England. …
Description of Kiyoshi Okamoto, the founder of the Fair Play Committee
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …
This is a party for Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, who was on leave from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Left to right: Hideye Yasubaki, Fujiko Ishibashi, unidentified, Dr. Ishibashi, Kiyoshi Okawa, Hiroshi "Junior" Okawa, Suzu Okawa, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, and unidentified. Yoshiro Okawa is in the back.
Selected article titles: "Population in World Casts Dim U.S. Future" (pp. 1, 6), "Reparations for Evacuees Still High on JACL Priority" (p. 1), "Sen. Daniel Inouye: On World Population" (pp. 2, 5), and "Kiyoshi Hirano: Dubbed Stockton's Henry Kissinger, He Negotiates Return of Temple Bell" (p. 3).
Nisei male. Born February 14, 1920, in Kent, Washington. Grew up in the nearby town of Auburn, where parents ran a farm. Family was involved Auburn Buddhist Church. Graduated from the University of Washington in 1942 and removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Recruited out of Tule Lake to teach …
The Young People's Club, or Seinenkai, brought together people in their twenties from North Seattle for social, cultural, and recreational activities, such as this one to Mt. Rainier. (L to R): Kiyoshi Tada, Alice Funai, Tak Nakawatase, Lily Yasui, Ko Abe, Mich Shimomura, Tadashi Kumagai, Stamy Kumagai, Hiroshi Yahagi, Kaz Tada.
Re: 1993 Heart Mt. Resisters program and participation of military resisters, particularly from the 1800 and Disciplinary Barracks Boys (DB Boys) from Fort Riley
Cards from the Fujimori family and Murata family to Nisaburo Aibara. Mr. Aibara attended funeral services for Hae Fujimori and Kiyoshi Murata. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csus_nac_0055
Description of trial: found guilty and sent to jail
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead …
Caption on reverse: "FAREWELL TO VICE CONSUL: Torao Oshio, Japanese vice consul here for the last four years who is returning to Japan late this month, is being presented with a lei by Patricia Awamura, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tokuyoshi Awamura, at a dinner at the Wisteria last night. In center, below them, is Mrs. …
Photographed are Tazu Kawamoto, Mass, and Kiyoshi who go crabbing together in the Carmel River, located in Monterey County on the Central California Coast. From page 28 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_28_001
Photographed are Tazu Kawamoto, Mass, and Kiyoshi who go crabbing together in the Carmel River, located in Monterey County on the Central California Coast. From page 28 of: Tazu Kawamoto photo album (csudh_taz_0001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: taz_01_28_002