1328 items
1328 items
Narrator Lilly Kobayashi Irinaga
Nisei female. Born April 5, 1929, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a hotel. In 1941, went with family on a trip to Japan to visit family and returned shortly before the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, …
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Gus J. Solomon Interview (ddr-densho-1012-10)
Gus J. Solomon, U.S. federal district judge from Portland, Oregon, was involved in Min Yasui's case on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1942, Min Yasui deliberately defied the curfew imposed upon Japanese Americans in Portland, Oregon, and was arrested. His case was tried, and he was sentenced to one year in prison and …
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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 24 of 26. (ddr-one-5-146)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 98b - 102b of 111. Koyama continues to answer "No" to all questions regarding his or family involvement in foreign governments or their military. He also states that he has never aided an …
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Shig Imai Interview (ddr-one-7-49)
Nisei male. Born January 16, 1920, in Dee, Oregon. Grew up in Dee, a former sawmill town, where father worked for the Oregon Lumber Company. Shig went to live in Japan for three years at the age of seven before World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, volunteered for the U.S. Army and eventually …
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Chiye Tomihiro Interview (ddr-densho-1000-93)
Nisei female. Born December 20, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled first in Denver, Colorado and later in Chicago, Illinois. Former witness chair for Chicago area hearings of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (CWRIC) and former chairperson of the JACL Chicago …
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Japanese Refused Marriage License. Wealthy Brown Man Wanted to Wed White Woman but Oregon County Clerk Turns Him Down. (April 23, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-84)
The Seattle Daily Times, April 23, 1907, p. 14
Narrator Kay Aiko Abe
Nisei female. Born May 9, 1927, in Selleck, Washington. Spent much of childhood in Beaverton, Oregon, where father owned a farm. Influenced at an early age by parents' conversion to Christianity. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, worked to establish a successful …
Narrator Lillian Horita
Nisei female. Born November 9, 1929, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland, where parents ran a cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, then to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Des Moines, Iowa, before eventually …
Narrator Sab Akiyama
Nisei male. Born April 7, 1924, in Oak Grove, Oregon. Grew up in the Hood River, Oregon, area, where parents ran a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered to serve in the U.S. Army during the …
Narrator George Hara
Nisei male. Born January 12, 1925, in Portland, Oregon, where parents ran a hotel business. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp early to attend college in Ohio. Was drafted into the Military Intelligence Service and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. Returned …
Narrator Henry Ueno
Kibei male. Born December 29, 1928, in Pendleton, Oregon. Father passed away at an early age, and Henry was taken by mother with several siblings to Katsuura, Japan. Attended school in Japan and worked in factories to support the war effort during World War II. Left Japan after the war, and was drafted by the U.S. …
Narrator George Katagiri
Nisei male. Born September 22, 1926, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Portland where parents ran a small grocery store. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, was drafted into the Military Intelligence Service and served in Japan during the U.S. occupation. …
Narrator Chisao Hata
Sansei female. Born August 27, 1950, in Des Moines, Iowa. Spent early childhood in Des Moines where father worked in refrigeration and air conditioning and mother worked as a nurse. Married and moved to Portland, Oregon. Raised a family while teaching dance and getting involved in Japanese American community activities and political causes. Eventually became the …
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Issei-owned grocery store (ddr-densho-25-8)
Matahichi and Kisa Iseri immigrated from Kumamoto-ken, Japan, in the early 1900s. They became successful berry farmers in the White River Valley and also ran a small grocery store on their property. The World War II incarceration forced the Iseris to close both businesses. After the war, the Iseris settled in Ontario, Oregon, and worked as …
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Letter from Bertha Wylder to Kida family (ddr-one-3-63)
