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Narrator Tosh Yasutake

Nisei male. Born 1922 in Seattle, WA. Father was employed by the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service as interpreter for twenty years, until he was separated from family on December 7, 1941, and interned as an enemy alien. Graduated 1941, Cleveland High School, and attended University of Washington before being removed from Seattle with mother, sister …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 21 No. 20 (ddr-densho-121-2)

Selected article titles: "Navy Opens Ranks to Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Sgt. Ben Kuroki to Speak on "Town Meeting of the Air"" (p. 1), "1000 Tule Lake Renunciants Enter Suit to Regain Rights" (p. 1), "Evacuee Group Leaves Seattle for Hawaii" (p. 1), "Native Sons Want Relocation Camps to be Kept Open" (p. 1), "Southern Pacific …

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doc Article regarding Takeo Miki (ddr-njpa-4-931)

Article: "Progressive Party Leader Of Japan Here. Takeo Miki, chief secretary of the Progressive Party (Kaishinto) of Japan, and Mrs. Miki are visiting in Honolulu today enroute back to Japan after a two months' world tour. They arrived here last night from San Francisco at 10 by plane, and are scheduled to depart for Tokyo tonight …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-137-7)

Moving to New York City: "a liberating experience"

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own family history interviews. …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-137-13)

Involvement in political movements while a student at New York University

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct their own …

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vh Mitsuye May Yamada Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-137-4)

Hearing about brother's combat injury; deciding to leave Cincinnati for New York University

Mitsuye Yamada was interviewed together with her two surviving brothers, William Toshio Yasutake and Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. She was interviewed individually on October 9-10, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings had planned to conduct …

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img Family outside barracks (ddr-densho-37-673)

Original WRA caption: Sakamoto family picture on golden wedding anniversary of Joseph Gerald Osamu Sakamoto and Mary Ann Tsuchi Sakamoto, both 80, at the Minidoka Relocation Center on December 11, 1943. Married in Japan, they came to the U.S. in 1894. Mr. Sakamoto was an early Seattle hotel proprietor. His son, James Y. Sakamoto, 40, is …

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Collection Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi Family Collection (ddr-densho-442)

Wakaichi "Buck" Ohashi Family Collection is a photo album of the Ohashi family. The album primarily contains photographs of the Ohashi family and the Japanese American community in Ketchikan, Alaska prior to WWII. Jasomatsu "George" Ohashi (1872-1934) immigrated to Ketchikan, Alaska around 1900 with his wife Shika, leaving his young son Wakaichi “Buck” in Japan. He …

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vh Tosh Yasutake Interview Segment 29 (ddr-densho-1000-138-29)

Staying in New York City after the war, meeting future wife, and passing civil service exam

William Toshio Yasutake was interviewed together with his sister Mitsuye (Yasutake) Yamada and surviving brother, Joseph Yasutake, in group sessions on October 8-9, 2002. He was interviewed individually on November 14, 2002.

Before being contacted by Densho, the Yasutake siblings …

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doc Looking ahead (ddr-csujad-48-8)

Term paper by Betty Hashimoto for period III Social Problems class taught by Mr. Harry Bentley Wells, a teacher at Manzanar High School. Before being sent to Manzanar, Betty had planned to attend Woodbury Business College and then get a job as a receptionist with solid accounting skills. Betty briefly mentions a need for the Nisei …

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doc Four letters to Yuri Domoto from Kaneji Domoto (ddr-densho-356-385)

Four letters to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada to her brother Kaneji "Kan" Domoto, all stored together in one envelope, unclear if all the letters were mailed together or separately. 4/24 letter: Inquires if his sisters arrived in Boston and telling them about a WRA office in Brooklyn they should check-in to the next time they visit him. …

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doc [California State University, Pomona card featuring Michi Weglyn] (ddr-csujad-24-17)

A California State University, Pomona card with a photograph featuring Michi Weglyn. Mailed from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_017

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to the editor, The Washington Post, April 10, 1998 (ddr-csujad-24-55)

A letter to the editor at the Washington Post from Michi Weglyn. In the letter Weglyn describes the experiences of Japanese Latin Americans interned during World War II. She also describes their efforts to obtain redress from the U. S. government. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_02_014

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 23, 1991 (ddr-csujad-24-115)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about a friend that is in the hospital. Weglyn also asks Chin about a book he is working on. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_017

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doc Michi N. Weglyn, 72, advocate for interned Japanese-Americans (ddr-csujad-24-126)

An obituary for Michi Weglyn written by Eric Page with a note from Kimmie Ito written on it. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_011

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, January 29, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-118)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she discusses where Chin should publish his story "Kaguya Hime." Weglyn also writes about health problems she is having and how that affects her work. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_003

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Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

doc Letter from James Landis, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, William Morrow and Company to Harry Honda, Pacific Citizen, December 18, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-114)

A letter from James Landis to Harry Honda informing him that "Pacific Citizen," a publication of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), incorrectly described Michi Weglyn's book "Years of Infamy" as out of print. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_016

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, July 30 1985 (ddr-csujad-24-70)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she writes about the historical immigration quotas for Japanese and Chinese immigrants. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_05_004

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, September 5, 1997 (ddr-csujad-24-78)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she writes about doing research for the Yoshida railroad workers case. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_06_004

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, May 24, 1993 (ddr-csujad-24-150)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about a document she received through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_10_018

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, March 9, 1990 (ddr-csujad-24-116)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin in which she discusses where Chin should submit articles. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_001

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doc Letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin, August 29, 1989 (ddr-csujad-24-10)

A letter from Michi Weglyn to Frank Chin about Debra Lim, Frank Emi, and writing a piece for the Heart Mountain reunion. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_010

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doc Letter from Walter M. Weglyn to Frank Chin, May 30, 1989 (ddr-csujad-24-12)

A letter from Walter M. Weglyn to Frank Chin praising him for his writings about Japanese Americans draft resisters during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_01_012

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doc Time of Remembrance (ddr-csujad-24-99)

A flyer for an event honoring attorney Hyman Bravin and speech written by Cedrick Shimo for that event. The speech describes Bravin's activities representing Nisei veterans who were dishonorably discharged unfairly at the end of World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_08_001

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doc Letter from William Reis to Michi Weglyn, April 16, 1992 (ddr-csujad-24-122)

A letter from William Reis to Michi Weglyn about the possibility of Scholastic publishing a book called "Winter Reflections" by Sachi Wado Seko. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_09_007

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-24-122/

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