263 items
263 items
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 21 (November 22, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-47)
Selected article titles: "Buddhist prelate lauds Placer fete as Americanism at its best" (p. 1), "Hosokawa calls MIS veterans to battle present-day social ills" (p. 1), "Not safe anymore to walk, drive through Seattle central district" (p. 1), "Hawaiians reject constitutional change to drop voting age to 18" (p. 1), "2 Japanese in South Africa ired …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 15 (October 12, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-41)
Selected article titles: " Masaoka ill, postpones trip to Japan a week" (p. 1), "55 of 65 Nisei public office seekers win in Hawaii primaries" (p. 1), "Tabulate 141,000 Japanese in U.S.; 85,000 in California" (p. 1), "Temporary farm workers continue to arrive by air" (p. 1), "Fresno-born Nisei interprets for Japanese emperor" (p. 2), "One …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 2 (January 13, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-2)
Selected article titles: "Coast Leaders Meet to Aid Returning Nisei. Federal Agencies to Assist Reassimilation of Evacuees Into Former Home Communities" (p. 1), "Hood River Area Citizens Plan New County Honor Roll" (p. 1), "Report Evacuee Homes Burned in Placer Area" (p. 3), "World War II Veterans Induct Nisei Into American Legion; Post Condemns Racist Activity" …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 10 (March 9, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-10)
Selected article titles: "JACL National Convention Urges Citizenship for Issei. Delegates Vote to Retain Headquarters in Salt Lake City; Seek Evacuation Compensation" (p. 1), "Restrictions on Hawaii, U.S. Mainland Travel Lifted for Oriental American Veterans" (p. 1), "247 Renunciants at Tule Lake Join 1000 Others in Filing Petition to Regain U.S. Rights" (p. 3), "Report Renunciant …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 23 (December 13, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-50)
Selected article titles: "Little Likelihood Seen for Early Supreme Court Decision on Validity of Alien Land Act" (p. 1), "Seek Federal Intervention in Yolo County Incidents. Ask Justice Department Action as Retrial Set for Lopez in Beating of Nisei" (p. 1), "Canadian Evcuees File Suit For Three Millions in Losses" (p. 2), "Los Angeles City Council …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 5 (August 9, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-32)
Selected article titles: "Justice Department Will Halt Deportation of Japanese Until Senate Considers Pending Bill" (p. 1), "JACL Official Finds Racial Issue Not Involved in Dispute At Ensher Ranch in Mendota" (p. 1), "U.S. Files Suit To Seize Soya Bean Sauce" (p. 1), "Oriental American Veterans File Court Suits Against Restrictive Housing Covenants" (p. 2), "Federal …
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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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Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4330 (June 30, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-44)
Selected article titles: "WRA Aide's Home Fired On"; "Moving Nisei Belongings Will Cost U.S. $300,000"; "100th Infantry Veterans Continue to Come Home Via ATC Planes"; "400 Leave Newell for Enemy Camp"; "JACL Ball Great Success"; "Tadano-Taguchi Betrothal Told"; "JACL Attends FEPC Mass Meeting"; "Monterey Fish Cannery Jobs Open"; "U.S. to Keep Seized Japanese and Nazi Assets"; …
Narrator Ted Tsukiyama
Nisei male. Born December 13, 1920, in Honolulu, Hawaii. During World War II, was a member of the Varsity Victory Volunteers, then served with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team and the Military Intelligence Service. Following military service, graduated from Yale Law School and became an attorney in Hawaii. Active in community and veterans organizations.
