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5069 items
Narrator Zen Shibayama
Nisei male. Born July 5, 1924, in Seattle, Washington, but raised in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Lived in Japan for several years, returning to the U.S. just prior to the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941. Moved with family to Moses Lake, Washington, as part of "voluntary evacuation." Drafted into the army and served with the Military …
Narrator Eugene Tatsuru Kimura
Nisei male. Born September 19, 1922, in Sheridan, Wyoming. At a young age, moved to Seattle, Washington, and spent most of childhood there. Was enrolled at the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, before returning with family to Sheridan. Attended the University of …
Narrator James Nishimura
Nisei male. Born February 6, 1930, in Seattle, Washington. Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. While in camp, was allowed to leave to attend high school for one year in the nearby town of Eden, Idaho. After leaving camp, Mr. Nishimura moved to …
Narrator Masako Murakami
Sansei female. Born March 27, 1934, in San Francisco, California. Parents were both Kibei from Seattle, Washington, and Bakersfield, California. Grew up in San Francisco, California, where father was in sales. During World War II, removed to the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. After father signed "no-no" on the so-called "loyalty questionnaire," transferred to the Tule …
Narrator Roy Nakagawa
Nisei male. Born December 28, 1916, in Missoula, Montana. Spent early part of childhood in Montana, where parents ran a farm. Moved with family to Seattle, Washington, finished school, and attended the University of Washington. Moved to the Los Angeles area for work. During World War II, removed to the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. After leaving …
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Theo Bickel Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-30)
Elaine Kim and Joy Misako St. Germain interviewed Theo Bickel. Theo's introduction to JACL was as an intern at the National JACL. At a JACL National Convention in Las Vegas, Bill Tashima invited Theo to work with and collaborate with the Seattle JACL Chapter. Theo's focus has been to strengthen communications among JACL members, executive JACL …
Narrator Martha Nishitani
Nisei female. Born February 27, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Family owned and operated the Oriental Gardens, the first nursery in Lake City. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. An award-winning modern dancer who established the Martha Nishitani Modern Dance School and Martha Nishitani Modern Dance Company, she also choreographs for modern …
Narrator Victor Ikeda
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
Narrator Yasu Koyamatsu Momii
Nisei female. Born October 23, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Moved to Los Angeles, California, with family around age six. Had graduated from high school and was attending a trade school in dressmaking when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. During World War II, removed to the Santa Anita Assembly Center, California, and the Gila River concentration camp, Arizona. …
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Letter written on behalf of Dr. Koyama by Alice G. Nichols (ddr-one-5-119)
Photocopy of a declassified letter written by Alice G. Nichols on behalf of Dr. Koyama. In the letter, Alice states that Dr. Koyama's wife lived with her for four or five years in Seattle, Washington and that she was proud to be "Americanized." She adds that Dr. Koyama was a frequent visitor to her home and …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 15 No. 21 (October 22, 1942) (ddr-pc-14-20)
Selected article titles: "WRA Director Believes Large Group May Be Resettled Soon" (p. 1), "War Department Official Says No Major Changes Considered In Present Relocation Program" (p. 1), "Deportation of U.S. Japanese Made Issue" (p. 1), "No Truth in Hawaiian Sabotage Rumors, Declares Bill Moran" (p. 1), "JACL Officials Investigate Montana Beet Work Conditions" (p. 2), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 15 (April 15, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-15)
Selected article titles: "Three Nisei Soldiers Win Army Decorations" (p. 1), "Gen. DeWitt Opposes Return of Evacuees. 'Jap's a Jap,' Declared Army Commander; Repudiates Citizen Rights of Japanese Americans" (p. 1), "Topaz Resident Killed by Shot Fired by M.P." (p. 1), "Japanese Americans Carried Out Special Assignment" (p. 1), "FBI Director Says Japanese in Hawaii Not …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 17 No. 6 (August 14, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-31)
Selected article titles: "Canadian Nisei Aid War Effort In Relocation" (p. 1); "Nisei Girl Arrested on Return to Evacuated Area" (p. 1), "Women's Army Corps Being Recruiting Japanese American Girls Under New U.S. Policy" (p. 1), "Myer Reports 90 Percent of Evacuees Spurn Japanese Request for Repatriation" (p. 1), "Relocation Director Reveals Japanese American Aid in …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 15 (April 13, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-15)
