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Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-manz-1-23)
vh Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-manz-1-23)
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-manz-1-23/
Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
vh Wesley K. Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-166)
Ni-ten-gosei (Nisei/Sansei) male. Born May 20, 1935, in Tacoma, Washington. Spent early childhood in Kent, Washington, and was removed with family to the Pinedale Assembly Center at age seven. Family was incarcerated at Tule Lake concentration camp, California, and then moved to Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled and attended grade school and high school in Chicago, …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-166/
Masao Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-103)
vh Masao Watanabe Interview (ddr-densho-1000-103)
Nisei male. Born December 10, 1923, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up near the Nihonmachi area of Seattle. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. In 1943, volunteered for the army while in camp. Served in Europe with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, L Company. Returned to Seattle after the war and …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-103/
Mits Takahashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-207)
vh Mits Takahashi Interview (ddr-densho-1000-207)
Nisei male. Born October 22, 1924, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle, where father was a prominent member of the Japanese Gardeners Association. During World War II, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Drafted into the army, and served in Italy with the 442nd Regimental Combat Team. Received …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-207/
Martha Nishitani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-71)
vh Martha Nishitani Interview (ddr-densho-1000-71)
Nisei female. Born February 27, 1920, in Seattle, Washington. Family owned and operated the Oriental Gardens, the first nursery in Lake City. Incarcerated at Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. An award-winning modern dancer who established the Martha Nishitani Modern Dance School and Martha Nishitani Modern Dance Company, she also choreographs for modern …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-71/
Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-487)
vh Victor Ikeda Interview (ddr-densho-1000-487)
Nisei male. Born February 4, 1927, in Seattle, Washington. Grew up in Seattle's Japantown area, where parents operated a hotel. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, removed to the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and the Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Left camp to attend school in Minnesota, was drafted, and trained in the Military Intelligence Service Language …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-487/
Fumiko Hayashida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-15)
vh Fumiko Hayashida Interview (ddr-densho-1000-15)
Nisei female. Born January 21, 1911, in Winslow, Washington. Grew up in Japan and the Fletcher's Bay area of Bainbridge Island, Washington. Member of the first group of Japanese Americans to be forcibly removed from their homes and incarcerated. Incarcerated at Manzanar concentration camp, California, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho, while pregnant and caring for two …
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-1000-15/
Issei couple sitting on barracks porch (ddr-densho-24-20)
img Issei couple sitting on barracks porch (ddr-densho-24-20)
Sawano (left), and Bunshiro Tazuma in front of their barrack. The Tazumas were originally from Seattle, Washington, and owned the Tazuma Ten-Cent Store on Jackson Street before World War II.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-24-20/
Testimony of Joseph D. Nakatsu (ddr-densho-67-189)
doc Testimony of Joseph D. Nakatsu (ddr-densho-67-189)
Written testimony of Joseph D. Nakatsu. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Impact on Japanese American Veterans."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-189/
Testimony of David Ishii (ddr-densho-67-182)
doc Testimony of David Ishii (ddr-densho-67-182)
Written testimony of David Ishii, representing Days of Remembrance. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Redress/Remedies."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-182/
Testimony of W.G. Kubrick (ddr-densho-67-245)
doc Testimony of W.G. Kubrick (ddr-densho-67-245)
Written testimony of W.G. Kubrick. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Friday, September 11, 1981, in the section titled "Reparations." Personal information excised by Densho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-245/
Testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-67-325)
doc Testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi (ddr-densho-67-325)
Written testimony of Gordon Hirabayashi, titled: "Some Wartime Inconsistencies and Citizen Rights: A Call for Redress." This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearing in Washington, D.C., on July 14, 1981.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-325/
Testimony of Kiyoshi Patrick Okura (ddr-densho-67-281)
doc Testimony of Kiyoshi Patrick Okura (ddr-densho-67-281)
Written testimony of Kiyoshi Patrick Okura, born in Los Angeles, California. This testimony was submitted for the CWRIC hearings in Seattle, Washington, September 9-11, 1981. Personal information excised by Densho.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-281/
Testimony of Frank Chin (ddr-densho-67-167)
doc Testimony of Frank Chin (ddr-densho-67-167)
Written testimony of Frank Chin. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "WRA Policies, Effects of 'Loyalty' Oath."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-167/
doc "Today And Tomorrow: The Fifth Column On The Coast" (ddr-densho-67-1)
Article written by Walter Lippmann for the Washington Post. Calls on the U.S. government to take action against persons of Japanese ancestry in military zones, aliens and citizens alike.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-1/
Testimony of June Oyama Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-183)
doc Testimony of June Oyama Takahashi (ddr-densho-67-183)
Written testimony of June Oyama Takahashi of Petersburg, Alaska. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Wednesday, September 9, 1981, in the section titled "Redress/Remedies."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-183/
Testimony of Gunnar Olsborg (ddr-densho-67-214)
doc Testimony of Gunnar Olsborg (ddr-densho-67-214)
Written testimony of Gunnar Olsborg. This testimony was presented at the CWRIC hearing in Seattle, Washington, on Thursday, September 10, 1981, in the section titled "Prewar Climate, Family Impact and Reparation."
