Photograph of Richard Tsukada (second from left), Hana Tsukada (Uyeda) (left) with Richard's cousins eating lunch on a rocky ledge. Inscribed on the back: "In Wakayama with our Cousins (Narumi side) 39 or 40."
Newsletter covering the following topics: 1969 President Jiro Aoki; office flooded by ceiling water, Clean up (Tom Imori, Don Kazama, Shigeko Uno, Min Masuda, Midori Uyeda, and Larry Kazama; Japanese Community Queen Coronation, Karen Tsukii.
Front, left to right: Janet Okamoto, Ruby Suyama, Irene Yamauchi, Ben Yanagimoto, and unidentified. Back, left to right: Kiyo Harada, Mary Yoshijima, Fusaye Yokoyama, May Shimbo, Kanichi Iwami, Fumiko Uyeda Groves, Kiki Hagimori, and Sachi Iwami.
Front (left to right): Susie Uyeda, Yoshi Natsuhara, George Terada, Ray Kiyohara, Morrie Yamaguchi, and Mike Tokumatsu. Back: Jack Hori, Nobu Nakatani, George Hirai, Mr. Tsurui, Matsu Sakagami, Toshi Yamanaka, Hiato Kojo, Mr. Arai, and Mr. Hori.
Photograph of three men posing for camera on the street. Identification from front to back: Michio, Richard Tsukada, and Yoneo. Inscribed on the back is: "House Cleaning at our Tokyo home foreground Michio middle Richard background Yoneo 1939 or 40."
Panaramic photograph of the Japanese American Citizen's League National California District Council Meeting attendees standing on the steps of a building. Inscribed on the photograph is "J.A.C.L. National California District Council meeting Santa Rosa, California, June 6, 1937"
Photograph of a young girl and dog posed in front of a fireplace. Caption on front of photograph: "Higashiuchu. O little town of Bethelhem." Caption on back of photograph reads: "1941"
Panaramic photograph of the Japanese American Citizen's League Northern California District Council Convention attendees standing outdoors holding signs with their town names. Inscribed on the photograph is "Outing at Seacliff Second Biannial Northern California District Council Convention Sept. 4-5-6 1937 - Watsonville"
Richard Tsukada (middle) with two relatives standing on stone steps each holding a bamboo pole. Caption on photograph reads: "With other relatives whereabouts? 39 or 40."
Nisei male. Born January 14, 1917, in Olympia, Washington. Raised in Washington before attending the University of Wisconsin, where he graduated in 1940. Earned medical degree from Tulane University School of Medicine in New Orleans, and completed his residency at Harvard Medical School in 1949. Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean War and …
Nisei male. Grew up in Los Angeles, California. Family moved to the Fresno area to avoid going to camp, but was still sent to the Fresno assembly center, California. Was a member of an advance crew that went early to help set up the Jerome concentration camp, Arkansas.
Nisei female. Born 1932 in Sacramento, California. Grew up in the small town of Penryn, California, where mother was a barber. During World War II, removed to the Marysville Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After leaving camp, returned to Penryn.
Seated from left: Sens. Spark Matsunaga and Daniel Inouye of Hawaii, Reps. Robert Matsui of Sacramento and Norman Mineta of San Jose. Standing from left: Karl Nobuyuki, Ron Mamiya, Clifford Uyeda, Ronald Ikejiri and John Tateishi. Photo front and Back.
Surprise upon learning about the resistance movement: "it was good news to me"
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life …
Desire for the JACL to admit its past wrongs during World War II, and apologize for the way some of its members treated the draft resisters
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration …
Trying to reconcile the draft resisters with the JACL
This interview was conducted by filmmaker Frank Abe for his 2000 documentary, Conscience and the Constitution, about the World War II resisters of conscience at the Heart Mountain incarceration camp. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily focusing …