3162 items
3162 items
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Pacific Citizen, Vol. 51, No. 22 (November 25, 1960) (ddr-pc-32-48)
Select article titles: "Praise Public Relations Job by Washington JACL Representative" (p. 1); "Negro editorial calls for responsible Nisei and Negro leaders of Los Angeles to work out problems of mutual concern" (p. 7)
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National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-200)
In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.
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Memorial service for a Nisei soldier (ddr-densho-114-7)
This memorial service was held for a Nisei soldier who was killed in action on July 5, 1944, in the Rome-Arno Campaign. He was an alumnus of Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington.
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National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-195)
In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.
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National basketball tournament (ddr-densho-114-9)
In the late 1940s, Seattle hosted the National Oriental Basketball Tournament with teams competing from Washington, Oregon, California, Hawaii, Illinois and Vancouver, BC. Games like this one were played at the Seattle University Gymnasium.
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Rohwer Outpost Vol. VI No. 50 (June 16, 1945) (ddr-densho-143-278)
Selected article titles: "Washington Announces No More ERC for Nisei" (p. 1), "Eligibility Rules for Grants" (p. 1), "Advertise Sale of California Property in Outpost" (p. 2), "Rohwer High Teachers to Leave" (p. 4).
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The Nisei Weekender, Vol. 1, No. 29 (July 11, 1946) (ddr-densho-358-8)
Selected article titles: "Presidential Review: 442nd to March for Truman in Washington, July 15th" (p.1), "General Lauds 442nd Team at Camp Kilmer Reception" (p.1), "O-bon Services Honor War Dead" (p.3).
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Baggage arrival at assembly center (ddr-densho-36-41)
The Puyallup Assembly Center, also known as "Camp Harmony," was located at the Puyallup fairgrounds. The center was open from April 28, 1942, through September 23, 1942. Most camp inmates were from Seattle, Washington.
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Attendees fill a banquet hall (ddr-densho-395-100)
Attendees crowd into a large room decorated with American and Japanese flags and lined with banquet tables. Accompanying materials indicate that the venue is "possibly Nippon Kan Theater" but is more likely Washington Hall.
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Nisei veteran Memorial Day service (ddr-densho-35-52)
A Nisei and his grandson en route to placing a wreath at a monument dedicated to Nisei veterans. This service takes place annually on Memorial Day weekend at the Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle, Washington.
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Japanese Americans preparing lunch (ddr-densho-37-331)
Original WRA caption: Dave K. Yoshida, from Seattle, Washington former Chef for [the] Benjamin Franklin Hotel. Kitchen crew preparing lunch. Menu: Baked macaroni with Spanish sauce, spinach, pickled beets, bread-pudding, tea, bread & butter.
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Japanese American and handmade cabinet (ddr-densho-37-357)
Original caption: Shinkichi Kiyono, 56, evacuee from Longview, Washington, exhibits the cabinet which won him first prize (a carpenter's plane) in a furniture building contest. All pieces of furniture were made from scrap lumber.
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Cars lined up waiting to caravan down to Puyallup (ddr-densho-384-12)
The view is north toward South Bayview. Day of Remembrance participants met at Rainier and McClellan, the former location of Sick's Stadium. After registering they caravanned down to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
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Buses and National Guard vehicles waiting to caravan down to Puyallup (ddr-densho-384-11)
The view is north toward South Bayview. Day of Remembrance participants met at Rainier and McClellan, the former location of Sick's Stadium. After registering they caravanned down to the Washington State Fairgrounds in Puyallup.
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Clipping regarding Henry A. Wallace and his family (ddr-njpa-1-2482)
Caption on front: "The Secretary of Agriculture and his family: Henry A. Wallace, with Mrs. Wallace and their children, Robert and Jean, in their home in Washington. (Harris & Ewing, from Times Wide World Photos.)"
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Nobuko Omoto Interview (ddr-densho-1001-11)
Nisei female. Born December 20, 1923, in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Removed along with family to Manzanar concentration camp, California, before moving to Minidoka, Idaho, in early 1943. Returned to Bainbridge Island after the war.
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Strawberry farm (ddr-densho-34-90)
Mr. C. Neely (left) of R.D. Bodle Co., Seattle, Washington, and Mr. H. O. Koura inspect fruit in Mr. Koura's strawberry field. This area is now the site of the Island Village Shopping Center.
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Robert T. Ohashi Interview Segment 21 (ddr-densho-1000-350-21)
Attending the University of Washington and living in SYNKOA house
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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Current view of barn on former Issei dairy farm (ddr-densho-35-47)
An Issei couple operated a large dairy farm in a town formerly known as Days, Washington. The 1,300 acre farm had a property line that extended beyond the area shown here. With the advent of World War II, the Nakashimas were forced to sell their property for a fraction of its worth. This is the interior …
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Current view of barn on former Issei dairy farm (ddr-densho-35-48)
An Issei couple operated a large dairy farm in a town formerly known as Days, Washington. The 1,300 acre farm had a property line that extended beyond the area shown here. With the advent of World War II, the couple was forced to sell their property for a fraction of its worth. This is part of …
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Current view of barn on former Issei dairy farm (ddr-densho-35-46)
An Issei couple operated a large dairy farm in a town formerly known as Days, Washington. The farm was 1,300 acres. The property line extended beyond the area shown here. With the advent of World War II, the couple was forced to sell their property for a fraction of its worth. This is the interior of …
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Louise Kashino Interview (ddr-densho-1000-31)
Nisei female. Born April 25, 1926, in Seattle, Washington. Incarcerated at the Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington, and Minidoka concentration camp, Idaho. Resettled during the war in Chicago, Illinois, and returned to Seattle after the war. Member of the Seattle Nisei Veterans Committee Women's Auxiliary. In her interview, talks about her efforts to successfully get her husband's …
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Richard H. Yamamoto (ddr-densho-1000-191)
Nisei male. Born September 4, 1922, in Spokane, Washington. Spent childhood in Spokane, where parents operated a downtown Spokane hotel and father worked as a redcap at the local train station. Graduated from Lewis & Clark High School, attended Whitworth College, and then attended trade school where he became an electrician.
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Meriko in front of a Japanese American memorial (ddr-densho-494-29)
Caption on webpage: "Pictures from the later life of Meriko Maida, 1973-2012 / From Richmond to Sacramento / Meriko lived for many years in Richmond, California with her younger sister Junko and brother-in-law Shoichi Kimura. She later lived in various configurations with her other sister, Asako Tokuno. On some occasions, she visited both Seattle and Washington, …
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Yasashi Ichikawa Interview II Segment 16 (ddr-densho-1000-112-16)
Mass removal to Puyallup Assembly Center, Washington with seven children (Japanese language)
This interview was conducted in Japanese. The transcript is a translation of the original interview.