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Denson Tribune Vol. I No. 38 (July 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-79)
doc Denson Tribune Vol. I No. 38 (July 9, 1943) (ddr-densho-144-79)
Selected article titles: "Cleveland Temporarily Frozen" (p. 1), "Church Group Backs Relocation" (p. 1), "Birth Certificates Available from State" (p. 1), "Spanish Consul Visits Center for Second Time. Various Problems Aired at Public Gathering" (p. 1), "Facts about New Income Tax Explained" (p. 3), "Mailing Rules: For Internees Explained" (p. 4), "Evacuee Children Accepted in Chicago …
Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 37 (August 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-33)
doc Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 37 (August 28, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-33)
Selected article titles: "Free Subsistence For All Colonists" (p. 1), "Monthly Food Rations Raised" (p. 1), "Mass Meeting: Shirrell to Reveal New Policies" (p. 1), "Guest Editorials: Public Sanitation" (p. 2), "Health Education" (p. 2), "Block Managers Serve the People" (p. 3), "Art Exhibit of Standouts' Works" (p. 3), "Coal Crew Works Hard for Colony" (p. …
Testimony of Arthur G. Barnett (ddr-densho-67-148)
doc Testimony of Arthur G. Barnett (ddr-densho-67-148)
Written testimony of Arthur G. Barnett, Chairman of the Japanese-American Emergency Committe of the Seattle Council of Churches. Mr. Barnett was also the first legal contact for Gordon Hirabayashi. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism." Personal information excised …
Akiko Nagata, a Japanese women's rights activist (ddr-njpa-4-1074)
img Akiko Nagata, a Japanese women's rights activist (ddr-njpa-4-1074)
Caption on front [translation]: "Akiko Nagata. 1. Manager of a kindergarten; 2. Shizuoka-shi 419; 3. February 12, 1910; 4. Graduated from Shizuoka Girls' Public High School; 5. Same as the current address; 6. None; 7. She works hard at the kindergarten which her mother operates. She represents Shizuoka as a new woman in every way."
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 25 (December 16, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-50)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 41 No. 25 (December 16, 1955) (ddr-pc-27-50)
Selected article titles: "Claimants urged to consult own attorneys on ten-day choice of hearing from gov't" (p. 1), "Canada admits aged parents of Nisei" (p. 1), "Overpopulation in Japan poses critical problem; but not many want to emigrate" (p. 2), "Supreme Court decision invalidating 'separate by equal' facilities of public parks, beaches hailed by JACL" (p. …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 13 (September 25, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-39)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 59, Vol. 13 (September 25, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-39)
Selected article titles: "Oriental Forces for 'No on 14' Plan Dinner with Gov. Brown" (p.1), "History Project Calls for Interviewers in Los Angeles County" (p.1), "Reapportionment Fight" (p.2), "Constitutional Line Drawn where Public Accommodations Rule of Civil Rights Act Doesn't Extend in Appellate Decision" (p.3), "Salt Lake Plans Survey for Home for Issei" (p.4).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 24 (June 17, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-24)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 62, No. 24 (June 17, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-24)
Select article titles: "Stronger civil rights bill sought in wake of Meredith shooting" (p. 1); "Single-family home owners not in real estate business and receive no public assistance may discriminate" (p. 1); "Ex-Japan princess sums up 2-year stay in U.S., lauds women's independence" (p. 4); "New Law Recalls Hawaii as Immigration Policy Molder" (p. 6).
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 122, No. 9 (May 3-16, 1996) (ddr-pc-68-9)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 122, No. 9 (May 3-16, 1996) (ddr-pc-68-9)
Selected article titles: "JACL Leaders: Robert Sakaniwa Views Role as JACL D.C. Representative" (pp. 1, 14), "Civil Liberties Public Education Board to Dispense $5 Million Fund" (pp. 1, 12), "JACL National Convention News: Here's the Lineup for the 34th Biennual [sic] JACL Convention" (p. 6), and "From the Frying Pan: Novel Brings Awareness of Evacuation" (p. …
Erich Ludendorff's funeral procession (ddr-njpa-1-1222)
img Erich Ludendorff's funeral procession (ddr-njpa-1-1222)
Caption on reverse [translation]: "Dome Photographic Overseas News January 13, 1938. Giant Star Comes Down to Earth. (Munich) Domei. The state funeral for General Ludendorff, the father of the German Wehrmacht, was held here on the 22nd of last month. Photograph: 1. The public mourns as the Giant Star's soul passes through the town. = No. …
Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies  meeting on December 17, 1941 (ddr-densho-356-759)
doc Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 17, 1941 (ddr-densho-356-759)
Meeting Minutes from Committee of Immigrant Serving Agencies meeting on December 17, 1941. Topics covered in the meeting include: Japanese travel restrictions, public school reactions, summary of conference with State Employment Department on employment of Japanese Americans, financial issues facing Japanese nationals due to the war, situation facing Italian and German immigrants, and community responses to …
John Tateishi Interview (ddr-janm-13-4)
vh John Tateishi Interview (ddr-janm-13-4)
Nisei male. Born August 21,1939, in Lawndale, California. Served as National Redress Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was involved in the movement to obtain redress and reparations for Japanese Americans. Founded Tateishi/Shinoda and Associates, a management and public affairs consulting firm. In 1999, became the National Executive Director of the JACL.
John Tateishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-469)
vh John Tateishi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-469)
Nisei male. Born August 21,1939, in Lawndale, California. Served as National Redress Director of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL), and was involved in the movement to obtain redress and reparations for Japanese Americans. Founded Tateishi/Shinoda and Associates, a management and public affairs consulting firm. In 1999, became the National Executive Director of the JACL.
1952 Pictorial Guidebook (ddr-densho-266-78)
doc 1952 Pictorial Guidebook (ddr-densho-266-78)
Select article titles: "Rare photographs capture beauties of Fuji" (pg 19-34); "The Issei Story" (pg. 35-58); "Pictures: San Francisco, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Twin Cities, New York, Chicago, Seattle, Japan" (pg. 59-112); "Organizations: Bird's-eye view of Nisei groups in the U.S." (pg. 113-138). Removed pages 140-167 from public website to protect personal information.
Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-84-31)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 31 (ddr-densho-1000-84-31)
Organizing a YWCA banquet in Minidoka, "I persuaded them to stop at camp"

