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img Visitation house (ddr-csujad-55-1484)

Scrapbook page containing five black and white photographs of the interior of the visitation house at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. Title from caption. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 127. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-331)

Black and white photographic negative of members of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple) at a Buddhist convention at Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington. Back row left to right: Frances (Kinoshita) Mayeda, Aki (Shiraishi) Dong, Mary (Nakata) Fujii, unidentified, Jean (Tsujimura) Takashima, remaining unidentified. Front row left to right: Sumi …

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Chigo Procession (ddr-one-1-53)

Color slide of Chigo "children's" procession past the US Custom House building in Northwest Portland. Children carry flowers and are accompanied by Buddhist ministers in black or white robes. Adults from left to right: Bishop Daiyu Y. Henjyoji, unidentified, Reverend Shoko Masunaga from Seattle and Reverend Eiyu Terao from Spokane. Children from left to right: unidentified, …

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Procession (ddr-one-1-54)

Color slide of procession past US Custom House in Northwest Portland of women in kimonos or yukatas and men in dark suits. They are followed by Gene Sugimura carrying a purple banner with gold trim and the white emblem of the Wheel of Dharma in the center. From left to right: Janice (Matsunaga) Okamoto, Patricia “Pat” …

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img Surveillance Office and facilities at Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp (ddr-csujad-55-1446)

Scrapbook page containing seven black and white photographs of the surveillance office, main gate, visitation house, guard tower, and aerial views of Crystal City Department of Justice Internment Camp. From the Mary F. Clark scrapbook, "Before I Forget, 1942-1947," page 97. See also sac_jaac_1334 through sac_jaac_1529. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American …

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img Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-272)

Black and white photographic print of six individuals at Olinda Saito’s house posing at dining room table: from left- Shiuko Sakai, Olinda Saito, Raymond Funakoshi, Tami Okamura, Olinda’s mother and an unidentified woman. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …

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img Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-271)

Black and white photographic print of Olinda Saito’s house inside dining room with six individuals seated around table: Tami Okamura in foreground and Shiuko Sakai to right of frame. Remaining individuals are unidentified. Olinda was a Japanese citizen whose father was Japanese consul in Sao Paolo, Brazil before WWII. He returned to Japan before WWII began. …

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doc Seattle Chapter, JACL Reporter, Vol. 33, No. 10, October 1996 (ddr-sjacl-1-439)

Newsletter covering the following topics: Move to collaborate more with Puget Sound Chapters (Lake Washington, Puyallup Valley, White River, Olympia, and Seattle); Seattle JACL members meet with the Japanese parents of Yoshi Hattori, an LSU student, shot and killed as they approached the wrong house for a Halloween Party. The killer was acquitted, but a civil …

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img Franklin D. Roosevelt presenting the Congressional Medal of Honor (ddr-njpa-1-1651)

Caption on reverse: "Son accepts posthumous honor for hero admiral. President Franklin D. Roosevelt presents the Congressional Medal of Honor awarded posthumously to Rear Admiral Norman Scott to the latter's son, Norman Scott, Jr., a Midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. The presentation took place at the White House in Washington. Admiral Scott was cited for …

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img Visit to Miyajima Island (ddr-one-2-594)

Black and white photographic print of bridge in front of Shiuko Sakai’s previous childhood residence. This is where Shiuko Sakai lived in 1930 at age seven. To walk to her aunt’s house she would cross bridge, climb hill, and then descend. Shiuko Sakai's family home had a shop on first floor that sold souvenirs to tourists, …

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img Oregon Buddhist Church 50th Anniversary Celebration Chigo Procession (ddr-one-1-48)

Color slide of the Chigo "Children's" Procession to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Oregon Buddhist Church (now known as the Oregon Buddhist Temple). Children are dressed in traditional Japanese children's ceremonial costumes and walk in a line down a street in front of the US Custom House in Northwest Portland. They are following Tom Shigeto …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 14 "Legend of Snow White" (ddr-one-1-495)

Color slide of four connected Rose Festival Parade floats that depict the story of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. The floats are driving down SW Third Ave in front of a large crowd gathered outside a Signal gas station and San Francisco Tailor, behind the Signal gas station is the old Multnomah Hotel. The first …

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doc Letter from Sarah "Sade" Pyatt to Kida family (ddr-one-3-28)

Letter from "Grandma" (Sarah "Sade" Pyatt) to her "children" (the Kida family) in Nyssa, Oregon, dated October 30, 1942. Writes that she hopes the war will be over soon. Describes the comings and goings of people in White Salmon, including Vickie (who takes care of Mrs. Pyatt), Mrs. Boyd, and Donnie Miller. Asks what Kenjiro and …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 21 (May 22, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-21)

