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doc Note detailing Keizaburo Koyama's detention location and time (ddr-one-5-95)

Photocopy of a declassified document on Keizaburo Koyama noting that he has moved from the Seattle Washington Immigration Station to Fort Missoula, Montana on December 28, 1941 at 8:00 AM.

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img Family portrait (ddr-densho-129-1)

This Japanese American family ran University Cleaners, a dye works business located at 1014 East 45th Street in Seattle, Washington. (L to R): Mr. Akimoto, Dorrie Akimoto, Mrs. Akimoto, Robert Akimoto.

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img Eizo Nishi inside his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-877)

WRA caption on reverse: "View in the home of Eizo Nishi. The pot bellied stove shown in this photo burns coal and provides ample heat." Eizo Nishi was from Seattle, Washington.

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img Eizo Nishi in his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-847)

WRA caption on reverse: "View in the home of Eizo Nishi. The pot bellied stove shown in this photo burns coal and provides ample heat." Eizo Nishi was from Seattle, Washington.

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vh Tsuguo "Ike" Ikeda Interview I Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-123-12)

Reuniting with friends made at prewar "Young People's Christian Conference" in Seattle, Washington

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

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 42, No. 3, March 2005 (ddr-sjacl-1-526)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle JACL advocates for Washington Legislature to pass a join resolution opposing the USA PATRIOT Act; Spotlight on Doug Honma; Chapter offers newsletter by email; Seattle JACL DoR at NWAT, 85 people attend. Film, In Time of War, shown, followed by panel discussion.

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doc Testimony of Anthony M. Mitrovich (ddr-densho-67-223)

Written testimony of Anthony M. Mitrovich. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Political Climate and Comparison of Centers."

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doc Testimony of Brian Aburano, Asian Law Association (ddr-densho-67-207)

Written testimony of Brian Aburano, representing the Asian Law Association. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "On Redress."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-207/

doc Testimony of Misayo Kumakuro (ddr-densho-67-263)

Written testimony of Misayo Kumakuro, born in Santa Anna, California. Incarcerated in the Poston concentration camp, Arizona. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Testimony of Henry Kane (ddr-densho-67-147)

Written testimony of Henry Kane of Beaverton, Oregon. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Public Climate and Racism."

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img Two boys with a snow ball (ddr-fom-1-840)

WRA caption on reverse: "These two boys are rapidly developing a love for a sport which is entirely new to them-sledding." Left to right: Toshio Boi, Henry Kumasaka from Seattle, Washington.

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img Two boys sledding (ddr-fom-1-839)

WRA caption on reverse: "These two boys are rapidly developing a love for a sport which is entirely new to them-sledding." Left to right: Toshio Boi, Henry Kumasaka from Seattle, Washington.

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img Two boys sledding (ddr-fom-1-838)

WRA caption on reverse: "These two boys are rapidly developing a love for a sport which is entirely new to them-sledding." Left to right: Toshio Boi, Henry Kumasaka from Seattle, Washington.

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vh Eugene Tatsuru Kimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-231)

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 …

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vh Zen Shibayama Interview (ddr-densho-1001-15)

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 …

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img Mass removal (ddr-densho-34-144)

Shigeko Kitamoto and her children, Jane, Frances and Frank, wait to board a special ferry to Seattle, Washington. Bainbridge Island, Washington was evacuated on March 30, 1942. It was one of the first communities on the West Coast to be evacuated presumably due to its proximity to the Puget Sound Navy Yards.

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vh Akiko Kurose Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-42)

Nisei female. Born February 11, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Longtime civil rights activist, educator, and pacifist.

(Mrs. Kurose was undergoing treatment for cancer and required frequent breaks and medication to help her with pain management.)

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vh Giro Nakagawa Interview (ddr-densho-1000-422)

Nisei male. Born March 13, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Kent, Washington, where parents ran a farm. In the 1930s, moved to South Bend, Washington, to work for the New Washington Oyster Company. During World War II, removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, California, and soon left to work on farms in Utah for …

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vh Fumiko Uyeda Groves Interview (ddr-densho-1000-10)

Nisei female. Born September 9, 1933, in Seattle, Washington. Parents operated a store in the Sanitary Market (now known as the Pike Place Market). Father was very active in kenjinkai (prefectural organization) activities, both before and after World War II. Spent prewar childhood in and among Seattle's Japanese American community. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, …

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doc Testimony of Peter Okada (ddr-densho-67-218)

Written testimony of Peter Okada of Los Angeles, California. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Multiple Impact on Family."

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-218/

doc Testimony of Minoru Masuda (ddr-densho-67-295)

Written testimony of Minoru Masuda, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Paper titled: "Japanese Americans: Injury and Redress." This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981.

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doc Dillon Myer, Wartime Relocation Director, to address national JACL convention (ddr-densho-280-19)

Press release announcing Dillon Myer's address at the JACL's 17th Biennial National Convention in Seattle, Washington. It recognizes Myer as a "champion of human rights and decency" and outlines his post-war employment.

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img Japanese American preparing lunch (ddr-densho-37-330)

Original WRA caption: Dave K. Yoshida, from Seattle, Washington former Chef for Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Kitchen crew preparing lunch. Menu: Baked macaroni with Spanish sauce, spinach, pickled beets, bread-pudding, tea, bread & butter.

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview I (ddr-densho-1000-50)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview III (ddr-densho-1000-52)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …

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