Narrator Bill Thompson
Nisei male of Japanese and Scottish descent. Born in Hilo, Hawaii, 1924. Volunteered and served in the all Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Headquarter's Company, Second Battalion's Anti-tank Platoon. Returned to Hawaii following the war where he attended the University of Hawaii, and later worked for the municipal government. Active in the 442nd Veterans Club …
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Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 12 (ddr-densho-121-17)
Selected article titles: "Charge Wounded Nisei Treated Like POWs" (p. 1), "JACL Protests Treatment of Nisei Wounded on Ship" (p. 1), "Tule Lake, Last of Centers, Closed by Relocation Agency" (p. 1), "Clark Reveals Santa Fe Camp Will Be Closed" (p. 1), "California Personnel Board Expected to Drop Charges Against Japanese Americans" (p. 2), "Report 7100 …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 15 (April 17, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-15)
Selected article titles: "Sgt. Yano posthumously wins Congressional Medal of Honor" (p. 1), "Gen. Mark Clark to speak at Nisei veterans reunion July 1-6" (p. 1), "State colleges may trim Asian studies" (p. 1), "Asian American groups to back HR 14910 for ethnic studies" (p. 1), "Quality, integrated education" (p. 3), "Nasopharyngeal cancer, rare in Caucasian, …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 84 (April 11, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-328)
Selected article titles: "Manzanar High School Annual Staff to Sponsor Double Feature Movie" (p. 1), "Hoodlums Shoot Home of Nisei War Veterans" (p. 1), "Center Buddhists Honor Lord Buddha's Birthday" (p. 1), "Women's Missionary Society Wish Pen Pals in Relocation Centers" (p. 2), "Five Japanese Americans Now Commissioned in Army Nurse Corps" (p. 3), "Kiichi Uyeda …
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Cake celebrating the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-9)
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed on August 10, 1988. The following month, a celebration was held at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. The logo on the cake stands for Issei, Nisei, and Sansei. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was enacted to redress the wrongs by the United States government against …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 6 No. 102 (June 13, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-347)
Selected article titles: "Rules on Equipment Disposition Given" (p. 1), "New Ruling Give Temporary Aid to Family Resettlers" (p. 1), "Army Disbands ERC Status for Nisei" (p. 1), "Ten Cents Per Baggage Sufficient for Tips Says Former Manzanite" (p. 2), "Five Teachers Quit to Work on Outside" (p. 2), "Start 'United Hates of America', Says Peebles" …
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Louise Kashino - Sadaichi Kubota - Bill Thompson Interview (ddr-densho-1000-32)
In this interview, three Nisei, Louise Kashino, Sadaichi Kubota, and Bill Thompson, discuss their postwar efforts to get Louise Kashino's husband's wartime court-martial conviction vacated. Sadaichi Kubota and Bill Thompson served with Shiro Kashino in the all-volunteer, all-Nisei 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
(This interview was conducted at the 1998 Americans of Japanese Ancestry Veterans National Convention, …
Narrator Louise Kashino
Nisei female. Born April 25, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled during the war in Chicago, Illinois, and returned to Seattle after the war. Member of the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee Women's Auxiliary. In her interview, talks about her efforts to successfully get her husband's …
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Densho Collection (ddr-densho-35)
The Densho collection consists of historic photographs of early Seattle and surrounding areas, as well as current photographs of historical sites and community events. This collection includes photographs of Tule Lake, California; Minidoka, Idaho; the Nisei veterans Memorial Day service in Seattle, Washington, and photos of the Golden Potlatch festival in Seattle, Washington, c. 1911. Also …
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Clifford Uyeda Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-122-19-7)
Thoughts on the treatment of the draft resisters by the JACL, Japanese American community, and Nisei veterans
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 23 (December 7, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-49)
Selected article titles: "FBI chief tells personal stand on evacuation" (p. 1), "Saturday evening post editorial fears strong Nisei tie with Japan" (p. 1), "Delegate-elect Burns names Nisei to be administrative ass't in D.C." (p. 1), "Evacuation claims award procedure explained by gov't" (p. 1), "100th Infantry veterans urge immediate statehood for Hawaii" (p. 2), "Telling …
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Manzanar Free Press Vol. 7 No. 9 (August 1, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-360)
Selected article titles: "Minneapolis Woman Fires at Nisei Home" (p. 1), "Fiscal Department Asks for Resettlers' Names" (p. 1), "Hospital Reveals New Dental Clinic Ruling" (p. 2), "Veterans Clean Cemetery" (p. 2), "Two Center Papers Suspend Publication" (p. 3), "WRA Provides Cars to Independence to Obtain Licenses" (p. 3), "Japanese Still Banned from Coast Waterfronts" (p. …
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Ping-pong game at USO (ddr-densho-37-752)
Original WRA caption: Enjoying a game of ping-pong at the Washington USO for Nisei servicemen and their guests is Yvonne Noguchi, Minidoka, one of the USO hostesses who attends the dances every Saturday night. She is surrounded by a group of well-decorated veterans of the European campaigns. From left to right: Pvt. Mike Miyake, Corp. Eddie …
Narrator Masao Watanabe
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up near the Nihonmachi area of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In 1943, volunteered for the army while in camp. Served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company. Returned to Seattle after the war and …
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Go for Broke, 1943-1993 (ddr-csujad-1-207)
A booklet published to "commemorate the observance of the 50th Golden Anniversary of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team (RCT), and attempts to highlight the Go for Broke tradition of the men of the 442nd." Articles record accounts of Nisei veterans from various military companies. The articles cover the time from the formation of the 442nd Regimental …
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Art Abe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-206)
Nisei male. Born June 12, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in an area of Seattle with few other Japanese Americans, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left Minidoka several times on temporary work leave to work …