5069 items
5069 items
Narrator Toshio Inahara
Nisei male. Born January 9, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Tacoma, Washington, where father ran a Japanese confectionery. In the early 1930s, moved with family to Oregon. During World War II, family took advantage of the "voluntary evacuation" period and moved to Ontario, Oregon. Attended medical school and established a prominent career as a …
Narrator Toshiko Hayashi
Nisei female. Born April 14, 1925, in Portland, Oregon. Grew up in Beaverton, Oregon, where parents farmed and sold produce at a nearby market. During World War II, family moved to Ontario, Oregon, to avoid mass removal, and worked for a white farmer. Toshiko attended Boise State University in Idaho and then moved to Seattle after …
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M. Katayama and Ben Nakagawa Collection (ddr-densho-510)
The M. Katayama and Ben Nakayama Collection consists of correspondence by M. and Kathy Katayama, and Ben Nakayama in response to Bob Hope's use of the word "Jap" in a speech to the Boy Scout jamboree in 1973. The Katayamas wrote letters to various leaders, officials, and personal representatives seeking condemnation and an apology from Bob …
Narrator Elmer Tazuma
Issei male. Born March 30, 1916, in Kure, Japan. Immigrated with parents to Seattle as a child, where parents ran several hotels and apartment buildings in the International District, as well as the Tazuma Ten Cent store. In his interview, discusses Japanese American hotel ownership from the early to mid-1900s and the role of the hotel …
Narrator Ayame Tsutakawa
Kibei female. Born May 23, 1924, in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. Sent to Japan to live with a relative when thirteen months old. Returned to United States and mother when twelve years old. Incarcerated at Sacramento Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, both in California. Resettled in Sacramento, California. Married George Tsutakawa, …
Narrator Kajiko Hashisaki
Nisei female. Born March 27, 1924, and raised in Seattle, Washington. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left Minidoka in 1943 to attend school in St. Paul, Minnesota. Married in 1945, and lived in Japan for sixteen months before returning to the …
Narrator Ted Kitayama
Nisei male. Born July 27, 1929, on Bainbridge Island, Washington. Grew up on Bainbridge where parents ran a nursery business. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, along with many other Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island. After leaving camp, moved to Seattle, Washington, eventually establish …
Narrator Margaret Junko Morita Hiratsuka
Nisei female. Born July 22, 1928, in Seattle, Washington. Father ran a prominent hotel which was frequently patronized by visiting Japanese dignitaries. Father was picked up by the FBI on December 7, 1941. During the war, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, moved to …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-19)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-20)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-17)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-18)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
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Gordon Hirabayashi Interview V (ddr-densho-1000-115)
Nisei male. Born April 23, 1918, in Seattle, Washington. Spent most of his childhood in Thomas, Washington, where his parents were part of a Christian farming co-op. Attended the University of Washington where he was active in the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), the conscientious objector movement, and became a Quaker. At the outbreak of World …
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Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 2 (March 6, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-30)
Selected article titles: "Red Cross Fund Drive Starts Mon. Sumida Announces Plans to Canvass Entire Project" (p. 1), "WRA Staff Here Backs Bond Sale 100 Per Cent" (p. 1), "Work to Start on Coal Pits; Stafford Will Lead Shovel Crew" (p. 1), "Schmoe Arrives, Accompanied by G. Hirabayashi" (p. 1), "Male Registrants May Make Changes" (p. …
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WRA resettlement image (ddr-densho-7-1)
Original WRA caption: Mrs. George Isoda (left) and Mrs. Masumi Kaneko (right) are preparing supper for their husbands in the kitchen of their large Milwaukee home. The Isodas lived in Los Angeles and came to Milwaukee from the Granada Relocation Center. The Kanekos were from Seattle, and lived at the Hunt Relocation Center before coming to …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 5 (February 5, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-6)
