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Federal Government Fights For Japanese. United States Files Two Suits in San Francisco to Gain Admission for Mikado's Subjects Into Schools. (January 18, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-75)
doc Federal Government Fights For Japanese. United States Files Two Suits in San Francisco to Gain Admission for Mikado's Subjects Into Schools. (January 18, 1907) (ddr-densho-56-75)
The Seattle Daily Times, January 18, 1907, p. 8
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-56-75/

Narrator William Hohri

Nisei male. Born March 13, 1927, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. One of the major players in the movement for Japanese American redress and reparations, Mr. Hohri founded the National Council for Japanese American Redress (NCJAR).
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/418/

Narrator Grace K. Seto

Nisei female. Born September 23, 1935, in San Francisco, California. Grew up in California, where father worked as a bookkeeper. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, moved with the family to a rural community in Maryland, then to Seabrook Farms, New Jersey, before eventually returning to California.
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/770/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 5 (January 30, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-5)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 36 No. 5 (January 30, 1953) (ddr-pc-25-5)
Selected article titles: "First quota-immigrant to farm in California" (p. 1), "Need more teachers for Seattle's Issei americanization class" (p. 1), "Now-it-can-be-told stories of personalities who changed Army attitude to organize 442nd told" (p. 2), "Second-hand TV sets from America in hands of 4,000 residents in Japan" (p. 2), "Women jurors serve for first time in …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-25-5/
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 26 (December 28, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-52)
doc 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 …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-28-52/
Postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon to Mr. George Naohara, November 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-553)
doc Postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon to Mr. George Naohara, November 2, 1942 (ddr-csujad-38-553)
A postcard from Joseph G. Beeaon, Employment Investigator to George Nobuo Naohara. It responds to Goerge Naohara's application for induction into the Jerome camp, Arizona after the work in Idaho. It informs that he will be notified by the Regional Office in San Francisco, California. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-553/
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 108 (September 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-42)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 108 (September 11, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-42)
Selected article titles: "League Requests Permission to Re-open Office in San Francisco"; "Births Reported"; "On the Other Hand"; "'Good Chance' of Bill's Passage Seen"; "Two Coloradoans Wounded in Action"; "18-Year-Olds Will Supply '44's Needs"; "Higa to Tour Through East"; "Next-of-Kin of 45 Informed Of"; "Refused Burial"; "Wanted"; "Nineteen Boys are Indicted by Jury"; "Student Counselor"; "Want …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-42/
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4313 (May 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-26)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4313 (May 22, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-26)
Selected article titles: "Bridges Raps Union for Discrimination Against Nisei"; "San Francisco and the Darker Races"; "Fort Lupton YBA to Sponsor Graduation Dance"; "Would Ban Japanese"; "46 Nisei to Live in Baltimore"; "Soldier in Pacific Demands Respect for Nisei"; "Churchill Hails Nisei Combat Team for Italy Victories"; "WRA Will Free Japanese Despite Coast Violence"; "Quakers Erase …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-150-26/
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4317 (May 31, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-31)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4317 (May 31, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-31)
Selected article titles: "Stockton Union Suspended in Ban on Japanese"; "The ILWU and Racism"; "Union Advertisement in Stockton Assails Race Discrimination"; "San Francisco Chronicle: 'Punishment' in Seattle"; "Fresno Terrorism: Two Questioned in Nisei Shootings: Another Incident in Tulare County"; "Supreme Court Case Winner Seeks Job in Windy City"; "Attacks Parley Held"; "3 in Congress Hit 'Propaganda'"; …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-150-31/
Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 2 (January 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-92)
doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 2 (January 3, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-92)
Selected article titles: "Those Going Back Urged to Study Problems"; "Back from Colorado"; "On the Other Hand"; "Name New Commander for Language School"; "Wounded Soldier Visits Amache Family"; "Resettlement Story in Canada Disclosed: Control Shift Told"; "War Casualties in State Told"; "60,000 Can Relocate in East"; "Want Ads Today"; "Gardenan, Angeleno Receive Promotions"; "League Opens Office …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-148-92/
Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4301 (April 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-14)
doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4301 (April 24, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-14)
Selected article titles: "Interracial Tolerance Aided by Bataan Hero and Two Nisei"; "The San Francisco Chronicle: What is America Like?"; "Army Officials Investigate Fire"; "The Anti-Nisei Dynamite Case. Alien Land Act Issue Injected in Arson Trial"; "Probe Goes On in Alien Ownership of Placer Land"; "Commander of Legion Post Quits Over Nisei Vet Issue"; "Kings County …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-150-14/
Portrait of Charles S. Thomas (ddr-njpa-1-2067)
img Portrait of Charles S. Thomas (ddr-njpa-1-2067)
Caption on reverse: "Navy Secretary Charles S. Thomas will discuss 'Automatic Production and National Defense' at the opening day luncheon of the Electronics and Automatic Production Symposium August 22 and 23 at the Sheraton-Palace Hotel, San Francisco. The meeting, sponsored by Stanford Research Institute and the National Industrial Conference Board, Inc., will include discussions by automation …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-1-2067/
Clara S. Hattori Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-426)
vh Clara S. Hattori Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-426)
Nisei female. Born May 21, 1919, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Loomis area of California, where parents ran a farm and fruit orchard. Just prior to World War II, worked in the Japanese Pavilion at the San Francisco World's Fair of 1939-1940. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-426/
Clara S. Hattori Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-427)
vh Clara S. Hattori Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-427)
Nisei female. Born May 21, 1919, in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the Loomis area of California, where parents ran a farm and fruit orchard. Just prior to World War II, worked in the Japanese Pavilion at the San Francisco World's Fair of 1939-1940. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center, California, and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-427/
Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)
av Balcony conversation between George Kanegai, Yosh Yamada, and Jimmie Matsumura ; interview with Jimmie Matsumura, part 1 of 4 (ddr-densho-1007-1605)
Matsumura discusses his time teaching at the 4th Army Military Intelligence School in San Francisco, his experience with John Aiso, his trouble with white officers, and being denied the rank he was promised. Interview starts at 3:20. Loni Ding can be heard asking questions behind the camera. Original title: II LA #32, 7-24-85, J. Matsumura Interview …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1007-1605/