Selected article titles: "Ban Travel Restrictions on Hawaii Nisei. Shipping Companies Advised Certificates of Citizenship Not Required for Passage" (p. 1), "Evacuation Remains Smudge on National Honor, Says Post; Urges Payments for Losses" (p. 2), "Nisei Attorney Picked to Aid Trials of War Crimes Suspects" (p. 2), "Canada Lifts Trvel Ban on Nisei Veterans" (p. 3), …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 33 No. 6 (August 18, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-33)
Selected article titles: "Prospects Dim for Early Action on Bill to Grant Issei Naturalization Rights" (p. 1), "President Truman Signs Evacuee Claims Amendment" (p. 1), "Invite JACL ADC Official To Attend Japanese Treaty Conference in San Francisco" (p. 1), "Justice Department Says: Undocumented Hearsay Data Will Not Be Accepted in Processing Evacuee Claims" (p. 2), "First …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 17 (April 30, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-17)
Selected article titles: "Seattle to Dedicate Memorial to Nisei GIs" (p. 1), "Prejudice in San Francisco Against Nisei Group Told in Report to Mayor's Committee" (p. 1), "JACL Asks for Ending of Segregation in Army. Masaoka Urges Positive Action to Abolish Discrimination in United States Armed Forces" (p. 1), "Japan's Press Watches U.S. Move to Repeal …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 21 (November 22, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-47)
Selected article titles: "Buddhist prelate lauds Placer fete as Americanism at its best" (p. 1), "Hosokawa calls MIS veterans to battle present-day social ills" (p. 1), "Not safe anymore to walk, drive through Seattle central district" (p. 1), "Hawaiians reject constitutional change to drop voting age to 18" (p. 1), "2 Japanese in South Africa ired …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 67, No. 12 (September 20, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-38)
Selected article titles: "Angelenos mourn death of Sansei police officer" (p. 1), "Spark & Patsy won't have easy campaign as Mayor Blaisdell files at last minute" (p. 1), "Matsunaga calls for Dept. of Peace, first advocated for U.S. in 1779" (p. 1), "390,000 Orientals in California now" (p. 1), "Seattle human rights commission asks extra funds …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 73, No. 16 (October 15, 1971) (ddr-pc-43-41)
Selected article titles: "'Illegal alien' issue swirls over Colorado as Nisei farmer accused" (p. 1), "10-story, 162-unit Kawabe House for Seattle Issei nearly ready" (p. 1), "Chicago JACL granted $55,000 to train ex-mental patients at own workshop" (p. 1), "Peking visit by Nixon viewed as bold move by Sato" (p. 1), "Friends of Far Eastern Art …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 20 (November 16, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-46)
Selected article titles: "Longtime JACLer wins 31st Dist. seat in Sac'to" (p. 1), "Nisei evacuated from Middle East, says Seattle wife" (p. 1), "Issei pioneers of No. California flower growing industry honored by Nisei" (p. 1), "Deep-rooted racial prejudice in housing noted in San Francisco Bay Area survey, gains in jobs, education cited by survey" (p. …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-58)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men in academic dress and a man in suits. Also include a photograph of a Japanese family, capturing a man in suits holding an infant, a …
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Japanese Language Class students (ddr-densho-134-22)
These are students of North Seattle's Japanese Language Class. This class was the first organized activity for children of the early North Seattle Issei immigrants. Classes were first given at a private residence and then moved to the Community Hall, located at North 100th and Corliss Avenue. Back row (L to R): Mac Sasaki, Akira Kumasaka, …
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Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 135 (November 12, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-221)
Selected article titles: "Protest Housing for Returnees"; "'Feel No Resentment'"; "Heart Mountain Camp in Wyoming Closed Saturday"; "Secure Factory Job"; "Los Angeles to Correlate Efforts with WRA, Fila. To Mert Crisis in Housing"; "Rex Bites Woman"; "Rise of Nisei Delinquency Seen"; "Dance Tickets for New Yorkers Put on Sale"; "Births Reported Here"; "Funeral Service Held"; "Nimitz …
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An Oral History with Seiko Ishida (ddr-csujad-29-11)
Retired Kibei teacher recounts samurai parents' background and their immigration to Seattle, Washington; socioeconomic composition of Seattle's Japanese community; earlier teacher training; prewar stays in Japan as a child and as a tutor in a missionary family; experiences as a teacher in the wartime resettlement in New York; and postwar return to Los Angeles. This oral …
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In Memory of Kip Tokuda Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-40)
In this session, Ana Tanaka led a panel of Kip Tokuda's friends (Janice Deguchi, Akemi Matsumoto, Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, Barbara Lui, and Bill Tashima) in a remembrance of Tokuda. Tokuda was an iconic leader in the Japanese American community who as a Washington State Legislator, Seattle JACL President, and local organizer advocated and established programs …