Topics
Facilities
Format
Genre
Usage

Use <Ctrl> or (⌘) keys to select multiple terms

7930 items

Narrator Tom Matsuoka

Kibei male. Born August 1, 1903, in Sprecklesville, Maui, Hawaii. Taken to Japan in 1905 and raised by grandparents. Returned to the United States in 1919, joining father at Barneston sawmill in Washington. Married and farmed in Bellevue, Washington. Founded Bellevue Seinenkai and managed the Bellevue Vegetable Growers Association prior to World War II. Was picked …

Narrator Tom Akashi

Nisei male. Born June 7, 1929, in Merced, California. Grew up in Mount Eden, California, and was removed to the Tanforan Assembly Center, California, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Incarcerated at the Topaz concentration camp in Utah, then moved to Tule Lake concentration camp after family volunteered to move to Japan. While at Tule Lake, …

Narrator Tom Ikkanda

Nisei male. Born August 22, 1917, in Los Angeles, California. During World War II, removed to the Manzanar concentration camp, California. Worked for a reservoir maintenance crew in camp. Left camp for Reno, Nevada, finding work as an aviation mechanic. Later returned to Los Angeles, establishing a business as an auto mechanic.

Narrator Tom Ikeda

Sansei male. Born January 22, 1956, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, parents were incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Was General Manager at Microsoft Corporation in the Multimedia Publishing Group before becoming the Founding Executive Director of Densho.
Camp fire department (ddr-densho-188-13)
img Camp fire department (ddr-densho-188-13)
(L to R): Hank Kono, Hank Yamashiro, Jackson Hirose, Sam Kinoshita, Tad Horita, Morgan Yamanaka, Tom Maruyama, Chief Owens. (Information on the back of the photo.)
White River Valley sumo club (ddr-densho-25-6)
img White River Valley sumo club (ddr-densho-25-6)
Sumo wrestling was a popular sport among the Issei and Nisei. This team from the White River Valley was in Tacoma for a tournament. Front row (left to right): Sam Katsura, Tom Marutani, Tom Hirai, Tony Tsujikawa, D. Kagitani, Frank Takeshita, George Hirai, Mitsuo (Mike) Iseri, unidentified, Ted Takeshita, and Ted Tsukamaki. Back row: Matahichi Iseri, …
Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 4 (July 22, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-29)
doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 63, No. 4 (July 22, 1966) (ddr-pc-38-29)
Select article titles: "Better Housing Law Sought by Cal Republican" (p. 1); "U.S. Supreme Court Justice Tom Clark regreat Evacuation" (p. 1); "The Civil Rights 'Duration'" (p.6).
People at the ceremony for the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-185)
img People at the ceremony for the signing of the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 (ddr-densho-10-185)
Caption on reverse: "Rayburn Bldg. hallway waiting for Mineta luncheon. L-R: Meriko Mori, Ruth Hashimoto, Gene Takamine, Homer Yasui, Mae Takahashi, ?, Tom Shimasaki, Charles Nagao, Mollie Fujioka."
Farewell Dinner (ddr-hmwf-1-554)
img Farewell Dinner (ddr-hmwf-1-554)
"29-6-F, Jan 12 1945" as described on back, Farewell Dinner Shrimp Tempura-Abalone, Jim Yonemura, Masao Terakami, Okumoto, Ito, Harold Matsumoto, Tom Noritake, Mrs. Yoshiko Terakami
Letter to Anne Margrave from Tom C. Clark (ddr-densho-342-15)
doc Letter to Anne Margrave from Tom C. Clark (ddr-densho-342-15)
Letter from Tom C. Clark, Chief of Civilian Staff, Western Defense Command, asking Anne Margrave, Librarian of the Inyo County Free Library of Independence, Calfornia, to serve on an advisory committee about the development of the Manzanar camp.
Tsutomu
img Tsutomu "Tom" Fukuyama in a Boy Scout uniform (ddr-densho-483-549)
Blurry Sepia photo of Tsutomu Fukuyama wearing a Boy Scout uniform. Caption on album page: "T.F. '31" written in white ink
Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Ma & Pa Waegell (ddr-csujad-55-54)
doc Letter from Tom Yamamoto to Ma & Pa Waegell (ddr-csujad-55-54)
Handwritten correspondence from Tommy [Tom] Yamamoto to the Waegells requesting pickup of boxes from Yamamoto's parent's house in French Camp. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: sac_jaac_00058
Transcript of radio broadcast by Tom C. Clark (ddr-ajah-7-7)
doc Transcript of radio broadcast by Tom C. Clark (ddr-ajah-7-7)
Instructions for the process of evacuation of people of Japanese descent from the restricted zones, and plans for managing property
API