Narrator Helen Amerman Manning

White female. Born March 23, 1916, in Bloomfield, New Jersey. Attended Michigan State College, then Stanford University for graduate courses, before becoming a high school teacher at the Minidoka concentration camp. After World War II, worked for various organizations in the field of race relations, including the San Francisco Council for Civic Unity, and the Oakland …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/146/

Narrator Minoru J. Shibata

Nisei male. Born 1928 in San Francisco, California. Spent most of childhood on Terminal Island, California, where father was a fisherman. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and the rest of the family moved to Ogden, Utah, to farm. Served in the Army Air Corps in Japan during the U.S. …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/808/

Narrator Toru Saito

Sansei male. Born December 11, 1937, in San Francisco, California. Nearly age four when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed with family to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, and the Topaz concentration camp, Utah. In this interview, Mr. Saito discusses many of the harmful psychological effects of the World War II experience on himself and other Japanese …
https://ddr.densho.org/narrators/525/
A.D. 1977: Japanese Christians in America: The Church That Survives Hate (ddr-densho-446-394)
doc A.D. 1977: Japanese Christians in America: The Church That Survives Hate (ddr-densho-446-394)
Article in the July/August 1977 issue of A.D. 1977 on the experience of Japanese Christians in America through the end of WWII.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-394/
Hibari Misora posing with her mother, Haruhisa Kawada and a Nichibei Kinema agent (ddr-njpa-4-970)
img Hibari Misora posing with her mother, Haruhisa Kawada and a Nichibei Kinema agent (ddr-njpa-4-970)
Caption on reverse: "FAREWELL TO HAWAII: Hibari Misora and Haruhisa Kawada are pictured on the roof of The Hawaii Times yesterday afternoon as they waved farewell after a fabulously successful personal appearance tour of the islands. Left to right: Muneo Kimura of Nichibei Kinema Co. of Los Angeles which is sponsoring the stars' American tour; Mrs. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-njpa-4-970/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 21 (November 29, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-48)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 25 No. 21 (November 29, 1947) (ddr-pc-19-48)
Selected article titles: "Urge JACL Chapters Adopt French Town of Bruyeres" (p. 1), "Two Renunciants File Suit to Regain Rights. Coercion at Tule Lake Center Charged by Spokane Couple" (p. 1), "National JACL Will Enter Restrictive Covenant Cases Before U.S. Supreme Court" (p. 1), "House Committee Will Study Restrictions on Japanese Aliens Residing in Hawaii" (p. …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-19-48/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 5 (July 31, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-30)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 5 (July 31, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-30)
Selected article titles: "Attorney General Clark Will Order Arrest of 'Tokyo Rose' For Wartime Radio Broadcasts" (p. 1), "Ennis, Masaoka Discuss Claims Program for Evacuees With Justice Department Officials" (p. 1), "Ennis, Masaoka Discuss Claims Program for Evacuees With Justice Department Officials" (p. 1), "President Sets Up Government Anti-Bias Policy. Anti-Discrimination Board Created by Executive Order" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-20-30/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 17 (October 23, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-42)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 27 No. 17 (October 23, 1948) (ddr-pc-20-42)
Selected article titles: "President Truman Revokes Limited Passports Order. 40-Year Old Restriction Barred Some Hawaii Japanese from Traveling to U.S. Mainland" (p. 1), "Report Relaxation of Exit Permit Ruling on Issei Group" (p. 1), "Veterans Seek Ruling on Claims for Treatment of Mental Ills" (p. 1), "Limited Passports Regulations Originated from Segregation in San Francisco Schools" …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-20-42/
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 20, 1941 (ddr-csujad-44-187)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, June 20, 1941 (ddr-csujad-44-187)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Features discussion of the Memorial Day cleanup, JACL-sponsored party for local graduates, participation in the Fourth of July parade, using donations collected from loaning out the chapter's American flag for its upkeep, and the San Francisco District Council meeting. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-187/
General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 12, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-161)
doc General meeting of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League, July 12, 1940 (ddr-csujad-44-161)
Meeting minutes of the Monterey Peninsula Japanese American Citizens League. Features discussion of the Fourth of July parade, the upcoming talent show in Salinas, the cost of the new mimeograph, the women's auxiliary, suggestions for a benefit show, the Pacific Citizen newspaper, and the San Francisco District Council meeting. See this object in the California State …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-44-161/
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