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Collection Migita and Sakahara Collection (ddr-densho-293)

The Migita and Sakahara Collection consists of photographs of Buddhist funerals in Yakima, Washington, Seattle, Washington, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming. Photo album with photos from Yakima valley Washington before the war and St. Louis Missouri after the war. One photo album with photos of individuals at home, businesses and social gatherings, sometimes identified as …

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vh 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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vh 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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vh 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," …

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Narrator Marianne West

Nisei female. Born November 4, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Family lived in Leavenworth, Washington, then moved to the West Coast. After the outbreak of World War II, family was removed from Bellingham, Washington, to Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Transferred to Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming, before leaving to resettle in Spokane, Washington.

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Narrator Mitsue Nishio

Kibei female. Born May 27, 1917, in Seattle, Washington. As a child, sent to Japan for education, and returned to the U.S. in the 1930s. Was married living in Glendale, California, when World War II started. During the war, was removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to California.

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doc 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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doc 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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doc 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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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 20 (October 15, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-19)

Selected article titles: "Minidoka Faces Critical Labor Shortage Following Exodus of Volunteers for Harvest Work. Women Being Recruited For Essential Maintenance Work at Hunt Center" (p. 1), "New Regulations Permit Visits By Soldiers" (p. 1), "U. of California Begins Study Of Evacuation" (p. 1), "Citizens Plan United Group In Tule Lake" (p. 1), "Japanese Alien's Right …

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doc 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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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 20 No. 21 (May 26, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-21)

Selected article titles: "ILWU Suspends Local for Anti-Nisei Action" (p. 1), "Canada Nisei Inducted Into Armed Forces" (p. 1), "Quakers Visit Seattle Home, Paint Out Marks of Vandals" (p. 2), "War Department 'Concerned' Over Terrorism, Says Childs" (p. 2), "Night-Riding Gunmen Attack Two Homes in Fresno District" (p. 3), "Three California Legislators Oppose WRA's 'Propaganda'" (p. …

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doc 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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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 42, No. 25 (June 22, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-25)

Selected article titles: "Senate unanimously approves claim bill amendment, need House okay. Senate version limits compromise to $100,000; House bill has no ceiling" (p. 1), "JACL Urges House By-Pass Confab On Senate Action" (p. 1), "President signs amendment to Fulbright Act" (p. 1), "Sacramento Japanese area to be demolished soon" (p. 1), ""Ex-Seattle Nisei attends first …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 20 (November 15, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-46)

Selected article titles: "A great day for Mike and American Nisei" (p. 1), "Mike Masaoka to speak on JACL - past, present and future at Chicago" (p. 1), "Enomoto sanctions Chicago JACL protest" (p. 1), "Inouye, Matsunaga, Mink roll up record setting vote" (p. 1), "Seattle JACLers hear local Negro militants" (p. 1), "Agnew worried over …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 9 (August 30, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-35)

Selected article titles: "Tone for JACL emphasis in next biennium set by Whitney Young" (p. 1), "JACLer of Biennium: Tak Kubota of Seattle" (p. 1), "Convention pays tribute to Inagaki" (p. 3), "Oriental influx to Monterey Park deplored by Negro. Wants 'out' if it's to be yellow ghetto" (p. 3), "Little Tokyo scouts to greet Japanese …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 11 (March 15, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-11)

Selected article titles: "Wartime Record Cited by Japan U.N. Envoy. New York JACLers Told Heroism Aided in U.S.-Japan Amity" (p. 1), "Hal Kim, Lois Yut top bowlers in JACL Nationals hosted by Seattle" (p. 1), "Rights program for NC-WN chapters being proposed" (p. 1), "Dayton JACL 'Operation Pink Petal' helps city win cleanest town trophy" (p. …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 9 (March 6, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-9)

Selected article titles: "Sparky lead witness at Title II hearings" (p. 1), "Little Tokyo plan cleared by council" (p. 1), "'Grandfather' clause included in bill to license gardeners in California" (p. 1), "Nisei back federal plan to boost cultural heritage" (p. 1), "Japanese American Curriculum finishes TV series, to write textbook" (p. 1), "Aerospace firm shutdown …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2156, Vol. 93, No. 12 (September 18, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-37)

Selected article titles: "Anti-JACL, anti-redress witnesses pepper CWRIC-Seattle" (p. 1), "NAACP's Wilkins challenged JACL forward on civil rights" (p. 1), "Aleuts uprooted by Japan forces, too" (p. 1), "Did the U.S. government believe the Nikkei were 'guilty' in 1941?" (p. 2), "Five-year program with Utah aged Nikkei coming to an end" (p. 3), "JACL raps British …

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doc West Coast Perspective (ddr-csujad-19-42)

This is a transcript of an article from the magazine "The Nation," vol. 154, no. 10, where Lois Fischer describes her visits to important munition plants from Los Angeles to Seattle. She describes significant increases in production rates as well as the problems faced by these plants regarding several questionnaires for the state and federal government. …

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img 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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img 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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img Saito family (ddr-csujad-25-3)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Includes a portrait of a Japanese man, named "Saito," taken at "Aiko Studio" in Seattle, Washington. All photographs pasted on the page appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Includes Japanese men in suits, woman, and children. Also includes a photograph capturing a group …

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img Japanese men (ddr-csujad-25-6)

A page from an album containing family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men riding on a bicycle and another photograph of Japanese men hunting. Two photographs appear to be taken in a park, possibly at the …

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-11)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Five photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in suits, women in western dress, and child. One of the photographs captures two Caucasians on a bullock cart. Also include a photograph of the …

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