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vh Marion Tsutakawa Kanemoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-148)

Nisei female. Born December 30, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Lived in Japan for fifteen months as a child, before returning to Seattle to attend junior high school. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was picked up by the FBI and taken to the Department of Justice camp at Missoula, Montana. Removed to the Puyallup Assembly …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-60)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

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vh Tomio Moriguchi Interview IV (ddr-densho-1000-62)

Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born April 16, 1936, in Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, was incarcerated with his family at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. After the war, resettled in Seattle's Nihonmachi, where his father reestablished the family business, Uwajimaya, selling Japanese foodstuff and other items. Worked at Uwajimaya throughout his childhood -- along with …

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vh Frank Miyamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1002-1)

Nisei male. Born July 29, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Wrote 'Social Solidarity Among the Japanese in Seattle' as a Master's thesis, published in 1939 as one of the first academic works on the Japanese immigrant community. Incarcerated in Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Member of the Evacuation and Resettlement Study which studied the incarceration and resettlement …

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vh Jim Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1002-5)

Nisei male. Born October 30, 1926, in small town of Thomas, Washington, on family farm. Attended school in Auburn, Washington, before being removed to the Pinedale Assembly Center and Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Left camp to work in Idaho, and was subsequently joined by family. Postwar, became a social anthropologist, and later became only the …

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Collection Fujii and Mori Families Collection (ddr-densho-321)

The Fujii and Mori Families Collection consists of 6 photograph albums documenting life in Tacoma and Vashon Island, Washington before World War II, incarceration at Heart Mountain and Jerome concentration camps and relocation to California after the war.

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Collection Akimoto Collection (ddr-densho-129)

The Akimoto collection contains three photographs of the Akimoto family, who operated University Cleaners, a dye works business located in Seattle, Washington. These photos were also used in the book, The Green Lake Japanese American Community, 1900-1942.

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Humphrey in Error, Asserts Takahashi. President of Washington State Japanese Association Replies to Detroit Speech of Congressman on Defense. Objects to Making His Country Football. (January 26, 1911) (ddr-densho-56-192)

doc Humphrey in Error, Asserts Takahashi. President of Washington State Japanese Association Replies to Detroit Speech of Congressman on Defense. Objects to Making His Country Football. (January 26, 1911) (ddr-densho-56-192)

The Seattle Daily Times, January 26, 1911, p. 9

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U.S. Firm on Japanese Ban. Answer on Exclusion is Made Public. Washington Regards Incident as Closed by Hughes' Note Denying Violation of Treaties With Japan. (June 19, 1924) (ddr-densho-56-389)

doc U.S. Firm on Japanese Ban. Answer on Exclusion is Made Public. Washington Regards Incident as Closed by Hughes' Note Denying Violation of Treaties With Japan. (June 19, 1924) (ddr-densho-56-389)

The Seattle Daily Times, June 19, 1924, pp. 1, 13, 14

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Japanese Passport for Masa Kosai with stamps for entry at Seattle, Washington on October 23, 1918, January 21, 1921, February 10, 1926, September 21, 1938, May 18, 1941 (ddr-densho-349-46)

doc Japanese Passport for Masa Kosai with stamps for entry at Seattle, Washington on October 23, 1918, January 21, 1921, February 10, 1926, September 21, 1938, May 18, 1941 (ddr-densho-349-46)

Original Japanese document and English and French translations

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doc "First Postwar Pacific Northwest JACL Convention 1951" (ddr-densho-201-464)

Program for the 1951 Pacific Northwest Japanese American Citizens League Convention. Title on cover: "First Postwar Pacific Northwest JACL Convention 1951; 'The JACL Comes of Age'; 21st Anniversary; September 1, 2, 3 - Bush Hotel - Seattle, Washington." Includes photographs, advertisements, schedules, a letter from William Devin, Mayor of Seattle, a letter from Harry Takagi, Pacific …

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doc U.S. Department of Justice Alien Enemy Questionnaire page 2 of 26. (ddr-one-5-121)

Photocopy of a declassified questionnaire used to determine if the person named is to be considered an enemy alien. This page covers questions 4 - 6a of 111. Dr. Koyama lists his names as "Kei, Koyama," Ken Koyäma," "Ken Keizaburo Koyama," and "Dr. Kei Koyama." He lists his time in the United States as living in …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 21 No. 15 (October 13, 1945) (ddr-pc-17-41)

Selected article titles: "Washington Official Reveals Some Tule Lake Segregees Seek to Regain Citizenship" (p. 1), "5333 Casualties Sustained By Nisei Units in Europe" (p. 1), "Letters to ACLU Say Tule Nisei Renounced Citizenship Privileges Under Duress" (p. 2), "Army Control Removed at Tule Lake Camp" (p. 2), "Disclose Many Nisei Caught By War in Japan …

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doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 22 No. 23 (June 8, 1946) (ddr-pc-18-23)

