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img Lotus group camping trip (ddr-densho-128-4)

Lotus group members on camping trip at North Beach in Seattle. Lotus was an association of young members of Seattle's Buddhist Church.

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doc Storage list for Izo Kojuma (ddr-sbbt-2-213)

An evacuee property report for goods belonging to Izo Kojuma, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to lot 735.

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img May Kumasaka looking through a microscope (ddr-fom-1-854)

WRA caption on reverse: "Hospital series / Laboratory." May Kumasaka was a laboratory technician at the Minidoka hospital. She was from Seattle, Washington.

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img Dedication ceremony presentation (ddr-densho-26-30)

Norio Wakamatsu presenting a plaque at the James Y. Sakamoto Memorial pre-dedication ceremony held at Keiro Nursing Home in Seattle, Washington.

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img Baseball team (ddr-densho-321-480)

Caption on reverse: "1924, August 24 at Seattle / Grandpa Takao Fujii / seated second from right / Mr. Taniguchi second from left. / About 1924."

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img Portrait of a man (ddr-densho-351-20)

Photo has a signature and an embossing that reads "Octi Studio, Seattle, Wash." There is a note on the back in Japanese.

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doc Tamako Inouye's 1942 Diary (ddr-densho-383-627)

Tamako (Inouye) Tokuda's daily diary from 1942. She discusses forced removal from Seattle, time at Puyallup Assembly Center and time at Minidoka.

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img Portrait of two men (ddr-densho-383-382)

George Tokuda (right) and Kenny (left). Written on front of photograph: "Sincerely, Kenny and George, 1936". Printed on mat: "Takano Studio, Seattle".

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img Big Tree Inn (ddr-densho-359-1305)

An image of the Big Tree Inn on the Seattle Tacoma Highway. Written in the bottom righthand corner is "12-8-40".

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img Four men and a boy with crowd in background (ddr-densho-474-217)

Lay leaders from the Seattle Japanese Congregational Church. Left to right: Goruku "Frank" Yamashita, Takanosuke Kumai, Chosaku "Henry" Hashiguchi, Mankichi "Norman" Ishii

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vh Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-240)

Nisei male. Born October 8, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Renton, Washington, where father operated a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Briefly transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Drafted into the army and served in Italy as a replacement …

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vh Satoru Ichikawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-236)

Nisei male. Born November 2, 1929, in Fresno, California. Moved with family at a young age to Seattle, Washington, where father was the minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. Father was arrested by the FBI following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, and removed to various Department of Justice internment camps. The rest of the family was …

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vh Chizuko Norton Interview (ddr-densho-1000-73)

Nisei female. Born July 3, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Japan; Bellevue, Washington; and Kirkland, Washington. Incarcerated at Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Returned to Seattle after the war, obtained master's degree from the University of Washington in the field of social work. Founded Seattle's first alternative school …

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vh Shosuke Sasaki Interview (ddr-densho-1000-78)

Issei male. Born March 26, 1912, in Yamaguchi ken, Japan. Immigrated to United States in 1919. Lived in Pomeroy, Washington, and Seattle, Washington, before World War II. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in New York. As a member of the Newspaper Guild, led effort to eliminate pejorative …

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vh Toshikazu "Tosh" Okamoto II (ddr-densho-1000-248)

Nisei male. Born October 8, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Renton, Washington, where father operated a farm. During World War II, was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Briefly transferred to the Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Drafted into the army and served in Italy as a replacement …

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vh Frank S. Fujii Segment 30 (ddr-densho-1000-8-30)

Reflections on the contemporary Japanese American community in Seattle

This interview was conducted over two days due to electrical problems. The majority of the interview was completed on the second day, September 5.

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vh Frank S. Fujii Segment 28 (ddr-densho-1000-8-28)

Reflections on the contemporary Japanese American community in Seattle

This interview was conducted over two days due to electrical problems. The majority of the interview was completed on the second day, September 5.

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview III Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-125-1)

Working on race relations within the Church Council of Greater Seattle during early 1960s

As a teenager prior to World War II, began keeping scrapbooks with newspaper articles and memorabilia, a lifetime habit.

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doc Testimony of Arthur G. Barnett (ddr-densho-67-148)

Written testimony of Arthur G. Barnett, Chairman of the Japanese-American Emergency Committe of the Seattle Council of Churches. Mr. Barnett was also the first legal contact for Gordon Hirabayashi. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism." Personal information excised …

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img Portrait of Ruth Aiko Fukuhara as young girl (ddr-densho-383-37)

The Fukuharas were neighbors of the Tokuda family in Seattle in the 1930s. The Fukuhara family included Shigesaburo and Yasuko Fukuhara (c. 1905-1938) and their children Ruth Aiko Fukuhara (1921-1986), Francis Masateru Fukuhara (1925-2016), and Henry Kiyotaka Fukuhara (1928-1977). Printed on photograph: "Jackson Studio, Seattle". Written on album page below photograph: "Ruth Aiko Fukuhara".

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img Adolf Hitler discussing strategy with Nazi leaders (ddr-njpa-1-671)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "Hitler on the Front Line. The German high command planning strategy in the Nazi military's supreme headquarters. (from left) Marshall Goering, General Keitel, Fuhrer Hitler, Foreign Minister Ribbentrop. Course of Transmission: Berlin to New York by wireless, New York to Seattle by air mail, Seattle to Yokohama on the Heian Maru. [Stamped] …

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vh Tosh Tokunaga Interview (ddr-densho-1000-241)

Nisei male. Born January 2, 1925, in Selleck, Washington. Grew up in the Selleck logging camp before moving with family to Seattle, Washington, for high school. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered for the military as a paratrooper, and served in Europe. Eventually returned to …

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doc The Northwest Times Vol. 5 No. 9 (January 31, 1951) (ddr-densho-229-270)

"Father Murphy Appeals to the Nisei" (p. 1), "Northwest District Council Sets Conclave for Labor Day Holidays; Seattle to be Host" (p. 1).

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img Group photo in front of the Japanese language school (ddr-densho-43-1)

The Japanese language school is still located at 1414 South Weller in what was previously known as the Nihonmachi (Japantown) area of Seattle.

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doc Blue print (ddr-densho-430-118)

Blueprint for the Projection booth at the Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple building. Written on the back is "Mr. Travis Ke9400" in red pencil.

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