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img Seattle Evacuation Redress Committee (ddr-densho-10-12)

The Seattle Evacuation Redress Committee was formed in 1973. The original committee members were photographed during a video session on the redress movement. Left to right: Shosuke Sasaki, Henry Miyatake, Chuck Kato, Mike Nakata, and Ken Nakano.

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img Signing of State Bill HB 1415 (ddr-densho-10-103)

Caption on reverse: "Gov. Booth Gardner signing of State Bill HB 1415, Seattle School Dist. Employees, Nippon Kan, 4/3/86."

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img JACL Legislative Education Committee plaque presentation at the Nisei Veterans Installation Banquet (ddr-densho-10-50)

Cherry Kinoshita presenting plaques to Mas Fukuhara, Nisei Veterans Committee Commander, and John Ishii, MIS-NW President.

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img JACL dinner at Togetsu (ddr-densho-10-81)

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doc Letter to Dear Friend from the Gordon Hirabayashi Defense Committee, January 1943 (ddr-csujad-16-3)

Fundraising letter requesting contributions for taking Gordon Hirabayashi's case to the Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco. At the time of writing, Hirabayashi was imprisoned in King County, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: JAIC_1-07_01

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doc Letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar, February 15, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-63)

A letter from Chin to Ruby Schaar about redress issues. The author criticizes the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) and also criticizes U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa for his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: chi_04_005

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doc Letter to Michi Weglyn, February 26, 1979 (ddr-csujad-24-65)

A letter to Michi Weglyn about efforts to get signatories to an open letter to U.S. Senator S.I. Hayakawa, criticizing his public defense of Japanese American incarceration during World War II. The author discusses their relationship with George Takei and Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Two Japanese-American men during interviews leading up to receiving redress checks (ddr-csujad-52-16)

Two Japanese-American men wearing suits. The caption next to the image reads, "SEATTLE, Sept. 30--WILL RECEIVE CHECKS--Frank Yatsu, 106, right, talks about his imprisonment by the U.S. government during World War II in an internment camp with other Japanese-Americans. Listening to Yatsu during an interview at Seattle Keiro, a Japanese community nursing home, is Harry Nakagawa, …

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img Gordon Hirabayashi talks press before the first day of trial against the U.S. government (ddr-csujad-52-39)

Caption under image reads, "HEADING FOR COURT--Gordon Hirabayashi talks to reporters Monday on his way to the Federal Courthouse in Seattle for the first day of a trial in which he seeks to prove the U.S. government suppressed, destroyed and altered evidence attesting to the loyalty of Japanese-Americans in order to justify their wartime internment." See …

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Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

img Hotoru Matsudaira, Mako Nakagawa, and Masao Takahashi, who testified at a hearing before the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians (ddr-csujad-52-32)

Caption below image reads, "NO VACATION--Hotoru Matsudaira, right, a feisty 79-year-old grandmother, told a federal commission Thursday that the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II was anything but a 'three-year vacation,' as described by Sen. S.I. Hayakawa, R-Calif. 'He is a Canadian and he lived in the East all during the war. He is …

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img Aloha dance (ddr-densho-114-462)

This dance took place at Nisei Veterans Committee Hall.

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img Gold Star parents (ddr-densho-114-647)

Gold Star parents attending a memorial service at the Public Safety Building in Seattle as part of the National Nisei Veterans Reunion.

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img Nisei memorial service (ddr-densho-114-597)

This memorial service, held at the First Methodist Church, is for 442nd Regimental Combat Team soldiers killed in action in Europe.

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img Work crew (ddr-densho-114-208)

Three Nisei veterans work on remodeling the Seattle Nisei Veterans Clubhouse.

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img National Nisei Veterans Reunion (ddr-densho-114-341)

Cocktail hour held in the Spanish Ballroom at the Olympic Hotel.

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img Memorial service (ddr-densho-114-646)

The Hawaii delegation to the National Nisei Veterans Reunion poses in front of the memorial monument at the Public Safety Building in downtown Seattle.

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img Aloha dance (ddr-densho-114-486)

This dance took place at Nisei Veterans Committee Hall.

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img Little league football team banquet (ddr-densho-114-533)

This awards banquet was held in 1953 to honor the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee-sponsored International Fighting Irish football team, which finished first in its league. In this photo a young footballer is receiving an outstanding player award.

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