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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 11, November 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-523)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Teacher?s Workshop featuring Mako Nakagawa, Tom Ikeda, Alan Yabui, Karen Yoshitomi, Pramila Jayapal, and a panel of Dr. Frank Kitamoto, Fumiko Hayashida, May Namba, Devon Abdullah, and Amelia Derr; 2005 Installation, January 22, 2005, Seattle Waterfront, $60, Keynote-Peggy Nagae; Board to carol at Nikkei Manor.
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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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Governor signing the Washington State Redress Bill (ddr-densho-10-7)
Governor John Spellman of Washington State signs a state bill allocating redress payments of $5,000 each for thirty-eight Nisei state employees who lost their jobs during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. Front row (left to right): Cherry Kinoshita, Governor John Spellman, Miye Ishihara, and Frank Kinomoto. Back: unidentified, Representative Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, …
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Frank H. Hirata Interview (ddr-densho-1000-271)
Kibei-Nisei male. Born November 19, 1925, in Spokane, Washington. At the age of ten, went to Japan with grandfather. During World War II, was conscripted into the Japanese army, and was still in training when the war ended. After the war, continued education, graduating from Kyoto University with a law degree. Got married in 1957 and …
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Akira Kageyama Interview (ddr-densho-1003-15)
Nisei male. Born July 2, 1916, in Los Angeles, California. Grew up in the Los Angeles area. Lost both parents at an early age, and was responsible for younger siblings. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. In camp, was a key figure in Manzanar's guayule project. After leaving camp, returned to …
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Issei waiting to receive their redress checks (ddr-densho-10-11)
Four Issei, all at least 100 years of age, waiting to receive their redress checks at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. Left to right: Mr. Katsuo, Ms. Wakamatsu, Mr. Ishimitsu, and Mr. Nakagawa. The fifth Issei recipient, Mr. Frank Yatsu, is not pictured. The man standing behind Ms. Wakamatsu is unidentified. The Civil Liberties …
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Two Japanese-American men during interviews leading up to receiving redress checks (ddr-csujad-52-16)
Two Japanese-American men wearing suits. The caption next to the image reads, "SEATTLE, Sept. 30--WILL RECEIVE CHECKS--Frank Yatsu, 106, right, talks about his imprisonment by the U.S. government during World War II in an internment camp with other Japanese-Americans. Listening to Yatsu during an interview at Seattle Keiro, a Japanese community nursing home, is Harry Nakagawa, …
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Jap Draft Dodgers Sentenced to Prison (September 29, 1944) (ddr-densho-56-1065)
The Seattle Daily Times, September 29, 1944, p. 13
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-271-10)
Father reunites family in Japan because of impending war
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-271-8)
Catching up academically with students in Japan
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 6 (ddr-densho-1000-271-6)
Initially resisting going to Japan with grandfather
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 27 (ddr-densho-1000-271-27)
Feeling a strong connection to the Nisei community, despite Kibei background
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-271-29)
Establishing a career with the Bank of Tokyo
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 20 (ddr-densho-1000-271-20)
Family's return to the United States
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-271-4)
Learning Japanese language from parents
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-271-16)
Attending a National Higher School in Japan
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-271-23)
Restoring U.S. citizenship and returning to the United States
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-271-18)
Changes in Japan's society and government following World War II
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-271-3)
Being tutored for part of elementary school in order to help out on family farm
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 19 (ddr-densho-1000-271-19)
Feeling more favorably towards Americans after working with U.S. soldiers
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 22 (ddr-densho-1000-271-22)
Meeting future wife and getting married
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Frank H. Hirata Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-271-13)
Shortage of resources in Japan during the war