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doc Colorado Times Vol. 31, No. 4317 (May 29, 1945) (ddr-densho-150-30)

Selected article titles: "In Memoriam: Colorado Nisei Who Have Fallen in the Service of Their Country"; "Washington Calling: West Coast Terror"; "Memorial Day to be Observed."

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doc New Herald Vol. 1 No. 4 (Feb. 4, 1945) (ddr-densho-483-86)

Selected articles titles: "Excursion" (p. 1), "Mrs. Leach" (p. 1), "Washington bound" (p. 2), "The teen-age question box" (p. 2), "Back to Oregon" (p. 2),

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img Japanese American picnic (ddr-densho-34-36)

Tamao Takayoshi (b.1874) distributes cookies to the Nakao, Shigemura, Matsushima and Takayoshi children. Port Blakely is located on the southeast end of Bainbridge Island, Washington.

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img Couple pose on the couch (ddr-densho-359-1124)

Jeanette and Eddie Otsuka relax on the couch. Stamped on the back of photograph "Nobi Kano Studio 422 - 16th Ave S. CA. 0235 Seattle 44 Washington".

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img Japanese Baptist church members (ddr-densho-353-301)

The church was located at 621 Washington Street. Captioned: "Farewell for Sasao sensei Rev. Blackstone." There is also a handwritten note on the back in Japanese.

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vh Jim Akutsu Interview (ddr-densho-122-12)

Nisei male. Born 1920 in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resisted draft, with the rationale that the U.S. government had classified him 4-C, an enemy alien, and he was therefore under no obligation to serve. Imprisoned at McNeil Island Penitentiary, Washington. Vocal critic of JACL. Resettled in Seattle, …

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doc Pacific Citizen, Vol. 58, No. 23 (December 6, 1963) (ddr-pc-35-49)

Selected article titles: "FBI Supervisor Reiterates No WW2 Sabotage in U.S." (p. 1), "Negroes Must Build 'Positive Image' Like Japanese Americans After WW2" (p. 1), "Washington Newsletter: Kawakita Pardon" (p. 2), "Ikenobo Floral Art Due at N.Y. '64 Fair" (p. 5), and "Hand-Sewn Kimono for 'Barbie' Dolls Big Hit at Washington, D.C. 'Aki-No-Ichi' Bazaar; Idea with …

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img Hawaii GOP chairman and Leonard W. Hall at Republican Party campaign event (ddr-njpa-2-1039)

Caption on reverse: "ISLE GOP HEAD IN WASHINGTON: Arthur D. Woolaway, right, Republican Party chairman, is pictured with National GOP Chairman Leonard W. Hall at a Republican campaign school... last week in Washington, D.C. Woolaway attended the Was... meeting of Republican strategy leaders in order ... integrate 1956 campaign plans of Hawaii Republicans with ... party's …

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img Yash Takahashi without clothes on beach (ddr-densho-383-170)

Written on album page below photograph: "'Tarzan' Nature in the Raw - Yash Takahashi". Printed and pasted on top of photograph: "The Height of Futility: Playing strip poker in a nudist colony." William "Yash" Takahashi was a University of Washington graduate in 1937. He was on the debate team and a member of the Japanese Students …

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doc JACL Bulletin, 1941 (ddr-sjacl-1-12)

Bulletin and minutes covering the following topics: President, Toshie Hoshide; Inaugural Ball (Seattle, White River, Puyallup Valley, Tacoma Chapters) New Washington Hotel (Westin?), 9:00 PM-12:30 AM; Annual Bazaar, 3/9/41, Washington Hall; NWDC-Yakima, Portland, Tacoma, White River, Puyallup Vallet, Seattle; Souvenir Gavel to Takeo Noguchi (President-1934, 1935, 1939, and 1940; Mayoral speakers and Council members spoke; 8:00-10:20 …

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vh Kunio Otani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-75)

Nisei male. Born July 31, 1921, in Seattle, Washington. Raised in Raymond, Washington. Incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and Heart Mountain concentration camp, Wyoming; he worked on the staff of both camp newspapers, the Tulean Dispatch and the Heart Mountain Sentinel, respectively. Resettled in Seattle after the war and entered the greenhouse business. He …

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vh Hiro Nishimura Interview (ddr-densho-1000-237)

Nisei male. Born August 8, 1919, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, and was attending the University of Washington when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Drafted into the military a few months after the bombing, and then transferred to the Military Intelligence Service. Served as a linguist in Burma and India during …

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vh Frank Shinichiro Tanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-218)

Nisei male. Born on August 10, 1919, in Osaka, Japan. Attended college at the University of Washington before being removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Tule Lake concentration camp, California. Established Tule Lake's newspaper, the Tulean Dispatch. Transferred to the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, before resettling in Chicago. Drafted into the Military Intelligence …

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vh Kay Aiko Abe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-232)

Nisei female. Born May 9, 1927, in Selleck, Washington. Spent much of childhood in Beaverton, Oregon, where father owned a farm. Influenced at an early age by parents' conversion to Christianity. During World War II, removed to the Portland Assembly Center, Oregon, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After the war, worked to establish a successful …

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vh Patricia Kiwa Koyamatsu Interview (ddr-densho-1000-550)

Sansei female. Born in 1933 in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle where father ran a tailor shop. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed with family to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. After leaving camp, resettled in Denver, Colorado, for several years before moving to Los Angeles. Returned to …

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doc Testimony of David F. Trask (ddr-densho-67-326)

Written testimony of David F. Trask, Historian of the Department of State. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.

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doc Testimony of Abe Fortas (ddr-densho-67-317)

Written testimony of Abe Fortas, Undersecretary of the Interior from 1942-1946. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.

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doc Testimony of Kusunosuke Kino (ddr-densho-67-193)

Written testimony of Kusunosuke Kino. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Japanese Speakers."

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doc Testimony of Robert Sadamu Shimabukuro (ddr-densho-67-243)

Written testimony of Robert Sadamu Shimabukuro. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Reparations."

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img Acadia Arriving at Port of Honolulu (ddr-one-2-284)

Black and white photographic print of voyage on ship Acadia from Seattle, Washington, to Japan, arriving at Honolulu, Hawaii, harbor with view of Diamond Head in distance.

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img Conference panel (ddr-densho-26-23)

"The Nikkei Experience in the Pacific Northwest" conference at the University of Washington. (L to R): Roger Daniels, Eric Muller, and Art Hansen speaking on a panel.

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img En route to Manzanar Assembly Center (ddr-densho-36-8)

Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island, Washington are being transported to the Manzanar Assembly Center, California. Manzanar Assembly Center became a WRA incarceration camp on June 1, 1942.

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doc 1988 44th and 45th Reunion (ddr-densho-375-3)

Yearbook-esque memory book of the 1988 Hunt High School Class Reunion Reunion in Seattle, Washington. Book contains portraits of attendees and candid photographs of the reunion.

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doc Hunt High School Reunion '85 (ddr-densho-375-4)

Yearbook-esque memory book of the 1985 Hunt High School Class Reunion Reunion in Seattle, Washington. Book contains portraits of attendees and candid photographs of the reunion.

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img School class group (ddr-densho-383-373)

Class photograph of students, including Tamako Inouye. Possibly students of Washington School, located on 18th Avenue South and Main St. Stamped on back of photograph: "Hart Studio".

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