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Narrator Yoshi Mamiya
Nisei female. Born October 25, 1924, and raised in Seattle, Washington. During her interview, she discusses memories of growing up in Seattle's Japantown.
Narrator Angela Berry
Female of Filipino American descent. Born in 1979 in Seattle, Washington, but grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Granddaughter of Felix Narte, one of the well-known Filipino men on Bainbridge Island who worked for the Japanese American strawberry farmers.
Narrator Lois Shikami
Nisei female. Born August 25, 1931, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Wisconsin for several years before eventually moving to Chicago, Illinois.
Narrator Frank Miyamoto
Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1012-2)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
Narrator Takashi Hori
Nisei male. Born January 21, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned hotels in the International District. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel association in the Japanese American community.
Narrator Yoshito Mizuta
Nisei male. Born October 22, 1914, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned hotels in the International District. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel association in the Japanese American community.
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Nobu Suzuki Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-84)
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1909, in Seattle, Washington. Father established one of the largest oyster companies in the United States prior to World War II. Graduated from Garfield High School, the University of Washington, and then the Pacific School of Religion where she earned a master's degree in religious education. At the outbreak of WWII, …
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Nobu Suzuki Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-87)
Nisei female. Born November 25, 1909, in Seattle, Washington. Father established one of the largest oyster companies in the United States prior to World War II. Graduated from Garfield High School, the University of Washington, and then the Pacific School of Religion where she earned a master's degree in religious education. At the outbreak of WWII, …
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George Yoshida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-132)
Nisei male. Born April 9, 1922, in Seattle, Washington. Parents immigrated from Japan in the early 1900s. Attended Bailey Gatzert Elementary School and Washington Middle School in Seattle before his family moved to East Los Angeles in 1936. Incarcerated in Poston Detention Camp #1, Arizona, in April 1942. While in camp, helped organize the "Music Makers," …
Narrator Yukiko Miyake
Nisei female. Born July 21, 1910, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi, raised by her maternal grandmother. Married Henry Miyake, an Issei, photographer and owner of Takano Studio. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho.
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Harvey Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-102)
Nisei male. Born February 7, 1919, in Exeter, California. Spent prewar childhood in Visalia, California. Drafted prior to World War II. Served in an activated National Guard unit at Fort Lewis, Washington. When World War II broke out, he and all the other Nisei servicemen at Fort Lewis were sent inland. About twenty, Harvey included, went …
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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 3 of 26. (ddr-one-5-122)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 6b - 9 of 111. Dr. Koyama writes that he lived in Shibata in Niigata Ken, Japan from October 7, 1897 to December 1914. He states that he is a Japanese male, 5'4" …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. XX, No. 5, May 1983 (ddr-sjacl-1-321)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Scholarship Awardees: Tamesa-Mary Ishii and Jeff Sakuma ($500); Andrews-Karen Kaminishi ($400); CWRIC report, ?Personal Justice Denied,? available for the public, 467 pages long; interesting exchange about Seattle representation at a Tri-District meeting in Reno that also hosted a meeting with the NCRR and Washington Coalition for Redress/Reparations and the National JACL …
Narrator Fumiko Uyeda Groves
Nisei female. Born September 9, 1933, in Seattle, Washington. Parents operated a store in the Sanitary Market (now known as the Pike Place Market). Father was very active in kenjinkai (prefectural organization) activities, both before and after World War II. Spent prewar childhood in and among Seattle's Japanese American community. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, …
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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 6 of 26. (ddr-one-5-126)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 15b - 23a of 111. Dr. Koyama states that he was never convicted of a crime while in the United States and that he does not possess any special scientific skill, knowledge, or …
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Case file for Keizaburo Koyama from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Page 1 of 6. (ddr-one-5-98)
Photocopy of a declassified report on Keizaburo Koyama by Vincent M. Quinn on January 14, 1942. It states that Koyama was born on October 7, 1897 and immigrated to Seattle, Washington in 1914. He was working as a dentist in Portland, Oregon when the order for his arrest was issued on December 8, 1941. He was …
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U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 4 of 26, left side of form only. (ddr-one-5-123)
Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers question 10 of 111 and contains the left side of the form only covering only entries into the United States. Question 10 asks about all entries and departures from the United States. Dr. Koyama …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 18 (May 6, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-18)
Selected article titles: "Sen. Robertson 1000 Percent Wrong on Reports Regarding Repatriation, Says Hosokawa" (p. 1), "Washington Move Hints New Army Post for General DeWitt" (p. 1), "Supreme Court To Hear Test Of Evacuation" (p. 1), "Nisei Soldiers Condemn Japan Military Policy in Broadcast" (p. 1), "Native Sons Take Regan Case Challenging Nisei Citizenship Rights to …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 30 No. 3 (January 21, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-3)
Selected article titles: "State, Justice Departments Set Procedure to Restore Citizenship to Renunciants" (p. 1), "JACL Moves to Alleviate Job Bias Against Nisei. Plan Program of Cooperative Activity With U.S. Employment Service to Reduce Prejudice" (p. 1), "Report High Employer Bias Against California Orientals" (p. 1), "Washington Survey Discloses Prejudices of White Residents Toward Non-Caucasian Group" …
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9A Class McCarver Intermediate School (ddr-csujad-25-347)
A group photograph of the 9A Class students of Morton Matthew McCarver Middle School in Tacoma, Seattle. The photograph is taken by A. B. Read Photo Studio in Tacoma, Washington in front of the school building in June 1936. Inscription reads: Read A37_09. It appears that this photograph belongs to "Fusako Yoshihara." Autographed by students on …
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Ko Tanaka Makoto tsuitokai kinen [Memorial service for the late Mr. Makoto Tanaka] (ddr-csujad-25-331)
A group photograph of the attendees of a memorial service for Makoto Tanaka held at a Buddhist temple on October 22, 1940. The photograph is taken by "Aiko," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. The funeral followers are offered by "Fukuoka-ken Kaigai Kyokai" [=Fukuoka Prefecture Oversee Association]. The photograph is given from Shonosuke and Nobuko Tanaka …
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Manzanar Free Press Relocation Supplement Vol. 1 No. 15 (July 28, 1945) (ddr-densho-125-383)
Selected article titles: "Receive Pamphlet on Schools" (p. 1), "2795 Evacuees Relocate to Northern California" (p. 1), "Four Evacuees Accepted in Santa Clara Union" (p. 1), "Two Special Cars Leave Heart Mountain Center Monthly for West Coast" (p. 1), "List of Benefits Given by Insurance Company" (p. 2), "Topaz Reserves Trains for Terminal Leaves" (p. 2), …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. VIII, No. 10, October 1971 (ddr-sjacl-1-135)
Bulletin covering the following topics: 50th Anniversary Program-Aim to honor pioneers like Clarence Arai. After potluck at Blaine with National President having a ?rap? session with youth, ?Sansei, can you dig politics??; Congress passes bill to Repeal Title II of the Internal Security Act of 1950; Pride and Shame to be exhibited in Olympia at PNW …
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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 24, No. 6, June 1987 (ddr-sjacl-1-364)
Newsletter covering the following topics: JACL sponsored Redress Seminar at Nippon Kan attracts 120 scholars and teachers, keynote by Washington Supreme Court Chief Justice, Vernon Pearson, panel of former internees, Sally Kazama, Mako Nakagawa, Sama Nakagawa, and Roy Sakamoto; ?Coming Home? is 1988 Seattle JACL Convention theme; Young Adults group will be named ?Doshi Kai? Chiz …