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Miyuki
img Miyuki "Kay" Kida (ddr-one-3-100)
Color polaroid photograph of Miyuki "Kay" Kida in front of the Kidas' home in Pucker Huddle in White Salmon, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-3-100/
Nisei Veterans Reunion Committee (ddr-densho-114-13)
img Nisei Veterans Reunion Committee (ddr-densho-114-13)
Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee 1964 Reunion Committee. The photograph was taken at the Nisei Veterans Committee Hall in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-114-13/
Buddhist church dedication parade (ddr-densho-109-49)
img Buddhist church dedication parade (ddr-densho-109-49)
Dedication of the first Buddhist church in Tacoma, Washington. This parade began in the Red Room in the Hiroshima Hotel.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-109-49/
Junction Produce Co. (ddr-densho-131-1)
img Junction Produce Co. (ddr-densho-131-1)
This Issei-run produce store was located at the intersection of Bothell Way and 10th Avenue NE in Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-131-1/
X-ray laboratory at Minidoka hospital (ddr-fom-1-868)
img X-ray laboratory at Minidoka hospital (ddr-fom-1-868)
WRA caption on reverse: "Hospital / View in X-ray laboratory." Mabel Shigaya, the x-ray technician, was from Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-868/
Babies walking in the snow (ddr-densho-300-45)
img Babies walking in the snow (ddr-densho-300-45)
Caption in album: "Taken on Christmas Day 1944. Housing project, Moses Lake, Washington." Shows Karen with Gary and David Sakuma.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-300-45/
Letter to Kinuta Uno at Fort Missoula (ddr-densho-324-4)
doc Letter to Kinuta Uno at Fort Missoula (ddr-densho-324-4)
Correspondence from Kinuta Uno's daughter discussing, school, paperwork and the imminent mass removal of the Japanese American community from Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-324-4/
Theodore Backstrom sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-383-13)
img Theodore Backstrom sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-383-13)
Theodore Backstrom was a University of Washington pharmacy student and a classmate of George Tokuda. Written on photograph: "T. Backstrom".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-13/
Obon (ddr-densho-34-32)
img Obon (ddr-densho-34-32)
The Japanese American community gathers at a cemetery in Port Blakely, Washington, for Obon, a Buddhist ceremony honoring deceased ancestors.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-32/
UNRRA Travel Authorization (ddr-densho-446-212)
doc UNRRA Travel Authorization (ddr-densho-446-212)
Travel Authorization for Ai Chih Tsai to travel from Washington, D.C., to Shanghai beginning on or about June 9, 1946.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-446-212/
Program for We are family Performance (ddr-densho-444-147)
doc Program for We are family Performance (ddr-densho-444-147)
Sponsored by the Asian Student Association, University of Washington and the Asian Student Pacific Association of Seattle Central Community College.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-444-147/
Hannah Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-493)
vh Hannah Hirabayashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-493)
Nisei-Sansei female. Born 1938 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the town of Christopher, now part of Auburn, Washington, where parents ran a grocery store. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, father was arrested by the FBI and sent to the Fort Missoula internment camp, Montana. The rest of the family went to the Puyallup Assembly …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-493/
Sumi Okamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-192)
vh Sumi Okamoto Interview (ddr-densho-1000-192)
Nisei female. Born January 7, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, Washington, where father worked for the Alaska Junk Company. Attended Irving Grade School and Lewis & Clark High School. Wedding took place on December 7, 1941, the day of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. Husband passed away in 1946, and Ms. Okamoto worked …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-192/
Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-190-1)
vh Fred Shiosaki Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-190-1)
Born in Hillyard, Washington; description of siblings

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-190-1/
Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-196-23)
vh Ed Tsutakawa Interview Segment 23 (ddr-densho-1000-196-23)
Community work, involvement in projects in Spokane, Washington

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-196-23/
Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-195-17)
vh Seiko Edamatsu Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-195-17)
Moving to Spokane, Washington: observing resentment towards newcomers

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-195-17/
Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-197-1)
vh Kazue Yamamoto Interview Segment 1 (ddr-densho-1000-197-1)
Parents' immigration and early life in Wapato, Washington

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-197-1/
Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-192-17)
vh Sumi Okamoto Interview Segment 17 (ddr-densho-1000-192-17)
Working for the State of Washington postwar

This interview was conducted as part of a project to capture stories of the Japanese American community of Spokane, Washington. Densho worked in collaboration with the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture.

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-192-17/
Dairy barn (ddr-densho-46-1)
img Dairy barn (ddr-densho-46-1)
Kamezo and Miye Nakashima operated a 1,300-acre dairy farm in Days, Washington. The Nakashima children hand-milked the cows twice a day, in the early morning and afternoon. Days, Washington no longer exists. The site previously known as the Nakashima dairy farm is currently near the town of Arlington in Snohomish County.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-46-1/
The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 20 (May 26, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-21)
doc The Pacific Citizen, Vol. 32 No. 20 (May 26, 1951) (ddr-pc-23-21)
Selected article titles: "Urge Attorney General Halt Deportation of Issei Alien Member of Proscribed Group" (p. 1), "Critics Hail 'Go for Broke!' After Premiere in Washington" (p. 2), "Washington Post Urges Solons To See Film on Nisei Soldiers" (p. 2), "Perjury Case Defendant Admits Aiding Nisei in Anti-Tojo Move" (p. 8).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-pc-23-21/
Mass removal (ddr-densho-34-144)
img Mass removal (ddr-densho-34-144)
Shigeko Kitamoto and her children, Jane, Frances and Frank, wait to board a special ferry to Seattle, Washington. Bainbridge Island, Washington was evacuated on March 30, 1942. It was one of the first communities on the West Coast to be evacuated presumably due to its proximity to the Puget Sound Navy Yards.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-34-144/
Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
vh Cherry Kinoshita Interview (ddr-densho-1000-34)
Nisei female. Born October 13, 1923, in Seattle, Washington, grew up in Green Lake area. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Active in National and Seattle Chapter JACL politics, especially during the drive for redress in the 1970s and 1980s. Cherry Kinoshita passed away on July 29, 2008.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-34/
Akiko Kurose Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-42)
vh Akiko Kurose Interview II (ddr-densho-1000-42)
Nisei female. Born February 11, 1925, in Seattle, Washington. During World War II, incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Longtime civil rights activist, educator, and pacifist.

(Mrs. Kurose was undergoing treatment for cancer and required frequent breaks and medication to help her with pain management.)

https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-42/
Marian A. Ohashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-351)
vh Marian A. Ohashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-351)
Nisei female. Born July 16, 1929, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in the Fremont neighborhood of Seattle, where parents ran a dry cleaning business. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, returned to Seattle while still a high school student.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-351/
Art Abe Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-206-12)
vh Art Abe Interview Segment 12 (ddr-densho-1000-206-12)
Attending the University of Washington knowing that it was difficult for Japanese Americans to find work
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-206-12/
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