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Testimony of Susumu Sato (ddr-densho-67-157)
Written testimony of Susumu Sato of Olympia, Washington. Incarcerated in the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Evacuation Impact and Redress." Personal information excised by Densho.
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 34, No. 2, February 1997 (ddr-sjacl-1-443)
Newsletter covering the following topics: JACL will participate in first APIC Legislative day in Olympia; Aki Kurose honored with the dedication of the Laurelhurst Peace Garden Project and a $32,000 grant for a peep counseling resolution program at Laurelhurst Elementary where she taught; Rep. Kip Tokuda introduces Day of Remembrance resolution in the Washington House of …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 1996 (ddr-sjacl-1-439)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Move to collaborate more with Puget Sound Chapters (Lake Washington, Puyallup Valley, White River, Olympia, and Seattle); Seattle JACL members meet with the Japanese parents of Yoshi Hattori, an LSU student, shot and killed as they approached the wrong house for a Halloween Party. The killer was acquitted, but a civil …
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County Officers Ask Alien Ban (February 7, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-606)
The Seattle Daily Times, February 7, 1942, p. 3
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Oyster Raisers Lose Jap Help (April 19, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-761)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 19, 1942, p. 8
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Jap Ouster Hits Oyster Industry (March 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-56-667)
The Seattle Daily Times, March 5, 1942, p. 14
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Japanese Rifles (January 13, 1947) (ddr-densho-56-1172)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 13, 1947, p. 3
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Governor signing the Washington State Redress Bill (ddr-densho-10-7)
Governor John Spellman of Washington State signs a state bill allocating redress payments of $5,000 each for thirty-eight Nisei state employees who lost their jobs during World War II due to their Japanese ancestry. Front row (left to right): Cherry Kinoshita, Governor John Spellman, Miye Ishihara, and Frank Kinomoto. Back: unidentified, Representative Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, …
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Signing of the Washington State Employees Compensation Bill by Governor John Spellman (ddr-densho-10-163)
Caption on reverse: "Gov. John Spellman signing ESSB 3163, Wash. State Redress Bill - May 13, 1983 ($5000 redress for 34 former state employees, J.A.). L-R: Back row: Rep. Gary Locke, Paul Ellis, Rep. Art Wang, ?, Tom Takemura, Sen. George Fleming, Mako Nakagawa, Ron Sims, Michi Maebori. Front row: Cherry Kinoshita, Gov. John Spellman, Miye …
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Signing of the Washington State Employees Compensation Bill by Governor John Spellman (ddr-densho-10-162)
Caption on reverse: "Gov. John Spellman signing ESSB 3163, Wash. State Employees Redress Bill."
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Hisashi Motomatsu riding a bicycle (ddr-densho-296-182)
Caption in album: "Hisashi '47 Olympia."
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Letter from the Director of Licenses to the Japanese Barber Union (ddr-densho-381-160)
Charles R. Maybury, Director of Licenses, writes to Chuzaburo Ito, President of the Japanese Barber Union, that Masue Matsuo is in good standing with the licensing department.
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Washington State Capitol (ddr-densho-383-179)
Written on album page below photograph: "State Capitol Olympia".
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Ryo Tsai Librarian Certificate (ddr-densho-446-442)
In 1961, Ryo Tsai received a Librarian Certificate from Washington State
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Ryo Imamura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-27)
Sansei male, born April 28, 1944, in the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. His father was the late Rev. Kanmo Imamura, a former Bishop of Hawaii and a minister for the Hawaii Kyodan and the Buddhist Churches of America (BCA). His mother Jane Imamura composed many of the children's gathas sung in the Dharma Schools. Both …
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The Isoshima Family on a trip (ddr-densho-477-277)
Photograph of the Isoshima with the Washington State Capitol building in the background. Back row from left to right: Elaine Isoshima, Mitsuko (Nakahara) Isoshima, and Takeo Isoshima. Front row left to right: Naomi Isoshima, Susan Isoshima, and Glenn Isoshima. The caption to the side of the photo reads "Many Family Trips" in black ink.
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Attendees and staff at JACC Golf Tournament registration table (ddr-densho-506-145)
Staff and Japanese American Chamber of Commerce golf auction attendees at the registration table with a Densho display in the background. This golf auction and tournament was held at the Indian Summer Golf & Country Club.
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Attendees picking up bidding receipts at JACC Golf Tournament (ddr-densho-506-146)
Attendees picking up bid receipts from staff with auction computer in foreground.
Narrator Clifford Uyeda
Nisei male. Born January 14, 1917, in Olympia, Washington. Raised in Washington before attending the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1940. Earned medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and completed his residency at Harvard Medical School in 1949. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and …