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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 16 (October 16, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-42)

Selected article titles: "Issei red cap, working at Seattle's King St. station since opening day in 1906, retires" (p. 1), "Ike congratulates Issei 100 years old" (p. 1), "San Francisco Bay area surpassing Los Angeles in production of cut flowers" (p. 1), "Repeal of Arizona Alien Land Act Sought by JACL" (p. 2), "U.S. Supreme Court …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 4 (July 27, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-30)

Selected article titles: "Sharon Nishimi of Sacramento crowned 'Miss Nat'l JACL- '56'" (p. 1), "Newly Qualified Internee Claims to be Processed First by Gov't" (p. 1), "Racial Bias of Realty Board Subject in Damage Test Cases" (p. 1), "Inequalities of Canada Citizenship Cited by Negro Group Leader" (p. 3), "NW-WNDC delegates to recommend new award for …

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vh Eric K. Yamamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-235)

Sansei male. Born 1952 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Attended law school at UC Berkeley, California and became involved with the Asian Law Caucus. After graduating, returned to Hawaii. In the 1980s, left job in Hawaii and moved to the Bay Area to become a member of the pro bono legal team for Korematsu v. United States, …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 28 No. 25 (June 25, 1949) (ddr-pc-21-25)

Selected article titles: "Japan Supreme Court Rules on Nisei Case. Upsets Ruling Which Permitted Divestiture of Japanese Citizenship" (p. 1), "20th Century-Fox May Film Documentary Story of Nisei" (p. 1), "JACL ADC Urges Civil Rights Laws as Bulwark Against Mass Evacuation in Future" (p. 1), "Japanese Canadians Take Part in British Columbia Elections For First Time …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 48, No. 24 (June 12, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-24)

Selected article titles: "JACL objectives for 1960-70 to be drafted by commission" (p. 1), "Special Issei citizenship class of nine ranging in ages 77-92 await taking of oath, hope Supreme Court Chief administers it" (p. 1), "L.A.-born strandee restored citizenship on basis of 'certificate of identity'" (p. 3), "NBC radio series on minorities begins in L.A." …

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vh Charles Z. Smith Interview (ddr-densho-1000-169)

Born February 23, 1927, in Lakeland, Florida. Left home at age fourteen to live under the educational supervision of Dr. William H. Gray, Jr., attended Florida A & M, and graduated with a degree in business administration from Temple University. Graduated from University of Washington Law School in 1955, then served as law clerk for Supreme …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 19 (May 18, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-19)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Hears Nisei Test Cases. Yasui, Hirabayashi Appeals Challenge Constitutionality Of Evacuation of U.S. Citizens" (p. 1), "Senate Committee Reports on Relocation, Urging Release Of Loyal Evacuees from Centers" (p. 1), "Hawaii's Food Raised Largely By Japanese" (p. 1), "Masaoka Will Appear Before House Hearing" (p. 1), "New Born Baby Confounds Coast …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 1 (July 6, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-27)

Selected article titles: "Neighbors, press sympathize with L.A. Issei couple ordered to leave" (p. 1), "Nisei teacher turned down in bid for home in Centerville, No. Calif. papers disclose" (p. 1), "Strandee retains U.S. citizenship" (p. 2), "N.Y. interracial housing project invites Nisei" (p. 2), "Japanese traits studied by CLers" (p. 2), "Japanese church groups not …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 65, No. 11 [8] (August 25, 1967) (ddr-pc-39-35)

Selected article titles: "Military role over civilians during wartime not functional" (p. 1), "Sansei police officer doesn't rely on arms but 'self-control' in arrests" (p. 1), "Japanese specialty store, attractively groomed, may be way for stemming core city deterioration" (p. 1), "What the Negro youngsters hear of 'black' race" (p. 3), "Loren Miller helped turn the …

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vh Fred Korematsu - Kathryn Korematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-181)

This interview centers on the experiences of Fred Korematsu, a Nisei born January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California. Mr. Korematsu was working as a welder in San Francisco when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After Executive Order 9066 was issued in 1942, he decided to resist the evacuation orders, and was not removed …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 11 (September 11, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-37)

Selected article titles: "Urge Nisei now repay U.S. by service. Rep. Inouye warns against 'patting ourselves on the back' at EDC-MDC fete" (p. 1), "Appoint Tsukiyama chief justice of Hawaii's state supreme court" (p. 1), "Congress extends law to admit orphans and tuberculosis victims" (p. 1), "Army to investigate discrimination charge of Negro GI with Japanese …

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vh Gus J. Solomon Interview (ddr-densho-1012-10)

Gus J. Solomon, U.S. federal district judge from Portland, Oregon, was involved in Min Yasui's case on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union. In 1942, Min Yasui deliberately defied the curfew imposed upon Japanese Americans in Portland, Oregon, and was arrested. His case was tried, and he was sentenced to one year in prison and …

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doc Pacific Citizen Vol. 22 No. 11 (ddr-densho-121-16)

Selected article titles: "California Nisei Awarded Medal of Honor. Nation's Highest Honor Given Japanese American Who Gave Life to Save Comrades in Italy" (p. 1), "Youth to Die in Gas Chamber for Murder of Nisei Veteran" (p. 1), "New Evacuation Faces Residents in L.A. Area" (p. 1), "California Seeks Confiscation of Farm Property" (p. 1), "Tule …

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vh Fred Korematsu Interview (ddr-densho-1012-1)

Nisei male. Born January 30, 1919, in Oakland, California. Mr. Korematsu was working as a welder in San Francisco when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. After Executive Order 9066 was issued in 1942, he decided to resist the evacuation orders, and was not removed with his family. He was arrested in May of …

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doc Minidoka Irrigator Vol. III No. 18 (June 26, 1943) (ddr-densho-119-45)

Selected article titles: "Supreme Court Upholds Curfew Regulations. Yasui and Hirabayashi Must Serve Sentences" (p. 1), "Ready to Serve Sentences, Aver Curfew Violators" (p. 1), "Navy School Accomplishes Teaching Job. Director Visits Hunt, Seeks Qualified Men to Augment Faculty" (p. 1), "Minneapolis Friendliest City in U.S., Visiting Camp Savage Soldiers Agree" (p. 1), "11-year-old Youth Victim …

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Narrator Dale Minami

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 44, No. 10 (March 8, 1957) (ddr-pc-29-10)

Select article titles: "Salt Lake bids for 1958 convention 15th Biennial may be co-sponsored by Mt. Olympus; dates not yet announced" (p. 1); Over $250,000 Awarded for Claims in Jan." (p. 1); "L.A. race relations progress in Look" (p. 1); "Repatriates Denied Right to Sue for Vested Property Return" (p. 1); "Flood Damage Light for Nisei …

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vh Dale Minami Interview (ddr-densho-1000-141)

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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vh Dale Minami Interview II (ddr-densho-1012-7)

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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vh Dale Minami Interview I (ddr-densho-1012-6)

Sansei male. Born in Los Angeles, California on October 13, 1946, and grew up in Gardena, California. Received B.A. in Political Science from University of Southern California, graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1968. Received J.D., 1971, from Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California. Mr. Minami was a co-founder of the …

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