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Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 33, No. 6, June 1996 (ddr-sjacl-1-437)
Newsletter covering the following topics: Scholarship awardees Yoko Kusunose ($600-Tamesa), Lia Dong Shimada (amt, scholarship-unk); JACL sponsor governors candidates? forum.
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Large group photo outside church (ddr-ajah-4-57)
Printed on photo front: Japanese Methodist Church "Last Issei Services" Alameda, California, February 15, 1942. Caption below photo: On February 15, 1942, the JME church held a farewell service conducted by Rev. Shigeo Shimada and attended by 120 members and friends, many of whom stepped forward for baptism. Dr. J.B. Cobb and his wife, former missionaries …
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Children in class picture (ddr-densho-255-179)
Children posed for a class picture. Written on front: "3rd Left, Shige."
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Shimada Family Collection (ddr-densho-255)
The Shimada Family Collection consists of journals written by Taji Shimada from 1924 through 1971 and a number of photographs recording life as a farming family in Utah.
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Fumie I. Shimada Interview (ddr-manz-1-44)
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1939, in Sparks, Nevada. Grew up in Sparks, where father worked as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad for twenty-two years. In February 1942, father was fired from his job. Over forty years later, Ms. Shimada fought successfully for redress for the fired railroad workers and their families.
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Fourth grade students (ddr-densho-152-20)
A group of fourth grade students outside the Heart Mountain Elementary School building. Original caption: Mutsu Shimada, Melvin Kani, Kenneth Aratani, Franklin Kawanami.
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Women in kimonos (ddr-densho-391-33)
Photograph of 4 women in kimonos posing together outside. From left to right: Kimiko (Maeda) Ishibashi, unidentified, Kiyoko (Maeda) Yoshioka, and Hisako Shimada.
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Campers (ddr-densho-336-696)
The 1975 Lake Sequoia Retreat summer camp.\nCaption on front: "Lindsay Ono, Susanna Itani, Sono Takizawa, Gary 'tuna' Tanaka, John Shimada, Patty Kaneko, ??."
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Storage list for J. Shimada (ddr-sbbt-2-169)
A check-in list for goods belonging to J. Shimada, moved from the Buddhist Church (Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple) to Lyon Van and Storage Company's lot 691.
Narrator Fumie I. Shimada
Nisei female. Born July 7, 1939, in Sparks, Nevada. Grew up in Sparks, where father worked as a machinist for the Southern Pacific Railroad for twenty-two years. In February 1942, father was fired from his job. Over forty years later, Ms. Shimada fought successfully for redress for the fired railroad workers and their families.