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Unloading luggage (ddr-fom-1-887)
img Unloading luggage (ddr-fom-1-887)
WRA caption on reverse: "The baggage of approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington, is taken from the train by truck to their new homes at the Minidoka War Relocation Authority Center."
Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
vh Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1923, in Seattle, Washington, grew up in Green Lake area. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Active in National and Seattle Chapter JACL politics, especially during the drive for redress in the 1970s and 1980s. Cherry Kinoshita passed away on July 29, 2008.
Akiko Kurose Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-42)
vh Akiko Kurose Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-42)
Nisei female. Born February 11, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Longtime civil rights activist, educator, and pacifist.

(Mrs. Kurose was undergoing treatment for cancer and required frequent breaks and medication to help her with pain management.)

Marian A. Ohashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-351)
vh Marian A. Ohashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-351)
Nisei female. Born July 16, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, where parents ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle while still a high school student.
Mizu Sugimura Collection (ddr-densho-384)
Collection Mizu Sugimura Collection (ddr-densho-384)
The Mizu Sugimura Collection consists of photographs documenting the first Day of Remembrance which took place in Seattle, Washington on November 25, 1978. Mizu Sugmiura and Yasushi Satomi recorded their participation by taking these photographs. The images show the beginning of the event where participants gathered at the site of the former Sick's Stadium. From there …
Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
img Japanese Americans arriving by train (ddr-densho-37-824)
Original WRA caption: Eden, Idaho. A train bringing approximately six hundred evacuees from the assembly center at Puyallup, Washington. Buses, used to transport these people to the Minidoka War Relocation Authority center, are waiting at the siding.
Participants waiting in their cars to caravan down to Puyallup (ddr-densho-384-6)
img Participants waiting in their cars to caravan down to Puyallup (ddr-densho-384-6)
The view from this photo is facing south toward Rainier Avenue. Day of Remembrance participants met at Rainier and McClellan, the former location of Sick's Stadium. After registering they caravanned down to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-114-16)
vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-114-16)
Elected mayor of Fife, Washington, one of the first Japanese American elected officials in Washington state

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

Robert Mizukami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-114)
vh Robert Mizukami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-114)
Nisei male. Born December 20, 1922, in Star Lake, Washington. Grew up in the Renton area and later in Fife, Washington. Immigrant father began three-generation greenhouse business in Fife. Following Executive Order 9066, the Mizukami family was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington (nicknamed "Camp Harmony"). Later, transported to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Served in …
Testimony of Jiro and Shea Aoki (ddr-densho-67-310)
doc Testimony of Jiro and Shea Aoki (ddr-densho-67-310)
Written testimony of Jiro and Shea Aoki. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.
Mary Okazaki Kozu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-511)
vh Mary Okazaki Kozu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-511)
Nisei female. Born June 14, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents ran a boarding house. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp in 1943 and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah. Returned with family to Seattle after the war, attended the …
Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-231)
vh Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-231)
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …
Kajiko Hashisaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-201)
vh Kajiko Hashisaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-201)
Nisei female. Born and raised in Seattle, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left Minidoka in 1943 to attend school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Married in 1945, and lived in Japan for sixteen months before returning to the United States and …
Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-112-16)
vh Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-112-16)
Mass removal to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington with seven children (Japanese language)

This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.

John Kanda Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-116-1)
vh John Kanda Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-116-1)
Early years, growing up in the Thomas-Auburn area, Washington

This interview is part of a collaborative effort of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League and Densho.

Mako Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-66)
vh 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 …
Dotti Yasuko Tagawa Reisbord Interview (ddr-densho-1000-509)
vh Dotti Yasuko Tagawa Reisbord Interview (ddr-densho-1000-509)
Nisei-Sansei female. Born May 9, 1941, in Seattle Washington. An infant when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, family was sent to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, family returned to Seattle, where Dotti attended school. After high school, moved to Southern California, raised a family, and became a teacher …
Yosh Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-172)
vh Yosh Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-172)
Nisei male. Born December 27, 1932, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was in the third grade during mass removal to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington. Moved with family to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before returning to Seattle to attend middle and high school. Found a lifelong job at Osborn & Ulland, a retail …
Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-238)
vh Thomas T. Kobayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-238)
Nisei male. Born September 4, 1916, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle and graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. Fired from job at Seattle City Light after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for …
Frank S. Fujii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-8)
vh Frank S. Fujii Interview (ddr-densho-1000-8)
Nisei male. Born January 14, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Jackson Street neighborhood of Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Resettled in Seattle. Former teacher and varsity basketball coach at Seattle's Franklin High School and administrator at Seattle Central Community College.

(This interview was conducted …

Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-114-1)
vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-114-1)
Issei parents immigrate to America, settle in Washington

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
vh Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)
Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …
Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-114-18)
vh Robert Mizukami Interview Segment 18 (ddr-densho-1000-114-18)
Description of political accomplishments as mayor of Fife, Washington

This is the first in a series of interviews conducted by the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizen League in collaboration with Densho.

Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 7 (February 17, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-7)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 52, No. 7 (February 17, 1961) (ddr-pc-33-7)
Selected article titles: "San Jose to Greet 174 Teams for National JACL Bowling Tournament Mar. 6-11 at Mel's Palm Bowl: Congressman Inouye to Address Awards Fete at Fairgrounds" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Minorities in the Administration" (p. 1), and "Puyallup Valley's Issei Story Outlined" (p. 3).
Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 4, April 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-386)
doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 27, No. 4, April 1990 (ddr-sjacl-1-386)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Scholarships include Tamesa, Andrews, and Bunshiro Tazuma; Doshi Kai report; Board Profiles: Wayne Kimura, Bruce Echigoshima, Massie Tomita, May Sasaki; April 21, 1990-Redress Workshop, Blaine, Bob Bratt speaker (WA Coalition for Redress-Seattle, Lake Washington, Puyallup Valley, and White River JACL.
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