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doc Letter regarding JACL involvement in campaign against the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-8)

Letter from Shosuke Sasaki to Clifford Uyeda. In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-8/

doc Letter regarding JACL involvement in campaign against the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-7)

Letter from Shosuke Sasaki to Raymond Okamura. In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-7/

doc Letter from Megumi Sasaki to Seiichi Okine, June 21, 1948 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-245)

A letter from Megumi and Yukie Sasaki in Hiroshima, Japan to Seiichi Okine. It appears to be written by Yukie Sasaki. She informs that she has received his letter on June 18 and package on June 21. She lists the items received including pairs of pants, shirts, shoes, socks, candles, sugar, threads, a comb, and white …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-245/

doc Letter from Megumi Sasaki to Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine, October 23, 1951 [in Japanese] (ddr-csujad-5-292)

A letter from Megumi and Yukie Sasaki in Hiroshima, Japan to their uncle and aunt Seiichi and Tomeyo Okine. They thank the Okines for the gift of clothes and that through altering the clothes they were able to get their children dressed. The arrival date of the letter, November 17, 1951, is recorded on the backside …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-292/

doc Essay: "The Future of the JACL" (draft) (ddr-densho-274-73)

This essay was written by Shosuke Sasaki, and contains handwritten revision notes.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-73/

doc Reply to letter regarding use of term "Jap" on a television program (ddr-densho-274-130)

Letter written to Shosuke Sasaki from Dr. Koto Matsudaira, Ambassador to Japan.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-130/

img Wedding party photograph (ddr-densho-490-1)

Photograph of Umeko Peggy Sasaki and Toru Araki's wedding party. Front row from left to right: unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Shinsaku Kaneda, Nisaku Araki, Masa Araki, Minoru Araki, Minoru Tamesa, Toru Araki, Umeko Peggy (Sasaki) Araki, Moto Sasaki with two unidentified flower girls, Shosuke Sasaki, Kikki, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, unidentified, Second row from left …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-490-1/

doc Newspaper article: "Dictionary Faulted for Ignoring 'Jap'" (ddr-densho-274-37)

This Pacific Citizen article discusses the campaign by Shosuke Sasaki and the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-37/

doc Newspaper article: "A Dictionary Blasted" (ddr-densho-274-36)

This article, which appeared in the Hokubei Mainichi, was an excerpt of a speech given by Shosuke Sasaki about his campaign against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-36/

doc Newspaper article: "See Some 'Give' by Merriam on THAT Word" (ddr-densho-274-38)

New York Nichibei article on the attempt to stop G & C Merriam Company from using the word "Jap" in dictionaries. Part of a broader campaign, spearheaded by Shosuke Sasaki, against the use of the word "Jap" in print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-38/

doc Correspondence regarding a publishing company's use of the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-59)

Series of letters collected by Shosuke Sasaki regarding a campaign against publishing companies for their use of the term "Jap." In the 1950s and '60s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader of a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-59/

img Soldier at his desk (ddr-densho-397-57)

Written in the bottom right-hand corner of the photograph "Most Sincerely Ted Sasaki".

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img Four women (ddr-densho-356-126)

Photograph of four women standing together outside. Identified left to right: Tazi Hiano Sasaki, Yuriko Domoto Tsukada, Misae Watanabe, and Fumi Saito. Inscribed on the back: "L. to Ri. Tazi Sasaki - Hiano me Misae Watanabe Fumi Saito"

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-356-126/

Collection Sasaki Collection (ddr-densho-81)

The Sasaki collection consists of one photograph from the personal family collection of May K. Sasaki, who was interviewed by Densho in 1997. The photo is of a Japanese American baseball team in 1917.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-81/

doc Document: "Obstructing Justice" (ddr-densho-274-68)

Piece written by Shosuke Sasaki regarding Mike Masaoka's response to H.R. 5977, "World War II Japanese American Human Rights Violations Redress Act."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-68/

Letter from Shosuke Sasaki from Harry Honda, editor of the <i>Pacific Citizen</i> (ddr-densho-274-82)

doc Letter from Shosuke Sasaki from Harry Honda, editor of the Pacific Citizen (ddr-densho-274-82)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-82/

doc Letter regarding a campaign against use of the term "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-6)

Letter from Shosuke Sasaki to Raymond Okamura regarding the revival of a campaign against publishing companies for their use of "Jap." In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Sasaki was the leader in a movement against the use of the word "Jap" in movies and print media.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-6/

doc Letter to the editor: "Hayakawa discredits only himself" (ddr-densho-274-35)

Letter to the editor from Shosuke Sasaki in response to a previous article written by S.I. Hayakawa, which was highly critical of the redress movement.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-35/

doc Letter regarding the dictionary definition of "Jap" (ddr-densho-274-5)

Letter from Shosuke Sasaki to Ben Nakagawa of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) urging the JACL to take up the campaign against publishing companies for their use of the word "Jap."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-274-5/

img Sasaki family at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-275)

Photographed is the Sasaki family incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas, including Ichiji and Shika Sasaki, and their Nisei son in the U.S. Army uniform. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), …

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img Sasaki family at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-274)

Photographed is the Sasaki family incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas, siting in front of the barrack, S-09-E. Includes Hiromu, Sally Sakaye, and Emiko Sasaki, and Lucy Nishina. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara …

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img Helen Ida and Sally Sakaye Sasaki (ddr-csujad-38-267)

Photographed are Helen Ida and Sally Sakaye Sasaki, incarcerees at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. 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: Mrs. Iida [Ida] and Sada. The handwritten note on the back side reads: Mrs. Helen Ida …

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img Emiko Sasaki at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-277)

Photographed is Emiko Sasaki incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Emiko Sasaki at the Jerome camp (ddr-csujad-38-273)

Photographed is Emiko Sasaki incarcerated at the Jerome camp in Arkansas. The photo was sent from Sally Sakaye Sasaki at the Jerome camp to Mitzi Masukawa Naohara at the Poston camp in Arizona. A photo from: Mitzi Naohara photo album (csudh_nao_0200), page 15. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-38-273/

[Satoru and Yaeko Sasaki, wedding photograph] (ddr-csujad-5-7)

A wedding photograph of Satoru and Yaeko Sasaki dressing in kimono. The photograph is taken in Hiroshima, Japan on December 27, 1949 and mailed to Seiichi Okine in Los Angeles, California. The arrival date, February 24, 1950, is noted on the backside. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: oki_01_04_001

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-csujad-5-7/

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