Selected article titles: "Fifty-Nine Members of Nisei Unit Awarded Purple Heart For Wounds in Italy Campaign" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadians Refuse To Accept Japan Foodstuffs In Protest Against Fascism" (p. 1), "Gen. Emmons Warns Against Retaliation" (p. 1), "Railroad Offers Settlement To Evacuees in Accident Suit" (p. 1), "Hawaii's Japanese Americans Major Factor in Rebuilding Territory's …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 22 (December 1, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-48)
Selected article titles: "Trailer Homes for Returning Evacuees" (p. 1), "Carusi Denies Bias on Nisei Travel Between U.S., Hawaii" (p. 1), "Reporter Unable to Discover Evidence of Any Nisei Part In Japanese Raid on Hawaii" (p. 2), "Gen. MacArthur Will Accept Repatriates from U.S., Says Justice Department Official" (p. 2), "First Tule Lake Group Deported on …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 10 (September 8, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-36)
Selected article titles: "Army Revokes All Coast Exclusion Orders. Proclamations By Gen. Pratt, Stimson End Military Ruling Which Implemented Evacuation" (p. 1), "Anti-Nisei Group Organizers Face Fraud Charge in Seattle" (p. 1), "Five Tule Lake Youths Freed From Camp Jail" (p. 2), "Protest Canadian Program for Repatriation of Evacuee Group" (p. 2), "U.S. Coast Guard Revokes …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 31 No. 19 (November 11, 1950) (ddr-pc-22-45)
Selected article titles: "Rep. Walter Will Sponsor New Naturalization Bill. Expect Proposal to Provide No Denial of Citizenship on Basis of Race, Ancestry" (p. 1), "Two Japanese Americans Win Seats in Territorial Senate; Nine Win Elections for House" (p. 1), "Movies More Complicated Than Battle, Say 442nd Veterans" (p. 1), "Citizens of Bruyeres Again Pay Tribute …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 16 (April 23, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-16)
Selected article titles: "ADC Will Ask Amendment of Judd Bill Provision. Would Provide for Quota-Free Entry of All Alien Children, Spouses of American Citizens" (p. 1), "Evacuate 121 Residents from Seattle Hotel. Rush Repair Work on Damage Caused by Northwest Quake" (p. 1), "Stranded Nisei Files Suit for Return of Citizenship Rights" (p. 1), "Canadian Paper …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 10 (September 7, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-36)
Selected article titles: "Urge Nisei to foster U.S.-Japan ties" (p. 1), "Delegates quiet on opening day of 'Changing Perspectives' but warm up by final session over farm workers problem" (p. 1), "American Legion, State Labor Group Endorse 'Yes on Prop. 13" (p. 2), "Relationship with Japan part of 'changing perspectives' theme" (p. 3), "JACL's role among …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 70, No. 17 (May 1, 1970) (ddr-pc-42-17)
Selected article titles: "Bomb rips Seattle Japanese church" (p. 1), "Absolves loyal order of moose in refusing Negro service" (p. 1), "JACLers urged to reduce poverty and racism in U.S." (p. 1), "First textbook by Nisei teachers on Japanese Americans expected in July" (p. 2), "Property of Nisei family provides 'Honda Hill' for trail bike enthusiasts" …
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Cake celebrating the passage of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-9)
The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was passed on August 10, 1988. The following month, a celebration was held at the Nisei Veterans Hall in Seattle, Washington. The logo on the cake stands for Issei, Nisei, and Sansei. The Civil Liberties Act of 1988 was enacted to redress the wrongs by the United States government against …
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Inspection card (immigrants and steerage passengers) (ddr-csujad-38-533)
An inspection card for Koyuta Masukawa. She boarded on the ship, Seattle Maru, in Kobe, Japan, on September 7, 1909, and arrived in San Francisco, California. and was inspected on September 27, 1909 by U.S. Public Health and Marine Hospital Service presumably in Presidio, California, prior to Angel Island Immigration Station's operation. It also includes a …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-10)
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 children. Include a family portrait which is taken at "Jackson Studio" in Seattle, Washington. Also include one photograph …