3285 items
3285 items
Collection
Taki Family Collection (ddr-densho-164)
This collection consist of photographs and documents from a Nisei man from Tacoma, Washington. During World War II, he served in France and Italy with the 100th Battalion and later with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team when the 100th became the 442nd's 1st Battalion.
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Ouchi Family Collection (ddr-densho-182)
The Ouchi Family Collection is comprised of photographs belonging to the Ouchi and Mimbu families. Many of the photos depict Issei hiking on Mt. Rainier in Washington state prior to World War II. There are also many images of prewar family outings and community gatherings.
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Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 13 (ddr-densho-1000-350-13)
Hearing about FBI arrests of Issei in the community
Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a time …
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Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 14 (ddr-densho-1000-350-14)
Leaving Alaska by ship: mother brings a washing machine along
Nisei male. Born July 24, 1925, in Ketchikan, Alaska. Grew up in Ketchikan, where parents ran a store. During World War II, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka incarceration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, went with family to work for a …
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Richard Kosaki Interview Segment 30 (ddr-janm-13-1-30)
Receiving a fellowship to work in Washington, D.C.; helping with Lyndon Johnson's campaign for presidency
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the …
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Jimmie Omura Interview Segment 2 (ddr-densho-1002-11-2)
Prewar Japanese American community on Bainbridge Island, Washington
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …
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Jim Hirabayashi Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1002-5-1)
Growing up in small town of Thomas, Washington
This interview was conducted by sisters Emiko and Chizuko Omori for their 1999 documentary, Rabbit in the Moon, about the Japanese American resisters of conscience in the World War II incarceration camps. As a result, the interviews in this collection are typically not life histories, instead primarily …
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Earl Hanson Interview Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-160-16)
Description of atmosphere on Bainbridge Island, Washington, after the Japanese Americans had been removed
This material is based upon work assisted by a grant from the Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Any opinions, finding, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views …
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Dairy farm (ddr-densho-46-2)
Kamezo and Miye Nakashima were from Saga-ken, Japan. They settled in Days, Washington in the early 1900s. Their 1,300-acre farm was largely self-sustaining and the Nakashimas purchased only dry goods. Produce such as corn, potatoes, lettuce, and fruit were grown on the farm. The property line of the farm extended far beyond the tree line shown …
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Tsubota Collection (ddr-densho-105)
The Tsubota collection consists of photographs from the personal family collection of Minoru "Min" Tsubota, who was interviewed by Densho in 2003. The photographs document Minoru's life growing up in Kent, Washington, through his incarceration at Tule Lake concentration camp, and finally through his military service.
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Ito Collection (ddr-densho-5)
The Ito collection, 1940s, features photographs of WRA camp inmates working on farms in Utah and Montana under the seasonal leave program. Also included are photographs of a family that relocated to Spokane, Washington, after World War II. Densho interviewed collection donor Toshio Ito in 1998.
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Hirano Collection (ddr-densho-131)
Included in the Hirano collection is one photograph of Junction Produce Co., an Issei-run produce store located in the Green Lake area of Seattle, Washington prior to World War II. This photograph was also used in the book, The Green Lake Japanese American Community, 1900-1942.
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Clarice Osterud Hargiss Collection (ddr-densho-186)
This collection consists of letters written to Clarice Osterud Hargiss, a student at the University of Washington during World War II. The letters were written by two Nisei friends, one in the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, and the other at the Tule Lake concentration camp, California.
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Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter Collection (ddr-densho-194)
This collection consists of issues of the Puyallup Camp Harmony News-Letter, which was the newspaper for the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, open from April 28, 1942, to September 12, 1942. The newspaper provided information about activities and sports, living conditions, and the move to permanent camps.
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Kosai-Takemoto Collection (ddr-densho-349)
The Kosai-Takemoto Collection includes photos from the Kosai family and Japanese American community in Tacoma, Washington before the war. There are several photos of Eiko and Ken at Tule Lake, including their wedding. Redress and reparations documents to the descendants of Masa Kosai are included.
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Ron Ikejiri Collection (ddr-densho-393)
Ronald Ikejiri worked on the creation of the Commission on Wartime Relocation and Incarceration of Citizens (CWRIC) as a representative for the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) to Washington, DC. The collection consists of photos and correspondence from that period as well as several family photos.
Narrator Tadashi Kuniyuki
Nisei male. Born August 12, 1912, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where parents owned a series of hotels. Graduated from the University of Washington prior to World War II. During the war, was removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, lived in Spokane, Washington, for …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 16 No. 16 (April 22, 1943) (ddr-pc-15-16)
Selected article titles: "Nisei Soldier May Visit Evacuated Areas" (p. 1), "Army Commander's Attitude Balked Plan to Return Some Evacuees to Coast, Is Report" (p. 1), "Lt. Gen. DeWitt 'Misquoted' on Statement Opposing Evacuees, Washington Sources Declare" (p. 1), "Army Guards Withdrawn From Inner Relocation Camp Areas" (p. 1), "Loyalty of Nisei Evacuees Told By WRA …
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The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 18 No. 22 (June 24, 1944) (ddr-pc-16-26)
Selected article titles: "First Nisei Volunteer from WRA Center Killed in Action Recently on Italian Front" (p. 1), "150 Letters From Pasadena, Promising Jobs, Housing for Evacuees, Sent to Washington" (p. 1), "Hammer Attacks on Two Aliens at Tule Reported" (p. 1), "Federal Judge Takes Cases Of Draft Delinquents Under Advisement as Arguments End" (p. 2), …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 6 (August 7, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-32)
Selected article titles: "Sansei teacher denied Virginia position" (p. 1), "36 AJAs elected to Hawaii state senate and house" (p. 1), "Filipino attitude on Japan softens" (p. 3), "Hard work, good water, eating fresh fruit seen as key to longevity of Fowler Issei" (p. 4), "Three neighboring high schools in Turlock to sport Sansei student body …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 5 (July 31, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-31)
Selected article titles: "442nd hero elected Hawaii's congressman. Fong succeeds in bid for Senate seat" (p. 1), "Grant Ujifusa of Wyoming only Nisei at 'Nation'" (p. 1), "House committee strips strongest section of new civil rights bill" (p. 1), "Role of Nisei in promoting Japan for Olympics told" (p. 2), "Sansei in group planning to float …
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 49, No. 10 (September 4, 1959) (ddr-pc-31-36)
Selected article titles: "JACL nominates Rep. Inouye as 'outstanding young man'" (p. 1), "40 and 8 fail to eliminate own race bias" (p. 1), "Japanese industrial team winds up U.S. tour with turkey dinner in typical home" (p. 3), "Suggest Washington Office be dropped, National be liaison between chapters" (p. 5), "Watsonville Issei processing apples all …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-33)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Three photographs are pasted on the page. Those photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a portrait of a Japanese man in academic dress and photographs of infants dressed for a Japanese traditional ceremony for newborns. See this object in the California …
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Japanese family (ddr-csujad-25-14)
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 Japanese men in suits, woman in western dress, and children. Also include a group of Japanese children in school uniform at a picnic. See this object in …
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Japanese men in suits (ddr-csujad-25-9)
A page from an album containing Japanese family photographs. Four photographs are pasted on the page. All photographs appear to be taken in Washington in the early 1900s. Include a photograph of Japanese men in suits, which is also found in: ucsb_jia_0001. Also includes a photograph of a stone building. See this object in the California …