Envelope addressed to Miyuki "Kay" Kida in Nyssa, Oregon, postmarked December 30, 1943. Letter from Bertha Wylder to Miyuki "Kay" Kida and family dated Wednesday. Mr. Hedley (Mary Hedley's husband) passed away. Bertha writes with news about the plans for the funeral and let them know she had bought flowers for Mr. Hedley in the Kidas' …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 13 (April 2, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-13)
Selected article titles: "Oregon Court Outlaws Alien Land Laws. State's Anti-Japanese Statutes Ruled as Unconstitutional in Decision on Namba Test Case" (p. 1), "Los Angeles May Revive 'Nisei Week'" (p. 2), "Report 2,000 Downtown L.A. Residents Face Early Eviction" (p. 2), "Boards of Trade in Evacuated West Coast Area Approve of Return of Japanese Canadians" (p. …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 15 (April 10, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-15)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Navy ensign refused sale of FHA-insured tract home in L.A." (p. 1), "House passed alien in armed forces naturalization measure" (p. 1), "Rousing reception accorded Crown Prince Akihito in Honolulu; San Francisco ready to greet him tomorrow" (p. 1), "Oregon Issei writes own story of why he seeks citizenship" (p. 5).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 45, No. 10 (September 6, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-36)
Select article titles: "'Family hardship' immigration bill OK" (p. 1); "85th Congress in Historic Passage of Civiil Rights Measure" (p. 2); "Formal complaint alleging 200 L.A. frims discriminate in employement lodged by ADL" (p. 6); "White House official Max Rabb to address Tokyo Nisei parley" (p. 8); "Ex.-Oregon Governor Scores Evacuation as 'Unconstitutional'" (p. 8).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 11 (March 16, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-11)
Selected article titles: "Wing Luke Elected to Seattle Council" (p.1), "Congressional Boxscore" (p.1), "Oregon Orchardists Give Nisei Most Votes for Top Office" (p.1), "President Kennedy Urged to Restore Vested Property to Free Holdings Oversea" (p.2), "Congressional Record Publicizes Story of Konishi Family of Platteville, Colo., and His 'Company' of 13 Children" (p.3).
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Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2161, Vol. 93, No. 17 (October 23, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-42)
Selected article titles: "Former U.S. government officials slated to testify at CWRIC-Washington hearing" (p. 1), "McCloy letter lauds wartime Nikkei behavior in camps" (p. 1), "Oregon state map showing 'Jap Hollow' ires Portland Nisei" (p. 1), "Ex-Poston boss backs redress; camp 'far from comfortable'" (p. 3), "JACLers step up push for bill to aid Hibakusha" (p. …
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Soldier in the Snow (ddr-csujad-13-26)
A soldier in uniform poses next to a vehicle in the snow. The caption on front of photograph reads, "11/15/42 Cresent [Crescent] Lake Oregon Conklin." See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tul_01_01_021
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Family portrait of Issei and Nisei (ddr-densho-259-380)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Magoichiro and Ume Sato family, who used to live in Parkdale [Oregon] Other than Mr. Sato, the only other person I recognize is Mark Kinya Sato. I'll guess that this picture was taken in 1927-28, because the Sato's youngest son, William Katsuya, was born in 1928, and he's in this photograph."
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Caucasian woman in kimono (ddr-densho-259-502)
Caption by Homer Yasui: "Portrait of Barbara Bailey of Parkdale [Oregon], in a kimono. I don't know the connection this woman had with our family, but we have a couple of letters in our collection from her. From these we can assume that she was a sympathizer and supporter of the Nikkei in Hood River in …
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Chikuo Hop Ranch (ddr-densho-388-2)
Photograph of 7 men and a young girl standing on a wooden platform next to a truck loaded tall with bags. Caption on the front of the photograph "Chikuo Hop Ranch Sept. 1936" Caption on the back: "Taken Sept. 8, 1936 at Chikuo Hop Ranch Independence, Aug." and stamped in purple ink "Trover Studio Salem, Oregon"
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Clyde Taylor Interview (ddr-manz-1-82)
White male. Born February 16, 1930, in Hollywood, California. Grew up in Oregon before family moved to Big Pine, California, prior to World War II. Was involved in a high school football game with Japanese American students from the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After the war, served in the military and eventually settled in Sacramento, California.