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17 items

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Testimony of James M. Itami (ddr-densho-67-278)
Written testimony of James M. Itami of Sumner, Washington. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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Testimony of George Murakami (ddr-densho-67-261)
Written testimony of George Murakami of Sumner, Washington. Incarcerated in the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.

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Testimony of E.P. Andrews (ddr-densho-67-197)
Written testimony of E.P. Andrews, publisher of the Sumner News-Index. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Political Climate/Economic Loss."

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John Kanda Interview Segment 10 (ddr-densho-1000-116-10)
Setting up medical practice in Sumner, Washington, despite the town's history of anti-Japanese sentiment; views on the issue of socialized medicine
This interview is part of a collaborative effort of the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League and Densho.

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John Kanda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-116)
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …

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Two Japanese Americans picking strawberries (ddr-densho-2-26)
Shown here are Peggie Yorita and Sho Nakagawa of the Yamashita Shipping Company in a strawberry field.

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Sumner Hunts Jap Contraband (July 5, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-945)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 5, 1943, p. 17

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Magnuson Asks Action on Japs (July 8, 1943) (ddr-densho-56-947)
The Seattle Daily Times, July 8, 1943, p. 5

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Packaging berries (ddr-densho-25-2)
Matahichi and Kisa Iseri leased a farm in Sumner and grew raspberries for various canneries. The wooden berry "cups" were handmade locally. Left to right: Matahichi Iseri carrying oldest son Tom, Kisa Iseri, and their nephew, Tsukasa Iseri.


Narrator John Kanda
Nisei male. Born July 10, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Thomas-Auburn area of Washington. Following Executive Order 9066, family was removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center, then to Tule Lake concentration camp in California. Later transferred to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Volunteered as a replacement for the 100th/442nd Regimental Combat Team and trained …