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Thomas Noguchi was the first Japanese American to serve as the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner of Los Angeles Country. Well-known for conducting autopsies of public figures such as Robert F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and William Holden, Noguchi was in the position between 1967 and 1982. As a Shin Issei immigrant born in Japan (in 1927) and trained …

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vh Thomas T. Noguchi Interview Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1021-8-4)

Involvement with the Japanese American Citizens League

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Reflections

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Attending a public hearing with survivor testimonies

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Getting involved with atomic bomb survivors

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Supporting hibakusha in part because of discrimination faced by Japanese Americans historically

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vh Thomas T. Noguchi Interview Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1021-8-7)

Working with California state legislators to draft a bill supporting hibakusha

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Sought out by atomic bomb survivors

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vh Thomas T. Noguchi Interview Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1021-8-5)

Connecting with the Japanese American community

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vh Thomas T. Noguchi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1021-8-1)

Overview of education and career

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doc Gidra, Vol. I, No. 5 (August 1969) (ddr-densho-297-5)

Selected article titles: "CINCIP Is Here!!" (p. 1), "The Burden of Life" (p. 1), "Hey, Look Me Over" (p. 5), "The Chinese in Los Angeles" (p. 6), "The Korean Americans" (p. 8), "The Filipino Immigrant" (p. 9).

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Narrator Thomas T. Noguchi

Thomas Noguchi was the first Japanese American to serve as the Chief Medical Examiner-Coroner of Los Angeles Country. Well-known for conducting autopsies of public figures such as Robert F. Kennedy, Marilyn Monroe, and William Holden, Noguchi was in the position between 1967 and 1982. As a Shin Issei immigrant born in Japan (in 1927) and trained …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 17 (April 30, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-17)

Selected article titles: "Rose Ochi's Community and Legal Forte Highlights Her Bid for Congress" (pp. 1, 3), "Letterbox: Tough Questions on U.S.-Japan Affairs Face Nat'l JACL" (pp. 4, 7), "From the Frying Pan: Rohwer Camp Memorial, Et Al" (p. 5), and "Musubi: Redress (?) for 'What Might Have Been'" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 23 (June 11, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-23)

Selected article titles: "Interned JAs 'Must Be Compensated': Goldberg" (p. 1), "Former Government Attorney Urges Reopening of Korematsu" (pp. 1, 10), "Speaking Out: Some Thoughts on Redress" (p. 2), and "Helping Young People to Relate to Evacuation on Personal Level" (p. 9).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 5 (July 30, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-30)

Selected article titles: "Noguchi Hearing Begins; County Witnesses Attack Coroner's Dept." (pp. 1, 10), "Japan 'Revises' WW2 History" (pp. 1, 10), "Chiraoscuro: JACL and U.S.-Japan Relations" (pp. 4-5), and "Tokyo Radio Fan Remembers WW2 Propaganda from KGEI" (p. 12).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 16 (April 23, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-16)

Selected article titles: "Noguchi to Fight Demotion by Board" (pp. 1, 5), "Anti-Japanese Resentment in U.S. Growing" (pp. 1, 4), "Redress Phase 4: 40-Year Wait" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: Heart Mountain Reunion: A Warm Occasion" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 21 (May 28, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-21)

Selected article titles: "Immigration Law May Undergo Major Change" (pp. 1, 9), "Fortune Mag Says 'Orientals' Don't Need Affirmative Action" (pp. 1, 5), "From the Frying Pan: Compensation Act for A-Bomb Fallout Victims" (p. 5), and "U.S. Census Says Asian Women Outnumber Men" (p. 9).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 12 (March 26, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-12)

Selected article titles: "Coroner Noguchi Controversy: Supervisors Postpone Move to Suspend" (pp. 1, 8), "Sansei Judges Face Challengers" (pp. 1, 3), "Redress Phase 4: Implementing [501(c)4]" (p. 2), and "From the Frying Pan: After Redress, Do We Need a No-Evacuation Law?" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 20 (May 21, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-20)

Selected article titles: "Protectionism Stirs in U.S-Japan Farming Trade" (pp. 1, 8), "Japan May Have Own 'Falklands'" (pp. 1, 5), "East Wind: Some Census Figures" (p. 5), and "Musubi: Film on A-Bomb 'Survivors' Completed" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 13 (September 24, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-38)

Selected article titles: "House Judiciary Committee Votes to Retain 5th Preference" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadians to Seek Redress for WW2 Relocation" (pp. 1-2), "Former Nisei Queen Responds to Rift Over 'Mixed Ancestry'" (p. 3), and "Alaskan and Japan Cities Make 'Sister Port' Pact Official" (p. 8).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 12 (September 17, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-37)

Selected article titles: "JACL Urges Retention of 5th Preference in Immigrant Bill" (p. 1), "Names of Former State Workers Eligible for AB 2710 Released" (pp. 1-2), "Noguchi Begins His Defense" (p. 3), and "From the Frying Pan: Nisei Aging Project in Critical Need" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 15 (April 16, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-15)

Selected article titles: "Noguchi Appeals Suspension; JA Leaders Rally to Support Him" (pp. 1, 12), "Journalists Say Ignorance Is Source of U.S.-Japan Friction" (p. 1), "'Coram Nobis' to the the [sic] Supreme Court" (pp. 2, 5), and "Aging and Retirement: The Nisei Experience" (p. 7).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 11 (March 19, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-11)

Selected article titles: "Noguchi Back in Center of Controversy" (pp. 1-2), "JACL-PSWDC Asks County for 'Fair Handling' of Noguchi Issue" (pp. 1, 6-7), "Letterbox: Mike Masaoka's Post-Operative Comments on Redress" (p. 4), and "From the Frying Pan: 'Redress' Repeats Mistake of WW2, Says Masugi" (p. 5).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 94, No. 14 (April 9, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-14)

Selected article titles: "Friction Builds in U.S.-Japan Trade" (pp. 1, 8), "Charges Against L.A. Coroner Noguchi Revealed" (pp. 1, 3), "JACCC to Sponsor Photo Show on Japanese American Families" (p. 3), and "1980 Asian/Pacific Population of California by County" [table] (p. 4).

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 95, No. 3 (July 16, 1982) (ddr-pc-54-28)

Selected article titles: "IBM Case Adds Friction to U.S.-Japan Trade" (pp. 1, 5), "Mineta Urges Fifth Preference to Remain in Immigration Law" (pp. 1, 4), "Census: 5,000 in U.S. Turn 65 Years of Age Every Day" (pp. 1, 8), and "Ye Editor's Desk: 100/442nd/MIS Museum Foundation" (p. 4).

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