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doc Note with names and contact information (ddr-densho-408-21)

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img Barracks (ddr-densho-356-120)

Photograph of barrack building.

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doc Western Union Telegram to Kaneji Domoto from Dr. & Mrs. Hayashi, Mr. & Mrs. S. Sasaki, and Mr. & Mrs. Harry Kono (ddr-densho-329-671)

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img Nisei veterans baseball team (ddr-densho-13-44)

Front (left to right): Akira "Poison" Kato, Matsu Sakagami, Yosh Fujiwara, Jim Yamaguchi, George Funai, Joe Kesamaru, George Mamiya, and George "Joker" Shimizu. Back: Shiro Yamaguchi, Ted Matsushita, Roy Fujiwara, Hiromu "Heater" Hiyamoto, Ed "Duffy" Kiyohara, Taiji Takayoshi, Su Kashiwagi, Sam Sakai, Edwin "Edo" Sasaki, and Hiro Nishimura.

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img Oregon Buddhist Church Annual Lotus Bazaar (ddr-one-1-105)

Black and white photographic negative of a crowd and banners at the Oregon Buddhist Church's Annual Lotus Bazaar (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple). Man in crowd with legs crossed talking to two unidentified women is Sam "Pompadour Sam" Sasaki. For print please see ONLC 4946 (ddr-one-1-717)

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img Third Annual Oregon Nisei Bowling League Tournament Dance (ddr-one-1-118)

Black and white photographic negative of unidentified couples dancing at the Third Annual Nisei Bowling League Tournament Dance at McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. To the far right in front of the stage in black heels and light color skirt and jacket is Kathleen Sasaki dancing with an unidentified man.

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img Oregon Buddhist Church Annual Lotus Bazaar (ddr-one-1-717)

Black and white photographic print of a crowd and banner at the Oregon Buddhist Church's Annual Lotus Bazaar (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple). Man in crowd with legs crossed talking to two unidentified women is Sam "Pompadour Sam" Sasaki. For negative please see ONLC 2904 (ddr--one-1-105)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-1-717/

Narrator May K. Sasaki

Nisei female. Born May 31, 1935, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown. Incarcerated as child at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle. In her interview, discusses issues of shame and loss of Japanese American identity as a result of incarceration.

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Narrator Helen T. Sasaki

Sansei female. Born December 10, 1937, in Stockton, California. Spent early childhood in Stockton, where parents had a small farm. During World War II, family was sent to the Stockton Assembly Center, California, and the Rohwer concentration camp, Arkansas. After leaving camp, returned to California, first to Linden and then to Sacramento, where father owned a …

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img Photograph of Kosho Otani, Lady Otani, Zenyu Aoki, and Otani's aide (ddr-njpa-4-1645)

Caption on reverse: "NISHI HONGWANJI HEAD, WIFE GREETED HERE: Chief Abbot Kosho Ohtani, titular head of the Nishi Hongwanji Buddhist sect, and Lady Ohtani arrived here last evening at 6 from Tokyo by Pan American Clipper for a six-day stay before resuming their eight months' world tour next Monday at 9:30 p.m., when they leave for …

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img Lucy and Emi (ddr-csujad-38-268)

Photographed are young female children, Lucy Nishina and Emiko Sasaki, incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. They are dressed in kimono. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. The caption reads: Lucy and Emi. Title from caption. The handwritten note …

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img Signing of the proclamation for the first Day of Remembrance (ddr-densho-10-231)

Caption on reverse: "Mayor Charles Royer signs proclamation for first Day of Remembrance. L-R: Henry Miyatake, Seattle Evacuation Redress Comm., Shosuke Sasaki, Seattle Evacuation Redress Comm., Arlene Oki, Spec. Asst. to the Mayor, Ron Mamiya, National JACL Redress Comm., Floyd Schmoe, Amer. Friends Service Comm., Cherry Kinoshita, past pres. Seattle JACL, Dr. Minoru Masuda, M.C. for …

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img Mayor signing the Day of Remembrance proclamation (ddr-densho-10-15)

Mayor Charles Royer of Seattle, Washington, signs the proclamation for the Day of Remembrance. Behind him (left to right): Henry Miyatake, Shosuke Sasaki, Arlene Oki, Ron Mamiya, Floyd Schmoe, Cherry Kinoshita, and Dr. Minoru Masuda. Annual Day of Remembrance ceremonies are held in many Japanese American communities on or around February 19th, the day Executive Order …

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img Girls of the Japanese Students Club (ddr-densho-134-19)

