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vh Ryan Chin Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-25)

Camila Nakashima and Bill Tashima interviewed Ryan Chin. Ryan Chin was Seattle JACL Chapter President in 2011 and was also a three-time National JACL Vice-President. Chin became active with Seattle JACL as a student at UW and organized successful events. As President, Chin was transformative in bringing the Chapter into the age of technology and worked …

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vh Sarah Baker Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-31)

Brent Seto and Bill Tashima interviewed Sarah E. Baker. Baker was a four-time Chapter president from 2016-2019, two-time National JACL Vice-President from 2018-2022, local activist, community organizer, actor/dancer/director who balanced these tasks while working full time and being a full-time undergraduate/graduate student. Baker organized two community-wide gatherings to support API LGBTQ+ youth and families, galvanized Seattle …

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vh Kathryn Bannai Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-38)

Elaine Kim and Bill Tashima interviewed Kathryn Bannai. Kathryn Bannai was the lead counsel in Gordon Hirabayashi's coram nobis case (1983 – February 1985). Among other critical work, she successfully defeated the government's effort to dismiss Hirabayashi's case, which led to overturning Hirabayashi's convictions for resisting the curfew and exclusion orders promulgated under E.O. 9066. Bannai …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 5, May 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-517)

Newsletter covering the following topics: 2004 Chapter President, Bill Tashima; Scholarship Awardees: Tazuma-Emily Momohara ($1,500), Tamesa-Kei Yonker ($1,500), Kurose- Erene Flores ($2,000); Civil Rights Committee Report, Candidates Forum, Beyond Talk Redrawing Race at WLAM, API Media workshop.

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-23)

Kristen M. Eng and Bill Tashima interviewed Tomio Moriguchi. While Moriguchi is often associated with Uwajimaya, Moriguchi's community activism includes co-chairing MOHAI"s "Pride and Shame" exhibit, displaying WWII JA experience through the "Pride" of the Japanese Americans and the "Shame" of racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and lack of government leadership. This exhibit later toured throughout Washington …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Whole No. 2136, Vol. 92, No. 17 (May 1, 1981) (ddr-pc-53-17)

Selected article titles: "Washington Monument site of Asian festival" (p. 1), "Reagan's Proclamation" (p. 1), "Forced busing ends for now, case back to Judge Tashima" (p. 1), "Senior housing approved in Torrance/Gardena area" (p. 3), "Introducing the Redress Commission chair" (p. 4).

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vh In Memory of Phil Hayasaka Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-22)

In this interview, Camila Nakashima and Bill Tashima interviewed Lois Hayasaka, widow of the late Phil Hayasaka, Seattle JACL Chapter President in 1961. Hayasaka was a visionary leader who fiercely advocated for JACL to advocate for all people in the 1960's civil rights struggles. As chair of the Chapter's Civil Rights and Human Rights committee and …

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vh Sharon Sobie Seymour Interview (ddr-sjacl-2-27)

Kristen M. Eng and Bill Tashima interviewed Sharon Sobie Seymour. Seymour was Seattle Chapter President in 2000 was the first "hapa" or mixed-race Japanese American Seattle JACL President. Seymour represented a new wave of JACL leaders. Seymour led the Chapter to engage in broadening the Chapter's educational programs by teaming with other Chapter members to conduct …

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Narrator Bill Tashima

In this interview, Ana Tanaka led a conversation with Bill Tashima. Bill spoke of his growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his early involvement with JACL as a youth participant, and his coming to the Pacific Northwest in the 1980's. Bill has extensive experience with Seattle JACL's advocacy, community outreach, civil rights and for ensuring the continuation …

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img Women playing softball (ddr-densho-37-332)

Original WRA caption: "Manzanar, California. [Unreadable] life goes between work hours for Japanese evacuees living at the Manzanar relocation center. Maye Noma crouches behind the plate as [unreadable] goes to bat in a practice game between members of a Los Angeles softball team which came intact to camp." Part of the WRA caption was covered by …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 40, No. 10, October 2003 (ddr-sjacl-1-514)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Seattle JACL co-sponsors Affirmative Action Community Forum; Bill Tashima reports on JACL Gala Dinner, over 800 people attended, salute to Norm Mineta, Daniel Inouye, Robert Matsui, and Mike Honda, and to laud the late Patsy Mink; Arlene Oki gives update on NHAW (JCCCW).

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 12, December 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-524)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Civil Rights committee confronts KISW incident in which a DJ used racist and lewd language. The Program Manager apologized. Committee offers assistance in culturally appropriate and sensitivity training; Article on behind the scenes work of Ryan Minato; Bill Tashima?s final column, Reflections.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 39, No. 11, November 2002 (ddr-sjacl-1-506)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Arlene Oki reports that Bill Tashima will be joining the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs Advanced Nations Japanese American Visitation Program for a weeklong orientation of Japan in Tokyo and other Japanese cities. Consul General Abe requested a member of Seattle JACL; Joy Shigaki to head Chapter Civil Rights Committee.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 38, No. 5, May 2001 (ddr-sjacl-1-489)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Chapter to sell Aki Sogabe Pike Place Market cards; report on Medal of Honor ceremony at Seattle Center; Akemi Matsumoto reports on attending the JACL/OCA Leadership Training in DC; Board Bios-Bill Tashima, Cathy Lowenberg, May Namba; Chapter Newsletters, online at www.JACLSeattle.org; thanks to Page Tanagi for use of the JACL Logo.

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 41, No. 8, August 2004 (ddr-sjacl-1-520)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Tom Ikeda, JA of the Biennium, will be awarded at Honolulu National Convention; Chapter social with Lake Washington JACL at Muckleshoot Casino; Chapter at ID Fair; Bill Tashima recounts the story of May Namba personally delivering paper cranes to the Minidoka Pilgrimage in Twin Falls after forgetting to pass them on …

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