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Narrator Mary Nakata Tomita

Nisei female. Born August 6, 1931, in Alameda, California. Had a twin sister, and as an infant was adopted by mother's cousin and her husband. Grew up in Alameda, where adoptive father ran a garage. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Returned to …

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img Ladies Bowling Team- Oregon Nisei Bowling League Photo #3 (ddr-one-1-563)

Black and white photographic negative of a Nisei women's bowling team. The team is posed in front of a Ford sedan with monogrammed shirts. From left to right: Yoko (Hishikawa) Iwata, Kathleen Sasaki, Sachi (Nakata) Nakashima, Takako Inukai and Toshi (Tamiyasu) Fukuhara. Original print ONLC 3428.

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img Piano students with their teacher (ddr-ajah-6-365)

Caption below photo: Piano students, Japanese Methodist Episcopal Church, South, Alameda, CA June 30, 1928

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img Young women (ddr-densho-359-646)

Alice and Pauline Kawamoto pose in a field for a photograph.

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img Kawamoto sisters (ddr-densho-359-630)

The caption on this page of the album "at Quilcene Bay". Left to right: Alice and Pauline Kawamoto

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img Sisters (ddr-densho-359-230)

Pauline and Alice Kawamoto near their home

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img Sisters (ddr-densho-359-568)

Yukiye and Yoshiko Kawamoto standing near their home

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img Women on Mt. Walker (ddr-densho-359-305)

Caption on this page of the album "'Up on Mount Walker' September '37". From left to right: Alice Kawamoto, Yonchan Iwasa

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img Two women in swimsuits (ddr-densho-359-711)

Pauline and Alice Kawamoto sit on a rock in their swimsuits.

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img Sisters (ddr-densho-359-579)

Caption beneath the photograph in the album states "Yukiye and Yoshiko". Yukiye Kawamoto and her sister, Yoshiko, stand near their home

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img Two girls swimming (ddr-densho-359-635)

Pauline and Alice Kawamoto

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img Family portait (ddr-densho-359-1279)

Kawamoto family poses with their dog.Joe, Jean, and Ray Kawamoto

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 6, June 2000 (ddr-sjacl-1-479)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Electronic venue set up. Office furniture obtain, File cabinets. Ryan Minato has scanned all the past presidents and other photos; Aki Kurose Scholarship is a reality. $28,000 raised; Monterey to host National Convention, Ryan Chin running for VP, Matthew Nakata for National Youth Representative.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 6, June 2000 (ddr-sjacl-1-478)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Electronic venue set up. Office furniture obtain, File cabinets. Ryan Minato has scanned all the past presidents and other photos; Aki Kurose Scholarship is a reality. $28,000 raised; Monterey to host National Convention, Ryan Chin running for VP, Matthew Nakata for National Youth Representative.

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img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-402)

Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance performance on a stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) inside the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Dancers on stage: second to the right, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba; third to the right, Mary (Nakata) Fujii.

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img Young Buddhist League Convention Queen (ddr-one-1-25)

Black and white photographic print of the Fourth Annual Northwest Young Buddhist League's Convection Queen: Mary (Nakata) Fujii of Portland, Oregon. She is dressed in a dark formal gown, wearing a jeweled tiara and velvet robe. The photograph was found in Frank Hirahara's memorabilia of his time in Portland.

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img Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) Odori Performance (ddr-one-1-403)

Black and white photographic negative of an Odori folk dance performance on the stage for Hanamatsuri (birth of Buddha celebration) at Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). From left to right: Mary (Nakata) Fujii, Shiz (Fujita) Inaba, Hanako Terakawa Tamura, unidentified, and Sakae Kobayashi.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 40, No. 3, March 2003 (ddr-sjacl-1-509)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Chapter urges letter writing to Rep. Howard Coble (R-NC) who suggested that while incarcerating Arab-Americans would be wrong, incarcerating Japanese Americans during WWII was right; President Tatsuo Nakata reports on Board Retreat; Chapter updating the Pride and Shame exhibit, Elaine Akagi heads effort.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 3, March 2000 (ddr-sjacl-1-473)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Martha Choe keynotes Installation Dinner; Board Bio on Ayako Hurd; article by David Yamaguchi on why JACL is still relevant as he described the efforts of JACLers who testified in favor of Kip Tokuda?s CLPEF bill. LA?s were Matthew Nakata and Hyeok Kim.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 37, No. 3, March 2000 (ddr-sjacl-1-474)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Martha Choe keynotes Installation Dinner; Board Bio on Ayako Hurd; article by David Yamaguchi on why JACL is still relevant as he described the efforts of JACLers who testified in favor of Kip Tokuda?s CLPEF bill. LA?s were Matthew Nakata and Hyeok Kim.

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img Group of women from the Circle 4 group of Plymouth Congregational Church (ddr-densho-474-247)

Front row, left to right: Mie "May" Miyamoto, Ryo Morikawa Tsai, Yoshiko Higo, Pauline Kimiko Yamaguchi Kunugi, and Toshiko "Tossie" Yamaguchi, Aoki Yamashita. Back row, left to right: Anna Fumi Morikawa Chiong, Katsuko Nakata Hayashi, Alice Sumuyo Fujinaga Iseri Hayakawa, Starr Miyeko Urakawa Hashiguchi, Lily Yuri Soyejima Uyeno, and Evelyn Wong

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