Selected article titles: "California Supreme Court Hears Petition of Nisei GI To Set Aside Race Restrictions" (p. 1), "Deportation Will Proceed Despite Pending Legislation, Washington Officials Declare" (p. 1), "WRA Director Defends Agency Against Charge Evacuees 'Dumped' Into Winona Camp. Answers Inefficiency Statement Made by L.A. County Officials" (p. 2), "Evacuee Property in Seattle Will Be …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 46, No. 21 (May 23, 1958) (ddr-pc-30-21)

Select article titles: "Washington JACL office problems, pressures mooted" (p. 1); "Nisei nuclear physicist to lecture at Japan institute as Fulbright scholar" (p. 8) "Shutdown of claim offices in L.A., S.F. due; date unset" (p.8); "Wirin files suit to halt nuclear tests" (p.8) Starting in No. 13, the volume number in the header changes from 46 …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 43, No. 5 (August 3, 1956) (ddr-pc-28-31)

Selected article titles: "Wirin Honored by JACL for 25 Yrs. Work with ACLU" (p. 1), "84th Congress adjourns with 'good' average on JACL-sponsored bills" (p. 1), "Nisei candidate in Washington state primaries" (p. 1), "Arizona Nisei-Tended Farms Eyed by Tract Developers, Realtors" (p. 1), "Midwest sees more Nisei job opportunity, but better social outlets in California" …

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-54)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. The photographs pasted on the page appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include Japanese men, women, and children. Also include the elk sculpture, Thompson Fountain in Portland, Oregon. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_054

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img Japanese man (ddr-csujad-25-19)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a Japanese man in suits, and a house. Also include male and female Caucasians. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: …

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img Railroad bridges (ddr-csujad-25-12)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. The photographs appear to be taken in Spokane Washington in the early 1900s. Include photographs of Monrore Street Bridge, Latah Bridge, and Spokane Riverfront Park. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_012

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img McCarver R (ddr-csujad-25-348)

A group photograph of music performers of Morton Matthew McCarver Middle School in Tacoma, Seattle. The photograph is taken by A. B. Read Photo Studio in Tacoma, Washington in front of the school building in June 1937. Inscription reads: Read a3555. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_12_010

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Haruhara Saiho Gakko doso kyuyu shusai Kason Biyoin Incho Yanagimura Masaji-joshi kangeikai kinen [= Commemorative photograph of a welcoming party for Ms. Masaji Yanagimura, Carson Beauty Salon Manager, hosted by Haruhara Sewing School Alumni] (ddr-csujad-25-335)

img Haruhara Saiho Gakko doso kyuyu shusai Kason Biyoin Incho Yanagimura Masaji-joshi kangeikai kinen [= Commemorative photograph of a welcoming party for Ms. Masaji Yanagimura, Carson Beauty Salon Manager, hosted by Haruhara Sewing School Alumni] (ddr-csujad-25-335)

A group photograph of the attendees of the welcoming party for Ms. Yanagimura Masaji, Carson Beauty Salon manager, held by Haruhara Sewing School alumni on October 21, 1934. The photograph is taken by "Takano Studio," a photo studio in Seattle, Washington. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_11_01_005

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img Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-28)

A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Two photographs are pasted on the page. Both photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a family portrait and a portrait of a Japanese woman in western dress. See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: jia_07_01_028

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doc Tribute paid Nisei missing in action (ddr-csujad-49-240)

Newspaper clipping on Nisei from the 442nd Regimental Combat Team paying tribute to those missing action with a tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. An item from: pages 116-117 of the Sue Kato scrapbook (gfb_skc_001). See this object in the California State Universities Japanese American Digitization project site: 2019_002_001_073_02

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doc North Portland Evacuazette Vol. I No. 6 (June 5, 1942) (ddr-densho-120-4)

Selected article titles: "Volunteer Beet Workers Leave Sunday" (p. 1), "Graduation Wednesday" (p. 1), "520 Arrived Today From Washington. 627 More Evacuees Due on Saturday" (p. 1), "2000 Persons Attend Show" (p. 1), "'Hi Neighbor' Jig This Sat!" (p. 3), "Shower Schedule" (p. 3), "Hospital Adds New Mess Hall" (p. 3), "Mattresses Available" (p. 3), "500 …

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doc Manzanar Free Press Vol. 5 No. 37 (May 6, 1944) (ddr-densho-125-234)

Selected article titles: "Restriction Rule in Utah, Colorado Relaxed -- Heath" (p. 1), "Nisei Charged With Violating Alien Law" (p. 1), "Washington 'Convicted' of Rich Farming Possibilities in South" (p. 1), "Kuroki Welcomed at Heart Mountain" (p. 1), "Job Openings for Evacuees Plentiful in Chicago Area" (p. 1), "Evacuation Case Postponed Till Fall" (p. 1), "More …

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