Female members of the Lincoln High School Japanese Students Club posing for a photo. The club held Japanese dances, tea ceremonies, and other activities. Back row (L to R): Mariko Kumasaka, Michiko Nakawatase, Esther Kambe, Satoko Abe, Alice Ota, Ella Ota, Margaret Akiyama, Cherry Tanaka. Front row (L to R): Jane Akiyama, Yuri Hayashi, Yoshino Kano, …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 11, No. 90 (July 28, 1944) (ddr-densho-148-26)

Selected article titles: "On the Other Hand"; "Ex-WRA Director"; "Equal Rights"; "One Calls Off His Strike"; "Scholarship Plans Progress"; "1500 Depart from Camps"; "Okamura and Kimura Firsts in Bowling"; "Accusing Two More"; "Implications"; "Sasaki Will be Sunday Speaker"; "Want Ads"; "Past Voters Allowed to Retain Franchise, Report"; "Don't Be in Hurry About 'Going Home'"; "Financial Campaign …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 24, No. 2, February 1987 (ddr-sjacl-1-361)

Newsletter covering the folliwng topic+E369s: 1987 Chapter President, May Sasaki; nice summary of Installation Banquet, 600 guest, honoring Nisei Businesses, Gov. Gardner pledged support for Redress, keynote Patsy Mink, emcee-Wendy Tokuda; Reno Night at Bush to raise funds for 1988 National Convention; appeal of Hirabayashi case to be heard by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

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img Obon Festival- Dancers (ddr-one-1-266)

Black and white photographic negative of four Obon dancers smiling for the camera. From left to right: Kathleen "Kathie" Haruko (Matsuda) Sato, Ruth Saito, Susanne Mineko (Sasaki) Myers, and Grace (Tachibana) Ishikawa. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei community.

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img Third Annual Oregon Nisei Bowling League Tournament Dance- First Place Women's Team (ddr-one-1-116)

Black and white photographic negative of the first place women's team at the Third Annual Oregon Nisei Bowling League Tournament Dance at McElroy's Ballroom in Portland, Oregon. From left to right: Toshi (Tamiyasu) Fukuhara, Sachi (Nakata) Nakashima, Kathleen Sasaki, Kimi Tambara, and Florence “Flo” (Anazawa) Teshima. Sitting inside a booth on the far left is Aki …

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img Obon Festival- Odori folk dance (ddr-one-1-287)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers in straw hats performing an Odori folk dance. From left to right those facing the camera: Atsuko "Alice" (Matsumoto) Ando and Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) and attended by the wider Nikkei …

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vh Fumi Kaseguma Interview (ddr-densho-1000-203)

Nisei female. Born April 20, 1924, in Portland, Oregon. Spent one summer in Japan just before the onset of war between the U.S. and Japan. Incarcerated at the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp as part of the National Youth Administration, and worked in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Chicago, …

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doc An Appeal for Action to Obtain Redress for the World War II Evacuation and Imprisonment of Japanese Americans (ddr-chijacl-1-13)

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img In front of Japanese American Citizens League building (ddr-densho-10-230)

Caption on reverse: "L-R: Dean Hayasaka, Visual Communications camerman, John Esaki, Visual Communications producer/director, Shosuke Sasaki, Seattle redress pioneer, Mike Nakata, Seattle redress pioneer, Chuck Kato, Seattle redress pioneer, Cherry Kinoshita, JACL Redress Video Project Chair, Henry Miyatake, Seattle redress pioneer, Ken Nakano, Seattle redress pioneer. In front of building in which JACL was first organized …

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doc Marriage affidavit [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-12-25)

Marriage affidavit for Tsugitada Kanamori and Kazuko Miyamoto. Signed by Sasaki, Buddhist priest, and Yoshikazu Tamura and Sotaro Nishikawa, witnesses. Tsugitada and Kazuyo married in the Tule Lake incarceration camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: tsu_01_07_006

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 36, No. 10, October 1999 (ddr-sjacl-1-467)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Planning session to meet for Tokuda?s WA State CLPEF bill; David Yamaguchi devotes President?s column to ?Women of Substance? including Anne Namba, Shigeko Uno, Cherry Kinoshita, Kathryn Bannai, Mako Nakagawa, May Sasaki, Vicki Toyohara-Mukai, Gail Tanaka, Elaine Akagi, Janice Yee, Sharon Sobie-Seymour (NOTE David omitted Joy St, Germain) and Lori Matsukawa.

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img Obon Festival Dance Rehearsal (ddr-one-1-309)

Black and white photographic negative of Obon dancers rehearsing an Odori folk dance in front of a small audience inside Norse Hall in Northeast Portland. Obon dancers from left to right: Tom Shigeto Tamiyasu, and Arthur Ojiro “Art” Sasaki. Obon is an annual event hosted by the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as Oregon Buddhist Temple) …

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