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![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-25-1)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-25-1)
Family background, Yoshito Mizuta
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-25)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-25)
Mr. Hori was born in 1918, Mr. Mizuta was born in 1914, and Mr. Tazuma was born in 1916. Both Mr. Hori and Mr. Mizuta are Nisei, and Mr. Tazuma is an Issei. All three grew up in Seattle and owned hotels in the International District. In this group interview, they discuss Japanese American hotel ownership …
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Narrator Yoshito Mizuta
Nisei male. Born October 22, 1914, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned hotels in the International District. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel association in the Japanese American community.
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-25-26)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 26 (ddr-densho-1000-25-26)
Trying to make money running a hotel business
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-25-31)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-25-31)
The Seattle Japanese Hotel Association of Seattle
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-25-20)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-25-20)
Lack of laundry facilities in the prewar hotels
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-25-2)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-25-2)
Family background, Takashi Hori
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-25-5)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-25-5)
Description of hotel clientele
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-25-3)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-25-3)
Family background, Elmer Tazuma
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-25-40)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 40 (ddr-densho-1000-25-40)
Lobbying for the hotel industry
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-25-24)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-25-24)
Cost of running a prewar hotel
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 54 (ddr-densho-1000-25-54)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 54 (ddr-densho-1000-25-54)
The origins of Japanese American nicknames: Fleezy, Popo, etc.
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-25-34)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 34 (ddr-densho-1000-25-34)
Paying dues to the Hotel Association
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-25-15)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 15 (ddr-densho-1000-25-15)
Childhood activities of playing in the neighborhood
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-25-30)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-25-30)
Experiencing discrimination in the hotel industry
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-25-17)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-25-17)
Description of Seattle's prewar Japantown
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-25-12)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-25-12)
Japanese-owned prewar hotels
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-25-13)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-25-13)
A close relationship between hotel owners and clientele
![Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-25-4)](https://ddr.densho.org/media/cache/9a/b7/9ab70ea22ef69b24a87b29265dda1bb2.jpg)
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Takashi Hori - Yoshito Mizuta - Elmer Tazuma Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-25-4)
Reasons for Japanese American involvement in hotel business