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Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-16-7)
vh Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig Segment 7 (ddr-densho-1000-16-7)
Uncovering the past, locating the "tenth copy" of the original Final Report

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews …

Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-16-8)
vh Aiko Yoshinaga Herzig Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-16-8)
Description of the "tenth copy" of the original Final Report

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews were limited …

Rudy Tokiwa Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-91-9)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview I Segment 9 (ddr-densho-1000-91-9)
Reflections on the "Voices of Japanese American Redress" Conference

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, the interview was limited to …

Rudy Tokiwa Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-91-8)
vh Rudy Tokiwa Interview I Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-91-8)
The fighting spirit of lobbying and the redress movement

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, the interview was limited to …

Thomas T. Noguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1021-8)
vh Thomas T. Noguchi Interview (ddr-densho-1021-8)
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 …
Copy of letter from Ryo Morikawa to Charlotte Louise Peltcher (ddr-densho-446-426)
doc Copy of letter from Ryo Morikawa to Charlotte Louise Peltcher (ddr-densho-446-426)
Request by Ryo to classmate Charlotte for photos from 1939 yearbook that she lost during the war
Minobu Yoshida, a Japanese women's rights activist (ddr-njpa-4-1073)
img Minobu Yoshida, a Japanese women's rights activist (ddr-njpa-4-1073)
Caption on front [translation]: "Minobu Yoshida. 1. Member of the League for the Realization of Women's Suffrage; 2. Maebashi-shi 87; 3. September 15, 1910; 4. Graduated from Maebashi Girls' Public High School; 5. Gunma prefecture, Isesaki Printing Office; 6. Tennis, swimming; 7. After graduation she got married. She was inspired by her brother's social activism and …
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 25 (June 25, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-25)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 25 (June 25, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-25)
Selected article titles: "Japan Supreme Court Rules on Nisei Case. Upsets Ruling Which Permitted Divestiture of Japanese Citizenship" (p. 1), "20th Century-Fox May Film Documentary Story of Nisei" (p. 1), "JACL ADC Urges Civil Rights Laws as Bulwark Against Mass Evacuation in Future" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadians Take Part in British Columbia Elections For First Time …
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 18 (November 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-17)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 18 (November 14, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-17)
Selected article titles: "No Electrified Fence! Charged Wires Unauthorized" (p. 1), "Evacuees Aid in Saving Beet Crop" (p. 1), "Stafford Soon to Get Draft of Constitution" (p. 1), "1,319 Students Prepared For High School Opening Monday" (p. 1), "Editorial: A Crop is Saved" (p. 2), "U.S. History Course Offered in First Night School Class" (p. 2), …
Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 6 (October 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-150)
doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. I No. 6 (October 2, 1942) (ddr-densho-119-150)
Selected article titles: "Men Needed for Vital Jobs. Public Works Seeks 190 Colonists" (p. 1), "Cold Weather Usually Comes to Hunt in Late December" (p. 1), "70 Representatives to Pick Seven for Planning Body" (p. 1), "Editorial: A Privilege and a Duty..." (p. 2), "Citizenship Bill Rumor Found False" (p. 2), "Five More Get Releases to …
Governor Samuel Wilder King and others listening to a speech (ddr-njpa-2-255)
img Governor Samuel Wilder King and others listening to a speech (ddr-njpa-2-255)
Caption on reverse: "FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF WALTER-MCCARRAN ACT NOTED: The first anniversary of the Walter-McCarran Act, which eliminated all racial barriers to naturalization in the United States for the first time, was celebrated at a dinner sponsored by the Naturalization Encouragement Association of Honolulu last night at the Waikiki Lau Yee Chai. Frank J. Drees, director …
Photo of painting showing the Japanese invading oil producing countries (ddr-densho-299-232)
img Photo of painting showing the Japanese invading oil producing countries (ddr-densho-299-232)
Caption: "The United States placed an embargo on oil to show our displeasure of Japan's incursions into Korea / and Manchuria. Using the embargo as a pretext, Japan invaded oil producing countries saying oil / was necessary for their survival." Ted Akimoto noted that "during the war many large paintings were made by Japanese Army artists. …
Phil Shigekuni Interview (ddr-densho-1000-364)
vh Phil Shigekuni Interview (ddr-densho-1000-364)
Yonsei male. Born March 28, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Los Angeles. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Granada (Amache) concentration camp, Colorado. Following the war, became a counselor in the public school system in Los Angeles. Active in a number of community causes including …
Hitoshi H. Kajihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-30)
vh Hitoshi H. Kajihara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-30)
Nisei male. Born March 12, 1928. Incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Served as fundraising chair for the Japanese American Citizens League's Legislative Education Committee from 1984 to 1985 and raised over half a million dollars for the redress effort. Became president of the National JACL in 1986.

(This interview was conducted at the Voices …

Fred Hirasuna Interview (ddr-densho-1000-21)
vh Fred Hirasuna Interview (ddr-densho-1000-21)
Nisei male. Born February 11, 1908, in Lodi, California. Resettled voluntarily to Mankato, Minnesota, prior to mass removal. Resettled in central California in 1947. Member of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) since 1929. Became active in the redress movement as fundraiser and lobbyist for Central California District Council of JACL.

(This interview was conducted at …

Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXII, No. 4, April 1985 (ddr-sjacl-1-346)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XXII, No. 4, April 1985 (ddr-sjacl-1-346)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Committees need volunteers: Affirmative Action Committee, Anti-Discrimination Committee, Budget and Grants Committee, Cherry Blossom Committee, Committee to Reverse Japanese American Wartime Cases Committee, Eudcation Committee, Endowment Committee, Fundraising Committee, Installation Committee, International Relations Committee Japanese Community Queen Committee, Mail-Out Committee, Membership Committee, Min Masuda Memorial Fund Committee, Newsletter Committee, Nikkei Aging …
Grayce Uyehara Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-99-4)
vh Grayce Uyehara Segment 4 (ddr-densho-1000-99-4)
Helping other Japanese Americans resettle in Philadelphia, working with the War Relocation Authority

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

Bert Nakano Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-67-2)
vh Bert Nakano Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-67-2)
Returning to Hawaii on the same boat as the 442nd Regimental Combat Team

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

Bert Nakano Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-67-1)
vh Bert Nakano Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-67-1)
Removal from Hawaii to Jerome concentration camp: a rough boat ride and cold arrival

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

Bert Nakano Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-67-5)
vh Bert Nakano Segment 5 (ddr-densho-1000-67-5)
Ensuring that Japanese-speaking testimony would be heard at the Los Angeles hearings

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our interviews …

Hitoshi H. Kajihara Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-30-12)
vh Hitoshi H. Kajihara Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-30-12)
The decision to form the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

William Marutani Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-44-8)
vh William Marutani Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-44-8)
The Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians hearings; shock, surprise, and rage

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

William Marutani Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-44-2)
vh William Marutani Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-44-2)
Serving in the U.S. occupation forces in Japan, confronting racism while in uniform

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, our …

Chiye Tomihiro Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-93-2)
vh Chiye Tomihiro Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1000-93-2)
Life at the Portland Assembly Center: the shame of being visited by former schoolmates

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full conference schedule, …

Angus Macbeth Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-43-3)
vh Angus Macbeth Segment 3 (ddr-densho-1000-43-3)
First days serving as special counsel to the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians

This interview was conducted at the Voices of Japanese American Redress Conference, held on the UCLA campus and sponsored by the UCLA Asian American Studies Center and the UCLA School of Public Policy and Social Research. Because of the full …

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