Selected article titles: "Justice Dept. admits 'mistake' of evacuation. Remarks made at ceremony ending administrative program for renunciants" (p. 1), "Lack of civil rights in U.S. seen as threat to world peace" (p. 1), "Tule Lake WRA camp on the block for sale to bidder" (p. 1), "Mas Yamashita first Idaho Nisei named to Military Academy" …

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doc Rocky Shimpo Vol. 12, No. 46 (April 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-148-135)

Selected article titles: "War Casualties Among Niseis Told"; "Soldier-Actor in Movie About Saboteurs"; "On the Other Hand"; "'We'll Go National,' Campaigners Boast"; "Point-by-Point Reply Made by WRA to Evacuees' 21-Point Recommendation"; "Send Messages to White House"; "Service Method Alerted by WRA"; "Want Ads Today"; "Manzanar Residents Honor Memory of FDR"; "Seek Change of Caddies"; "Militant Campaign …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 66, No. 12 (March 22, 1968) (ddr-pc-40-12)

Selected article titles: "Nat'l Civil Liberties Clearing House holding 20th annual conference today" (p. 1), "White racism rapped hard by Nisei on WBBM's Town Meeting of the Air" (p. 1), "Alien land law ruling benefits Nisei family favorably in income tax saving" (p. 1), "Nisei selected to local draft board" (p. 1), "Race Discrimination Charged Against …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-335)

Black and white photographic negative of a large crowd of Buddhists gathered outside Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington. Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa sitting in right hand corner. First row far left: Kiku Fujita, fourth from left: Yasuko (Hashimoto) Morita. Second row: fifth from left is Irene (Fujii) Mano, sixth from left: Elaine Miyake. Fourth row directly …

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img Olinda Saito's House (ddr-one-2-270)

Black and white photographic print of Olinda Saito’s house outside of Tokyo with seven individuals standing or seated around dining table. From left: Olinda Saito seated, Olinda’s boyfriend Raymond Funakoshi (standing), unidentified Japanese athlete (seated), unidentified woman, Olinda’s youngest sister Aki Saito (standing), Tami Okamura (seated) and Olinda Saito’s mother (seated). Olinda was a Japanese citizen …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-334)

Black and white photographic negative of large crowd of Buddhists gathered outside Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington for a Buddhist convention. First row: Kiku Fujita, unidentified, Nancy from Tacoma, and Yasuko (Hashimoto) Morita. Second row, far right is Irene (Fujii) Mano. Third row far right: Sumiye (Fukei) Kato. Fourth row far left: Yosh Tanabe, Ted …

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doc American Concentration Camps VOLUME 7 1943 (ddr-densho-372-7)

Volume 7 divides into three sections. Description about this volume reads directly from the book as follows: The first section containing archival documents from 1943 depict the continuing resistance of General De Witt and his subordinates to the "liberalization" of policies toward Japanese Americans. This section also contains the White House response to the congressional criticism …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade- float 9 "Dist 1" (ddr-one-1-477)

Color slide of Rose Festival Parade float 9 driving down W Burnside in front of a crowd gathered outside the Grant Hotel and Blue Eagle Cafe. The float is of a pink and red school house with "Dist 1" written above the door in red. A yellow sign sits on the front with the number 9. …

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img Portland Rose Festival Parade Float- "Hot Cross Buns" (ddr-one-1-494)

Color slide of the Bakers of Oregon Rose Festival Parade float as it drives down SW Third Ave in front of a large crowd gathered outside a Signal gas station and San Francisco Tailor, behind the Signal gas station is the old Multnomah Hotel.. On the float ride two women in pink dresses and white bonnets, …

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img Kameno Ota, a sculptor (ddr-njpa-4-1907)

Caption on reverse [translation]: "July 17, [?]. A woman sculptor. Miss Kameno Ota. Miss Kameno Ota is a beloved pupil of [?]i Hirosuke, who is a leading figure of sculpting and belongs to the school of the Japan Fine Arts Institution Exhibition. Kameno Ota is the authority among women sculptors. I visited her studio called Hongo …

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img Buddhist Convention (ddr-one-1-333)

Black and white photographic negative of large crowd of Buddhists gathered outside Collin's Field House in Seattle, Washington for a Buddhist convention. Reverends seated in front row from left to right: Reverend Seiji Kobara from Seattle, Reverend Shoko Masunaga, Reverend Akira Jotetsu Ono, Reverend Tatsuya Ichikawa, Reverend Bishop Kenryu Tsuji, Reverend Eiyu Terao from Spokane, Reverend …

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doc Resource book for the 1976 Lake Sequoia Retreat (ddr-densho-336-895)

Beginning in 1976, Gordon Honda began producing a series of books, chock full of all manner of items to be handed to every camper. They were to be used well at first it was a little unclear what they were for. I did the first set of workbooks I think that was the magic 1976 year …

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