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Tulean Dispatch Vol. 5 No. 84 (June 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-65-388)
Selected article titles: "Conserve Water: Total Number of Gallons Not to Exceed 500,000 Per Day" (p. 1), "More Dies Investigations" (p. 1), "Seasonal Workers May Get Aid in Going to Permanent Jobs" (p. 1), "Seattle Organization to Fight for Evacuees" (p. 1), "Civil Service Exams Start; Applicants to be Notified" (p. 1).
Narrator Akio Hoshino
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.
Narrator Lucius Horiuchi
Nisei male. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Following World War II, worked for the U.S. Department of State as a foreign service officer.
Narrator Ryoko Kobayashi
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.
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Uyeji Collection (ddr-densho-138)
The Uyeji collection includes the leisure and business activities of the Uyeji family, who operated a farm in North Seattle prior to World War II. These photographs were also used in the book, The Green Lake Japanese American Community, 1900-1942.
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.
Narrator Gene Akutsu
Nisei male. Born September 23, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Spent prewar childhood in Seattle's Nihonmachi. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Refused to participate in the draft and was imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington, for draft resistance. Resettled in Seattle.
Narrator Etsuko Ichikawa Osaki
Nisei female. Born February 19, 1931, in Fresno, California. Family moved to Seattle, Washington, where father became minister of the Seattle Buddhist Temple. During the war, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Transferred to the Crystal City internment camp, Texas, to be reunited with father, who was arrested by the …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 38 No. 1 (January 1, 1954) (ddr-pc-26-1)
Selected article titles: "5-F Issei naturalization case won" (p. 1), "Arizona Republic bares hate campaign in state, once failed in California as 'America Plus'" (p. 1), "Disclose 2,400 Japanese immigrants admitted to U.S. during 1953 fiscal year" (p. 1), "Christmas tragedy in Seattle, two Nisei shot to death by angered cannery worker" (p. 3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 1 (January 5, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-1)
Selected article titles: "Nondiscrimination by realty industry makes Nov. '68 ballot" (p. 1), "Civil rights issue more serious than Vietnam: Sen. Dan" (p. 1), "Orientation of new Japanese immigrants to U.S. proposed" (p. 1), "Seattle Buddhist Church to push housing project" (p. 3), "Spark receives gavel for sitting in Speaker's chair 100th time" (p. 3).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 19 (May 10, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-19)
Selected article titles: "Help oppressed adopt JACL slogan seen as key to quell racial riots" (p. 1), "Hawaii's crack 29th Infantry Brigade to report without its Nisei general" (p. 1), "Nipponmachi property owners in Seattle in wait & see mood" (p. 3), "Li'l Tokio businesses surveyed - nomiya pace with 23, physicians next at 15" (p. …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 69, No. 6 (August 08,1969) (ddr-pc-41-32)
Select article titles: "Noguchi reinstated with all back pay" (p. 1); "FBI director Hoover's testimony called 'racist' by Demo club head" (p.1); "Naturalized Chinese American sworn as deputy asst. secretary of defense" (p. 2); "Two Ways of Looking at Black Issues in Seattle Central Area" (p. 3 ); "Fight Not Over Yet" (p. 6).
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, Vol. 11 (March 13, 1964) (ddr-pc-36-11)
Selected article titles: "Senate Strategy to Defeat Filibuster on Rights Bill Seen" (p.1-2), "Open Housing Law in Seattle Beaten by 2-1 Margin" (p.1-2), "Dr. Morton Grodzin, History Project Resource, Dies" (p.1), "Civil Liberties Clearing House Parley Next Week" (p.3), "Sponsors of Bill Repealing Miscegenation Law Feted" (p.4).
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Granada Pioneer Vol. II No. 14 (December 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-147-127)
Selected article titles: "Alien Travel Permits: Four Evacuee Seasonal Workers Released After Questioning" (p. 1), "NJ Farm Offers Permanent Employment to 100 Persons" (p. 2), "Draft-Age Males Must Comply with Selective Service Laws" (p. 3), "First Nisei Given Right to Reenter Seattle Area" (p. 4), "'Gravest Doubt' Avers Biddle on Evacuation" (p. 5).
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Minidoka Relocation Center (ddr-csujad-55-2497)
Map of the Minidoka incarceration camp prepared for the Hunt High School class reunion in Seattle, Washington. Includes farm, barracks, and other camp facilities. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_2603
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. V No. 5 (March 31, 1945) (ddr-densho-119-132)
Selected article titles: "The Symbol of the Resurrection" (p. 1), "Judge Grants Defense Motion for Trial in Fujimoto Case" (p. 1), "Spain Government Refuses to Represent Japan Nationals" (p. 1), "Confiscated Property to Be Returned" (p. 1), "Vandals Topple Gravestones in Fresno Cemetery" (p. 1), "Seattle Council Asked to Act on Discrimination" (p. 1).
Narrator Mary Hirata
'Nisei female. Born November 27, 1926, in Wenatchee, Washington. Grew up in Wenatchee and moved to Seattle with family in 1938. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled during World War II in Pocatello, Idaho. Returned to Seattle after World War II.
Narrator Ayako Murakami
Nisei female. Born August 23, 1913, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled in Seattle, Washington. Coproprietor of Higo Variety Store in Seattle's International District with sister, Masako; the family-owned Japanese American business has been in operation since 1923.