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Narrator Tosh Yasutake

Nisei male. Born June 10, 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 …

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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 Brief filed for hearing concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-97)

Filed by Oliver Ellis Stone on behalf of Lawrence Miwa

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doc Envelope addressed to Fumio Miwa from Consulate General of Japan (ddr-densho-437-286)

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doc Reply brief from hearing concerning claim for James Seigo Miwa's confiscated property (ddr-densho-437-98)

Filed by Oliver Ellis Stone on behalf of Lawrence Miwa

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doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-40)

Waiting for reply from Lawrence Miwa before contacted Robert Murakami

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doc Asia Newsletter Fall 1979 (ddr-densho-444-162)

Newsletter of the Asian Students in Action of Hunter College

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doc The Bakke Case: Reversing the verdicts of the 60's (ddr-densho-444-67)

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doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-39)

Describing paperwork needed to assess claim at Office of Alien Property, and the unlikelihood of the claim being accepted until legislation is changed to become more open about reparations

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doc Letter from Oliver Ellis Stone to Lawrence Fumio Miwa (ddr-densho-437-41)

Update on Lawrence Miwa's claim

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doc Letter from Amy Sugano to Violet Sell (ddr-densho-457-43)

Amy Sugano writes to Violet Sell about Violet's health, photographs of her wedding [not included], updates on family, and more.

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img Soldiers returning to the United States (ddr-densho-201-772)

Caption on front: "Welcome home / well done." Caption in album: "Greetings to boys coming home."

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img Tosh Tanemura and Masao Sakagami at Rockefeller Center (ddr-densho-201-776)

Caption in album: "Tosh Tanemura (Seattle), Me [Masao Sakagami] / Top of Rockefellow [sic] Bld. 'Central Park.'"

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img A man and woman looking at the Empire State Building (ddr-densho-201-770)

Caption on front: "Empire State Bld." Caption in album: "Looking from Rockerfellow [sic] Bld."

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img Soldiers returning to the United States (ddr-densho-201-773)

Caption in album: "Sunset in N.Y. Harbor."

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img Soldiers returning to the United States, docking at Staten Island (ddr-densho-201-775)

Caption in album: "About to dock at Statten [sic] Island."

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img Soldiers returning to the United States, docking at Staten Island (ddr-densho-201-774)

Caption in album: "Docking at Statten [sic] Island."

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doc WAC news letter, vol. 3, no. 5 (April 1946) (ddr-csujad-49-129)

WAC newsl etter, vol. 3, no. 5. An item from: pages 82-83 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_055_03

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