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-67-214/
Note detailing Keizaburo Koyama's detention location and time (ddr-one-5-95)
doc Note detailing Keizaburo Koyama's detention location and time (ddr-one-5-95)
Photocopy of a declassified document on Keizaburo Koyama noting that he has moved from the Seattle Washington Immigration Station to Fort Missoula, Montana on December 28, 1941 at 8:00 AM.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-one-5-95/
Family portrait (ddr-densho-129-1)
img Family portrait (ddr-densho-129-1)
This Japanese American family ran University Cleaners, a dye works business located at 1014 East 45th Street in Seattle, Washington. (L to R): Mr. Akimoto, Dorrie Akimoto, Mrs. Akimoto, Robert Akimoto.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-129-1/
Topaz Times Vol. II No. 38 (February 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-101)
doc Topaz Times Vol. II No. 38 (February 15, 1943) (ddr-densho-142-101)
Selected article titles: "Registration Proceeds" (p. 1), "Internal Revenue Official Due Here" (p. 1), "Resident Committee Forwards Resolution to Washington" (p. 1), "Relocation Not Compulsory, WRA Says to Query" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-142-101/
Poston Press Bulletin Vol. VII No. 1 (November 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-155)
doc Poston Press Bulletin Vol. VII No. 1 (November 10, 1942) (ddr-densho-145-155)
Selected article titles: "Five Poston III Youths Arraigned Before Judicial Council" (p. 1), "Manufacturing of Razor Cut Sharp in Latest Washington War Order" (p. 1), "Adult Class Studies Philosophy" (p. 2).
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-145-155/
Eizo Nishi inside his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-877)
img Eizo Nishi inside his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-877)
WRA caption on reverse: "View in the home of Eizo Nishi. The pot bellied stove shown in this photo burns coal and provides ample heat." Eizo Nishi was from Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-877/
Eizo Nishi in his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-847)
img Eizo Nishi in his barracks apartment (ddr-fom-1-847)
WRA caption on reverse: "View in the home of Eizo Nishi. The pot bellied stove shown in this photo burns coal and provides ample heat." Eizo Nishi was from Seattle, Washington.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-fom-1-847/
Letter to Okiyo Okagaki from Larry Tajiri (ddr-densho-338-166)
doc Letter to Okiyo Okagaki from Larry Tajiri (ddr-densho-338-166)
A letter telling Okiyo Okagaki that Larry and Guyo Tajiri will be traveling to Mexico for vacation. And mentions that Larry is selecting between jobs in Colorado Springs and Washington, D.C.
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-338-166/
Four women sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-383-10)
img Four women sitting on lawn (ddr-densho-383-10)
Members of the University of Washington pharmacy program with George Tokuda. Left to right: Elsie Johnson, Marion Ostliff, Claire Evans, Ada Marckx. Written on photograph: "Ada Marckx, Marion Ostliff, Elsie Johnson".
https://ddr.densho.org/ddr-densho-383-10/
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