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Alice Abrams Siegal Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-173-8)
vh Alice Abrams Siegal Interview Segment 8 (ddr-densho-1000-173-8)
Description of prewar Jewish community in Central Area neighborhood of Seattle, Washington
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-173-8/
Akio Hoshino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-26)
vh Akio Hoshino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-26)
Nisei male. Born April 28, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Central area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft orders and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Resettled in Seattle area after release.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-26/
Scrap metal donation (ddr-densho-36-4)
img Scrap metal donation (ddr-densho-36-4)
These people are donating scrap metal at Yesler Terrace, which was next to the pre-World War II Nihonmachi (Japantown) area of Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-36-4/
Congregation outside the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-12-1)
img Congregation outside the Japanese Baptist Church (ddr-densho-12-1)
The Japanese Baptist Church is located at 160 Broadway in Seattle, Washington. Before World War II, this area was adjacent to Seattle's Nihonmachi, or Japantown.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-12-1/
Eiichi Yamashita Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-424)
vh Eiichi Yamashita Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-424)
Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-424/
Eiichi Yamashita Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-423)
vh Eiichi Yamashita Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-423)
Nisei male. Born January 27, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, Washington. Finished high school in Bellingham, Washington, where family moved for father's oyster business. During World War II, removed to the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp and lived in Chicago briefly before returning to the Samish Bay area near Bellingham to …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-423/
Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
vh Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1923, in Seattle, Washington, grew up in Green Lake area. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Active in National and Seattle Chapter JACL politics, especially during the drive for redress in the 1970s and 1980s. Cherry Kinoshita passed away on July 29, 2008.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-34/
Karen Yoshitomi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-527)
vh Karen Yoshitomi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-527)
Sansei female. Born 1962 in Spokane, Washington. Father was born in British Columbia, Canada, and mother was born in Thomas, Washington. Grew up in the Tacoma, Washington, area, before eventually moving to Portland, Oregon, and then Seattle, Washington. Graduated from the University of Washington. Became regional director for the Japanese American Citizens League, and then Executive …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-527/
Masao Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-103)
vh Masao Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-103)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up near the Nihonmachi area of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In 1943, volunteered for the army while in camp. Served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company. Returned to Seattle after the war and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103/
Art Abe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-206)
vh Art Abe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-206)
Nisei male. Born June 12, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in an area of Seattle with few other Japanese Americans, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left Minidoka several times on temporary work leave to work …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-206/
Strawberry farm (ddr-densho-34-90)
img Strawberry farm (ddr-densho-34-90)
Mr. C. Neely (left) of R.D. Bodle Co., Seattle, Washington, and Mr. H. O. Koura inspect fruit in Mr. Koura's strawberry field. This area is now the site of the Island Village Shopping Center.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-90/
Ryoko Kobayashi Interview (ddr-chi-1-16)
vh Ryoko Kobayashi Interview (ddr-chi-1-16)
Nisei female. Born September 20, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle during the Great Depression. In the late 1930s, moved with family to the Los Angeles area. During World War II, removed to the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas. After camp, resettled in Chicago.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-chi-1-16/
Testimony of Joseph J. Thalhofer (ddr-densho-67-233)
doc Testimony of Joseph J. Thalhofer (ddr-densho-67-233)
Written testimony of Joseph J. Thalhofer, District Judge for Deschutes County, Oregon. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Oregon Area Witnesses."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-233/
Earl Hanson Interview (ddr-densho-1001-35)
vh Earl Hanson Interview (ddr-densho-1001-35)
Caucasian male. Born June 29, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge Island, Washington, with many Japanese American friends. Observed the mass removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island during World War II. Served with the 1901st Aviation Engineers during the war, and was stationed in Okinawa. Returned to the Bainbridge Island, Washington, area after …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1001-35/
Francis Mas Fukuhara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-9)
vh Francis Mas Fukuhara Interview (ddr-densho-1000-9)
Nisei male. Born January 30, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar years in Seattle's Nihonmachi/Yesler Terrace area. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the Military Intelligence Service (MIS). Postwar commander of Nisei Veterans Committee (NVC) in 1988 and 1989.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-9/
Testimony of Charles Davis, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon (ddr-densho-67-232)
doc Testimony of Charles Davis, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon (ddr-densho-67-232)
Written testimony of Charles Davis, Executive Board Member, American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Oregon Area Witnesses."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-232/
Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-97)
img Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-97)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-97/
Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-99)
img Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-99)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-99/
Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-96)
img Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-96)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-96/
Strawberry farm workers (ddr-densho-182-172)
img Strawberry farm workers (ddr-densho-182-172)
Photo possibly taken on Vashon Island, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-172/
Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-98)
img Boy Scout camp outing (ddr-densho-182-98)
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-182-98/
Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-517)
vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-517)
Sansei male. Born December 2, 1953, in Brogan, Oregon. Grew up primarily in the Watsonville, California, area, where parents ran a farm. Exposed at an early age to activism and organized labor. Attended Stanford University and then moved to Seattle, Washington, and earned a nursing credential. Has joined and led several prominent Seattle-area taiko (Japanese drum) …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-517/
Stanley N. Shikuma Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-520)
vh Stanley N. Shikuma Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-520)
Sansei male. Born December 2, 1953, in Brogan, Oregon. Grew up primarily in the Watsonville, California, area, where parents ran a farm. Exposed at an early age to activism and organized labor. Attended Stanford University and then moved to Seattle, Washington, and earned a nursing credential. Has joined and led several prominent Seattle-area taiko (Japanese drum) …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-520/
Aerial photograph of Union Bay farms (ddr-densho-136-29)
img Aerial photograph of Union Bay farms (ddr-densho-136-29)
This photograph shows the area of Seattle, Washington which is currently known as the University District. What used to be Issei-operated Union Bay farms is now an upscale shopping mall. Issei farmers grew vegetables on this land which were sold at the Public Market and produce wholesale houses.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-136-29/
Kunitsugu Collection (ddr-densho-12)
Collection Kunitsugu Collection (ddr-densho-12)
The Kunitsugu collection, circa 1918-1930s, focuses on the business and leisure activities of the Kunitsugu family of Seattle, Washington. Seattle's prewar Nihonmachi area appears in the background of several of the photographs.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-12/
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