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Two women showing a stuffed animal to Ingram Stainback (ddr-njpa-2-1192)
Caption on reverse: "BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK PROCLAIMED: A proclamation designating May 1 to 7 as Be Kind to Animals Week in the territory was signed today by Governor Stainback. Above, left to right, are the governor, Mrs. T. W. Carpenter, executive officer of the Humane Society, and Miss Marion E. Pruyn, director of marionettes, …
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Belated Birthday Card to Yuri Domoto from Yoshito Shibata (ddr-densho-356-218)
Envelope and belated birthday card to Yuriko Domoto Tsukada from Yoshito Shibata. The card unfolds several times revealing a large inner message. On the back of the card when completed folded is a message from Yoshito in which he tells Yuri about his transfer to Camp Crowder on Easter Sunday, including a quote from another Nisei …
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Nancy Kyoko Oda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-463)
Sansei female. Born May 20, 1945, at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Shortly after birth, parents returned to the Los Angeles, California, area, where they had been living before World War II. Grew up in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, and was involved in judo along with father, who was a judo instructor. …
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Mako Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-66)
Nisei female. Born February 1, 1937, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington; Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho; and Crystal City internment camp, Texas. In the postwar years, became a teacher, principal, and multicultural specialist for Washington State's Superintendent of the Office of Public Instruction. Developed and directed the …
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Sentinel supplement, series 65 (May 7, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1052)
News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information on employment, public gathering permits; fundraising for the Hirabayashi case, sick leave, victory gardens, clothing allowances, dry cleaning, and lost-and-found. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1054
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Sentinel supplement, series 35 (February 24, 1943) (ddr-csujad-55-1030)
News bulletin for incarcerees covering announcements, events, programs, policies, recreational activities, and jobs at Heart Mountain incarceration camp. Current issue includes information about an upcoming talk by a Student Relocation Official, paychecks, school closures, and a public speaking class. Includes Japanese section. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_1032
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Information concerning clams under the evacuation claims law (ddr-csujad-55-2427)
Informational pamphlet for all "evacuee-claimants" filing claims for losses incurred during forced removal and incarceration during World War II. Includes analysis of public law 886, assistance in preparing claims, how to answer form questions, and types of real and personal property. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2533
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Newsletter, October 2, 1962 (ddr-sjacl-1-55)
Bulletin covering the following topics: Alien Land Law Committee needs support of ALL members, appeal to 1,250, 000 voters, Committees in Spokane, Puyallup Valley, White River. Four main committees-Endorsements, Finance, Public Relations and Speakers Bureau; recap of Convention, Dillon S Myer, WRA Director, Speaker at Issei Banquet; initial meeting of National Jr JACL, 32 years after …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 23, No. 4, April 1986 (ddr-sjacl-1-352)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Washington Redress Bill signed by Gov Booth Gardner at Nippon Kan Theater on April 1, 1986; JACL Washington State Redress Committee included, Becky Sasaki, Naomi Sanchez, Ruth Woo, Time Otani, Mako Nakagawa, Lois Hayasaka, Cherry Kinoshita, and Jerry Shigaki; JAYs sponsoring ?Planning for Tomorrow,? three workshops on ?Public Speaking Skills,? ?Improving …
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 …
Narrator Kenji Tomita
Nisei male. Born August 25, 1924, in Alameda, California. Grew up in Alameda, where father ran a food wholesaling business. Was in high school when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. Left Topaz on student leave to attend the University of …
Narrator Kip Tokuda
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
Narrator Barbara Lui
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …
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An oral history with Lucy Adams (ddr-csujad-29-35)