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-84-24)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 24 (ddr-densho-1000-84-24)
Memories of Puyallup Assembly Center: setting up a makeshift hospital without medical equipment

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-84-30)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-84-30)
Starting "Girls Reserve" organization, offers to help war effort refused by Red Cross

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-84-14)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-84-14)
Double discrimination, no jobs for Japanese American women in the U.S. or Japan

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-87-28)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-87-28)
Getting involved in the "Mountaineers" and a ski program with the Seattle schools

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Memo from Ben B. Lummis, Sr. Engineer, Public Works Division, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to Janitors Superintendents, January 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-626)
doc Memo from Ben B. Lummis, Sr. Engineer, Public Works Division, Heart Mountain Relocation Project, to Janitors Superintendents, January 26, 1943 (ddr-csujad-55-626)
Memorandum of understanding from Ben Lummis to janitors and superintendents regarding the duties and workload of janitors and boiler firemen at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_0628
CSU Bakersfield Edwin Sasaki Oral History Collection (ddr-csujad-9)
Collection CSU Bakersfield Edwin Sasaki Oral History Collection (ddr-csujad-9)
Oral history interview of Edwin (Ed) Sasaki, a professor of the Psychology Department, conducted by the Public History Institute at California State University, Bakersfield. Professor Sasaki was born in Sacramento, California, in November 1940 and grew up in Weiser, Idaho. He recollects his family’s experiences during the World War II, being arrested as a suspect and …
Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-84-39)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview I Segment 39 (ddr-densho-1000-84-39)
The so-called "loyalty questionnaire," brothers volunteer for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team to prove loyalty

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-87-4)
vh Nobu Suzuki Interview II Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-87-4)
Personal need to get out of camp, feeling children should be in a "normal situation"

References are made to several of Nobu Suzuki's personal papers, which are currently available for public perusal at the University of Washington's Manuscripts and University Archives.

Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-29)
img Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado (ddr-csujad-14-29)
Nurse Matilde Honda attending a patient at Colorado Central Hospital, Denver, Colorado. She was formerly employed in public health nursing by Los Angeles Health Department. April 6, 1943. Photo by Francis Stewart. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: HMLSC_TOMO_029
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 14, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-137)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 14, 1939 (ddr-csujad-44-137)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Topics include the expenses of the Public Relations Board, the Fourth of July parade, and plans for various social events. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: csumb_ms15_0136
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 33 (October 14, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-108)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. IV No. 33 (October 14, 1944) (ddr-densho-119-108)
Selected article titles: "Public Opinion Change Due to Record of 442nd. Nisei Born in Relocation Centers Have Same View of Democracy at Outset as Puritans" (p. 1), "30 Draft Evaders Leave for McNeil" (p. 1), "Transplanted From the West Coast Evacuees Create Nine Artificial Cities" (p. 1), "Lawyers Ask Rescinding of Exclusion Act. Korematsu, Endo Case …
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