An oral interview with Lucy Adams, an assistant project director in charge of community management at the Manzanar Incarceration Camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0122. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …
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An oral history with Togo Tanaka (ddr-csujad-29-61)
An oral interview with Togo Tanaka, newspaper editor, documentary historian, and businessman who was incarcerated at the Manzanar camp. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcription is found in the item: csufccop_jaoh_0102. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1271.1_T01
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Oral history with Shonin Yamashita (ddr-csujad-29-385)
An oral interview with Shonin Yamashita, an Issei and incarceree at the Poston War Relocation Center. The interview was conducted for the Japanese American Oral History Project by California State University, Fullerton. Transcript is found in item: csufccop_jaoh_0950. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 1519_T01
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Tulean Dispatch Vol. III No. 39 (August 31, 1942) (ddr-densho-65-35)
Selected article titles: "Issei May Hold Appointive Offices" (p. 1), "Cash Grants For Needy" (p. 1), "Co-op Setup Discussed" (p. 1), "Vegetables Shipped" (p. 1), "Queen Rally 7:30 Tonight" (p. 1), "Kristovich Issues Motor Regulations" (p. 1), "Sickness Prevention Week: Public Health Meet to Climax Activities, Tonight, 7:45, at #1720" (p. 2), "Must File Forms for …
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Fresno Grapevine Vol. I No. 6 (June 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-190-6)
Selected article titles: "Visitor's Day to Start Tomorrow" (p. 1), "For Protection and Peace" (p. 1), "New Mess System Will Be Inaugurated Soon" (p. 1), "Here's How Much We Really Eat" (p. 1), "Public Don'ts" (p. 2), "New Time Announced for Typhoid Shots" (p. 3), "Warehousemen Lug 15 Tons of Food" (p. 3), "Mess Hall Kids …
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Heart Mountain Sentinel Vol. III No. 16 (April 15, 1944) (ddr-densho-97-177)
Selected article titles: "ACLU Takes Issue With Okamoto. National Director States FPC Members Must Face Consequence of Evasion" (p. 1), "New Function Established to Aid Public Acceptance and Evacuee Adjustment" (p. 1), "'We Fight for All Americans,' Captain Declares" (p. 1), "Chinese Pleads for Tolerance" (p. 1), "Nisei Makes Good; Democracy Triumphs Over Prejudice" (p. 5), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 24 (December 15, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-50)
Selected article titles: "As General Stilwell Honored a Nisei Hero" (p. 1), "WRA Director Says Prejudice Dies as Public Has Facts" (p. 1), "Hunger, Filth, Cold Greet First Group of Repatriates From U.S. to Land in Japan" (p. 2), "Issei Petition Congress For American Citizenship Rights" (p. 3), "1500 Voluntary Repatriates Leave Tule Lake Center for …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 26 (December 28, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-52)
Selected article titles: "Saturday Evening Post Still Sees Main Point of Editorial as Valid" (p. 1), "Editorial indirectly casts doubt on JACL's primary and fundamental loyalty to U.S." (p. 1), "Yuba City Nisei joins in $450,000 damage suit against gov't, public utility for property damage caused during '55 flood" (p. 2), "Nisei assists UCLA scientist develop …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 25 (June 21, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-25)
Selected article titles: "Noguchi confirmed as county coroner" (p. 1), "California measure may shut door on Nisei apprentices" (p. 1), "JACL committing hara kiri without civil rights stress" (p. 1), "Matsunaga fears heroic episodes of 442nd may be forgotten soon by public" (p. 1), "Nisei of Biennium candidates revealed" (p. 1), "M. Masaoka due recognition for …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 60, No. 20 (May 14, 1965) (ddr-pc-37-20)
Selected article titles: "Race Issue in Hawaii Politics Raised in Rule" (p.1-2), History Project: Historical Documents Being Donated" (p.1), "17 Organizations to Honor Issei Elders at Huge Joint Dinner" (p.1), "1945-VE DAY-1965" (p.2), "Strawberry Grower Plows Under One Acre in Protest against Government Failure to Secure Field Labor" (p.3), "Public Schools Have until 1967 to Desegregate" …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 54, No. 15 (April 13, 1962) (ddr-pc-34-15)
Selected article titles: "'Japanese History' Project Fund Drive Passes 47 pct. Mark of $100,000 Goal" (p.1-2), Urban League Statistics Confirm High Ratio of Nisei Scholarship, Award Winners" (p.1), "Traditional Japanese Customs for Aged Reversed by Postwar Occupation, Retirement at 55 Not as Pleasurable for Many" (p.2), "Issei Pioneers-Yokoyama and Takimoto Recalled as Mentors of Nisei Movement" …